Law:
Wachtell Lipton Co-Chair Explains Where He Sees Pricing Pressure
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Dentons' global revenue cracks $2bn
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Dentons Tells Former McKenna Partners It's Keeping Some of Their Capital
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Latham’s Voge takes long view as financials plateau at $2.6bn
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Weil PEP rises 5 per cent to $2.5m as revenue stays flat
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DLA Revenue Tops $2.5 Billion, But Profits Fall
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Burr & Forman Names Bankruptcy Partner As Practice Group Management Partner
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Despite Energy Decline, Haynes and Boone's Profits Soar
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Longtime GC: Firms Need to Understand Their Clients' Goals
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Hogan Lovells Heads to the Bluegrass with First U.S. Back Office
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A Day In The SmallLaw Life (Part II)
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What Happens When Gunfire Breaks Out During The Bar Exam?
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One GC's Advice on Running a Global Legal Dept
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Job Opening: UST Trial Attorney - San Diego
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Job Opening: Ch. 13 Trustee - KS
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Partner announces move to Simpson Thacher, then changes his mind
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Who Is To Blame For The LSAT?
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Should Lawyers Blog?
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Lawyer Glut - Partly demographics, since Baby Boomers can't/won't retire
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Shaky Economy or Not, Retirement Remains a Thorny Issue
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Upper echelons of the legal profession still served by a silver spoon
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Apple wants to make it impossible for the company to comply with law enforcement's demands for data
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Yes, you can wear sneakers to work — if you follow this rule
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Why is Camille Cosby not protected by spousal privilege?
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Barclays analyst arrested on charges of cat torture
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Rubio Played Both Sides on Land Deals
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Trump University did not make these Americans great: lawsuit
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Once living in US illegally, immigrant now looks forward to paying $50K in taxes on law practice
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Appeals court denies bid by Outlaws biker club for return of 3 forfeited leather vests
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7th Circuit blasts US case, cites turn signal seen on police dashcam in reversal of drug conviction
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Up to 1 in 3 lawyers in India may have fake degrees
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Found unfit for trial in botched hit on attorney, hospitalized doctor sues over confinement
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The Great Pennsylvania Government P--- Caper
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MO: Legislators Don't Need Law School
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Police arrest man who taunted them online, taunt him back
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Judges:
Scalia spent his last hours with members of this secretive society of elite hunters
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Getting Insulted By Justice Scalia: One Journalist’s Tale
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If Anyone Gets Confirmed, The Court Will Be More ‘Scalia-Diverse’
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Tribute: He did what he was born to do
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White House, GOP Lock Horns on Supreme Court Nomination
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The surprising governor floated for the Supreme Court vacancy has taken his name out of consideration • Governor Sandoval Pulls Himself Out Of SCOTUS Consideration Because… Obviously
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The Supreme Court’s Next Trial
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Why Obama should pick a conservative Supreme Court nominee
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Why Obama should select Scalia's replacement from within the federal judiciary
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Roberts has most to lose with SCOTUS vacancy
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Could a Republican Supreme Court nominee break partisan stalemate?
