Law:

Do Former Partners of Troubled Firms Have Survivor Guilt?
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M&A Surge Expected to Continue in 2016, Survey Says
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Associate Bonus Watch: ‘Very Disappointing,’ Below-Market Bonuses
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This Skadden Attorney Wants You, Big Law Associate
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What Some Fellow Dinosaurs Are Thinking
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Combat With Creditors Stymies Zucker Goldberg Bankruptcy
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Charleston: Lawyer who was sued by clients files for bankruptcy
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Cybersecurity: How to Secure Law Firms
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Should this lawyer quit her job at a private firm and accept lower pay elsewhere?
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More Fall-Out From A Crooked Broadway Impresario/Lawyer
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Coming Out: How Is It Like Leaving Biglaw?
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Orrick Hires Top S.F. Prosecutor as Litigation Head
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Bankruptcy Lawyer Takes Over As Head Of Womble Pro Bono Efforts
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The only 2 coats every guy needs to buy for winter
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Lawyers in Wisconsin respond to 'Making a Murderer': 'I almost got physically ill' • Two new lawyers have agreed to take on Steven Avery's case from 'Making a Murderer' • Jodi from 'Making a Murderer' thinks her 'monster' ex-fiance Steven Avery is 'not innocent' • Netflix's Making a Murderer exposes flaws that go far beyond Steven Avery's trial
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Frank Easterbrook: No Longer an Academic, But Still an Academic Heavyweight
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The Decline of the Bundy Rebellion
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Lawyer accused of conducting DNA test on water bottle without permission testifies in ethics hearing
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Latest Trend In Attorney Advertising: Adorkableness
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Verizon Assigned Sir Mix-A-Lot’s Old Phone Number To This Lawyer… Hijinks Ensue
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Judges:

Bankruptcy Judge Position for the Northern District of Illinois
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Judge in ‘Duck Dynasty’ Dispute Balks at Stereotyping
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Taking selfie with Lady Justice atop courthouse put man behind bars, sheriff says
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2 attorneys, partners in law and life, seek 1 judicial seat in opposing primaries
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Man gets 18 months for threatening divorce judge in email
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Disastrous D***-Joke Deposition Earns Stern Benchslap
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You may be powerless to stop a drone from hovering over your own yard
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Wall Street:

Wall Street eyes cautious start
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Markets are in panic mode
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Dow sheds 300+ as S&P breaks below 1,900
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10 stocks that led
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Albert Edwards: Brace for a 75% stock market crash
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Here's the next big thing that can sink stocks
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These 6 charts sum up just how brutal the market crash has been in 2016
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Don’t be so tempted to sell everything as markets tank
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Why 2016 S&P 500 predictions are too high: JPMorgan
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Goldman Sachs: High-speed trading is out of control, the stock market is broken
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$3.17 Trillion wiped off global stocks this year
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Layoffs:

BAE Systems announces 300 Jacksonville shipyard layoffs
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Aeropostale to Eliminate About 100 Jobs in Cost-Cutting Move
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Goldman Sachs plans deeper job cuts this year
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GoPro To Cut 7% Of Workforce After Poor Holiday Sales
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SandRidge Energy announces major layoffs
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Noranda to lay off 480 employees
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Politics:

Republicans and Democrats Agree: We Hate Wall Street
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Are Lawyers Terrible Presidents?
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'Very weak on illegal immigration': Donald Trump fires back GOP’s rising star after State of the Union snub • Donald Trump rips 'son of a b----' who set up faulty mic at campaign rally • White supremacists say they have “unrequited love” for Donald Trump •Donald Trump's gift to America • Trump vows security will get even more ‘nasty’ as more rally attendees are manhandled • The Bankruptcy and Restructuring of the Republican Party
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Cruz: Polls show Donald Trump 'loses to Hillary — and loses by a pretty big margin' • Ted Cruz Has a Real Birther Problem • Cruz Forgot About Goldman, Citi Loans to Him? • Ted Cruz under fire for not disclosing bank loans • Establishment warms to Cruz
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What if Bernie Sanders captured Iowa and New Hampshire? • What If Bernie Sanders Is the Democrats' Best Bet? Cont'd • Why Is Bernie Sanders Overtaking Hillary? • Sanders campaign sees fundraising numbers soar • Fact Check: How much would Bernie Sanders’ health care plan cost the middle class?
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As Democratic race narrows, Hillary Clinton rips into Bernie Sanders
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Jeb Dings Rubio on Height
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Carson's Entire NH Super PAC Staff Quits
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Upset Republican donors: Have we wasted our money?
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Pressure grows on Warren to endorse a Democrat
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15 significant quotes from Obama's final State of the Union • Ted Cruz repeats vow to carpet bomb ISIS 'into oblivion' after Obama speech jab • Sen. Warren on Obama's State of the Union Address • Obama Calls For Bipartisanship While Sabotaging It
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Haley plea for 'tolerance' draws cheers and jeers, revealing divide
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What US Looks Like Without Gerrymandering
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Autos:

3 things that could ruin the auto industry's epic run
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Fitch: Auto Sector CDS Widening Signals Market Concerns
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VW CEO Meets with EPA Head
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Coal:

Arch Coal Bankruptcy Has Citizens Groups Worried About Cleanup • Arch Coal bankruptcy sparks worries about mine cleanup
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WEBINAR: Arch Coal roundtable discussion digs into valuation, liquidity and DIP needs, fallout from failed exchange offer
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US coal miners’ struggles at dawn of 20th century not too far from today’s
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Coal prices could fall even further from here
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Peabody Energy Is At Its Most Critical Juncture
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Obama Wants To Change The Way America Sells Its Coal And Oil
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The Coal Industry Is Off To a Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Year
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In Kentucky, The Coal Habit Is Hard To Break
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Ongoing drop-off in coal leads to earnings declines for CSX
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US Coal Production Falls To Lowest Levels Since 1986
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This Big Coal Buyer Could Drive Coal Prices Even Lower
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Student Debt:

The Tetzlaff Aftermath: Discharging Student Loans In Bankruptcy Might Be Easier Than We Thought
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Counseling Help for Distressed Student Loan Borrowers?
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The State of the Student Loan Crisis Gets Short Shrift in Obama Speech
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The Obama Administration Just Hired One Of Its Biggest Critics
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Food/Beverage:

Supervalu sales fall more than expected
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Seattle sports drink company Golazo files for bankruptcy
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Taxis:

NYC Taxi King Illegally Transferred Property During Lender Dispute • The Opinion
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Telecoms:

Nortel's Creditors Said to Restart Talks to Split $7.3 Billion
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Hedge Funds:

Rajaratnam And 75 Other Reasons Hedge Funds Are Scared Straight
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Economy:

Six Years Later, 93% of U.S. Counties Haven’t Recovered From Recession, Study Finds
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Credit-Fear Gauge Jumps Above 100 for First Time in Three Years
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Fed's Rosengren warns about slowing growth and how it could pull down the Fed's rate path
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Fed: We're not seeing a whole lot of inflation right now
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Beige Book: Economic growth modest in most districts
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‘Star Wars’ made it into a Fed report
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Consumers’ Household Finance Expectations Decline to Lowest Level Ever to End 2015 • Bright spot world economy is 'sluggish'
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Americans are working fewer hours—and it’s making income inequality worse
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Corporate ratings outlook worst since crisis: S&P
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Here's a breakdown of how much the average American earned, by education level
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Jeff Gundlach thinks oil is a disaster, rates could finally head higher, and gold could hit $1,400
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'The most important chart in the world now' shows $170 billion in capital flight
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Myth of college-degreed barista is just that
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These charts reveal the depressing transformation in world risks from the credit crunch to the refugee crisis
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U.S. Heavy Truck Sales
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Why Can't Economists Be Trusted? Ask an Economist
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Colorado region's economy 'flat'; energy, agriculture seen as weak areas, says Fed
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Creditor on the Hook For Property Upkeep Costs
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MBA: Mortgage applications start year off strong, surge 21.3%
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The 10 hottest US housing markets to watch in 2016
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Sacramento Housing in December: Sales up 19.6%, Inventory down 28% YoY
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Phoenix Real Estate in December: Sales up 4%, Inventory down 8%
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New Jersey, Florida, were hotbeds of foreclosures in 2015 -report
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‘Silence of Lambs’ house still can’t find a buyer
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US will Track Secret Buyers of Luxury Real Estate • Luxury Home Market Seen Threatened by Transparency in NYC, Miami
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Municipalities:

What's Fair for Iowa Is Fair for Puerto Rico
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Congressional Hearings Grapple with Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Train Wreck
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Supreme Court to Decide Extent of Puerto Rico’s Sovereign Powers • High court raises doubts over Puerto Rico sovereignty • Proskauer Represents Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico in U.S. Supreme Court Case
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Marco Rubio Turns His Back on Puerto Rico, at His Own Peril
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Atlantic City Mayor: This is our Pearl Harbor • Atlantic City officials blast proposed state takeover • Atlantic City casino revenues continue to slide as state takeover bill is introduced • New Jersey May Seize Atlantic City as Rebound Eludes Casinos
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Chicago: No. 1 for 4th straight year
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Oil/Gas:

Oil hit a new 12-year low
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Oil eyes second-longest losing streak
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Oil drillers face $102 billion cash shortfall in 2016
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Analysts play ‘how low can you go’: $10-a-barrel oil? • Predictions for $10 Oil Growing
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What Impact Does $30 Oil Have On ETF Investors?
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Downturn reaches U.S. shale industry as production scaled back
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Everything supporting an oil price rally has disappeared
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Why the plunge in oil is crushing all stocks
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UBS slashes crude oil forecast to $40 a barrel
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Gusher of supply keeps pounding oil prices
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Demand just as big a drag on oil: HSBC
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Is Oil "Cheap"?
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SandRidge Energy lays off hundreds of Oklahoma workers
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Deals And Demise: The Gory Times Ahead For Oilfield Services A&D
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Here's what's really needed to stop oil's fall
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Iran is dialing back its oil rhetoric
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In Big Lake, Texas, residents are riding out the latest oil bust
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Vantage Drilling to Clash With Hsin Chi Su Over Bankruptcy-Exit Plan
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Alfaro seeks to buy his bankrupt company's wells • Alfaro pitching Primera Energy investors again
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Petrobras slashes investment plan
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Why Chesapeake Energy Corporation's Stock Could Go to $0
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Get Ready for Iran’s Oil: Sanctions Could Be Removed Next Week
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Here's why 'lower for longer' is hurting commodity stocks
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Here's the oil-Fed chart that Jeff Gundlach thinks ties the whole story together
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Falling oil means rising foreclosures in these states
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Fitch: US HY E&P Asset Coverage Weaker But Pockets of Strength
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Alternative Energy:

Solar stock SunEdison craters after hedge fund titan David Tepper announces lawsuit • Appaloosa sues to block SunEdison unit from buying Vivint assets
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As Oil Crashed, Renewables Attracted Record $329 Billion
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Nevada Solar Industry Collapses by Design
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Personal Finance:

What to do with your hands during a job interview
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Five ways to access the 'hidden' job market
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Lotteries:

The 3 biggest mistakes people make after winning the lottery • What's the tax bill on a $1.5B Powerball win? • Yay! We've won the Powerball... Oh, hang on • Why an Economist Plays Powerball • Three guys walk into financial planner’s office with a Powerball ticket • For a few minutes, they were Powerball winners • 7 ways to splurge if you win Powerball • The 10 dumbest things you can do if you win the $1.5 billion Powerball • Since everyone's obviously considering taxes, here are the best states in which to win the Powerball jackpot • $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot split between 3 winning tickets
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Media:

Al Jazeera America to shut down at end of April
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Compensation:

Leucadia-Backed HRG Cuts Bonuses After RadioShack, Energy Losses
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Fraud:

CFTC Obtains Almost $500 Million Award in a Madoff Feeder Case
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Battoo, BC Capital Get $500 Million in Sanctions in Fraud Case
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TelexFree creditors to attend bankruptcy proceeding in Mechanics Hall
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Celebs:

David Bowie left £135million legacy for his family after savvy business moves pulled him from 'brink of bankruptcy '
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Debt Collection:

Debt-collection law firm to pay $3.4M to settle class action
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Cameras:

GoPro Down 24%, Cuts 7% Of Its Staff, Says Q4 Was A Disaster • Marc Andreessen predicted GoPro's current problems back when it filed to go public • Can GoPro be saved? • GoPro not done cutting estimates: Goldman
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Guns:

Colt Defense Emerges From Chapter 11 Restructuring
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Rail:

Commodities slide triggers ‘freight recession’ on US rails
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Amusement Parks:

Appeal filed in Conneaut Lake Park 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 (22 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Georgia still a bankruptcy leader, even as filings decline
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2015 Bankruptcy Recap: 46% Increase Fueled by Oil & Gas/Mining Industry Analysts Predict Further Uptick
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Avoidance Actions:

Red Flag Warnings: Ignore Them At Your Peril
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New Year, New Fraudulent Transfer Law
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UCC:

UCC Financing Statements: The Ins and Outs of “Authorization”
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Dismissal:

'Sketchy Activity' Gets Bankruptcy Case Dismissed
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Sales:

Faced with a Belated Offer for the Debtor’s Assets, Bankruptcy Court Converts the Case to Chapter 7 to Allow a Trustee to Run the Sale Process
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Revel: To Stay or Not to Stay? Third Circuit Reveals the Answer
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Ordinary Course Of Business:

Is a "Sound Business Purpose" Always Enough?
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Electricity:

Hunt's Proposed Utility Takeover Rattles Texas Regulators
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TBTF:

Prudential Is Too Slow To Ditch Too-Big-To-Fail Label
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Opera:

Bankruptcy Court Says New York City Opera Can Sing Again; First Production Set
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Healthcare:

A year later, Cuomo's $700 million for Brooklyn hospital is still unspent
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Go Ye Village officials balk over bank’s foreclosure request
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Surplus of Beds Affects Fate of Newark's Landmark Hospital
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Top cancer doctor: Do these things to live longer: "Sitting is the new smoking"
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Rising Drug Costs Only Getting Worse
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Mining:

Molycorp: Holding a Stinky Bag
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Television:

Netflix shares extend slide, down over 8%
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Retailing:

Quiksilver Said to Seek Financing in Bankruptcy Exit Preparation
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Some Sears, Kmart stores to close in cost cutting
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Insurance:

Some Ambac shareholders call on CEO to quit, cite delays in paying claims - sources
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Newspapers:

Philadelphia plan offers hope for troubled newspapers
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Fabric:

Hancock Fabrics Is Said to Prepare for Second Bankruptcy Filing
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Metals:

Sherwin Alumina Receives Preliminary Loan Access
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Sovereigns:

Argentina-Singer Debt Talks Get a Reboot, But Obstacles Abound • Gov’t re-starts talks with ‘vulture’ funds • Argentina needs to reach an agreement with holdouts, insists Prat-Gay • 'Failing to settle the debt has been extremely expensive for Argentina'
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Argentina looks to address amortization hump
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Argentina says wants debt deal as fiscal deficit balloons
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UK:

The Bank of England is getting even tougher on bankers' bonuses
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EU:

European industry just had another shocking month
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PIIGS:

Spanish court demands multi-million-euro bonds from Abengoa ex-bosses
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Lagarde Said Planning to Meet Tsipras in Davos on Greek Bailout
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Greece back on agenda as creditors demand pension reforms
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Canada:

Canada's got a lot of problems
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Fiduciary Duties of Directors and Officers in the “vicinity of insolvency”
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CCAA Debtor in Possession Financing without “Adequate Protection”
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Ending Too-Big-To-Fail –TLAC and the Canadian Bail-in Regime
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Commercial Property Boom Forecast to End, With Canada Hit Hard
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Germany:

German Economy Defied 2015 Global Slowdown as Growth Accelerated
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China:

Several Chinese lawyers are arrested; state media said one was ‘blabbering about the rule of law’
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China stocks recover after flirting with bear market
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A Towering Chinese Debt Mountain Looms Behind Market Gyrations
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The China bubble pops
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China economic growth seen cooling to 6.5 percent in 2016, more policy easing
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Hong Kong:

Court of Final Appeal rules that Section 30A(10)(a) of the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6) is unconstitutional
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Argentina:

Argentina among world’s worst economies
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Australia:

Insolvency Initiatives
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US Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and Australian Voluntary Administration Compared
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No Question Asked: Dick Smith Creditors Mute on Overdue Millions • Dick Smith creditors could be left hanging for six months • Dick Smith called in advisors before Xmas • Dick Smith employees 'a significant group of creditors '
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Mexico:

Mexico's ICA says has reached deal linked in homebuilding unit
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Ukraine:

Ukraine to work out debt restructuring with Russia's Sberbank
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Russia:

Russia Finance Minister: We Must Cut Budget by 10%
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