Law:
Which Vault Top 25 Firms Have Not Yet Announced Raises? • Saturday Morning Special: Another Firm Raises Compensation, But Do They Beat The Market? • Is NY To $180K Hurting The New York Market? • Biglaw Firm Throws Roving Party To Announce Pay Raises • Another Biglaw Firm Joins The Ranks Of MoneyLaw… For Some Of Its Associates • Actually, $180K Is A Mediocre Raise • What Do — And Should — In-House Lawyers Think About The Biglaw Pay Raises? • Elite Firms Need To Increase Compensation — Recruiters Smell Blood In The Water • Firm Announces Raises… Kinda Screws Over The Older Folks • Are First-Year Associates Worth $180K? • Elite Litigation Boutique SHATTERS The Market, Leaves Cravath Raises In The Dust! • Kirkland and Freshfields join the Cravath domino line • How the Associate Salary Arms Race Affects Armstrong Teasdale • Prestigious Litigation Boutique Announces Nationwide Salary Raises To $190K!!!
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The Most Important Piece Of Advice For Summer Associates? Be Afraid
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Following Hulk Hogan Suit, Ropes & Gray Grabs Gawker Work
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Most UK partners predict lawyer job cuts this year, survey finds
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Global 200: The invisible US firms in London
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Maximize The Chance Of Winning, Don’t Worry About Looking Good
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9 Steps to Cultivate Referral Sources on LinkedIn
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LI Lawyer Sentenced for Forging Bankruptcy Judge's Signature • Long Island Attorney Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison for Forgery of Bankruptcy Judge’s Signature
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State’s top court blasts 2 lawyers seeking nonpermanent disbarment for DUI setup of opposing counsel
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What Happens When I Skip Showering For A Whole Week?
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WilmerHale hires new diversity director
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10 ways to trick yourself out of being lazy
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11 Secrets Of Irresistible People
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3 quick desk exercises to reduce the stress of sitting all day
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LinkedIn shares foolproof job searching tips that will help land your dream job
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Women are twice as likely to suffer from anxiety as men
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Orlando Nightclub Attack: What We Know • "Domestic terrorism' leaves scores dead, injured at Orlando nightclub • The Orlando shooting is the deadliest in US history • Suspected Orlando gunman identified, has 'some connection to ISIS' • Ex-Wife of Alleged Orlando Shooter Says He Was Unstable and Abusive • Muslim leaders are condemning the Orlando mass shooting
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Obama Asks: "Why Do We Have To Let People On Terrorist Watch List Buy Guns"?
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The ‘Tiger Mother’ Has a Contract for Her Cubs
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Appeal filed after Georgia judge rejects name change for transgender man as ‘fraud’
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Illinois attorney general sues Jimmy John’s over noncompete clauses for low-wage workers
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Some Don't Think Brock Turner Got Off Easy
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Law student in Mexico is reunited with his US mom 20 years after kidnapping
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Judges:
Federal judge orders arrest of New Jersey lawyer for not complying with Ohio appearance demands
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Taking Back a Trump Endorsement Is Pointless • Trump, the Judiciary and Identity Politics • Donald Trump Reaches Out to Evangelicals, Promising Antiabortion Judicial Nominees
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Backlash Over Stanford Sexual Assault Case Sets Judges and Advocates On Edge
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Wall Street:
U.S. stock futures fall as Brexit fears, central-bank meetings put investors on edge
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Global stock falls before Fed meeting, Britain's referendum
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S&P 500, Nasdaq sell off to end week lower
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Goldman: The stock market looks scary right now
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Layoffs:
Lufthansa’s Cargo Business to Shed up to 800 Jobs
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Music distributor lays off 'dozens' of employees, keeps CDs from labels
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Media:
Gawker Files for Bankruptcy, Will Be Put Up for Auction • What's Next for Gawker? • Gawker Files for Bankruptcy After Losing Hulk Hogan Privacy Case • How Gawker sidestepped billionaire Peter Thiel's vendetta • Gawker writers lament bankruptcy • Following Hulk Hogan lawsuit, Gawker seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy status • Gawker Scrambles to Play It Safe by Filing for Bankruptcy • Gawker's bankruptcy is a smart move • The Gawker tale is not just about the rich and powerful • Gawker court case leaves digital media with much to wrestle over • Gawker Almost Shocks Itself to Death • Nick Denton may try to buy back Gawker.com • Inside Gawker’s Bankruptcy Filing: Top 10 Biggest Debts Owed • Gawker Exploring Lawsuit Against Peter Thiel • Gawker’s Damage • Boston law firm Ropes & Gray representing Gawker in bankruptcy case
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Petition
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Distressed Investing:
Foreign buyers snap up lowly-rated US corporate debt
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Mutual Funds:
Waddell & Reed’s credit rating is lowered close to junk bond status
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Credit Cards:
Wal-Mart Says It Will Stop Accepting Visa Cards in Canadian Stores
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Healthcare:
Major Obamacare program drove down bad consumer debt levels in affected states
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Obamacare Now Holding Back Doctor's Incomes
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Alternative Finance:
Online lending set to see a 'culling of the herd'
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Celebs:
Erin Andrews — Bankruptcy or Not … I'm Getting My $28 Million
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Martin Shkreli Has Song Ideas For ‘Shkreli: The Musical,’ Which Is Sadly A Real Thing
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What You Have in Common With Bankrupt Pro Athletes
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Debt Collection:
How the war on debt collectors has begun to mirror the war on drugs
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Engineering:
Another Birdsall executive sentenced to jail
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Metals:
Horsehead had attractive offers before bankruptcy, shareholder group says
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Shipping:
Struggling Hyundai Merchant Marine Cuts Deal With Shipowners
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Union of Daewoo Shipbuilding to vote on strike
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Economy:
U.S. Budget Deficit Expands in May, Hits 2.6% of GDP Over Past Year
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Yes, job growth in May really was that bad: Goldman Sachs • Muddled U.S. jobs picture puts Fed in a vice • Fed in 'No Rush' to Hike Rates, Says Singh
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Fed Decision Makers Wrestle With So-Called Natural Rate
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U.S. Consumer Sentiment Fell Slightly in June
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76 Million Americans Struggle to Get By
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Fund Managers: Central Banks Creating Crisis
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The Surprising Problem With U.S. Manufacturing: It's Creating Too Many Jobs • The End of the U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance (Such as It Was)
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Cities affected most by a US recession
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The new overtime rule is a 'deer-in-the-headlights moment' for small businesses
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It’s a Good Thing the Fed Has Missed its Chance to Raise Rates. Here’s Why.
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Rates Go Negative, but Economic Growth Still Elusive • Negative interest rates by ECB, BOJ can’t boost growth, Allianz says • Bill Gross: Negative yields will lead to ‘supernova’-like market implosion
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Here's how much of the population is considered high-income in 19 major US cities — and what they earn
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Americans need to stop treating full-time employment like marriage
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The number of jobs postings on LinkedIn could be a terrible sign for the economy
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Atradius: World Economy 'Slower for Longer', Warns for Insolvencies in Eurozone Periphery
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Why the poor spend more on restaurants than all but the very rich
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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:
FTC sues 2 law firms over claimed mortgage-rescue scheme that cost clients $15M in 2014
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The housing market is trapped • Experts sharply divided over whether surging home prices signal new bubble
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Builders Fail to Profit From a Slump in Raw Materials Prices
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Municipalities:
U.S. helps with Puerto Rico's debt
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Puerto Rico's Bonds Rally as House Nears Passage of Rescue Plan
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Puerto Rico Lawmakers Mull Bill to Prevent Water Utility Default
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What Does Debt Plan Mean for Puerto Rico?
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Puerto Rico’s Inflection Point
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Michigan Legislature approves $617M Detroit school bailout • Detroit schools debt plan may be $88 million short • Legislators blocked voices of Detroit in DPS funding fix
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As clock ticks on rescue plan, cards still stacked against Atlantic City
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Moody's cuts Illinois' bond rating to Baa2 over political impasse
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Cost-of-living adjustments not guaranteed for public pensioners, says NJ Supreme Court
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Historic East Cleveland, Ohio: A city in decline faces bankruptcy
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Oil/Gas:
GS: Expect More Oil Patch Bankruptcies
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Energy 2016: Trends
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Oil is back below $50
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ConocoPhillips At $50 Crude Oil
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McKinsey: only way for oil prices is up • Oil prices are heading back down toward $40. Here’s when: Analyst • Can oil avoid repeat of 2015 summer selloff? • Why the Oil Price Rally Might Falter
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How OPEC lost its iron grip on oil prices
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US shale producers evolve in survival of the fittest
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Hamm: Oil at turning point, but no shale gale yet
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Mid-Con Energy Partners: Mid $50s Oil Will Help It Avoid Trouble In November
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7 Top Oil and Gas Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Too Big To Ignore
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Bad News For Oil
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Are Low Crude Oil Prices Finally Hurting Saudi Arabia?