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An Adult Conversation about the Fight to Fill Justice Scalia’s #SCOTUS Seat
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Supreme Court Fight Won’t Die, No Matter How Hard Republicans Try
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Appeals court judge is detained, but makes flight, after loaded gun found at airport in his luggage
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Kagan Only Justice to Experience 8-Member Court
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This Kid’s Supreme Court Quiz Answer Probably Not Getting Credit
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Lawyers accused of public rush hour s-- at railway station
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At Least 4 People Killed, 20 Injured in Workplace Shooting in Kansas • Shooter Not Called a Terrorist
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Court Ruling Keeps Ex-Montana Federal Judge's Racist Emails Secret
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Wall Street:
Dow futures rise 100 points
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Global stocks rise with eyes on G20 growth push
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Stocks post a solid gain, following rising oil prices
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Wells Fargo slashes its S&P 500 price target, still expects an 8% rally
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S&P 500 Earnings: Far Worse Than Advertised
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Rising risk of earnings recession as expectations slide
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Layoffs:
Halliburton to cut 5,000 jobs in new round of layoffs
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HP will lay off 3,000 workers this year
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Sears cuts headquarters staff after dismal quarter
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Ethanol:
Large Ethanol Company Files for Bankruptcy
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Coal:
Peabody Energy: The Fall of the World's Biggest Public Coal Company
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Healthcare:
NYC, Hudson Valley Lose Dozens of Ambulances After Company Goes Bankrupt
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Wall Street's "Wonder Woman" confirms TransCare bankruptcy
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Doctors Hospital of Michigan bankruptcy plan approved by federal judge
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Fight for Health Co-op Funds Looms
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GAO: Obamacare Fraud is Rampant
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Retailing:
Store closings are the hottest trend in retail • Store closings signal big change at Kohl's
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Distressed Retailers Turning Into Pariahs as Financing Dries Up
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Best Buy pushing more cost cuts as sales growth remains elusive
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Sears chairman says every retailer is screwed • Sears chairman blames Tesla, Uber, and Amazon for sending the retailer to the grave • Sears Loses $580 Million In Last Quarter Of 2015, Still Working On That 'Transformation' Thing • Dead man walking Sears is in a 'perpetual state of decline' • Sears Holdings Deepens Loss • Sears Hedge Fund Manager CEO Calls Criticism of Faltering Retailer "Unfair" • Sears names outside investor Berkowitz to board as losses grow
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Sears CEO cites US minimum wage hikes, tax rules as burdens
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Restoration Hardware gives new excuse for failure • Rich aren't splurging on pricey furniture. Blame stocks
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Sports Authority Is on the Brink of Bankruptcy
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You'd pay $12.8 billion to buy one of everything on Amazon
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Alternative Energy:
Short Interest in Solar, Alt Energy Stocks Moving Higher
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Bankrupt GTAT eyes $3.6M sale of solar business
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Personal Finance:
The 29 smartest questions to ask at the end of every job interview
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Environmental:
You Can Pollute Drinking Water For 300,000 People And Get Just One Month In Prison
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Economy:
Jobless Claims Rise in U.S. Holiday Week From 3-Month Low
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Strong US durable goods orders offer hope for manufacturing • Durable Goods Still Contracting Despite 'Job Gains'
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Krugman: Everybody Gets A Pony
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Recession sign is in play and has 81% accuracy
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Citi: Risk of global recession rising • Citi: Here Comes a Global Recession
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The US IPO market has almost completely dried up
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This capital market is the toughest for companies to tap in a decade
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Giving up its US citizenship could save Pfizer $35 billion in taxes
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The 20 cities around the world with the most billionaires
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How Older Women Are Reshaping U.S. Job Market
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US consumer OK, but be careful: Yardeni
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The great customer service you got after the recession? It was a blip.
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Delinquencies on peer-to-peer loans are rising
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The huge Republican tax cut plans, in 4 charts • We've lost sight of how wildly irresponsible the Republican tax plans are
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The problems in the US economy may be more widespread than we think
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US Regions Still in Economic Distress
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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:
Benchmark mortgage rates in U.S. near 13-month low • Average 30-year mortgage rate falls to 3.62%
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Fannie and Freddie: Recap and Release Is Still Just a Dream
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Why Blacks and Hispanics Have Such Expensive Mortgages
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Clark Turner bankruptcy claims come in at $56.5M
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Eviction: Donations Roll in for 97 Year Old
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Municipalities:
Detroit's pension shortfall raises red flags about bankruptcy plan assumptions
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Detroit uncovers $50M in unspent bond funds
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State Treasurer Tells Lawmakers That Bankruptcy For DPS Makes No Sense
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White House Steps Up Aid for Financially Ailing Puerto Rico
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Congress Grasps for Puerto Rico Rescue as House's Deadline Nears
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Puerto Rico needs restructuring to avoid cascading defaults -Treasury • Treasury's Weiss Seeks Puerto Rico Restructuring to Halt Crisis • Treasury official: Puerto Rico needs US help NOW • US: Puerto Rico gov't could shut down if denied bankruptcy • Puerto Rico fiscal crisis requires a two-step solution, Treasury Dept. says
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Puerto Rico Risks Dangerous Precedent by Protecting Pensions
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Is Obama Administration Plan for Puerto Rico Debt a ‘Bailout?’
