October 9, 2018

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Law:

Legal Sector Adds Jobs in September After Two Months of Decline Legal Sector Turns Corner, Adds 1,400 Jobs In September
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Sidley, Kirkland Score Roles on Two Big Corporate Bankruptcies
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Sedgwick Ch. 11 Sets Stage For Attorney Payments Battle
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Can New Leave Polices Help Big Law Escape the Parent Trap?
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The Trouble With Origination Credit
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Skip The New 'Civility Courses' And Think Like A Lawyer
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Hotly Contested Expert in Embezzlement Trial Says Firm Still Owes Hardwick Money
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Anti-Kavanaugh protesters held rally across from ABA’s Chicago headquarters
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Trying to Get Pregnant? Management Would Like to Know
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DoNotPay is Set to Unleash Bots in Civil Cases, Small Claims Court
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Top 10 Rules for Building a Strong Security Culture
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Suits Against Harvard and NYU Law Reviews Claim Racial, Gender Preferences
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Study Finds Law Schools Are Losing $1.5 Billion Annually in Tuition
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The eye of the storm: GC tales from the front line of a corporate crisis
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Another Group Of Law Students Thought It Was Okay To Rank Classmates Based On Their Looks — This Time It’s A T14 Law School
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US Lawyers Spend Only 30 Percent of Workday on Billable Hours, Report Says Billable Hours Only 30% Of Attorneys' Day, Report Says
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At 150 years old, law firm survives amid changing legal landscape
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Elite Law Schools Turn Against Conservatism
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4 Things I Wish I Knew 1L Year Of Law School
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LawProse Lesson #317: Writing in solitude.
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Is Your Firm Playing to Win, or Not to Lose?
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The MAC wall has been breached! Should deal lawyers worry?
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From Boies, Schiller to Jones Day - The Barbarians Could Be at the Gates
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Fallout continues over San Antonio lawyer's crimes
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The Identity Of Opposing Counsel
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3rd Quarter Attorneys’ Fees: Large Fund Calls for Tiered Fees
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Vietnam Vets’ Law Firm Awarded Only $3.4M in Experimentation Case, Firm Agrees To $16M Cut
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Chaired Law Prof At University Of Oklahoma Resigns Associate Dean Position Amidst Outcry Over His Book, To Build A City Of God: Living As Catholics In A Secular Age 'Women must veil their form': Law school dean resigns after his writings spark backlash Associate Dean Resigns After Book Surfaces in Which He Wrote Against Women Wearing Pants
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Trump once again calls for toughening up libel laws while railing against Michael Avenatti over Kavanaugh allegations
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After meeting delay, Rosenstein to fly with Trump on Air Force One Trump: No plans to fire Rod Rosenstein Trump says he has "very good relationship" with Rod Rosenstein
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Trump legal team’s contact with Mueller targets could taint findings
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The Day the Trump Child R--- Case Almost Got Real
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Trump seeks dismissal of Stormy Daniels hush money lawsuit
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#MeToo After Weinstein: The Legal Fallout & What's To Come A year after #MeToo, execs say they're shaping up Few #MeToo moments lead to prosecution The Sexual-Harassment Victims Who Can’t Get to Court Republican Candidate Slams #MeToo Movement How the N.F.L. Made a Game of Exploiting Cheerleaders
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Cops Seize Woman's Political Yard Sign
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These are the pricey New York properties Paul Manafort forfeited as part of his plea deal with the US government
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Court rules for California over Trump in sanctuary city case
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Feds to judge: We still think we can put GPS trackers on cars entering US
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Ex-'Apprentice' Contestant Argues She Needs Info on Other Trump Accusers in Defamation Suit
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Trump says stop and frisk "was meant for problems like Chicago"
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Bill Cosby Lawyers Attempt to Have Conviction Quashed
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Jurors find Chicago police officer guilty of second-degree murder in shooting death of black teen
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The state of India’s legal market
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Washington Sets Sights on the Gun Industry Amid Tumble
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Cops Arrest 'Man-Bunned Protester' Who Allegedly Kept Yelling 'Dad!' at Trump During Rally
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Access-to-justice work earns MacArthur ‘genius grant’ for American Bar Foundation faculty fellow
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Judges:

