February 1, 2016

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Law:

Mass Partner Exodus Hits Chicago Firm Schiff Hardin Exodus of 22 Partners Hits Schiff Hardin
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Marshals Stop to Arrest Bankruptcy Lawyer Even After Judge Issues Stay
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Facebook Keeps Pushing Fraud Claims Against DLA Piper, Milberg
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Firms See Super Bowl as a Super Bust For Client Entertainment
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Corporate Lawyers Say They Are Spending More In-House
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Government Cuts Projection Of 2014-2024 Lawyer Jobs By 41%: 16K Jobs For 37k Law Grads Each Year
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Mass Law Firm Layoffs Unlikely in NJ, but 'Rightsizing' Never Ends
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Hogan Lovells PEP falls to below £700k as profit drops 10%
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Eight Dickstein Partners Leave Firm's Connecticut Office
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Bigger Is Not Better
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Lawyers & The Next - Too Often Distracted By Sound Of Wolf Scratching At The Door
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Revising ABA Accreditation Standards To Stop Law Schools From Admitting Students With Little Hope Of Passing The Bar
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For Most Law Students, Will The Value Of A Law Degree Exceed Its Cost?
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Moody's Withdraws Vermont Law School's Ba1 Bond Rating
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Here’s How the Law School Crisis Is Hitting Harvard
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Proposal to lift ban on academic credit for paid externships draws heavy opposition
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Even Moody’s Is Down On The Future Of Law Schools
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Bizarre Job Listing For Unemployed Female Lawyers
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With Litigation Lateral, Kirkland Makes a Play in Houston
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Kids of 'Tiger Mom' speak out (from Harvard and Yale), 5 years later
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OR: FBI releases video of occupier’s shooting; judge won’t release defendants until all leave refuge
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Here's what a master true-crime documentary maker thinks of 'Making A Murderer' 'Making a Murderer' defense attorney says blood vial evidence could still prove Steven Avery was framed
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17 common mistakes to avoid when you're networking
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7 Steps to Master the Art of Persuasion
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How to tell someone's lying to you by watching their face FBI Agent: 8 clues to tell if someone is a liar
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Law Firm Employee Accused Of Trading S-- For Legal Services
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Lawyer Seen ‘Bent Over A Table’
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Florida rules prohibiting uncertified lawyers from advertising as specialists are struck down
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Tampa lawyer gets $300K settlement in excessive force suit
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Florida lawyer is permanently disbarred for DUI setup
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Citizen Captures Connecticut Troopers Discussing Charges Against Protester To “Cover Our Asses”
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Woman Found Dead In Hotel Room With Two Capuchin Monkeys and An Incoherent Man . . . Police Declare Death “Suspicious”
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Lawyer accused of sending false texts to client who was stabbed outside his office
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Judges:

Will We See A Return Of The Ninth Circuit Curse?
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Judge Issues Ultimate Benchslap In Lawyer’s Frivolous Pro Se Suit
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None to the Right of Samuel Alito After his first decade, Alito is 'every bit as conservative as conservatives could have dreamed'
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‘Notorious RBG’ wows wide-eyed Brandeis crowd
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Wall Street:

Stock futures fall
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Schizophrenic’ month for U.S. stocks ends with surge of nearly 400 points
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The Best Stock Over the Last 30 Years? You’ve Never Heard of It
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Stock-Trading Volumes Soared as Markets Tumbled
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Bonner: If Market Crashes, 27 Year Recovery
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We’re close to midpoint of ugly earnings season
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Layoffs:

Sports Authority slashes 100 jobs
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Caterpillar closing 5 plants, cutting 670 jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Labor:

When Bankruptcy Meets Labor: Two Recent Cases
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Bankruptcy Law "Trumps" The National Labor Relations Act in Casino Reorganization
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Tax:

The New York Times editorial board rips apart 'brazen tax dodgers' The Corporate Tax Dodge Continues
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Are multinationals starting to lose the tax battle?
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Awards:

Greenberg Traurig Wins Two M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards
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Distressed Investing:

