Law:
It’s All About Optics Man: Biglaw Firm Bans Personal Email After Salary Info Leaked • A ‘Sort Of, Not Really’ Cravath Match For The Holiday
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Former Dewey chairman owes Citibank $400K, judge finds
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Biglaw Partner Goes Out In Blaze Of Glory With Musical Departure Video
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Roundtable: Bankruptcy litigation
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Litigation Slump, Leadership Shifts Take Toll at Cadwalader
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Finance And Law: How To Critique A Valuation Model In Court
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Law Professor Dealing With An Evil Dean? Here’s What To Do
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Interview With A ‘NewLaw’ Pioneer
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Working With Emotional Pain
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Top firms release their full year financial results and profits per equity partner continue to rise across the board
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The Billable Hour Is A Feminist Issue
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Law Means Never Having To Say You’re Sorry
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Brexit Effect Begins to Drag on Profit at Allen & Overy Law Firm • A&O reports 2.3% revenue rise while PEP stays static
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London solicitors look to dual qualify as New York attorneys amid Brexit chaos
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How To Format Pleadings
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The most commonly misused words and what they actually mean
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Attorney Suspended for 90 Days Over Snide Comments To Other Attorneys
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Why you should be suspicious of the over-introducer
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Chipotle executive making $4.3 million a year arrested on charges of cocaine possession • E.Coli Burritos ‘Might Have Driven’ Chipotle Exec To Drugs: Bloomberg
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Machine guns aren’t protected by Second Amendment, 5th Circuit rules
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Oscar Pistorius is sentenced to 6 years in jail
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FBI recommends no charges for Hillary Clinton after completing email probe
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Judges:
Posner apologizes, says his controversial comments were about a ‘living Constitution’
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Wall Street:
Dow futures slide almost 100 points as Brexit fears nag • Stocks are set to sink at the open as Treasurys surge in 'risk-off' mode
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Stocks and bond yields sink as growth fears set in
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US stocks skid and bond prices surge on British worries
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Traders are buying 3 things to prepare for the worst
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'The next correction will extract more than a pound of flesh in damage'
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Layoffs:
30 jobs that are quickly disappearing in the US
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Coal:
Arch Coal In New Deal for Bankruptcy Exit Plan • Arch Coal Announces Global Settlement That Facilitates Consensual Completion of Financial Restructuring
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A Model for ‘Clean Coal ’ Runs Off the Tracks
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Food/Beverage:
Fairway leaves bankruptcy , reorganizes with new board
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How Hostess came back from bankruptcy • Wall Street made a killing from Twinkies • Twinkies: Trick or Treat? • What it took to save the Twinkie • The Twinkie’s Future is Bright, Thanks to These Lawyers
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Yikes!! Attorney Sentenced to 34 Months in Prison For Failing to Disclose Receipt of Filing Fees for Chapter 13 Cases
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Feds: After pleading guilty, Norfolk bankruptcy petition preparer illegally helped someone else
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Celebs:
Teresa Giudice Talks About Juicy Joe In Jail, Starts To Cry.
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Hulk Hogan accuses Nick Denton of bankruptcy shenanigans
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Creditors after former Mad Ants coach
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Consultants:
Deloitte names new corporate restructuring group leaders
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Student Debt:
Lesson Learned: Sometimes Paying Zero Is Still Too Much for Student Debtors
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Debt Collection:
A debt collector faces 20 years in prison for a scheme that victimized 6,000 people nationwide
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Shipping:
Hanjin Shipping starts talks with creditors over debt maturity extension
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ARA Physical Bunker Supplier Files for Bankruptcy
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Samsung Heavy workers to stage strike this week
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Dry Bulk: Virtually Every Company in the Industry is Still at Risk, Says New Report
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Autos:
VW dealer's real estate arm files Chapter 11, with Bergen bank on hook for loans
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Asset Protection:
Comparing Domestic Asset Protection Trust States
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Taxis:
Taxi Medallion Owners Slammed by Uber, Lyft
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Retailing:
Retailers are closing faster than you think
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Is end of road coming for troubled shopping malls?
