December 7, 2018

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Law:

Boies Schiller Makes Its Associates VERY Happy Once Again With Giant Bonus Checks • Law Firm Wows With Bonuses That Crush The Market • Appealing Bonuses For This Firm • Bonus Matching In New York And Silicon Valley! • Biglaw Firm Gathers Associates For ‘Major News,’ Then . . . Doesn’t Announce Bonuses • Silicon Valley Powerhouse Announces Bonuses For Associates
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Female Law Partners Face 53 Percent Pay Gap, Survey Finds • New Survey Finds Even Bigger Gender Gap in Big Law Partner Pay • Study finds male partners make an average of 53% more than female partners at top law firms
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Law Firms Pad Parental Leave to Attract Diverse Attorney Pool
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King & Spalding Names New Bankruptcy Of Counsel
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Top Law School Enters Into Partnership With Amal Clooney
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Law School Bullies Are Real, And Students Are Suffering Because Of Them
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Michigan Law School Gets $33 Million Donation
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ABA greenlights University of Illinois System acquiring John Marshall Law School
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White & Case Narrowing Gender Gap In UK Partner Pay
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Marshall Huebner
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At 25, Bartlit Beck Is Still on Trial. Is Its Model Winning?
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Ince & Co London head quits after just 12 months
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Herbert Smith Freehills investigates 'forced hugging'
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Glamorous Solicitor 2018
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Scottsdale lawyer sentenced, fined for bankruptcy fraud
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Law School Deans Say Absurd Cut Score To Blame For California’s Horrendous Bar Exam Pass Rate • Indiana commission to examine bar exam cut score; California asked to take ‘fresh look’ at its exam
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New Mayer Brown Leader in New York Sets Course for Expansion
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Bar Exam Horror Story: Woman Alleges She Was Secretly Filmed Showering During Bar Exam Hotel Stay • Law school grad sues hotel for $100M after discovering she was secretly videotaped in shower
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Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation, explained • Today could be a huge day for the Russia probe, as Mueller drops more documents on Cohen and Manafort, and James Comey testifies to Congress • Mueller, Trump lawyers in discussions following submission of president's responses • The Mueller investigation has gotten closer to Trump • Trump aide's appearances on RT channel are focus for Russia inquiry • Trump's pardon power doesn't come up in Supreme Court argument that could affect Mueller probe • Don't Expect Mueller to Charge a Grand Conspiracy • The White House Has No Plan for Confronting the Mueller Report • 3 new docs may show some of what ex-Trump aides have told Mueller • Robert Mueller: Here's what to expect in Friday's court filings on Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen • What happened to the investigation into Michael Cohen’s leaked financial records? • Trump's Responses to Mueller Were 'Nightmare': Giuliani • Trump fires off late-night tweetstorm on the eve of a landmark moment in the Russia investigation
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Bush AG William Barr, a Law-and-Order Conservative, Favorite to Succeed Sessions • Kirkland’s William Barr Said To Be Trump’s Top Pick For AG • William Barr, Trump’s Leading Choice for Attorney General, Thinks Firing Comey Was Right • Bill Barr, the possible new attorney general, has backed Trump's call for new Clinton probe • Uranium One Conspiracy Theorist Bill Barr Emerges As Leading AG Choice
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Rudy Giuliani Goes Full Conspiracy Theorist Because He Doesn't Understand The Internet
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Why Tennessee death row inmates ask for electrocution over lethal injection
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Making President Trump’s Bed: A Housekeeper Without Papers
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In Latin America, Awash in Crime, Citizens Impose Their Own Brutal Justice
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Family Separations at Border Down • Trump's Golf Course Employs Illegals • Undocumented workers say Trump golf club hired them despite immigration status
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Judge tosses sexual assault suit against lawyer in battle between personal injury titans
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Women sue for "massive coverup" of doctor's abuse
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24 Cognitive Biases That Are Warping Your Perception of Reality
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3rd Circuit upholds ban on firearm magazines carrying more than 10 rounds
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South Carolina Judges Are Tossing Same-Sex Domestic Violence Cases Because of State Law
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Feds Got Evidence Against Clinton Foundation
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Students flee classroom as now-arrested teacher chops their hair while singing the national Anthem
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2 Dead, 8 Hurt After Wrong-Way Truck Hits Illinois School Bus Head-On
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Judges:

Justice Kagan Throws Shade On Her Originalist Colleagues
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The bizarre reason McConnell would rather put off confirming judges than hold a vote to protect Mueller
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Wall Street:

Dow set to fall by 200 points at the open as sell-off continues
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Asian stocks trade higher following report Fed may halt hikes
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Stocks ride Thursday roller coaster • Dow rebounds from 780-point plunge, ends day just slightly lower on report Fed may pause hikes
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US Stocks Tumble on Fear Economy is Poised to Weaken
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A looming death cross for the S&P 500 highlights a stock market in tatters
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Market pessimism is back
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The sell-off started with a mysterious plunge overnight that caused the exchange to halt futures
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Painful short squeeze slams bond-market bears amid powerful yield drop
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Markets are going haywire. Here's why these sudden moves are here to stay
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Layoffs:

The Robots Are Already Stealing Some of Your Bonus
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Caterpillar to cut 285 jobs in Joliet
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Blaming high inventory and low sales, Ikea slashing 90 positions
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MiMedx to Shed 240 Jobs
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Rise in layoffs points to slowing economic growth
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Climate:

The EPA plans to lift greenhouse gas limits on coal power plants
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US ambassador to Canada tries to “both sides” climate science
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Greenland Ice Sheet melting at unprecedented rate in past 350 years or more
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Preparations Begin for the Climate Change Deluge
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Education:

Education Corporation of America shuts down after ACICS pulls accreditation • Closure of Education Corporation of America raises questions about oversight and support for students • Collapse of For-Profit Chain Long in the Making • National for-profit college chain abruptly closes, stunning thousands of students • Birmingham-based ECA shuts down Virginia College, other schools nationwide • Brightwood College Permanently Closes Three Local Campuses One Day Into Semester • Students Out Thousands Of Dollars And Certification
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Politics:

Beto O'Rourke's aides are talking to Obama operatives in Iowa, New Hampshire as 2020 momentum builds
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Elizabeth Warren's Liberal Allies Risk Falling Into Trump's Trap
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A new bill would block lawmakers from buying and selling individual stocks while in office
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There's a major election fraud case unfolding in North Carolina • North Carolina GOP would back new House election if fraud uncovered
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Saudi lobbyists spent $270,000 at Trump Hotel in December 2016 • Saudis Used Vets to Funnel Money to Trump • Saudi Lobbyist Spent Fortune at Trump Hotel
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Texas Bids Farewell • James Baker Breaks Down Honoring George H.W. Bush • James Baker's Eulogy for George HW Bush • Chris Wallace on Trump at Bush Funeral • Trump refuses to recite the Apostles’ Creed or sing hymns at Bush funeral • George H.W. Bush Believed in the Essential Goodness of Americans • Thousands salute Bush funeral train 4141 on final Texas ride • George H.W. Bush laid to rest in private ceremony at presidential library
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How Donald Trump Shifted $1.1M Of Campaign-Donor Money Into His Business
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Bob Woodward: Trump Is a 'Walking Conflict of Interest'
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After Khashoggi briefings, rift widens between White House and Congress
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Democrat TJ Cox wins House race against GOP incumbent in California
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Bundy Leaves Militia, Breaks with Trump
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Trump to name former Fox anchor Heather Nauert as next UN ambassador
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Awards:

Kirkland & Ellis Named Law Firm of the Year at American Lawyer Industry Awards
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Healthcare:

Pineville Community Hospital files for bankruptcy
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Texas' biggest nursing home operator seeks bankruptcy protection
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Moriarty Consultants files Chapter 11
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One in Four U.S. Adults Say They Have a Pre-Existing Condition
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Obamacare enrollment sinks 11%. Historically low unemployment is, at least, partly to blame
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Narrow Networks Still Dominate Obamacare Exchanges
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No, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, a $21 Trillion Pentagon Accounting Error Can’t Pay for Medicare for All
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Food/Beverage:

Noon Mediterranean, once a hot Texas-based restaurant chain, disappearing after bankruptcy, buyout
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Student Debt:

Student Debt Hits Another Record
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5 Things Dept. of Education Can Do If You Don’t Pay Student Loan
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Debt Collection:

Senators Call For Ban On Tactics That Devastate Small Businesses
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Cryptocurrency:

Crypto market crash leaving bankrupt startups in its wake
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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are plunging again • Bitcoin plunges 11 percent as December rout continues
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Apparel:

'This is nonsense': LuLaRoe CEO fires back at $49 million supplier lawsuit, saying he has no plans to 'jump ship'
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Debt Collection:

State AGs enter into settlement with debt buyer to resolve robosigning allegations
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Rubio, Brown to Outlaw SMB Confession Loans
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Why the ABA Is Wrong on Amending Debt Collection Bill
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Economy:

Jobless claims fall to 231,000 after Thanksgiving, but still near 5-month high • Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decreased to 231,000
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Powell Says US Labor Market 'Very Strong' by Many Measures
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Fed's Bostic says interest rates are 'within shouting distance of neutral'
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Why headline US inflation could be about to plunge, in one chart
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Fed Weighs Wait-and-See Approach on Future Rate Increases
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Household Net Worth increased in Q3
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Investor fears about recession seem 'overdone,' IMF's Christine Lagarde says
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Market Moves Suggest a Recession Is Unavoidable
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Sidelined workers could keep job growth from stalling
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Job market is strong and hiring robust, in contrast to market fears
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Trump could be the first president since Carter to face a recession while running for re-election
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Trump Says National Debt Is Not His Problem: Report
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Markets are turning up the heat on the Fed to dial back rate hikes
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Fed GDPNow latest forecast: 2.7 percent — December 6, 2018
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ADP: Private Employment increased 179,000 in November
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November Employment Preview
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Trump's two favorite economic metrics are failing him
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U.S. Small-Business Owners ’ Optimism Reaches New Heights
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ISM Non-Manufacturing Index increased to 60.7% in November • ISM services index registers second-strongest reading in 13 years • Service sector grows in November despite tariff, employment concerns
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Payroll growth slows in November as labor market tightens
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Factory orders fall 2.1% in October, third drop in 4 months • US factory orders post largest drop in more than a year
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Apollo's Leon Black Says Credit Markets Are In ‘Bubble Status’ • Top private equity exec warns of credit "bubble"
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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell Draws Congressional Support, Even as Trump Bashes Him
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Economic commentary grows more pessimistic as data backs away from peaks
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Job creation was supposed to slow, but a funny thing happened: Hiring has sped up
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Nearly All Major Economies Will Experience a Slowdown Next Year
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Trump is losing the trade war with China based on his favorite report card, and it's probably going to keep getting worse

