Law:
Pillsbury Winthrop, Chadbourne in Talks to Merge • Pillsbury Winthrop Said in Talks to Merge With Chadbourne Parke • Chadbourne & Parke, Pillsbury Winthrop Talking Tie-Up
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Dewey Jurors Seek Clarity on 'False' Accounting Moves • Dewey: 10 Lessons Lost
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Data Breaches Rising at Large Firms
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Law School Building Boom — Really?
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Law School Admissions Officers Bracing for Influx of Applications
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Burr & Forman Boost Creditor's Rights And Bankruptcy Practice With New Orlando Attorney
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Judge vacates sanction against BigLaw partner, notes ‘steps for rehabilitation’
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Which Texas Firm Should You Not Mess With?
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Kenyon & Kenyon Elects Stephen Colbert’s Brother as Managing Partner
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BigLaw associate handling his own divorce is sanctioned $10K for ‘maelstrom of misconduct’
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Former SMU Law School Dean Must Admit Pros Charge To Get Plea Deal
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10 things bosses hate to see on résumés
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Stop Trying To Hire The Purple Squirrel
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Multiple Offers - In Fly-Over Country, Go For Most Solid Career Opportunity, Not City
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NY state considers fly-in, fly-out rights for foreign lawyers
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The new iPad mini is a major step above its predecessors
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You should upgrade your iPhone every 3 years
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Apple should fix the iPhone snooze button — now
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Apple releases new iOS fix after rocky rollout
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Lawyers Are Tech First-Adopters
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The end of the office as we know it
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Law Firms Face Security Incidents Even as Tech Budgets Increase • Large US firms see rise in number of data breaches
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Another Job Opportunity For Graduating Law Students
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New Year, New You
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The Mushroom Theory Of Management And Succession Planning
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7 things you can do to draw attention away from your thinning hair
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Texas high school football coach reportedly admits to telling players to blindside ref
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A filmmaker who was charged $1,500 for using the 'Happy Birthday' song just won a landmark lawsuit — now she wants others to be repaid
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Caitlyn Jenner -- DA Will Not Prosecute in Fatal Car Crash
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Kim Davis Prepared to Go Back to Jail • Kim Davis Loses Bid to Stall Gay Marriage
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Did Lawyer’s Blogging Lead To Imprisonment Of Executives?
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Large firms accused of using law grads as slave labour in Australia
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Suit seeking to declare autistic boy a public nuisance goes to mediation
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Donald Trump’s Amazing Cease & Desist Letter
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Judges:
Judge Makes Jaw-Dropping Comments On Women In The Judiciary
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New Jersey judge accused of making vulgar, suggestive remarks faces disciplinary charges
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Ex-courthouse clerk charged with felony for throwing files in trash after being fired
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ND AL: Bankruptcy Judge Retirement Announced
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Could The Ninth Circuit Fall For This Monkey Business?
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Wall Street:
Dow futures drop 100 pts. as Street waits for Yellen
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Wall Street edges down as factory data adds to growth worries • US stocks struggle to climb out of red as oil retreats • U.S. stock declines reined in
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Layoffs:
Just Another Factory Closing
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:
Here's what Volkswagen did and how it got caught • Volkswagen Test Rigging Follows a Long Auto Industry Pattern • Volkswagen's wild ride continues
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Kirkland Keeping Mum on Role in Volkswagen Scandal
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Volkswagen GC expected to come into spotlight
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Think twice before betting on VW rebound
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Volkswagen Facing Dozens of Suits
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Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigns amid scandal • The rapid fall of VW's Martin Winterkorn • VW CEO's Likely Pension for Leaving? $32M
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Venality At Volkswagen
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How many deaths did Volkswagen's pollution scandal cause?
