Law:
Firm Disappoints Associates With Bonus Announcement… Again
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Equity partner profits drop 28 percent at Pepper Hamilton; strong 2015 skewed numbers, firm says
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Auditor Reviewed Dewey's London Tax Docs, Jury Hears
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Biglaw Hacked: The Crisis Is Coming
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Cleary Gottlieb Publishes Trump 'Social Media Attack' Survival Guide
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Reinventing Professionals: There are jobs in the emerging legal gig economy
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New York Attorney General Bids to Become Trump's No. 1 Enemy
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David Boies: The Politics Of The Hank Greenberg Case Were ‘Maddening’
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The Rest Of Us Don’t Work On Weekends
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Interview with former Paul Weiss Partner, Peter Haje
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Gross Revenue, Partner Profits Rise at Cahill Gordon
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Milbank Tweed Reports 'Outstanding' Results for 2016
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Paul Weiss Reaps Benefits From Star Lateral Hires
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How Syracuse Law made its graduates into stars of the New York Bar exam
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Creighton Dean Lifts Law Prof's Suspension After Faculty Threaten Vote Of No Confidence
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Charlotte Law School Is Delinquent On Its $148k Property Tax Bill, Says Check Is In The Mail
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Munsch Hardt's Revenue and Profit Rose in 'Fantastic' Year
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10 Things Lawyers Should Consider When Taking Risk
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Facebook Ducks Lawyer's Defamation Suit
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Attorneys of the Year: Petters Ponzi Scheme Team
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Lawyers could be the next profession to be replaced by computers
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Trump Ethics: A Jobs Program for Washington Lawyers
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Trump immigration policies draw rapid legal-tech response
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Non-Lawyer Stephen Miller Told US Attorney How to Defend Travel Ban, Report Says
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Trump's Lawyer Involved in Russian Sanctions
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Largest branch of American Judaism opposes Trump envoy pick
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SEC gives fuel to Icahn in malpractice battle with Wachtell
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The anonymous plaintiff in the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling has died
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A psychotherapist shares her favorite techniques for overcoming anxiety
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WA Supreme Court: By refusing same-sex wedding, florist violated anti-discrimination law
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Exoneree makes his first appearance in court as a defense lawyer
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Maryland prosecutor resigns before he is sentenced for hotel-room spectacle
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‘Jekyll and Hyde’ lawyer who made his girlfriend call him ‘master’ booted out of profession
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Posner opinion upholds conviction for false Facebook threat
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Texas trial lawyer is first African-American ‘Bachelorette’ lead
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Judges:
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and the rise of originalism • Judge Neil Gorsuch: What’s His Net Worth? • On Free Press, Supreme Court Pick at Odds With Trump • Liberals Are Still Angry, but Merrick Garland Has Reached Acceptance • Simply stated, Gorsuch is steadfast and surprising • As the Gorsuch nomination proceeds, this man is taking credit
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Ginsburg Praises Women's March, Says She is Feeling 'Very Well'
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Wall Street:
U.S. stocks poised to resume record run after the holiday
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Global Stocks Mixed After Wall Street's Long Weekend
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Trump is in the wrong place at the wrong time when it comes to the stock market
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More than two thirds of bankers are 'bored' with their jobs
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Layoffs:
Microfibres employees may get half of $1.26 million claim
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Mark Cuban: Can't Stop the Rise of Robots • The Relentless Pace of Automation • No, Robots Aren’t Killing the American Dream
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Politics:
Russians Are Turning on Donald Trump • The FBI is pursuing 3 separate probes into Russian hacking of the presidential election • The Senate is investigating Russian hacking — and they’ve asked agencies to keep everything they find • Trump isn't adjusting well to life in the White House — he's reportedly experiencing 'cabin fever' • Trump cited a nonexistent incident in Sweden during his rally on Saturday • People Are Really Confused About What President Trump Just Said About Sweden • Trump launches another blistering attack on media while he and chief of staff assault use of anonymous sources • Joe Scarborough unloads on Trump's 'rambling, chaotic' press conference: 'He lives in an alternate reality' • Trump told members of his golf club to 'come along' to cabinet interviews in leaked audio • Inside Donald Trump’s White House Chaos • In Marshall, Va., Support for Donald Trump Hasn't Wavered • GOP Leaders Tire of Trump Drama • Trump talks a lot about the ‘forgotten man,’ but so far he’s just helping Wall Street • Bernstein: Trump is Worse Than Nixon • Mark Cuban Says He Wouldn't Hire Donald Trump
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Ivanka Trump’s signature perfume soars to No. 1 on Amazon
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Report: Trump's lawyer hand-delivered Michael Flynn a secret plan to lift sanctions on Russia
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Fox's Chris Wallace Warns on Trump • Dangerous Times for the Press & Presidency • ABC Reporter: We Will Pursue the Truth
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Elizabeth Warren Gets a Reality Check
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Apparel:
Under Armour made some huge mistakes that are turning into a nightmare
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Coal:
Can Trump Alone Save the Struggling Coal Industry?