Collins and Manchin to vote for Kavanaugh, effectively ensuring his Supreme Court confirmation Trump claimed Brett Kavanaugh was 'proven innocent' of claims he assaulted Christine Blasey Ford Kavanaugh confirmed to Supreme Court after bitter partisan battle Trump Apologizes to Kavanaugh at Ceremonial Swearing-In Kavanaugh confirmed as 114th justice Brett Kavanaugh, Neutrality Questioned, Ascends to Supreme Court Inside the Campaign to Save Kavanaugh Justice Kavanaugh's impact will be felt quickly, likely creating a more conservative Supreme Court Kavanaugh Could Hit the Ground Running as Tiebreaker in Case Touching on Immigration, Executive Power Kavanaugh joins the most solidly conservative Supreme Court in decades on Tuesday Justice Kavanaugh May Find Rough Start with New Colleagues Embattled Kavanaugh, Now Justice, Takes Bench With 'No Bitterness' Kavanaugh to Hear First Cases as Supreme Court Justice McConnell: We Set FBI Scope for Probe After Kavanaugh's Confirmation, Feinstein Chief Counsel Jumps to Wiley Rein Democrats could — and might — impeach Kavanaugh if he's confirmed to the Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation means Democrats won't trust the Supreme Court. That's dangerous for democracy.user: Senators "deliberately ignoring his behavior" Attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford say their client is not interested in seeing Brett Kavanaugh impeached from the Supreme Court McConnell Wants Probe of Leaked Ford Letter 'Please move to South Carolina': Lindsey Graham shrugs off Kavanaugh protester who follows him to his car Lindsey Graham says Trump’s mocking Kavanaugh accuser Ford was nothing like the ‘trailer park’ slurs of the Clinton era Trump congratulates Senate on Kavanaugh confirmation Trump says he's 'a hundred percent' certain that Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford named the wrong person 'I do not believe that Brett Kavanaugh was her assailant': Collins defends Supreme Court vote amid sexual-assault allegation Sen. Hirono: Sen. Collins' comments on Ford 'insulting' to survivors Collins initially thought Kavanaugh should withdraw after watching Ford Collins, Heitkamp and the Essence of Credibility Heitkamp Wanted to Vote Yes on Kavanaugh Saturday Night Live Whiffs the Kavanaugh Confirmation Avenatti Says It’s ‘Nonsense’ He and Client Julie Swetnick Are Blamed for Kavanaugh Confirmation Swetnick: I've Been Revictimized Again Alaska GOP to weigh potential action against Murkowski for opposing Kavanaugh confirmation Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation means Democrats won't trust the Supreme Court. That's dangerous for democracy Trump says he mocked Christine Blasey Ford at a rally to 'even the playing field' for Kavanaugh Civility Has Its Limits Alan Dershowitz: No One Won During the Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation Christine Blasey Ford still can't live at home due to 'unending' death threats because of the Kavanaugh testimony, her lawyers say Donald Trump Says Democrats 'Tortured' Kavanaugh Is Brett Kavanaugh Damaged Goods? Trump blasts Kavanaugh impeachment effort, calls allegations a 'hoax' The Kavanaugh cash surge Kavanaugh Hearing Energizes the Right Ahead of Midterms Ex-Dean of Yale Law on Kavanaugh Garland Recused from Kavanaugh Complaints ‘Better Get [Your] Coat Hangers Ready’: Pro-Kavanaugh Councilman from West Virginia Deletes Facebook Post After Complaints GOP’s Toasts to Kavanaugh Are Unspeakably Cruel
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Kavanaugh Breaks Ground for Future Campaigning by Supreme Court Nominees
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Legal experts describe Kavanaugh confirmation as a 'legitimacy crisis'
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Want To Make More Money Than A Supreme Court Justice? Become A SCOTUS Clerk!
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“Free PACER”?
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A Bill Comes Due: Reid’s Folly Becomes The Democrat’s Nightmare
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Niceness in Court
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Trump appellate judges are paving the way to challenge precedent
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ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary reopens Kavanaugh evaluation
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The Yale Law School Clerkship Process Puts Women In An Impossible Position
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The New Conservative Judicial Era Begins
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Justice Brett Kavanaugh gets to work with all-female law clerk staff Meet Justice Kavanaugh's Four Female SCOTUS Law Clerks Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Justice Kavanaugh’s History-Making Class Of Clerks
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Razor-Thin Confirmation Votes Could Be New Normal for SCOTUS
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2 Supreme Court justices who will soon share the bench with Brett Kavanaugh spoke about partisanship on the high court
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Justice Sotomayor says Supreme Court must rise above partisanship
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How John Roberts will manage the Supreme Court's conservative majority
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Everyone Wants the Supreme Court to Thwart Democratic Majorities
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Suburban Chicago judge is reassigned after telling defendant ‘you were never a slave’
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From Federal Judge to Private Practice: Why This Debevoise Partner Left His Ultimate Dream Job
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Wall Street:

US futures drop as investors fret over higher interest rates
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Dow rises for first time in 3 days, but gains capped amid fear of higher rates Stocks close mostly lower as fears of rising interest rates linger
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S&P 500 posts worst week in nearly a month as rates pop Dow drops 200 points, heads for 3-day losing streak amid fears of rising rates

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Why Ron Paul thinks the US is barreling towards a stock market plunge of at least 50%
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Goldman Sachs is scaling back expectations for the buzzy 2-year-old service its new CEO is relying on, and it highlights a major concern with the economy
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S&P 500 in 2018 will likely gain just half of its 2017 return
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The stock market has reached a 'tipping point' — and a dynamic that has been in play for the last 10 years may be coming to an end
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Layoffs:

Laid-Off Toys ‘R’ Us Workers Find Powerful Ally in Public Pensions
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Toys R Us brings back Geoffrey the Giraffe -- and its laid off employees are furious
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Employee Union Sues Treasure Island Foods for Short Closing Notice
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229 workers at this N.J. resort will be laid off
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JPMorgan Chase issuing 107 pink slips in San Antonio
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Major health care company gives notice of 381 layoffs
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Contract loss prompts 74 layoffs at SUNY
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The Robots Are Coming To Las Vegas
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Travel:

This is the best hotel loyalty program, according to Bernstein
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President Trump Just Signed a Law That Radically Changes Life for Airline Passengers, Flight Attendants, and Airlines (Almost Nobody Even Noticed)
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A JetBlue plane was evacuated after its engine caught on fire just before takeoff in Las Vegas
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Man stranded in US for 15 months because daily panic attacks mean he's too scared to come home
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School Buses:

Bus co. that serves 2 local districts in bankruptcy court
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Auto Racing:

The $400 Million Loss That Put The Brakes On F1's Force India Team
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Awards:

Marcia Goldstein Profiled by New York Law Journal for 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award
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Cryptocurrency:

Cryptocurrency Exchange Bitfinex Shuts Down Insolvency Rumors
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IMF Issues Stark Warning Over Bitcoin And Crypto 'Rapid' Growth
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Food/Beverage:

Despite Bankruptcy, DCA's Taylor Gourmet Still Serving Up Sandwiches
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Pharma:

Lannett hires advisers to explore debt and capital structure options
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Student Debt:

Canceling Student Debt Would Stimulate the Economy—and Voter Turnout
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$1.5tn in debt: student loan crisis shatters a generation’s American dream
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Debt Collection:

3rd Cir. Holds Statement That Debt Forgiveness ‘Might’ Be Reported to IRS Might Violate FDCPA
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Distressed Investing:

How to Make a Killing in a Financial Crisis
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Management:

The case for pessimism: Cheery biz owners earn less money
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Tires:

American Tire Reaches Deal With Senior Lenders, Lawyer Says
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Economy:

The last time unemployment was this low, we were hit with a recession Sept. adds 134,000 Jobs , Unemployment - 3.7%
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As joblessness falls, skilled workers might be hard to find
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Jobs in high-wage industries are growing fastest
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10-year U.S. Treasury yield pushes back above 3.25% for first time since 2011
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Rising yields could be a big problem for booming corporate profits
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Bonds in $916 Billion Wipeout Spark Fear of Worst Run Since 1976
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The disappearing middle-wage job
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Number of Unemployed for over 26 Weeks Since 1969
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Mohamed El-Erian: The US economy looks 'good' for the 'next couple of years at least'
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WSJ: Tax Cuts Provide Limited Boost To Workers’ Wages
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Consumerism is driving America’s stock market boom
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Q3 GDP Forecasts New York Fed Staff Nowcast stands at 2.3% for 2018:Q3 and 2.8% for 2018:Q4 Fed GDPNow latest forecast: 4.1 percent
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Consumers are paying their bills, delinquencies below 15-year average
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Consumer Credit in U.S. Increased More Than Forecast in August
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Cramer: I don't want a 'Fed-mandated slowdown, but we sure seem to be getting one' in the market
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Annual Vehicle Sales: On Pace to decline in 2018
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Trump's trade war could become a currency war — here's what that would do to US markets The Trump administration just escalated its high-stakes competition with China In the farm belt and manufacturing hubs, tariffs and trade turn into election issues Trump's trade war with China isn't about trade, it's about global power US markets have a trade war edge over China: Commodities Trump’s trade deal bodes well for these companies — and their investors US Commerce's Ross eyes anti-China 'poison pill' for new trade deals Trump swings through the Midwest with a new tool to limit the political damage from his trade war Wilbur Ross: Leveling the playing field for American workers China's central bank announces a new policy change to spur growth China says it's not afraid of a trade war with the US — its actions show otherwise China Slams Brakes on U.S. Crude Oil Imports Why China may soon regret its tariffs on US natural gas Trump Trade Strategy Comes into Focus Luxury shoppers are in for a rude awakening as mink coats, crocodile handbags are caught in tariff war Trump's New Chinese Tariffs Are Hitting Dollar Tree Stores “I’ve got a family to raise, so I’m not going to risk it if some Chinese shipper wants to bypass the rules” GM China Sales Goes Into Reverse U.S. trade war could reduce global economy by 0.8% in 2020 Trump Hopes Trade War With China Is Won Through His Confrontational Approach The US-China dispute 'is not about the trade deficit,' Barclays says Private equity billionaire David Rubenstein: US-China trade dispute is a 'skirmish, not a war' The Unknowable Fallout of China's Trade War Nuclear Option The Lawsuit That Could Stop The Steel Tariffs Trump rips up the trade playbook to take on China
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NAFTA 2.0 Does Very Little for Workers How Trade Could be Impacted by NAFTA 2.0 Extra milk exports to Canada under Trump’s rebranded NAFTA will be a drop in the bucket From The Front Lines Of NAFTA, More Relief Than Rejoicing What Comes Afta NAFTA
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WTO Chief: Trump Wants to De-Globalize China and US Economies
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The IMF again downgrades outlook for the global economy World will be poorer and more dangerous without global economic cooperation, IMF chief economist says Blame the trade war for lower growth forecasts, says IMF The IMF Says U.S. Tariffs and Emerging Market Instability Are Hurting the Global Economy
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Will Donald Trump’s Booming Economy Go Bust?
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Rising yields could be a big problem for booming corporate profits
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Forget New York — millennials are better off in these 30 US cities, where they're paid well and can afford to buy a home
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Here's the number everyone in the financial markets is obsessing about and why
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Gas prices nearing highest levels in four years, adding to calls to repeal gas taxes
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'Father of change economics' and former World Bank chief economist win Nobel prize Nobel winners explain how new ideas fuel the economy, help poor nations and shield the environment Economics Nobel winners remind us that the future of the Earth matters
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There are 'more dark clouds than silver linings' littered across the US economy
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New global era: A middle-class majority
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Here's how much money the top 1 percent have in savings
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Wealth in America: Where are the richest and poorest states based on household income?
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Record Corporate Debt And The Next Financial Crisis: 5 Things Investors Need To Know
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AAR: September Rail Carloads Up 2.6% YoY, Intermodal Up 6.2% YoY
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Homeless in US: A deepening crisis on the streets of America
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Powell-Albright: World is Changing in Disturbing Ways
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US Gasoline Prices Hit $2.97 a Gallon
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This Chart Shows Why Baby Boomers Are Blamed for Social Security's Problems
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Why retirees should feel very worried right now
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Trump's Must Read Quote on Social Security
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Next challenge for the gig economy: wage stability
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Already paid less than men, women are still asked to do the ‘office housework’
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White House Considered Blanket Ban on Student Visas for Chinese Nationals, partly with goal of hurting Universities
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Morgan Stanley: Investors Believe in America
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Amazon's $15 wage is far from a win, some veteran workers say
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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:

Framing Lumber Prices Down Year-over-year
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10 Most-Cited Property Law Faculty in the U.S.
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The World’s Biggest Real Estate Bubbles In 2018
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Lehman seeks to add indemnity claims against mortgage sellers
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A developer's project becomes his downfall
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Las Vegas Real Estate in September: Sales Down 16% YoY, Inventory up 33% YoY
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Black Knight Mortgage Monitor for August
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Catching Up: Construction Spending increased 0.1% in August
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‘This will negatively impact home values’—California parents oppose plan to build affordable housing for teachers
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Movement Mortgage lays off 180 people in third round of cuts this year
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Redfin: Supply of for-sale homes surge in the West
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10 years later: How the housing market has changed since the crash
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Municipalities:

Muni Lowdown
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Sixth Circuit Weighs in on the Meaning of “Governmental Unit”
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Puerto Rico Needs a Better Debt Deal
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Puerto Rico creditors end opposition to bank debt restructuring
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Big promises for a thriving urban core in Detroit vanish in a swath of parking lots
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This NYC sewer worker made over $530K last year
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Nebraska county to seek state help paying $28.1M judgment
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How Trump’s wall could kill a Texas border town
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28 Cities That Never Recovered from 2008
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Oil/Gas:

Permian Basin Deep Dive
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World to Install Over One Trillion Watts of Clean Energy by 2023
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Saudi-Russian Cooperation Marks New World Order For Oil
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PetroQuest Energy, Inc. Extends Forbearance Agreements
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Exxon gives million-dollar backing to carbon tax push
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It's Been 25 Years Since The Federal Gas Tax Went Up
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Retailing:

Mattress Firm Closing Up to 700 Stores Summary: New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing - Mattress Firm Inc. Alas, The Store-On-Every-Corner Strategy Didn't Work For Mattress Firm 'A wake-up call for traditional mattress chains': Mattress Firm files for bankruptcy Is your Mattress Firm store closing after Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing? See the list here Mattress Firm is the latest retailer to go bankrupt. Here are others that went bust this year How Casper sent Mattress Firm into bankruptcy ‘A wake-up call for traditional mattress chains’: Mattress Firm files for bankruptcy Why America's Largest Bed Store Is Filing for Bankruptcy Here's What the Mattress Firm Bankruptcy Means for Customers Steinhoff's Mattress Firm files for bankruptcy protection, closes stores New Delaware Chapter 11 Filing – Mattress Firm, Inc. There is no bouncing back from Mattress Firm’s debt nightmare Tempur Sealy slides after Mattress Firm files for bankruptcy What's Next For Mattress Firm After Bankruptcy And Putting 700 Stores To Sleep? Mattress Firm files Ch. 11, plans 700 store closures Barclays Agents $250MM DIP Financing for Mattress Firm
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AlixPartners Report: Americans Will Spend More on Holiday Shopping
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These 5 retailers are following Sears into irrelevance
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Eight retailers that could go bankrupt this year
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Bankruptcy judge OKs sale of Brookstone
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With Toys ‘R’ Us gone, retailers vie for bigger slice of holiday toy sales
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Holiday retail sales will be strong — just not the strongest
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Amazon is doubling down on its private label business, stoking 'huge fear' in some sellers
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How Barnes & Noble, the last big bookstore, fell to Amazon
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Pier I loss widens in Q2
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Mattress Firm is the latest retailer to go bankrupt. Here are others that went bust this year.
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Subscription marketplace Cratejoy downsizes
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Autos:

Reagor-Dykes: Judge approves motion of employment for RDAG law firm
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What Tesla Really Needs, SEC Says, Is an ‘Experienced’ Lawyer Tesla's board may not be able to rein in Musk ‘Think of us small people’: Tesla fans are begging Elon Musk to stop tweeting 'Despondent' Musk's Tesla resembles Lehman, Greenlight's Einhorn says Einhorn on Tesla: 'Like Lehman, we think the deception is about to catch up' Richard Branson gives Elon Musk some advice: Learn to delegate and get some sleep Tesla Is Looking To Hire A Work Daddy For Elon Musk
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Has Tesla Built Too Many Cars?
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Healthcare:

North Philadelphia Health System, unsecured creditors & IBC reach bankruptcy debt agreement
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DCHS to try settling with creditors out-of-court
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Short-term health plans could be a buyer beware form of health insurance
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Trump FactCheck: "Some of the Democrats have been talking about ending (coverage for) pre-existing conditions."
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Why Poorest Are Most Likely to Use Pain Pills
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ME: As lawyers argue Medicaid expansion case, uninsured forgo health care
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Climate:

The United Nations warns that the world must take 'unprecedented' steps to avoid the worst effects of global warming Key global warming target slipping out of reach, UN scientists warn Planet has only until 2030 to stem catastrophic climate change, experts warn Why It's Misleading To Say We Only Have 12 Years To Avert Dangerous Climate Change Trump’s Team Embraces Catastrophic Climate Change
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Climate's Harbingers of Doom: A History
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Michael strengthens into Category 1 hurricane, takes aim at Gulf Coast Hurricane Michael rapidly intensifies, heads toward Florida Hurricane Michael Heading to Florida, School Closings Hurricane Michael Will Hit as Category 3: Forecast Delta caps fares, waives change fees ahead of Hurricane Michael Hurricane Michael could be the most destructive storm to hit Florida's Panhandle in decades Florida Calls Emergency Ahead of Expected Hurricane Michael
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Trump Ignores The Impacts Of Climate Change At His Peril -- And Ours
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Golf:

Mountain Branch Golf Course owner files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Financial Planners:

Can’t afford to repay a promissory note? Here’s what could happen
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Lehman:

Lehman seeks to add indemnity claims against mortgage sellers
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Celebs:

TV Reality Star ‘The Situation’ Sentenced for Tax Evasion
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Religion:

Pope blames devil, seeks angels...
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Fridays are the busiest filing days for ch. 11 cases with $10M to $100M in liabilities
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Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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Miscellaneous:

Rochelle
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Jurisdiction:

Stern Challenge to Third-Party Plan Releases Fails in Delaware
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Plan Confirmation:

Horizontal Gifting Upheld in Chapter 11 Plan in the Third Circuit
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Setoff:

Set-Off Under Section 553C - It Forges On
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Litigation:

Meritless claims clog courts, group calls for more teeth amending Rule 26
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Tax:

At IRS, auditing taxpayers is dying tradition
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Marijuana:

Cannabis In-House Counsel Says 'Now Is the Time' for Lawyers to Enter the Industry
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It's inevitable that marijuana will be decriminalized the US: Constellation Brands CEO
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Beto FactCheck: Marijuana is "legal in most states in this country."
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About six-in-ten Americans support marijuana legalization
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Ethanol:

Trump said to prepare a measure to boost ethanol measure ahead of a trip to Iowa Trump Goes Even More Pro-Ethanol Trump will order changes to biofuel rules, in bid to end feud between farm states and oil refiners
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Personal Finance:

How much you should have saved by 30
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This common retirement savings advice is sneakily wrecking people’s finances
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Retirement savers face a daunting challenge
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Forget teaching 2nd languages — wealthy New Yorkers now want their kids' nannies to do their hair, drive Zambonis, and give them massages
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Forget braces and babysitters: American parents say their children are most expensive when they're all grown up
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With the job market booming, here are ways to negotiate a six-figure salary like a pro
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Retire early? You need ‘at least $5 million,’ according to Suze Orman Mr. Money Mustache says Suze Orman has it wrong on financial independence and early retirement
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Here’s how generous we are with our coffee-shop tips, in one chart
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Toys:

Toy Makers May Struggle This Holiday Season Amid the Absence of Toys 'R' Us and More Trade War Fears
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Aviation:

Discount airliner’s bankruptcy leaves Paris Fashion Week flyers stranded
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Airline Restructuring and Insolvency – Getting a Handle on Airline Operational Risk is Key to Long Term Survival
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Court Approves J.F. Lehman & Company To Purchase PenAir Assets
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Politics:

Did Trump Family Historian Drop a Dime?
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Trump's taxes to be investigated by New York Tax Department
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Trump Campaign Aide Asked Israelis for Election Manipulation Plan
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Cory Booker’s Four Standing Ovations in Des Moines
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North Korea is ready to allow inspection of key nuclear site, Pompeo says
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Majority of Americans agree that Trump stands up for his beliefs
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Democrats' advantage in recent polls may not bring the 'blue wave' they're hoping for Republicans fear Democratic 'blue wave' spreading to once-safe districts Trump Claims Democrats Will Vote Republican in Midterms Poll Has Texas Senator Cruz With Six Points on O'Rourke 'Come on, Ted': Brutal political ad pokes fun at Ted Cruz's campaign slogan and reversal with Trump Richard Linklater Political Ad Pokes Fun at Ted Cruz Mike Bloomberg's super PAC spends over $2 million to support 7 Democratic women in House races Is Trump Driving Women Away From the GOP for Good?

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America, the radicalized
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Taylor Swift breaks her political silence to back two Democrats in red Tennessee
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The GOP's gender gap problem
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Colin Powell on America and President Trump
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The midterm elections are about whether Republican power will be checked
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Why I’m Leaving the Republican Party
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Trump FactCheck: "Every single Democrat in the U.S. Senate has signed up for the open borders, and it's a bill, it's called the ‘open borders bill"
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Populism's Rise Threatens the Entire World
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Gallup: Americans Maintain a Positive View of Bernie Sanders GOP Drives Satisfaction With Governance to 38%
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Kanye West is reportedly heading to the White House for talks with Trump and Jared Kushner
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UK:

Brexiteers want to recreate the British empire after Brexit, says Vince Cable
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'No deal' Brexit will hit fraud victims says insolvency expert
(DBN)

UK CFO sentiment wanes as no-deal Brexit looms
(DBN)

Insect-filled chocolates, rat hair noodles, and maggoty orange juice: The reality of a Brexit trade deal with Trump
(DBN)

