Law:
These law firms get the most business from large companies in five areas of litigation
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Cracking the New York legal market
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Kirkland & Ellis and Jones Day picked to spearhead Trump transition • Trump Picks Three More Big Law Attorneys for DOJ Transition Team
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Gust Rosenfeld adds Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Attorney
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Some states see increase in state bar pass rates, while others witness declines
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T14 Law School’s Career Services Has Some Testy Words For 1Ls
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California’s Bar Exam Passage Rate Reaches 32-Year Low
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Law Schools: The Admissions Collapse Continues
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In Pursuit of a 10,000% Return - Betting on lawsuits has growing appeal
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Wachtell Lipton’s New Partners: 100 Percent Diverse
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McDermott Will & Emery Appoints New Corporate Head
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Lawyers for Pro Wrestlers Dodge Sanctions, Barely
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In Time Of Political Unrest, Former Biglaw Managing Partner Told To ‘Go Back To [His] Own Country’
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Unintended Consequences When Powerful People Speak
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S.A. lawyer 'probably' broke the law, U.S. bankruptcy judge says
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Lawyer agrees to 30-day suspension for publicity threats during settlement talks
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Beware of imported contacts, social media statements on legal issues, ethics opinion says
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Baker & McKenzie's Chair on Heading a Global Firm in a Protectionist Era
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6 Steps for Law Firms to Minimize Damage in a Data Breach Up-Front
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5 Litigation Lessons From Joe Jamail’s Trial Strategy In Pennzoil v. Texaco
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State supreme court upholds prosecutor juror ratings that began with ‘gut reaction’ and ‘B’ label
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What 'business casual' actually means
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Lawyers and Robots Working in Tandem: The Lawyers Applying AI Today • Why All the AI Hype in Legal?
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Good Billing Practices Is an Ethical Duty
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The Total Trumpism of Jeff Sessions, Attorney General Nominee • What to Expect From a Sessions Justice Department • Here are 8 ways Trump's pick for attorney general could change criminal justice
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Here's the science behind why it's so hard to maintain eye contact when you're talking to someone
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Attorney Productivity: How Outsourcing Can Help You Stay On Top Of Your Practice
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Trump could run afoul of this obscure constitutional clause • Trump's Hotel Lodges a Constitutional Problem • Experts: Trump’s Conflict-of-Interest With His D.C. Hotel Raises Impeachment Concerns
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The Lawyer Responsible For A Thanksgiving Table Staple
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Judges:
Federal Judge Tells New Citizens To Leave The Country If They Don’t Like Trump
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How Justice Scalia’s Writing Style Affected American Jurisprudence • Style or Substance? Which Made Scalia (In)Famous?
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Goodyear asks SCOTUS to restrict federal judges’ inherent sanctions power
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Will John Roberts Save the Supreme Court From Donald Trump?
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Reasons to Suspect Trump Will Nominate a Federal Court of Appeals Judge to SCOTUS
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Sen. Schumer’s Threat to Filibuster Trump SCOTUS Pick May Trigger ‘Nuclear Option’
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Wall Street:
U.S. stocks on track to knock out fresh record highs
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Major indexes rip to record closing highs as energy spikes 2% •Dow trades about 60 points shy of 19,000 milestone
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Stocks at all-time highs calls for extreme caution
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Three reasons why this Trump rally won’t last • Trump bump for stocks could end with market in the dumps
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25 tricky questions you may have to answer if you want to work at Goldman Sachs
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Circus:
Big Apple Circus Files for Bankruptcy • That's all folks? Big Apple Circus files for bankruptcy • Big Apple Circus Files for Bankruptcy , Seeks Buyer • Big Apple Circus files for bankruptcy protection while seeking sale
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Debevoise Takes Pro Bono Role on Big Apple Circus Bankruptcy
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Food/Beverage:
What happened to bankrupt A&P's 90 stores in New Jersey?
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Des Moines: McDonald's franchise owner files for bankruptcy
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Marijuana:
Some in Marijuana Industry Fear Jeff Sessions Will Hinder Or Reverse Legalization Trend • Donald Trump’s Attorney General could terminate the rule that protects state-legalized marijuana
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Coal:
Canada Aims to Fully Phase Out Coal Power by 2030
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Coal country eyes Trump presidency with cautious hope
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Logistics:
The End of the Road for TransVantage Solutions, Inc.?
