January 19, 2016

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Law:

Former Dewey chairman faces suit for loan repayment Dewey Defendants Argue for Dismissal of Charges
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Layoffs Hit Law Firm Reed Smith Reed Smith Layoffs: A Sign of Things To Come?
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Will 2016 Go Boom Or Bust?
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Tucker Arensberg Adds Bankruptcy Attorney
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Akerman Grows Dallas Office with Team of Bankruptcy Partners
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McDonald Hopkins Adds Bankruptcy Attorney
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Denver: Coan, Payton & Payne Adds Two Bankruptcy Partners
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Third Party to Investigate Zucker Goldberg Bankruptcy
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Midsize NY Firms Face Increased Pressure to Merge or Grow
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The Law Schools That Have Gotten Rid Of The Most Full-Time Faculty Since 2010
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Law School Parody Ad Causes YouTube Sensation
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Federal Judge Dismisses Texas Wesleyan Law Grads' Lawsuit Against Texas A&M Over Their Alumni Status
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Ayres: The U.S. News Rankings Keep Dozens Of Weak Law Schools Afloat, Preventing A 'Culling Of Legal Education's Herd'
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Bankruptcy Lawyer: How to Deal With Jerks (Part II)
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VC firm invests $8m in startup that helps lawyers win more cases, faster
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The Force Awakens in Los Angeles at Sidley Austin
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Does Chicago Tout the Largest Population of Female Managing Partners?
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Junior lawyers open up about stress
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Consolidation is Hitting the Canadian Legal Market
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The Case for Taking Clients Out for Meals
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Quinn Emanuel associates get salary boosts
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What Ted Cruz the Lawyer Tells Us About Ted Cruz the Candidate
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The 5 biggest time-sucks at work — and how to avoid them
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12 science-backed tricks for appearing smarter than you are
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15 ways your office job is literally killing you
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A Harvard psychologist says people judge you based on 2 criteria when they first meet you
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Law student 'all-rounders' pack a punch in non-legal job market, survey finds
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Clinton,Trump Both Use Classic Lawyer Trick
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Steven Avery's ex-fianceé reveals new claims 'Making a Murderer' viewers didn't get to see The mother of 'Making a Murderer' convict Steven Avery thinks the victim is still alive 'Making a Murderer' defense lawyer thinks this is the real reason Steven Avery was convicted Is Steven Avery Guilty? The Internet Has Opinions Steven Avery's Defense Attorney "Absolutely" Doubts Avery's Innocence Steven Avery hasn't been allowed to watch 'Making a Murderer' in prison
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A criminal prosecutor says this is the No. 1 sign you're talking to a phony
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Sean Penn: No role in ‘El Chapo’ arrest Sean Penn: Mexico wants me in Chapo cartel's crosshairs
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Rural Oregon’s Lost Prosperity Gives Standoff a Distressed Backdrop Oregon refuge occupier arrested for taking govt vehicle to market Oregon Militia Now Destroying Property Oregon standoff: Feds forcibly removed black occupiers from wildlife refuge in 1979
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Former top federal prosecutor takes plea after alleged $613K theft from convicted ex-client
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SEC alleges Nelson Mullins partner served as conduit in pay-to-play scheme
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Metallica Banishes Biglaw Partner Over Misguided Cease-And-Desist Letter
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Are You B----- Your Secretary? Vault Wants To Know… For Science!
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Is Amal Clooney Throwing Shade At Her Husband And His Pals?
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Ex-Taco Bell Executive First Apologizes For Slapping and Abusing Uber Driver . . . And Then Sues Him For $5 Million
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Judges:

BK MA: Judge Sought
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Judicial Council of the Seventh Circuit seeking applicants for bankruptcy judge position
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BK CD IL: Attorney Newsletter - Jan-March 2016
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Chief judge wants more security at courthouse where shooting occurred during government meeting
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10 ways to reform the civil justice system by changing the culture of the courts
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New issue in Trump-Cruz battle: John Roberts
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Federal Judge: An Apology To The Police
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Wall Street:

