September 12, 2018

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Law:

Restructuring Partners Forced Out As Biglaw Firm Considers Strategic Shift, It’s Reportedly A ‘Bloodbath Over There’
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New York Bankruptcy Lateral Bonanza Continues With Hogan Lovells Hire
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Managing Partner Comp Expectations in a Record Financial Year
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Painting the Portrait of Future GCs Gazing Into the Crystal Ball A Diary Page From a GC in 2020
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How the GC of Mastercard Improves His Law Firm Relationships
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Diversity Efforts Are Basically Worthless
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Men, Women Lawyers Look for Different Things in Firms: Survey
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Ex-King & Spalding Associate's Attorney Let Out Of Firing Suit
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Midlevel Associates in DC Report Less Work Satisfaction Than Peers in Other US Cities
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Law Firm Leaderships' Biggest Challenge: Equality Of Outcome
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Venture Capitalists Pour Another $115M into Legal Tech Platforms
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Hurricane Florence Prompts Law School Closures in The Carolinas
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Remove Boalt references from UC Berkeley Law, school committee says
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Cooley Law’s Kalamazoo, Michigan, campus approved by ABA’s Legal Ed section Embattled Law School Is Opening Up A New Campus
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Law School Agrees To Pay $2.65M To End Accreditation Suit
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Tales From An Unsuspecting T14 1L: Law School Professors
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This Giant International Law Firm Knows Exact How Valuable A Loyal Client Can Be
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The ‘Manel’ Excuse Form
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Q&A: Why Firms Need New Norms on Substance Abuse, Mental Health
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Campaign Targets Substance Abuse, Emotional Strain Among Lawyers
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An Introduction To Legal Operations
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An In-House Advice Column For Better Interpersonal Office Relationships
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Owner of attorney referral service is accused of paying cops for crash reports
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Ex-lawyer told Trump he was ‘disabled’ to explain why he couldn’t testify to Mueller: Woodward’s ‘Fear’ Trump ‘Slept Like a Rock’ After Lawyer Dowd Hatched Plan to Avoid Mueller Interview: Woodward Former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort is reportedly in talks for a plea deal George Papadopoulos, convicted for lying in Mueller probe, admits mistake in chaotic moment Why the Mueller Probe’s Papadopoulos Bombshell Fizzled Ken Starr: I have confidence in Mueller, concerns about those around him Ken Starr: 'Eerie Echoes' Between Lewinsky Probe And Mueller Investigation Of Trump Mueller doesn’t want the truth, he just wants Trump: Former federal prosecutor Trump Jr. on Mueller probe: 'I know what I did, and I'm not worried about any of that' 'Directly in Legal Peril': Democratic Lawmaker Warns Donald Trump Jr. He Desperately Needs a Good Lawyer as Mueller Closes in CNN Poll: Gap between Mueller, Trump approval grows Trump's Little-Known Lawyer on the Front Lines Against Mueller Judge Nap: 'Dangerous' for Pence to Volunteer to Talk to Mueller, Will Be Viewed 'Suspiciously' State of the Mueller investigation 8 weeks out from midterms Mitch McConnell says Mueller probe ‘should be allowed to be completed’
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Michael Cohen's lawyer was reportedly set to meet with New York state tax investigators despite US prosecutors' objections
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Trump leans toward Emmet Flood as next White House counsel
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Ken Starr Wanted to Charge Hillary Clinton
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Trump Defeats 'Incitement' Claims for Campaign Rally Speech Court Sides with Trump Over Rally Protesters 6th Circuit rules Trump’s call to eject rally protesters was protected by the First Amendment
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Les Moonves may get millions in severance from CBS. His contract says he should get $0 How Les Moonves Could Still Keep His $120M Severance Package Sally Field Opens Up About Abuse Sally Field Glad Burt Can't Read Her Memoir ‘The Tonight Show’ Cancels Norm Macdonald Appearance After Comedian’s #MeToo Comment
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"Tent City" for unaccompanied migrants to expand, stay open through end of year, will grow to 3,800 beds Care Worker Convicted Of Abusing Immigrant Teens
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Residents of New Mexico compound indicted on federal charges
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Indictment 'likely' for couple accused of stealing GoFundMe funds from homeless veteran
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Witnesses Counter Story of Dallas Cop Who Killed Her Neighbor Witness reveals apparent last words of man shot dead by cop, lawyer says
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Elizabeth Smart kidnapper to be released from prison in surprise move
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Dramatic video shows cop getting shot before her partner kills suspect
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This might be the worst robbery attempt ever
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Law Student Tiffany Trump Is Fashionably Late For Fashion Week
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Lawyer is suspended for placing tracking and recording devices in ex-girlfriend’s car
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Poll: Americans want to leave Roe v. Wade alone
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Judges:

