August 27, 2015

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Law:

Jury Hears Conflicting Views of Dewey & LeBoeuf Accounting Dewey & LeBoeuf Inflated Key Financial Metrics, Witness Says
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Lateral hires surge 10% as partner promotions fall in BigLaw firms
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Law Schools Need To Lie More About The Market
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Bloomberg BNA Exec on the Future of Big Law
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How Are Lawyers Managing Their Law School Debt? Most Will Never Be Able To Pay It Off
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Why Sending Blind Introductions Can Strain Professional Relationships
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Do Lawyers Need Social Media Training?
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This Menopause Joke Explains Why Women May Be Staying Out of the Courtroom
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Study: Elite Law Grads Get Jobs Easier And Other Obvious Observations
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When Network Was Not A Verb
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In Ahab-like Quest, Consultant Seeks Transparency in AmLaw Rankings
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Law Firm Consultants Explain Rationale for Challenging AmLaw Rankings
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Working long hours? Your health may suffer, studies suggest
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Man Pleads to Fraud on Big Law Firms
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Ex-Ropes & Gray Associate Loses Discrimination Appeal
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Settlement Resolves Malpractice Suit Against Duane Morris
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Unsealed records give new details about Kane investigation
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Reuters Employees Bombarded With Reply-All Email Catastrophe
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Recent Law School Graduate Found Shot To Death In Car
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Eric Holder's corporate law firm is turning into a 'shadow Justice Department'
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Hypnosis Allegations Cause Lawyer To Surrender License
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A new book answers why it’s so hard for educated women to find dates
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20 cognitive biases that screw up your decisions
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Ask yourself these 3 questions before you post anything on LinkedIn
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Husband of lawyer pleads guilty in fake invoice fraud case involving two BigLaw firms where wife was a partner
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Was Ashley Madison Hacking Others?
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Structured Settlements: How companies make millions off lead-poisoned, poor blacks
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Chicken sandwich can’t be copyrighted, federal appeals court rules
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Lawyer is suspended for his response to Internet criticism
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Lawyer who ditched law practice at 37 ignored mom’s warning that he was ruining his life
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Estate of heiress who left hundreds of millions loses $4M legal battle with NYC hospital
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2 Virginia journalists fatally shot in on-air attack Suspected killer of Virginia TV journalists posted disturbing social media updates before shooting himself Suspected WDBJ7 shooter Vester Flanagan/Bryce Williams has history of filing discrimination complaints Virginia gunman was told by TV station to seek medical attention, memos say The Virginia TV gunman was a 'human powder keg' of anger
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Judge Grants Bail To Pastor Charged With Trading On Inside Info Obtained From Ukrainian Hackers On Account Of Close Personal Relationship With God
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We are now averaging more than one mass shooting per day in 2015
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Pa. Court Unseals Explicit Emails That AG Kane Says Led to Conspiracy
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A 14-year old held his teacher and classmates at gunpoint for 45 minutes
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A Lawyer's Search for Love on Reality TV
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Judges:

Do Supreme Court Decisions Move Markets?
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Armed Assailant Is Shot, Killed After Courthouse Knife Attack
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Wall Street:

US stocks get set to rally again as China revives
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Dow Up Huge Market Recovery Gains Steam
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US stocks have almost certainly priced in the 'collateral damage' from China
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Why another market plunge may be coming
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This chart puts the stunning scale of the stock market plunge into perspective
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Goldman Sachs Is Not Alarmed
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Layoffs:

Angry Birds maker Rovio is about to cut 260 jobs
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500 layoffs possible at Piketon plant
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Alternative Energy:

Report: Solyndra Misrepresented Facts to Get Loan Guarantee
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Student Debt:

Total Student Debt Has Tripled Over the Past Decade
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Student Lending Giant Could Face CFPB Lawsuit
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New York Fed: Student Loan Delinquency Rates Double with Loans in Deferment and Forbearance
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Retailing:

Tentative settlement in dispute over RadioShack gift cards RadioShack Agrees To Pay Outstanding Gift Card Balances Before Paying Other Debts Around a third of RadioShack's $46 million in outstanding gift cards to be refunded to customers under a tentative agreement
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Businessman pleads guilty to perjury for hiding assets in bankruptcy
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Economy:

Durable goods orders jump in July
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Fed's Dudley : Sept rate hike looks less compelling
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US economy likely grew more in spring than first estimated
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Signs, Long Unheeded, Now Point to Risks in U.S. Economy
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The Politics of Income Inequality
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Here's how much it costs for a family to live in 20 major US cities
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Traffic Congestion is Back with the Economy
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Title Insurance: When Does a Construction Lender “Create” or “Suffer” a Mechanics Lien?
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Zillow Forecast: Expect Case-Shiller to show "Uptick in Appreciation" year-over-year change in July
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AIA: Architecture Billings Index indicated expansion in July
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NY: Sale of Orchard Street Hotel Project Nixed; Creditor Asks City For Another Extension
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Housing subsidies reduce inequality. But mortgage tax breaks make it worse.
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico fiscal plan includes cash and cuts -report citing draft
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Fed’s Dudley Urges Congress to Pass Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Bill
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Shifting the Focus From Detroit’s Decaying Buildings to Its Resilient Population
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Fed Judge to IL: Don't ignore my order to pay your bills
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No Foundations Riding to Rescue this Bankrupt Suburban Municipality
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The most expensive cities in the U.S. for single people and families
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These are the 10 cities where living standards have gone through the floor in the last 5 years
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LA Olympics: $4.6 billion Is Estimated Cost To Host 2024 Games
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Aviation:

Republic’s Future in Doubt After Pilots Nix Vote on Contract
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Oil/Gas:

Oil Industry Needs Half a Trillion Dollars to Endure Price Slump
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Thurs.: Oil rebounds by over 2% as stocks recover
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US oil stocks fall most since June; refinery runs ebb
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Creditors Call for Investigation Into Sabine/Forest Merger
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Traders, Growing Thirstier for Energy Details, Likely to Get More Data Soon
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Oil's cash burn driven by these two factors
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Is Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. About to Go Bankrupt ?
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Politics:

Trump vows never to eat Oreos again, citing move to Mexico You could have avoided this whole Donald Trump disaster Matt Lauer to Donald Trump: Megyn Kelly crush? Trump starts new media feud with Univision anchor Ramos Trump's problems with Hispanics go way beyond Jorge Ramos Donald Trump Closes The Skills Gap Donald Trump's antics pose a serious long-term threat to the GOP The many feuds of Donald Trump, diagrammed Who is Jorge Ramos and why is Donald Trump mad at him? Donald Trump’s No-Apology Tour Continues What Is It With Donald Trump? A look inside Trump's political philosophy
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Ted Cruz dodges Megyn Kelly's questions on deportation Cruz : Megyn Kelly 'playing the game' of the mainstream press The RINO-ing of Megyn Kelly: Has Trump made it okay for all candidates to blow her off?
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What's behind the 'anchor babies' buzz phrase? What everyone gets wrong about "anchor babies"
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Should Jeb Bush Go After Trump?
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Hillary Clinton’s lawyer had ‘top secret’ clearance, but that wasn’t good enough, top lawmaker says
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Scott Walker: Crony Capitalist
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Perry, Santorum presidential hopes undercut by own donors
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Despite strict voter ID laws, Alabama is in the process of closing 45 of 49 driver's license offices
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Is Joe Biden Banking on the Contents of Hillary Clinton’s Emails?
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Agriculture:

U.S. Farm Income to Fall to Lowest Level in Nine Years
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Bankrupt Florida tomato grower schedules auctions
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Education:

Court approves Corinthian Colleges' liquidation plan Judge approves Corinthian liquidation plan, leaving $4 million for student loan discharge efforts
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Who wins, loses, in Corinthian's bankruptcy plan?
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3 Education Experts On Ways To Improve College Pricing And Payment
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How The College Pricing And Student Loan Systems Hurt Students
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Coal:

Peabody Said to Hire Lazard as Adviser for Debt Restructuring
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Distressed Investing:

TPG Joins Thain's CIT to Form Special-Situations Lending Venture
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Goldman Distressed-Debt Traders Ensnared in Market Turmoil
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Construction:

New deal would give Truland employees cash payout
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Marijuana:

10th Circuit Rules Bankruptcy Code Does Not Protect Marijuana Businesses
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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 (38 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (35 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:

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Yep, 800,000 Bankruptcy Filings This Year
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Venue:

Flexible Venue Rules Play Important Role in Multimillion-Dollar Bankruptcy Filings
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Personal Bankruptcy:

Judge Zurzolo Schools Attorneys on Chapter 13 Procedures
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Harris Precludes Attorney Fee Payments Out of Undisbursed Funds
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TBTF:

Bank structural reform: too big to fail, too big to save and too complex to manage, supervise and resolve?
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Insurance:

Genworth Financial Is Irrationally Priced For Bankruptcy
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Fraud:

Top leaders of Solyndra solar panel company repeatedly misled federal officials
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Ex-CEO hid antiques sale money while owing SEC millions: U.S.
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Rail:

Apache Railway Faces Nov. 30 Payment Deadline
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Food/Beverage:

Battle Heats Up Between Bankrupt A&P, Employees
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A&P asks court to OK $5 million in retention pay for executives, managers
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Mining:

Molycorp to suspend production at Mountain Pass facility in California
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Celebs:

Bankruptcy Rates Among NFL Players with Short-Lived Income Spikes
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Josh Duggar has checked into rehab
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50 Cent is putting his 50,000-square-foot palace back on the market
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Computers:

Grim forecast for computer, tablet sales takes a turn for the worse
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Resorts:

Baha Mar ‘Twisted Facts’ On Creditors
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'Desperate Attempt' To Keep Baha Mar Afloat
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Sovereigns:

Hedge Funds Suddenly Find Real Money Is Back in Argentina's Debt
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UK:

Walk this way? – The UK’s view of a European Insolvency Framework
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Late payments put a quarter of UK SMEs at risk of insolvency
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PIIGS:

'Bad bank' path worn by Ireland and Spain looks steep for Greece Greek Banks’ Senior Creditors May Prove Elusive Writedown Target
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Canada:

The View From Up North: How Influential Are Canada’s Most Influential Lawyers?
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China:

China's leaders look powerless against destructive market forces
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The World Struggles to Adjust to China's 'New Normal'
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China’s meltdown shows the country is out of control
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Analysts dismiss fears of a China hard landing
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Heard of China’s Fake Rolexes? Now There’s a Fake Goldman Sachs
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Romania:

Romania's second-largest insurer to be declared insolvent
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Russia:

A journey from the capital to the hinterland shows how grim life has become, and how Russians cope
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Brazil:

Brazil's Economy Shows More Signs of Weakness
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Real slump bites Brazil's CSN, others despite debt hedging efforts
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Ukraine:

Ukraine Wins Debt Relief in West as Fighting Flares in the East
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