September 24, 2018

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Law:

Were Those Really Raises?
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Is PwC building the flexible law firm of the future?
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Dropping A Bomb On The Legal Monopoly
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The Global 100 Grew by Leaps and Bounds in 2018
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Law Firm's Bankruptcy Looms Over Hardwick Embezzlement Trial
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What’s Your Breaking Point?
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Suicide Blamed in Death of DLA Piper Partner
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Why Associates Are Taking A Pay Cut To Go In-House
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Post Quinn Emanuel Split, Faith Gay Dishes on Boutique Ambitions
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Donald Workman Interview • Paul Basta Interview • Norman Kinel Interview • Philip Anker Interview • Cecily Dumas Interview • Gary Holtzer Interview
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Review: iPhone XS -- amazing screen, fantastic pictures, and more
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Sidley Partner, Trump's Pick for SF US Attorney, Discloses $4.07M Partnership Share
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University of Alabama School of Law receives record $26.5M gift, new name
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More From Professor Amy Chua About Her Clerkship Counseling
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Finding Your Place In The Complex Environment Of A Law School
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This Under-Addressed Issue Is Hurting Lawyers, Profs Say
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Widow of BigLaw partner loses en banc petition in wrongful-death lawsuit
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A Troubling Lack Of Response To A Major Problem
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Put Your Foot To The Floor And Don’t Look Back
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There is no greater “tell” about a person than how s/he behaves
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Yale Law Students Protest, Referring To School As ‘Model Of Complicity’ When It Comes To Harassment
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What You Really Need To Know When You Open Your Own Firm
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Ex-White House official revises statement after Flynn guilty plea • The Russia Investigations: Rod Rosenstein On The Razor's Edge • Rod Rosenstein Offered To Wear A Wire To Record Trump, According To The New York Times • Who Stands to Benefit From the New Leak About Rod Rosenstein? • If Rosenstein Is Fired, This Is Who Will Be in Charge of Robert Mueller • Insubordination Versus Obstruction: Has The New York Times Given Trump His Long-Sought License To Clean House At Justice? • 'That's Absurd': Nikki Haley Insists She Never Heard Talk About Invoking 25th Amendment • There’s Something Fishy About NYT Claim Rod Rosenstein Seriously Discussed 25th Amendment • Rob Goldstone wishes he'd never set up that Trump Tower meeting with the Russians: NBC News • Mueller Wants to Know if ‘Suspicious’ $3.3 Million Was Related to 2016 Trump Tower Meeting
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Trump walks back plan to declassify Russia probe documents
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Donald Trump Might Be the ‘Client From Hell’
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Trump at war (with his own government) • Trump Vows to Get Rid of Stench at DOJ, FBI
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Chuck Grassley aide resigns after harassment allegation • Ahead of #MeToo anniversary, early Weinstein accuser re-emerges from 'exile' • 5 Ways Harvey Weinstein’s Lawyers Plan to Fight the Accusations Against Him • Weinstein Co and Harvey Weinstein feud over access to files • Ellison says his accuser fabricated abuse story
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DOJ review finds immigrant legal education program ineffective; provider calls study flawed • The Trump administration is trying to deny visas and green cards to immigrants who legally use public benefits like housing assistance or food stamps • Trump’s immigration policies threaten your Social Security • Stephen Miller wins again: Haley, other foes excluded from immigration meeting • “Humanitarian Crisis” Looms as Arizona Threatens to Revoke Immigrant Children Shelter Licenses • Twenty-Two Million: Yale/MIT Study Doubles Prior Estimate of Illegal Immigrants In The United States
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Court Docs Allege Ex-Trump Staffer Drugged Woman He Got Pregnant With 'Abortion Pill'
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TX: Father, Son Shot Neighbor Over Trash
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The DOJ’s Rules For Spying On Journalists Get A Bit Flimsy When It Reaches The FISA Court
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3D-printed gun maker Cody Wilson has been arrested in Taiwan
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Policeman resigns over allegation he was caught romping with lawyer in interview room
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Judge Sends Defense Attorney to Jail After Client Is Acquitted
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‘You’re Not Going to Shoot’: Video Shows Shirtless Dad and Son Killing Man in Front of His Fiancée
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Ex-Tennis Pro’s Former Husband Allegedly Killed Their Children Amid Fight over Child Support
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Barrister disbarred after claiming Nazi spies were plotting to nuke the Queen during London Olympics
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The lawyer who became a scientist to find a cure for her fatal disease
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Bill Cosby to Be Sentenced This Week
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Judges:

Lawyer for Kavanaugh’s Accuser Faces Tough Scrutiny • Veteran Prosecutor Michael Bromwich Joins Kavanaugh Accuser's Legal Team • Blink and You May Have Missed it? Andrew McCabe's Lawyer Is on Christine Ford's Legal Team • Trump's attack on Kavanaugh's accuser creates a nightmare scenario for the GOP • Democrats are reportedly investigating a new allegation of misconduct against Brett Kavanaugh • Avalanche of new Kavanaugh accusers could kill his nomination and even sink his current job • RNC Blasts New Kavanaugh Accuser • Ronan Farrow responds to Kavanaugh's latest denial • Fellow Yale classmate says Kavanaugh exposed himself during a drinking game, the New Yorker reports • Yale Law Professor Amy Chua Rejects Charge She Coached Female Students on How to Dress for Kavanaugh • Kavanaugh hearing set as accuser commits to testifying • As Deal Is Reached With Kavanaugh’s Accuser, Feinstein Calls for Delay • Read Christine Blasey Ford's initial letter to Dianne Feinstein • Michael Avenatti said he has 'significant evidence' that Brett Kavanaugh participated in misconduct in high school • Michael Avenatti says he represents woman with information on Kavanaugh • Second woman accuses Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of misconduct; he denies it • Senate Democrats Investigate a New Allegation of Misconduct, from Brett Kavanaugh’s College Years • Christine Blasey Ford and the Search for a Standard of Proof • Trump dismisses Kavanaugh's accuser, blames controversy over nominee's past on 'radical left', tweets if alleged assault was 'as bad as she says,' charges would've been filed' • Christine Blasey Ford has agreed to testify against Brett Kavanaugh • Ford Agrees to Testify on Alleged Assault by Kavanaugh • Kavanaugh Truther Outlines Pet Conspiracy Theory • Conservative Activist Ed Whelan Apologizes for Tweets About Kavanaugh Accuser • Sen. Grassley extends testimony deadline for Kavanaugh accuser • Chuck Grassley fumes about the Christine Blasey Ford-Brett Kavanaugh saga in a series of bizarre tweets • The Magical-Thinking Defenses of Brett Kavanaugh • Group of Harvard Law students call for school to remove Kavanaugh as an instructor • Georgetown Prep’s President Defends Its Culture, Without Mentioning Brett Kavanaugh • Kavanaugh Was Supposed to Be a Boon for the G.O.P., but Not Anymore • Faculty at Brett Kavanaugh’s Alma Mater Are Demanding Screeching Halt to His Confirmation • The GOP plan to fight "foggy memories" around Kavanaugh • Why Democrats brought up the Kavanaugh accusations at the last minute when they've known since July
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Yes, The Senate Can Actually Vote Against A Supreme Court Nominee
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Trump HUD Secretary Ben Carson claims Kavanaugh allegations are part of a centuries old socialist plot
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A Conservative Judge Takes Aim at Roe v. Wade in Face of a Shifting Supreme Court
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Women Waiting in Wings if Kavanaugh Nomination Fails
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California judge accused of harassment spanning nearly a decade
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6 of 7 Arkansas Supreme Court justices charged over case of judge who protested death penalty
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Congressman Jokes About Assault Using Ruth Bader Ginsburg As His Punchline
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Jeff Sessions' Rules for Immigration Courts 'Unprecedented,' Union Head Says
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Wall Street:

US stock futures come under pressure as China cancels trade talks
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Hong Kong stocks tumble as trade tariffs take effect; holidays keep rest of Asia quiet
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Dow rises 86 points to record, posts solid weekly gain
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'4 charts about the fragility of the markets that ought to make investors scared
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Stock records aren’t enough to make investors feel bullish on the market
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Layoffs:

Tariffs Are Already Costing Jobs
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Telltale Games lays off 225
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Food/Beverage:

DC-based sandwich chain declares bankruptcy and closes all stores over owner’s ties to Trump • Report: Taylor Gourmet to close all D.C.-area shops
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Politics:

New York Times reports Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein wanted to wear a wire and discussed invoking 25th Amendment to remove President Trump in 2017; he denies account • Rosenstein joked about secretly recording Trump, Justice Department officials say • McCabe memos say Rosenstein considered secretly recording Trump • Rosenstein's Hill tormentors surprisingly cautious after bombshell report • Conservatives are skeptical of the New York Times’ Rod Rosenstein story • Rosenstein’s fate could turn on which account Trump believes • Hannity’s surprising advice to Trump on Rosenstein: “Under zero circumstances should the president fire anybody”
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Cruz, O'Rourke battle it out in first of three Texas debates • 'That was collusion in action': Beto O'Rourke calls up Trump's Russia summit to rebuke Ted Cruz for cozying up to the president
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The Crisis of the American s • Whelan Sorry for Naming Other as Attacker • Georgetown Professor Under Fire For Profane Kavanaugh Rave
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Republicans' new plan for the midterms: Vilify the Democrats
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Kent Sorenson Was a Tea Party Hero. Then He Lost Everything.
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Judge: Wilbur Ross Must Testify on Census Question
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Corporations Pour Millions Into Shoo-in Governor Races
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PayPal bans Alex Jones, saying he “promoted hate”
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James Woods' Twitter Account Locked Over Election Meme
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A Grassroots Call to Ban Gerrymandering
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More voters want Democrats to control Congress, new poll shows • GOP poised for midterm wipeout as 'blue wave' scenario gives Democrats a 12-point lead: NBC-WSJ poll • Why Democrats Might Feel Good About the Midterms • Rust Belt States Turn Against Trump Before Midterms
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Scandal Shakes a Virginia House Republican, Adding to Electoral Tremors
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Haley denies Giuliani’s claim of Iran ‘revolution,’ says U.S. not seeking ‘regime change anywhere’
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Kaepernick is Nike's $6 billion man
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Key Players Trying to Purge American Voting Rolls
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Bipartisan Fury as Polling Stations Slashed
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Lehman:

Lehman Bankruptcy Anniversary Deep Dive
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Lehman Brothers workers share memories 10 years after the fall
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Anton Valukas Featured in Documentary on Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy
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Marijuana:

Wall Street’s Marijuana Madness: ‘It’s Like the Internet in 1997’
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Museums:

Air museum landlord crashes to earth amid fraud charges
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Economy:

