Law:
The Future Is ‘Bleak’ For Law Students And Law School Graduates
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Recent ABA Jobs Data Show That Boom Times For Lawyers (And Law Schools) Are Not Around The Corner
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Antidiscrimination Rule for Lawyers Faces Backlash
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AI: ROSS Intelligence announces partnership with BakerHostetler - Firm will use AI in bankruptcy
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Should law firms have non-lawyer owners? ABA reopens debate
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Lanny Davis Launches New Firm With Orrick, Patton Boggs Alums
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The First Law Firm To Move To Midtown
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NY To $190K: 5 Arguments In Favor Of A Biglaw Pay Hike
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4 Ideas For Advancing Diversity And Inclusion In The Legal Profession
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Proposed revision of ABA model ethics rule to ban broad range of discrimination sparks controversy
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Why I’m Glad I Chose Corporate
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R. Kelly and Bryan Cave Sued by Promotion Company
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Do Clients Lose When Lawyers Work for a Fixed-Fee?
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Linklaters’ new boss: I’m reviewing everything
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UK: Meager pay rises create two-tier Magic Circle
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Another Reason To Worry About A Trump Presidency • The Constitution Won't Stop President Trump
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Seattle Lawyer Gets Crazy Sexist Over Stadium Deal
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Pace Law School Gets Mega-Gift, New Name
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GMU law school’s name change to honor Scalia should be delayed, says faculty senate • George Mason President Resists University Faculty's Call To Reject Naming Law School After Justice Scalia For $30 Million
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At Least Your Exams Are Going Better Than These Disastrous Finals — An ATL Classic
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6 ways to start a networking conversation with anyone
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Here are the 3 best ways to clean your dirty iPhone
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Man Uses Drone To Spy Into Manhattan Apartments
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Now It’s My Fault Your Read My Text Before You Crashed?
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Lawyer victorious in contesting parking-ticket late fee all the way to the state’s appeals court
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Social Security moves to block the mentally ill from purchasing guns
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Amid federal lawsuit threat, N.C. governor digs in heels on LGBT law • In South, defiance on bathroom laws shows signs of wavering
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Report: Joe Paterno Knew About Sandusky Abuse in 1976
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The Alligator Always Rings Twice . . .
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Lawyer dumped girlfriend by pretending to be dead
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Amish beard-cutting convictions upheld by federal appeals court
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Wisconsin city to fine parents $681 if their kids bully
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Judges:
Justice Stevens on Thomas Jefferson, Guns, and Justice Scalia
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Raising the white flag: Conservative blog urges GOP to cut its losses and confirm Merrick Garland
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Former U.S. Solicitors General Unite in Garland Endorsement
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Retired Justice John Paul Stevens Tells Senate To Get Moving On That Supreme Court Nominee
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Judge Gets 3 Days In Jail for DWI
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Trump: I will name possible Supreme Court nominees by July
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Angry over drug sentence, inmate filed false $5.8M debt claim against federal judge, feds say
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Merrick Garland, Movie Star
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Lawyer Who Hired Judge's Friend To Try To Force Recusal Loses Discipline Case
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Wall Street:
U.S. stock futures wobble before data
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Stocks close narrowly mixed; Street awaits jobs Friday
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Layoffs:
Layoffs Without WARN-ing: How to Use the Unforeseeable Business Circumstance Exception
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Discovery announces buyouts, possible layoffs
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Endo announces 740 layoffs
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Goldman Sachs is firing traders again • Sales and trading unit to lose about 10% of its staff
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Cancer Treatment Centers of America lays off about 350
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Robots are coming for your jobs - financial industry key target
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Politics:
House Speaker Paul Ryan refuses to back Donald Trump • Ryan and Trump’s Relationship Status: It’s Complicated • RNC Staffers Reportedly Told They Can Support Trump or Get a New Job • Trump And Ryan Go To War
