Law:

Greenberg Traurig acknowledges merger talks with UK law firm • Greenberg Traurig is in Early Talks to Tie Up with London Law Firm • Law Firm Merger Mania: Greenberg Traurig Flirts With A British Suitor • Greenberg Traurig Confirms Tie-Up Talks With British Firm • Greenberg Traurig Confirms Tie-Up Talks With British Firm • BLP targets Greenberg Traurig for merger • Berwin Leighton Paisner in merger talks with US giant Greenberg Traurig to create 2,500 lawyer super firm
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This Law Firm Has the Strongest Brand for 5 Years Running
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Can This Tech Company Save Legal Education?
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Carter Ledyard Elevates Bankruptcy Lawyer To Counsel
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Sutherland Adds Energy Bankruptcy Partner In Houston
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Law Schools Are Not Exposing Students To Real World Business Development
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Goodwin Procter reveals double digit revenue growth to $865m
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Companies Pressure Law Firms With Procurement Process
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Judge Orders Examiner in Zucker Goldberg Bankruptcy Case
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The Model for Law Firms Looking to Improve Client Relations
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The Am Law 100, the Early Numbers: Paul Weiss Partner Profits Top $4 Million
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King & Spalding Breaks $1B in Revenue in 2015
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Drinking is a Problem for 1 in 3 Lawyers, Study Finds - Junior associates have highest rate of alcohol abuse
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When Pedigree Referred To Pets, Not Lawyers
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Houston a La Carte: Behind Orrick's Texas Expansion
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Courts Required to Consider Continuance of Hearing on a Motion for Summary Judgment
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After years of legal battle, Mexican immigrant becomes a New York lawyer
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Viral ads launch young attorney into role in Taco Bell’s Super Bowl product promotion
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Stress is shrinking your brain, but you can rebuild it
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Steven Avery's brother offers new evidence that could help the 'Making a Murderer' convict
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An hour spent on security checklist will help block hackers, WSJ tech columnist says
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Robert Durst pleads guilty to gun charge, clears way for LA murder trial
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Uber for Divorce? These Start-Ups Are Bringing DIY Divorces to the Masses
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Former general counsel will receive $850K for alleged defamation by his onetime employer
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When You Work For A Law Firm That’s Designated As A Hate Group, This Is What People Say About You
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What happens when you pull over a police officer?
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Jury Summons Instructs People To Call S-- Hotline
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Judges:

Chief judge changes policies after news of guardianship work by judge’s wife
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How long has Justice Thomas declined to ask oral argument questions? An anniversary nears
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Five Hilarious Things Litigators Can Learn From Judge Judy
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Wall Street:

US stock futures higher as oil rallies
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Global stocks rise as weak dollar, US rate outlook keep oil strong
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Stocks close higher after a late-day turnaround
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Why has 2016 been so bad? Earnings, in a word
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Ugly earnings may mean a scary 20% S&P 500 plunge
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4 scenarios that could goose the market ‘fear gauge’
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Goldman Sachs just announced a big shake-up
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Credit Suisse Investment Bank Slumps as Thiam Speeds Up Overhaul • Credit Suisse swings to $5.8 billion loss
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Private equity may be Wall Street’s canary
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Layoffs:

Autodesk announces 925 layoffs -- 10% of its workforce -- as part of restructuring plan
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SandRidge Energy Lays Off 172 In OKC
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Weatherford to cut thousands of additional jobs
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Energy companies plan to shed jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Politics:

Rand Paul drops out of race for Republican nomination • Rand Paul's Exit Is Good for Democracy
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Paul Ryan to Tea Party: You Are the Problem
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Trump: No regret over his Fox News debate boycott • Trump accuses Ted Cruz of violations in Iowa • Trump cries 'fraud,' calls for do-over in Iowa • Donald Trump's Iowa performance was genuinely impressive • Trump: I will 'probably' sue because Ted Cruz cheated in Iowa • The Limits of Donald Trump's Accusations • Donald Trump loses Iowa but wins Nobel Peace Prize nomination • President Trump's Revolution? Fear Not • Can Art Trump Trump? • Ted Cruz Crows About Jimmy Carter’s Choice of Trump
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New Hampshire won’t go for Iowa winner Ted Cruz
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What we can learn from Bernie Sanders’s Iowa voters
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Silicon Valley waiting for Bloomberg’s bid, reluctantly supporting Clinton • John Kerry gets sucked into the Hillary Clinton email scandal • Hillary desperately needs New Hampshire moms, because their kids are feeling the Bern • Hillary on Trump: 'We were not friends'
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Lloyd Blankfein To Bernie Sanders: ‘Where Brooklyn At?!’
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Rick Santorum quitting presidential race, CNN reports
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Wall Street is betting big on Rubio, Clinton
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Retailing:

The CEO of Michael Kors, in 2 sentences, lays out why brick-and-mortar retailers are doomed
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Can 'Made in the USA' save American Apparel?
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Hancock Fabrics closing 70 stores after filing for bankruptcy
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Healthcare:

Free ABI Live Webinar: Restructuring of Continuing Care Retirement Communities
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Progress on Go Ye restructuring plan continues
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Questions over $8 million in deferred interest stall progress Progress on Go Ye restructuring plan continues
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St. Mary's hospital praises Prime Healthcare Services
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Celebs:

Caesars Tackles Gordon Ramsay Restaurants in Bankruptcy
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Bill Cosby in court: Former DA says comedian is shielded from prosecution • Bill Cosby Riding High on Day 2 of Challenge to PA Assault Charge • Judge OKs criminal case against Bill Cosby, rejects immunity argument
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Hedge Funds:

Activist hedge fund Orange Capital to shut down, return $1 billion to investors
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Ports:

Oakland bankruptcy won't deter Ports America investment elsewhere
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Ethanol:

Creditors seek to put Abengoa's US bioethanol unit into bankruptcy
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Enough With Ethanol
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Steel:

Steelmakers face another year of pain even as prices steady
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Mass Torts:

U.S. Chamber Commends Senate Judiciary Committee Efforts to Bring Transparency, Oversight, and Accountability to Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts
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Student Debt:

The Borrower Defense Provision: An Easier Way To Discharge Federal Student Loans (With No Tax Consequences)? • Can once-obscure ‘borrower defense’ help law grads erase student debt?
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Here's the Toll That Student Debt Can Take on Retirement
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Economy:

U.S. private-sector jobs growth continues • ADP: Slower But Still Healthy US Job Growth In January
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Stratfor predictions for what world will look like in 10 years
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Why are Americans so angry?
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Goldman: Fed will only hike 3 times this year
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Toxic Loans Around the World Weigh on Global Growth
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Service-sector growth slowest in two years • Terrible news about the most important part of the US economy
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Here’s What Oil and Gas’s Ugly 2015 Did to Business Investment
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Fed’s Dudley: Financial conditions will factor in • Warns conditions are tightening
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Tumbling Treasury yields point to lower rates for longer
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The Pros and Cons for Negative Interest Rates
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Bank stocks rocked by recession fears
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Goldman boss likens central bankers to oncologists
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Gross: 'Shades of 2007' as central banks flunk • Bill Gross Says Central Banks ‘Increasingly Addled’ • Gross Asks World's Central Bankers: ‘How's It Workin' for Ya?’
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Why just a 2% chance of a U.S. recession this year • Recession odds 40 percent: Deutsche's LaVorgna
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El-Erian: Can we get economy out of the mud?
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Treasury says it told Congress about debt-ceiling planning
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Four big reasons to worry about our financial futures
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Myth of the Welfare Queen and Her Cadillac
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US Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Landlord Debtor: The Cost of Rejection
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Wells Fargo to pay $1.2B for 'reckless' mortgages • Wells Fargo Last of Four Banks to Settle FHA Lawsuit • Why Wells Fargo Blinked in Its FHA Fight with the Government
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Deutsche Bank to Face US Suit Over Mortgages
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Morgan Stanley Pays $63 Million to FDIC
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Report Shows Steady Subprime Mortgage Growth
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Misconduct by HAMP Servicers Examined
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Bighorn Capital faces foreclosure, bankruptcy battle over Garvey Court property in Chicago Loop
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico's Argentina-Like Debt Gambit Comes With a Big Catch
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House Republicans Lean Toward Federal Oversight for Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico Continues Quest to Eradicate Debt
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Puerto Rico Cries Wolf (Again)
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Congressional Hearing Examines Puerto Rico Debt Crisis
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Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis Empties Houses, Impoverishes Citizens
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Former Obama Treasury Official Pocketing Millions From Puerto Rico's Bankruptcy
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Christie Calls for 'Tough Love' for Puerto Rico in Fiscal Crisis
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Bankrupt San Bernardino, California, reaches deal on pension obligation debt
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Flint water crisis: Anger over absent officials at congressional hearing • Evaluating the Role of Emergency Managers Beyond Flint's Water Crisis • Michigan Officials Ignored EPA Warnings on Flint Water Toxicity
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Detroit: Struggling to Pay Water Bills
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Yields in downsized Chicago school bond issue hit 8.50 pct • Chicago schools defend pledged revenue ahead of bond sale • Chicago schools slash high-yielding 'junk' bond deal • Investors Demand Premium for Chicago School Debt
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Metro hires top municipal bankruptcy lawyer to advise the agency on fixing its troubled finances • Metro hires top bankruptcy lawyer for financial guidance
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Bankruptcy considered as controversial option for financially stressed public sectors
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Oil/Gas:

Thurs.: Oil wavers, as analysts warn against rally bets • Oil jumps on dollar weakness, OPEC rumors
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U.S. crude inventories break decades-old record after huge build
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Why oil shouldn’t be rallying
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Barometer of shale oil industry's health warns agony to get worse
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Eagle Ford, Bakken shale production on the decline
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Texas Isn't Scared of $30 Oil
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Shell annual profit falls 80%, but shares rise
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How Russia’s ‘intervention’ triggered an oil rebound • Venezuela says Iran and Russia support emergency meeting on oil prices: Shana • Six OPEC states ready for emergency meeting with non-OPEC members
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Saudi Arabia bankrupt if oil prices stay low
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One sign that oil is losing its hold over markets
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Why oil prices shouldn’t really be rallying
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Apollo Global profit hurt by energy bets
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Oilfield services provider Weatherford to cut 6,000 jobs
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Oil giant Shell to cut 10,000 jobs as oil prices plummet
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MEG Energy's Quarterly Loss Widens
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Oil: Buy When There's Blood In The Streets
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Marathon Petroleum profits dip more than 75 percent
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NOV records $1.5 billion net loss for the fourth quarter
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Equipment Companies Hit Hardest in Energy Sector
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The unsustainable price of oil
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Stressed Out: S&P Goes on Downgrade Binge, Southwestern Energy Now 'Junk'
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Oil companies ' 5-year CDS rise after S&P rating actions
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Big Oil's Dividend Divide
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Oil’s recent rally has lost steam—and that’s not the only bad news today for US oil companies
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Utility is criminally charged in methane gas leak that displaced thousands from homes
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Oil Companies Market Caps Crushed By Oil Crash
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Fraud:

Shkreli made billion-dollar boast before Daraprim deal
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Ex-drug exec Shkreli has $40 million trading loss - U.S.
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Shkreli attorney: I told him to stop talking
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Lawyer for Ex-Pharma CEO May Try to Block Kaye Scholer Emails
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With Bail in Doubt, Shkreli's Interviews Come to an End
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Madoff: a creatively bankrupt television recounting of Wall Street’s biggest fraud • The Bernie Madoff miniseries is a mess, but Richard Dreyfuss is stellar in it
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Berjac victims could receive partial payment of money owed
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Going Once: Remains of Rothstein's Haul Ready for Auction
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Bernie Madoff = Rockstar In Prison
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After Molinaroli pitch, Johnson Controls exec buys into Ponzi
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Autos:

Are warning lights flashing for auto profits?
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General Motors dealers discuss bounce back from bankruptcy
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Wall Street Finally Turns on Tesla
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Metals:

Horsehead hearing set Thursday in Delaware bankruptcy court
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Music Festivals:

SFX Entertainment Gains Access to Bankruptcy Financing
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What Went Wrong For Dance Music Giant SFX?
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10 People Getting Royally Screwed By The SFXE Bankruptcy
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Tomorrowland operators “considering options” following SFX bankruptcy
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Electronic dance promoter SFX Entertainment's CEO to resign
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Shipping:

Daiichi Gets More Time for Rehabilitation Plan
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Bulk shipper to seek joint investment from creditors
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Western Bulk changes name, holds off payments to creditors
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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 (31 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (11 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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Miscellaneous:

Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Bulletin
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March Madness Is Coming!
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Insurance:

Soneet Kapila, trustee for defunct Universal Health Care Group, sues Republican Party of Florida
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Lien Priority:

A Perfected Lien Is Trumped: Must It Be 'Use It or Lose It'?
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TBTF:

Risk cut in 'too big to fail': Fed's Rosengren
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Food/Beverage:

Analysts: Chipotle faces long road to recovery
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Gambling:

Caesars Entertainment unit proposes bankruptcy mediator
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Caesars bankrupt division reports $100.3 million net loss in December
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Hollywood:

Relativity Media Cheers Bankruptcy Judge 's Nod on Exit Plan • Relativity Judge Says He'll Let Studio Out Of Bankruptcy After Key Terms “Locked Down”
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Relativity Media Bankruptcy Issue Leaves Netflix, Inc. In A Conundrum
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Distressed Investing:

Barclays cuts senior US distressed debt trading role -source • Trading Head Said to Exit
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Defaults:

US Companies at Risk of Default Near Crisis Peak, Says Moody's
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Coal:

Peabody Energy - The Turnaround Of A Lifetime Or Imminent Bankruptcy?
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Eskom CEO Says Glencore Held `Gun to Our Head' Over Coal
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US electricity industry's use of coal fell to historic low in 2015 as plants closed
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Calstrs board votes to divest from four coal companies
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Feds give Wyoming more time on coal mine bonding inquiries
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Lawmakers seek $1 billion for struggling coal states
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Banking:

Bank Selloffs Replacing Oil Rout as Stock Market Pressure Point
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Warren's Wrong: Bank Rules Need Cost-Benefit Test
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Sovereigns:

Caputo holds debt meeting with 'vultures'
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Argentina debt talks continue to make progress
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Argentina's Defaulted Debt Outlook Improved, S&P Says
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Argentina Holdout Debt Pact: Kirchner Isolation was “Unnecessary”
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Timeline: Argentina, Vulture Funds, and a Never-Ending Debt Saga
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Argentina's NY-law bonds rally on settlement hopes
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Argentine Opposition Fractures as Talks Resume With Holdouts
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Argentina’s Next Step
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Reform of the IMF lending framework: The IMF bails out from bailouts
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UK:

Lloyds Banking Group to cut 1755 jobs and close 29 branches
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New Liquor License Guide for Insolvency Practitioners
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Bankruptcy for claims firm targeting tax avoidance investments
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The Winners of the ‘Brexit’ Debate Are... Lawyers
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EU:

Euro banks near 'terrifying' crisis: Raoul Pal
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Eurozone growth forecast cut to 1.7%
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PIIGS:

Spain's Abengoa submits plan to avoid bankruptcy: source
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Prosecutors to look into pre-rescue withdrawals at Banca Etruria
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Greece's Creditors Remain Strict in Bailout Program Negotiations • Greece Fears More Austerity Pain Ahead to Unlock Bailout Loans • Life in Greece comes almost to halt • Greek pension reform sparks strike as heat turned up on Tsipras
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The Grexit that Could Actually Happen
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Canada:

U.S. Steel begins sale, solicitation process under creditor protection
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Junior oilsands producer Laricina Energy exits creditor protection
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China:

China expects growth to stay at 6.5%-7%
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Debt levels cast cloud over march of China Inc
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Netherlands:

Pensions & Insolvency in the Netherlands
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Turkey:

Putin's Economic War Pushes Turkey's Aynes Near Bankruptcy
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Australia:

US Chapter 11 Bankruptcy And Australian Voluntary Administration Compared.
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Why Dick Smith was doomed
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Brazil:

Brookfield Says It's Mulling Loan to Invepar Rather Than OAS
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Russia:

Bleak times force Russian pilots to look abroad for work
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Japan:

Sharp Reports Fifth Straight Loss as Bailout Talks Continue
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Sharp to Give Preference to Foxconn’s Rescue Plan, NHK Says
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Toshiba sees bigger loss as restructuring costs mount
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Mexico:

Mexico's ICA will miss third interest payment of $22.25 mln-sources
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Bahamas:

A $3.5 billion resort project in the Bahamas becomes a financial fiasco
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India:

Hope to pass bankruptcy bill in budget session: Jaitley
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Venezuela:

Oil Rich Venezuela Now Importing US Oil
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