June 24, 2014

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Law:

Odds Improve for New Law Graduates, Though Hiring Levels Remain Soft
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BigLaw hiring is up, NALP survey says, but record law grad class vied for fewer overall jobs
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How Senior Partners Cheat
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UK: Barristers suffer large drop in income
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Kodak Moments In The Courtroom
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Designing your law office to save money and boost productivity—without sacrificing style
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Houston legal market is humming
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Ex-Student Sues Contracts Professor Over Failing Grade
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Lowering Law School Tuition Mainly Benefits Students, Taxpayers
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Surviving Biglaw With B---s Is Possible, Says Prominent Partner
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Law Firm Or Massage Parlor?
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Call It Schooling Clients
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11 Tips For Calming Your Nerves Before A Big Presentation
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10 Phrases Successful People Never Use
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The Right Way To Pack A Dress Shirt
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Thinner, Rounder iPhones Are Coming
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Lawyers may look at what jurors post online, but only if it’s available to the public
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An Acrobat alternative, at a third of the price
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Do you take criticism personally? Experts suggest ways to respond
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Sentenced to death: Sudanese Christian "convert" reportedly freed
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Mormon Church Ousts Feminist Human Rights Lawyer On Charges Of Apostasy
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There's An App For That? - No, You Can't Auction Off Public Parking Spaces in San Francisco
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Here's When It's Legal To Kill An American Citizen With A Drone
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Biglaw Associate Secretly Struts His Stuff As An Underwear Model — Because Why Not?
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8 reasons that lawyers are like c------
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Posed cadavers at funerals in Puerto Rico allowed under 2012 law; a New Orleans trend?
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Choosy Winos Lift $10,000 Worth of Wine From Local Grocery Store
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Oy Gevalt! Major Corruption Trial Halted In New York Due To Lack Of Yiddish Translators
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Cops: Woman Sees Drone Peeping Into Her Apartment Window
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Drones in L.A.: Man flies aircraft to monitor police
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Woman is convicted of causing 2 deaths by stopping for ducklings on highway, faces maximum of life
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Judges:

Underneath Their Robes: A Detailed Dive Into The Justices’ Financial Disclosures
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Which Supreme Court Justices Vote Together Most and Least Often
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Sole woman judge on top Delaware court says she ‘wasn’t taken seriously’ as chief justice contender
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Supreme Court Close Readings: Scalia Enjoys 7-Eleven Coffee
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An interview with Judge Richard A. Posner
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Wall Street:

Stock futures fall before housing data, Fed speeches
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Markets Are Doing Nothing
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U.S. stocks fall on profit taking; Dow slides 0.06%
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There's A Huge Party Happening In The Market — And Everyone On Wall Street Is Miserable
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Layoffs:

The 10 Best Careers Right Now For Recent College Graduates
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Aviation:

Pilot Of Missing Malaysia Jet Considered To Be Prime Suspect In Potential Hijacking
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Autos:

With air bag problem, auto industry breaks annual recall record 
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Goldman Sachs says buy GM stock
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Fraud:

Supreme Court Strikes Middle Ground on Securities Fraud Lawsuits
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Supreme Court Rulings on Investors v. Companies: It’s a Draw
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Magazines:

Source Home Files Bankruptcy as Readers Turn to Web --- Source Home Entertainment, LLC seeks Chapter 11 protection
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Giant magazine wholesaler files for bankruptcy
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Source Interlink company files for bankruptcy , explains mass layoffs
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Education:

Corinthian Colleges and Education Department Agree on Phase-Out Plan
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Corinthian Colleges to sell off most US campuses
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Morris Brown Dorms In Play Amid Falcons’ Stadium Talks
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The Heads Of New England Boarding Schools Are Making More Money Than College Presidents
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Food/Beverage:

Historic Brennan's Trade Name, Registered Service Marks, Wine Collection & Remaining Assets to be Auctioned July 9
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Retailing:

Judge Approves Brookstone Sale, Bankruptcy-Exit Plan
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Coldwater Creek Leaves Groupon Buyers in the Cold
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RadioShack a Penny Stock Now, Recovery Jeopardized
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Analyst: Market 'throwing in the towel' on RadioShack
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Economy:

About a quarter of Americans have no emergency savings, poll finds
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Here's How Much Money Americans Would Need To Feel 'Rich'
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Fed's Mike Bryan: "Torturing CPI Data until They Confess"
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'US Industry Is Booming Again' --- Manufacturing picks up pace in leading economies
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Bill Gross says the Fed got it wrong
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One Of Janet Yellen's Biggest Concerns Just Got Crushed
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Will the Fed Go Tone Deaf When Fine-tuning the Economy?
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The Average Wage For Almost Every Job In America
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Most Latino Workers Are US-Born And Not Immigrants, New Study Finds
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Sales of Existing U.S. Homes Rose More Than Forecast in May --- Home Sales Pickup Shows Healing U.S. Real Estate Market --- Comments on Existing Home Sales
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Existing Home Inventory up 13.6% year-over-year on June 23rd
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House Price Index up 0.9% in April, Up 6.4% year-over-year
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Goldman Sachs confirms: The Rent is Too Damn High
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Tampa Bay Port sets public meeting on Channelside bidders --- Public may get preview of bidders in next week's Channelside auction
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Municipalities:

Nearly Half Of Detroit Water Customers Can’t Pay Their Bill
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Grosse Pointe Park could stop using Detroit water
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Hundreds of Detroit workers face decision: Wait or retire
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Should you move to Detroit ?
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Creditor continues fight for retirees' personal financial data
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Detroiters give Duggan mixed grade for first 6 months
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Duggan Tells Wall Street Journal He Won't Be Re-Elected If He Doesn't Reverse Exodus
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Detroit's 'fierce foe' in bankruptcy action is a Bermuda insurer
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Detroit emergency manager on how to turn the city around
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Where Cities Are Growing Faster Than Their Suburbs
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San Bernardino Cuts Deal to Pay CalPERS Debt
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San Bernardino puts off budget vote
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Riley: Central Falls Bailout: Largest Theft of Taxpayer Money in RI History?
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Corporate Reform:

Why The BNP Paribas Settlement Would Be A Huge Deal
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Neil Barofsky, Old Foe of Bank Bailouts, a Monitor for Credit Suisse
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BNP and US cross the 'T's and dot the 'I's
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The Worst Part Of The BNP Paribas Settlement Has Nothing To Do With The Fine — And All Wall Street Should Be Warned
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Electricity:

Energy Future creditors turn on each other over refinancing
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Supreme Court limits greenhouse gas regulations --- US supreme court backs EPA plan to cut carbon emissions from power plants --- US top court mostly upholds bid to curb carbon emissions
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Energy Future Said to Revise Loan Backing Restructuring
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Corporate Governance:

Ousted Charney seeks shakeup at American Apparel
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Personal Finance:

Being a bridesmaid is driving me into bankruptcy
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Obama's Advice For Parents: Give Kids Plenty Of Love — And Chores
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The Best And Worst Deals At A Bar
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Fraud:

Five More Questions: Doug Kelley's high-stakes, high-profile, high-altitude adventures
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Lance Armstrong Faces $120 Million Fraud Suit
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Companies fighting investor suits can defeat class action with stock-price evidence, SCOTUS says
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Cay Clubs Executives Arrested In Central America, Indicted On Obstruction And Fraud Charges
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Healthcare:

Federal bankruptcy judge OKs sale of Fairmont General to Alecto despite government objection
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The Medicaid Black Hole That Costs Taxpayers Billions
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Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing leads to the closure of Aspen eye clinic
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Telecoms:

Telecom firms face $386 billion in lost revenue to Skype, WhatsApp
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Shipping:

Genco equity panel sees $97-$467M of equity value in company, contrasts with disclosure statement
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Student Debt:

Does Fed. Loan Forgiveness Make 'Too Much Debt' a Non-Issue?
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Politics:

Hillary Clinton has an income inequality problem. It starts with her own income
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Television:

Judge unsure if Crane's civil suit requires state or federal court
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (49 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (29 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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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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Jurisdiction:

Supreme Court Ruling in Bellingham Offers Comfort but Little Clarity
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Supreme Court Rules on Bankruptcy Courts' Constitutional Authority, Leaves Key Question Unanswered
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Supreme Court Clarifies Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction (Somewhat)
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Bridging the Gap
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Ipso Facto:

A New Way Of Looking At Termination On Bankruptcy Contract Clauses
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Finance:

Republicans Are Trying To Kill A Bank That's Been Around 80 Years, And Big Business Is Freaking Out
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Officials at Ex-Im Bank Face Investigations
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Gambling:

Caesars Creditor Arrowgrass Said to Weigh Options With Firm
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Caesars Bondholders Said Pressing Illinois to Block Loan
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Ceasars Default Notice Alters Shareholder Odds
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Revel auction set for Aug. 6; date is tentative
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Nonprofits:

State appoints financial review board for BHAS
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Video Games:

"Vultures are circling" at Crytek, claims report
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Celebs:

Five Years After Death, MJ's Fortunes Blooming
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Compensation:

Is executive compensation out of control?
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Tax:

House Republicans slam IRS commissioner amid 'missing emails' scandal --- IRS: No Laws Broken in Loss of Emails
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Sovereigns:

Sovereign pari passu clauses: NML Capital 2, Argentina 0
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Let the Negotiations Begin
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Argentina to Ask U.S. Judge for Talks in Debt Dispute
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Weil: Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital
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ISDA Asked If Event Clause Triggered on Argentina Debt Swaps
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Argentina vulture fund ruling shows IMF should push for change to system
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Special master appointed for Argentina debt talks
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Argentina to Seek Suspension of Stay Order in Holdout Case --- Gov’t asks Griesa for a stay on debt ruling
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Implications of the US Supreme Court ruling on Argentina
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Argentina's government hits back at vulture funds after US ruling
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Pari passu: CDS interlude
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Why it won't be messy
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UK:

The British Have Their Own Student Loan Mess
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EU:

One in four European banks may need more capital
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PIIGS:

State will not pay Sean FitzPatrick's legal costs, judge rules --- Businessman Anthony O'Reilly ' insolvent ', bank tells court --- Sir Anthony O'Reilly described as ' insolvent ' by AIB --- Bank seeks 'security blanket' to ward off any other creditors
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Post Bailout, Portugal’s Banks Are Still In A World Of Hurt
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Canada:

Restructuring in Canada: the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Canada Business Corporations Act
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China:

China shows signs of recovery as eurozone struggles
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Yemen:

Yemen's economy: Unable to balance the books
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MENA:

Kerry: U.S. May Not Wait to Take Military Action in Iraq --- 7 Global Consequences Of Soaring Oil Prices --- Obama's Disastrous Iraq Policy --- Kerry Urges Kurds to Save Iraq
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South Africa:

Global firms target SA for distressed funding possibilities
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