Britain could be forced to increase government spending in a no-deal Brexit, IMF says
(DBN)

German firms would face billions in extra tariffs in hard Brexit: IW
(DBN)

House of Fraser business partner threatens legal action against administrators EY
(DBN)

Katie Price has dumped her £300,000 horse box at a pal’s house amid bankruptcy woes Katie Price parties till 3am during night off from rehab
(DBN)

UK Commission Bans Commercial Joking About Avocados As “Disparaging Good Dietary Practice”
(DBN)

Meghan Markle's sister Samantha is turned away by security at Kensington Palace after arriving uninvited
(DBN)

Insight: How I watched the RBS debacle unfold
(DBN)

Jaguar Land Rover plans two-week closure as demand falls
(DBN)

BDO UK profits soar by 20%
(DBN)

FRC considers consulting ban for auditors
(DBN)

Trump's Scotland golf course lost millions last year
(DBN)

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PIIGS:

Astaldi Files For Bankruptcy: Bonds Worth Investigating, Shares Worthless
(DBN)

Italy works on extending Alitalia loan deadline -source Italy keen to keep 15 pct stake in Alitalia in rescue plan - paper
(DBN)

Saving Italian banks? We were the only mad people in town
(DBN)

What's Wrong With Greek Banks and How It Can Be Fixed
(DBN)

Thousands in Far Right Protest in Madrid
(DBN)

Italy bond yields jump as investors brace for budget clash
(DBN)

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Canada:

Retail Insolvencies in Canada Series, #4: Lender Perspectives
(DBN)

Canada Sees Rise in Right Wing Extremists
(DBN)

Canadian Crude Oil Hits Record Low
(DBN)

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Brazil:

Brazil’s presidential election cleaves along sharp ideological lines Hard Core Right Winger to Become Brazil Prez
(DBN)

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China:

Chinese stocks fall almost 5% in market bloodbath as investors digest a week of bad news in a single day
(DBN)

China to Pump $175Bn into Their Economy
(DBN)

Mike Pompeo and His Chinese Counterpart Trade Harsh Words
(DBN)

Economist to Business: Stay Away from China
(DBN)

“Utterly messed up my life”: What Chinese people really think of the trade war
(DBN)

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India:

IMF retains India FY19 growth outlook at 7.3%

Air India makes part payment of oil dues, OMCs restore fuel supplies
(DBN)

IL&FS new board mulls various options to revive debt-laden entity Corporate Affairs Ministry seeks protection for new IL&FS board at NCLT
(DBN)

Creditors put Videocon arm's overseas assets on sale
(DBN)

Governance Of Financial Institutions: Call For A Paradigm Shift
(DBN)

No swift resolution in sight for Essar Steel's legal quagmire
(DBN)

Essar Steel Case: Supreme Decodes Section 29A of the IBC
(DBN)

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Turkey:

Rising costs and falling demand push Turkish construction companies towards bankruptcy
(DBN)

Turkey's creative accounting masking structural issues in economy - analysis
(DBN)

Turkey’s Walking Dead: Zombie Companies Lurk Around Every Corner
(DBN)

The Concordat Process
(DBN)

Association advises Turkish banks to restructure debts up to 24 months
(DBN)

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Mexico:

The Classification of Consumer's Credits in Bankruptcy Proceedings in Mexico
(DBN)

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South Korea:

Gov't to implement law on efficient debt restructuring next month
(DBN)

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Australia:

Insolvency for directors
(DBN)

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Pakistan:

Pakistan to seek financial bailout from IMF
(DBN)

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Singapore:

Hyflux pins hope on finding strategic investors as creditors grow skittish
(DBN)

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Venezuela:

Venezuela annual inflation hits 488,865%
(DBN)

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Iran:

IMF Says US Sanctions Have Pushed Iran's Economy Into Recession
(DBN)

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