September 3, 2015

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Law:

Controversy Over Billable Hour “A Red Herring”: Dechert CEO
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Finally, Young Lawyers Have a Reason to Be Happy
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‘Shakeups,’ ‘Disruption’ & ‘Startling Numbers’ in Big Law Says Bloomberg BNA Exec
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Signing a New Lease? Seven Traps to Avoid
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Dilworth Closing DC Office, Not Staffing NY Locale
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Is Pennsylvania the Next Hot Legal Market?
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Why law school is a waste of money unless you get into a top school
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Law School Dean Blames Lazy Students For Terrible Bar Passage Rate
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The 9 Things I (Really, Really) Wished I’d Learned in Law School
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Interview Horror Stories: The Bluetooth Tool
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10 Law Schools With The Least-Indebted Graduates
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What it's like trying to get a job coming out of a low-ranked law school
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Lawyers ‘lean to the left,’ study says; which schools, firms and practice areas are most liberal?
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Law firms in Florida can send text-message ads to prospective clients, state bar says
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Old Lady Lawyer: There’s Nothing Wrong With “Undecided”
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Apple's giant iPad is coming next week, report says
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How Much Should Firms Pay to Protect Themselves From Hackers?
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How To Get Value From The Firehose Of Social Media
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Be nice and tidy your office: HR chiefs give their advice on making partner
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Survey shows cybersecurity a growing concern in law firms
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Here's the trick to using your iPhone without touching the home button
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Law Firms, Data Breaches, and Insurance Coverage: A Curious Trifecta
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7 presentation tips from the 2015 world champion of public speaking
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7 ways your body betrays you when you're nervous
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14 signs your employees secretly hate you
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The real Deflategate verdict? The NFL's in trouble The Patriots made 2 huge concessions to help their Deflategate case, and it completely backfired
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We have reached the George Wallace stage of the same-sex marriage fight
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Meet Kim Davis, the four-times married Kentucky clerk who refuses to give same-sex marriage licenses because she's obeying God The Fatal Flaw in Kim Davis' Legal Appeal
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Police: 19-year-old Texas man accidentally kills himself while taking selfie with gun
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Suburban Chicago Cop Gunned Down Was Set To Retire End Of The Month
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Man Killed by Tx. Police May Have Had a Knife
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A new Justice Department report finds Ferguson police did exactly what they shouldn't do when monitoring a protest
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Two daycare workers are accused of running and Snapchatting a 'baby fight club'
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Conviction is overturned because juror expressed alarm about black men in her neighborhood
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Ex-NFL running back Lawrence Phillips just got charged in the murder of his prison cellmate
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Judges:

Served with process Tuesday, man shows up at court Wednesday with revving chainsaw, police say
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A Supreme Court Justice Will Appear as Guest on Stephen Colbert’s Late Show
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Could A Supreme Court Justice Be Drafted Into The Presidential Race?
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If You Thought The Kentucky Clerk Was Stupid, Check Out This Tennessee Judge
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Judge Matthew Sciarrino Explains How Batman Could Testify in Court
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Wall Street:

Stock futures point higher
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Global stocks enjoy relief rally ahead of ECB, but investors wary
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Stocks close sharply higher in rebound; S&P, Nasdaq out of correction
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What market timing model is telling us: Go 100% cash
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Layoffs:

Fresh wave of layoffs hits oilpatch, as Penn West, ConocoPhillips cut 900 jobs: ‘Good luck to all of us’
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Palmer Johnson Yachts in Sturgeon Bay closing; 100 jobs lost
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More than 100 laid off at American Coal
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Banking:

U.S. Banks Posted Record Profits in Second Quarter, FDIC Says
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US bank earnings rose 7.3 percent in 1st quarter
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Exec at center of first TARP bank failure gets 8 years in prison
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Politics:

Trump Plan to Deport 11 Million Immigrants Sells in Iowa Fact Check - "Trump proposed enacting the largest tax increase in American history." Donald Trump, accused of cheating at golf, responds it's a 'terrible thing to say about people, especially me' Donald Trump is rapidly becoming one of the most polarizing candidates in recent memory Donald Trump: Jeb Bush should be 'speaking English while in the United States' Is Trump Rebuilding The Reagan-Democrat Coalition? Donald Trump isn't rich because he's a great investor. He's rich because his dad was rich How Trump Invented Trump
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Bush gets personal with 'germophobe' attack on Trump Jeb finally decides to get down and dirty with Trump
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Hillary Clinton Proposes $10 Billion Plan to Combat Drug Addiction The strangest and most interesting things in Clinton’s 7,000 pages of released emails Clinton’s accusers are running out of ammo Hillary Clinton's declining favorability numbers, in context Clinton Email Staffer to Plead the Fifth
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Trump, Clinton playing game of liar’s poker with the voters
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Scott Walker Breaks From '11th Commandment' as Poll Numbers Sag
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As Rumors Fly About His Future, Joe Biden Hits the Road
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Economy:

Fed's Beige Book Says Economy Expanded Across Most Regions
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US private payrolls rise steadily
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Everyone the Fed is talking to keeps saying 'wage pressure'
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American Factories Expand at Slowest Pace Since May 2013
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US productivity rises at fastest pace since end of 2013
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A Short Video History of Cheap Money
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Low-income workers see biggest drop in paychecks
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Raising fast-food hourly wages to $15 would raise prices by 4%, study finds
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Bill Gross: Fed tightening now could create self-inflicted instability Bill Gross On Why Size Matters And The Fed's Rate Hike Might Be 'Too Little, Too Late'
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Just a Third of U.S. States Outperformed the U.S. Economy Last Year
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Social safety net costs $742B per year
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Study finds 14% of Americans were entrepreneurs in 2014
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Will the crisis in China sink the US economy?
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Junk-bond stress level climbs to 5-year high
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90% of Wealthy Families Lose Fortune by Third Generation
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Settlement Proceeds: When Does Cash Become Quasi Real Estate?
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Tenants Beware: Stipulation to Judgment May Be Treated as Res Judicata
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High-end Phila developer files for bankruptcy Defaults on cold-cut workers' pension loan, seeks bankruptcy restructuring
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Celebrity-Owned Homes Languish on the Market, Too
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The Federal Reserve says rent is flat in Manhattan
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico's power authority reaches deal With bondholders Puerto Rico gets new terms on $5.7b in debt
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Puerto Rico Governor Garcia Padilla comments on PREPA deal
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10 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Struggles With Jobs
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IL: Why the state's stealth budget crisis is real
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Puerto Rico, Bankruptcy, and the Lessons of 1970s New York City
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Puerto Rico Debt Crisis May Force Changes in Tax Incentives
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Puerto Rico faces ‘Sisyphean task’
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Chicago taxpayers sound off at Mayor Rahm Emanuel's public forum on city budget Mayor Gets Earful At Budget Forum
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The Fight to Save Atlantic City
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Healthcare:

Hospital district pays off on bankruptcy
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El Paso County asking federal judge to deny Children's fees
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Hutcheson CEO expects to get offer from buyer within week
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Hospitals Cheat Medicare Out of Millions
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Autos:

Former Saab Automobile CEO charged with giving false testimony
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Oil/Gas:

Crude falls as oil inventories rise in volatile week
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Frackers find way to cope with 'imploding' market
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Financial Sector To Cut Credit Supply Lines For Oil And Gas Industry
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More pain in the oil patch?
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US oil inventories had another massive build last week
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Primera Energy's oil wells flowing again, headquarters up for sale
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Alfaro took hundreds of financial distributions from Primera
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ION Geophysical to cut 25 percent of workforce
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Goodrich Petroleum Announces Private Exchange Transactions For Convertible Senior Notes
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Vantage Drilling Company Receives Notice of Drilling Contract Termination
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Confronting Restructuring: What Upstream Officers And Directors Need To Know
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“Supersize” Fracking Could Keep Natural Gas Prices Low For Years
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OPEC split on need for long-term oil-price forecasts
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Things a barrel of oil is now cheaper than: A fancy bottle of wine, a center-cut filet, and a clean house
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Taxis:

Uber says it will likely appeal class action decision
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Marijuana:

'Legal' Weed Businesses in a Hazy Area When It Comes to Bankruptcy
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Trucking:

Navistar Says SEC Considering Penalties Against Company
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Resorts:

'Baha Mar Should Rethink Removing Contractor'
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Manufacturing:

Colorado manufacturer Craig Walker's Chapter 11 filing remains in federal judge's hands
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Celebs:

Chris Bosh’s Baby Mama Reportedly Unable to Afford Bankruptcy Payments
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Aviation:

Republic Falls as Pilots' Stand Rekindles Bankruptcy Concern Republic shares tumble after union blocks contract vote
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Republic Air Pares Drop After Union Shows Willingness to Talk
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(9 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 (24 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (23 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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Professional Compensation:

Baker & Botts – – Is the Second Shoe About to Drop?
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Automatic Stay:

Understanding the Automatic Stay in a Debtor-General Contractor Bankruptcy Case
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Mediation:

Energy Future Holdings – Another Major Success for Chapter 11 Mediation?
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Plan Confirmation:

Attention Lenders: Liens May Not Be as Secure as You Think
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Evidence:

A Surprising Twist on the Parol Evidence Rule!
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Mass Torts:

Piper Aircraft Bankruptcy Court Gives Parties ‘Crash’ Course in Parameters of Channeling Injunction
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For BASF, Huge Potential Liability Emerges Years After Deal
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Avoidance Actions:

Furniture Brands International – 94 Additional Preference Claims Filed
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Exemptions:

Debtor Not Allowed to Claim Exemption on Proceeds Created By Trustee's Carve-out Agreement
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Movie Theaters:

Donzell Starks venture that owns ICE Lawndale 10 movie theater files Chapter 11
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Fraud:

Ex-bank executive sentenced to 8 years in prison for fraud
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Rail:

Bankruptcy judge signs settlement agreement for Apache Railway
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Recycling:

Firm That Recycled Keurig Machines Files for Bankruptcy
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Consultants:

Executive Sounding Board Associates Professionals Join EisnerAmper's Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice
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Steel:

Leading U. S. Steel in challenging times
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Student Debt:

Why Students With Smallest Debts Have the Larger Problem
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Movies:

Who Says There Are No More Big Los Angeles Chapter 11 Cases?
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Relativity Bankruptcy Auction: ‘No One Is Excited About This’
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Retailing:

J. Crew just got a sign that its turnaround plan might be doomed
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Quiksilver Said to Seek Buyer as It Struggles to Stay Afloat
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White Flint Mall owners appeal $31M verdict as redevelopment remains in limbo
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Retailer of Hawaii Tourist Gear Lays Out Survival Plan
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Food/Beverage:

Dahl's bankruptcy could leave small sum for employees
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Key Food looks to buy A&P workers out of bankruptcy
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Coal:

Arch Coal: Edging On The Verge Of Bankruptcy
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Coal Stocks on a Roller Coaster Ride They Can't Get Off
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The Coal Industry Is Hurting, But Its Execs Are Still Getting Raises
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Sovereigns:

Second Circuit Issues New Ruling on Central Bank Immunity Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
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EU:

Eurozone economy grows faster than seen
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Canada:

Bankruptcy in NL Increases 18% This Quarter
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Germany:

German regulator warns of bankruptcy risk to insurers
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China:

China slowdown not a surprise: SocGen CEO
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Australia:

Aussie Sinks Below 70 U.S. Cents as Growth Weakest Since 2011
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Australia’s Economy Slows on Exports Slump as China Woes Bite
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