The anxiety of investing in high yield bond
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Junk bonds suffer a rare negative return in January--and that’s bad news for stocks
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High Yield Bond Issuance Rose Last Week, but Was Tepid
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U.S. Junk Defaults Are Outpacing Emerging Markets
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Invest like a legend: Wilbur Ross
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Corporate Reform:

Elizabeth Warren: DOJ and SEC Are Lousy at Enforcement Elizabeth Warren takes another swipe at Mary Jo White — and Barack Obama 2015 Spurred Billions in Bank Fines, But Not Enough for Warren
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Will those who led the financial system into crisis ever face charges?
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Mining:

For Mining Chiefs, Doomsday Scenarios Could Become Reality
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

ID: Couple pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud
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Greenwich man admits guilt in bankruptcy fraud Greenwich Man Pleads to Guilty to Embezzlement From Bankruptcy Estate
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Non-Profits:

Charity watchdog reportedly places Wounded Warrior Project on its watch list Wounded Warrior Project under fire for failing to distribute donations to vets
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Seattle's Pronto bike-share nonprofit teetering, seeks $1.4M rescue
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Politics:

The Iowa caucuses: A subsidy for Iowa's political elite The ‘intimidating, baffling’ process that determines who gets 2016’s first big victory
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The Sanders-Trump Fuel: Economy hasn't grown by 3% for 10 straight years What Makes Voters Support Donald Trump? This election could be the birth of a Trump-Sanders The New Politics of Frustration constituency
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Iowa Republicans haven’t picked the GOP nominee since 2000
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America May Elect a President They Hate
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The Politics Of The Next Recession: How A Bust Could Impact The 2016 Elections
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Trump, Cruz Trade Barbs
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Party Gridlock Haunts the Races in Iowa
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Donald Trump’s Art of the Fail Trump Dump Donald Trump won’t brag about this poll result The Trump Doctrine Revealed 'Do you apologize?': Donald Trump clashes with reporter before cutting him off at a press conference The most respected poll in Iowa just gave Donald Trump some great news At Trump Rallies, Buttons Promising Death to ISIS and Prison to Clinton Sell Briskly Donald Trump Overtakes Ted Cruz in Iowa Poll Ahead of Caucuses How Poker Explains Trump’s Campaign How Donald Trump uses "political correctness" to make sexist bullying seem like heroism The real reason Donald Trump is rich and you’re not Cruz Attacks Trump For Owing 'Millions Or Even Billions' In Unpaid Loans
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Cruz Eases Off Attacks; His Allies, Not So Much Cruz Fact Check: Obamacare "is the biggest job-killer in this country" Cruz Wasn't Always So Religious Ted Cruz’s awkward hug highlights Iowa challenges Donald Trump Rips Ted Cruz, Calls Him 'Anchor Baby' Ted Cruz's Surrealistic Last Stand Cruz's Iowa Mailers Really Are Fraudulent
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Marco Rubio Keeps Sights Trained on Ted Cruz
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Bernie Sanders’ supporters ignore what we learned from Obama Sanders Declines to Criticize Clinton Over ‘Serious Issue’ of Emails Bernie Sanders Implores Giant Iowa Crowd to Show Up Monday Too Bernie Sanders Defends Liberal Ambitions Bernie Sanders's Political Revolution Bernie Sanders’ campaign is getting nailed for some unethical shenanigans Sanders says he’ll quickly break up big banks Bernie Sanders is calling out Hillary's electability
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Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are locked in a razor-thin race, according to the most respected poll in Iowa Clinton ‘Not Concerned’ About New Flap Over Classified Emails Clinton’s Email Troubles Come With Bad Political Timing The Hillary Clinton top-secret email controversy, explained Were Clinton 'top secret' emails illegal? What history tells us about such cases Hillary Clinton's 22 top secret e-mails: Are they a big deal? Hillary Clinton’s Women Donors Could Change Politics Forever
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Jeb Bush, in Final Days Before Iowa Caucus, Gives a Hug Jeb Bush's Journey From Front-Runner to Straggler
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The New York Times endorses Hillary Clinton and John Kasich for president
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Plastics:

Rotovac forced into bankruptcy , auction set for equipment
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Small Business:

The Double Whammy of Bankruptcies
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Soccer:

Greek soccer chief laments 'death of football city' as another club folds
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Media:

Glenn Beck's Media Empire is in Trouble
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Debt Collection:

License Plate Scanners Cast Police in Debt Collecting Role
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Personal Finance:

17 things you can stop wasting your money on
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Concerts:

SFX Entertainment Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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SFX Entertainment Enters Into Restructuring Support Agreement; Receives $115 Million Financing
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Marijuana:

Courts decline to extend bankruptcy laws to marijuana businesses
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Telecoms:

Battling Over the Remains of Nortel
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Fairs:

Law firm, State Fair owner settle lawsuit
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Celebs:

How Much Money Does 50 Cent Really Have? 50 Cent Reignites Meek Mill Feud At Concert: ‘All You Can Do Is Run To Nicki’ Will 50 Cent's Legacy Be "Beefs" or "Businesses?"
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Teresa Giudice's Memoir Lifts Lid On Life Inside Prison Teresa Giudice Talks Prison S-- In New Book
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Abby Lee Miller Bankruptcy Fraud — $760,000 ‘Dance Moms’ Paycheck
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Bill Cosby says woman who accused him of sexual assault 'wasn't picking up on' his role as her 'mentor'
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Abby Lee Miller's Bankruptcy Fraud Trial Delayed Yet Again!
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Economy:

Fourth-Quarter U.S. Growth – The Numbers Economists React to Fourth-Quarter U.S. Growth: ‘Consumer Spending and Housing Remain Solid’
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Fed funds futures pricing no rate hikes in 2016: CME data
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Economic Growth Cools as U.S. Consumers Temper Spending
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Why it's still hard to find a job even as the economy nears 'full employment'
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Consumer sentiment weakens to 92.0 thanks to stock market wobbles
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It's officially a lost decade for the US economy
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Americans Still Worried About the Economy
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Get ready for jobs to falter in January
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Birth Lottery and Economic Mobility
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Economists see 20% chance of US recession Are We Headed for a New Recession?
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The U.S. economy hasn’t yet gone over to the dark side
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Americans still using their MasterCards and Visas
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Why 2016 keeps getting uglier for US economy
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How recent college graduates are faring — in 3 charts
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More millennials may be escaping the basement than data says
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A Fed Riddle: Why Is Growth Cool If Jobs Are Hot
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Schiff: Things Are About to Get Very Bad
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Americans Weigh in on the State of Economic Opportunity
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Fed and Capitol Hill's 'very dangerous game'
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Peter Schiff: We're headed for a crash much worse than 2008
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For Second Year, Economic Confidence Highest in Minnesota Minnesota the Top State on the Job Creation Index
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If you think we're headed for a recession, check out the sales of cigarettes
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Bank of Japan Goes Negative; Will the Fed Follow? How Low Can Negative Rates Go? Paying the Bank to Hold Your Money?
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Record $5.5tn in govt bonds with negative yields
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It's Official: There is no zero lower bound
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The climate-change refugee crisis is only just beginning
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Why Are So Many Middle-Aged White Americans Dying?
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Wealth: Never Been So Unequal
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

