Law:
Are Associates Seizing Control Of The Market?
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Dewey Judge Sets Retrial Date as DA Hints at Strategy Shift • Dewey Judge Says DA Can't Blame Execs For Firm Collapse
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Top U.S. Legal Markets By Headcount
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A Compressed Raise Is Better Than No Raise
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Biglaw Partners Dish: On-Campus Interview Disasters
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Best Summer Associate Event Contest (2016): The Finalists
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Young Lawyers Transitioning Out of Big Law
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The ABA Passed This Professional Conduct Rule To Keep Women Lawyers From Suffering In Silence
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Five Tips for Female Attorneys Entering Law Firm Life
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Is King & Wood Mallesons Not Out of the Woods Yet? • King & Wood Mallesons holds back profit distribution
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If You Want Some Insider Intel From A Client, Get Him Liquored Up
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Facebook - How lawyers, law students can increase followers, likes, comments
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Essentials For A Mentor Considering An Investment In A Mentee
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Can LinkedIn’s ‘DIBs’ Philosophy Improve Diversity In The Legal Profession?
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Global megafirm blues: Life as a rockstar lawyer after the merger
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Lawyers clash over plans for top firms to help police with cybercrime investigations
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The Art Of Client Communication: Avoid Legal Jargon; Give Sufficient Detail, But Don’t Drown Them In It
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Justice: An occasional happy by-product of asset recovery
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Attorney Placed On Involuntary Inactive States For Unconscionable Bankruptcy Fees
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2 men fatally shot while leaving a mosque in New York City
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Infringing upon First Amendment rights makes policing 'virtually impossible'
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People protesting a fatal police shooting in Milwaukee set fire to businesses, destroyed squad cars, and chased journalists • Governor Declares State of Emergency in Milwaukee After Shooting, Unrest • New footage shows wreckage from Milwaukee riot that erupted after fatal police shooting
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Attorney Suspended For Denying He Is A Lawyer
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Former Mafia Associate: This is how we used a lion to intimidate people
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‘He is risen’ post on sheriff’s department Facebook page leads to $41K payout
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Sandusky will testify in new trial bid targeting his defense lawyers
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DEA agents use travel-industry informants to seize cash, but rarely make arrests
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Former White House Advisor Took $300K-$600K In Sub-Market Rate Loans From Biglaw Partner
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University of Houston Student Suspended And Required To Attend Cultural Events For Writing “All Lives Matter”
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Law Prof's Last Lecture: Unsolicited Advice For Future And Current Lawyers
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Audit Finds 42 People Entered Into California State Gang Database Were Less Than One Year Old, "Admitted To Being Gang Members"
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Stephen King Terminates Attorney
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Judges:
Bankruptcy Judge: I'm a Judge and I Think Criminal Court Is Horrifying
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"Blue-Eyed Assassin" Judge Suspended
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Posner opinion blasts class actions that are ‘no better than a racket’
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Conservative Legal Scholars Prefer A Liberal Supreme Court To A President Trump
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New York Judge Not Interested In Louis Bacon’s Neighborly Dispute
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Inmate Twerks During Court Appearance, Judge Not Impressed
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Wall Street:
U.S. stock futures inch higher ahead of New York economic snapshot
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Global Stocks Inch Higher After China Rally
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Stocks close mostly lower; Nasdaq posts longest weekly win streak
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Toll Roads:
Bankruptcy will bring new ownership to Texas 130’s southern stretch
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Horse Racing:
Court voids large part of multimillion-dollar Balmoral judgment tied to Blagojevich
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Alternative Energy:
SunEdison Shareholders Denied Official Role in Bankruptcy
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Fraud:
Berkeley rare wine store owner pleads guilty in Ponzi scheme
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Celebs:
How the Hunt brothers cornered the silver market and then lost it all
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Retailing:
3 reasons Macy's is bleeding customers
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Chapter 11 Watch
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Debt Collection:
CFPB Presents New Regulatory Requirements for Third-Party Debt Collectors
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Food/Beverage:
Despite bankruptcy filing, Dallas restaurant chain plans to keep its 4,700 workers
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Did this Louisville restaurant close as part of a casual-dining apocalypse?
