Law:
Rising Rates Push Up Against Demand
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Lawyer In Visa-MasterCard Antitrust Pact Got Confidential Information From Rival
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Dewey Defense Loses Bid to Toss Fraud Case
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The Billable Hour’s Slow Demise
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Survey Reveals How Law Firms Spend on Tech
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Blogging is big with BigLaw firms
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Bankruptcy attorney sentenced to 4 months in prison for wire fraud
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2015 Legal Rebels
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Roundtable on change and challenge in the business of law
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The Rise of the Megafirm
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EEOC: Female law profs at the University of Denver are underpaid, violating the Equal Pay Act • Law School Slammed By EEOC For Discriminating Against Female Professors — Potential $1.2 Million In Damages
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West Point law prof resigns after arguing pacifist legal scholars could be attacked by military
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Barack Obama might head back to Columbia University after his term—possibly as a professor
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The (Mostly Liberal) Political Ideologies Of American Lawyers, Law Schools, And Firms
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Only Scott Turow Can Get Away With Something Like This
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Which materials do lawyers have to turn over to ex-clients? ABA committee cites 1977 opinion
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Short sleepers are four times more likely to catch a cold: Researchers connect sleep loss to higher rates of illness
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Kentucky clerk defies Supreme Court, denies marriage licenses to same-sex couples ‘under God’s authority’ • Couples ask judge to hold Rowan Co. clerk in contempt • Federal judge orders Kentucky clerk and her staff to court • Kentucky Clerk Faces Potential Fines, Jail Time for Defiance
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Video appears to show deputies fatally shooting man who had his hands in air; DA has second video • Texas police bash ‘unethical’ news station for airing video of cops killing unarmed suspect • Texas police are scrambling to order more body cameras after deputies shoot a man who may have been surrendering
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Manhunt Underway After Suburban Chicago Cop Shot, Killed During Traffic Stop
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Man and woman given 100 lashes in public for adultery
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Women Accused Of Running 'Fight Club' For Kids Ages 4-6 At Daycare
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Lawyer is charged with r----- client
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Lawyerly Lairs Litigation: Big-Time Journalist v. Biglaw Partner
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Lawyer gets 4 months for stealing from law firm, is ordered to pay $160K
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Jealous Maryland man takes ‘fire selfies’ after burning down romantic rival’s house: police
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Teen charged for impersonating policeman after trying to pull over a real cop
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Associated Press Sues FBI Over Fake News
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Murder rate is way up in dozens of US cities, but why?
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Judges:
Judge denies asking bailiff to handcuff pregnant prosecutor to keep her in court for trial
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Benchslap All-Star Survives Perjury Prosecution
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Wall Street:
Dow futures jump almost 100 points as US stocks look set for rebound
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Wall St. falls hard as weak China data stokes fears • Wall Street braces for stormy Sept.: Dow plunges more than 400 points
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S&P 500 may fall further 10-15%: Nomura's Janjuah
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Morgan Stanley cuts S&P 500 price target
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This safe-haven sector could be set to 'collapse'
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Layoffs:
ConocoPhillips, Penn West cut over 900 oil and gas jobs
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Target lays off 235 in Twin Cities tech operations
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Retailing:
Radioshack Creditors Claim Pre- Bankruptcy Shenanigans Go Back To Early 2014
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Plus Size Retailer Avenue Is In Trouble, They’re Going To Be Sold Again
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Upside over for Best Buy?
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Religion:
St. Paul archdiocese parishes ask to see abuse claims
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Minnesota Abuse Victims Seek to Restrict Access to Claims
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Amusement Parks:
Judge gives Conneaut Lake Park two weeks to revise bankruptcy statement
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Bankruptcy judge urges Conneaut Lake creditors, trustees to make a deal
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Student Debt:
Thousands of graduates of a bankrupt college who still owe billions in loans finally got some good news
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Gambling:
Caesars bankrupt division reports $29.1 million profit in July
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Interested buyers emerge for Stockton's Showboat property
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Coal:
Coal play: Virginia environmentalist follows Soros, buys into beleaguered fossil fuel
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Will Arch Coal Succeed in Avoiding Bankruptcy ?
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Coal's Worst Days Behind It
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Judge urges coal company, union back to bargaining table
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Economy:
US factory activity slows; construction spending up solidly • US manufacturers grow at slowest pace in two years
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Top Fed official: ‘Good reason to believe’ inflation will rise
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Heading for a filibuster Christmas?
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It's Quantitative Tightening as $12 Trillion in Reserves Fall
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Report: More than half of immigrants on welfare
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The surging ranks of America's ultrapoor
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China manufacturing contracts, euro zone and US slows • China fears hit stocks and oil, boost volatility • IMF: Markets Should Brace for China Problems
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Nation With Crumbling Bridges and Roads Excited to Build Giant Wall
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
CoreLogic: House Prices up 6.9% Year-over-year in July
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US construction spending rises to seven-year high
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Mortgage applications soar 11.3% on brief rate dip
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Zillow: Mortgage access remains a barrier to potential buyers
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Municipalities:
Puerto Rico, the Fed & the Book of Leviticus
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Puerto Rico's PREPA, bondholders have framework for deal -sources
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Puerto Rico stakeholders skeptical that Erika was to blame for recovery plan delay
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Puerto Rico Said Preparing for Development Bank Talks With Bondholders
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Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and creditors inch toward agreement
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Pennsylvania school district faces bankruptcy amid budget deficit
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Detroit: Tying Water Bills to One's Income?
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Central Coventry Fire: Judge says high court might have to settle tax-hike issue in bankruptcy plan
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Oil/Gas:
Brent back below $50 as oil prices keep sliding
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Energy sector off more than 3%, biggest S&P 500 loser • Oil falls as much as 8% on weak Chinese data • Slowdown in Chinese manufacturing erases crude’s gains • What happened to oil's bounce?