‘Glimmer of Hope’ That Homeownership Rate Is on the Upswing
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Apartment rents surged 5% in the fourth quarter
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Inside the class and culture fight that's tearing San Francisco apart
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico offers plan to restructure its debt
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City lawyers, consultants cash in on Puerto Rico's bankruptcy
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Who Says Puerto Rico Needs Bankruptcy?
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SCOTUS Argument Hearing On Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Set For March 22
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Warren ties Puerto Rico fight to energy bill
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Puerto Rico Proposes Plan to Delay Its Debt Payments to Free Up Cash "The more senior you are, the more of the first (new debt) you get; the more junior you are, the more of the second (GDP warrants or what have you) you get" Sources: Puerto Rico creditors asked to take 45 percent cut on debt
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Facing Bankruptcy , Atlantic City Fighting Over Loan Money
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N.J.’s political insiders crafting a strategy for Atlantic City
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State takeovers in New Jersey don't ensure turnaround
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How Atlantic City went from a bustling tourist hub to a ghost town
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Why bankruptcy is Atlantic City's best hope
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The AC Takeover: What's in a Name?
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It's not my fault Atlantic City is going belly-up
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Detroit's struggle to write a new chapter for its schools
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Detroit's government watchdog asks for a raise
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MI: Cities, counties owe $7 billion to retirees for healthcare
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Budget fight leaves Illinois stuck with overdue bills
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Rahm scrambles to salvage CPS bond deal Should Illinois Take Over Chicago's Schools?
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Will Alaska become the next Detroit?
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Flint water crisis demonstrates what can go wrong when states take over cash-strapped cities Flint's Troubled Demographics
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Will casino expansion kill Atlantic City, or those who beat it at its own game?
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Browning out of money to pay town employees
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Iowa Supreme Court says city bank accounts off limits to creditors
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The War in San Bernardino
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Oil/Gas:

Oil falls as Asia economies slow, prospect of crude output cut dims Oil falls on China data, fading prospect of OPEC action
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Goldman Sachs: Don't believe the hype — oil is staying below $40
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US Drillers Now Posting Billions in Losses
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Fri.: Oil snags first 3-day win streak of 2016 at settle
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Shale will cap crude's rally with fast production: Citi
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Is Non-OPEC Oil Production Beginning A Serious Decline?
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Oil rigs fall under 500 in latest count
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Seadrill Deepens Cost Cuts to Ride Out CEO's Worst Rig Slump
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U.S. upstream energy M&A plunged in 2015, hedging to drop in 2016, reports say
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Should Investors Really Be Concerned With Bankruptcies in the Oil and Gas Sector?
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Is Saudi Arabia Trying to Force Bankruptcies ?
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More Oil and Gas Bankruptcies Are Assured
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Oil slide is depleting the coffers of these companies
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Energy Companies Face Potential Lawsuits If Layoffs Don’t Follow the Letter of the Law
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The US bet big on American oil and now the whole global economy is paying the price
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Turmoil in the Oil Patch Is Hitting U.S. GDP Growth
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Cheap oil less of a boon for US growth than in the past
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Oil's Plunge Won't Drag Down the U.S. Economy
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Don't believe oil bump, $18 still coming: Kilduff
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It's starting to look like Russia will have the biggest impact on oil prices this year
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Russia's biggest oil company called the market 'idiotic'
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How Did Wall Street Miss the Mark on Oil?
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Another Victim of Cheap Oil?
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Spiess: For some, it will be bankruptcy
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Chevron posts 1st loss since 2002 as oil sinks Chevron delays big projects, plows the Permian Basin
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Phillips 66 profits plummet 43 percent
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Oil giants to be hit by profits carnage
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Saudi Arabia will cooperate on oil output, didn't propose production cut, says Arabiya Analysts: Global deal to cut oil production unlikely Saudi Arabia struggles to cope with cheap oil
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Battered by War, Iraq Now Faces Calamity From Dropping Oil Prices
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Venezuela Tries to Convince Oil Nations to Cut Production
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Norway: No Way We'll Cut Oil Output
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Nigeria in Talks to Borrow $3.5 Billion as Oil Saps Budget
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Distressed Fund Sancta Readies for U.A.E. Deals After Oil Slump
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Why history says crude pain just beginning
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Expect dividend cuts in the energy sector: Analyst
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An American fuel gauge on the fritz and proving tough to fix
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SandRidge, Williams Partners Moves More Signs Of Shaky Energy Economy
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Oil swoon draining the well of these companies
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With ban lifted, U.S. oil exports off to slow start
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Oil is Still in Demand Why Goldman Sachs Says $30 Oil Isn't Proof of Weak Demand
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The Apophis Syndrome, Or The Oil Price Dilemma
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Plunging oil prices hit workers in marine sector hard
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Gambling:

Caesars gets fresh chance at halting U.S. creditor lawsuits
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Now Might Be A Good Time To Withdraw Your Daily Fantasy Sports Money
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Retailing:

American Apparel Sells Ultra-Hip Oak Stores Back to Founders
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Macy's lowers profit outlook
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Quiksilver Amended Reorganization Plan Nets Court OK
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Student Debt:

Betrayed by the Dream Factory - Student loan crisis at its ugliest
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Colleges could be held accountable for students' bad debts
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Senator's proposal would let students refinance loans
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Watch Student Loan Debt Grow $2,726 Every Sec.
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Fraud:

Bankruptcy Court Readies Claims System for TelexFree Investors
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OR: Bankruptcy stripped away most of Holcomb brothers’ wealth
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Denny Hecker moved from Colo. to Ill. for his 9th prison in 5 years
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This is exactly how the FBI convinces hedge funders trading on inside information to spill the beans on everyone else
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Banking:

Chairman of Tampa bank files for bankruptcy
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Hollywood:

Relativity Media Lender Demands Court Delay Bankruptcy Exit Hearing Relativity Case: Bankruptcy Judge Declines to Delay Monday’s Reorganization Hearing Judge Denies CIT Bank Plea To Postpone Bankruptcy
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Broker/Dealers:

Brokerage firm RCS Capital files for bankruptcy
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RCAP Filing Prearranged Chapter 11 This Weekend
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RCS Capital to Sever All Ties with Schorsch in Bankruptcy
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Horse Racing:

OTB sites close after tracks go bankrupt
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Want to find the next Triple Crown winner? You may want to talk to this lawyer
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Dance:

Miami Contemporary Dance Company files for bankruptcy
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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 (44 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (17 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Bankruptcy filings in Northern West Virginia drop significantly in 2015
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10 companies suffering the biggest sales declines this earnings season
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Miscellaneous:

The Week Ahead
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Surcharge:

When Is a Section 506(c) Surcharge Appropriate?
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Subordination:

Subordination of Claims Under Bankruptcy §510(B)
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Asset Protection:

Fraudulent Transfers In Hypnotic Taxi
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Plan Confirmation:

Ninth Circuit Follows the Lead on Absolute Priority Rule
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Sales:

Managing the Preparation, Delivery and Review of the Disclosure Schedule in Section 363 Transaction Can Help Avoid a Shipwreck
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Professional Compensation:

Once Burned, Baker Botts Tries Out a New Way to Get Paid
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LBOs:

Apollo LBO Pipeline Dried Up as Lending Stalled, Harris Says
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Finance:

The crazy world of credit
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Fitch: Energy, Metals/Mining Challenges Persist for U.S. Leveraged Loans
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Autos:

Tesla Model S autopilot will 'revolutionize your commute,' company says
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VW says defeat software legal in Europe
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Reborn Chinese Saab Isn’t Allowed To Be Called ‘Saab'
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Why the GM Trial Imploded
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Lawyer Claims GM Bellwether Counsel Cut Sweetheart Deal with Automaker
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Environmental:

DC Circuit: EPA must make rules to stop companies from filing bankruptcy to avoid pollution cleanup The Opinion
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Sentencings set for ex-execs in West Virginia chemical spill
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Shipping:

Dry Bulk Shipping - How Low Can It Go And How Long Can It Last?
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Navios Maritime's Liquidity Crisis: Why Bankruptcy Makes Sense
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HMM readies fire sale to stave off bankruptcy
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Bankrupt intermodal operator Combiwest points finger at SNCF
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Healthcare:

The Clock Keeps Ticking: Time Considerations When Buying Healthcare Assets and Funding a Bankruptcy Case through Closing
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Bankruptcy officially over for PVGH
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IN: Feds want to cut off funding for Carmel home health firm
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Coal:

Buyers Remain Scarce for Bankrupt Coal Miners
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Walter Energy gets court approval for $50M in financing
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State places a risky bet on coal company's health
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Murray Energy CEO: Bankruptcy Possible if No Tax Cut
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Wyoming faces harsh economic realities
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Federal coal sales moratorium shakes industry stronghold
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Education:

Louisiana: Colleges brace for major budget cuts
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Do Elite Colleges Lead to Higher Salaries? Only for Some Professions.
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Sovereigns:

Argentina to Meet Creditors in New York City
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The Coming Mess in Venezuelan Debt
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Andrew J. Wilkinson Interviewed by The Banker on Ukraine’s Sovereign Debt Restructuring
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Argentina Agrees to Borrow $5 Billion From Wall Street Banks Heading into holdout talks, gov’t seals US$5 billion loan from banks
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IMF Changes Sovereign Debt Rules
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IMF warns Zimbabwe
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UK:

Who's Who: UK Bar: Restructuring & Insolvency 2016
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Do receivers owe duties to bankrupt mortgagors?
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Kate Middleton Disgusted: Bankrupt Sarah Ferguson Cashing In On Royal Family – Hires PR Firm to Find Work
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Personal insolvencies at 10-year low
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Credit Suisse: Here's just how disastrous a Brexit could be for the UK economy The UK voting to leave the EU 'would open Pandora's box' in Europe
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HSBC to freeze salaries, hiring in 2016 in battle to cut costs -sources
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R3 comments on Q4 2015 insolvency statistics
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PIIGS:

Italian Banks are Screaming Warning Signs to the EU
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Italian police find fugitive mobsters 'living like animals' with guns and pasta pots
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Greece's international lenders to start bailout review on Monday Tsipras faces tightrope act Greece’s far-left Syriza government is tottering Threat of Schengen expulsion a new EU humiliation for Greeks
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Lehman Pulled Money Out of Anglo Irish Days Before Bankruptcy
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ie: New bankruptcy legislation signed into law One-year bankruptcy rule change to end debt 'punishment'
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This story of a Dublin pub owner explains everything that’s wrong with the economy
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Spain: princess loses legal battle, will face tax-fraud trial
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Portugal's Government Hangs Tough on Ending Austerity
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Canada:

The downfall of Target Canada
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Sask. sees biggest year-over-year spike in bankruptcies
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Canada: Oil Workers and the Collapse of Prices
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The never-ending saga of U.S. Steel
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"A real kick in the gut:" Protesters rally for steelworkers at Day of Action
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Maximizing tort settlements during bankruptcy
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China:

Another Bad Day for China's Stock Market
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China factories slow for 6th straight month
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Some of the biggest hedge fund names in the world are loading up on bets against China's currency
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Inside China's 'zombie factories'
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China Company Accused of Fleecing Investors of $7.6 Billion
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Capital flight from China is so intense people are trying to sneak money out without authorities noticing
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Japan:

What Negative Rates Could Mean for Japan What you need to know about the Bank of Japan and negative interest rates Japan, unbounded
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Skymark's rehabilitation progressing
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Malaysia:

Swiss wreck efforts by Malaysia to contain 1MDB scandal Swiss Probe of Malaysia Fund Sees $4 Billion Possible Misuse
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Large number of bank accounts seized in S'pore in connection with 1MDB probe
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Australia:

Suddenly, Australia’s coal savior also has a glut
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Clive Palmer's Queensland Nickel is underwater, needs capital injection D-Day looming for refinery Clive Palmer's jet goes up for auction Federal government should ensure Queensland Nickel workers entitlements Clive Palmer faces '$1.4bn clean-up' for nickel refinery
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Philippines:

Bill gives workers first crack at bankrupt companies
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Ukraine:

Contract Law and Ukraine's $3 Billion Debt
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Metinvest buys time to restructure bonds
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Venezuela:

Venezuela is on the brink of a complete economic collapse
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Russia:

Billionaire loses appeal in Moscow over bank collapse
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MENA:

Suddenly There Are Big Changes in Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia's AHAB Hopes to Settle $6B of Debts soon
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Saudi Jabal Omar says in talks with lenders
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Argentina:

Ultrapetrol gets breathing room from creditors
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MENA:

Saudi Banks Show Signs of Stress With Stocks Cheaper Than Assets
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China:

China PMI Misses
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Nigeria:

Africa's largest economy needs a $3.5 billion emergency loan after getting hammered by the oil crash
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South Korea:

Record Low Number of Bankruptcies Filed Last Year
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