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Retailing:
Zombie Circuit City Pushes Back Relaunch Again
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Dick's Sporting Goods Isn't Out of the Woods Yet
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Hedge Funds:
Platinum Partners Fund Obtains Litigation Shield
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Healthcare:
Texas hospital closes
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Pence: It's Death to Obamacare First
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Rural Kentucky Worries About Medicaid Cuts
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Aviation:
Airline Workers Enjoy Good Times Amid Doubt Resurgence Will Last
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Hawkair has gone bankrupt
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Economy:
Investors are ditching bonds at the fastest rate in 3 years
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Jamie Dimon was never under consideration for Treasury job, report says • Trump 'doesn't respect' Jamie Dimon, not considering him for Treasury, source says
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Trump Treasury Contender Mnuchin Found Profits in Mortgage Mess
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Hensarling would be a great pick for Trump's Treasury, Rep. Brady says
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Here's every US state's October unemployment rate
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Year-over-Year Change to U.S. Inflation Since 1990
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These economic 'black swans' could rock global markets
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Donald Trump vows to withdraw from TPP on day one • Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership Now a Dead Duck? • Japan, China stepping in as Trump vows TPP withdrawal
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Trump's NAFTA revamp would require concessions, may borrow from TPP
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Donald Trump won't be able to deliver on trade promises, expert says
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These are the biggest winners and losers of a global trade war
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Polling firm CEO: ’20 million Trump voters’ will lose time and half overtime pay under GOP plan
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The Donald Trump Trade Effect: Watch the Peso, Not Ford
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Global Competition to Cut Corporate Taxes Heats Up
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American Marriage in the Time of the Recession
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Black Wealth in the Age of Trump
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Bankers Ridiculed by Trump Are Already Embracing His Future Regime
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The Trump jobs plan may rely on these two explosive words
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This Nobel Laureate Thinks Trump's Infrastructure Plan Will Lead to Corruption
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There's a problem with the conventional wisdom you're hearing about a Trump stimulus
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The Trouble with Trump's Trillion Dollar Plans
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GOP Presidents Tend to Rule Recessions
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Trump's Debt to the Financial Crisis
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Trump has a plan for government workers. They’re not going to like it.
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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:
New York Stands Alone by Not Requiring Delivery to Transfer a Note and Mortgage
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What does President Trump really mean for mortgage rates?
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Stalled Sutton Place Project to Hit Auction Block
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Ally to Pay $52 Million to Resolve Justice Department ResCap Probe
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Municipalities:
Dallas Faces Pension-Led Bankruptcy from Police & Fire Pensions Request
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Mayor Rawlings Talks Municipal Bankruptcy for Dallas
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Dallas Bankruptcy Threat Attracts National Attention
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Dallas Mayor Admits Police Pension Pushing City Toward "Fan Blades Of Municipal Bankruptcy "
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Dallas to Declare Bankruptcy ?
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Puerto Rico advised over debt crisis but likely shorn of US support
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Why Puerto Rico's debt crisis could get even worse
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Oil/Gas:
US crude settles up 3.9% at $47.49 ahead of OPEC decision on output
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OPEC likely to agree oil output proposals today: delegate • Putin Is Ready To Join An OPEC Freeze • Oil Prices Move Higher As OPEC Optimism Increases
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Trump will probably be out of office before his oil & gas boom happens
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Good Luck Saudi Arabia, You're Going To Need It
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Energy XXI Amended Reorganization Plan - How Does It Impact Investors?
