June 13, 2016

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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
(4 new opinions today - DBN)

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
(large downloads)

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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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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