The credit boom is on borrowed time
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Tariffs have hit confidence, to slow US economy, says Fed's Williams
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U.S. trade deficit hits the highest level in a decade • Trade Deficit increased to $55.5 Billion in October • Trade deficit hits 10-year high as Americans snap up imports and China shuns soybeans • Krugman: The Art of the Imaginary Deal • Businesses across America are sounding the alarm on tariffs • Brewery Owner Speaks About the Impact of 232 Tariffs on U.S. Breweries • Boeing Holds Out Hope on China as Shares Tumble on Trade Tension • Cummins CEO hopes 90-day trade truce with China helps end ‘tariffs and carpet bombing’ • The trade war is one where you're shooting your own team • Trump’s love of tariffs make him the Tax Man, costing Americans billions. • Does Trump Even Understand How Tariffs Work? • Fact Check: Economists Say Trump Off on Tariffs' Impact • Trump's Tariff Tweets Help Create Turmoil In The Markets • The arrest of Chinese tech giant Huawei's CFO proves Trump's trade war is 'escalating to a new level' • Dow dives nearly 500 points as arrest of Huawei CFO reignites trade fears • Huawei CFO arrest follows Pentagon's ban on Chinese firm's devices over spying concerns • Arrest of Senior Huawei Executive Steps Up U.S.-China Confrontation • Report: Arrested Huawei CFO backed occasional legal "non-compliance" • Huawei Exec's Arrest Just The Beginning, Attorneys Say • National security advisor Bolton: 'I knew in advance' about the arrest of Huawei executive • White House says Trump didn't know Huawei's CFO was being arrested before he dined with Xi Jinping • China demands release of Huawei CFO from Canada • How Huawei Executive's Arrest Could Upend Trump's China Truce • US firms doing business in China now vulnerable after Huawei arrest: Former US trade advisor • Huawei Reveals the Real Trade War With China • One word correctly describes America's relationship with China • The stock market still seems to think we’re in a China trade war • Huawei CFO Sabrina Meng Wanzhou comments about compliance in internal meeting before her arrest in Canada • Jamie Dimon says the market is getting ripped around thanks to the trade war
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US business optimism wanes over tariffs, rate hikes: Fed
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"Broken" Washington called threat to U.S. economy
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10-year Treasury yield falls to 2.83% amid stock sell-off, was above 3% at the start of the week
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Chart: The Most Taxed Countries
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Congress passes short-term funding bill to avoid government shutdown • Congress passes bill to delay government shutdown and border wall fight for two weeks • Shutdown looms as Nancy Pelosi rejects Trump's demand for border wall
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How Much Longer Until the U.S. Debt Bubble Bursts?
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Millennials Didn’t Kill the Economy. The Economy Killed Millennials. • Millennials Aren’t Post-Consumerist, They’re Just Poor, Fed Finds
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Millennials Believe They Will Be Middle-Aged Millionaires
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4 Lessons from the GOP Tax Bill
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Visualizing American Income Levels By Age Group
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Foxconn Turned Wisconsin Town Upside Down
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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:

Fewer Americans are flipping homes — and that’s a bad sign for the housing market
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Las Vegas Real Estate in November: Sales Down 12% YoY, Inventory up 63% YoY
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Top 10 states to make the most money from investing in real estate
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2.2 million Homes still in negative equity at end of Q3 2018
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Rising interest rates not holding back Millennial homebuyers
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Mortgage rates hit a 2-month low, offering house-hunters the only reprieve from market turmoil
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California just became the first state to require solar panels on all new homes. Here's how long it takes to make the $10,000 investment pay off.
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Wells Fargo to pay $17 million to Illinois pension funds over crisis-era mortgage bonds
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Zillow: These markets will outperform the rest in 2019
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Municipalities:

Bankruptcy protects Detroit from claims by exonerated youth, judge rules
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A Repeal of Promesa Would Raise Concerns About Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Future
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In Puerto Rico, entrepreneurs forge ahead despite setbacks
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Chicago Task Force Will Take on Ticket and Debt Collection Reform
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Oil/Gas:

For the first time, a major US utility has committed to 100% clean energy • Trump’s solar tariffs haven’t stopped America’s switch to solar
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Is It All Over for OPEC?
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Oil futures sharply lower, with growing concerns that OPEC will not make an aggressive output cut
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Oil Price Slide Puts The Brakes On U.S. Shale Growth
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Oil edges higher after Russia indicates larger output cut
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FactCheck: The United States "spends more on potato chips than we do on ALL energy R&D."
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U.S. Becomes Net Exporter of Oil, Fuels for First Time in Decades • A milestone in the U.S. emergence as an oil giant
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Mass Torts:

Why USA Gymnastics' Bankruptcy Will Delay Abuse Survivors' Search for the Truth • USA Gymnastics bankruptcy might leave abuse victims unpaid • How USA Gymnastics' Bankruptcy Petition Impacts Larry Nassar Survivors • Attorney for two Larry Nassar accusers says USA Gymnastics' bankruptcy filing is 'frustrating' • Will USA Gymnastics’ Bankruptcy Prevent Abuse Claims from Moving Forward?
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Companies Earn Major Win In NYC Asbestos Case, Also Fighting Bankruptcy Trust 'Ploy' Of Plaintiffs Lawyers
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Religion:

Diocese claims process dragging, while bankruptcy and new statute loom for 2019
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Archdiocese of Los Angeles reveals list of 54 clergy it says abused children
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Rodrigo Duterte: ‘Your God Is Stupid,’ ‘Kill’ Bishops
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Hedge Funds:

A Hedge-Fund Tragedy in One Act
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Consumer Finance:

Subprime originations at lowest point since 2007
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Media:

The Weekly Standard Is Dying a Surprisingly Standard Death
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Coal:

EPA kills clean-air rule to encourage new coal plants
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Corporate Reform:

Senate Votes to Confirm Kathy Kraninger to Lead Consumer Financial Protection Bureau • The Senate just confirmed a director for CFPB who has no background in consumer issues • Senate Approves Trump's CFPB Pick, Despite Critics
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Education:

For-Profit College Chain Closes, Shutting Out Nearly 20,000 Students
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Transit:

Scooter Rentals Are a Fad. Here's Why.
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Maritime:

Aegean Marine warns of messy liquidation if bankruptcy loan denied
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Aviation:

Another European Airline Goes Bankrupt – This Time Privat Air
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Electricity:

The Bond That Could Be Wiped Out by California’s Wildfires
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Banking:

Wells Fargo clean-up plan rejected by Fed
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Fraud:

Greenberg Traurig Seeks Dismissal of Claim It Aided Stanford Ponzi Scheme
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Movie Theaters:

MoviePass Tries To Move Past The Past
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (12 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (2 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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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Exemptions:

Creditor Rights Against Tenancy by the Entirety Property
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Indenture Trustees:

A Path Forward for Indenture Trustees - Delaware District Court Reverses Bankruptcy Court’s Disallowance of Indenture Trustee’s Postpetition Attorney’s Fees
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Constitution:

Federal Arbitration Act is Superseded by U.S. Constitution’s “Uniform Laws on . . . Bankruptcies” Clause
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Free and Clear:

Third Circuit Enforces Tenant’s Rights After Debtor’s Sale of Real Property and Rejection of Lease
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Third Circuit Protects Commercial Tenant with Rejected Lease from Bankruptcy Sale Purchaser
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Unsecured Claims:

Delaware District Court Finds Section 506(b) Does Not Limit Allowability of Unsecured Claims for Contractual Postpetition Attorneys’ Fees
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Avoidance Actions:

Can Your Transfer of Family-Owned Business Stock or Assets be Avoided as a Fraudulent Transfer?
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Involuntary Bankruptcy:

Partially Disputed Claim Is a Bona Fide Dispute and Cannot Support Involuntary Bankruptcy
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Exit Finance:

Liquidity without Leverage: The Benefits of Exit Financing through Litigation Funding
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Cross-Border:

Creditors’ Contractual Autonomy Does Not Triumph the Value of Bankruptcy Law as a Collective Dispute Resolution Mechanism
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Jurisdiction:

Analyzing The Limits Of Bankruptcy Jurisdiction
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Insurance:

D&O Insurance: No Coverage for Alleged Misconduct Not Undertaken in an Insured Capacity
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Pharma

Multibillion-dollar lung cancer drug Rova-T may go bust
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Personal Finance:

This is the shocking cost of getting a babysitter on New Year’s Eve
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7 hard truths about adulthood my 20-year-old self would never have understood
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Retailing:

Eddie Lampert's ESL Investments bids $4.6 billion to acquire Sears • Lampert’s Captain Ahab Act Can’t Save a Sinking Sears • Sears chairman/CEO Eddie Lampert submits bid to buy bankrupt chain • Sears Chairman Lampert submits bid to buy bankrupt retailer • Lampert takes final stab at Sears • Sears chairman Eddie Lampert offers to buy Sears out of bankruptcy
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Sears gets right kind of message from wrong person
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After a Rough 2018, Will JC Penney Follow the Path of Sears or Macy's?
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Gymboree Group Commences Strategic Review Process to Reposition Company
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Why U-Haul Is Buying Up Abandoned Department Stores
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What New Yorkers Really Think of Amazon HQ2
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Turnaround of the Year: Kohl's
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Neiman Marcus sales slowly build as debt refinancing talks reset • Neiman Marcus Q1 net loss widens
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Where Toys 'R' Us 'loyalists' are shopping now
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Toy Sorry: Why the Holiday Season May Give Hasbro, Mattel a Lump of Coal
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National Stores Files for Bankruptcy Protection After Half a Century in Business
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Tech:

Apple shares fall after UBS sees weakest 'purchase intent' for iPhone in five years • There's a simple reason people aren't buying iPhones like they used to • Apple could plunge 13 percent more before hitting a floor, says technical analyst
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Healthcare:

Senior Care of Jacksonville to remain open despite company filing bankruptcy
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First bankruptcy, now Senior Care properties put on Sabra chopping block for $385M
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TennCare seeks $18 million from bankrupt community health clinic, alleging fraud
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Americans Paid $10,739 Per Person for Health Care in 2017
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Pfizer and Merck are raising drug prices again, prior price cuts just a smokescreen to mollify Trump?
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Autos:

Miami Lakes auto lender files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Fiat Chrysler plans to open new assembly factory in Detroit to build SUVs: Sources
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GM CEO faces harsh criticism from U.S. lawmakers over Mexico investments • GM CEO Mary Barra was forced to shut US plants: Bob Nardelli • Mary Barra Faces Heat From Congress on the GM Plant Closings but Isn’t Backing Down • Autoworkers ready to fight GM over its callous layoffs
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At General Motors, CEO Mary Barra "took home almost 22 MILLION DOLLARS last year alone (295x your company's average employee)."
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A Backlash Is Coming to Carlos Ghosn's Arrest • Carlos Ghosn to be Indicted on Monday
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Tesla is reportedly planning to pay off its next chunk of convertible debt in an odd way • Tesla Replaces Legal Chief With Power Lawyer From Washington
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The true cost of autonomous cars
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Radio:

Judge Asked To Delay iHeart BK Plan Confirmation Hearing • iHeartMedia Management Sends Staff A Troop-Rallying Memo As Emergence From Bankruptcy Pends
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UK:

It's my deal, no deal or no Brexit at all: UK PM May • Delay Brexit vote to avoid 'heavy' defeat, PM urged • No Brexit deal means no deals, buyout firms tell U.K. • The City of London is raising the odds that Brexit won't actually happen • There is a 'real danger' the UK's security will be put at risk by Theresa May's Brexit deal • Brexit is Falling Apart Very Slowly • A crunch Brexit vote is coming next week that could plunge the UK into fresh political chaos • Getting medicines into U.K. may be issue post-Brexit, government admits
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SFO’s case against ex Tesco executives collapses
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Monarch's collapse left Manchester airport-owner facing 30m hole
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Hospitality sector tops table with highest rate of company failure
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EU:

Macron's Defeat in Paris Sounds Alarm for Europe
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PIIGS:

Italy's Astaldi in bridge loan talks with Fortress to keep afloat - sources
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Italy Is Teetering on Verge of a Recession
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The ex-McKinsey consultant tipped to be next Greek PM
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Canada:

Oil squeeze widens Canada's trade deficit more than expected
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MENA:

Saudi-backed lobbyists reportedly booked 500 rooms at Trump's DC hotel after the 2016 election
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Iran’s economic reforms in retreat
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Kuwait prepares draft law regulating bankruptcy and restructuring banks
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India:

Insolvency regime: Time for pre-packs?
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Etihad in Rescue Talks With Bankers for India's Jet Airways-Sources
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Singapore:

Noble Group's $3.5 billion restructuring at risk as authorities block new listing • Noble Group Prepare for U.K. Insolvency Procedure • Once mighty Noble Group faces insolvency protection after re-listing ban
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South Africa:

Eskom’s looming ‘death spiral’ menaces economy • South Africa's Eskom bonds slide on debt restructuring talk • Plan to restructure $28 billion debt of South Africa's Eskom due in 2019 • Eskom Debt Transfer Plan Is Dead in the Water, Eurasia Says
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France:

French authorities fear 'great violence' as yellow vest anger endures • A Tale of Two Frances Before Riots
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Belgium:

Effects of bankruptcy on spouses' personal debts
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Venezuela:

Venezuela is coming to get its $550 million of gold at the Bank of England
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