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Restaurant closures make a comeback
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How One Wine Dealer Defrauded His Customers Out of $45 Million
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Bankruptcy , Lawsuits, and Public Humiliation: Confessions of a Failed Restauranteur
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Retailing:
Teen-Jewelry Retailer Claire’s Seeks Debt Swap to Cut Borrowings
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Student Debt:
Student debt collectors want to robo-call your cellphone, but FCC says not so fast
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Media:
Gawker’s bankruptcy sale down to the wire
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Economy:
Bond Market’s Big Illusion Revealed as U.S. Yields Turn Negative
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As economy gyrates through tepid growth, Fed minutes may offer clues
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Preliminary August Consumer Sentiment at 90.4
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Parents Say They'd Sacrifice Retirement to Send Kids to College
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The legacy of the 2011 debt ceiling fight is the biggest issue the next president will face on day one
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Tim Cook says Apple won't repatriate money to US 'until there's a fair rate'
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World's No 3 economy sees zero quarterly growth for April-June
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How millennials became spooked by charge cards
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Buffett Exits Credit Derivatives, Pays $195 Million on Last Deal
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Hotels: Occupancy Rate on Track to be 2nd Best Year
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Retail Sales unchanged in July • Retail Sales Since 1992
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Maersk Gives Global Economy a Sinking Feeling
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There's No Such Thing as an Economic Miracle
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Record Number of Kids Still Live with Parents
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The Truth About US Manufacturing
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Kara Homes owner: Lawyer led me to bankruptcy
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Americans are starting to get worried about the 'new housing crisis'
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Analysts are 'scratching their heads' over why no one is buying this bargain housing stock
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Homebuyers’ suit over threatening letters from ‘the Watcher’ is allowed to proceed
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New Rule: If You’re A Lawyer For A Bank Selling Billions Of Mortgages To GSEs, Don’t Sleep With The CEO Of Fannie Mae • What Happens When a CEO and a GC Fall In Love?
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Landlord Games: Perpetual bankruptcy
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The Housing Bottom and Comparing Recoveries
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Judge appoints receiver for Chesterfield Mall
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PwC sued for $5.5bn over mortgage underwriter TBW’s collapse
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How HOAs Now Torment Neighborhoods
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Municipalities:
Illinois drains state's savings account due to budget crisis
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The Impact of PROMESA on Creditors
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How Beaumont aims to dig out of financial mess
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Oil/Gas:
Ocean Rig share price falls over 60% on bankruptcy fears • Ocean Rig May File For Bankruptcy • Ocean Rig To Restructure Its Debt Obligations - Some Insights
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Rig Count Continues Rising
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All U.S. Energy Consumption in a Giant Diagram
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Saudi Arabia is losing the oil price war
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Oil companies need a new long-term strategy if they want to survive
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Russia and Saudi Arabia are finally talking about oil • Oil Prices at One-Month High on Potential OPEC Action
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WTI Oil Prices UP Year-over-year
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A growing economic crisis could cause huge problems for the oil industry
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Oil demand outlook should worry investors, analysts warn
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The view from Canada: ‘The industry is in a tough position’
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KrisEnergy Exploring Options as Debt Covenants Come Under Stress
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Healthcare:
Many Cancer Patients Must Face Bankruptcy —Or Die
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Accounting:
PwC faces 3 major trials that threaten its business • PwC is being sued for $5.5 billion over the 6th largest banking collapse in US history
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And Then There Were 3? Three Trials Over Financial Firm Audits Loom for Big Four Firm PwC
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Autos:
Affidavit: Owner of bankrupt dealership sold cars he didn't own
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Tesla has big plans to build 3 electric vehicles that nobody wants
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GM Gambles on Reversal of Appeals Court Ruling
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Should New GM Pay for Old GM’s Mistakes?
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Education:
This chart shows how quickly college tuition has skyrocketed since 1980
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Coal:
Union mine workers vote to approve new contract with Murray Energy
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Toll Roads:
Bankruptcy will bring new ownership to Texas 130’s southern stretch
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Gambling:
Did Trump blame A.C. casino failures on executives killed in N.J. copter crash?
