Law:
Will Kaye Scholer and Arnold & Porter Do the Dance?
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Buchanan Ingersoll is on the Hunt for a Merger
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Pay Raise Watch: A Biglaw Firm Moves To Market Across America
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Former Dewey leader wants to proceed pro se as retrial of his criminal case looms
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AI Pioneer ROSS Intelligence Lands Its First Big Law Clients
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Small Firms Look to Attract Middle Class With Flat Rates
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U.S. Legal Sector Loses 1,500 Jobs in April • Labor report finds decline in legal industry jobs
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The Hot New Location For Biglaw?
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Top barrister slams 'delicate Oxford flowers' as uni's law faculty gives 'trigger warnings' before lectures about violent cases
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Money Matters: 2016 Millennial Lawyer Survey Results
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Chicago law firm faces class-action over data security
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‘John Doe’ says he leaked law firm’s Panama Papers to show why income inequality is a big problem • Source of Panama Leak Offers Authorities Help in Prosecutions • Panel: Panama Papers May Spur Global Financial Transparency
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New Treasury Dept. rule requires banks to identify owners of shell companies that open accounts • Obama's Disclosure Rule for Shell Companies Weak, Advocates Say
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Former law student accused of tampering with verdict slip was involved in many suits, newspaper says
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Why the share price of publicly-listed law firm Slater & Gordon is getting slammed
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Lawyer who fraudulently inserted client names in asbestos cases gets two years in federal prison
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Freshfields boosts newly qualified pay by over a quarter to £85,000
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25 Things All Young Lawyers Should Know In Order To Not Screw Up Their Legal Careers
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A Trial Lawyer Isn’t Always On Trial, But Is Always Writing
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Job Outlook Looking Up For Lower-Tier NYC Schools
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ABA Re-Opens Alternative Business Structures Debate • ABA revisits non-lawyer owner debate
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Bankruptcy Lawyer's Age Bias Suit Over Lifeguard Swimwear Is Revived
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In Law, Women Need to Help Other Women
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Big Law Partner to Sing National Anthem at Cavs, Hawks Game
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Lawyer Charged in $245 Million Fraud Wants to Defend Himself
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Ersatz Lawyer Facing Charges Never Left A Good Impression On Adversaries
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‘Testilying’ by police on stand is rarely punished, Chicago Tribune reports
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It Takes Practice To Play A Convincing Lawyer On TV
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The Criminalization of a High-School Dare
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The Good Clothes
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Man applies for restraining order against God
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Paterno's Legacy: More Accusers Come Forward • Did 6 Penn State Coaches Witness Abuse?
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Lucky 33: Weil Scores a Bankruptcy Hat Trick
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Judges:
Justice Clarence Thomas Recalls Lessons from Rural South Georgia
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Justice Thomas Crashes a Bankruptcy Breakout Session
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Roy Moore's Last Stand?
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Wall Street:
US stock futures lower; global shares mixed
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Stocks Shake off Earlier Loss to Close Higher
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Layoffs:
Columbus Castings lays off more than 150 as it seeks buyers
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General Electric Planning 100 Job Cuts in Connecticut
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Murphy Oil announces first quarter loss, 250 layoffs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:
Elon Musk is setting himself up for an epic failure
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Tesla, GM Will be Bankrupt in 10 Years
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Self Driving Cars in 5 Years • 10 Million Self Driving Cars by 2020?
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Takata shares crash again: Will the airbag maker go bankrupt ?
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Food/Beverage:
No Longer a Market Like No Other, Fairway Fades
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The Lessons From Fairway's Fall From Grace
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What Fairway's Bankruptcy Means For Whole Foods Market
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Alternative Energy:
Why TerraForm Global Inc's Shares Popped 22% in April • Donald Trump sets a new record for economic recklessness
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Gambling:
Caesars Entertainment Corp hires new restructuring officer; Warns of Chapter 11 • Caesars hires former bankruptcy judge as restructuring officer • Caesars Names Restructuring Chief as Legal Bills Mount
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Workers are losing ground as Atlantic City casinos struggle • Union workers protest outside Tropicana casino
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Retailing:
Teen retail as we know it is dying • Teen retailers are caught in a 'perfect bankruptcy storm'
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Aviation:
Republic seeks to escape bankruptcy with Delta deal
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Education:
Apollo Education Holders Approve Bid From Apollo Global
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Student Debt:
Student debt on the rise in 2016
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Awards:
The Lawyer Awards: 2016 shortlist revealed
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Religion:
In Minnesota, 100s take opportunity to sue over abuse
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Tech:
Jumio Wins Court Approval of Sale to Centana
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Debt Collection:
Debt Collectors: Remember Opposing Counsel is Not Competent
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Economy:
US jobs growth slows down in April
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Consumer Borrowing in U.S. Increases at Fastest Pace Since 2001
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Merrill on Fed: "See you in September"
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Trump's proposal to bring down U.S. debt would send rates soaring • Trump just exposed America's dirty little secret • Donald Trump's Glorious Threat To Default On The National Debt • To Manage National Debt, Will Donald Trump Lean on the Fed? • Trump's Comments on U.S. Debt Seen as Non-Starter by Bond Market • Trump plan for U.S. bankruptcy startles experts
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Trump: Rich will 'probably pay more tax' if I'm president
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Two centuries of U.S. immigration in one mesmerizing graphic
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Americans Facing Poverty with No Name
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The Anger of the America People
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Private Jet Sales Fall the Most Since 2011
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Public and Private Sector Payroll Jobs: Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama
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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:
Housing market on the verge of another crisis?
