August 10, 2017

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Law:

How Much Do Partners Make At Williams & Connolly?
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Special counsel Robert Mueller's finances go public Mueller, several team members gave up million-dollar jobs to work on special counsel investigation
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Trump’s Legal Team Is No Match for Mueller’s
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Pair of Polsinelli partners sued over $10 million Novak Druce loan
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Another Big Firm Gets Into the Sports Sponsorship Game
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Clients of Disgraced Ex-Bankruptcy Lawyer to Receive Payment
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3 Reasons Women In Law Are Still Waiting On Equality
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The Law Schools With The Most Part-Time Applicants (2017)
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Talking about the elephant in the room—social anxiety
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Happy Lawyers? Yes, They’re Out There!
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Avvo ‘marketing fee’ pays for an endorsement and violates New York lawyer ethics rules, opinion says
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WordPress Operated By Law Schools Should Replace Today’s Law Reviews
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How Your Body Reacts to Stress
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How to fit the best workout possible into your lunch break
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Firm sues state bar as it probes whether its ads, read on-air by DJs, are ‘celebrity endorsements’
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Company can’t fire worker for making racist comments on picket line, appeals court says
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Ex-con and Yale Law grad must prove ‘good moral character’ before being able to practice
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Over half of Google employees polled say the web giant shouldn't have fired the engineer behind the controversial memo As a Woman in Tech, I Realized: These Are Not My People Google Engineer Firing: 'No-Brainer' or More Complicated?
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Former partner suspended for bogus billing after associate had reported him
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Ohio Lawyer Nyce Apparently Wasn't So Nice to His Mom's Creditors
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Taking A Real Life Lawyer To The Big Screen
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Living the American Dream, These Big Law Partners Have Seen an Ugly Side
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Law School 3L Accused Of Urinating On Family During Metallica Concert
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Eric Bolling Sues Reporter Over Lewd Story
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‘Bachelorette’ Star Returns To Trial Law Firm After Finding True Love On TV
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Avvo Blasts New Ethics Opinions on Attorney Match Services
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Judges:

Supreme Court decision on gay marriage shapes perception of social norms, studies conclude
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An Uphill Battle for the Court’s Liberals
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Reports: Trump Aims to Fill NY's Federal Bench Vacancies
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DC Circ orders judge's recusal in 9/11 "mastermind" case
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Wall Street:

US stocks set up for another day of losses
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European stocks fall as caution over geopolitical tensions linger
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US stocks close slightly lower, trimming earlier losses
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How Trump’s threat of ‘fire and fury’ shatters stock-market calm
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These 7 billionaires are worried about a stock-market correction
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The bull market is still healthy, but the risks for a crash are increasing, Citi says
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Debt ceiling drama could soon weigh on stocks, strategists warn Goldman on the "Debt Limit"
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Layoffs:

Kennedy Space Center tech firm to lay off nearly 400 workers
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Hedge Funds:

Maverick Capital, a $10.5 billion hedge fund, is struggling to make money
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Politics:

The FBI conducted a predawn raid of Paul Manafort's home as part of its Russia probe The Predawn Raid On Paul Manafort’s House Trump Jr. delivers hundreds of pages of records for the Senate's Russia investigation FBI raided Paul Manafort's home to aid special counsel investigation: report FBI raided Paul Manafort's home in July Former prosecutors: The FBI's raid of Paul Manafort's home was a clear sign they don't trust him
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Top White House aide takes shot at Mitch McConnell after his criticisms of Trump The brewing war between Trump and Mitch McConnell has spilled out into the open
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WSJ Calls Out Bannon for White House 'Dysfunction' ‘Poisonous Atmosphere’ Grips McMaster’s National Security Council As Accusations Fly WSJ Editorial Board Goes After Steve Bannon
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Trump’s supporters are worried about his priorities, and tired of his tweets Trump's support among his base is collapsing Gorka: Right Wing Terrorism is Fake Stuff Muslim Leaders Condemn White House Official Gorka's Claim Mosque Attack Could Have Been 'Fake' Ex-GOP Senator: Trump is Seriously Sick
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Mattis: North Korea should stop before it gets destroyed China is the key to avoiding nuclear ‘fire and fury’ in North Korea: economist How past presidents dealt with North Korea Time is running out to avoid war with North Korea Trump once said he'd 'negotiate like crazy' with North Korea Experts: What's Next for Trump & N. Korea? Most Americans Think US-North Korea Relations Have Worsened Under Trump Trump's North Korea Threat Was Improvised Nearly two-thirds of Americans can’t find North Korea on a map. Can you? North Korea details Guam missile plan, dismissing Trump warnings as ‘nonsense’ North Korea is prepping nukes. They're far from finished FactCheck: Trump Modernized Our Nukes
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Pharma:

Things are finally really starting to hurt for the maker of EpiPen
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Retailing:

In tough retail landscape, Payless emerges as rare bankruptcy survivor
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Bill Miller's next big value bet is on the shopping mall
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Amazon could be the first company worth $1 trillion — but it'll cost a lot of jobs to get there
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The death of retail may be one of the best things to happen to the fitness industry
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Traders Bet on Big Swings for Retailers
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Auto Racing:

Michigan firm buys Skip Barber Racing School in bankruptcy court
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Nuclear:

Westinghouse: Project canceled 'without warning'
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Legislators to separately study failed nuclear project
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Gambling:

Gaming regulators recommend new Caesars companies, units
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Caesars' Q2 Earnings: Housekeeping Is Done, But Post-Bankruptcy Catalysts After Q3 Remain Unclear
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Economy:

Rogoff: Rising interest rates 'threaten global economy'
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Fed's Evans says reasonable to begin trimming balance sheet next month
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Yellen Downplays Risks Of Tightening
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Household Debt Delinquencies 2003-2017
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For Some, the Economy Never Recovered
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US productivity jumps in the second quarter, while labor costs softened
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Trump edges closer to a trade war with China, thanks to aluminum foil
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There is a looming threat to the stock market’s calm that’s not even on investors’ radars
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'A disaster for your family': How the downward spiral of manufacturing is hurting American men
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Why 56 million Americans have no bank account: Not what you think
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Here's what a war between North Korea and the US could do to the global economy
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How much money millennials need to earn to be in the top 1% at every age
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The danger from low-skilled immigrants: Not having them
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Poll Finds Voters Back Bill to Curb Legal Immigration
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We Let the Financial Crisis Go to Waste
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Aug. 9, 2007 - ‘The day the world changed.’ A former trader recalls the day the credit crunch hit Three days that changed modern life forever
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Wisconsin Senate May Reject Foxconn Deal
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If We Are Racing to the Pre-Crisis Bubble, Here Are 12 Charts To Watch
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Tesla's electric semi is reportedly autonomous and can move in 'platoons'
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Our Enormous Debt Burden to Cause Problems
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A stock market correction might be on its way — here's how it could hit the global economy
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Silicon Valley Pushes the Wrong Kind of Basic Income
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The world is facing an inequality crisis and there is no clear solution
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The Foxconn deal Trump championed won’t make Wisconsin money for 25 years, report says
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California Crops Rot as Immigration Crackdown Creates Farmworker Shortage
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Here’s How Trump Could Get Democrats’ Help on Tax Reform
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Government, Healthcare Most Important Problems in U.
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Upcoming Amendments to Bankruptcy Rule 3002 to Impact Bankruptcy Filing Practices for Mortgagees
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac stick with outdated credit scoring model
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Chart: Homeownership 1995-2017
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Landlords may be cutting back on the freebies that make apartment hunting in New York easier
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Few California home shoppers can afford average-priced homes
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Americans believe home price correction imminent
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Update: Framing Lumber Prices Up Year-over-year
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico's biggest creditors envision resolving key dispute this year
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Cleaning up Puerto Rico's mess
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Detroit Mayor Duggan Wins 69% of Votes in Mayoral Primary Duggan, Young advance in mayoral race poised to be a referendum on Detroit's comeback
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Crawford County volunteer fire department seeks bankruptcy protection
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Tiny town of Courtland faces huge bankruptcy issues
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Chicago touts new debt structure aimed at saving money
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The Best City in America for Working Parents
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Oil/Gas:

US Oil Pushes Back on Venezuela Sanctions
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Oil prices extend gains ahead of OPEC report
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Kemp: US Shale Breakeven Price Revealed Around $50
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A Red Flag For Oil? China’s Crude Imports Drop To 7-Month Low
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U.S. LNG export capacity to grow nearly sevenfold by 2019 U.S. Is A Net Exporter Of Natural Gas For First Time In 59 Years
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NRG lays off workers around the country; at least 100 in Houston
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Healthcare:

Employers to spend $10,000 per worker on healthcare
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Religion:

Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world
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Pensions:

Lower life expectancy reduces corporate pension costs
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Some Avaya Pensioners Rethink Retirement Plans After Bankruptcy Deal
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Autos:

Takata files another attempt to stay US air bag lawsuits Judge to rule on Takata request to halt air bag lawsuits
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Here's When Tesla Will Actually Start Making Money
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Sporting Goods:

An unbeatable bid followed by a US$575-million asset sale saved iconic hockey and baseball brands
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Maritime:

Debt-laden MMA Offshore seeks help from Deloitte
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Coal:

Trump Is ‘Really Interested’ in Coal Payments
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Toll Roads:

Tx. Toll road Failure Shafts Subcontractors
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Celebs:

Abby Lee Miller Hires Inmate for Protection?
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Consumer Finance:

Guess Who's Supporting Predatory Lending?
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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 (15 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (36 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Mid-Year Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Review & Outlook
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Sales:

Bankruptcy Sales: No Stay, No Appeal (Except Issue of Good Faith Purchaser)
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Personal Finance:

What to say when a job interviewer asks, 'What's your current salary?'
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Movie Theaters:

Traders are making huge bets that millennials are destroying movie theaters
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Corporate Reform:

Fiduciary rule may face 18-month delay: WSJ
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CFPB Politics Update
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Justice Department Lacks Staff To Take Banks’ Phone Calls, Accept Their Checks
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Energy Storage:

Tesla's Gigafactory Is Out of Reach for Its New Lenders
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Travel:

This airline was voted No. 1 by the world’s top travelers
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This hated airline practice is finally becoming less common
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Fraud:

The Email Subject Line That Tipped Off the Feds to Alleged Fraud Scheme
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Healthcare:

All Healthcare is Still in Trouble
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Here’s Medicare for All: Long Wait Times, Fewer Doctors, and Huge Tax Hikes
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The price of uncertainty could mean new double-digit health insurance rate hikes
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Trump’s Plan to Implode ObamaCare Will Leave (Even More) Unpaid Medical Bills
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Study: Doctors received more than $46 million from drug companies marketing opioids
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The different ways your health care costs are going up
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The ACA stability "crisis" in perspective
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Banking:

Senate Wants Answers in Wells Auto Scandal
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There's Still Too Much Risk in the Financial System
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Media:

New York Times guilty of large screw-up on climate-change story
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Brides:

Alfred Angelo seeks to auction wedding dresses Sept. 2
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Food/Beverage:

Houston’s Billionaire Takeover King Strikes Again, Scooping Up a Big Restaurant Chain
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UK:

Brexit: UK Offered Restricted Residency in EU
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'A very significant crisis': Scottish and UK governments fail to reach an agreement on Brexit
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Britain's Amazon obsession helps revenues at its UK warehouse business jump 50%
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The UK housing market is 'faltering' and price growth is 'nearing zero'
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Britain's Co-op Bank reports first half loss of $175 million
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EU:

Few see EU as world’s top economic power despite its relative might
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PIIGS:

Greece raises 1.138 billion euros in treasury bills sale
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Canada:

Canadian Private-Equity Giant Accused by Whistleblowers of Fraud
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Debt not a big concern for Albertans: poll
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Venezuela:

Venezuela inflation quickens to 248.6 percent in year to July: opposition
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India:

NCLT admits IDBI Bank's insolvency plea against Jaypee Infratech
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NPA crisis: Why banks keep lending big bucks, try to hide the distress signals
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Insolvency proceedings approved for 10 out of 12 big defaulters
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NPA crisis: Banking on a new law for answers
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China:

China's banking regulator drafting bankruptcy rules
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Fitch: Bankruptcies to Keep Rising As China Tackles Overcapacity China bankruptcies likely to continue, but government will not tolerate job losses: Fitch
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Japan:

Toshiba gets auditors’ signoff, avoiding delisting for now
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Brazil:

Hedge costs drive wide Oi loss, EBITDA lags behind Brazil, Oi in talks over watchdog fine, CEO says
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