Dow futures up 200 points after China data as stocks try to rebound
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Stocks Tank As Oil Plummets Oil Prices Drive Stocks Rout: Dow Sheds Nearly 400 Points
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Why the correction? Machines have taken over
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A small group of hedge funds have been killing it amid the market chaos
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Citigroup gets slammed, and Goldman Sachs gets wiped out
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Billionaire Investor: We’re getting closer to the bottom
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Why Doom and Gloom Has Taken Over Wall Street
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Woeful earnings threaten to intensify stock-market bloodbath
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Layoffs:

The CEO of the world's largest investor thinks layoffs are on the way
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Women are going to lose out the most when robots take over the world's workforce
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Taxis:

Silicon Valley's largest taxi company just became the first high-profile casualty of Uber's war
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Taxi regulator responds to Yellow Cab bankruptcy
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Politics:

Reuters: Trump 39.8%, Cruz 15%, Carson 9.1%, Bush 8.2% Portrait of a Party on the Verge of Coming Apart
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Dems brace for messy winter as primary tightens Clinton Campaign Underestimated Sanders Strengths, Allies Say Clinton's Lead Over Sanders Widens
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What Donald Trump's Plaza Deal Reveals About His White House Bid Trump Warns WaPo Reporter If They Run Story About Casino Bankruptcy, ‘I’m Suing You’ Trump's bad bet: How too much debt drove his biggest casino aground Trump on God: 'I don't like to have to ask for forgiveness' Trump: People go to 'fancy balls' wearing Trump-branded caps Donald Trump on Iran prisoner swap: 'I think I might have had something to do with it' Crowd boos when Donald Trump attacks Ted Cruz at conservative confab Donald Trump Still A Miser, Tax Return Shows Donald Trump posts photo of 9/11 ruins during raging, 8-hour Ted Cruz tweetstorm The GOP is learning to love Trump Can Donald Trump Take Up the Mantle of Jerry Falwell? The ‘New York Values’ That Donald Trump Supporters Love Donald Trump says he's going to make Apple build computers in the US One Trait Predicts if You're a Trump Supporter
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Ted Cruz: Donald Trump's raging tweetstorms aren't presidential Cruz questions Trump's conservative bona fides Texas lawyer files suit to see if Ted Cruz is a ‘natural born citizen’ qualified to be president But Ted Cruz Does Love New York Money Cruz's College Roommate's Caustic Comments
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Jeb Bush Finds His Groove in Donald Trump’s Shadow
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New York governor torches Ted Cruz for 'very disturbing' attack on Donald Trump Daily News reacts to Ted Cruz ‘N.Y. values’ remark Ted Cruz Says Sorry to New Yorkers in True Ted Cruz Style
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Bernie Sanders unveils single-payer health plan Bernie Sanders’s single-payer plan isn’t a plan at all Bernie Sanders proposes tax hikes for his universal healthcare plan released 2 hours before the debate 'Goldman Sachs!': Bernie Sanders unloads on Hillary Clinton for ties to 'corrupt' finance system Bernie Sanders goes off on debate moderator: 'That question annoys me' It’s time to start taking Bernie Sanders seriously Sanders Fact Check: "I helped write" the Affordable Care Act.
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Clinton puts Sanders on defensive at debate Poll: Clinton widens lead over Sanders Clinton Fact Check: "We now have driven (health care) costs down to the lowest they've been in 50 years."
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Video: The Democratic debate in 2 minutes Sanders and Clinton Go to the Mat Democrats Discover the Joys of Internecine Warfare 3 winners and 2 losers from Sunday night's Democratic presidential debate One chart that shows Bernie Sanders dominated the Democratic debate FactCheck: Democratic Debate
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Elizabeth Warren Skipped 2016 Run, But Has Stayed in Picture
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Trump and Clinton tax plans scare Wall Street
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Head of Democrats Either a Liar or Failure
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Healthcare:

Connecticut Nursing Home Chain Files for Bankruptcy Amid Pay Dispute
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Aviation:

Bankrupt Argentine Airline Keeps 300 Employees in the Dark
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Sol shuts down operations
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Hollywood:

Relativity Receives Investment From Eric Schmidt’s TomorrowVentures
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Resorts:

How a $3.5 billion resort went bust before it opened
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Video Games:

38 Studios criminal probe nearly done
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Autos:

With Big Money in Play, VW Case Draws a Crowd
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Banking:

Bank Failures by Year
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Mining:

Community of Silver Bay tries to survive mining layoffs
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Newspapers:

Freedom Communications seeks court OK for March auction
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Pensions:

The PBGC Wins a Case When the Debtor Keeps its Pension Plan
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Fraud:

Former Direct Air officials indicted for fraud, CFO facing jail time
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Bombshell report finds evidence of widespread match-fixing in tennis Novak Djokovic says he was offered $200,000 to fix a tennis match Tennis officials 'absolutely reject' allegations that evidence of match-fixing has been ignored or suppressed
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Sheriff Of Wall Street: We're no longer able to bring certain insider trading cases
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TelexFree bankruptcy trustee seeks to recover payments to 'winners' in scheme
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Trustee files plan of liquidation in Petters case
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Gambling:

Trump Taj Mahal Owner Icahn Wins Fight with Casino Union
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Trump’s bad bet: How too much debt drove his biggest casino aground
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Casino Moves to Reassure Investors After S&P Negative Watch
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Biotech:

None of us were as smart as we thought we were
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HemCon, bankrupt again, sells assets to Chinese company for $3.6 million
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Food/Beverage:

Wine purchasers' investment dries up as retailer collapses
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Max & Erma's closes 13 restaurants in the Midwest
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The best pizza place in New York City, according to Yelp
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Clubs:

North Jersey swim clubs fight a tide of falling membership
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Economy:

GDP growth estimates fall below 1 percent
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Fed: Industrial Production decreased 0.4% in December NY Manufacturing Collapses
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IMF: US economic growth is weakening IMF Trims Global Outlook as Brazil Slump, Oil Weigh on Expansion
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Global Growth at Risk of Going Off Track
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Global fears cast gloom on the Fed's rate hike plans
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No hint from Dudley that market will give Fed pause
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This is not 2008—it's actually worse
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The lonely poverty of America’s white working class
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Preliminary January Consumer Sentiment increases to 93.3
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Consumer Spending Rebounds in Late 2015
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US Misery Index Lowest Since the 1950s
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Just 62 people own as much as poor half of world Three reasons to question Oxfam’s inequality figures Bogus’ And ‘Misleading,’ Oxfam’s Inequality Stats Slammed By Economists
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Miserable? Blame the rich
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With Liftoff Done, the Fed Revisits a $4.5 Trillion Quandary
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Why all of your millennial employees are quitting
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Gundlach Says Fed May Have to Ease Again
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World's Richest Down $305 Billion as Markets Extend Global Rout
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Warmest December on record affecting economy
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WEF Global Risks Report 2016: Climate change, forced migration, weapons of mass destruction
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The next financial crisis: Predictions
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Here's the advice Goldman Sachs is giving its multimillionaire clients
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Davos chief: Europe, falling oil, inequality among worries
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Davos Robot Eclipses Davos Man as Gloom Descends on World Elite
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Our Frightened, Fragmented World in One Davos Map
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Davos Veterans Say Stop Worrying About China's Market Meltdown
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Update: Predicting the Next Recession
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Macy's CEO: 'I Don't See a Recession'
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Credit-Market Fear Gauge Soars as Oil Plunge Triggers Rout
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Early Read on Existing Home Sales in December and Post-Mortem on November
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FNC: Residential Property Values increased 6.0% year-over-year in November
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Oil Slump Hits Houston Home Market
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Latest update on Detroit’s housing recovery
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CoStar: Commercial Real Estate prices "Continued Climb" in November, up 12% year-over-year
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Growing Tribeca Real Estate Salvages Junk Bonds of New York Law School
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Fannie Mae: Housing affordability will continue to be a challenge in 2016
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BankUnited stops originating retail mortgage loans
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Something Strange Going on in Housing
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Stock meltdown may actually help home buyers
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Here's what you can expect to pay for a rental in 10 major US cities
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Suit seeks to recover losses after Bend firm collapsed in 2008
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FL: Home builder's firms may sell property to repay debt
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The 10 best big cities in the US to buy a home
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Is settlement looming between U.S. and RBS over pre-crisis mortgage bonds?
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rican officials seek debt restructuring to avoid looming defaults
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Puerto Rico debt financing gap wider in updated restructuring plan: government Puerto Rico Says Shortfall to Increase to $23.9 Billion
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Puerto Rico Officials to Creditors: It's Worse Than We Thought
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Puerto Rico's First Debt Deal Is Running Up Against a Deadline
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Puerto Rico 'in midst of economic collapse'
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The Supreme Court is grappling with America's biggest colonial hangover
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Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis: We can't reward fiscal failure with a bailout, bankruptcy
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Puerto Rico's debt crisis just got worse
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What Congress can do about Puerto Rico's debt
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Treasury Secretary demands action in Puerto Rico crisis Lew heading to Puerto Rico to discuss debt troubles Jack Lew's morale-boosting trip to Puerto Rico
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DOJ to Puerto Rico investors: 'Eat cake'
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Sweeney: Taking over Atlantic City's finances is better than bankruptcy Atlantic City Mayor: Takeover plan "Absolutely senseless"
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Atlantic City, N.J., emergency manager suggests privatizing fire department
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Atlantic City, N.J., emergency manager says more cuts needed
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Atlantic City may face bankruptcy ; is Chicago next?
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Day of Reckoning Near as Detroit Schools Pushed to Fiscal Brink Chicago Schools' Wrecked Finances on Display Before Deal
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In Maine, local control is luxury fewer can afford
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Obama declares a state of emergency over lead-tainted water in Flint, Michigan
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Attorneys: Cleveland using bankruptcy to dodge payment on $19M in judgments
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Montana town cuts hours, considers bankruptcy In financial straits, Browning considers bankruptcy
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Retailing:

EZ Worldwide Express Files for Bankruptcy Protection
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U.S. retail sales close books on 2015 with whimper
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Walmart is closing hundreds of stores and laying off thousands of employees
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More Apple indicators? Suppliers cut forecasts
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Why Sports Authority May Be Closer to Going Bankrupt Sports Authority Skips Interest Payment Amid Creditor Talks
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Amazon is cutting out middlemen to stop bleeding billions in shipping costs
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American Apparel offered $300m but only if Dov Charney is allowed back American Apparel rejects Dov Charney-led takeover bid
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Joyce Leslie, Inc. Files Motion For A Sale Of Its Assets
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Oil/Gas:

Tues.: Oil rises on record Chinese demand, oversupply caps gains Oil Futures Mixed Despite China's Slow GDP Growth Oil stays under pressure as Iran orders sharp rise in crude output
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Oil market could ‘drown’ in oversupply, IEA warns Can oil go lower? 'An emphatic yes', says IEA Oil price: 'enormous strain' will remain throughout 2016
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$20 Oil No Longer Seen As Good For The Economy
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Shell slashes litigation spend by 20% in costs drive
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After the Carnage, Shale Will Rise Again - Vast swaths of shale will be profitable with oil at about $40 a barrel
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Saudi oil exports climb to seven-month high
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Speculators Raise Bets on Falling Prices for Oil
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Why the price of oil will recover faster than you think
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Mon.: Oil hits 2003 low after Iran output increase report Brent oil taps under $28 a barrel as investors brace for Iran oil How the lifting of Iran sanctions will hit oil: Experts
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Big banks brace for oil loans to implode Banks Brace for Bigger Losses After Oil Drops Below $30 More Banks Take Hits on Energy Loans
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Oil and Gas Companies Utilize Restructuring Strategies to Navigate Industry in Flux
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Turnaround specialists get busier as oil market gloom deepens
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Depressing new prediction puts oil prices in the teens
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ND oil sinks to $20 per barrel with more bankruptcies expected There's already oil for sale for less than $20 a barrel Oil output fell in December, but don't expect prices to rise any time soon
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J.P. Morgan goes totally bearish on oil, slashes forecast
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Hamilton: "World oil supply and demand"
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Vantage Drilling Wins Bankruptcy Plan Confirmation
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Paragon Offshore in talks with creditors as bankruptcy looms
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Southcross Energy Partners Downgraded
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Pacific Exploration & Production To Miss Interest Payments Shares Tumble
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ZaZa Energy's Scott Gaille on why he left the Houston company
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Arctic Oil Shipper Primorsk Files for Bankruptcy
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Oil prices are barely going to move from their lowest level since 2003 in a year's time
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The drip-drip of oil explorer casualties is only just beginning
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$29 Oil and the Dollar
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The North Dakota Crude Oil That's Worth Less Than Nothing
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'Brutal' times for shale industry likely will continue in 2016
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Krugman: Oil Goes Nonlinear
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Could this turn out to be oil’s surprising savior?
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Investors shun energy sector junk bonds U.S. energy junk bond spreads at record width
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The oil crash is causing the cancellation of 27 billion barrels worth of oil projects