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Q1 Home Builder Results
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MBA: Mortgage credit availability tightens in April
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Obama’s last act is to force suburbs to be less white and less wealthy
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Municipalities:
Prieto’s clout takes a hit in showdown on Atlantic City
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'Financial reality is not negotiable': Puerto Rico bankruptcy could send dangerous signal to states
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Puerto Rico Says Economy to Contract for Fifth Straight Year
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Donald Trump won't bail out Puerto Rico • Trump becomes Puerto Rico wild card • Trump thinks U.S. can renegotiate debt, make creditors take less. And that rainbow unicorns are real
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Is legislation backed by Paul Ryan to help debt-ridden Puerto Rico a 'bailout'?
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What You Should Know About Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis
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Treasury Secretary heads to Puerto Rico to pressure Congress • Puerto Rico at sea with US Congress over financial bailout
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Puerto Rico's Hamiltonian moment
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Puerto Rico Needs Restructuring, Not A Bail-Out
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Puerto Rico Governor Warns of More Defaults
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Puerto Rico , a US tax haven in tatters
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Lessons from Puerto Rico's debt 'death spiral'
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East Cleveland asks state to OK bankruptcy petition
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All-round responsibility for the mess in California
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Oil/Gas:
Oilfield Services Bankruptcy Tracker
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Burst Again: Sabine Bankruptcy Court Issues Binding Ruling Finding No Covenants Running with Land
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Major Banks Shrug Off Concerns Of Bad Energy Debt
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How Debt Links Energy And The Economy
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Oil prices rise after China crude imports soar • The oil price rally could be 'sowing seeds of its own destruction' • Oil Prices Buoyed As Global Supply Outages Accumulate
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Rig count falls by four as slowdown continues • Oil Drillers Dig for the Bottom for Rig Counts
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World's Largest Shipper Preparing for Oil Drop
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Beleaguered Chesapeake to Sell Off More Assets to Reduce $9B Debt
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The Most Recent Bakken Update Shows A Continued Decrease In U.S. Oil Production
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Saudi Shift Brings Uncertainty in Oil • We could be in for an even wilder ride on oil prices now that a millennial Saudi prince is in charge • A prince, an oil kingdom and hopes of change • What the departure of Saudi Arabia’s al-Naimi means for oil prices • What the Saudi reshuffle REALLY means • Economic Pain on Saudi Post-Oil Path to Test Rulers' Resolve
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Weatherford falls most ever as investors doubt growth plans
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Canada getting handle on Alberta wildfire, no restart yet for oil operations • BP Declares Force Majeure on Canadian Crude Amid Wildfire • Syncrude Says Alberta Oil Sands Mine Shut Down Because of Wildfire
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It’s Not Looking Good For Canadian LNG
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Nigerian production falls to 20-year low
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Newest Refinery in U.S. Could Fall to Low Oil Prices
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Coal:
Arch Coal files restructuring plan, but questions on self-bonding remain
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Pressure grows to ditch coal stocks
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Coal industry is sinking
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Coal May Survive, But Its Profitability Is Dead Coal May Survive, But Its Profitability Is Dead
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Could China And India Save The Beleaguered Coal Markets?