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Alternative Energy:
SunEdison shareholders denied official role in bankruptcy
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Distressed Investing:
Lynn Tilton defends against allegation of loan fund 'shell game'
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Personal Finance:
How to close the bank of Mom and Dad
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Fishing:
Pickenpack administrator, others join in call for trustee at Pacific Andes
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Pensions:
Once-Celebrated Dallas Pension Fund Runs Risk of Going Broke
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Shipping:
Georgia court to decide fate of stranded Greek bulk carrier
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Golf:
America’s Golf Courses Are Burning
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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 (21 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (28 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - 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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Avoidance Actions:
Fraudulent Transfers Into An ERISA Plan Can Be Unwound Despite The ERISA Protections
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Clawing Back Tuition Payments
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Insurance:
Exide Execs' Deal Means Insurance Is Off, Provider Says
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Distressed Assets Pile Up at Life Insurers, and More Are Coming
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Time-Barred Claims:
7th Circuit hands collectors win in dispute over stale debt claims
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7th Cir. Deepens Split on FDCPA Liability for ‘Time-Barred’ Claims
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Tax:
Bankruptcy Court Shouldn't Have Tackled Tax Penalty
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Lien Stripping:
District Court Gets it Wrong in Chapter 13 Lien Strip Case
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Setoff:
A Setoff Question of First Impression
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Weather:
Rising floodwater leaves thousands homeless in Louisiana • Louisiana Flooding by the Numbers
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Healthcare:
Pioneer creditor wants judge to halt sale of Stokes hospital assets
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The medical debt crisis: The prognosis is still dire for Americans struggling to pay off massive health care bills
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Agriculture:
Farmers turn to bankruptcy as low prices continue
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Metals:
Bidding Process Started For Bankrupt Horsehead Holding
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Politics:
How Trump made millions from a failed company • As Always, Trump Blames Others • Donald Trump sidesteps Hillary Clinton, says he's running against 'the crooked media' • Trump lacerates media in Twitter rant and claims he’d be winning if the press weren’t ‘corrupt’ • CNN host delivers brazen message to Trump campaign manager after allegations of media bias • Fox anchor confronts Pence about Trump's ISIS comments: 'Isn't the sarcastic excuse getting old?' • Trump Resurrects Worries on His Character and Nation’s Violent Past • Trump campaign chief linked to pro-Russia cash from overseas • Report: Secret Ledger Lists $12 Million to Trump Campaign Chief From Pro-Russian Party in Ukraine
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Obama Presidency: "It has imposed billions of dollars in new costs on businesses and consumers"
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Democrats are running an experimental campaign to turn a deep red state blue • Trump is trying to make a play in a state that hasn't gone red in decades • Why Georgia is turning purple
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Democrats Brace for More Leaks From Hackers
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Hillary Clinton Releases 2015 Tax Return • Clintons Made $10.6 Million in 2015, Paid Tax of $3.6 Million • How Hillary Clinton Is Using Her Taxes as a Political Weapon • Clinton Fact Check: Donald Trump "has been talking about the option of using a nuclear weapon against our Western European allies." • Clinton Rips Trump’s Tax Plan as Boon to Wealthy Like Him • Report: FBI Is Now Investigating The Clinton Foundation • What a Clinton Landslide Would Look Like
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Coal:
Why Trump’s Promise to Save the Coal Industry Does More Damage Than Good
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Coal isn’t the only fossil fuel in trouble, Rice researcher says
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UK:
'One of the most important constitutional law cases ever decided' could stop Brexit
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Jones Day joins team for BHS administration
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How a bankrupt potato farmer with depression who was obsessed by creating the perfect crisps founded Tyrrells empire
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BHS staff face more uncertainty over closure
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PIIGS:
Italy facing hard times
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The Greek crisis will flare up again. And why should it not?
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Canada:
BLG Adds Insolvency Pro
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Nova Scotia consumer insolvencies up due to Alberta wildfire, oil industry: experts
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Target Canada may be gone, but its quick and orderly exit through a complex restructuring serves as a primer for American chains in Canada
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Ontario automakers faced more pain in ’09 than Alberta’s ongoing oil woes feds
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Urbancorp buyers watch as their new-home dreams get sold off
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One man's human rights caught in US Steel Canada bankruptcy limbo
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Brazil:
Sete Brasil to seek up to $5 bln funding in reorganization plan • Sete Brasil submits its reorganization plan for recovering from bankruptcy
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Stalled BHP-Vale mine said seeking waiver on bank repayments
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MENA:
IMF Plans to Help Egypt Secure Remaining Money for Loan Deal
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China:
All or nothing in China bond recoveries as bankruptcy murky
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