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Retailing:
HHGregg Said to Hire Advisers to Help Cope With Retail Woes
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Wet Seal Landlords Say Cash Use Budget Doesn't Cover Rent
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Wal-Mart's Big Box of Trouble
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Under Armour Hid Sports Authority Ch. 11's Impact, Suit Says
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$6M DIP Approved For The Limited, Ahead Of Tuesday Auction
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Retailer Perfumania explores strategic alternatives: sources
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How Zombie Retailers Are Dragging Down the Industry
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Speculation mounts that Gander Mountain is joining ranks of troubled retailers
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Gambling:
For former Revel, another opening date missed as owner Glenn Straub blames state
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'Trump' Sign On Shuttered Casino Listed On eBay
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Caesars Entertainment Operating Company Enters into Committed Financing Agreements
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Shipping:
Have Lenders Put ABG Shipyard On The Block?
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Report: Hanjin’s Bondholders to Suffer Big Losses • Korea's Hanjin Shipping, world's seventh largest, goes down
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Hard Times for the Shipping and Offshore Sectors in Asia
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Pensions:
How Public Employee Pensions Make Income Inequality Worse
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GOP To End States' Worker Retirement Plans
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Solar:
SunEdison's Unsecured Creditors Grilled Over Fraud Suit
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Environmental:
Union Pacific Can't Dodge Asarco's $482M Cleanup Cost Suit
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Economy:
Household debt to hit new record in 2017
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Fed Nowcast: 3.1% for 2017:Q1.
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How the Fed's Rate Hikes Might Play Out • Hawkish Fed official comfortable with raising rates in current economy
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A familiar shutdown threat is looming in Trump's future
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Retailers rise up against border tax • Border tax debate pits theory against the real world • The $1 Trillion Border Tax Could Sink Paul Ryan's Fiscal Plan
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Americans have $12.58 trillion of debt — here's what it looks like • Household debt nears an all-time high. What's behind the rise?
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Trump Weighs Travel Ban That Addresses Issues of Contested Previous Order • Two leaked memos reveal Trump administration to expand which immigrants targeted for deportation • Trump's revised immigration ban targets the same 7 countries • New Homeland Security guidelines aggressively crack down on illegal immigration • DHS head Kelly: Trump is preparing a new 'streamlined' immigration ban • U.S. Proposal Considers Prosecuting Parents Helping Children Entering Country Illegally • Donald Trump’s Plan to Outsource Immigration Enforcement to Local Cops • Dozens Fired After Joining “Day Without Immigrants” Protests • Trump’s New Re-Written Immigration Order May Already Have Fatal Flaw
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Alan Greenspan just explained how 'productivity' caused Brexit and Trump, in 10 elegant sentences
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What happened when factory jobs moved from Warren, Ohio, to Juarez, Mexico
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Republicans Agree on Cutting Taxes, but Not on How to Do It • Ryan Makes Emphatic Plea for Tax Plan Seen 'on Life Support' • The GOP Tax Plan Is in Trouble. Many People Are Saying This. • More Senate Brickbats for House Tax Plan
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The Scandal That May Haunt the New Nominee for Labor Secretary
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The Wall: A Friend and Former Business Partner Speaks Out Against Donald Trump
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Trump Administration Considers Change in Calculating U.S. Trade Deficit
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Trump Team's Growth Forecasts Far Rosier Than Those of CBO, Private Economists
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‘Soft’ side of economy soars under Trump. But here’s the ‘hard’ truth
