December 6, 2018

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Law:

One More Firm Matched • One More Bonus Match! • The Richest Firms That Still Haven’t Announced Bonuses
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Some Law Firm Perks Are Better Than Making More Money In Certain Situations
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We Need To Be More Open As A Profession
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Milbank Debt Finance/Restructuring Partner Jumps to Hogan Lovells in New York
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Supreme Court Poised To Gut Legal Profession In At Least 30 States Because ‘Freedom’
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Panama Papers leak that shuttered law firm leads to US indictment of lawyer, three others
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Quinn Emanuel’s 2019 Partner Class is Largest Ever, Half Women
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Attorney Malpractice Suit Hoist With Timeliness Petard
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Mueller preparing endgame for Russia investigation • Mueller filing reveals Michael Flynn interviewed with investigators 19 times, recommends no jail time • 'The defendant deserves credit for accepting responsibility in a timely fashion and substantially assisting the government.' • Michael Flynn’s cooperation might land him a get-out-of-jail-free card • Mueller says Michael Flynn gave 'first-hand' details of Trump transition team contacts with Russians • Mueller Sentencing Memo for Flynn: 4 Takeaways • Michael Flynn’s Worse Than a Liar • The redactions in Michael Flynn’s sentencing memo belong in a museum • Michael Flynn's heavily redacted sentencing memo shows Mueller has more bombshells in store • Mueller’s Sentencing Memo for Flynn Doubles as a Warning to Manafort • Timeline: Every big move in the Mueller investigation • New court filings due this week could offer 'road map' to Mueller probe’s next steps • A Trump-Hater’s Guide to Mueller Skepticism • Mueller may be poised to lift the lid of his investigation • Mueller's office to recommend sentencing for ex-Trump aide Flynn • Roger Stone Takes the Fifth • Mueller investigation shines light on shady foreign lobbying • What if We Already Have the Mueller Report?
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Prosecutors ramp up foreign lobbying probe in New York
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Hundreds of Ex-DOJ Officials Disturbed by Whitaker Appointment
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Whoops, Rudy Giuliani: Your tweet indirectly called President Trump a traitor
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Law School Kicks ICE Off Campus Bowing To Student Pressure
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Cappuccino, Bill Lee and the Harvard Admissions Case
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USA Gymnastics files for bankruptcy as it seeks to resolve abuse claims • Moonves Obstructed CBS Probe into Misconduct • CBS has grounds to deny Les Moonves his $120 million severance: report • Ousted CBS CEO Les Moonves allegedly had an employee 'on call' for o--- s-- • #MeToo and the Celebrity Photo Op • Making Sure Your Clients Don’t Have #MeToo Problems • Hollywood Casting Directors Speak Out • Harvey Weinstein Makes an Email Plea: ‘I’ve Had One Hell of a Year’
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Law Profs Swept Up in the #MeToo Movement
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DC, Md. officials ready with subpoenas in Trump hotel case
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Justice Department charges four in its first Panama Papers case
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Homeless Man Evicted From The Streets Of Brooklyn
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Colorado town repeals snowball ban after 9-year-old boy makes his case; what’s his next pet project?
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Lawyer Drops $100 Million Lawsuit Against Online Critic Who Called Him 'Nazi'
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Judges:

How to Tell a Justice They're Wrong
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George HW Bush was president for only 4 years, but he shaped the Supreme Court for decades
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Sotomayor and Gorsuch often use these signature phrases during oral arguments
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3 trial court judges discuss the some of the hardest cases of their career
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California Tops the 'Judicial Hellholes' List Again
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Wall Street:

Dow futures off over 400 points as arrest of Huawei exec reignites trade worries • Dow set to fall by over 400 points at the open as market sell-off continues
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Dow futures off over 200 points, Asia stocks drop as arrest of Huawei exec reignites trade worries
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Global stocks plunge lower after Trump trade-war jitters spark US bloodbath
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Wave of selling swamps Wall Street; Dow slides nearly 800 points • Trump calls himself 'Tariff Man' during raging tweetstorm on China trade war, and the Dow tanks nearly 800 points • Dow Tumbles Nearly 800 Points as Trade Jitters Return • The FAANG stocks shed $140 billion in Tuesday's market rout • Bank stocks fall the most since June 2016, enter bear market • Here are the worst-performing stocks on ‘Tariff Man’ Tuesday
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Sell-offs could be down to machines that control 80% of the US stock market, fund manager says • Why did the stock market suffer its deepest plunge since October on Tuesday? Here’s an interesting theory
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Layoffs:

Bain’s John Connaughton Calls Fund to Help Toys ‘R’ Us Workers Unique
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Sears staffers seek severance as retailer reorganizes
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Thomson Reuters to cut 12% of its workforce to reduce costs • Thomson Reuters To Layoff 3,200 Staff Through 2020, Close Offices And Eliminate Products – Which Legal Products Might Die?
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Wells Fargo is reportedly firing dozens of regional managers
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Bay Medical to lay off half its staff — up to 800 people
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Boyce & Bynum plans mass layoffs
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Politics:

Michael Avenatti says he's not running in 2020
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Trump’s Former Ethics Czar Reflects on White House’s Legal Challenges
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'This is not democracy': Republicans try to shrink power of incoming Democrats • Wisconsin: A Bad Day for Democracy
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Republican fundraising committee suffered email hack ahead of the midterm elections
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Mourners line up to honor former President Bush at US Capitol • A nation mourns the 41st president, George HW Bush • George HW Bush's funeral felt like a throwback to a different kind of Washington • First Presidential Funeral Train in 50 Years • Ceremonies for George HW Bush draw together presidents, world envoys • A Navy fighter inscribed with George H.W. Bush's name will lead an unprecedented 21-plane flyover for the president's funeral • A Nation's Farewell to George H. W. Bush • Bush 41: An Inconvenient Truth • Every living president, foreign leaders, and celebrities pay their respects at George HW Bush's state funeral • Trump, Obama, Clinton, Carter put politics aside, sitting side-by-side at George HW Bush's funeral • Ex-senator who eulogized Bush says politicians have a lot to learn from the late president's life
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez promises to pay her interns $15 an hour or more, after slamming unpaid internships in Congress
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Scientific American: Monumental Disaster at the Department of the Interior
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Trump Threatens to Leave Russian Treaty • Putin ups the ante, threatens to develop more nukes in response to Trump ultimatum • The US and Russia are threatening to make more nukes. Here's how many each nation has already
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Satellite images show activity at a missile base in North Korea
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Conway's BigLaw Husband Fires Back at Eric Trump
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War Between Trump and Intel Escalates
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What Would Trump’s Tax Returns Tell Us?
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NC GOP misleads about NC election fraud investigation • North Carolina Woman Admits to ‘Harvesting’ Ballots for Mark Harris Operative • National GOP Quiet About NC Voter Fraud
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Why We Are Suddenly Surrounded by Grift
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America’s Two Political Parties Are Asymmetrical
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Far-Right Extremism is on the Rise
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Chaos at conservative think tank after donor revealed as Russian ‘oligarch’
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Elizabeth Warren Stands by DNA Test. But Around Her, Worries Abound.
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Radio:

Liberty Media angling to snag post-bankruptcy iHeartMedia
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Fraud:

Las Vegas gambler Walters loses insider trading appeal
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'Wolf of Wall Street' Jordan Belfort to surrender more profits to victims, judge rules
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Dozens of LuLaRoe sellers claim the company repeatedly charged them for products it never delivered, then failed to refund them for the missing goods
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Mail:

Postal service should be allowed to charge more for packages, review following Trump spat with Amazon finds • White House report calls for overhaul of U.S. Postal Service
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Autos:

GM CEO Barra hauled to Capitol Hill this week over job cuts • Sens. Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown push GM CEO Mary Barra to scrap Ohio job cut plans
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GM CEO will keep 'open mind' on plant closings, acknowledges anger
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For Global Automakers, Mexico May Be Better Than Chattanooga
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Vista Bank defends its handling of overdrafted Reagor Dykes accounts
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Volkswagen says it might use Ford manufacturing capacity in US after White House meeting
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November Vehicles Sales: 17.4 Million SAAR, On Pace to be unchanged in 2018
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When Self-Driving Cars Meet Florida Drivers • Finally, the Self-Driving Car • Waymo starts commercial autonomous ride-share service
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November Auto Sales Saw Decline
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Student Debt:

A new wave of state leaders could crack down on student-loan lenders
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Ex-CFPB Official Resists 'Fishing Expedition' Deposition in Student Loan Suit
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This is exactly how this nonprofit worker pays down his student debt
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Hotels:

Lawyers for bankrupt Lucky Dragon file motion to close hotel
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Awards:

Seeking nominations for the Grant Gilmore Award
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Coal:

Feds object to bankruptcy plan proposed by owner of Wyoming coal mine
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Miners object to Westmoreland bonus plan
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U.S. coal consumption falls to lowest level since 1970s
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Entertainment:

Stephen King Challenges Weinstein Co. Buyer on Rights to “The Mist”
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Pageants:

Miss America terminates agreements with N.J., N.Y., and Fla.
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Corporate Reform:

For Cause Removal of the CFPB Director?
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CFPB-to-BCFP name change could cost companies $300 million
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Personal Finance:

7 holiday shopping hacks that will save you big this season
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Billionaire Warren Buffett: The 'one easy way' to increase your worth by 50 percent
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Economy:

Fed’s Williams: ‘Strong’ outlook for 2019 calls for continued interest-rate hikes
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Fed's Beige Book: Economic Growth "modest or moderate", Labor Market "Tightened further" • Beige Book report shows economy still solid as workers gain greater power
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'Trumponomics' writer Art Laffer: I am a 'huge fan' of Fed chief Powell's handling of interest rates
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Slowing consumption makes economies more vulnerable to 'negative shocks,' St. Louis Fed says
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Trump, on a Future Debt Crisis: 'Yeah, But I Won't Be Here'
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Why The Fed Doesn’t Just Keep The Benchmark Interest Rate Low To Grow The Economy
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White House Economic Adviser on the Economic Outlook
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Money-management CEO sees ‘significant slowdown’ in economy, shifts to less-risky investments
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People aren't paying their credit cards and more accounts are being shut down, and it could be a sign that 'economic clouds are darkening'
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Businesses help carry economy in first half of Trump presidency, but fading investment could spell trouble in 2019
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Shifting Global Marketplace Leaves US Workers Behind
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Trump calls himself 'Tariff Man' during raging tweetstorm on China trade war, and the stock market tanks • 'Not to sound naive or anything': Trump says he believes Xi means 'every word' on trade truce • Nebraska farmers say Trump's trade war cost them $1 billion • Forget the trade truce: Trump’s tariffs are killing U.S. jobs • Here's where tariffs are taking a toll across the country, according to the Fed  • Tariff-driven price increases broaden across US economy, but inflation up at modest pace, Fed says • China reportedly confused by Trump administration's words of triumph after trade truce • China to Immediately Apply Trade Measures • 'We've got a path to finding an exit on the trade war highway,' Wall Street bull Art Hogan says • Dimon Doesn't See US-China Deal in 90 Days • Economist Stephen Roach: Top trade negotiator has 'very weak case' for China trade war • As Trump touts trade war truce, China holds its tongue • America's farmers 'won't gain back everything' they've lost in Trump's trade war • Muddled White House message on Trump's China trade truce adds to market woes • The US and China are scrambling to fill in the blanks on Trump and Xi's trade war truce as the 'Tariff Man' threat looms • WTO Warns of Trade Crisis • China Promises Fast Action on Trade Promises • No one can say for sure what Trump and Xi just agreed to • There may be more at stake than just trade concessions in the US-China tariff battle • Trump: My Incredible China Deal is BS • No deal on car tariffs as White House backpedals, Volvo threatens to move jobs overseas • China hawk Navarro on trade talks: Markets should be patient and optimistic • The Huawei Arrest: An Unexpected Threat to Trade Talks • China demands release of Huawei executive, company denies any ‘wrongdoing’ • China may target U.S. executives after arrest of Huawei CFO, this expert warns • Huawei Responds To CFO's Arrest In Canada For Extradition To The U.S.
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The 'big squeeze': Ray Dalio, founder of the world's largest hedge fund, breaks down how the next financial meltdown will look different from the last
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Dow plunges nearly 800 points on rising fears of an economic slowdown
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Trump Jumps Military Spending, Then Calls It Crazy
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661,000 people left CA in 2017. Here's where they went.
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Amazon’s $15 Minimum Wage and the Big Profit Squeeze
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The economist who discovered the yield curve's predictive powers says he's getting worried • The bond market just flashed a major 'red flag' — and it could be signaling a US recession • 'Bond king' Jeff Gundlach says yield curve inversion means 'economy is poised to weaken' • The thing the bond market most feared is beginning to happen • This chart may be a key reason the stock market is plunging • 4 reasons why the 10-year Treasury yield has tumbled below 3%—again • Brace for a 15% plunge in S&P 500 next year if the Treasury yield curve fully inverts • A flattening yield curve means it's time to worry, but not panic, top economist says
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Goldman Sachs just got very bullish on garbage because it's afraid the economy is rolling over
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Americans are moving less than ever, and it’s bad for the economy
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3 reasons so many people are getting out of the Northeast
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For Americans looking for a better life, this state is their No. 1 choice
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Hawaii’s unemployment rate is a shockingly low 2.3%
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You're more likely to lose your job by 2026 if you're working in one of these 10 disappearing jobs
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US Death Rate Up, Life Expectancy Down in 2017
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World food prices fall to lowest in more than two years in Nov
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FactCheck: The United States loses "250 Billion Dollars a year on illegal immigration"
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U.S. Labor Turnover Since 2008
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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How People Really Live
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Real Estate:

Delinquent Property Tax Sales and the Equity of Redemption: When Is Property Really, Really, Really Gone?
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The CEO of one of America's biggest homebuilders sounds the alarm on a 'housing slowdown'
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Prominent Foreclosure Firm Settles Fannie Mae Fraud Charges
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Mortgage applications rise 2%, but buyers seem unimpressed by lower rates • MBA: Mortgage Applications Increased in Latest Weekly Survey
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More millennials think it's a priority to buy a home than to get married or have kids
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Hundreds Lost Homes on Wells Fargo Glitch?
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Chinese Dumped $1 Billion of U.S. Real Estate in Third Quarter, Extending Recent Retreat
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Toll Brothers' new orders lowest in more than four years • Toll Brothers gives disappointing guidance; CEO blames media for housing slowdown • Excerpt from Toll Brothers Earnings Press Release
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Luxury home sales could see long winter chill
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LTC Operator Files for Bankruptcy
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Retail brokers discuss the pros and cons of Mattress Firm's real estate strategy
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Nearly 1 in 3 US physicians were born abroad
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Framing Lumber Prices Down Year-over-year
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CoreLogic: House Prices up 5.4% Year-over-year in October
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California clears final hurdle for state's landmark solar panel mandate for new homes
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3 charts suggest housing ‘bubble trouble’ with a tech meltdown ‘yet to come’
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The most expensive New York City neighborhoods in 2018, ranked
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Mall owners' big nightmare: Department stores still have too much space
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Municipalities:

Clash Of The Titans
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Trump and his unwitting attacks against the Oversight Board, in context
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Puerto Rico sends bonuses to workers, ignoring fiscal warning • Puerto Rico gov says he didn’t defy fiscal board by paying the Christmas bonus
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Hurricane Maria's economic impact on Puerto Rico: At least $43 billion
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Bond Rally Eases Detroit's Return to Muni Market • Post-bankruptcy Detroit returns to yield-hungry muni bond market
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Bankruptcy Shields Detroit From Exoneree’s Claims
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Oil/Gas:

Investors Need To Pay Attention To Other Bankruptcy Cases
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API data reportedly show a more than 5 million-barrel rise in U.S. crude supplies
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Oil prices sink as Saudi official signals no pact yet at key OPEC gathering • Oil prices tumble over 4% over uncertainty surrounding OPEC production cut • Oil prices slide 4% as Saudi energy minister proposes a smaller-than-expected output cut • Risk of no OPEC deal? 'It's real,' Saudi energy minister says
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World Bank Warns Of Extreme Volatility In Oil Markets
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Sanchez Energy taps restructuring firm amid sagging financial performance
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Tech:

Internal emails show Mark Zuckerberg saying what's good for the world is not necessarily what's good for Facebook • The Real Mark Zuckerberg is Finally Exposed • UK Parliament Exposes the Real Facebook
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Shares of Apple suppliers crumble after lensmaker reports more than 25 percent decline in revenue
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A stroll through 2018's tech graveyard
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Pharma:

Key senators announce new drug pricing bill
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Travel:

Passengers beg to be let off hell plane with malfunctioning air conditioning
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Your stress-free guide to holiday travel
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You don’t have to be ‘loyal’ to get hotel upgrades and other perks
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Scottsdale attorney gets prison in bankruptcy fraud case
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Mass Torts:

Arbitrators' Award Boosts Asbestos Case Settlement to $178.5 Million for Refinery, Chemical Workers
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Study Undermines Key Theory Behind Talc Asbestos Lawsuits
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Celebs:

Ex-NFL player released from prison files for bankruptcy
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Environmental:

Who Acquires Toxic Targets?
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Religion:

Bankruptcy opens window into church finances
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Catholic diocese's bankruptcy filing sparks criticism about asset shifting
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Aviation:

Privatair files for insolvency
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Food/Beverage:

PACA and Real Property: Follow the Fruit
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Climate:

French protests a canary in the coal mine for climate-change policies
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Carbon emissions rise again in 2018, new report finds
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The countries that pushed carbon emissions to record levels
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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 (156 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Nov. 2018 Large Filings Best In 3 Years • November Commercial Chapter 11 Filings Increase 50 Percent over Previous Year, Total Filings Decrease 2 Percent • November 2018 Bankruptcy Statistics- Commercial Filings • November 2018 Bankruptcy Statistics- State and District
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Executory Contracts:

The Fifth Circuit Reminds Buyers To Beware Of Buying “Deemed Rejected” Contracts
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Avoidance Actions:

SDNY Joins the Rush Party, Rules for Trustee in Another Child Tuition Clawback Case
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Wisconsin Court Clarifies Look-Back Period for Fraudulent Transfers
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“Mere Conduit” Defense is Alive and Well in the Eleventh Circuit
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Bankruptcy Reform:

U.S. Senators Propose Legislation That May Make Chapter 11 Reorganization a Viable Option for Small Business
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Congress Moves to Streamline Chapter 11, Help Small Businesses Restructure Debt
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Mediation:

How to Get Sanctioned for Failure to Attend Mediation: Two Recent Examples
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Retailing:

Dead department stores are finding an unexpected new life with U-Haul
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Weaker Sears holiday forecast heightens doubts about its survival
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Sears' Death Gives Life To Crisis-Era Derivatives Demons
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Is This a Joke? Sears Holdings Wants to Pay Its Executives Bonuses.
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Here are the best retailers to work for in 2019, according to Glassdoor
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Dollar General is taking over rural America, and it should terrify Walmart • Dollar General sees opportunity to grow in food deserts
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Gymboree plans to close Crazy 8 stores, significantly reduce namesake brand
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Claire’s Stores, Inc.: A Proactive Approach to Portfolio Company Governance
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Victoria’s Secret is out
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J.C. Penney: Assessing Its Bankruptcy Risk
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LuLaRoe supplier demands immediate seizure of $34 million of assets after the CEO's alleged threats to 'jump ship' with its riches
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Mall owners know they are too reliant on the dying department store chains
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Proposed U.S. Postal Service price hikes could hurt Amazon earnings
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Sun Capital's Shopko Stores Prepares for Possible Bankruptcy • Shopko closing 39 stores
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Judge bars Performance from promoting sales as 'Store Closing' events • Performance Bicycle could cut jobs at Chatham County HQ. Future of NC stores in doubt
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Cryptocurrency:

Bitcoin is close to becoming worthless
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Sports:

USA Gymnastics files for bankruptcy • USA Gymnastics, Short on Funds to Pay Abuse Claims, Files for Bankruptcy • USA Gymnastics bankruptcy called "delay tactic" • USA Gymnastics eyes resolving Nassar victims’ claims after it files for bankruptcy • USA Gymnastics Seeks Bankruptcy Protection in #MeToo Fallout • USA Gymnastics Files for Bankruptcy Amid Hundreds of Assault Lawsuits • Amid Ongoing Reorganization, U.S.A. Gymnastics Files for Bankruptcy • USA Gymnastics files for bankruptcy as part of 'reorganization' • USA Gymnastics files for bankruptcy after lawsuits over Larry Nassar • USA gymnastics files for bankruptcy in effort to stay viable • USA Gymnastics finds a solution for its worst problems, but it might create new ones • USA Gymnastics, reeling from abuse claims, files for bankruptcy • How the Larry Nassar scandal has affected others • Petition
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Why pro athletes may lose a fortune because of the new tax law
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Healthcare:

Senior Care Centers Files Ch. 11 • Texas' largest nursing home operator files for bankruptcy, sparking concerns about patients, jobs • Local nursing home provider files Chapter 11 bankruptcy • Senior Care Centers files for bankruptcy, plans to trim portfolio • Dallas-based senior care company files for bankruptcy • Largest nursing home provider in Texas seeks bankruptcy protection • LTC Properties: Senior Care Centers Hasn’t Paid Rent for December, New Operator on Deck • Senior Care Centers Files for Bankruptcy, Blaming ‘Expensive Leases’ • First Day Dec
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Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. Enters Into an Agreement to Sell Senior Care Centers Portfolio; Comments on Senior Care Centers Bankruptcy Filing
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Proton center's restructuring approved by bankruptcy judge
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TX: Local clinic closed as effects of bankruptcy filing ripple through region
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TennCare seeks $18 million from bankrupt community health clinic, alleging fraud
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41% of Americans don’t plan to get a flu shot
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Transit:

Can Uber Even Survive? • Uber drivers are getting minimum-wage protection for the very first time
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UberEats Drivers Are Eating Customers' Food Thanks to 'Loophole'
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Electric scooter company Bird is being sued for trespass
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Newspapers:

Weekly Standard May End Up Shuttered
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Corporate Reform:

The Regulator You Really Need To Be Afraid Of
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Education:

Major for-profit college chain collapses, leaving students scrambling
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$8 million sale of St. Gregory's finalized • Hobby Lobby buys St. Gregory's campus in Shawnee, leases to Oklahoma Baptist University
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UK:

Theresa May's government found in contempt of Parliament • May's darkest hour: Tory rebels inflict 3 humiliating defeats on PM • MPs hijack Brexit as they win power to block No Deal and call second referendum if Theresa May is defeated next week • London to lose $900 billion to Frankfurt due to Brexit, finance group claims • Brexit: The Beginning of the End • JP Morgan: Brexit May Be Canceled
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Katie Price: The ups and downs of her life • Katie Price dodged bankruptcy after 'close friend loaned her £22,000'
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Retail Sales Monitor for the month of November 2018
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Different rights require different classes – schemes of arrangement
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KPMG UK records strongest growth in a decade
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EU:

Twists and turns on the road to a real rescue culture
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Canada:

Bank of Canada leaves interest rate unchanged at 1.75%
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MENA:

US senators furious with Saudi Arabia after classified briefing with CIA Director Gina Haspel • Senators convinced Saudi Crown Prince behind Khashoggi murder • 'A smoking saw': Senators say Saudi crown prince 'complicit' in Khashoggi killing after CIA briefing • Congress Must Cancel Donald Trump’s Corrupt Bargain With Saudi Arabia’s MBS • Senate introduces bipartisan resolution condemning Saudi crown prince
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The astronomical debts of Turkey's 'big four'
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France:

France Restructuring Review 2018
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French history has never seen a protest like the yellow vest movement • Trump gets the last laugh on Macron with Paris burning after his rebuke of 'America first' • France's Gas Prices Among Highest in World • France’s Fuel-Tax Protests Expose the Limits of Macron’s Mandate • French MPs launch no confidence vote amid nationwide anger and riots
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China:

A major pillar of China's economy has passed the 'tipping point' and could slow further, analyst says
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'An elephant starting to run': With China's economy slowing, all eyes turn to India in search of growth
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Can China's Debt-Ridden Youth Continue to Prop Up Luxury's Future?
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Disney's £35 Ariel doll earns a Chinese worker 1p
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China to push zombie firms with 'business value' to restructure
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Venezuela:

Even dying is a struggle in Venezuela
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'A slow-motion catastrophe': on the road in Venezuela, 20 years after Chávez's rise
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Ford's Venezuela unit offers buyouts as output dwindles: sources
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Australia:

Discharge from bankruptcy is not always the end
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Australia’s economy slows, debt-laden consumers a dead weight
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India:

Debt-laden Air India may approach Centre for financial help if airline fails to get Rs 500-cr bank loan
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Sudan:

Hedge funds call in top lawyer to restructure Sudanese debt
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Barbados:

Debt standoff dims credit prospects, says BES
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Brazil:

Number of poor in Brazil grows by two million
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