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Birds of a Bankruptcy Feather? • Donald Trump names hedge fund veteran as finance chairman • Donald Trump’s New Finance Chairman Was Big Donor to Hillary Clinton • Trump's New Finance Chairman Was Sued Over Madoff Fraud Profit • Finance Chair Is A Bank Exec Who Made ‘Yuge’ Profits From The Financial Crisis • Donald Trump: 'I'm the king of debt' • Donald Trump Uses Shaky Stats When Talking Taxes • Donald Trump Open to More Than Three Debates With Hillary Clinton • Donald Trump Is Coherent on Monetary Policy, but Not on Debt • Donald Trump Is Right That The US Could Partially Default, But You're Not Supposed To Say So • Why 'President Trump' worries the dealmakers • Trump reveals plan to ride new ‘angry voter coalition’ to the White House • Electoral Map Looks Daunting for Donald Trump • Donald Trump Won’t Self-Fund General-Election Campaign • What Is Trump's Education Agenda? • Trump White House could dent US economy: Eastern Bank CIO • Think America's terrified of Donald Trump? Check out how the rest of the world's reacting • Trump expects to raise $1 billion for the election • Trump Won the Stand-Up Competition • Donald Trump, CNN and the Missing Airplane
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Top Reason Americans Will Vote for Trump
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Vulnerable Republicans Take Stock of Running With Donald Trump
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The GOP has a hard truth to face: conservatism doesn't matter
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It might be time to start thinking about third party candidates • Poll: Negative Views Of Trump and Clinton Reach “Historic” Levels
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Ben Carson: Make Ted Cruz attorney general and then nominate him for Supreme Court
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Four Questions for Hillary Clinton • Will Hillary Clinton Be Deposed? • Report: FBI Preparing to Interview Hillary Clinton About Email Thing • Why the Clintons Don’t Fear the Coming Armageddon With Donald Trump
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The 'Never Clinton' Campaign • Bernie Sanders's accusation that Clinton is running a "money laundering scheme," explained
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Celebs:
50 Cent Donates $100,000 To Autism Charity
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Coal:
How economics turned NW coal ports into the walking dead
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How coal country became a main stage in presidential race
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Chemicals:
Tronox: Don't Cry For Me Argentina ?
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Religion:
End is in sight for Gallup diocese bankruptcy case
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Debt Collection:
The New Reality of Small Debt Collection
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CROs:
Making the Right Choice . . . Chief Restructuring Officer or Restructuring Consultant?
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Autos:
Takata shares crash again: Will the airbag maker go bankrupt?
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Taxis:
Uber's Plan for World Domination
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Economy:
Trump says he would likely replace Yellen • Donald Trump: This is why I'm for low interest rates
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Fed's Williams: 2 or 3 rate hikes reasonable this year, but dependent on data
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Fed’s Kaplan anticipating summer rate hike
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Mutual funds are betting big on a Fed rate hike
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Bill Gross: What to Do After the Robots Take Our Jobs
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Bill Gross's 'Helicopter Money': How It Works
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Donald Trump’s Idea to Cut National Debt: Get Creditors to Accept Less?
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U.S. jobless claims rise; planned layoffs surge
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It's Jobs day — here's what you need to know
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Another boom in jobs, if not pay, seen in April payrolls report
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Goldman Sachs thinks the Street is wrong about April jobs
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Despite economic recovery, every single county in America is facing hunger
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The Circles of American Financial Hell
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No room for the urban poor? 'Eviction' author Matthew Desmond explains
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The economy is rigged against workers. Or is it?
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These 9 charts explain the global slowdown and why central banks are powerless
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Class 8 Truck Orders Fell 39% in April
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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:
Mortgage rates retreat following weak economic data • Near 2016 Lows • 3.61 Percent
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Seeds of the next housing crisis have been planted
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Fannie Mae to Pay $919 Million Dividend to Government as Profit Falls • Fannie Mae CEO says it’s not sustainable to operate without capital • Fannie Mae CEO: Private capital unwilling to step into mortgages
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The rent is too damn high and it’s going to stay that way
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Debtor Benefits from 108(b)’s Extension of Time to Redeem
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Municipalities:
Trump: Puerto Rico Needs to Write Down Debt • Add Puerto Rico's debt crisis to the list of issues Donald Trump doesn't understand • Donald Trump Says Puerto Rico Bondholders Should `Take a Hit'
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Puerto Rico's looming Katrina-style disaster
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What Is Puerto Rico's End Game?