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US household energy spending hits 50-year low
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Why ‘Made in America’ is so hard to do
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AAR: Rail Traffic increased in January
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A contradiction at the heart of President Trump’s economic policy
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Deutsche Bank: These 2 risks could derail the US economy
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HSBC Warns of World Economic Risks
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This Century Is Broken
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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:
Quarterly Housing Starts by Intent
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Banks Admonished to File Foreclosure Deeds Promptly, or Else
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There are 5 places in the US where you need to make over $100,000 to afford a home
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New York and San Francisco are the 2 most expensive rental markets in the world
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Phoenix Real Estate in January: Sales up 16%, Inventory down 8%
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Top 10 states with the highest mortgages rates
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Owner may hand Fashion Square Mall to lender
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Freddie Mac selling off $759 million in non-performing loans
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Fannie and Freddie: REO inventory declined in Q4, Down 33% Year-over-year
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Trump's In-Laws May Put Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac in Tough Spot
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Municipalities:
11 top Puerto Rico university officials resign amid crisis
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Congress Moves Slowly on Bipartisan Puerto Rico Recommendations
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As Puerto Rico Seeks to Slash Debt , Local Bondholders Await Hit
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Is Detroit Really Making a Comeback?
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Dallas Pension Board Vote Puts It Square Before Us. The Issue Is Our Word.
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GAO to look at government debt in Marianas, US territories
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Oil/Gas:
Here comes the next wave of the U.S. oil boom
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It's Not Record Oil Speculation That'll Drive Prices
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Stuck In The $50s: Why The Oil Price Is Going Nowhere Fast
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US crude settles at $53.40, up 4 cents, but posts first weekly decline in five weeks • Oil Prices Rise Despite Higher U.S. Rig Count • Oil prices creep higher, but overshadowed by U.S. supply
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Biggest Gasoline Glut In 27 Years Could Crash Oil Markets
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Bullish Oil Investors May Be Getting Ahead of Themselves
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Did The Bakken Fall Too Far Too Fast?
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2017 Offshore Spending Plan To Rival Shale Investment, Report Says
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Why oil experts think OPEC’s U.S. headache won’t go away this year
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Shale Drilling is Back on a Roll • TX: Oil Fields Rebound but Without Workers
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Middle East Oil & Gas Investment Surges To $294 Billion
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Hornbeck Offshore Services - Bankers And Bondholders Will Determine Fate Of Shareholders
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Food/Beverage:
Customers are developing new habits and it's killing Applebee's and Buffalo Wild Wings
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Cosi Allowed To Continue Using Cash Collateral In Ch. 11
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Perkins owner files for bankruptcy
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Corporate Reform:
Trump's Man for the SEC: Time to Ease Regulation
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GOP senators unveil bill to give Congress control of consumer bureau budget
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Hensarling compares CFPB to a tyranny
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Student Debt:
US student debt tops $1.31 trillion: Does Betsy DeVos have a plan?