Third Circuit Begins Search for Temp Judges on Del. Bankruptcy Court
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BK ED NC Closed 9/13 and 9/14
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Courts in dozens of North Carolina counties affected as Hurricane Florence bears down
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Bolton: International court 'already dead to us' US ‘will fight’ any International Criminal Court investigation of Americans or allies, says Bolton ICC Ignores Bolton's Threats
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Sessions to New Immigration Judges: Show No Sympathy
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West Virginia Supreme Court justices face trial Impeachment Trials For W.Va. High Court Set As Deal Fails
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Poll: Kavanaugh isn't a key issue for undecided voters in red states Can Kavanaugh Be Impeached For Statements To Congress?
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Bill Cosby wants the judge overseeing his case to recuse because of an alleged personal conflict dating back almost 20 years
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Acquainted With Plane Crash Victims, Federal Judge Bows Out Of Case
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Breyer: America’s Courts Can’t Ignore the World
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Wall Street:

US futures edge higher as trade conflicts continue to fester
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Stocks close higher as tech rebound offsets trade worries
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Americans still skittish about investing post crisis, despite bull market
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The Trauma Of 2008 Created More Cautious Investors
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Rates are about to hit a key level that could cause trouble for stocks
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Layoffs:

Thomas Built Buses laying off more than 100
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Can manufacturing company announces 449 layoffs
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800 Newark airport workers get layoff notices
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AI Hasn’t Ushered in the Job-pocalypse Yet
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Kraus Flooring cuts 256 jobs in Waterloo
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Climate:

'Harvey of the East Coast:' Florence's worst impact could be catastrophic, deadly flooding Cat-4 Hurricane Florence forces evacuations in Carolinas, Virginia Hurricane Florence, already a monster, is due to strengthen as 1 million people are told to flee the US East Coast NY task force deployed to the Carolinas as potentially catastrophic Florence strengthens How to Get a Million People Out of Harm's Way Hurricane Florence to cause "catastrophic" damage in Carolinas Hurricane Florence: where the storm is and where it’s heading The ties between Hurricane Florence and climate change Navy Sends Warships to Sea to Avoid Hurricane Florence Florence could rival North Carolina’s 1954 ‘benchmark storm’ Highway lane reversal aids evacuation in S.C. Insurance and construction stocks are getting hammered ahead of Hurricane Florence Hospitals in the Carolinas prep for Hurricane Florence Watch: NASA Video Shows Hurricane Florence From Space Station Trump Calls State of Emergency for Hurricane Florence FEMA issues dire warnings ahead of 'very dangerous' Hurricane Florence Florence May Be One of the Top-10 Most Expensive U.S. Hurricanes Trump: 'Ready as anybody has ever been' for storm Florence could be costliest storm ever to hit the U.S. These Are the Markets in Hurricane Florence’s Path Florence May Stall Near Coast 'Monster' Hurricane Florence to pummel U.S. Southeast for days Trump: Everyone in the path of Hurricane Florence should 'get out'
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Report: Trump moves nearly $10 million from FEMA budget
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After Billions in Hurricane Damage, Congress Still Hasn’t Passed Flood Insurance Reform
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EPA begins rollback of Obama-era methane rules EPA to Ease Methane Rules, Admits Its Harm
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Cape Town Is an Omen
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Autos:

Reagor-Dykes Auto Group requests approval to sell at auction; first bid on table Reagor Dykes has "stalking horse bidder," could be sold for $25 million Reagor-Dykes outlines dealership selling procedures, names potential buyer
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Ford's shares lag as CEO Hackett provides scant details of turnaround plan
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Former big bull on Tesla says the stock is 'no longer investable' due to Elon Musk's behavior Tesla cuts number of stock colors to streamline production Elon Musk’s ‘erratic behavior’ continues to rattle Wall Street Cramer says Tesla CEO Elon Musk should go on medical leave — 'I'm worried about the guy' 5 Reasons Musk Should Leave Tesla Now Model 3 Production Is Falling Short Of Targets, And We Might Know Why 10 things you can 100% be sure about if own Tesla stock Tesla: When a company isn't investable
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Passenger Vehicle, Car Sales Drop In August Nissan Says America's Car Market Has Finally Hit Bottom
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Uber CEO explains how he plans to make sure your kid doesn’t own a car
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EU Consumers to File Class Action Against VW
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Tech:

The Bay Area is now so expensive even rich techies can’t afford to have kids
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FTC takes first steps to police Big Tech Sessions Open to Probe of Social Media Giants, Sources Say
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Apple and other tech companies sound the alarm on Trump’s China tariff plans
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Religion:

Pope to meet US bishops Thursday over abuse scandal Satan is attacking bishops; they must fight with prayer, pope says
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Cardinal Wuerl to meet with Pope Francis about potential resignation
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Vatican official say abuse scandal is church's "own 9/11"
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3,677 abuse cases in German Catholic Church
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Marijuana:

Marijuana Bill Scheduled For Congressional Vote This Week
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Accounting:

Deloitte reduces gender pay gap to 41.1%
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Corporate Reform:

Ten Years After the Great Recession, Is the Global Financial System Safer?
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Dodd-Frank changed consumer protections after the financial crisis — here's how that's shaking out today
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Coal:

Wyoming counties struggle to deal with unpaid mineral taxes
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Footwear:

Bankrupt shoemaker Rockport says will file Ch. 11 plan within days
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Debt Collection:

Pentagon Was Not Notified Of Proposal To Change Military Lending Act
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Telecoms:

Dispute, bankruptcy cast shadow over Armstrong 911
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Healthcare:

Westchester Medical Center says patient dodged $1.5M payment by circumventing bankruptcy rules
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Republicans lack votes - and appetite - to end ‘Obamacare’
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Nearly 30 percent of opioid prescriptions lacked medical reason for use, analysis finds Doctor gets 20 years in prison for selling oxycodone prescriptions at "hospice-level" doses without seeing if patients really needed it Some elementary schools are stocking nurse's offices with opioid overdose drugs
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Medicare in 5 Charts
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Economy:

Fed should buy stocks if there is another steep recession, former IMF economist says
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Job openings hit record high and more people than ever are confident enough to quit U.S. Economy Continues to Add Jobs U.S. Job Openings Hit Record, Quit Rate Reaches 17-Year High Workers are more confident but still mistrustful BLS: Job Openings "Little Changed" in July
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Why America's Sub-4% Unemployment Rate Means A Recession Is Not Far Off
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High Wage Growth Means Fed Will Stay on Rate-Hike Course Bond Traders Dash for Cash as Fed Hike Odds Soar
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Did Soaring Health Care Costs Consume Americans’ Pay Raises?
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Fed GDPNow latest forecast: 3.8 percent — September 11, 2018
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5 things about a U.S.-China trade war that might surprise investors Trump is Feeling the Heat from Farmers Trump tariffs targeted in new campaign by business group Trade War Update: China Trade Unfazed By Trump Tariffs iPhone prices set to skyrocket as trade war hits consumers How A Trade War With China Would Impact Apple's Valuation Lagarde warns of US-China trade war 'shock' to emerging markets Trade war with Canada ‘not who we are,’ U.S. envoy tells 9/11 service in Newfoundland Trump's Next Trade War Shot Could Hit Americans From Head to Toe US lobster exports fall more than 30% in July India Wants Trade Deal With The U.S., Says Trump Cisco chief: New US tariffs on Chinese goods would be 'fairly significant' for us Steel Workers Demand Higher Pay Raises as Tariffs Lift Profits US auto tariffs would be 'devastating' for both sides, says Canada's Trudeau NRF: Tariffs threaten retail imports Boeing Says China Will Buy 7,690 New Planes. But Then There's Trump's Trade War
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Middle Class Income Finally Back to 2000 Level
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The GOP tax cuts aren’t popular, so Republicans want to do more of them House GOP is pushing a new round of tax cuts that could cost $2 trillion over 10 years
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U.S. expects to hit $1 trillion deficit earlier than planned U.S. budget deficit widens to fifth-highest ever, CBO reports Federal Deficit Jumps 32 Percent to $895 Billion
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It’s okay to admit that Trump deserves some credit for the economy
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U.S. job openings climb to record 6.9 million
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BS jobs: why they exist and why you might have one
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Small Business Optimism Index increased in August
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JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon details how the 2008 financial crisis unfolded The next financial crisis ‘will be more severe’ socially and politically, says billionaire investor Dalio H ere’s what J.P. Morgan says could cause the next financial crisis Here’s how to spot the next financial crisis
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Who really creates value in an economy? The billionaires, or us?
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Why we buy the things we buy
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Hawaii Happiest State In U.S., Survey Finds; West Virginia Least Happy
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The economy is booming — who gets credit, Trump or Obama? Fact check: Is Trump's economy stronger than Obama's? Trump or Obama: Who Deserves More Credit for the Strong Economy?
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California's homeless population jumps 13.7% in one year
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Retirees in US Facing a Fiscal Crisis
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What Happens When the Next Financial Crisis Strikes?
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How the Great Recession Changed American Workers
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What became of the G20 leaders who met in 2008 to avert financial crisis?
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The Great Recession's great hangover
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Extended cut: Sorkin interviews Buffett on the 2008 financial crisis
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How Emerging Markets Could Still Go Horribly Wrong
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Jobs Aren't Always the Solution to Poverty
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Trump doesn’t really understand how the U.S. economy is changing, per Woodward’s book
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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:

Leading Index for Commercial Real Estate "Falters" in August
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Housing and Mortgage Markets May Have Recovered, but Risks Remain
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Investors finally embrace big single-family rental companies a decade after the financial crisis
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Weekly refinance demand plummets as mortgage rates hit a 5-week high
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Settlement Reached in Litigation Over Controversial Fashion Mall Project in Broward
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Gen Z gearing up to be homebuyers
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How tech jobs helped Rust Belt become house-flipping hotspot
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Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson says renters are getting a raw deal
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El Paso: William Abraham Talks About Proposal to Get Out of Bankruptcy Judge OKs possible auction of 9 Downtown buildings in Abraham bankruptcy cases
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico’s Small Businesses Are Still Hurting From Hurricane Maria
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Photos reportedly show massive stockpile of bottled water left on a runway for more than a year in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
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Puerto Rico governor blasts President Trump over claiming his Hurricane Maria response was ‘unsung success’ 'Incredibly successful' job in Puerto Rico, Trump says A Week After Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Death Count Reached 2,975, Trump Calls It 'Incredibly Successful' Lawmakers push back against Trump's Maria comments
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How the Triple Tax Exemption on Puerto Rico’s Bonds Financed Its Territorial Status—and Helped Spark Its Debt Crisis
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Retired teachers prod Puerto Rico to pay out accrued sick leave
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'Puerto Rico Is A Stain For FEMA And Trump’s Reputation,’ Says San Juan's Mayor
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Puerto Rico governor vows to support pro-statehood candidates in 2018
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How Struggling Dayton, Ohio, Reveals the Chasm Among American Cities
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Homegrown start-ups fuel Detroit's revival Dan Gilbert, the driving force who helped restart Detroit The drive to rebuild Detroit as ‘one city for all’
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Oil/Gas:

WY Counties To Hire Counsel In Texas Over Vanguard Bankruptcy Filing
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Can Oil Demand Really Peak Within 5 Years?
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Why a 'new energy order' is threatening shareholder returns for oil companies
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To Drill Or Not? Kansas Oil Operators Make Tough Call On Future Of Industry
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Politics:

Trump Jr. says father trusts few people after anonymous op-ed
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Trump reportedly thinks getting impeached after losing the midterms would help him win in 2020
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Bob Woodward’s new book Fear: Trump in the White House, explained Ex-White House aide Cohn pushes back at Woodward book on Trump Rob Porter claims Woodward book is "misleading" Gary Cohn takes on Bob Woodward The key figures at the center of the most explosive allegations in Bob Woodward's book are pushing back Woodward defends book sourcing amid new Trump attacks: 'These people are not anonymous to me' Amazon Rushes to Restock Woodward's ‘Fear’ After Sales Boom
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Trump: Flight 93 memorial is where heroes 'stopped the forces of terror' US marks 9/11 with somber tributes, new monument Trump rages about his Justice Department before sending 9/11 message This Is the President on 9/11 A History Of Donald Trump’s Tasteless Comments About 9/11
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Ireland says Trump canceled visit, but the White House says it's not settled yet Ireland: Trump Cancels Visit Over Protests
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AP Fact Check: Obama doesn't always tell the straight story
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Following Obama's lead, George W. Bush is hitting the campaign trail ahead of the November midterms
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Mitch McConnell is the latest top Republican to say Ted Cruz faces a fight in red Texas Powerful GOP group may consider sending more resources to help Sen. Ted Cruz in deep red Texas
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Eight weeks out: Dems see narrow path to Senate majority Surprisingly, the Senate Is Now in Play McConnell: Close Senate midterm races like 'a knife fight in an alley' Trump's sagging approval ratings have GOP staring at worst-case scenarios for midterm elections
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Nike is trading back up to its pre-Kaepernick sell-off level Kaepernick's 'I'm with Kap' jerseys sell out in less than a day Nike is 'marching back to top form' — and its Kaepernick ad shows its renewed strength
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Donald Trump to sign order allowing sanctions on foreigners meddling in U.S. elections
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House Democrats’ top priority if they win in November is a sweeping anti-corruption bill
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Trump’s America Is Following a Pattern Europe Knows All Too Well
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America Is Living James Madison’s Nightmare
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GOP House candidate used campaign sign to fend off Dem knife attacker, Calif. cops say The Secret Service wants to hear from the veteran TV star who thinks it would be a good idea for someone to "John Wilkes Booth" President Trump DC police investigate threat to commit mass shooting at a MAGA event in Trump International Hotel Wyoming GOP Office Set On Fire Less Than Two Days After Opening
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Donald Trump’s Miami Beach Resort Wants to Hire 21 Foreign Workers, Some at Pay Decreases
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Bernie Sanders' Son Levi Loses New Hampshire Congressional Primary
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Non-Profits:

Pittsburgh: YMCA puts three closed branch locations up for sale
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Soccer:

English club Bolton plunges into more financial problems
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Consumer Finance:

Banks are trying to get a piece of the payday loan pie
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Personal Finance:

How I live in New York City on 24k a year
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You can catch 'sexually transmitted debt' from your partner. Here's how to protect yourself
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Education:

No, Half Of All Colleges Will Not Go Bankrupt
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What University Foundations Forgot
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Bankruptcy Trustee Sues Feds, Lenders Over ITT Loans
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Why Is College in America So Expensive?
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America Wakes Up From Its Dream of Free College
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At Private Colleges, Students Pay for Prestige
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Flooring:

Insolvent Kraus flooring group to sell distribution arm, cease manufacturing Kraus Group Announces Commencement of Proceedings under the CCAA and Pending Sale of Hard Surface Flooring Distribution Business to Q.E.P. Co. Inc. Q.E.P. Co., Inc. Announces Agreement for the Purchase of Hard Surface Flooring Distribution Business of Kraus Group
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Gambling:

Caesars: A Misunderstood Bankruptcy Reorg With 100%+ Upside
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The Poorest Americans Risk the Most in Hopes of Striking it Rich
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Amusement Parks:

New York Wheel seeks four-month lifeline
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Weddings:

Indiana couple left without wedding venue after planner loses lease
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Electricity:

California Gov. Jerry Brown could sign wildfire bill critics have dubbed as a 'bailout'
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (13 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Healthcare Filings Are Up
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Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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Can We Predict The Outcome of Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Filings?
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UST:

Bankruptcy Administrator Sought For BK MD AL
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Jurisdiction:

Square Peg / Round Hole – The Supreme Court and the Constitutional Authority of U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
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Third Circuit Upholds Implied Consent to Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction
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IP:

Trademark Licenses . . . Again (Update No. 4)
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Avoidance Actions:

The Big Problem With Small Preferences: The Inconsistent Application of the Small-Dollar Venue Exception Creates Opportunities for Knowledgeable Preference Defendants
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Mediation:

Mediation Confidentiality at Second and Ninth Circuits: Stability v. Who Knows?
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Obits:

Wayne Stevens "Steve" Smith
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Bankruptcy Remoteness:

The Fifth Circuit Considers Enforceability of Blocking “Golden Share” Provisions
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Discrimination:

Suspension of California Attorney Did Not Contravene Ban on Punishing Nonpayment of Dischargeable Debt
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Finance:

U.S. Resolution Stay Final Rules and the Impact on Special Purpose Vehicles used in Securitizations, Repackagings and other Structured Products
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Lehman:

She lost $1 million. He can't find a similar job. Here's where Lehman Brothers employees are today.
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Rebuilding lives, 10 years after Lehman's fall
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'We were surrounded by reporters' the week Lehman went down
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Ten Years On-What has happened since the collapse of Lehman Brothers
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Decade After Repos Hastened Lehman’s Fall , the Coast Isn’t Clear
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The Causes And Lessons From The Financial Crisis On The 10th Anniversary Of Lehman's Bankruptcy
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Lehman Brothers collapse: The so-called 'Lehman moment' was more symptom than cause
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Lehman Brothers went bust 10 years ago – can it happen again?
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Lehman gamble paid out for brave investors
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Retailing:

The future of Brookstone still remains up in the air
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After less than four years, Amazon's business supplies site is on pace to pass $10 billion a year
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Missing wages, grueling shifts, and bottles of urine: The disturbing accounts of Amazon delivery drivers may reveal the true human cost of 'free' shipping
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Younkers name and customer information sold for store relaunch Some Bon-Ton stores could reopen as judge allows sale of company's intellectual property Judge approves sale of Elder-Beerman’s ecommerce sites: What’s really going on
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Retailers under pressure despite recent gains
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Toys R Us clashes in court with Asian business partner
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Claire's Stores, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2018 Second Quarter Results
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Media:

Gawker Set to Relaunch Under New Owner Gawker is relaunching under Bustle's Bryan Goldberg
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Cryptocurrency:

Crypto’s 80% Plunge Is Now Worse Than the Dot-Com Crash
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Ethereum crashes to a 16-month low
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Olaf Carlson-Wee Rode the Bitcoin Boom to Silicon Valley Riches. Can He Survive the Crash?
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Bitcoin holds support at $6,000, but pressure mounts on broader market
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There's Been a Rise in Securities Lawsuits Over Cryptocurrencies, and SEC Cases Are Behind It
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Celebs:

Why once-famous TV actors find themselves in financial trouble
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Banking:

Regulators reject Wells Fargo's plan to repay customers, sources say
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Fraud:

What Working at Enron Taught Me About Corporate Ethics
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Judge hands Uresti co-defendant and Ponzi scheme mastermind Stan Bates 15 years in prison CEO In Texas State Senator's Ponzi Case Gets 15 Years
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The strange and winding fraud case against two Kingston brothers turns up ties to polygamy, Turkey, even the Mueller investigation
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Sometimes GoFundMe goes right, sometimes very wrong ... and sometimes, way off the rails
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Sovereigns:

Could Emerging Market Governments Default On Their Debts?
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UK:

UK: PM to Meet Auto Heads Over Brexit Fears KPMG predicts modest growth if “friction-light” Brexit deal achieved Germany running scared over Brexit as banks admit no deal 'worse than US trade war' Brexiters: Nothing to Fear if There's No EU Deal MPs Openly Plot to Bring Down May
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Debenhams boss rubbishes insolvency rumors Retail chain facing credit insurance woes ‘not insolvent’
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Katie Price is ‘damaging’ her children by abandoning them to party in Spain, says ex-husband Peter Andre
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New York overtakes London as world's top financial center in new survey
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EU:

EU must grasp world role as U.S. retreats, Juncker says
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PIIGS:

Tsipras seeks to stave off cuts as election looms Greece’s Pension Cuts, Tax Hikes Are Now Unnecessary, Says PM Bargaining on scheduled pension cuts kicks off
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Has Alexis Tsipras Put an End to Anti-Americanism in Greece?
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Canada:

Sears Monitor Opposes Pensions Payout Sears Canada’s court monitor opposes priority for pensioners over other creditors
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Kraus flooring to sell distribution and cease manufacturing
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India:

Mittal’s good Essar show mired in legal farce ArcelorMittal submits a higher bid for bankrupt Essar Steel but on one condition
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Sensex crashes 509 points over global trade war fears
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Many bad loans originated between 2006-2008: Rajan
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Global Funds Dump Indian Bonds at Fastest Pace in Four Months
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Indian power assets worth $17 billion have been saved from bankruptcy—for now Here’s why India's Supreme Court just delayed the resolution of 34 stressed power projects
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Supreme Court stays RBI bankruptcy court deadline, gives relief to firms facing insolvency
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Big promoters using IBC to file frivolous appeals: Raghuram Rajan
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Banks need to take 40-60% haircut to get RP4 rating
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Bankruptcy court should be the final option: Rajan
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Govt plans special courts under NCLT by Nov to deal with insolvency cases
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The fate of NPAs after the Bankruptcy Code
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China:

The trade war will likely cost China 700,000 jobs, JPMorgan says
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Beijing is holding firm, but many Chinese firms acknowledge they're worried about the trade war
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Trump's Trade War With China Just Sent Hong Kong Into a Bear Market
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China Woos U.S. Companies Again, Dropping Trade Threats
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China firms flee overseas to avoid higher US tariffs
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Chinese Auto Sales Fall for the Second Month
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Trump's trade war has China's stocks, currency taking a beating while the US market soars
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Australia:

Australian restructuring gets a boost as High Court supports the holding DOCA concept
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Offshore:

Recognizing and Assisting Foreign Officeholders in Guernsey and the Cayman Islands
(DBN)

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Malaysia:

How Goldman Sachs facilitated the heist of the century
(DBN)

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Singapore:

Singapore’s insolvency laws continue to evolve
(DBN)

Singapore as a new restructuring hub: how does it compare with the Australian regime?
(DBN)

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Barbados:

External creditors disappointed with Barbados debt talks
(DBN)

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