April 7, 2026

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Law:

Arizona Law Firm Severs Back Office for $125 Million Investment
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Jones Day law firm says hackers accessed some clients’ dataJones Day Cyberattack Underscores Growing Threats to Legal Sector’s Digital Security
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Goodwin Nabs WilmerHale’s Restructuring Head in Pair of Hires
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McDermott Will & Schulte deepens private equity restructuring bench with arrival of Gregg Galardi
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Womble Adds Finance, Bankruptcy & Restructuring Trio
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Stanford Law Knocks Yale Off #1 Ranking for the First Time
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Audit Reveals Widespread Errors in Legal Filings, Urging Industry Reforms
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FBT Gibbons Expands Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice with Morgan Patterson as Partner in Delaware
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AI pushes Cleary Gottlieb and Big Law firms to abandon the billable hourThe clock is ticking on law's billable hour, says a top Cleary Gottlieb lawyer
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Attorney Appeals Sanctions for Alleged Fraud in $500 Million Miss America Ownership Dispute
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Why ‘Helpful’ Legal AI Is Often The Least Trustworthy
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Rising Number Of Law Grads Getting More Time For The Bar Exam
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Trump admin lawyers ‘obligated’ to greenlight ‘violently illegal’ war plans: US official
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Trump files emergency appeal to keep building White House ballroom
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Florida governor signs 'terrorist' designation law, raises free speech and due process concerns
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FBI’s New Political Pre-Crime Center
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Battle Brewing To Replace BondiThe woman who thinks civil rights went too farTrump Plans to Promote Dhillon as DOJ’s No. 3, Removing Woodward
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Judge Jeanine melts down when cornered on humiliating trial record
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Inside the battle at the Justice Department to get Trump what he wants
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3-year-old immigrant suffered alleged sexual abuse during months in federal custody, family saysA Pro-Wrestling Show Where ICE Is the Bad GuyRepublicans freak out as Trump plan they applauded comes to red statesICE arrests in D.C. region reach nearly 20,000 during Trump’s second termAccused drug smugglers walk free after ICE deports key witness
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Savannah Guthrie returns to ‘Today’ anchor desk for first time since mother’s disappearance
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After crash, Tiger Woods told deputy he was ‘talking to the president,’ body camera shows
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Four Texas teens arrested for allegedly kidnapping former high school classmate, torturing him over girlfriend dispute: ‘Everyone’s pretty spooked’
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Easter egg hunt horror as young children find 'baby's remains' in California park
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Parents charged after toddler injured by wolf at zoo
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‘Creepy surveillance’: why some cities are shutting down Flock cameras amid privacy concerns
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New Nancy Guthrie ransom note
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She Was Put in Jail in Texas for an Abortion. Blame the Supreme Court for What Happened Next.
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Malnourished Michigan woman escapes from basement she was kept in for 2 years
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Teen chopped up sex offender then put his blood on microscope slides like 'Dexter': Police
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Judges:

Sorrento Therapeutics Shareholders Sue CEO and Law Firm Over Bankruptcy Misconduct AllegationsShareholders Sue Sorrento Therapeutics’ Former CEO and Law Firm, Citing RICO Violations Over Bankruptcy Maneuvering
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Panicked Trump, 79, rages at Supreme Court in 1AM meltdown
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Donald Trump Says Supreme Court Should Base Decision on Fox News Host
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Judiciary seeks more security funding amid increase in threats
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Neil Gorsuch Sits Out Supreme Court Decision
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The DOJ Misled a Judge About How It’s Using Voter Roll Data
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Judge removed from bench amid charges of lying, assisting landlords on evictions
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What really happens on the emergency docket
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Supreme Court clears way for dismissal in case of ex-Cincinnati City Council member pardoned by Trump
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An actual alternative to originalism
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The inscrutable Chief Justice John Roberts
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What oral argument told us in the birthright citizenship case
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Steve Bannon wins Supreme Court order likely to lead to dismissal of contempt of Congress conviction
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Wall Street:

S&P 500 futures rebound as Trump’s deadline to reopen Strait of Hormuz nears
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Wall Street ends higher as traders price in de-escalation, while Iran rejects ceasefire proposal
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Wall Street knows something about Trump and Iran: Both sides are running out of time
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Offbeat Wall Street research firm says it sent an analyst to Hormuz Strait. Here’s what they learned
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Traders Position for Another Trump Deadline as Frustration Grows
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Layoffs:

AP Offers More Than 120 Staffers Buyouts as It Restructures Toward National, Visual-First Coverage
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Trump proposes to cut 9,400 TSA workers, $1.5 billion from budget
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Vegetarian food chain could close all locations, lay off 182 if it can’t find buyer
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FCC’s $398 Million Budget Request May Cut 110 Jobs
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San Francisco layoffs begin as deficit nears $1B
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Layoff warnings sent to Bayonne hospital workers but company rules out June cuts
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Newspapers:

This Billionaire Wants To Save America’s Newspapers. He Thinks He’s Found A Way
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Non-Profits:

Lessons From the Flipcause CollapseFlipcause bankruptcy leaves nonprofits nationwide missing millions in donationsFlipcause bankruptcy leaves Denver nonprofit without more than $18K in donations'They stole from us': Colorado charity cut off from $28K after donation platform files for bankruptcy
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Tech:

Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?OpenAI's ambitions are easy to see. So are the doubts about its CEO
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Sam's superintelligence New Deal
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Gen Z Won’t Stop Having Sex With AI Chatbots
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Brands Adopt ‘No AI’ Disclaimers to Stand Out Amid the Slop
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AI Singer Now Occupies eleven Spots on iTunes Singles Chart!
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Banning Kids From Social Media Might Actually Make Things Worse, Experts Warn
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A.I. Is on Its Way to Upending Cybersecurity
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Social media driving teens toward steroids, extreme body transformations
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Education:

International Students Remade a College. What’s Left When They’re Gone?
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Teaching in an American University Is Very Strange Right Now
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Golf:

Bankrupt Coalville golf resort scheduled for auction this month
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Satellites:

Telesat Unit Seeks Dismissal of US Lawsuit Involving Asset Transfer
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Media:

WSJ names Klein its corporate restructuring and bankruptcy bureau chief
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Celebs:

Pinky Cole Talks #RHOA Season 17 & Bankruptcy
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Freight:

Filing Alert: National Road Logistics Chapter 11
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Private Equity:

Private equity buyouts nosedive
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Economy:

Key Federal Reserve official open to possible rate hikes amid gas price spikes
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Fed's Goolsbee, Hammack say inflation is flashing 'orange,' or worse
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Trump hit by major warning about price hikes from his war
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Who Knew ‘Slick’ Gavin Newsom Was Such an Economic Maestro?
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‘All roads lead to higher prices and slower growth,’ warns IMF chief
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US service sector cools in March, inflation heating up amid Iran war
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A top J.P. Morgan strategist tackles some of the biggest myths about the war in Iran
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Economy jolted by Iran war. Inflation bubbles up and service companies curb employment.
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Higher for longer: Wells Fargo expects the Fed to hold rates at 3.50%–3.75% through 2026
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Jamie Dimon warns rising oil prices could trigger a recession and a bear market in 2026
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America’s CEOs have become reluctant guardians of democracy
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'Pre-war prices' might never return – despite Trump's contrary claims: economistTrump promised a post-war economic rebound. The damage may linger far longer.
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Dems eyeing 2028 want huge tax cuts — but big hikes for the rich
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Millions of Americans paid billions in tariffs later ruled illegal — and they won’t see a dime backThe Drug Companies Avoiding Trump’s Tariffs — For Now
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NY Fed says March supply chain pressures highest since start of 2023
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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warns of business ‘exodus’ from NYC
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Forget 65, America's new retirement age is 85 — or 35
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IMF Chief: War in Middle East will lead to slower growth, higher inflation
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Services sector slows as Iran war fuels inflation: ISM survey
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America's top tippers
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Trump moves to scrap utility bill aid for Americans, as soaring energy costs hit over $1,000 on average this winter
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Congress is threatening a leading source of single-family homes
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April ICE Mortgage Monitor: "Annual home price growth was 0.4% in March"
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San Francisco house prices hit record $2.15 million on AI
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Zohran Mamdani and the business exodus? New York’s office real estate market is up under new mayor
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Developer of Muskegon’s Adelaide Pointe files for bankruptcy
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Filing Alert: AGA Real Estate Security Chapter 11
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Brian Tuttle accused of trying to “sabotage” $60M Main Street bankruptcy sale
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Municipalities:

NYC families need over $125,000 in income to live in any borough
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Oil/Gas:

The massive economic impact of the global energy crisis
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Crude-oil futures rise into Trump's deadline as SocGen sees chance prices could top $200
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U.S. oil prices stay above $110 a barrel after Iran pushes back against Trump's deadline for Tehran to reopen Strait of Hormuz
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Strait of Hormuz sees increased ship traffic ahead of Trump's deadline. Here's why oil prices are not budging.
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Oil climbs anew on mixed signals about Iran war's future
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A New Oil Shock Accelerates Return to Nuclear Power
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Saudi Arabia charges record premium for its oil
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Politics:

Tracking approval and key issuesPoll reveals Trump bleeding support in grave midterm warningDemocrats Get ‘Record-Breaking’ Boost Heading Into Midterms
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David Ellison says 70% of Americans are centrist. Surveys tell a different story
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In Race to Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Test for Voters on Iran War
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Dems weighing 2028 campaigns run from 2020 positions
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Jim Jordan -- Angling for House LeadershipJim Jordan facing Freedom Caucus revolt as rumors fly: report
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Wild Texts Allegedly Show Embattled GOP Lawmaker Made Sexual Demands of Campaign Director
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Trump administration’s secrecy on health deals alarms experts, governments
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Epstein files: Commerce Secretary Lutnick set for May 6 interview by House Oversight
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Trump’s Foreign Aid Overhaul Sent Millions More Dollars to Big U.S.-Based Contractors
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Republicans Unveil a $342 Million Battle Plan to Keep the Senate
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Trump runs into 'major problem' as he fails to make good on DHS promise: analyst
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On Iran, Trump Keeps World Off Balance With Ever-Changing ThreatsKrugman: The Terrorist in Chief Trump's strategy with Iran is the 'Madman Theory', an international law expert explainsTop Doctor Sounds Alarm on Trump Over ‘Dementia Signs’Sanders on Trump Iran f-bomb threat: ‘Ravings of a dangerous and mentally unbalanced individual’ Bolton: Trump extending deadline shows Iran ‘he’s not really serious’Trump insists on Hormuz opening in Iran deal as threats escalateTrump amps threat to 'take out' Iran before Tuesday deadlineTrump says Iran could be 'taken out' on Tuesday, Hegseth says major strikes to comeTrump floats seizing Iran oil as he weighs Chinese leverage play
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Trump threatens to jail reporters if they don’t turn over Iran source
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Trump Team Calls Iran Power Plants ‘Legitimate Military Targets,’ Law Prof Calls That Theory ‘Idiocy’
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All that glisters: Maga influencers promote gold but investors feel short-changed
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Loomer takes credit for arrest of former Iranian commander’s niece in California
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Poll: Here’s what MAHA actually believes
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MAGA Republicans get roasted after being duped by AI war slop
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Religion:

Trump administration agencies post Easter messages celebrating Christ’s resurrection
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Pope Leo Rebukes Signature Donald Trump Phrase
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Retailing:

Saks Global Lays Out Initial Reorganization Plan, Axes Corporate Jet
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Saks Global's bankruptcy plan: Restructuring for a 'new Saks'
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Unpacking Saks Global’s Post-Bankruptcy Plan
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Fraud:

Roglieri's life of luxury ends with federal prison sentence
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Entertainment:

From $250 Million Megadeal to Empty Offices: The Unraveling of Bad Robot
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Private Credit:

This Is Starting to Look Like a Slow-Motion Bank Run
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Goldman Says It’s Ready to Pounce as Retail Flees Private Credit
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The private credit boom has a problem
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Jamie Dimon angers private credit rivals . . . again
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Crypto:

‘Stable, solvent, safe’: Leading Polish crypto exchange denies reports of illiquidity
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Lehman:

Lehman Brothers Insolvency Enters Its Third Decade with New 2029 Deadline
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Agribusiness:

‘A Tale of Two Sectors:' Fertilizer Spike, Tight Credit Rattle Farm Economy—Boosting Banks As Farms Shutter
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Cannabis:

Multi-State Cannabis Operator Announces Bankruptcy, Subsidiary Sales
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  New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (44 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (8 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Total Overall Commercial Bankruptcies Increase 14% Y/Y in Q1/26
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Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings increased 37% during first quarter of 2026
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Bankruptcies Surge in US
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Mass Torts:

What to know about the battle over lawsuits alleging that Roundup weedkiller can cause cancer
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Hartford Shells out $100 Million in High-Stakes Baltimore Church Abuse DealFiling: Insurer in archdiocese case will pay to settle some claims Attorney says $100M proposal marks progress in archdiocese bankruptcy caseBaltimore Archdiocese urged by sex abuse survivors to accept proposed reorganization plan, $100 million settlement

Delayed justice for clergy sex abuse victims
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Brief of Amici Curiae Bankruptcy and Legal History Professors in Support of Granting the Petition for a Writ of Certiorari on the Historical Scope of the Bankruptcy Power (Bestwall LLC)
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Diocese of Norwich sends sex abuse survivors payments in $31M settlement
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Arbitration:

US Courts Weigh Arbitration’s Rising Role in Bankruptcy Disputes
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Aviation:

FAA proposes to hire 2,300 air traffic controllers in budget request
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United Airlines wants even higher ticket prices. It'll get them - with or without the Iran war.
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Food/Beverage:

A big Carl's Jr. franchisee has filed for bankruptcy65-Unit Carl’s Jr. Franchisee Files for Bankruptcy
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Elizabeth Warren says 'endless shrimp' wasn't Red Lobster's 'real downfall' — here's what she blames
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Beloved cookie chain closes all locations after filing for bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Hits 50-Year-Old Pizza Brand After All U.S. Locations Close
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World Food Mart Houston temporarily closes after filing for bankruptcy
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Utilities:

Low-voltage utility elections face surge of attention as electricity bills rise
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Media:

AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper journalism
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Climate:

Strongest El Niño in a century? What this rare phenomenon could bring.
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Weight Loss:

Fat jabs to unleash divorce boom
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Gen Z Might Turn Down Your Job Offer If It Doesn’t Come With Ozempic
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Healthcare:

79-year-old physician group emerges from bankruptcy with a PE owner: 8 things to know
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Secret meeting held to oust West Suburban CEO before hospital's closure, warnings of dire situation
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Kentucky ASC files for bankruptcy
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Concerns over a Nebraska hospital show how a $50B rural health fund is coming up short
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Filing Alert: Regener-Eyes Chapter 11
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She was in active labor and refused a C-section. The hospital took her to court.
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Trump administration finalizes better-than-feared Medicare Advantage payment rate in boost to health insurers
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Medicare dips a toe into hemp for seniors
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Maine Governor Signs Law Prohibiting Medical Debt Collectors From Placing Liens On A Person’s Home Or Garnishing Wages
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Autos:

What the First Brands Implosion Teaches Lenders about Cash Collateral in Bankruptcy
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Tesla's stock could fall another 60%, JPMorgan analyst warns. Here's what's behind his 'high degree of caution.'
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Average Auto Loan Interest Rates By Credit Score
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UK:

Opus appoints Insolvency Practitioner Partner
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UK pubs and restaurants face ‘permacrisis’ after energy shock
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‘It’s never been this bad’: how Labour broke Birmingham
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Poorest households set to see inflation nearly a third higher than the richest
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MENA:

Iran mediators make last-ditch push for 45-day ceasefireIran’s state-run IRNA news agency says Tehran rejects latest ceasefire proposal and wants permanent end to the warWhy Trump’s Iran Threats Are Raising War Crimes Concerns Houthis claim they hit military sites in IsraelIranian adviser warns the Mideast will go ‘dark’ if Iran’s power plants are attackedIranian Intelligence Chief Killed in Overnight AttackRussia said to provide Iran with Israeli targetsFormer NATO commander on Iran rejecting ceasefire proposal: ‘They still have cards to play’Trump says Iranians should rise up against government if ceasefire declaredTrump-Iran Ceasefire Would ‘Do Little or Nothing’ for Gas Prices: ExpertTrump’s Iran deadline looms with mediators pushing for truce
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Iranians Condemn Strike on a Top University
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‘Extraordinary’: Former NATO Commander Amazed by Trump’s Iran Airman Rescue
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Hormuz closure divides the fortunes of Middle Eastern oil states
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Trump’s Board of Peace Gives Hamas Disarmament Deadline
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A 12-hour drive through Iran offers glimpses of destruction, defiance and daily life
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‘Not the Cairo we know’: Energy shock from Iran war dims Egypt nights
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Argentina:

New Revelations Reignite Crypto Scandal Involving Argentina’s President Milei
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Cuba:

2 US lawmakers denounce Cuba's 'economic bombing'
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China:

China stands to benefit most from the war-driven energy crisis
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Australia:

Insolvency boss accused of secret interest in ‘predatory lender’
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Bankrupt pub baron Jon Adgemis faces potential court grilling over $1.8bn debts
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Russia:

Former CIA director: ‘Russia no longer has the upper hand’ in Ukraine war
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Ukraine’s drones dent Russia’s war-fuelled oil windfall
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Japan:

Japan sees weakening economic momentum, early signs of war-induced pain
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Romania:

Creditors of Romania’s Mangalia Shipyard reject reorganization plan, bankruptcy and liquidation to begin
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India:

IBBI Study Highlights Need for Stronger MSME Insolvency Framework Due to Pre-Admission Settlements
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Insolvency Plea u/s 95 filed during Interim Moratorium was void ab initio even after case was withdrawn
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NCLT Admitted Insolvency Due to Proven Loan Default Despite Unstamped Agreement
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Lower thresholds, easier filing to revive pre-packaged insolvency process for MSMEs, say officialsWhy MSME Insolvency Cases Settle Early: IBBI Study Highlights Gaps in IBC FrameworkIBC is a threat that works, but MSME creditors still get short-changed: Study
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India seeks CIIRP to let boards run companies during bankruptcy
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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill 2025, Key Features
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