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Saudis won’t add more barrels, but will step up when needed
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Politics:
Trump or Clinton? Uncertainty could shock economy, forecaster says
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Trump and Clinton Race to Define Each Other in Harshest Terms
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How Donald Trump Bankrupted His Atlantic City Casinos, but Still Earned Millions • Donald Trump's casino business in Atlantic City was a 'protracted failure' • How Donald Trump made millions running failed casinos in Atlantic City • Trump seems to miss or ignore warning signs when vetting business partners • HP CEO Meg Whitman compared Trump to Hitler and Mussolini at Romney's conference • The 'Never Trump' movement has emerged from the ashes • Stop-Trump Groups Fail to Get Traction • Donald Trump took a big dip in a major poll • ‘Outlandish’ Comments, ‘Sore Losers’ Block GOP Unity on Trump • Donald Trump Rebuts Allegations of Racism • Trump’s Florida Visit Is Liable to Rekindle University Controversy • Why Trumpkins Want Their Country Back • Mark Cuban says Donald Trump reached out to him 'directly' to ask why he's gone so negative • Why are Trump voters so angry about immigration? • Trump Can’t Wing It Forever • Can 'self-funded' Trump raise funds for the GOP? • One of Trump's top supporters refuses to say he's fit to be president in painful interview • McConnell: Donald Trump ‘Doesn’t Know a Lot About the Issues’
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Hillary Clinton draws the ire of Donald Trump with her first television ad of the general election • Clinton Uses Trump's Words Against Him in First General-Election Ad • Read Hillary Clinton’s Speech Hitting Donald Trump on Women’s Issues • AFL-CIO Prepares to Endorse Hillary Clinton • A Clinton Ad Full of Disability Stereotypes • Emails about drone strikes are at center of Hillary Clinton investigation • From Whitewater to Benghazi: A Clinton-Scandal Primer
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Elizabeth Warren Is Set to Play a Big Campaign Role • Elizabeth Warren finally throws her support to Hillary Clinton • Donald Trump dares Hillary Clinton to pick Elizabeth Warren as her running mate • Elizabeth Warren was against Hillary, before she was for her • Running Mate? Elizabeth Warren Meets With Clinton In DC • Mark Cuban Says Elizabeth Warren Is Too 'Far Left' For VP •Elizabeth Warren: From caretaker's daughter to potential vice president
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It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over for Bernie Sanders • Bernie Sanders to Meet With Hillary Clinton as Campaign Winds Down • Sanders says he’ll work with Clinton to defeat Trump
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Travel:
4 things every business traveler should do to avoid a stressful trip
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Retailing:
Aeropostale gets a $160 million lifeline
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'Sports Authority' Tackles Issues of Title to Consigned Goods
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We went to Sears and saw why the company is imploding
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America's gas stations are running out of time
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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 (32 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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Miscellaneous:
The Week Ahead
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Cross-Border:
Using the Bankruptcy Code for International Restructuring
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Involuntary Bankruptcy:
Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition: A Powerful Tool for Creditors
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Deadlines:
New revised ABA book helps lawyers track bankruptcy case deadlines and stay organized
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Insurance:
D&O Insurance: Thinking About the Insured vs. Insured Exclusion
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Recent Pleadings:
Hastings Files Ch. 11 in DE, $100M - $500M In Assets
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Music:
Distributor Allegro Closes, Leaving 100s Of Indie Labels In Limbo
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Consumer Finance:
Is there another side to the payday lending debate?
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10 Million Americans Want Payday Loans This Year, The CFPB Doesn't Want Them To - Who Should Win?
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Autos:
Takata Airbag Recall Now a Major Crisis
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Education:
After New Schools’ collapse, questions emerge about finances, spending
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Sen. Warren Slams For-profit College Accreditor for ‘Appalling Record of Failure’
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Rent spike threatens to put famed ballet school out of business
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Coal:
Retired Miner Benefit Funds Object to Peabody Bonuses
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US coal production drops to lowest level since 1981
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Electricity:
Energy Future Creditors Could be Left with $4 Billion Tax Bill
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Gambling:
Caesars Adviser Says Apollo and TPG Advisers May Pitch In for Deal
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Ex-casinos Revel, Showboat take different paths to reopening
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Sovereigns:
Argentina's Caputo Said to Plan New York Trip to Meet Holdouts
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UK:
A Brexit would be 'disastrous' for the EU's presence on the world stage • Brexit: The latest poll results show just how insanely close the referendum will be • Remain supporters are not motivated to vote and it could cost them the referendum • The Financial Implications of a Brexit
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McDonnell Joins Calls to Strip Green of Knighthood Over BHS
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'I have never, at any time, lent any money:' The billionaire former owner of BHS denies the evidence of £1 buyer Chappell
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Government pledges for BHS Insolvency reports to be made public
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BHS inquiry: Philip Green calls for Frank Field to resign
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BHS: No cash, no experience, no problem
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Austin Reed creditor fall out revealed
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PIIGS:
Is the End of the Greek Saga Near?
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Canada:
Connacher Oil and Gas Limited Announces Extension of CCAA Stay
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China:
IMF says China's growing corporate debt pile could become a systemic risk
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China's Stocks Decline Most Since February on Economic Concern
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Nigeria:
Nigeria wants to shut banks who lay off staff due to the bad economy
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Venezuela:
A clear sign that 'the most miserable country in the world' is almost out of cash • Venezuela Opposition to Wall St.: It’s Referendum or Crisis
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India:
Govt drafting separate bankruptcy law for financial firms: Jayant Sinha
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India seizes properties belonging to Vijay Mallya • Vijay Mallya says no rationale in ED attaching properties
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Ukriane:
Ukraine’s Junk Rating Unchanged at S&P as Cabinet Seeks IMF Cash
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China:
China hints at bankruptcy rules for finance sector
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