Law:

Associate Bonus Watch: Earth To Partners — The Recession Is Over
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The Best Law Firms In America According To In-House Counsel
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DLA Piper Restructuring Co-Chair Joins Ropes & Gray
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DLA Piper Shakes Up Non-U.S. Compensation
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Loeb & Loeb Adds Bankruptcy Partner in LA
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The Lawyer Who Said, 'This Ain't for Me'
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Litigation Funders Find Opportunity in Bankruptcy
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ACC Annual Survey: Oil and gas departments are shrinking as others bulk up
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Moody’s downgrades rating of California Western School of Law
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Harvard Transfers Don’t Spell Financial Trouble, But Several Law Schools’ Bond Ratings Do
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ABA House To Vote On Uniform Bar Exam
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Basic Humanity 101: For Law Students (And Faculty)
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The Am Law 100, the Early Numbers: A Strong Year for Goodwin Procter
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Can Saying You’re Sorry Help With Client Relations?
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Debunking 3 Legal Technology Myths
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Taube Summers Lawyers Move to Waller Firm • Why Waller is betting big on Austin
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Slater and Gordon in talks over debt restructuring
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Respected Legal Recruiter Suggests Law Grads Find ‘Sugar Daddies’ To Pay Off Their Debts
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The Road Not Taken: Finishing Touches
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Cliven Bundy Tells Militia to Stay Put
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Courtney Love’s win in ‘Twibel’ suit by her ex-lawyer is upheld by appeals court
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Posner opinion upholds lifetime GPS bracelet for sex offender who isn’t ‘just a harmless old guy’
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Lawyer is accused of getting opposing counsel’s trial questions from emails hacked by client
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Judges:

Retired Bankruptcy Judge Robert Gerber Joining Joseph Hage Aaronson
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Texas Rangers, Pilgrim's Pride Judge Looks Forward to Firm Life
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Plaintiffs’ Lawyer, Former Judge on Short List for Delaware Chancery Court
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Judge: Stop Wearing Pajamas to Court
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Former judge pleads guilty for ordering deputy to jolt defendant with Stun-Cuff
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Husband and wife run for same judge position
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Four Supreme Court Justices are older than 75. Is that a problem?
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Wall Street:

Wall Street set for a struggle to recover from oil-driven plunge
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Emerging Stocks Drop as Oil Stokes Growth Concern
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Europe seen lower following global sell-off
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Dow drops 300 as oil falls; Nasdaq off 2%
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Global stocks snap winning streak as oil pressure returns
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Layoffs:

Hit by falling oil prices, BP to cut 3,000 jobs • BP to cut 7,000 jobs after posting huge loss
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Dow Chemical To Cut 500 More Jobs
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Yahoo to Fire 15% of Workforce • 1,600 job cuts
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Ex-employee sues over Yahoo worker rating system, says it does end run around WARN requirements
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Politics:

How Ted Cruz Won Iowa • The Strange and Terrifying Case of Ted Cruz's Two Watches • Iowa Clarifies Cruz's Strengths and Vulnerabilities • Here’s What Opposing Counsel Thinks Of Ted Cruz — It Isn’t What You’d Expect
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Six Takeaways From Iowa for the 2016 Election
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Some of the richest Silicon Valley Republican executives are refusing to back Donald Trump or Ted Cruz
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Trump's Bubble Just Got Burst • Trump on the Brink • Iowa caucuses proved Trump hype was wrong: Cantor • Donald Trump is a loser • Trump's odds of winning the election just got sliced in half • Trump: New Hampshire 'probably suits me better' • Donald Trump Returns to Form • 'They're going to sue his a-- off': Donald Trump launches new wave of Ted Cruz attacks • Does Donald Trump Want to Have S-- With His Daughter?
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John Kasich: I’ll reunite Pink Floyd ‘once and for all’ to teach Americans about ‘Money’
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Jake Tapper visibly baffled by Sarah Palin
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Ben Carson Claims Sabotage by Dirty Tricks • Here's the Ben Carson Smear Email Ted Cruz's Campaign Sent to Staffers in Iowa • Cruz Campaign Sorry They Lied About Carson
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Bernie Sanders’s Tax Increases Fall Short of Paying for Health Plan, Analysis Finds • One chart that explains how Sanders tied Clinton in Iowa • The Clinton-Sanders race in Iowa was the closest in history
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Rubio’s Success in Iowa’s College Towns and Exurbs Bodes Well in N.H.
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What the World Thinks of Our Political Race
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Who Do Americans Believe Is Best Suited to Fix the Economy?
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Metals:

Horsehead Holding shares halve as zinc maker files for bankruptcy • Here's who Horsehead owes the most money to • Pittsburgh-based Horsehead Holding declares bankruptcy • Zinc Producer Horsehead Holding Files for Chapter 11 • Horsehead's future uncertain following bankruptcy filing • First Day Dec
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Hollywood:

Relativity Media is approved to exit bankruptcy but must meet judge's conditions • Relativity Media Poised For Bankruptcy Exit • Relativity Judge Says He'll Let Studio Out Of Bankruptcy
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Relativity Gets Kevin Spacey's Guidance With Bankruptcy Exit
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Relativity Judge Not Ready to Approve Bankruptcy Exit • Judge Says Studio Isn't Ready to Exit Bankruptcy • Judge: Too Many Loose Ends
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Judge Overrules Netflix Objections To Exit Plan
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Religion:

Settlement of Diocese of Gallup bankruptcy case hits a snag
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Harlem pastor: Gays can’t foreclose on my church until they . . .
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Student Debt:

American Students Know Almost Nothing About Their College Loans
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The college majors where people struggle with debt the most
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College debt relief could be the next big workplace perk
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Feds should own student loan problem
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Finance:

CIT misses estimates on restructuring costs
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Healthcare:

St. Elizabeth acquires another hospital in bankruptcy sale
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Broker/Dealers:

RCS Capital Begins Restructuring with ‘First Wave’ of Ch. 11 Filings
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Telecoms:

Sprint's Credit Rating Cut by S&P
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Banking:

Bank Bear Market Gets Worse as Goldman, Citi Sell Off Again
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Failed Denver bank part of $63M settlement with Morgan Stanley
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House Measure Would Loosen Bank Liquidity
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Distressed Investing:

Diving Into Distressed Debt
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Paper:

Blackstone Debt Deal for Troubled Paper Firm Seen Facing Hurdle
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Economy:

U.S. factories show signs of stabilization; consumers hibernate
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The American Household Anger Chart
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A Bad Feeling About Inequality
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Banks report drop in demand for loans
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Goldman Sachs Says It May Be Forced to Fundamentally Question How Capitalism Is Working
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Credit Market Fear Gauge Jumps as Oil Plunge Renews Global Rout
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More central bank rate cuts coming before any hike
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The Fed Wants to Stress Test Rates Less Than Zero in 2016
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Negative interest rates have central banks in 'Funkytown'
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Fearing lean times, U.S. companies tighten purse strings
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Why the Best Junk Fund Manager Since '11 Is Betting on a Rebound
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How Auto Sales May Dent U.S. Growth
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What's Behind the Surge in Personal Loans?
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Global Economy Still on Life Support
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Record Low U.S. Treasury Yield In Sight as Global Slowdown Seen
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Could an Obama-Ryan Tax Plan Fix America’s Labor-Force Woes?
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Boys Born Poor Face Higher Joblessness Than Girls
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The reason recession calls are so loud right now is because people aren't over 2008
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Iowa Town Where Immigrants Took the Jobs
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All the people being left behind in America’s booming cities
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Junk bond stress is spreading beyond energy, says Moody’s
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Salaries for recent college graduates are reaching a ten-year high
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Rail Exec Lays Out US Economic Problems
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More State Economies May be Contracting
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Why Hundreds of Nearly Identical Bankruptcy Claims Yielded Vastly Different Results in the Aftermath of the Housing Bubble
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CoreLogic: Home prices maintain pace, increase 6.3%
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"Mortgage Rates Down to New 8-Month Lows"
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The Return of Alt-A?
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Fannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency rate declined in December
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Bankrupt Investment Fund That Targeted Amish May Get New Leader
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Failure to Establish Proper Mailing Practices Can Lead to Foreclosure Case Dismissal
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Stop Notices and Mechanic's Liens: Construction Lenders' Nightmares
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FDIC reaches $63m RMBS settlement with Morgan Stanley
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Six important things to know about the 2016 housing market
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Vegas developer faces foreclosure, bankruptcy battle over Loop site
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Texas seizes title company after millions in customer money allegedly disappears
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Municipalities:

A Warning on Bankruptcy in Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis
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Puerto Rico Needs More Than Bankruptcy to Exit Debt Crisis
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Republicans Show Signs of Compromise on Puerto Rico
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Why It's So Important To Get Puerto Rico's Reform Right
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No special treatment for Puerto Rico's government
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Bloomberg’s Dean on the Puerto Rican Debt Hearing
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A look at investigations into Flint's lead-tainted water • Lawsuits seek $250M due to Flint, Michigan, water supply issues • Why is the FBI getting involved in Flint? • Regulator: Michigan should have forced Flint to treat water
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Detroit Schools' Emergency Manager to Step Down
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Chicago Schools Race to Stave Off Cash Crunch • Chicago Schools Announce Cuts After Union Rejects Offer • Chicago Teachers Union calls proposed cuts by district 'an act of war'
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After a Massacre, San Bernardino Police Stare Down Crippling Cuts
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San Bernardino, fire union resolve $40 million in claims
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Oil/Gas:

How Will Exploration and Production Companies Weather the Storm of 2016?
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Weds.: Crude Oil Stays Below $30 a Barrel • Oil futures nudge higher, reversing earlier falls but oversupply weighs • Oil rises after Russia says open to OPEC meeting • How Russia’s ‘verbal intervention’ triggered an oil market rebound
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US Crude Supplies Rose by 3.8M Barrels: Sources
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Oil Prices Could Jump 50% by the End of 2016
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Oil sinks for second day on fading output deal hopes, weather
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S&P takes aim at energy companies
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A Guide to Oil Producers' Scramble for Money as Crude Tumbles
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Oil companies defaulted on more than $13 billion of debt last year
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OPEC delegates say no meeting planned in February
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Exxon slashes spending after smallest profit in years • Exxon to cut capex by 25% to 10-year low • Time For Exxon To Wake Up • Exxon Mobil: When Bad Oil News Isn't So Bad
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Oil Slides As Oil Majors Report Poor Results
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Oil Industry's Plan to Keep Investors Happy: Borrow More Money • BP CEO Says Debt Can Rise to Sustain Dividend During Oil Slump
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Statoil Seen Deepening Cuts to Keep Dividends Amid Crude Slump
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Natgas storage company Peregrine Midstream files for bankruptcy • First Day Dec
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Extreme Plastics Pushed Into Bankruptcy By Low Oil Prices • First Day Dec
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Swift Energy Wins Approval to Sell Louisiana Assets
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BP CEO: oil outlook ‘lower for longer, but not lower forever’
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Quicksilver Resources issues layoff notices
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Warren Resources skips interest on senior notes, hires Jefferies
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China Going Crazy for Cheaper Oil
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Oil Slump Makes Energy Stocks Attractive
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Oil Crash One of the Great Wealth Transfers
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Lagarde: Troubled Oil Countries Keep Me Up
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Which oil nation will need bailing out next?
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Banking:

UBS bank shares plunge as rich investors withdraw money
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Retailing:

Hancock Fabrics files for bankruptcy , considers sale of company • Mississippi's Hancock Fabrics seeks bankruptcy protection • First Day Dec
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Report: Dov Charney Creating Another Retail Chain In American Apparel’s Likeness
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Rent-a-Center swings to a loss on big charge
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Quiksilver president Greg Healy to address bankruptcy concerns
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Oaktree Said to Boost Quiksilver Bet as Company Exits Bankruptcy
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Bankrupt Auto-Parts Chain Points to E-Commerce Demands, Costs
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Toys ‘R’ Us Hires BofA, Goldman, Lazard to Help Refinance Debt
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Celebs:

‘Dance Moms’ Star Abby Lee Miller’s $750,000 Earnings Revealed Amid Bankruptcy Fraud Case • Did Abby Lee Miller Lie About Quitting ‘Dance Moms’ Because of Legal Issues? • ‘Dance Moms’ star Abby Lee Miller’s $750,000 earnings exposed, bankruptcy fraud case still ongoing
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50 Cent: You Love Him in a Bentley, But Would You Love Him on a Bus? 50’s Creditors Have 21 Questions, and They’re All About U.S. Bankruptcy Law • 50 Cent's New Bankruptcy Documents Show He Spends $135,000 Per Month
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Bizarre twist in Cosby case: former prosecutor testifies on his behalf • Former Prosecutor Waylays Bill Cosby's Long Road to Indictment • Former DA says Cosby accuser had ‘credibility issue’ and his nonprosecution decision was binding
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Broke Tori Spelling Signs Up To Shill For ‘Psychic Source’
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Ports:

Port operator Outer Harbor Terminal LLC files for bankruptcy
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Outer Harbor: First Day Dec
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Cruise Ships:

Royal Caribbean guidance falls short of estimates
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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 (51 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 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:

Texas attorneys expect 30% rise in state’s business bankruptcies and restructurings in 2016
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Western New York bankruptcy filings drop 8.2 percent
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Insurance:

New York Federal Bankruptcy Court Finds Insurance Insolvency Proceeding Does Not “Reverse – Preempt” Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction
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Proofs of Claim:

A Tale of Two Courts: Florida and Illinois Courts Use Different Rationales to Shoot Down Crawford Claims
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Personal Bankruptcy:

An Anatomy of U.S. Personal Bankruptcy Under Chapter 13
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Avoidance Actions:

7th Cir. Holds Lender's Inquiry Notice Allows Avoidance of Security Interest in Bankruptcy
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Seventh Circuit Warns Banks: Ignore Red Flags at Your Own Peril
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United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York Holds That Avoidance Powers Can Be Applied Extraterritorially, Resulting in a Split Within the Southern District of New York
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Environmental:

Freedom Industries official slammed with probation and fine for 2-14 West Virginia Chemical Spill
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Professional Compensation:

Fourth Circuit Affirms Priority of Tax Lien over Failed Chapter 11 Professional Fees
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Plan Confirmation:

Unsecured Creditor Wins Over Individual Ch. 11 Debtor
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Chemicals:

LyondellBasell revenue falls short
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Coal:

Five Stories To Watch in the Arch Coal Bankruptcy
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Appalachian Miners Are Learning to Code
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Food/Beverage:

N.J. restaurant & hospitality group owner files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy
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Chipotle says California probe widens into national investigation • Chipotle's E. coli outbreak is getting even more fishy • Chipotle's horrible quarter was just as bad as they thought
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Haggen pushes back auction for core stores to Feb. 11
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Music Festivals:

SFX' Bankruptcy May See The End Of TomorrowWorld • SFX Meltdown: ‘No Concrete Plans for TomorrowWorld 2016…’
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Sillerman to be Replaced at SFX
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Fraud:

Auction features Madoff jewelry and watches
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Premier Cru: Secret computer saved, wine IT tech hired in bankruptcy case
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Martin Shkreli Can’t Shut Up About Shutting Up • Shkreli Plays ‘Daredevil Game,’ Hiring Himself to Run His PR
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Ponzi Scheme Discoveries and Sentences Dropped Sharply In 2015
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Power Equipment:

ABB's net profit falls 70% after cost cutting: CEO
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Internet:

These are the things Yahoo will kill as part of its plan to save hundreds of millions of dollars
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Autos:

It looks like Volkswagen may finally have a fix for some of its dirty diesel engines
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Can old factory grounds be transformed into an autonomous hotbed?
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Pharma:

A government document dump just confirmed the ugliest things Wall Street didn't want to believe about Valeant
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Shipping:

Daiichi Chuo bankruptcy: Bulk shipper to seek joint investment from creditors-
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Defaults:

US Leveraged Loan Market Sees Busiest Default Month Since 2010
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Sovereigns:

Argentina: Gov't announces agreement with Italian bondholders • Argentina Agrees to Pay $1.35 Billion to Italian Holdouts • Argentina agrees to pay Italian bond holders including "a reasonable interest" • After 14 Years at Odds, Argentina Aims to Settle Debt With Hedge Funds
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A Lone Hedge Fund Seeks Allies in $5.1 Billion Peru Bond Dispute
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Ukraine Debt Sinks as Minister's Exit Flags Cracks in Government
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EU:

Amid Market Turmoil, Buyout Loans Buoy Europe at Levels not Seen Since 2008
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EU Financial-Crisis Laws Need Overhaul, Industry Tells Hill
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Eurozone economy 'losing steam' amid market turmoil
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Ford Europe cuts jobs to achieve $200 mln cost savings
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European Investment-Grade Corporate Risk Climbs to Two-Year High
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PIIGS:

Irish unemployment falls to 7-year low of 8.6 percent
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Abengoa, creditors to start talks on viability plan on Wednesday - sources
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How Italy Seeks to Lure Investors to Its Pile of Bad Loans: Q&A
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Creditors reject Greek social security reform plans
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Russia:

Putin lines up state sell-offs to plug budget hole
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France:

France: The short seller vs the supermarket
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Brazil:

Brazil’s airlines may be up for sale
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US judge says Petrobras investors can sue as group
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Brazil Steel Maker CSN On Verge Of Bankruptcy As China Demand Vanishes
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Bahamas:

Bahamas Mega-Resort Stands Empty, Casualty of Dispute With Chinese Partners
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MENA:

The drastic plunge in oil prices could have catastrophic consequences in Iraq
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Venezuela:

Oil woes could make Venezuela restructure China debt
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Venezuela May Have `Accidental' Default This Year, Nomura Says
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China:

China Has $23 Billion in Debt That Could Be Cut to Junk
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Chinese Stocks Extend Monthly Rout as Energy Producers Decline
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South Korea:

At 786% Debt-to-Equity, Hyundai Merchant Faces `Brutal' Year
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