September 9, 2015

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Law:

Feds Could Change OT Pay Rules for Attorneys
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Dewey & LeBoeuf Chairman's Lawyer Cites 'Fantasy Fraud' Dewey executives innocent of fraud in law firm's collapse, defense says
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Kelley Drye Adds Bankruptcy Finance Pro
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Squire Patton Boggs Expands Restructuring Capabilities in New York
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U.K. Firms Losing Market Share to U.S. Rivals
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Riverview moves step closer to using virtual assistants
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Florida Attorneys Allowed to Text Prospective Clients
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Aspiring law profs face tough job market Law Prof Jobs Are Drying Up
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Death Of Law Prof Dennis Greene, Sha-Na-Na Co-Founder
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Real Estate Magnate to Donate $20 Million to NYU Law School
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The Law Schools That Offer the Biggest Tuition Discounts
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Law school continues fight over minimum bar exam passage rate
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If I Wanted Management Skills, I Wouldn’t Have Gone to Law School
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2015 ILTA survey reveals that law firms purchase lots of iPhones and iPads
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Putting Time Entry in Its Place: A Watch
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The Top Things to Watch for at Apple's iPhone Event
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Class of 2014 NALP Data: Unemployment, Small Firm Jobs Down
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21 signs your boss secretly hates you
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Rising to Your Level of Misery at Work
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26 things every man should take out of his closet and burn
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Law Is About To Get Uber-ified
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Why murder rates are up in St. Louis, Baltimore, and other cities
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What Mike Huckabee doesn't get about same-sex marriage and the Constitution Huckabee, Cruz to visit jailed Kentucky clerk Judge Frees Kentucky Clerk Opposed to Gay Marriage Constitution Check: Did the Supreme Court take away states’ power over marriage? Is Kim Davis Fighting Her Battle in the Wrong Court?
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Freddie Gray's family settles with city for $6.4M
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The dentist who killed Cecil the lion was greeted by angry protesters when he returned to work
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Teen tried to frame rival by planting loaded gun, knife, pot in car
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Los Angeles County has sentenced more people to death than five Southern states combined
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Lawyer Turned Teacher Has Read Too Much Penthouse
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Doctor Loses Bid to Force Federal Prosecutors to Retract Press Release
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Man unhappy with cosmetic operations shoots surgeon, self
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Judges:

Judge pursuing thief of sign at NYC’s first gender-neutral courthouse restroom
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Lawyer accused of accelerating car toward judge is censured
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Wall Street:

Wall Street set for another sparkling start
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Global stocks rally as investors scent fresh stimulus
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Stocks Explode
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So you want to be a Wall Street banker? Here's how much you will get paid
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Layoffs:

Payday for Truland workers: Here's how much they are slated to get
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Lockheed Martin to lay off 500 in information systems
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Job Market for Disabled Workers Helps Explain Labor-Force Participation Puzzle
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Aviation:

Tales from the Beat: The bankruptcy of American Airlines
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United ousts CEO amid corruption probe United created a special route for a Chris Christie appointee. Now its CEO has resigned
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Religion:

As Pope visit nears, U.S. Catholic Church faces financial strain
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Conservative dissent is brewing inside the Vatican
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Gambling:

Caesars Palace fined $9.5M for lax money laundering scrutiny
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Caesars seeks court approval to sell shuttered Tunica casino
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Student Debt:

Student debt is at a record high, and this company is cashing in by trying to help
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Soaring student loan debt poses risk to nation's future economic growth
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Education:

What staggering loan defaults at for-profit schools say about accreditors
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Economy:

US small business confidence rises slightly in August
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Buffett: Economy growing steadily but not booming
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Joseph Stiglitz: It's a no-brainer to keep rates on hold
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Fed to Have Less Room to Raise Rates in Future, Kocherlakota Says
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Goldman's entire outlook for markets and the economy in one big slide
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A painful process could actually be our economy's 'secret weapon'
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Gender Equality an ‘Economic No-Brainer,’ Says IMF Chief
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Here's why it's great that so many people are quitting their jobs
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Yet another measure of risk in junk-bond market flashing red
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Societe Generale's ominous swan chart
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Why the GOP Should Avoid a Government Shutdown Over Planned Parenthood
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

National foreclosure inventory shrinks 28% since last year
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Black Knight: U.S. total equity up $825B to $7.6T
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Judge dumps MBS class action against Goldman Sachs
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Mortgage Bankers expect sellers’ market in 2016 despite possible rate hike
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Real Estate Reality Check: Comeback or Bubble?
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Gut Instinct is Driving Billions of Dollars of Overseas Property Deals
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Gap between what homeowners and appraisers think widens yet again
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Why 47% of Americans Think Its a Good Time to Sell Home
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Has Industry Consolidation Held Back Home Construction?
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Woman arrested after renting out abandoned house on Craigslist
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Are liar loans sneaking back into the market? What's Different About 'Liar Loans' This Time?
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Denver's Epoch Developments buys Kansas City Club at bankruptcy auction
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Municipalities:

Cuomo visits Puerto Rico to help govt overcome crisis
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Puerto Rico stability plan to be made public Wednesday Puerto Rico Bond Plan Said to Outline Debt Service Affordability
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Puerto Rico ready to submit to supervision in exchange for debt moratorium
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Fixing Puerto Rico: A Road Map For Congress
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Chicago's Fiscal Problems Dog Rahm Emanuel's 2nd Term as Mayor
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Chicago Schools Seek State Cash, as Crunch Looms
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San Bernardino bankruptcy : tentative union agreement in place
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Oil/Gas:

Oil Prices Ride Gains in Asian Markets as Sentiment Improves
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Energy job cuts approaching 200,000 worldwide
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Credit crisis headed to the oil and gas industry
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Gasoline prices now more than $1 a gallon cheaper than last year
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This Is How U.S Production Could Be Affected If Oil Sinks Back Below $40
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Maduro: Global Oil Price Should be a Minimum of $70
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HSSK LLC: Hercules Offshore Inc. bankruptcy shows solid long-term strategy
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The Biggest Red Herring In U.S. Shale
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Politics:

Warren Buffett Agrees With Everything Donald Trump Is Saying on Taxes Tom Brady, Donald Trump Put Friendship on Display Donald Trump Backs Cuba Opening, at Odds With Most of GOP Field
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Murdoch: Biden 'very likely' wins Dem nomination and will be hard to beat Biden is rising
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Jeb Bush takes a not-so-subtle shot at Donald Trump in his first big TV ad Jeb Bush's tax plan, explained The most important question about Jeb Bush's tax plan Jeb Bush’s Tax-Overhaul Plan Aims Beyond Changing Laws
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Second Review Says Classified Information Was in Hillary Clinton's Email Clinton on emails: ‘What I did was allowed’ Hillary Clinton says she's sorry for using private email Here's what Hillary Clinton's money in politics plan gets right, what it gets wrong, and what it misses
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Economics Prof Works To Flesh Out Ben Carson's Biblically Inspired Flat Tax
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Ted Cruz to Star in Government Shutdown, the Sequel
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Forget Donald Trump. Meet Zoltan Istvan, the only presidential candidate promising eternal life
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Laundry:

Coyne Progresses in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Has Buyers Lined Up for All Plants Sale of Syracuse laundry company will save most jobs following bankruptcy
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Coal:

Coal mine bankruptcies: Climate hawks should not be too gleeful about the state of coal.
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Gov. Mead announces agreement protecting Wyoming in Alpha bankruptcy
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Bankrupt companies hold top-producing Appalachia mines
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Healthcare:

Judge: Children's Hospital to pay UMC $2.3M rent
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Half of US adults have diabetes or pre-diabetes, study says
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Electricity:

Energy Future bankruptcy plan attacked over fee payments
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 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 (44 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (43 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

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 Records:

Relocation of Bankruptcy Records to Subtropolis
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Discharge:

Our Bad: Bankruptcy Court Denies Creditors’ Motion to Reopen Chapter 7 Case and Vacate Discharge Order Based on Parties’ Mutual Mistake
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Jurisdiction:

SCOTUS Holds That Bankruptcy Courts Have Jurisdiction In Stern Claims
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Exemptions:

Bankruptcy ain't so bad for Kansans of a certain class
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Recent Pleadings:

UST Slams Energy Future Disclosure Statement For Low Information On Fees, Bonuses, Exculpation
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Frederick's Of Hollywood Files Liquidation Plan
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Corporate Reform:

Corporate Prosecution Deals Headed for a Legal Test
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The New Money-Laundering Sting: Come to the U.S., Get Arrested
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Jewelry:

Sell-off of jewelry left at G.M. Pollack & Sons not imminent, says bankruptcy trustee
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Transportation:

Hamptons Bus Service Files for Bankruptcy
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Retailing:

Is the Axe About to Fall on American Apparel?
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Macy's to close up to 40 underperforming stores
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Quiksilver U.S. Launches Pre-Arranged Chapter 11 Restructuring With Support of 73% of U.S. Secured Noteholders Quicksilver files for bankruptcy in the US as Oaktree Capital swoops Surfwear chain Quiksilver collapses, files for bankruptcy in US Huntington Beach-based Quiksilver files for Chapter 11, cuts 80 jobs
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Costco sold counterfeit Tiffany engagement rings: US judge
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Food/Beverage:

Grocery co. Haggen files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Haggen files for bankruptcy as grocer fails to find footing in Orange County, Southwest
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This iconic pizza chain is back from bankruptcy and launching delivery
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Movies:

How Ryan Kavanaugh Failed to Deliver $1 Million to Charity
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Sovereigns:

Ukraine 2015 bondholders say debt deal "unfair" Ukraine Bondholder Group Seeks to Change Templeton Debt Deal Holdouts Threaten Ukraine Debt Deal Some Investors Call Unfair
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Russia Steps Up Pressure On Ukraine Over Debt Russia will question Ukraine's IMF program if bond not paid What Ukraine owes to Russia
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How Dwindling Reserves Are a Positive for Argentine Bondholders
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UK:

Insolvency Service calls time on wine scam director
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EU:

Eurozone economy growth revised higher
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A New Wave of Migrants Flees Iraq, Yearning for Europe Hit by new wave of refugees, Germany warns EU partners Why Syrians are risking everything to reach Europe, explained
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How EU’s Dodd-Frank Will Reshape $940 Billion Energy Market
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Canada:

Bankruptcy laws have glaring holes
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Bankruptcy in NL Increases 18 Per Cent
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China:

China to roll out 'more forceful' fiscal policy
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China Needs A Lot More Bankruptcy To Get Through This
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China Slowdown Could End Up Being Good News for U.S.
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China's August Imports Fell 14.3%
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Malaysia:

Pool of bankrupt Malaysians under 35 double that in 2005
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Netherlands:

Bankruptcy rate reaches seven year low
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Japan:

Nikkei soars 7.7%, logs biggest one-day gain since 2008
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