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Coal woes push Peabody Energy to brink • Peabody's Australian mines sag ahead of collapse
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Moody’s: Outlook remains negative for coal industry
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Politics:
Elizabeth Warren Finally, Actually, Really Tears Donald Trump Apart • Donald Trump: 'I'm the king of debt' • To Raise $1 Billion, Trump Will Need Donors Big and Small • Donald Trump Says His Muslim Ban Will Help the U.S. Make Muslim Friends • Fact-checking Donald Trump on 'Meet the Press' • Where Republicans Stand on Donald Trump: A Cheat Sheet • Donald Trump’s plan for the economy: Let’s copy Greece • Donald Trump, Chameleon Extraordinaire • Lindsey Graham: Never Trump • Trump: Majority of GOP Insiders Won't Commit • Donald Trump's Economic Plans Would Destroy the U.S. Economy
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Conservatives in Congress Won't Stand for a Caesar
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G.O.P. Unravels as Party Faces Trump Takeover
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Hillary Clinton reaps donations from Wall Street • From Whitewater to Benghazi: A Clinton-Scandal Primer • Decision Time for FBI Over Clinton's Email
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Hearst and The Real Birth of "America First"
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Mary Matalin Leaves the Republican Party
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Distressed Atlantic City Backdrop for Sanders Anti-Poverty Stage
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Personal Finance:
Dumb money choices you'll always regret
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Pensions:
American Samoa Retirement Fund may be bankrupt in 2040
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Celebs:
Former UK star Richie Farmer files for bankruptcy
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More Financial Scandals! 'Dance Moms' Mini Team Member Filed For Bankruptcy
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Travel:
How airport travelers left TSA a tip of more than $765K last year
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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 (42 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (13 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:
US commercial bankruptcies skyrocketing
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Preemption:
Court holds that Bankruptcy Code pre-empts state laws invoked by creditors to avoid LBO payments
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Miscellaneous:
The Week Ahead
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TIA:
Lawyers Seek Strength in Numbers in Restructuring Debate
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Venue:
Toto, We Are Staying in Kansas: Bankruptcy Court Declines to Transfer Related Case to Delaware
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Avoidance Actions:
Making Fraudulent Transfer Law More Predictable
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Stays:
Seventh Circuit Rules on Authority to Temporarily Stay Non-Debtor Litigation
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TBTF:
US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Gruenberg Discusses Resolution of Systemically Important Financial Institutions
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Developing a New Resolution Regime for Failed Systemically Important Financial Institutions: An Assessment of the Orderly Liquidation Authority
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Fraud:
Investors file second class action against law firm for alleged role in Stanford Ponzi scheme
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The founder of a bank that reportedly laundered more than $6 billion has been sentenced to 20 years in prison
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Utah man formally charged with operating $28m real estate Ponzi scheme
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Panama Papers: More Than Just Tax Cheats
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Engineering:
Heyl & Patterson files Chapter 11
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Telecoms:
Nortel Bondholders Rebuffed in Court
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Nortel Survives (First?) Appeal -- Canadian Edition
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Sovereigns:
Donald Trump and the sovereign debt restructuring mechanism revisited
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UK:
Third bankruptcy of BHS buyer revealed • Man who bought now-collapsed High Street chain BHS for just £1 'had been declared bankrupt THREE times'
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UK lawmaker appoints Philip Green's former foes to help in BHS probe
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Insolvency Service will 'spare Green', former owner of BHS
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BHS pension deficit was on regulator’s radar when Green sold up
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Care-home providers push for help as fear of closures mount
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Voters Give No Sign of 'Brexit' Revolution
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PIIGS:
Amid protests, Greece’s parliament passes austerity measures • Greece Passes Austerity Measures as Creditors Remain Deadlocked Over Bailout Terms • Greeks go cap in hand to creditors
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The IMF Is Right About Greece
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Canada:
Alberta Wildfires Expected to Double In Size and Burn for Months
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‘Extreme’ Fire Guts Canadian Town’s Future
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Ravaged by Fire and Oil Bust: Fort McMurray Wonders What's Next
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Consumers Keep Canada Economy Afloat as Oil Damage Persists
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India:
India takes steps to overhaul creaking bankruptcy code • Bankruptcy Code positive for financial sector reform: Nomura • The Bankruptcy Bill improves protection for blue-collar employees • India Gets Something Absolutely Right: The New Bankruptcy Code
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'Clubbing creditors could lead to unintended consequences'
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Why India's new bankruptcy code may not fix its broken banks overnight
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China:
Chinese markets drop on signs of shift in Beijing’s easing
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China’s debt problem is bigger than you think
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China continues to add to global glut in manufacturing
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China's exports unexpectedly fall on weak demand
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Goldman Sachs: Time to cut exposure to China property
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China Will Probably Implode
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Germany:
German manufacturing orders surge in March
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Sri Lanka:
Debt-laden Sri Lanka to curb high life for officials
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Singapore:
Retail sector's cash flow tightens as creditors demand prompt payment
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Mexico:
Homex Sinks to 12-Year Low as Mexican Builder Says SEC May Act
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Malaysia:
1MDB to Reach Out to Dollar Bondholders on Payment Default
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