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Congress Must Not Bow To Puerto Rican Debt Tactics
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Puerto Rico Needs Restructuring, Not A Bail-Out
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Mark-Viverito asks SEC to investigate largest holder of Puerto Rican debt • NYC Speaker Seeks Probe of OppenheimerFunds on Puerto Rico
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Is $500 million enough to save Detroit's schools? • Senate not sold yet on House version of Detroit schools fix • Teachers union, others blast House bills to fix Detroit Public Schools • Future of DPS hinges on GOP Capitol showdown
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Rhodes blasts Detroit teachers union for sickout
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Day of reckoning for Atlantic City? N.J. Assembly set for key vote
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A.C. discord persists: Sweeney, Prieto can't agree on if they agreed to meet Friday
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Atlantic City Inches Closer to Bankruptcy • Christie says bankruptcy may be 'only option' • AC nearer to bankruptcy as aid crashes • Atlantic City drama explodes as Prieto calls off vote on rescue bill
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Oklahoma is 49th in Spending on Education, Thinks That's Too Much
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U.S. States Stay in Austerity Age as Debt Barely Budges in 2015
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The Party's Over in Alaska
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Oil/Gas:
Energy Slump Continues to Drive Up Bankruptcies
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Is There More Pain Ahead for Energy Companies?
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US oil ends 1.2 pct higher
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Iran Is Back. Is Its Oil Surge Sustainable?
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Fri.: Oil prices dip as focus returns to supply glut
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OTC attendance sinks by 28 percent
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CHC in Bankruptcy as Oil Slump Hits Offshore Helicopter Service • Pilots’ union talking to its lawyers as it reacts to CHC bankruptcy
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Hercules Offshore: Recovery not strong enough
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Judge stands firm on letting bankrupt Sabine scrap midstream pipeline deals
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Fifty-nine oil and gas companies have filed for bankruptcy in the past couple of months
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Bankruptcies forecast further turbulence for U.S. oil
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Oil Patch Bankruptcies Hit $34.3 Billion
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70% Of Tenants Are Bankrupt: Outlook For CorEnergy
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Germany: Bartec lenders to appoint restructuring adviser
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Oil drillers worldwide experience hardest times ever: expert
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500,000 Barrels And $1 Billion In Losses: The True Cost Of Canada’s Wildfire
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The Shale Sector Just Got Two Critical Wins – In Two Different States
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Saudi Arabia is winning the oil war
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Stone Energy Corp. Drops 10.66%
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Billionaire's Bargain Reveals Risks for Offshore-Oil Creditors
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Another state watches its finances get whacked by oil prices
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Nigeria's investment drought a huge blow to economy
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Healthcare:
What If the Next President Cuts Off Obamacare Subsidies for Insurers?
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Health Insurers Struggle to Offset New Costs • Insurers Seek Rate Increases to Cover Obamacare Costs
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I tried to find out how much my son's birth would cost. No one would tell me
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Retailing:
Should Dick's Sporting Goods Bother With Sports Authority's Assets?
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Radio:
On-Air Vet Kathy Rowe Latest Casualty Of iHeartMedia Cuts
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Distressed Investing:
Prudential Sees Junk Bonds Rallying On With Defaults Baked In
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Banking:
Banking Reform Hasn’t Fixed Perverse Incentives on Wall Street: Ex-FDIC Chair Bair
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Banks Face New Rule That Magnifies Loss Reserves in Weak Economy
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Alternative Energy:
SunEdison Bankruptcy Threatens Dividends at TerraForm Units
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Gambling:
Caesars Entertainment Corp. Swings to First-Quarter Loss
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Defaults:
Corporate Defaults Rise to Most Since 2009 on Oil Drop, S&P Says
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Fraud:
Utah Company Now Faces Criminal Charges Over Alleged $28 Million Ponzi Scheme
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Steel:
ArcelorMittal Profit Drops 33% After Steel-Price Collapse
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Pensions:
Congress should solve America's pension crisis
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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 (58 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (148 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:
Why is Tennessee's bankruptcy rate so high?
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CD CA: Bankruptcy filings in region hit 8-year low
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Cross-Border:
Kaisa Seeks U.S. Bankruptcy Court Aid in Hong Kong Restructuring
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Bad Faith:
Lake Michigan Part II: Bad Faith Analysis
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Mediation:
Don’t Let This Happen to You: Milwaukee Archdiocese Bankruptcy – Part Three, The In-Court “Slugfest”
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Avoidance Actions:
Uniform Voidable Transactions Act — Coming to Your State Soon?