Low unemployment, slow wage growth bring renewed labor strife
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US Consumer Confidence Fell in August
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BLS: Unemployment Rates in Idaho, Oregon, South Carolina and Washington at New Lows
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Chart of the Day: GDP Growth Before and After the Tax Bill
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Are the Tax Cuts Paying for Themselves?
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China Cancels Trade Talks with US • US and China exchange new trade war blows as latest round of tariffs takes effect • U.S. Reliance on Obscure Imports From China Points to Strategic Vulnerability • Risk is rising that all imports from China could be hit with new US tariffs, Goldman Sachs says • Farmers On Edge on Farm Bill's Deadline • Aid Checks in the Mail. Farmers Still Worry • 'We just want a fair price': Farmers worry Trump bailout won't be enough • Japan Caves to US Over Trade Talks • China scraps trade talks with the US as tariff threats escalate • White House optimistic on China trade, no date for more talks • Blackstone president says US-China trade war will be resolved • The head of the world's biggest money manager says US stands to lose big long term in the trade war • Vacuums, tires, and computer parts: These are the goods that will be hit the hardest by Trump's new China tariffs • These US trading partners could pick up the slack if Trump's trade war with China escalates • JPMorgan says Trump's trade war is 'dimming the prospects for large scale M&A' • China Hasn't "Targeted" US Workers - Trump Has • ‘Trump won’t back down’: U.S. president plans to make trade war unbearable for China and bigger than ever • Trump's tariffs threaten to shatter China's economy. It already has cracks • China says Trump administration is a trade bully as new tariffs take effect • Why one small business owner says he's 'thrilled' about Trump's trade war with China and others • Stocks Drop as Hopes for a Trade Truce Fade • China Is Confronting New U.S. Hostility. But Is It Ready for the Fight? • As tariffs on Chinese goods go into effect on Monday, tech companies are warning that America’s dominance is at risk • Oh baby! Cribs, bassinets, diaper bags and other infant products on tariff hit list • Trump’s trade war on Chinese goods may hit the toy industry hard • The Trump administration's secret anti-China plans • Caterpillar leans on old playbook to cope with Trump tariffs • Economists: Tariffs Unfavorable for US Growth • The U.S.-China trade war won’t be ending soon • Target, other retailers ‘deeply troubled’ by trade war
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US is getting 'very, very close' to moving ahead on a trade deal without Canada, Hassett says • Trump's NAFTA dilemma • Mexico president-elect says will not fight with Trump • NAFTA talks pause after U.S., Canada discuss 'tough issues'
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Trump border wall going up in Texas
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Trillion Dollar Deficits are Nearly Here
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The Company Implosion Pageant
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While Trump Grumbles About Fed, His Picks Exude Pragmatism
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FOMC Preview
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Q3 GDP Forecasts • The New York Fed Staff Nowcast stands at 2.3% for 2018:Q3 and 2.7% for 2018:Q4.
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The Fed Has Played With Fire: Now Comes A Reckoning
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Share Buybacks Help Lift Corporate Earnings
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World leaders gather at the UN next week bracing for a crisis they can't quite see
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The 30 best countries for job satisfaction, making new friends, and raising a family, according to expats
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America's trucker shortage is a crisis you may not have noticed — but we all depend on drivers who are underpaid and overworked
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China, Russia warn US of consequences over sanctions
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Russia and China Think U.S. Dollars Are Ruining the World, So They're Finding a New Way
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It’s Getting Harder for International STEM Students to Find Work After Graduation
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What happens when you let employees pick how much they want to be paid? This company decided to find out.
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Perma-bear Albert Edwards warns stocks have ‘drunk the Kool-Aid’ as recession looms
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What will spark the next financial crisis? Here is one candidate
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Next crash will be ‘worse than the Great Depression’: experts
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BIS warns global economy risks crisis 'relapse'
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What I Learned From The Financial Crisis Of 2008
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Visualizing Where Tourists Spend the Most Money
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Why Trump May Opt for a Shutdown
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The housing bubble, the credit crunch, and the Great Recession: A reply to Paul Krugman
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Corporate America, not banks, could cause the next recession
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The Global Economy Is Vulnerable and Central Banks Aren’t Ready
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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:

Home sellers slashing prices nationwide, NYC real estate prices drop
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Merrill: "Existing Home Sales have Peaked"
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Mortgage Equity Withdrawal slightly positive in Q2 • Mortgage Equity Withdrawal as a Percent of Disposable Personal Income Since 1980
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Flyover country no more: Why millennials are flocking to Rust Belt real estate
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'Friends' premiered 24 years ago: Here's how much that crazy NYC apartment would be worth now
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El Paso: City Agrees to Settlement Agreement on Abraham Bankruptcy; Buildings to be Sold • City agrees on settlement in bankruptcy cases for businessman Billy Abraham
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'Kushner loophole' allowing false filings targeted
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico board finalizes plan to restructure debt
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Holdout bondholders join Puerto Rico sales tax debt restructuring
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7 US cities that will pay you thousands to live there
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Oil/Gas:

Wyoming counties hit with lawsuit from bankrupt oil and gas firm that is seeking millions
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What Will Trigger The Next Oil Price Crash?
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OPEC expects U.S. shale growth to slow significantly in less than 5 years
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US spends $81 billion a year to protect global oil supplies, report estimates
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Oil prices would be 'cheaper' if Trump would stop tweeting, Iran official says
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OPEC Gives Tepid Response to Trump's Demand for Lower Oil Prices • Trump's claim that OPEC is pushing oil prices up is 'not true,' Saudi oil minister says • OPEC, Russia rebuff Trump's call for immediate boost to oil output • Oil Producers Debate Best Way to Contain Crude Prices • OPEC, allies agree not to further increase oil production
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Brent crude breaks $80, its highest since 2014, as oil market tightens • Return of $100 Oil Seen by Top Traders • JPMorgan: The risk of a 'major miscalculation' by Trump could drive oil to $90 • Major Traders Are Talking About $100 Oil Again
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Oil producers say they can ramp up output as needed to meet any shortages in global oil market
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Oil Traders Suffering Dismal Year as Easy Money Deals Vanish
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Oil Rigs Decline Slightly
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Seadrill Group On The Roll Again, Or Is It?
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Climate:

When Will NC Roads and Bridges Be Fixed? • Rail company CSX blamed for Hurricane Florence flooding in North Carolina town • Duke Energy: Dam breached at North Carolina plant and coal ash may be flowing into Cape Fear River • Dead fish cover Carolina roads • Daring nighttime rescue plucks 100 people, 33 animals from Florence flood waters • She tried to shelter pets from Hurricane Florence. Now she’s been arrested • South Carolina braces for possible record flooding from Florence • Trump Tariffs To Make Florence Recovery More Expensive • Florence's Estimated Damage Toll Exceeds 2,600 Commercial Properties
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Tech:

The White House is reportedly planning to order an antitrust probe of tech companies
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Retailing:

Analysts and experts are zeroing in on where they think Amazon's HQ2 will be
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Accounting:

Few Women Lead Audits of S&P 500 Companies: Survey
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Personal Finance:

After building their careers, successful women across the US are spending thousands on coaches to help them conquer the next challenge: dating
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More retirees are heading back to college in their golden years. Here's why
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What’s your net worth, and how do you compare to others?
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New Law Lets Consumers Freeze Credit For Free
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Woman Says She Was Tired Of Husband Spending Money On Himself, So She Got An $18k ‘Mommy Make-Over’
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What $10 was worth the year you were born, and what you could buy with it today
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Artifacts:

Museums outbid in fight to buy 5,500 treasures raised from Titanic • British museums and US hedge funds battle over £15m Titanic treasure haul
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Electricity:

Bill to Help Utilities Pay for Wildfire Lawsuits Signed in California
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Nuclear:

Last U.S. Nuclear Project Faces `Jeopardy' as Owners Mull Exit • The only nuclear power project in the U.S. ponders its fate
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Fluor Says Westinghouse Owes It $247M In Project Fees
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Religion:

Pennsylvania dioceses consider victims' compensation fund
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Pope warns against rebirth of anti-Semitism
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Catholic Church looking for (more than) a few good men
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Chicago archbishop removes priest who burned rainbow banner
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Autos:

Tariffs could mean a 2M drop in car sales and cost 715,000 jobs, warns auto industry group
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Used-Car Sales Boom as New Cars Get Too Pricey for Many
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How America's auto retail giants transformed and navigated the recession
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Hotels:

Firm behind boutique hotels in Durham, Cary files for bankruptcy
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Media:

Newsweeklies are billionaires' new philanthropic ventures
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (26 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (6 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

BK CD CA: Bankruptcy Filings for August, 2018
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Jurisdiction:

Third Circuit Upholds Bankruptcy Jurisdiction to Decide Personal Injury Claims Based on Implied Consent
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Standing:

Whose Claim is it Anyway?
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Corporate Governance:

Exercising Independence in Restructuring—The Path to Better Governance
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California Board Diversity Bill Irks SEC’s Peirce
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Bankruptcy Research:

Corporate Bankruptcy Hybridity
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Cross-Border:

Drawing the Borders on Chapter 15 Bankruptcy
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Here Lions Roam: CISG As the Measure of a Claim’s Value and Validity and a Debtor’s Dischargeability
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Litigation:

If You Are Not Really A Trial Lawyer, Do Not Try To Be One
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A Peek Inside The Pipeline: How A Litigation Finance Deal Comes Together
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Seven Things You Need to Know Before Investing in Litigation Finance
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Cryptocurrency:

The Trustee and the Bitcoin
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Privilege:

Legal Privilege Pitfalls and Perils in Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Courts Have Authority to Compel Debtor to Sign Consent Directives
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Make-Whole:

Does Allowing Postpetition Interest on an Unpaid Make-Whole Amount Result in an Impermissible Double Recovery
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Miscellaneous:

A Guide to the Bankruptcy Law of the United States
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Break-Up Fees:

Third Circuit Denies Large Break-up Fee in High-Profile EFH Case
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Student Debt:

This 48-year-old mom owes $600,000 in loans, as the student debt crisis worsens
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Students can challenge Education Department over loan forgiveness, judge rules
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Public Service Loan Forgiveness Fail
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Metals:

Investors buy steel company assets from bankruptcy court
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Retailing:

Claire’s Gets Nod On Ch. 11 Plan After Clinching Creditor Deal • Claire's wins court OK for Ch. 11 plan as same-store sales improve
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Debt investor says Neiman Marcus may be in default and insolvent, claims 'theft of assets' in transferring MyTheresa business • Neiman Marcus bondholder says company may be in default
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Steinhoff Seeks Extra Funding to Aid Mattress Firm Revival
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'Someone is going to die in this truck': Amazon drivers and managers describe harrowing deliveries inside trucks with 'bald tires,' broken mirrors, and faulty brakes
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Putnam stares down hedge funds on big shopping mall bet
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Wells Fargo, Gordon Bros. Finance Amend Stein Mart Credit Agreements
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Autos:

Reagor Dykes bankruptcy sale approved for November
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Tech:

White House Considers Draft Order to Look Into Google, Facebook
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Travel:

Congress backs giving air passengers more legroom, prevent involuntary plane removals
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‘One in three TripAdvisor reviews are fake’ with hotels and restaurants buying glowing reviews, investigation finds
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Healthcare:

Chapter 11 Relief for a CMS Debt on Appeal?
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Surprise medical bills could be a powerful campaign issue
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A Doctor Shortage Coming for the Boomers
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Coal:

Peabody Energy strikes first deal since relisting
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Great American Capital Partners Provides $90 Million Senior Secured FILO Term Loan to Murray Energy Corp.
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Festivals:

MainStrasse Village Association declares bankruptcy
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Pensions:

Supreme Court Hears Kentucky Pension Arguments
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Ethanol:

Trump seeks middle ground in ethanol feud between oil, corn
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UK:

Theresa May's leadership is in crisis after being humiliated by EU leaders • Tory Rebels Publish Rival Brexit Plan to Challenge Theresa May • May Faces Brexit Attack as Corbyn Pressed on Second Referendum • UK opposition party Labour would nationalize key industries quickly, finance spokesman says • Labour Would Force U.K. Companies to Hand 10% of Equity to Staff • Britain's opposition Labour Party to vote on keeping second Brexit referendum on the table • Farage Campaign Slams Brexit Betrayal
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Lee Ryan reveals he drank a bottle of whiskey every night during his bankruptcy hell
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Ex-BHS owner Dominic Chappell loses appeal against conviction
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EU:

Trade Tensions Spell Trouble for Eurozone Economy
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Bannon Pushes European Nationalist Revolt
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Canada:

Four credit cards, three mortgages, two side hustles: How to build a winery from scratch
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Canadian Shale Is Hitting The Wall
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India:

India's Modi faces calls for resignation over French jet deal
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Bondholders under IBC: Unravelling no action clauses
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IL&FS: Somebody has to catch this falling knife soon • Indian Defaulter IL&FS Said to Seek $4.2 Billion in Asset Sales
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How to prevent IBC from becoming a victim of its own success
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US fund calls for sale of Essar’s UK assets to settle debt: report
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Watching The IBC: Lessons From The RBI-12 Cases
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Challenges Mount for India's Modi
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IBC: Why Creditors’ Double Dipping Has Guarantors At The Edge Of Their Seats
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Venezuela:

US preparing 'actions' in coming days against Venezuela, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says
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Latin America Gets Its Own Migrant Crisis
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Australia:

Alleged scam accountant Whiteman wanted a 'favourable' liquidator
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Cleaning Up Mesa: The High Court Affirms The Flexibility Of Deeds Of Company Arrangement In Its Mighty River Judgment.
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Vietnam:

Sugar producers face bankruptcy
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China:

Going Bankrupt in China
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France:

Casino Says It Rejected Offer That Carrefour Denies Making
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