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Oil rig count drops by one Oil Rig Count Falls To 515, Lowest Number Since April 2010
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Oil crashes to new lows in Asian trade
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Why oil could plunge to $20 a barrel but not $10
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Goldman still sees oil at $40 a barrel by midyear
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THIS will bring oil producers to their knees: Kilduff
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Iran has complied with nuclear deal, clearing way for sanctions relief Iran to boost oil exports by 500,000 bpd after sanctions Brace for oil shakeup How long until Iran gets its oil out? See this chart
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Oil slump - the true cost of falling prices
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When Oil-Rich Countries Need More Cash
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Saudi Arabia's oil strategy tears OPEC apart
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Saudi oil minister sees stability returning OPEC: Oil markets will begin to rebalance in 2016 But Iran to counter non-OPEC decline
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More write-downs to come as oil prices plumb 12-year lows
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As Oil Prices Plunge, Layoffs And Foreclosures Are Slamming US Boomtowns
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Riding it out: This is not first bust for old West Texas oil town
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Houston: Declining oil prices causing trickle-down effect in local economy
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Irish explorer racing to stay afloat amid oil price rout
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Oman says it’s prepared to slash oil output
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Oil firm Saudi Sabic's quarterly profit drops 29%
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Looking Beyond Backyard Doesn't Pay for Singapore Rig Builders
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Brazil poster child now in dire straits
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Oil Bears Boost Short Interest on Sembcorp Industries to Record
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Total CEO warns of weaker profit amid oil slump
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How sub-$30 crude could be a blessing for Norway’s giant oil field
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Oil price fall will be costly for Australian banks: Morgan Stanley
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Oil Claims Another Victim as Cheap Fuel Keeps Metals Glut Going
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Russia's Two Oil Giants Diverge in Bond Market Amid Sub-$30 Oil
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Hard Times In The Texas Oil Patch As Bust Takes Hold
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Concerts:

Near- Bankrupt SFX Secures $20M In Fresh Financing
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

WI: Lying under oath brings probation for Marshall woman
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Celebs:

Designer Tamara Mellon Emerges From Bankruptcy Tamara Mellon Back In Business Tamara Mellon defeats trio of City backers in bankruptcy court
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50 Cent Creditors File Repayment Proposal
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'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' author files for bankruptcy
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'Kitchen Cousins' Bankruptcy Case Drags On In Court
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Joe Giudice Set To Begin Prison Term, But Biggest Hurdle May Be Staying In U.S.
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Shipping:

Chinese Shipyards See New Orders Fall by Almost Half in 2015
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The good and bad outlook for Chinese shipbuilding
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Primorsk Files for Bankruptcy Protection
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Horse Racing:

Debtors file to close Balmoral Park for good, sell off assets
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Bankruptcies sink to lowest point since 2006
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NM bankruptcy filings drop in 2015
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Completed restructuring deals fell by a third to $140.9 billion in 2015
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Discharge:

Bankruptcy CSI: Did CEO Leave Evidence Of Wrongdoing?
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Fearing wave of bankruptcies, U.S. corn belt wants new debt cap
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Miscellaneous:

The Week Ahead
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Avoidance Actions:

Bankruptcy Court Tightens Intentional Fraudulent Transfer Pleading Requirements
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Extraterritorial Transactions – a Viable Way to “Take the Money and Run”?
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Make-Whole:

Recent Rulings Underscore Importance of Careful Drafting of Make-Whole Payment Provisions
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Cross-Border:

Berau May Expand US Restructuring Options for Foreign Issuers
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First Amendment:

Reporters Committee leads coalition objecting to bankruptcy court investigation of Bloomberg sources
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Administrative Claims:

No Authorization? No Problem. Court Finds that Unauthorized Loan Is Entitled to Priority Status
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Automatic Stay:

What Creditors Need to Know - Two Recent Bankruptcy Rulings Affect Rights and Risks Regarding the Automatic Stay
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Professional Compensation:

New Gulf to Engulf ASARCO? Baker Botts Seeks to Hack the Supreme Court’s ASARCO Ruling
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Avoiding the Res Judicata Landmine in Drafting Retention Provisions
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Litigation:

5 Tips for Collaborating with Outside Counsel in Depositions
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TBTF:

AIG, Prudential Make Pitch to Regulators on 'Living Wills'
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Debate Over 'Too Big to Fail' Continues Into the New Year
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HSBC to BNP Would Cut Securities Arms in Failure Plans
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History:

The Economics Behinds Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech Top 5 Arrests Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Teaching MLK’s Life—The Man, Not the Myth 3 parts you don’t remember from Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech The woman who inspired Martin Luther King's “I Have a Dream” speech When Martin Luther King was accused of inciting violence The letter the FBI sent MLK to try to convince him to kill himself Martin Luther King probably would have hated what his day has come to represent
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Insurance:

As auto sales boom, car insurance industry worst in 15 years
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Defaults:

There's way fewer companies defaulting on their debt than normal
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Student Debt:

America’s student-debt crisis is only getting worse
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Distressed Investing:

Junk Bonds Go Sour, but the Question Is How Sour
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A Year Junk Bonds Lived Up to Their Name
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Junk Bond ETFs Fall to Lowest Level Since 2009 as Oil Drops
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Volatility Continues in US and European High-Yield Markets
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Third Avenue Management Sued by Shareholder Over Closed Fund
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Religion:

Why Seattle archdiocese published the names of 77 abusers
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Archdiocese's Confidentiality Request in Abuse Case Denied
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Attorneys, author, bishop weigh in on how to prevent abuse by clergy
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Bishop says church accepted responsibility for abuse
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St. Paul religious commune Christ's Household of Faith files for bankruptcy St. Paul religious sect's bankruptcy filing has big implications
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Why the hell would you hire Archbishop John Nienstedt?
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Magazines:

Penthouse to shutter print edition after 50-year run
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Coal:

One Obama Campaign Promise That Came to Pass: Coal Bankruptcies
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Wyoming officials back various schemes in bid to rescue coal
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That Crashing Sound Is The Fall Of The US Coal Industry
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White House to revamp United States coal program
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Arch Coal - Another One Bites The Coal Dust
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Familiar faces appear in Arch Coal bankruptcy case
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Federal coal moratorium could hit Colorado hard
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What You Need To Know About The Crisis That’s Burying Coal For Good
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Currency:

Something Rotten In The State Of Bitcoin
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Sovereigns:

Rebel Rebel
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Gov’t: debt negotiation with the ‘vultures’ will be public
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Argentine Effort to Resolve Creditor Dispute Hits First Snag
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UK:

Insolvency Claims Under LASPO: “Use it or Lose it”
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Tata Steel UK to axe 1,050 UK jobs
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Rangers Wi-Fi providers fail to have £300,000 arrested from club
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Harris Tweed heartache as bid for rescue package fails
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Debt-ridden Bolton bid to avoid new low by beating Eastleigh
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EU:

Across Europe, more people are dying than being born
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Banks drag on Europe
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Former Dundee FC director still living ‘high life’ despite bankruptcy
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PIIGS:

Spanish Solar Energy Crisis: Restructuring Abengoa Abengoa Bondholder to Form Alternate Group for Debt Negotiations
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Monte dei Paschi leads bank casualties Paschi, UniCredit Among Banks Pressed for Loan Data by ECB Italian Banks Lead European Decliners on Bad-Loan Concerns
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Greece says willing to discuss pension reforms with IMF
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Judge rejects O'Donnells' latest claims in bankruptcy case
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IBRC liquidation will deliver a surplus of about €2.1 billion
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Portugal Spread at 6-Month High as BlackRock Says Investors Wary
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Canada:

Oil Price Collapse Is Making Canada More Equal: BMO
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Alberta to lose 31000 construction jobs
(DBN)

Trudeau Said to Weigh Quicker Stimulus for Hard-Hit Alberta
(DBN)

Oil shock seen hitting Canadian bank profits in 2016
(DBN)

Laid off CHCH hosts reinvent show online
(DBN)

Court rules Target Canada tried to use insolvency laws to avoid landlord losses
(DBN)

Walter Energy Canada commences ‘Sale & Investment Solicitation’ Process
(DBN)

Bankruptcy possible unless N.L. chops spending, says economist
(DBN)

How falling oil prices and Notley’s Alberta worked against Canadian Oil Sands Ltd
(DBN)

Markets Retreat, Canadian Loonie at 69 Cents
(DBN)

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China:

China's growth hits quarter-century low As growth slows, China is digging itself an even bigger hole Drawing The Wrong Conclusions From China's Slowing GDP Growth
(DBN)

Faber: China’s growth is nearer 4%
(DBN)

China Stocks Jump Most in Two Months as Data Fuel Stimulus Bets
(DBN)

Chinese Satisfaction Drops Amid Economic Slowdown
(DBN)

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MENA:

The Saudi stock market is in free fall Mideast Stocks Plummet as Iran Plans to Boost Crude Exports
(DBN)

Saudi Arabia is in a state of panic IMF Says Saudi Arabia Could Be Bankrupt By 2020
(DBN)

Dubai Landlord Sees Budget Rethinks as `Tough' Period Ahead
(DBN)

Oil glut dampens Iran's hopes for big cash flows as sanctions lift
(DBN)

Sanctions go, but many Iranians doubt that it will lead to better times
(DBN)

Israel: Ailing Mega supermarket chain wins 30-day reprieve
(DBN)

Fifteen Year Old Boy Mistakenly Raises Hand In Mosque and Is Accused of Blasphemy But Then Praised After He Cuts Off His Own Hand
(DBN)

Pakistani Lawmakers and Clerics Block Law Imposing Sanctions For Forced Child Marriages As “UnIslamic” and “Blasphemous”
(DBN)

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Venezuela:

Venezuela decrees 'economic emergency,' reveals depth of crisis
(DBN)

Bank of America anticipates strong devaluation for bankrupt Venezuela
(DBN)

Venezuela Inflation Surges to 141% Amid `Economic War'
(DBN)

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Russia:

The ruble is about to hit an all-time low
(DBN)

Oil Price Collapse Pushing Russia's Economy To The Edge
(DBN)

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Australia:

Australia proposes insolvency law rewrite
(DBN)

Recovery of unreasonable director-related benefits
(DBN)

Australia's Queensland Nickel calls in administrators
(DBN)

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India:

The big fish
(DBN)

Reduction in interest burden could possibly prevent more companies heading towards bankruptcy
(DBN)

#Startup India: Bankruptcy bill will encourage entrepreneurs to take the plunge without fear, says Practo’s Shashank ND Govt working to make start, exit easy for startups
(DBN)

Insolvency bill is a real credit to India
(DBN)

Tweaking the insolvency bill
(DBN)

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South Korea:

More filings for bankruptcy , receivership than in 1997 crisis
(DBN)

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Latin America:

LatAm to host worst of global recession
(DBN)

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New Zealand:

Henderson, Hide and the judge
(DBN)

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Poland:

Poland Feels Sting From Downgrade as Long-Term Debt Costs Soar
(DBN)

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