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Chasing the American Dream into a deadend
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The Graying Student Debtor
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Awards:
Benchmark Litigation 2017 Bankruptcy Awards
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Education:
Saint Joseph's College layoff notice: Closure 'expected to be permanent'
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Mining:
Restarting out of bankruptcy, company revives former MN mining operation
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Debt Collection:
Texas lawmaker wants to send 'zombie debt' to the grave
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Amusement Parks:
Turning a corner: Conneaut Lake Park emerges from bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Harrisburg woman pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud
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Pennsylvania Man Indicted on Bankruptcy Fraud Charges
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‘Dance Moms’ star gets OK to travel before sentencing
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Banking:
HSBC Loses $4 Billion • HSBC's 2016 profit slumps 62 percent on writedowns as outlook dims • Writedowns and tough outlook take their toll on HSBC
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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 (20 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (19 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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Avoidance Actions:
Delaware Court Applies “Kiwi” Defense to Preferential Transfers
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Donations from supplement website drag Waukesha church into bankruptcy case
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SCOTUS:
SCOTUS Asked To Look At 546(e) Safe Harbor
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Corporate Governance:
Effectively Defending Adversarial Actions Brought Against Former D&Os in Bankruptcy Court
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Professional Compensation:
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Workouts:
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UCC:
Austrian Co. Can't Exit GM Suit Over $1.5B Loan
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Electricity:
Energy Future bankruptcy plan approved, clearing way for NextEra •EFH Wins Official Ch. 11 Plan OK After 'Extraordinary' Case
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Distressed Investing:
Company Reporting on Businesses' Debt Cannot Use Shield Law, Judge Rules
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Distressed Debt and Credit Funds See Resurgence in Profits
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Howard Marks on Cycles, Panics & Valuation
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Aviation:
There’s No ‘Free’ Lunch at 40,000 Feet, Either
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Healthcare:
Bankrupt California hospital closes
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Spokane physicians declare bankruptcy • Physicians go bust owing millions to insurers and other clients
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Insurers Voice Concern Over House GOP's Outline for Health Law Repeal • Obamacare Goes Under the Knife
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Mark Cuban: Obamacare Repeal Is Going to Hurt
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Television:
American Idol Secured Court Agreement To Revive Show
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Software:
ATopTech Fires Back At Objections Over Sale, Bonus Plans
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Accounting:
FDIC Can Split Colonial Trials Against Crowe Horvath, PWC
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Art:
Arts Groups Draft Battle Plans as Trump Funding Cuts Loom
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UK:
Important changes to the insolvency legislation
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Britain's justice secretary says Brexit is 'irrevocable' once triggered
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UK Retail Sales Unexpectedly Decline as Inflation Bites
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U.K. Government Launches Consultation Into Deficit-Prone Pension Plans
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U.K. manufacturing orders at 2-year high: CBI
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Hundreds of UK hotel companies at risk of going bust
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Brexit Puts GM's Vauxhall Workers at Risk
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EU:
Contracting for a European Insolvency Regime
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Euro zone businesses growth fastest since April 2011: PMIs
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PIIGS:
Aggressive' vulture funds swoop in on Irish property
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After seven years of bailouts, Greeks sink yet deeper in poverty • Greek Bailout Deal Pushed Back as Deadline Missed Again • Euro zone mulls IMF involvement in Greece, mission to unblock new loans • Greece's creditors are now the main impediment to solving the country's woes • EU officials urge quick agreement on terms of Greek bailout • Eurozone tries to avoid another Greek crisis • Schaeuble denies 'Grexit' threat, says Greece on right path • Greece Goes to Eurogroup With Low Expectations • 'From bad to worse': Greece hurtles towards a final reckoning • Bailout Negotiators Get Go-ahead to Return to Greece • Greece agrees to bailout reforms compromise • How do you say deja vu in Greek? • Greece reaches deal with creditors in Brussels • Greece's creditors get back in the game • Save Greece by Saving Its Economy First • Gov't will pass measures and 'countermeasures,' says minister
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What is the message from Greece's bond market?
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Wanted: a CEO willing to hold Greek banking's "poisoned chalice"
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Portugal repays half of IMF loan, calls it sign of health
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U.S. Fund Lone Star in Concluding Talks for Novo Banco Purchase
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Fewer people getting official debt deals as numbers of people declared bankrupt rise • ‘Traitorous behaviour’ shown by banks putting people out of homes
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Canada:
Receiver's Rights and Obligations Trump Creditor's Possessory Lien Claim
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White men still top dogs at Canadian law firms
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South Africa:
Orrick Assists in Debt Restructuring of South Africa's Largest Retailer
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Mongolia:
Mongolia agrees to $5.5 billion economic bailout plan with IMF, others
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Germany:
German houses are up to 30% overvalued: Bundesbank
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Somalia:
IMF Says Donors May Partly Forgive Somalia's $5.3-Billion Debt
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Mongolia:
IMF to Loan Mongolia $440 Million as Part of Bailout Package
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China:
China's Economy is Dangerously Close to Unraveling
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