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Puerto Ricans don't want a bailout. They want this...
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Mutual funds urge Puerto Rico lawmakers: protect sales tax-backed debt
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Franklin, Oppenheimer Say Cofina Changes Would Harm Puerto Rico
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What Puerto Rico Can Learn From Detroit's Bankruptcy
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Lawmakers Focus on Puerto Rico Board With Broad Restructuring Powers
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Atlantic City Has Cash Until April, Finance Director Says
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Jackson, Miss. Cautions Against Drinking Tap Water After Lead Reports
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Cruz Standing in the Way of Flint Water Deal • Flint Water Warnings Hit Gov's Inner Circle
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San Bernardino aims to exit bankruptcy by year's end
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Budget Woes in One of America's Wealthiest Cities
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Oil/Gas:
Banks Brace for Potential Energy Losses
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US Shale Drillers Finally Buckling Over Prices
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European Banks' $200 Billion Oil Slick
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Bond Vigilantes Push $258 Billion of Oil Debt Past Junk
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At $30 oil price, shale rebound may take much, much longer
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Halliburton slashes another 5000 jobs
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Energy Woes Continue as Oil & Gas Issuers Join Restructuring Watchlist
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Thurs. P.M.: Oil Prices Shake Off Losses, Turn Positive on Cutback Hopes • Big Banks Cut Oil-Price Forecasts • Oil futures end higher as producers plan March meeting
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Oil sector aims for profits at $50 crude
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The Allure Of Shale Is Wearing Off
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Why Oil Booms And Busts Happen
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Oil, Gas Companies Facing Bankruptcy Have Few Options
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Goldman Sachs: The Energy Collapse Isn't Even Close to the Subprime Crisis
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Apache loss widens on low oil price • Apache Corp. loses $7.2 billion for quarter, slashes capital spending
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US energy investor KLR delays offering, dampens hopes for IPO
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Falling oil prices bury rich Houston homeowners
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Houston, We Have a Problem: The Oil Rout Hits Texas
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Battered oil companies vow to ride out storm until price rebound
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A Gamble As Big As The Chesapeake (Energy) • Chesapeake Energy stops drilling in Pa. after $15 billion loss •Chesapeake Energy Corporation: Deutsche Bank Predicts Rough 2016
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Oil industry tormented by latest price slump
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Energy companies’ latest move as oil prices slump? Sell, sell, sell
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Frackers abandon Bakken as oil prices continue to bite
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With Oil Still In The Doldrums, Wage Theft Claims Have Jumped
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Oil and gas job losses continue to hit Colorado companies
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Standard & Poor’s lowers Apollo Investment, cites oil & gas exposure
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UK Oil Industry At The “Edge Of A Chasm”
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Kinder Morgan says pipeline fees safe from price slide • Kinder Morgan, Inc.: Countering The Fears About Counterparty Risks
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Energy MLPs Are Talking About Collateral
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Exxon Faces Downgrade by Moody's Following S&P Outlook Shift
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Oil Prices: Eni Loses $9.4 Billion
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Iranian Oil Minister Calls OPEC Production Freeze ‘A Joke’
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How A Premature Interest Rate Hike Could Spell Disaster For Oil
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Bottoming MLPs Offer a Bright Spot for Energy Investors
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The Cuts Keep Coming at Enerplus Corp.
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Iran Seeks Oil Barter as European Buyers Face Bank Hurdles
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Angola’s state oil firm says its debt has soared 41% due to lower oil prices
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Seadrill To Announce Restructuring Actions Within The Next Few Months - What Will They Look Like?
