July 29, 2014

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Law:

The Examiners: Richard A. Chesley on Argentina and Distressed Investors --- Lisa Donahue --- Sharon Levine --- Paul Leake
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Reed Smith Names Bankruptcy Partner As Global Head Of Strategy --- Senior management reshuffle approved at Reed Smith
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Shearman's Winning Yukos Strategy
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The most serious problem facing lawyers? Too many colleagues, say about half of Florida’s lawyers --- Florida's swollen ranks of lawyers scrap for piece of a shrinking legal pie --- Too Many Lawyers -- Should We Cull the Herd?
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Ground Shifts Under Howrey's Unfinished Business Claims
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Defunct Heller Ordered To Pay Costs In Failed Bid To Recover Lost Profits
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10 Summer Associate Tips From Harvard Law Perfectly Sum Up Harvard Law
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Cooley Law May Be Forced To Close One Of Its Campuses
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A Simple, Sneaky Way To Win Any Argument
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Should Solos And Smalls Wear Colorful Clothing To Court?
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Ex-Citigroup Lawyer Elizabeth Sacksteder Joins Paul Weiss
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Lawyerly Lairs: An In-House Counsel’s Housing Hunt
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Limits on Enforcement of Bankruptcy Code in Foreign Transactions
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Minneapolis: 3 partners of well-known firm injured in car crash while attending annual meeting
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10 Cool Games You Can Play On Your Mac
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Johnston Barton seeks to dismiss involuntary bankruptcy petition
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Friends remember slain law prof; redacted report says he was killed in his garage --- Updates On The Investigation Into The Killing Of Professor Dan Markel
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How To Gracefully Exit A Conversation
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Cop shoots 6-year-old girl’s pet in head as she watches
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Shot by patient, psychiatrist pulls gun and fires back, saving many lives, authorities say
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Man gets 21 years for courtroom attack on district attorney
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Judge OKs record-setting $2B sale of Clippers
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News of DNA exoneration stuns ex-inmate who didn’t request test
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Accused Gunman Has Exciting Few Days In Custody
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Judges:

Justice Ginsburg’s letter ‘made my day, if not my life,’ blogger says
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Wall Street:

US stocks : Futures decline before confidence report
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Asia stocks up, Europe subdued before US data
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Stocks Close Flat as Markets Look Ahead to Fed Policy Moves
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Wall Street's 3-Word Summary Of Everything
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Remember When Obama Said 'Buying Stocks Is A Potentially Good Deal'?
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Marc Faber Predicts 20% to 30% Drop in Stocks
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Stock bubble is ‘beyond 1929 and 2007’: economist
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This tweak from the Fed could rock the market
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Layoffs:

Automation + recessions = a radical shift in the shape of America’s jobs market
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Aviation:

The airlines are making millions, but there's no relief in sight for consumers
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Autos:

Judge signs Fisker bankruptcy plan
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Former GM CEO Akerson unaware of cultural issues
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Culture overhaul is up to GM insiders
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Food/Beverage:

A Tale of Bankruptcy: Rocky Point Cantina's Fate in the Hands of a Reality TV Show Makeover
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Quality Meat Packers Bankruptcy in Motion
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Herbalife shares tumble after results miss targets
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Construction:

See who Truland owes money to
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Politics:

Hillary Clinton vs. Elizabeth Warren: Big Differences, Despite Claims To The Contrary
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Sen. Joe Manchin Sued by Brother Over Loan
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Healthcare:

Firm agrees to pay $30.25M for Northeast nursing home
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2,500 9/11 Responders Have Cancer
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Congress Has Agreement on VA Reform
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Oil/Gas:

Hilco Industrial to Conduct Sale for Global Geophysical Services
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Electricity:

Montana Co-op Exits Bankruptcy
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Electric Utilities Get No Jolt From Gadgets, Improving Economy
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Retailing:

Strong Retail Sales Predicted for Second Half of 2014
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Student Debt:

Grieving parents hit with $200,000 in student loans
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Hotels:

U.S. judge tosses suit vs Marriott over failed hotel
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Banking:

Morgan Stanley's Junior Bankers Are About To Get A Solid Raise
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Deutsche Bank Had A Pretty Good Quarter, If You Ignore The $631 Million Of Legal Charges
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Barclays Sued by Investor Over Losses From Dark Pool Suit
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Metals:

Bankruptcy judge clears way for sale of Ormet's Hannibal smelter
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Economy:

Dallas Fed: Manufacturing "Activity Picks up Pace Again" in July
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1 in 3 US adults have 'debt in collections' --- GAO: Security Risk on 26,000 Pentagon Deadbeats
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Yellen Watching What She Eats Would Help Track Prices
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Shilling: US May Fall Back into Recession
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The Fed’s five (not so) easy steps back to normal
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The risk after Fed begins tightening
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Tuesday: Case-Shiller
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Medicare, Social Security head toward insolvency, at slower rate --- Medicare isn't going bankrupt. This chart proves it
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Senate to vote on keeping federal highway money flowing to states as deadline looms
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Pending Sales of U.S. Existing Homes Unexpectedly Decrease --- NAR: Pending Home Sales Index decreased 1.1% in June, down 7.3% year-over-year
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House Price Index up 0.9% in May, Up 5.9% year-over-year
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Housing market still isn’t all fine and dandy
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Surprisingly, Mel Watt is not forgiving principal on underwater loans
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Housing Tracker Existing Home Inventory up 15.6% YoY on July 28th
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency rate declined in June, Lowest since January 2009
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How a Boston group helps keep troubled borrowers in their homes — a model to fight blight?
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10 Cheap Ways To Instantly Boost Your House's Value
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Why Obama should get credit for reducing income inequality
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Municipalities:

Hold-out creditor argues for dismissal of Detroit bankruptcy case
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Detroit releases audit, shows insolvency in June 2013 --- Detroit Was Insolvent When Bankruptcy Filed, Auditor Says
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Detroit-owned real estate worth $1B, financial creditor argues --- Company challenging Detroit bankruptcy plan estimates art holdings at $8.5B, real estate $1.2B
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Bankruptcy revelation: Detroit weighed DIA spin-off for $550M in 2011
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Republican adviser quietly helped Detroit win DIA funding
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Celebrities Jumping on Bandwagon to Help the Motor City
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Detroit has put water shutoffs on "pause"--but not across the board
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Bankruptcy creditors allowed to change votes; city to save $3.5 million
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Cities should cut costs, not raise taxes
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Detroit-Style Pension Cuts: Could It Happen Here?
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Puerto Rico's Public Relations Headache
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For Chris Christie, New Jersey pension battle presents a test for 2016 --- Christie, Sweeney Remain Worlds Apart on Pensions
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San Bernardino fire union seeks to sue city
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10 cities that got back up after the recession, and 10 still on the canvas
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Best and worst states for kids’ economic
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Celebs:

Teresa Giudice, Unfazed By Looming Prison Sentence, Hits Beach
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Dee Ford Of The Kansas City Chiefs: An NFL Rookie's Perspective On Financial Pressures
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Tax:

To corporate America, even French law looks inviting
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Jacob Lew warns failure to quickly limit inversions imperils tax reform
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Obama can act alone on inversions, ex-Treasury official contends
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Swiss banks offer U.S. clients $5K to 'fess up
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LBOs:

LBO Defaults Didn’t Cause Lower Recoveries, Moody’s Says
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Mass Torts:

Rust-Oleum Maker to Pay $797.5 Million to Asbestos Trust --- RPM reaches $797.5 million deal to resolve Bondex asbestos claims
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Deadline approaches for Freedom claims
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Celebs:

Actor Lorenzo Lamas Filed Bankruptcy For A Second Time?
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Shipping:

Horizon Lines: sell some markets, or go bankrupt
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Personal Finance:

10 Packing Hacks For Your Next Move
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The 17 Fastest Ways To Get Ahead In Your Career
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Take on more debt — it’s the American way
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Education:

Students Demand Answers as Bryman College Files for Bankruptcy, Closes Campuses
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BioHealth, Bryman colleges shut doors following bankruptcy
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Corporate Reform:

SEC’s insider-trading probe could set record as biggest case ever
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UBS Says SEC Has Been Investigating its Dark Pool Since 2012
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Finance:

Obscure export bank's fate traps GOP Senate hopefuls between party's tea party, business wings
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Alternative Energy:

U.S. trustee asks judge to dismiss Sherman Chapter 11 filing
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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 (36 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (16 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:

And the Winners (Of Rudy's Tickets) Are…
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Subordination:

Delaware Court Enforces Subordination Agreements Despite Senior Indenture Trustee's Late Filing of Senior Claims
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Involuntary Bankruptcy:

A Dispute Over a Dispute: Recent Bankruptcy Court Decision Dismisses Involuntary Chapter 7 Petition Due to Bona Fide Disputes
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Mediation:

Bankruptcy Mediation: Case Studies, Considerations and Conclusions
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Cross-Border:

Corporate Recovery & Insolvency 2014 - Practices Around The World
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Avoidance Actions:

Not Fraudulent, Voidable
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Rakoff's Foreign Fund Clawback Ruling Has Limitations
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Goodbye UFTA, Hello UVTA
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Secured Debt:

To Lien Strip or Not to Lien Strip: Fourth Circuit Blesses Controversial 'Chapter 20' Valueless Lien Stripping
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Sovereigns:

Guess the Date – Holdout Edition
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Argentina to hold last-gasp debt talks with mediator Tuesday --- Argentine debt mediator: no resolution, delegation returning to Argentina --- US Pollack confirms meeting with Argentine delegation Tuesday, without holdouts --- Gov't is mulling over default, debt swap
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Argentina Bondholder Group Seeks to Waive Deal-Killer Clause
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Some Euro- bond holders willing to waive the RUFO clause
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How Argentina's Default May Trigger $29 Billion in Claims
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Market braces for tumble in Argentina debt prices
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Griesa eases bond payments agenda; Argentina complies with the Paris Club --- The Incredible, Magical, Shrinking Injunction?
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Mix of Money and Politics Stirs Intrigue Around Kirchner
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3rd time unlucky: Argentina set for new default
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Actually, Argentina's Leaders Might Be Genius
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Analysis - Argentine debt defiance may strengthen holdouts' legal position
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Offer puts Argentine 'holdout' deal on table
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Don't mess with me Argentina
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“ Argentina Dances With Default”, warns The Wall Street Journal
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Investors Losing Confidence Argentina Will Reach Deal With Creditors --- Argentine Bonds Fall as Default Deadline Looms With No Progress
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Argentina sends team to New York for last-minute debt talks
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UK:

Insolvencies to remain steady but base rate rise could spell trouble --- Personal insolvencies back to post-recession levels
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Personal insolvencies rise by 8% --- Number of Business Insolvencies Down
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Lloyds Attacked by Carney as Bank Fined for Libor-Rigging
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IMF Says BOE May Need to Drain Reserves as it Lifts Rates
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Lloyds 'Risks Criminal Action' In Rigging Case
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When Is a Company Insolvent under English Law?
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Gherkin Tower up for Sale
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EU:

One-third of people in Europe say they don’t feel European
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PIIGS:

Codere Bonds Rise as Debt Restructuring Talks Extended
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Spanish Bankia's good results irritate non rescued banks --- Spain has ghost estates too and jobless families are starting to squat
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Athens wants ECB stress tests to factor in banks' restructuring plans-source
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Steelworkers strike against job cuts at Italy's Terni plant
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Bank of Portugal says BES loss can be remedied by capital hike
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Ukraine:

German govt and industry lobby support tougher sanctions on Russia --- White House To Russia: Prepare For The Worst Sanctions Yet
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Russia:

Hague court orders Russia to pay $50 billion in Yukos case --- Rosneft Dollar Bonds Slump to 12-Week Low on Yukos Court Ruling --- Russia's Rosneft expects no claims in Yukos ruling --- Ruble, Moscow Stocks Tumble After Yukos Ruling --- Yukos former co-owner Nevzlin hopes Moscow will pay $50 billion compensation --- Only the very brave, or foolish, are investing in Russia right now --- Russia shares tumble on Yukos ruling, sanctions fears --- Russia/Yukos ruling shows BITs have teeth
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Russia to appeal ruling of The Hague Arbitration Court --- Says Hague had no jurisdiction
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US: Russia Violated Cold War Nuclear Missile Treaty
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MENA:

Israel Steps Up Attacks --- The White House Is Furious At Israel’s Thrashing Of John Kerry --- Israel Carried Out About 70 Airstrikes In Gaza Last Night As Offensive Intensifies
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Workers For The Qatar World Cup Say They Haven't Been Paid In More Than A Year, Are Living In Squalor
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Germany:

Turning the Tables: Insolvency Law as an Acquisition Tool in Germany
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Australia:

Disaster for Penrice creditors
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