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World’s Top Oil Trader Vitol Sees Price at $40-60 to ’16
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ConocoPhillips to cut 10 percent of global workforce • Cumulative job cuts at ConocoPhillips to approach 15 pct
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Canada’s Penn West to cut workforce 35 percent, slash spending
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W&T Offshore to sell Permian assets for $376 million
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Aker Solutions Sheds Up to 500 Jobs Amid Downturn
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Alfaro pitching oil and gas investments again
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Russia's Rosneft Says Can Weather Oil at $40 per Barrel
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Productivity Gains Prevent Collapse Of U.S Light Tight Oil Production
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Saudi Stocks Cap Worst Month in Seven Years as Oil Resumes Slide • Saudi Arabia refuses to bow to pressure to cut oil production
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Dallas Fed: "Texas Manufacturing Activity Holds Steady, but Outlooks Deteriorate"
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Buckingham Oil Interests Inc. files for bankruptcy
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Texas edges out North Dakota in this oil list
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Politics:
Trump's Independent Wealth Is a Plus for Many Voters • Trump upends GOP message on economy
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Why Jeb Bush Is Taking a Right Hook to Donald Trump • Trump vs Bush: The gloves are now off • Jeb Bush, Donald Trump Get Antisocial on Social Media
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How the season of Trump changed Scott Walker • 10 questions with Scott Walker
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Rubio to to Attend Campaign Event in Puerto Rico on Friday
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Clinton Emails: 'How's Our Friend Martin Doing?' • Emails From Clinton's Secretary Days Hint at Her Presidential Bid • Clinton Sent Emails Now Ruled Classified
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How Joe Biden could run a different kind of middle-class campaign
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CNN changes debate rules after Fiorina outcry
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Survey: Many Government Employees Use Personal Email for Work
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Pensions:
Feds take control of Standard Register pension plan
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Market Tumble Causes Pension Roller Coaster
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Mining:
Chinese, Japanese buyers reportedly interested in Molycorp's assets
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Debt Collection:
Medical debt collectors up in arms over FCC ruling
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Taxis:
Judge gives Uber drivers class action status • Uber Driver Lawsuit Just Got a Lot Bigger
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Aviation:
Republic Squeeze Worsens as Pilot Union Lets Local Skip Vote
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For Airlines And Agents, A Reversal of Fortunes
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Defaults:
Loan default rates climb in August amid weakness in Energy sector
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U.S. speculative-grade corporate default rate hits two-year high
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Personal Finance:
The do’s and don’ts of good credit for Millennials
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(10 new opinions today - DBN)
Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (25 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (29 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
(1)-(2)- (3)-(4)-(5)-(6)-(7)-(8)-(9)-(10)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Western New York bankruptcy filings drop 8.8 percent
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Distressed Company Watch List
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Automatic Stay:
Judge Silverstein's First Published Opinion - Scarborough-St. James Corporation
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Professional Compensation:
Delaware Takes on Baker Botts v. ASARCO & Fee-Defense Costs
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Avoidance Actions:
Actions Speak as Loudly as Words in Deprizio Waivers
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Impairment:
Judge Scheindlin Rules in Caesars that Trust Indenture Act Bars “Core” Impairments; Certifies the Issue to the Second Circuit OR What’s the Deal with the Caesars Parent Guarantee Litigation? [PART II]
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Litigation:
Good headings show you've thought out your arguments well in advance
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How clients' backgrounds may shed light on their motivation for litigation
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Crowdfunding can be a great way to finance your case--or destroy it
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Food/Beverage:
Judge recommends increase in severance payments for A&P workers
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Judge lets A&P limit seniority bumping; unions granted higher severance
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A&P looks to spend hourly severance savings on executives
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Mixed results for A&P, unions in judge's ruling, report says
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Lemonis Relinquishes Crumbs Stake to Dippin’ Dots Owner
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Organic food company files for bankruptcy
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Nutritional Supplements:
Bodybuilding Supplement Maker Sues Mr. Olympia Contest
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Healthcare:
Hutcheson Medical Center trying to sell clinic to Dade County
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U.S. Trustee Asked Bankruptcy Court To Stop "Fire Sale" Of Hutcheson Medical Center Clinic
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Hutcheson Medical Center Unsecured Creditors Committee Asks Trustee Be Appointed For Fort Oglethorpe Hospital; Asks Bankruptcy Not Be Dismissed
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Children's Hospital says money not meant for rent
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Corporate Reform:
UBS just settled with a hedge fund over deals its staff called 'crap' and 'vomit'
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Sovereigns:
'Vulture funds now have less fire power'
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PIIGS:
Bank of Portugal turns to second bidder for Novo Banco
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In Italy, a renaissance beckons for distressed deals after years of stagnation
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Canada:
Canada arguably in recession after 2nd straight GDP decline • Canada PM Harper says it's a bump, not recession
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Canada Illustrates Plight of Rich but Resource-Dependent Countries
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Penn West cuts 400 jobs, mostly in Calgary
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Croatia:
New Bankruptcy Law Takes Effect in Croatia
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Russia:
Russia's Mechel Turns to Bondholders After $2 Billion Loan Deal
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China:
China fooled the world, and now comes the Great Unwinding
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Argentina:
Argentina Tells HSBC to Remove Executives in Tax Evasion Dispute •Central Bank ousts local HSBC president
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Australia:
Australia has slowest quarterly growth in 4 years • Australia second-quarter economic growth hits lowest in two years
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China:
Moody's raises red flag over China's public finances
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China's weird policy messages leave investors confused
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India:
Why government should institute a bankruptcy code, besides lower rates
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