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‘Volkswagen lied to me when I bought my Jetta’
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The Unassuming Engineer Who Exposed Volkswagen
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Volkswagen needs to explain away software to avoid criminal charges, experts say
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Japan shares hit by automaker losses as Volkswagen scandal ripples
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Food/Beverage:
Union gets seat at table on Haggen bankruptcy
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How to skip the long lines at Chipotle
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Gambling:
Investors sue Revel power plant claiming fraud on bonds
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Coal:
Peabody Lenders Said to Hire Davis Polk for Debt Discussions
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Arch Coal Inc Turns To Ash As Bankruptcy Fears Grow
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No. 2 U.S. Coal Miner Sparks Bankruptcy Fears
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Distressed Investing:
Marathon Said to Seek More Than $1 Billion for Europe Bank Loans
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Economy:
Fed's Bullard explains the problem with keeping rates at zero forever
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Here comes the 'revenue recession'
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Schiff: I'm right on Fed—I'll be right on stocks
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Foreigners gobbling up US corporate debt
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U.S. Butterfly Spread Sags as Fed Liftoff Bets Pushed Back
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The 30 highest-paying jobs in America
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Who still suffers from financial crisis PTSD?
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Martin Shkreli: A new icon of modern greed
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This chart reveals 4 decades of dramatic change to household formation
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10 Companies Most at Risk by Sharing Economy
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Chemical Activity Barometer "Signals Slowdown of Economic Activity"
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Here's how much private debt countries have racked up since the financial crisis
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Property Surrender: Surrender Means Surrender – Really
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Hedge Funds Back Buying Foreclosed Homes, but from HUD at Huge Discounts
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California housing stuck in a standstill
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AIA: Architecture Billings Index indicated slight contraction in August
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In S.F. even people with jobs are homeless
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HARP helped more than 3 million borrowers save $3,500 annually
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Bankrupt startup Quirky disposes of 60K sf NYC office
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Politics:
Hillary's FBI Nightmare Comes True • The most intriguing thing about the FBI recovering Hillary Clinton's deleted emails • State: Didn't Know Clinton Had Email Server • State Contradicts Clinton on Email Request
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Trump: I'm boycotting Fox News • Donald Trump wants the FCC to fine a critical Fox News pundit • SNL has picked someone to play Donald Trump • All of Donald Trump's Twitter burns against his Republican rivals • Golf isn't the only sport where Donald Trump crushes it • How Trump Beat Colbert at His Own Game
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Marco Rubio is picking up the spoils of Scott Walker's defunct campaign
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Ted Cruz Gets Booed Over Gay Marriage Comments On 'The Late Show'
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Here's where the 2016 presidential debates will be
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Orlando Commissioner Hill files Chapter 13 bankruptcy
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Religion:
Pope praises US bishops' response to abuse, angering victims
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Pope Francis just called out Washington
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Pope says climate change cannot be ignored • Fox host explodes in 20-minute tirade after Pope Francis praises Obama on climate change
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Pope of the poor arrives in US denying he's a liberal • Ted Cruz: Pope Francis is a social conservative
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Obama to Bask in Pope's Aura, But Francis Wants Economic Justice
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How the White House Welcomed Pope Francis
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The Pope and the Little Sisters of the Poor
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Oil/Gas:
Oil bounces to $48 on bargain-hunting after sharp fall • Oil rebounds as China signals more openness
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Oil Drillers' Credit Lines to Shrink as Banks Revalue Assets • Oil & gas cos could see near 40% decline in borrowing base-survey
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Fracking Firms That Drove Oil Boom Struggle to Survive
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Project estimates decline as $50 will be the new benchmark
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Oil patch companies head to bankruptcy
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Financial pressures hit US shale oil output
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Drillers expected to sell more assets as they slash spending
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Distress in the Oil & Gas Industry (Part 1)
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Smaller Companies Show Early Signs of Oil Price Distress
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Oil drops 4.1% after mixed EIA inventory report • Oil falls to a loss despite inventory draw