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Photography:
Ion Worldwide’s Bankruptcy Is a Red Flag for GoPro
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Economy:
Factory orders fall more than expected in May
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Fed’s Williams downplays cautionary signal in national economic index
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US bonds soar as investors pile into safe-haven assets
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Yield Curve Shows 60% Chance of Recession, Deutsche Bank Says
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UC Berkeley’s Income Inequality Critic's Faculty Salary Puts Him In The Top 1%
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Year-over-Year Change in Employment Since 1968
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Household debt ticked upward at start of 2016, but credit card balances fell
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Corporate America is giving a ton of cash back to its shareholders — and this should worry investors everywhere
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Slowdown in Shadow Lending Tightens Credit on Main Street
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JP Morgan: Time for Gov't to Start Spending
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Roubini: Globalization backlash pits winners against losers
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Brexit is just the beginning of a popular revolt against elites
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Gig Economy: Uber Drivers Make Only $13.25 an Hour
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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:
US office vacancy rate falls to seven-year low • Rate declined in Q2 to 16.0%
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Mortgage Rates at Record Lows
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Mortgage refinances jump 21% on near record low rates • MBA: "Mortgage Applications Surge in Latest Weekly Survey"
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House Prices up 5.9% Year-over-year in May
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Freddie Mac sells $43.7 million in non-performing loans to non-profit
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Fifth Third Mortgage now offers mortgages with no down payment
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June appraisal volume closes on a low note
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CoreLogic: Home prices keep rising, demand not letting up
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Majority of Troubled Loans Sold by FHFA are Unresolved
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Municipalities:
Detroit’s Home County Steps Back From Abyss as Finances Improve
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Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis Explained
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PROMESA becomes law: all businesses in Puerto Rico will be affected – top points about this sweeping rescue package
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Puerto Rico Default 'Not A Surprise Nor A Problem' For Bond Insurers
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Puerto Rico Default 'More Severe' Than Past Partial Payments: KBW
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Puerto Rico experiences physician exodus
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Fitch Downgrades Puerto Rico's IDR to 'RD' and GO bonds to 'D'
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Is there life after debt for Puerto Rico ?
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Oil/Gas:
“Alberta, Alberta: What Is a Secured Lender/Noteholder To Do with Canadian O&G Collateral?”
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North Dakota joint operating agreements (JOAs) in a bankruptcy case
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Oil futures end at lowest level in a week • Oil Crashes As Crippled Pound Drags Down Equities • Oil edges lower as strong dollar, economic concerns weigh • Oil heading to biggest drop in 5 months amid glut
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Viking Supply Ships battles bankruptcy threat
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Battered Oil Companies Ready to Spend Again
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Chevron, partners to plow $37 billion into Kazakhstan field • Huge Chevron, Exxon Kazakhstan Investment Is A Bet Oil Has Stabilized
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An oil crash so deep even Exxon is hurting
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Shell Warns Of Further Job Cuts
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Linn Energy's May Income Report Was Decent, But Confusion Remains
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As prices rise, shale drillers return to to most profitable sites
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Move Over Canada, U.S. Shale Gas is Here to Stay
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Saudi Arabia's oil reserves: how big are they really? - Kemp • US oil reserves surpass those of Saudi Arabia and Russia
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Political stability in Libya could be terrible news for the global oil market
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Turmoil in the North Sea – An IP’s Practice Guide
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Politics:
FBI Director: Hillary 'extremely Careless,' But No Charges Recommended • Tough Words for Clinton's Lawyers as FBI Drops Email Probe • This paragraph from FBI's statement explains why the agency isn't recommending charges against Clinton • AP Fact Check: Hillary Clinton's claims about her emails collapsed under the FBI investigation • FBI Findings Damage Clinton's Excuses • FactCheck: 12 Questions on Clinton's Emails • Who Would Have Prosecuted Hillary Clinton Anyway? • Anyone Else Would be Tried and Convicted • The FBI just contradicted a key element of Hillary Clinton's email defense • Trump: It's 'rigged!' • Trump accuses Clinton of bribing Loretta Lynch amid email investigation • Takeaways From the FBI Director’s Statement on Hillary Clinton’s Use of Private Email • Paul Ryan Says FBI’s Hillary Clinton Email Decision ‘Defies Explanation’ • Ted Cruz says he has 'serious concerns' about FBI director's integrity • Hillary Clinton’s email problems might be even worse than we thought • The FBI's Gift To The GOP • Text of FBI Director Comey’s statement on Clinton emails • Bernie Sanders supporters are outraged over the FBI's decision on Hillary Clinton's emails • Hillary Clinton Needs a Dr. No • Paul Ryan suggests he will call FBI director James Comey to testify before Congress • Paul Ryan: Hillary Clinton should be blocked from receiving classified information as a candidate • Comey: 'No Reasonable Prosecutor Would Bring Such a Case'
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A Real Estate Developer Can Go Bankrupt. A President Can’t. • Donald Trump Isn't Sorry • Donald Trump and the Jews, explained • Why the Dump Trump effort will most likely fail at the GOP convention
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Clinton seizes opening as Trump alienates big business • Did Hillary Clinton Just Win The Student Vote With This Plan? • Hillary Clinton's campaign is blasting Donald Trump's praise for Saddam Hussein • Clinton expands her lead over Trump in new poll
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Warren Fact Check: Trump's position is "to roll back all" of the financial regulations passed after the financial crisis.