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Bankruptcy Remoteness:
Public Policy Invalidates Bankruptcy Remote LLC Structure
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D&O:
Directors – Don’t Be at a Loss for Your D&O Coverage in Bankruptcy
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Arbitration:
CFPB Aims To Overrule Supreme Court And Federal Law On Arbitration
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Amid growing anger at Wall Street, a push to end arbitration agreements
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Suing Banks Will Be Much Easier If U.S. Regulator Gets Its Way
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Banks Skewer Proposal Limiting Arbitration
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Food/Beverage:
Bankrupt Premier Cru business not run in 'reliable fashion'
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Fairway Failure Shows Danger of Overpromising Before the IPO
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Electricity:
PUC punts decision on Hunt-led buyout of Oncor
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Tax:
US Starts Crackdown on Intl. Tax Evasion
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Sovereigns:
South Africa's Credit Risk Approaching Junk-Rated Brazil: Chart
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UK:
UK Retail Sales Spell Gloom for High Street
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Billionaire Sir Philip Green tells MP investigating BHS collapse: 'Stand down' • Here's the full letter Sir Philip Green sent to MPs accusing them of 'public vilification' and a 'trial by media'
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Law firm partner embroiled in BHS collapse after buying it for £1
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Barclays Revives the 100% Mortgage in the U.K.
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EU:
S&P: European High Yield Corporate Default Rate Rises to 1.6% in April
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Why Italy and France are not too big to fail
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PIIGS:
Spanish town facing bankruptcy saved by 'Game of Thrones'
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Monte Paschi First-Quarter Profit Falls on Lower Revenue
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A Push for Greek Cuts Even Creditors Think Go Too Far • Greece Bailout Was for EU Banks: Study Confirms That Rescue Loans Didn’t Serve the Greek People • Pension, tax legislation face vote on Sunday as Greek gov’t aims to impress creditors • The Greek Drama Isn't Over: IMF, ECB And Government Still Fighting Over Austerity
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Canada:
Canada Supreme Court Rebuffs Appeal From Nortel Bondholders • Supreme Court of Canada won't hear Nortel bondholders case
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Wildfires in Alberta Force City of 80,000 to Evacuate • The wildfires ravaging Canada might have a lot to do with climate change • Canada Oil Prices Surge as Fire Hits Shell, Suncor Output
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National Bank estimates $250-million loss on bad loans to energy sector
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Urbancorp Bondholders Vote in Favor of Immediate Debt Repayment
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China:
Something odd is happening in China, and it echoes major financial crises of the last 20 years
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How China lost $500 billion in reserves in one year
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China: 3 bankrupt shipyards seek capital
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China stocks slide nearly 3% on bond-default concerns
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CLSA Sees China Bad-Loan Epidemic With $1 Trillion of Losses
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India:
India's Lower House of Parliament Approves Bankruptcy Bill • Post Vijay Mallya row, Lok Sabha passes Bankruptcy Bill • Lok Sabha nod for insolvency and bankruptcy code • Lok Sabha approves the Bankruptcy Bill • Here is what you should know about the Bankruptcy Code • Industry, experts cheer passage of Bankruptcy Code in Lok Sabha • Bankruptcy Code is a dud unless executed right; India has too many good laws that we failed smartly • Bankruptcy code: Why it strikes the right balance among all stakeholders
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India intends to confiscate overseas assets of willful defaulters
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MENA:
Report: Fearing Bankruptcy, Customers Fleeing Golan Telecom
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50,000 Laid Off In Saudi Arabia As Oil Crisis Bites Deeper
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Low Oil Prices Hitting Real Estate in UAE
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Denmark:
IMF warns this oil-rich Nordic country of growth risks
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Venezuela:
How bad is it in Venezuela? Soldiers are stealing goats
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Venezuela's Descent Into Crisis
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Brazil:
Brazilians can’t even afford to drink their problems away
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Bahamas:
Gov't To Seek New Baha Mar Wind-Up Delay
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Australia:
Inside Clive Palmer's Queensland Nickel mess
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Don’t flip out! Government's proposals on ipso facto clauses could void securitization flip clauses
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Arrium CEO Andrew Roberts steps out door at collapsed firm
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