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Dallas Is Where the Jobs Are
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Oil Speculation Rule Gets Final Push
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If Oil Refiners Crash, So Will the Economy
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Education:
Future Uncertain for Regulator Lawsuits Against ITT Tech
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Politics:
Two things are missing from Trump's preview of his first 100 days in the White House • Trump's business ties and the future of his empire under renewed scrutiny after post-election meetings • Trump is set to meet with one of Bernie Sanders’ most visible congressional supporters • Fresh concerns emerge over Trump's conflict of interests. This time in the UK • This is the letter that got Donald Trump's family deported • There's a big contradiction in Trump's plan to secure the border and undermine the Mexican auto industry • The Electoral College Was Meant to Stop Men Like Trump From Being President • Meet the People Hanging Out in Donald Trump’s Lobby • Krugman: Trump is going to bring about 'an era of corrupt governance unprecedented in US history' • Is Donald Trump's Flexible World View a Minus or a Plus? • Why Trump's popularity is rising • 'Hail Trump!': White Nationalists Salute the President Elect • Ex-Bush aide: Bannon-Priebus setup does not seem ‘traditional or workable’ • To keep up with Trump’s conflicts of interest, you need to read the international press • Bernie Sanders roils Trump's infrastructure blueprint: 'The plan he offered is a scam' • What Trump voters want is economic power for themselves, not more taxes on the rich • Donald Trump's Closest Advisers Are His Own Kids • Trump is taking advice on the future of the environment from a man who denies basic science • Trump Talks With Gingrich, Perry as Transition Progresses • Trump advisor accidentally reveals hardline immigration plans to photographers • Trump reportedly explodes at media bigwigs in off-record meeting • Trump’s Call for ‘Equal Time’ on SNL is Just ‘Preposterous’ • Trump outlines policy goals in first major public comments since election
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New York City spending more than $1 million per day on Donald Trump, report says
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Hillary Clinton poised to win the popular vote in a massive landslide
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Obama Suggests He’ll Break With Tradition to Help Dems Stop Trump’s Overreach
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'Hamilton' actor Dixon: 'There's nothing to apologize for' after lecturing Pence
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How the Vote Broke, in Historical Perspective
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Mike Pence's Lawyers Are Expected to Argue Against Emails Case
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Autos:
Takata Narrows Buyer Bids to Autoliv, Key Safety Systems
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Personal Finance:
How much to tip everyone in your life for the holidays, from your landlord to the mail carrier
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Travel:
12 tips to get you through the airport as quickly as possible
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These are the 10 airports that will most likely have the worst Thanksgiving travel delays
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Gold Star Family Booed by American Airlines First Class Passengers
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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 (26 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (8 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - 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:
Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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Interest:
Secured Creditors are Rejoicing over the Ninth Circuit's Decision Overruling Costly Precedent
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Settlements:
Stormy Seas for Indenture Trustees and Bondholders Settling Claims in Bankruptcy
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Make-Whole:
Third Circuit Rules Make-Whole Provisions Enforceable in the Energy Future Bankrupt
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Setoff:
Delaware Supreme Court Addresses Recoupment and Setoff
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Mediation:
Federal Circuit Leads-the-Way for Holdouts Adopting Local Mediation Rules
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DIP Finance:
Do Economic Conditions Drive DIP Lending?: Evidence from the Financial Crisis
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Safe Harbors:
FTI Roundup
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Tax:
Bitcoin Exchange 'Extremely Concerned' With IRS Effort to Identify Users • Coinbase fights IRS efforts to obtain customer records
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Banking:
Florida Banks: Beware of Eleventh Circuit Decision Implications
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Consumer Bankruptcy:
Linking Pyramid Schemes (aka Multilevel Marketing Companies) and Consumer Bankruptcy
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Fraud:
Judges No More Interested In Restoring Rajat Gupta’s Good Name Than They Were His Freedom
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The Enduring Scandal of Trump University
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Student Debt:
Student Loans to Advance a Career Are Classified as Non-Consumer
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Gambling:
Caesars bankruptcy heads to showdown with U.S. watchdog
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Corporate Reform:
CFPB can pursue middleman for payday lenders, federal judge rules
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Shipping:
Hanjin Sells Pacific Business to Korea Line
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'Political blundering over economic sense': Hanjin's demise attacked
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UK:
Brexit: Hard Landing/Soft Landing or Down the Rabbit Hole: What’s Ahead?
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Over half of councils targeting debtors’ homes to recover unpaid tax
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Banker’s ‘Work-Related’ Suicide Brings State Payout for Daughter
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Richard Branson is bankrolling a secret Blairite campaign to thwart Brexit
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PIIGS:
Abengoa asks U.S. court to prevent lawsuits by rebel cred
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Greece: 'Substantial convergence' in talks with creditor envoys
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Canada:
Canada Wholesale Trade Falls 1.2% in September
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Compromise cash collateral proposal recommended - Ontario seeking input
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Latvia:
Latvian football club Skonto has filed an insolvency application
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India:
Why Does it Take So Long to Resolve Debt Recovery Cases in India?
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Draft rules for bankruptcy code finalized
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Pain and gain for India's economy after drastic withdrawal of cash supplies
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Viet Nam:
Insolvency reform a priority: Chief Justice
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Taiwan:
Fate of TransAsia Airways hinges on board meeting: spokesman • Taiwanese airline TransAsia shuts down after heavy losses • After plane crashes, Taiwan's TransAsia seeks to wind down operations
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China:
China's economy is rapidly rebalancing toward services
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