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Trying to predict oil prices is almost impossible
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Oil is unlikely to return to $100 a barrel for years
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Total cuts oil output target • Total Plans $500 Million Annual Investment in Renewable Energy • Total to Slash CAPEX and OPEX by Billions of Dollars by 2017
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Halliburton plans more layoffs, now targeting management • Halliburton lays off North Dakota workers; how many not known
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BHP CEO Mackenzie sees pay cut nearly in half after commodities collapse
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An Analysis Of Foresight Energy And Its Margin Of Safety
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Norway Cuts Rates to Record Low to Save Economy From Oil Slump
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Oil Companies in Europe Seek Creative Funding as Lenders Retreat
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Mining:
Bad News for Bankers as Miners Seen Balking at Mega Deals
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Defaults:
When will leveraged loan default rates finally rise? Here’s What Loan Managers Say
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Steel:
Still a Steel Town: The future of the steelworkers' union
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Golf:
Trump Organization Considering Bid for Puerto Rico Golf Club
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Resorts:
PM ‘Confident’ Of Pay Soon For Baha Mar Contractors
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Retailing:
Lessons from a Retail Giant’s Recent Bankruptcy Filing
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (20 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (38 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:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Chapter 7:
Life After Death for Chapter 7 Corporate Debtors? What Remains After a Corporate Liquidation
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Safe Harbors:
District Court Holds that Assignee is Not Entitled to Safe Harbor Protections
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Sales:
Debtors Can't Sell Undersecured Creditor's Collateral
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Proofs of Claim:
Alabama Bankruptcy Court Holds That Filing Proof of Claim for Time-Barred Debt Cannot Give Rise to FDCPA Claim or Sanctions
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Professional Compensation:
Stakeholders Have Mixed Views on Attorneys' Fee Guidelines and Venue Selection for Large Chapter 11 Cases
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TBTF:
Bank Regulators Set for London Showdown on Too-Big-to-Fail
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Corporate Governance:
VW recall scandal is a wake-up call for executives
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Healthcare:
Forest Park Medical Center at Frisco files for bankruptcy protection • Texas hospital files for bankruptcy due to out-of-network payment challenges • Forest Park's Frisco hospital debts total $15M, including $8.5M to landlord Sabra
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Former CEO of Bankrupt Chicago Hospital Admits to Perjury - Hid millions in offshore account to evade more than $188 million in civil penalties
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El Paso Children's, UMC have until today to agree on a deal
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Study shows employers shifting more medical costs to workers
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The CEO who jacked up the price of a drug by 5,000% has done this before • Pharma Bro Is the Face of U.S. Health Care
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Agriculture:
Stamp Farms employee fined $10,000 for his role in deceiving bankruptcy court
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Student Debt:
Lawyer Charged With Soliciting A Bribe… To Pay Off Student Loans
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Yes! Magazine’s optimistic take on bankruptcy and student loan debt
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Horse Racing:
Horse Races At Chicago's Bankrupt Maywood Park Face Cancellation
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Gadgets:
Here's a list of companies, people that Quirky owes money to
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Brokers:
Securities firm files for bankruptcy liquidation amid legal claims
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Television:
The number of people watching TV is falling off a cliff
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Plastics:
Thornton bankruptcy an outlier, not a trend
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Aviation:
TSA confiscates record 67 firearms in carry-on luggage . . . last week
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Sovereigns:
ISDA Ruling Paves Way for Ukraine CDS Payout as Default Nears
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Ukraine Isolates Russia With Sweeter Debt Deal to Deter Holdouts
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UK:
Why RBS may pay small firms it allegedly ruined
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EY legal arm plans doubling of lawyer team in UK
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EU:
Draghi Says Time Needed to Judge If More Stimulus Necessary
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Germany:
German consumer morale declines again going into October
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China:
China firms going bankrupt : 50 per cent rise likely
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Supreme People's Court Interpretations Of China's Bankruptcy Law: Translations and Commentary
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China: Buiter and Krugman Views
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Poland:
Poland withdraws rescue plan for miner KW - source
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Polish Utilities Fall on Risk They Could Be Forced to Help Mines
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Brazil:
Brazil: Currency Collapse is Astounding
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