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Linn Energy: A Rude Awakening
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$10 Oil Will Trigger Economic Collapse, Warns Economist
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Bank Trading Desks' Oil Confessionals
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Education:
Here's why Marco Rubio accused Donald Trump of running a 'fake university' • Marco Rubio Didn't Go to Trump University—He Went to the School of Hard Knocks
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Tx. University Dean Leaving Over Gun Rules
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Food/Beverage:
Auction for Haggen's core stores pushed back for a third time
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Brokers:
Sorting Out Dodd-Frank's Treatment of Failed Broker-Dealers
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Electricity:
Texas regulators: ‘Benefits’ in Hunt-led plan to buy Oncor is $295 million worse for customers
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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 (30 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (12 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:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Plan Confirmation:
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Miscellaneous:
Rozens on Corporate Bankruptcies
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Chapter 13:
Mortgage Payments Outside Chapter 13 Plan Don't Affect Discharge
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Professional Compensation:
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In Pari Delicto:
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TBTF:
Break up big US banks like Ma Bell: Fed's Bullard
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Aviation:
Republic Airways Files for Bankruptcy Protection in New York • Republic Airways Files for Bankruptcy • Republic Airways Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries File for Chapter 11 Reorganization • Republic Airways Holdings Inc files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy • Pilot Shortage Forces Republic Airways to File for Bankruptcy • Bombardier C Series Dealt Blow After Customer Bankruptcy Filing
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First Day Dec • Petition
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Applause as Child Removed from Airliner
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Student Debt:
Report: Student loan debt jumped in last quarter of 2015
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Fraud:
The employees defrauding their companies are increasingly senior
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Feds Fine Gibraltar $6.5M as Ponzi-Schemer Rothstein's Banker
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Customers confront owner of bankrupt wine store • Sparks fly
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Madoff Trustee Says Accountant Aided Fraud
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Autos:
Federal Judge Tells VW To Fix Diesel Cars
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VW's Lawyer Cites Progress on Settling Emissions Rigging Claims
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Radio:
iHeartMedia's fourth-quarter loss widens to $93 million
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Shipping:
Peruvian Dry Bulk Player to Succumb to Bankruptcy
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Celebs:
50 Cent says no to Indentured Servitude but Court Demands Answers
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Famous Accountant Mitt Romney Would Like A Peek At President Trump’s Tax Returns
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Corporate Governance:
Two Recent Delaware Decisions Further Illustrate the Scope of Section 220 Discovery
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Politics:
Nearly 20% of Trump Fans Think Freeing the Slaves Was a Bad Idea
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Appeals court strikes down Ohio laws banning political lies
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Sovereigns:
The eve of distraction
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US judge calls hearing in Argentine debt case
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Argentina's Presidential Giveaway to Vulture Funds
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Prat Gay cautious on negotiations with holdouts
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What Has To Happen To End Argentina's Conflict With The Vulture Funds?
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In latest Argentina bond flap, mediator scolds hedge fund lawyer for disclosures
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UK:
Wrongful Trading – IPs Need to Demonstrate an Increase in Net Deficiency for a Successful Claim
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RBS lost a colossal £2 billion and this massive set of legal issues is threatening to wreck the bank • 8th Straight Year of Losses
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EU:
European Distressed Debt Market Outlook 2016
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PIIGS:
Portuguese banks escape European stress tests
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Abengoa Asks Investors to Extend Maturity of Bonds Due in March • Spain’s Abengoa Seeks Extension for Payment on €500 Million in Maturing Bonds
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Greek Recovery Hinges on Bailout Review, Says Central Bank Governor
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Canada:
Charges laid in bankruptcy fraud investigation
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Canada’s oil industry faces rising threat from its own backyard, IEA warns
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Property flip in bankruptcy sale ‘fraudulent’
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Justin Trudeau’s Broken Campaign Promises • The Red Ink Is All Over Trudeau’s First Budget
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Bombardier Inc's biggest CSeries customer, Republic Airways, files for bankruptcy protection
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‘First thing to go is all your toys’: Auctions busy as Albertans cope with slump
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Australia:
Australia's Dick Smith fails to find buyer, to shut remaining stores
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Dick Smith furious at 'utter dishonesty' of electronics retailer's previous owner
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Dick Smith collapse puts directors and auditor under the gun
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Japan:
Foxconn puts Sharp takeover on hold over undisclosed liabilities
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Venezuela:
In Decaying Venezuela, Debts Get Repaid
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Venezuela is shipping gold to pay debt
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Norway:
Hedge funds spar over Norske Skog debt restructuring
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China:
Cheapest-Ever Chinese Banks Aren't Cheap Enough
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Brazil:
Most holders want Sete Brasil to file for creditor protection, sources say
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