Law:
Majority of lateral lawyer hires don’t meet revenue expectations, survey says
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Pryor Cashman Names New Bankruptcy Partner
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Lewis Roca Promotes New Bankruptcy Partner
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Berger Singerman Elevates Bankruptcy Litigator To Partner
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Blank Rome Elevates Two Bankruptcy Lawyers To Of Counsel
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Big-Name Lawyers Divulge New Year's Resolutions
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The 2017 Outlook For Litigation Finance
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We’ve Got A LOT More Lawyers Here
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29 Partnership Promotions and 37 Promoted to Counsel at Hogan Lovells
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Judge tosses consumer fraud claims against Arizona Summit Law School
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Martha Minow to Step Down as Dean From Harvard Law
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Biglaw Office Plays Host To Trump Inauguration Party
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ATL’s 2016 Holiday Card Contest: The Winner!
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Don’t Be Famous For The Wrong Reason
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Alleged BigLaw hackers made $4M trading on stolen information, federal prosecutors say
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The Science Behind Extracting Yourself From The Cycle Of Destructive Thought Patterns
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SmallLaw: 4 Types Of Clients You Meet Trying To Collect Your Fees
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Women Lawyers See Opportunity to Forge Stronger Ties
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Did The Emperor from Star Wars Design a Big Law Firm Website?
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Plaintiffs law firm can’t deduct monthly payments for standby plane use, 9th Circuit says
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Lawyer Competes For Title Of ‘Worst Cook In America’
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10 silly things you're doing that make you less likable
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Ten Guaranteed Ways To Appear Smarter Than You Are
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Yeah: Attorney Accidentally Shoots Wife
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1,000 Law Professors Protest Sessions for AG
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Judges:
SEC uses an unconstitutional method to hire in-house judges, federal appeals court rules
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Chief justice praises trial judges in year-end report; was it intended to counter Trump criticism?
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Legislation Introduced To Bar SCOTUS From Citing Its Own Decisions
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Inside Trump’s strategy to remodel the Supreme Court
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Wall Street:
U.S. stock rally set to continue with FOMC minutes ahead
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Stocks close off session highs as oil falls 2.6%; telecoms lead
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Despite Trump euphoria, Wall Street's 2017 forecast is the most bearish annual outlook in 12 years • The Trump rally may already be running out of steam
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How Wall Street banks stack up in dealmaking, it isn't even close
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Layoffs:
Fort Worth-based Ben Hogan Golf Equipment lays off much of its workforce to cut costs
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Relativity and EuropaCorp's joint venture laying off most of its staff, insider says
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When Robots Take All of Our Jobs, Remember the Luddites
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Food/Beverage:
U.S. Unit of Transmar Group Files for Bankruptcy Protection
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$4.8M Allens settlement awaits judge
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Roust files for bankruptcy ahead of planned IPO
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Education:
Former ITT students clamor for a seat at the table • Former ITT Tech Students Sue To Be Included In Bankruptcy Proceedings
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New Student Lawsuit Details ITT Tech Scam
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Cuomo proposes free college tuition for struggling families
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Autos:
Takata surges again on criminal probe settlement hopes
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Owners of Tainted Volkswagen Diesel Cars File Lawsuit Seeking Compensation
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Healthcare:
Atoka County Medical Center seeks bankruptcy protection
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Senate Moves to Repeal Obamacare
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Conway: No One Loses Health Care After Repeal
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Economy:
ISM: U.S. Factory Activity Accelerated in December • ISM Manufacturing index increased to 54.7 in December
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'Routine' Jobs Are Disappearing • Disappearing Routine Jobs: Who, How, and Why? • 45,000 Robots Keep Things Moving At Amazon Warehouses
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Larry Summers lambastes policy paper from top Trump advisers: 'Economic equivalent of creationism'
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Trump is bringing in the big guns to roll back free trade
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What the Strong Obama Jobs Recovery Tells Us
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Trump can't make Apple move jobs back to America
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Trump is mad about 'made in Mexico' cars — but this is bigger
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Here are the problems with helicopter money
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The myth and reality of Donald Trump’s job claims
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The 10 biggest risks the world faces in 2017
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Construction Spending increased in November
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Leaked DoJ Memo Alleges That Steven Mnuchin Was A Very Naughty Bank CEO • Problematic practices at Steven Mnuchin's OneWest? • Treasury Pick Accused of Massive Misconduct • Mnuchin’s Bank Broke Foreclosure Rules, Leaked AG’s Memo Says • Democrats Gather Ammo Against Treasury Pick Steven Mnuchin
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Trump may be ignoring conventional economic wisdom — and it could be a big mistake
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Traders await Fed minutes to see if officials reveal their views of Trump
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Planes, trains, automobiles: Traders say these names will get hit by Trump's policies • Automakers Relationship with Trump Turns • Trump Puts Auto Makers, Trade Policy in Spotlight
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The 401(k) Problem We Refuse to Solve
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America's Economic Distress Belt
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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:
CoreLogic: House Prices up 7.1% Year-over-year in November
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Mortgage Applications Decreased Over Two Week Period • Mortgage applications tank 12% to end 2016
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With Lots in Short Supply, Builders Revive Abandoned Projects
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An Atlanta Subdivision, Cast Aside by a Developer, Gets a Second Chance
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Luxury Apartment Boom Looks Set to Fizzle in 2017
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Potential homebuyer finds mummified body in Detroit garage
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Trump's tax plan could sink real estate prices
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US construction spending hits more than 10-year high in November
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Manhattan's luxury market softened in the fourth quarter, and isn't likely to pick up anytime soon
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Changes to New York Foreclosure Laws Effective December 20, 2016
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Municipalities:
Puerto Rico’s New Governor Takes Over as Debt Crisis Reaches Climax
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New Puerto Rico Governor Prepares Cuts to Spending and Revenues
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People moving from New York outnumber arrivals by nearly two-to-one, report says
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Texas Growth Appears to be Slowing
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Pensions:
Insolvent Multiemployer Pension Plan to Vote to Cut Benefits
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Coming Pension Defaults
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Coal:
WVDEP and Alpha Natural Resources Reach $15 Million Settlement
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Oil/Gas:
Samson Resources Close to a Deal But Still Battling Creditors
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E&P 'Bottom Of The Barrel Club' Special Holiday Edition: From 'Ho Ho Ho' To 'Oh Oh No!'