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Gambling:
Trump Taj Mahal strike enters day 5 with no sign of stopping
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Owner defends management of Atlantic City casino
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Fraud:
Real Libor Scandal: Who Isn't in Court
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The FBI is looking into 30 suspected insider trading schemes
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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 (23 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (6 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:
Buffalo: Area bankruptcy filings increase 4.3 percent
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Mediation:
Preparing for Multiparty Mediation: A Checklist — Part Three
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Standing:
Eighth Circuit Holds a Lender to a Special Purpose Entity is not a “Person Aggrieved” by an Order Substantively Consolidating the SPE’s Bankruptcy Estate with Another Estate
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Automatic Stay:
Relief from Stay Motion Not “Action on a Contract” for Fee-Shifting Purposes
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Chapter 13:
Plan Permitted to Stretch Out Redemption Payments Following a Tax Sale
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Discharge:
SCOTUS: False Representation Now Unnecessary to Find Consumer Bankruptcy Fraud
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TBTF:
A Retooled General Electric: An Industrial Giant That Is No Longer “Too Big To Fail”
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Construction:
California's most famous freeway fixer, Myers Inc., is bankrupt
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Metals:
Unsecured creditors make last-ditch effort to halt Noranda Aluminum auction
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Creditors , shareholders spar in Horsehead bankruptcy
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Agriculture:
Farmers told to cough up money received from Turner Grain
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Pensions:
Teamsters pensioners still looking at pennies on the dollar in retirement
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Are State And Local Government Pensions Underfunded By $5 Trillion?
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Media:
Hulk Hogan: Gawker made secret $200,000 loan to founder before bankruptcy
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Auto Racing:
IndyCar bankruptcy delays Healey from filing lawsuit • 5 Investigates: Boston Grand Prix files for bankruptcy • Boston Grand Prix is reportedly filing for bankruptcy • Owes $1.67 million to ticketholders
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UK:
What impact will Brexit have on corporate restructuring and insolvency?
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Third U.K. Property Fund Halts Withdrawals in Brexit Turmoil • 3 U.K. property funds are frozen: What you need to know • A £4.4 billion UK property fund stopped people withdrawing money after investors all rushed for the exit • Brexit Vote Rattles Companies Across Europe • UK Lawyers: Brexit Can Start Without Parliament Vote • Brexit could cause as much 'opportunity as disruption': VC • Brexiters Bail on Sinking Ship and Leave the Cleanup to Others • British Pound Falls Sharply Again • U.K. Banks Can’t Pump Capital Relief Into Dividends, Carney Says • U.K. Faces Shortage of Negotiators for Brexit Talks, Letwin Says • Brexit Erodes U.K. Economic Pillars as Property Investors Flee • Tony Blair Holding Jamie Dimon’s Hand Through Brexit Anxiety • Apple could be feeling the effects of Brexit • Global bond burn from Brexit may now force fiscal response • Goldman Sachs: The pound could crash to $1.20
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Bank of England to UK bankers: Start lending
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Tata Steel and proposed changes to pensions legislation- a watching brief for the insolvency world
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Government to mull over what to do next for insolvency rules, including what respite to give companies in trouble
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Lenders to be barred from hounding friends and family of struggling borrowers
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EU:
Europe's next big problem
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Brexit vote leaves policy makers in disarray across Europe
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EU Answer to the Mess That Brexit Left
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EU Authority Fraying After Brexit Vote
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German factory orders stagnant in May, short of forecast
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PIIGS:
Markets worry as Italian banks face the perfect storm • Are Italian Banks the Next Non-Brexit Related Risk Event? • Italy’s Bonds Fall With Its Banking Crisis Back in the Spotlight • Should Private Investors Bailout Italian Banks?
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Canada:
Shop.ca has filed for bankruptcy in a last-ditch effort to find a buyer
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Oil Bust Continues To Take Its Toll On Canadian Economy
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Canada 10-Year Yield Tumbles Below 1% on Global Growth Concern
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Brazil:
Brazil telecom watchdog seeks administrator for Oi reorganization
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Petrobras To Sell “Junk” Oil Fields To Pay Debt
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Brazil’s Stocks Lead Global Rout as Investors Flee Risky Assets
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Argentina:
Excessive Protection of Labor Interests under Argentine Insolvency Law
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