Law:

Deliberative Dewey Jurors in No Rush to Announce Verdict • Dewey & LeBoeuf Jury Enters Second Week of Deliberations
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Dewey & LeBoeuf - All Trials Will Now Be Tweeted, If Judges Allow
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Pillsbury Chadbourne Talks Highlight Industry Pressures
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Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP Adds Two Attorneys to its Corporate Practice Group - Bogdanoff: Clients See Value In Boutique Firms
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McCathern, PLLC Announces New Practice Area Leader for Bankruptcy Section
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6 Reasons For Gender Differences At The Top Of The Legal Profession
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Duane Morris bankruptcy partner praised by judge who accused her of smugness
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Clifford Chance innovation head warns partners to innovate or die
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Locke Lord chair is ‘bullish on Boston’ despite lawyer losses
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Texas: The Final Frontier?
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Six BigLaw firms join fellowship program for women re-entering the practice
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What layoffs? Law firm says it has ‘reduced the population by a handful of attorneys’
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Hughes Hubbard Acknowledges Reductions in Kansas City
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Lawyers Flee, Layoffs Follow After Biglaw Firm’s Pay Problems
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How To Counter Prestige
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When People Don’t Take You Seriously Because You Look Too Young
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8 Ways to Train a Junior Lawyer
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Tech Pros Commanding Higher Salaries at Law Firms
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Got cyber liability insurance? Few lawyers say they have it, despite security breaches
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9 things you can do with the new iPhone 6S that you can't do with the iPhone 6 • Apple's iPhone 6S is one of the best smartphones I've ever used — but here's why I wouldn't buy it
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12 fall clothing and style hacks every guy should know
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A Legal System That Works for Wall Street
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Commission urges more standardized discipline rules and penalties for New York lawyers
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Reporter gets harassed by man while filming segment on harassment
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Attorney arrested at courthouse after police say she left her children in her car
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He Got a Ticket - Horrifying Death in Mi. Jail
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Lawyer who avoided jail time by paying restitution reportedly steals more money a year later
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Lawyers Pile On Dear Abby
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Man Sets Fire to Gas Station While Trying to Kill a Spider
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Lawyer Labeled a “Fool” By Judge Over His Divorce Action
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Report: Baltimore police ignored Freddie Gray's pleas for medical attention
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Mom sues day care over alleged ‘fight club’
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"Queen Of Earth" - Don't See It If You Are Verging on Nervous Breakdown
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Man Is Facing Felony Rap For Spoon Theft
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Take a Valium, Lose Your Kid, Go to Jail
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Judges:

Federal Judge Delivers Another Blow to SEC’s In-House Court
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SCOTUS justices should reveal their votes on cert petitions, law prof argues
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NPR reporter shares untold stories of Supreme Court
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Chief Justice Roberts' record isn't conservative enough for some activists
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Supreme Court Justice visits UK, interviews himself
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Judge Who Grilled Attorney for Absenteeism Reversed
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Wall Street:

Stock futures mired in red
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Stocks Slump Toward Worst Quarter in 4 Years Amid Fed Confusion
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Cash beats stocks, bonds for first time in 25 years
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Layoffs:

Document Reveals How Deutsche Bank Fires Traders With a ‘Thank You
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Haggen's tailspin will cost 200 Washington jobs
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ConAgra CEO says cost-cutting likely to include layoffs
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Univ. AZ cuts 320 jobs to save $21 million
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U.S. Steel says it may cut 210 more jobs
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Cenovus Energy says 540 layoffs coming in the next few weeks
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21 signs you're about to be fired
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Healthcare:

Facing insolvency, Health Republic Insurance of New York co-op is closing • Regulators Shut Down Health Republic, Company likely to become Financially Insolvent
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Forest Park landlord Sabra to provide $18.5M loan to help Frisco hospital restructure
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Inside Forest Park Frisco's Chapter 11 Filing
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Proton Therapy Center in Bankruptcy • Report: Billionaire Kelcy Warren demands changes at unbuilt Dallas cancer center after investment of millions was spent elsewhere • Billionaire Kelcy Warren wants his $20M back
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EPCH meets deadline; UMC attorneys reviewing response • Judge will allow UMC to make case for presenting plan to get Children's out of bankruptcy
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Talks mean little to Children’s case
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UMC proposes to choose El Paso Children's Hospital CEO, board members
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Hollywood:

Relativity Reveals First Proposed Movie Sale in Bankruptcy: Thriller 'Collide' •Relativity Asks Bankruptcy Court To OK Sale Of ‘Collide’ To IM Global
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Relativity Media fetches little interest in open market • Bidding for Relativity Media is expected to be muted • Modest Offers For TV, And No Bid Overtakes Stalking Horse • With No Bids for Relativity as a Whole, Company Likely to Go to Senior Lenders
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Netflix pays $283 Million to use Relativity Films
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Coal:

Arch Coal Judge Has No Quick Answers in Suit to Allow Debt Swap • Judge urges Arch Coal lenders to continue negotiating debt swap
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Don't Blame Obama for the Slow Death of Coal in America
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How Many Coal-Mining Companies Have Gone Bankrupt Since 2009?
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Goldman Sachs: 'Peak coal' is coming
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Video Games:

RI legislators plan hearings on Studios 38 bankruptcy
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Gambling:

Fight for control of Diamondhead Casino moves to bankruptcy court
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OTBs face insolvency , audit says
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Mass Torts:

Salmonella: Sentencing for managers who helped convict boss
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Golf:

Homeowners near defunct golf course get big win
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Retailing:

American Apparel could get kicked off the New York Stock Exchange • American Apparel hires firm to quash growing ‘labor campaign’
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Shipping:

Risk Of Bankruptcy In Container Shipping Industry Remains High
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Daiichi Chuo denies insolvency talk
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Fraud:

Promoters added to class action suit vs. TelexFree
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SEC charges former SMF Energy officers with fraud
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$1 Billion Cut-and-Paste Ponzi Claim
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Tax:

Michigan's New Offer in Compromise Program
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Estate of Former Detroit Pistons Owner Sues Deloitte For $500 Million For Botching Tax Plan
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Economy:

Consumers Report Improvement in Overall Financial Situations
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Everyone is Ignoring the Middle Class Squeeze
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S&P U.S. distress ratio approaches four-year high
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Bad Loans Remain Well Above Precrisis Levels
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Q2 GDP Revised Even Higher to 3.9% • Economy in U.S. Picked Up on Consumer Spending, Construction
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Yellen returns to Washington; questions remain after health scare
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The More Yellen Talks Up Inflation, the Less Traders Believe Her
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Boehner: There will be no government shutdown; select committee will probe Planned Parenthood
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With Boehner’s Resignation Comes Another Bout of Economic Uncertainty
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US Household Wealth Hits $85.7 Trillion
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The Richest Americans Are Cutting Debt Before The Fed Hikes Interest Rates
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America's companies are hoarding $1.4 trillion in cash
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Mayor Wants to Shame Welfare Recipients
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Following Detroit bankruptcy, billionaires snap up prime real estate
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The bad news isn't close to over for the housing sector
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How strong is the mortgage market really?
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MERS’ mortgage assignment authority upheld by three Federal Courts
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The Cities Where Millennials Are Taking Over the Housing Market
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A crumbling Philadelphia block drowning in debt
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico Sends Reassurance as Debt Talks Poised to Begin
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A Solution for Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico financing arm debt restructuring approaches
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Key Puerto Rican debt holders circle wagons as restructuring talks take shape
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Acosta to Testify At Senate Finance Committee s Puerto Rico Hearing
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The Atlantic City savior who came up snake eyes
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Rhode Island Averts Pension Disaster Without Raising Taxes
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Judge to hear motion to dismiss CCFD bankruptcy case • Firefighters, lawyers continue fight for future of Central Coventry Fire District
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Scranton: 2016 called watershed year for Scranton to fix pensions, save city
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Standard often cited in Kansas pension debates questioned
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Houston union money blocks pension reform
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Autos:

VW staff, supplier warned of emissions test cheating years ago - reports • Volkswagen's scandal is 'worse than Enron' • UK braced for biggest class action suit against Volkswagen • Volkswagen And The Failure Of Corporate Social Responsibility • As Volkswagen Pushed to Be No. 1, Ambitions Fueled a Scandal • VW Scandal to Hurt Its Financing Arm • VW Diesels Were Used by Chrysler, Mitsubishi, But Was the Software? • VW Managed Fake Test Results from Germany • VW Staffers Suspended, but Not Fired • The Long Road Ahead for Volkswagen • How Volkswagen Could Compensate Diesel Owners • Hopeful buyers think Volkswagen’s ocean of troubles might get them a showroom discount • Volkswagen Scandal Spells Trouble From IPOs to Credit Market • Germany sets deadline for Volkswagen car-fix plan • Volkswagen's Audi says 2.1 million cars are fitted with emission-cheating software
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4 reasons UAW members are voting against Chrysler deal
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Politics:

Shaffer: Trump's record shows plenty of business bombs • Donald Trump's wins and losses in Atlantic City • Bible-thumping by Donald Trump fails to win over religious right voters • What Ronald Reagan Teaches Us About Donald Trump • Trump: A 'large segment' of taxpayers will have zero tax rate if I am elected president • Polls Show Trump is Still Winning Big • Donald Trump's front-runner status has evaporated
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Trump's Positive Image Fades, Carson's Up
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Carly Fiorina Getting Attention in Iowa’s Romney Counties • Fiorina's Falsehoods • CEO Fiorina Really Was That Bad
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Trust in Federal Gov't on Domestic Matters Edges to New Low by Jeffrey M. Jones • The More Americans Know Congress, the Worse They Rate It
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Majority in U.S. Maintain Need for Third Major Party
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What's with Jeb's "Free Stuff" Remark?
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Bernie Sanders is taking a 'bold position' on a hot-button issue for both parties
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Hillary Clinton on her private email server: I had little to do with it
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John Boehner Resigning From Congress Under GOP Pressure • 72% of GOP Unhappy w/ Boehner, McConnell • Furious Boehner Allies Lash Out • The Hard Line in GOP Who Ousted Boehner • McConnell Could be Hard Right's Next Target • Obama: John Boehner Was a Good Man • John Boehner's Legacy • Post Boehner and Washington's Sense of Dread • GOP Congressman King on Boehner's Exit: The Crazies Have Taken Over
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Oil/Gas:

Global job losses surpass 200,000, energy recruitment firm reports
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Bankruptcy courts mop up oil bust
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Credit Crunch, More Defaults: Things Could Get Ugly for Oil Investors
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Junk-Debt Investors Fight for Scraps as U.S. Shale Rout Deepens
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Protopapas: After months of leniency, banks getting tougher on struggling energy companies
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How Many More Oil & Gas Companies Will File for Bankruptcy ?
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Bills come due for the credit keeping oil firms afloat
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Frackers could soon face mass extinction
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Fracking Industry Going Bankrupt : Karma and Redemption
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Reasons Why Energy XXI Is Not Going Bankrupt
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Producers idle four more rigs
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Hercules Offshore Wins Bankruptcy Plan Approval
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Norway: Bergen Group's rig services subsidiary declares bankruptcy
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Credit Suisse Warns of Oil Losses Pummeling Banks in Norway
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Goodrich Petroleum bonds fall as co. enters into another distressed debt swap
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San Antonio oil-and-gas startup attracting investor interest
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Oil Crash Raises New Fears About Abandoned Wells
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Long-Term Oil Prices: Goldman Sachs vs. OPEC
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Cutbacks in the Bakken: Baker Hughes layoff of 117 employees biggest signal yet of slowdown
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Halliburton to reportedly cut 100 employees in Grand Junction office
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Oil, bonds go their separate ways
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Saudi Arabia is hurting for cash?
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Silicosis: New Fracking Worker Hazard
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Celebs:

David Cassidy's $2 million home sale approved
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Consumer Finance:

Pitfalls for the unwary on banking’s frontier
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Aviation:

MidAir USA files for bankruptcy , is late on Melbourne rent
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Landing a mega-merger: The last days of US Airways
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Arik Airline goes bankrupt
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Religion:

Pope vows to hold clergy accountable for sex abuse • Pope Francis’s words on clergy sex abuse ring hollow for some survivors • 'God Weeps' For Victims Of Sex Abuse • Catholic abuse victims ask for more from Pope Francis visit • Pope calls abuse victims 'heralds of mercy' • Pope : Abuse Caused Great Harm • Clergy Abuse Victims ' Group Slams Pope's 'Brief Chat'
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Pope Scolds World Leaders on Global Economy, Climate Change
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Pope meets prisoners at end of immigration-focused US visit
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Could the Vatican face racketeering charges for harboring abusive clergy?
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Pope Francis isn't the liberal rock-star that many Americans think he is
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Congressman Steals Pope's Glass of Water, Drinks From It
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Heavy Equipment:

Caterpillar Woes Slam Suppliers
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Resorts:

Baha Mar Liquidators Claim 'Breakthrough'
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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 (24 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (10 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 Statistics:

Top Chapter 11 bankruptcies in U.S. history
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Miscellaneous:

The Week Ahead
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Plan Confirmation:

Second Circuit Affirms Voiding of Secured Creditor's Lien Based on Plan's Failure To "Preserve"
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Third Circuit Upholds Secured Creditor's "Gift" to Unsecured Creditors
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Avoidance Actions:

Sometimes You Want To Be Ordinary: Restructuring Payment of Past Due Accounts to Avoid Bankruptcy Preference Liability
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Litigation:

Remember At A Deposition You Are Building A Transcript
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Insurance:

Florida District Court Affirms Order Approving Settlement of Debtor’s Breaches Against its Former D&Os
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Education:

Judge Drills Down on Tuition Payments in Parents' Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Is a "Huge Opportunity" to Privatize Schools Says EdBuild
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Corporate Reform:

Does the SEC pad annual enforcement statistics?
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A Swiss watchdog is investigating collusion in the precious metals market by major banks
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Trucking:

Swift Transportation Cuts Outlook
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Mining:

Glencore Slumps Most Ever as Investec Sees Value Evaporating • Glencore faces balance sheet 'Armageddon'
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Finance:

U.S. Junk Bond Rout Pushes Yields Past 8% as Treasuries Gain
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Electricity:

Oil's Hurting U.S. Power Generators, And They Don't Even Burn It
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Banking:

FDIC, Fed Must Face Payday Lenders' ‘Choke Point’ Lawsuit
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Venture Capital:

Quirky Failure Among Largest Recent Startup Flops
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Food/Beverage:

ShopRite parent to buy three Long Island A&P stores
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A&P : More than 100 bidders in store auction
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A&P to Sell 12 Stores to Wakefern Food for $40 Million
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Judge approves sale of 95 A&P stores to Acme, Stop & Shop
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Even the Wall Street Journal Smells a Rat in A&P Supermarkets Bankruptcy
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Nobody wins in Haggen fiasco
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The roller coaster rides of Haggen, Russell
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How Blue Bell Blew It
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Forest Products:

Verso Corp. analysis: Debt, challenges loom
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Agriculture:

Bankruptcy court confirms sale of 1,151 acres
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Gadgets:

The real reason Quirky, a startup that raised $183 million, went bankrupt in 6 years
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Sovereigns:

S&P declares Ukraine in 'selective default'
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Ukraine’s sovereign restructuring: launch of $18bn simultaneous exchange offers
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Bolivia's Evo Morales On Sovereign Debt Restructuring
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UK:

Shane Filan on moving on from bankruptcy: 'Life is good again'
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How football stars make their heyday last a lifetime
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Fraud Allegations Haunt Former CEO of HashingSpace
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Shakespeare's rags-to-riches story exposed as a myth by new research into Shakespeare family's finances
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Steelmaker SSI UK to mothball Redcar plant, cut 1700 jobs
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U.K. Labour Names Stiglitz, Piketty to Economic Advisory Panel
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EU:

Eurozone insolvencies to exceed 2007 level by 67% in 2016
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A solution for Europe's problem loans
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PIIGS:

US official seeks to drop Drumm's claims against Anglo
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Catalan Banks Now the Focus of a Heated Debate in Spain • Spanish Bonds Rise as Catalonian Voters Reject Independence Bid
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Greek Capital Controls Halt Exodus After Banks Lose $48 Billion
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Tsipras pledges to lead Greece out of crisis by 2019
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Cimoli among four convicted over Alitalia bankruptcy
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UniCredit Said to Sell $1.3 Billion of Bad Loans to AnaCap
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A fox inside the Greek henhouse
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Canada:

Join Our Bankruptcy Trustees
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Iceland:

Jailed Former Bank Exec “ Bankrupt ”
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Coal:

The "Hard-Landing" Has Arrived: Chinese Coal Company Fires 100,000
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China:

Overcapacity a time bomb for China's economy
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Chinese Coal Miner Longmay Slashes Workforce to Survive Glut
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Chinese industrial profits just logged the largest annual decline on record
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Brazil:

Rousseff Worried About Brazilian Companies With Dollar Debt
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Venezuela:

Venezuela Economic Crisis to Only Get Worse, Barclays Says
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Netherlands:

Propertize Said Planning Sale of $4.8 Billion Bad Loans
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