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The Companies That Lead The Recovery In The U.S. Oil Patch
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Oil rises above $55 a barrel as OPEC delivers on output cuts • Oil Markets Optimistic As Oil Turns Lower • The End Of The Rally? Oil Reverses, Natural Gas Trounced
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Weds.: Oil prices rise on signs OPEC members will stick to output pledges
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Oil industry rebounds for hedgies who invested last year
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Rooster Energy Announces Status of Senior Secured Notes
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Year-End 2016 US Rig Count Is Lower Than Year-End 2015's
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Is The OPEC Deal Falling Apart Already? Iraq Accuses Kurds Of Non-Compliance
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Tillerson and Exxon part ways; $180M retirement package
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Fishing:
Pacific Andes wants former liquidators questioned
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Gambling:
Icahn plans to surrender Trump Taj Mahal casino license
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Icahn: Taj Mahal casino not for sale
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Corporate Reform:
Banks Given Reprieve Over Capital Rules
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Labor:
Facing Judgment, Texas Union Fights to Stay in Bankruptcy
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Auto Racing:
Trustee: Boston GP executive used event as 'personal piggy bank'
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Celebs:
Hiding Something? Abby Lee Miller Requests TV Info Be Placed Under Seal In Fraud Case
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Former Heat star Glen Rice, ex-wife trying to unload Miami condo
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Rita Ora's Money Woes: Singer Loses Money In Fraud And Investments
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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 (22 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (6 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:
30 companies that may not survive 2017
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NMI: Only 4 bankruptcy cases filed in 2015
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NH: Drop in bankruptcy filings continues as 2016 ends
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Buffalo: Bankruptcy filings drop 6.1 percent in 2016
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Toledo: Bankruptcy filings down for 7th year
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Ch. 13:
7th Cir. Holds Judgment Against Bankruptcy Debtor's Husband Did Not Violate Co-Debtor Stay
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Proofs of Claim:
Solicitor General Supports the Debtor in Midland Funding on FDCPA Violation
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Mediation:
Mediating Pre-Packaged Plan Disputes: a Recent Example
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Committees:
Bankruptcy Court Permission Required to Sue UCC Members
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Corporate Governance:
Annual Review of Key Delaware Corporate and Commercial Decisions
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Retailing:
Amazon is now bigger than most brick and mortar retailers put together
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J.C. Penney Sells HQ for $353 Million.
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Corporate Reform:
Big banks are gearing up to fight the Volcker rule
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Wall Street lawyer seen as Trump's top choice for SEC
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Fraud:
The Fallout From Madoff's Fraud Includes an Ironic Twist for Investors
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How a Law Firm Tracked Down Ponzi Schemer's Lost Funds
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Shipping:
Insolvent Great Southern Shipping creditor meeting set
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Banking:
Problem Bank List Continues Decline in Q4 2016
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Have a look at the man who could be Donald Trump's bank chief
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Yoga:
Big Law Ties Abound in Yoga Company Troubles
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UK:
Paris Eyes Luring 20,000 Bankers From London Amid Brexit Rupture
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U.K. Manufacturing PMI Rises to Two-and-a-Half Year High
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Hard Brexit would cause insolvency pile-up, insolvency bods warn
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The British construction sector is shrugging off Brexit
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Shares in one of the UK's biggest retailers are tanking after it said its profits will get crushed
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Britain’s companies are turning to a key way to tackle the £400 billion pension problem
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U.K. consumer credit hit near 12-year high in Nov.
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PIIGS:
Tax Debts to Greek State Soar at €94 Bln
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Germans Decide Not To Roast Greece On An Open Fire
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Monte dei Paschi’s rescue has hit Europe’s new regime for rescuing banks where it hurts
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Deadlines looming for Marinopoulos, as workers consider striking
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Slovakia:
New Year; New Personal Insolvency Regime for Slovakia
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India:
New insolvency regime: NCLT rings an early warning
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Brazil:
Sawiris set to invest in Oi to avert bankruptcy
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Brazilian bankruptcy filings at 11-year high -Experian
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Venezuela:
Venezuela issues $5bn in bonds as it seeks cash to ease shortages
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MENA:
Dubai mortgage lender Amlak renegotiates part of 2014 debt deal
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Gulf energy companies reduce borrowing 26% as oil prices surge
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Sweden:
Swedish Six-Hour Workday Trial Runs Into Trouble: Too Expensive
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Ukraine:
Fitch downgrades Ukraine's PrivatBank to 'RD'
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