Law:

What’s Behind The New Am Law 100 Numbers?
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One in five law firms targeted by scammers, study finds
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Cadwalader Sees a Second Down Year
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Harsh Message From Law School Right In The Middle Of Finals
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DLA Piper names Three Restructuring Partners, All In UK
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Displaced Lawyers - It's Not Your Imagination, Organizations Hesitate to Hire Career-Switchers
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Sick And Tired Of Biglaw Firm’s Glass Ceiling, Associate Quits And Leaves Media Firestorm Over Sexism In Her Wake
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Milbank Looking for New Digs to Match its Global Footprint • Manhattan's Hudson Yards Gets Law Firm Milbank Tweed as Tenant
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‘Uncle Sam, Esq.’ employs more than 25,000 lawyers
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The Last Of The True Biglaw Partnerships
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Law Schools Need More Than 'Warm Bodies'
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Husch Blackwell merges with Wisconsin law firm
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Law Firm Merger Mania Hits the Midwest
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Outside Counsel Guidelines and Collective Conversations
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Chasing RFPs? There’s A Better Way To Drive Law Firm Business Development
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Ethics opinion revisits rule on providing client representation information
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Norton Rose Fulbright announces 39 promotions globally
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Publicly listed Australian law firm Slater and Gordon avoids bankruptcy
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Shearman Out, Cleary In on Deutsche Bank’s Integrity Committee
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Outsourcing Legal Work - Will President Trump slap on surcharge?
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Disbarred lawyer says he will continue to practice while appealing the order
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PricewaterhouseCoopers hires ‘stunningly low’ number of people over 40, says age-discrimination suit
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Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ Think Piece For Lawyers
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Lawyer Attack Ads: Negative Campaigning Enters The Lawyer Commercial Sphere
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Hofstra Law Library Bans Crying Game (soon enough, law-student sobbing could be declared "public nuisance")
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FL: Cop Who Hit Handcuffed Woman Arrested
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In a sign of changing times, Kentucky tears down a statue
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Welcome to the home of the toughest 'bathroom bill' in America
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Toddlers Have Shot 23 So Far This Year
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Postman Steals $443,000 in Tax Refunds
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Tom Brady Taps Ted Olson in Deflategate Saga
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Judges:

Obama's Push for Court Pick Fizzles as Republicans Stand Firm • White House allies make new push for Garland
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Chuck Grassley Admits It's 'A Gamble' To Let Trump Fill SCOTUS Vacancy
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Scalia’s death affecting next term, too? Pace of accepted cases at Supreme Court slows
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Rescue the Supreme Court From Limbo
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Supreme Court trying to find its way after Scalia
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A “Wayne’s World” Argument at the Supreme Court
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A Supreme Court Challenge for Democrats
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Judge won’t bend to DA’s jeans-days policy
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Faculty senate at George Mason expresses ‘deep concern’ about renaming law school for Scalia • Controversies continue for planned Scalia namesake law school • After Faculty Concerns, George Mason Stands By Renaming Law School After Scalia • University in Turmoil Over Scalia Tribute and Koch Role
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At age 92, Judge Manuel Real is still abusing his power
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Where Is Home For Supreme Court Justices?
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D.C. Circuit's Kavanaugh Not Afraid to Say No to Obama
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Shocking Conduct By A Judge Leads To Anger Management
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Lawsuit accuses PACER of milking the public for cash in exchange for access
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Wall Street:

Wall Street stocks lined up for moderate gains ahead of ISM data
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Tokyo slide keeps mood downbeat
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Dow squeezes out third-straight month of gains as stocks close off lows
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Warren Buffett: Here's how Wall Street really makes its money
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Layoffs:

Caterpillar closing 5 more plants amid low demand
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Chevron increases planned job cuts to 8,000
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190 BASF layoffs in RTP to begin in June
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Sprint layoffs hit 113 in Overland Park headquarters
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Marjorie Walker - Is this a plaintiff with nothing to lose and not motivated by monetary gain?
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Electricity:

Energy Future Files New Chapter 11 Exit Plan • Energy Future Offers New Reorganization Plan Amid Deal Dispute • Energy Future Holdings debuts new plan to end $42 billion bankruptcy
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Energy Future Says Oncor Buyout a No-Go • Deal for Oncor may fall apart after Texas bungles utility case • Energy Future Holdings says investors will not fund Oncor deal
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Six things electricity customers should know about the new race to buy Oncor
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Asset Protection:

529 Savings Accounts Not Exempt In California Under O'Brien
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Politics:

Donald Trump’s bankruptcy dodge: This is how lawyers and regulators helped him fudge solvency and avoid collapse • How Regulators Rescued Donald Trump • Actors may make good presidents, reality stars are something else • KKK Leader Endorses Donald Trump • Buffett is Not a Fan of Donald Trump • Buffett: We're Fine with Trump or Clinton • Charlie Munger: Trump Has a Form of Sickness • Trump Protesters Go Wild in California • Trump backers yell foul over delegate loss at Arizona GOP convention • Trump Spells Doom for Social Conservatives • Fears of Trump drive immigrants to become citizens • Donald Trump Holds 15-Point Lead Ahead of Republican Rivals in Indiana Poll • This new poll could mean the end of the road for "stop Trump" Republicans • ‘Accept it’: From resignation to jubilation, GOP slowly warms to Trump • Trump gets outside help for potential GOP convention battle • Trump Didn't Build a Wall to Keep Her Out • Trump Is Riding a Warped 1980s Nostalgia
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Ted Cruz Jabs Donald Trump, John Boehner on Sunday Talk Shows • Former California Gov. Pete Wilson Endorses Ted Cruz • Indiana Gov. Mike Pence Backs Ted Cruz for President • Even Satanists Want Nothing To Do With Ted Cruz • Chuck Todd tried 9 times to get Ted Cruz to answer whether he'll support Donald Trump • Cruz: Everyone Is Out to Get Me
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Why the GOP Could Leave Cleveland Even More Fractured Than Before the Convention
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Sanders fact Check: Some parts of Baltimore rival that of "the West Bank in Palestine," "North Korea," and "distressed cities in Nigeria, India, China and South Africa."
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Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley: I've Done 'Nothing Illegal'
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Healthcare:

Bankruptcy judge gives Billings neurosurgeon, creditors chance to settle disputed proposed settlement
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Apology by bankruptcy attorney ends defamation lawsuit stemming from Christ Hospital sale
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Crittenden Hospital Association Bankruptcy Case Could Last Into 2018
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Tens of thousands of people in this state are getting sued for medical debts as low as $60
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Alternative Energy:

SunEdison: Giving Optimism A Bad Name
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Spanish Solar Gets Reprieve in U.S. Court
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Autos:

Future of scandal-hit Mitsubishi Motors in doubt — again
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Daimler Appoints Deloitte to Aid Probe of Diesel Engines
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VW to spend up to $8.8 billion on diesel buybacks, fixes • German FM Criticizes VW's Executive Bonuses
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Takata booking over $156 million in additional loss for air bag recalls
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Lehman:

Former Lehman CFO looks back on life out of balance
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The Analysis of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers
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Student Debt:

Are Average Student Loan Debt Figures Misleading?
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Currency:

Australian Craig Wright says he is bitcoin creator
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Compensation:

They’re Coming for Your Bonus
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Yahoo's Meyer Gets $55 Million to Leave
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Shipping:

Huge deposit should be paid in case of court receivership for STX Offshore & Shipbuilding
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Personal Finance:

A Third of Newlyweds Are in the Dark About Their Spouse's Finances
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Economy:

Sizing Up the Obama Economy • Economic Crisis Ended Under Obama ..... but
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At Berkshire Hathaway Meet, Warren Buffett Quite Rightly Slams Hedge Funds
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Worried about the slowing US economy? Don't turn to Warren Buffett for comfort
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Baby Boomers, Just Eclipsed by Millennials, Will Soon Be No. 3
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Most are Totally Screwed for Retirement
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Most U.S. Retirees Living Well, but Nonretirees Unconvinced
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Americans’ Financial Worries Edge Up in 2016
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Millennials Buy Cars, Stop Mass Transit Use
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US Leveraged Loan Funds See Fifth Straight Week of Withdrawals
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The U.S. Economy’s Secret Weapon
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Why We Should Worry About Global Economy
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Inequality: How a 'parenting arms race' is causing kids to grow up segregated
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Dick Bove: Where will the mortgage money come from?
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Recovery: America's Great Housing Divide
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Disbarred Illinois lawyer gets 57 months in mortgage-rescue fraud case
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When is a Wrongful Foreclosure Case a “SLAPP”?
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Foreclosure lawsuits are on the rise, but why in Texas?
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California loss-mitigation bill creates more problems than it solves
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Freddie Mac May Need a Bailout This Week
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One-third of Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, poll finds
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico faces default as governor plans to address island
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Puerto Rico debt rescue plan engulfed in Great Recession 'bailout' politics • Wall Street Funds Battle By Proxy In Congress Over Puerto Rico Bailout • Bishop eyes new Puerto Rico bill after recess • House fails to act as Puerto Rico's debt default nears • Puerto Rico Debt Deadline Looms With Washington Still Haggling • Paul Ryan Treads a Tricky Line on Puerto Rico • Congress, Thanks But No Thanks On Puerto Rico Proposal • The Plot Against Puerto Rico
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Congress Should Have Fixed Puerto Rico's Looming Default But Went Home Instead
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Puerto Rico senators reject debt moratorium bill as bond payment deadline looms
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Puerto Rico may face onslaught of lawsuits as default looms large
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A Control Board for Puerto Rico
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This Puerto Rico default is different
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Puerto Rico to scrap tax increase amid economic crisis
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Puerto Rico government bank reaches debt deal with some credit unions
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Puerto Rico Delays Some Bond Payments as Default Looms
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As deadlines come and go, Puerto Rico's debt crisis grows
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Puerto Rico Development Bank Won’t Make Most of a Debt Payment Monday
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Puerto Rico Debt Crisis: Entrepreneurs Hope To Reinvent Island's Economy Despite Looming Defaults
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Puerto Rico at risk of largest default yet on $470M of obligations • 5 Things You Should Know As Puerto Rico Confronts Its Next Unpayable Debt • Puerto Rico Delays Some Bond Payments as Default Looms
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Here's How We Can Get Some Attention on Puerto Rico
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Would a Puerto Rico default hurt all municipal bonds ?
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Which Puerto Rico Bond Defaults Next? A 1,600% Yield Says It All
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East Cleveland may soon be forced to choose between firefighters and police
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Governor Rick Snyder's role in Detroit bankruptcy vs. Flint water crisis
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DPS to union: We are out of money at end of June • DPS: No teacher paychecks, summer school after June 30
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Is Atlantic City about to make N.J. history by defaulting on debt?
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Atlantic City, America’s Worst-Rated Town, Stares at Default
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Atlantic City Stokes Ambiguity on Making May Bond Payment
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As Atlantic City flounders, Speaker Prieto fiddles
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Oil/Gas:

With Energy Bankruptcies, Uncertainty is Certain
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Sabine: rejection of gas gathering agreements in restructuring
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Mon.: Oil prices retreat from 2016 highs on OPEC output boost • Oil prices fall as investors continue to cash in on April’s fast run
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Oil falls as traders cash in after 3 weeks of gains • Oil rally on “thin ice,” echoes short-lived 2015 price jump
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What's Really Driving the Oil Markets?
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Saudi Russia Fight For China Market Make Oil Price A Sham
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OPEC Oil Output Surges as Iran Looks to Regain Market Share
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Russian oil output down in April, but still close to record
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Dallas Fed's Kaplan warns of more oil volatility • Dallas Fed Cautions on New Oil Bubble
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Deep-water drillers face worst times in decades as OTC approaches
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Why Pipelines Could Soon Feel The Next Devastating Phase Of The Oil Bust
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Why oil majors still pay lush dividends as profits plunge
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US oil drillers cut rigs for 6th week to Nov 2009 lows -Baker Hughes • Rig count falls by more than 3 percent in a week
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U.S. shale firm's bankruptcy exit shows new chapter just as tough
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Ultra Petroleum files for bankruptcy • Ultra Petroleum Files for Bankruptcy, Citing $3.9 Billion Debt • Wyoming's Largest Gas Producer Files For Bankruptcy • If A Company Declares Bankruptcy And No One Announces It, Did It Really Happen? • First Day Dec
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Midstates Petroleum Files Voluntary Chapter 11 Petitions to Facilitate Pre-Arranged Balance Sheet Restructuring • First Day Dec
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Survival, not growth, is the new mantra in the oilpatch’s great war on costs
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U.S. Energy Secretary sees oil supply, demand rebalancing in a year
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Chevron Posts a Wider-Than-Expected Loss in the First Quarter
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Exxon posts smallest profit since 1999 • Exxon's Worrying Lack of Worry
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Phillips 66 earnings fall as refining margins plummet
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Halliburton, Baker Hughes Said to Call Off $28 Billion Merger • Deal Collapses Amid Global Opposition
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Gulf Keystone Strikes Deal With Creditors As Deadlines Loom
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Denver oil and gas company sued by SEC files Chapter 7 bankruptcy
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Seadrill Agrees With Banks in First Step Toward Refinancing
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Saudi Arabia’s post-oil reform vision looks blurry • Saudis Heed an Oil Warning From History
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U.S. reliance on foreign gas drops to lowest level since 1980s
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Coal:

If Peabody is bankrupt, then who has the money?
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A Crusader in the Coal Mine, Taking On President Obama
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Clinton heads back to coal country
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Faced with massive cleanup bill, state lowers Peabody Energy self-bonds by $138 million
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It's not looking too good for the coal industry
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The End of Coal and What it Means for Transport
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Celebs:

Photographer Annie Leibovitz on personal loss and almost going bankrupt
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Television:

' American Idol ' Owner Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy • ' American Idol ' Production Company Going Bankrupt
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Core Entertainment Wins Approval to Tap Lenders' Cash
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Fraud:

Indicated Wisconsin businessman filed for bankruptcy protection
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Huntington fighting big-money judgment tied to con-man customer
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April 2016 Ponzi Scheme Roundup
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Corporate Reform:

SEC Will No Longer Accept Stained Cocktail Napkins Cover In Scrawled Happy Faces And Exclamation Points As Profit Metric
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The Yates Memo: What Impact So Far?
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Food/Beverage:

Who Owns Bankrupt Retailer Premier Cru's Wine?
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Education:

Chicago State lays off a third of its staff; Rev. Jackson blasts Rauner
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For some, Chicago State a flawed but final shot at a degree
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Travel:

Won't Check $20M Violin, Thrown Off Flight
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Advisors:

Jefferies restructuring banker Jänne to join Rothschild: sources
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Debt Collection:

Debt Collection Litigation in the Cross Hairs: CFPB’s Consent Order Against New Jersey Law Firm Creates More Problems Than Solutions
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Banking:

FCA warns Deutsche on ‘serious’ financial crime control issues
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Dudley says Fed’s ability to help faltering banks still flawed
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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 (33 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (110 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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Contempt:

Ex-billionaire Tim Blixseth refuses judge's order to account for diverted cash • Jailed Montana resort founder invokes right to silence
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Ex-cop is jailed until he reveals computer passwords; appeal claims Fifth Amendment violation
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Professional Compensation:

Caesars Fee Monitor Reviewing Rate Increases
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Miscellaneous:

The Week Ahead
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Fifth Circuit Report: First Quarter 2016
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Avoidance Actions:

In Madoff Fraudulent Transfer Cases, Bankruptcy Court Focuses on Intent of the Transferees
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Litigation:

‘Objection To Form’: The Value Of Specific Objections At Deposition
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Valuation:

A Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer's Blog: Texas Judge Says You Don't Have to Act Rashly to Value a Truck
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Retailing:

Illinois Treasurer pressures Radio Shack to surrender rebate funds
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Accounting:

Valeant and Alere: Just the Tip of an Accounting Iceberg?
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Pharma:

Valeant Pharmaceuticals: Is Bankruptcy Ahead? • With CEO Pearson set to bow out, Valeant files much-delayed annual report
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Valeant Guts Board as It Shifts Strategy, Attempts Fresh Start
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Religion:

Study: Most U.S. pastors in financial hardship
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Mining:

Westpac Warns of Rise in Consumer Defaults on Mining Slowdown
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Sovereigns:

Fitch Highlights Mozambique Default Risk With Rating Cut on Debt • Hidden loans leave once-promising Mozambique with heavy costs
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UK:

UK retailers in a world of hurt
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Socceroo great Lucas Neill reported bankrupt
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Number of Britons going into ' bankruptcy light' rises 8.2%
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Sports Direct billionaire Mike Ashley has a plan to save BHS with no job losses
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Administrators on the spot with BHS and Austin Reed collapses
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BHS tripled the money its companies owed each other in just three years
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BHS and Clerys highlight the urgency for labour law reform
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Tina Green to face questions from MPs over BHS collapse
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BHS owner took off on helicopter tour of BHS stores just days after buying chain
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Goldman Sachs could be dragged into inquiry over BHS' collapse
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BHS has lessons for the state of pension regulation
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EU:

Eurozone economy sends mixed signals
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European Junk Revival Stalls as Biggest Borrowers Head to U.S.
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Euro zone factory growth weakens in April despite heavy discounting
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PIIGS:

Italy Approves Laws to Speed Up Bad Loan Recovery
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Italy Jobless Rate Falls to Lowest Since 2012 on Recovery Pace
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Greece completes agreement with creditors on sale of NPLs • BoG Governor: Agreement Between Greece and Creditors a Matter of Days • Greece, Germany, IMF: Someone Has To Blink – The Short Answer • Gov't, creditors seek to thrash out compromise on measures before Eurogroup
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U.S. Foreign Policy Got In The Way Of Helping Greece, Greek Ex-Official Says
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Nama writes off €1.5bn owed by 80 of its debtors
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Is Portugal the Next EU Crisis?
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Canada:

Alberta and Calgary lead way in insolvency increases as oil slump drags on • Calgary bankruptcies soaring
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Contributing to Lac-Megantic fund doesn’t mean the Feds accept responsibility: Garneau
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Trouble in Toronto as developer struggles in city's booming market
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The high risk world of syndicated mortgages
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US Steel Canada granted creditor protection until July
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Why Canada's Oil Industry May Never Be the Same
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Mexico:

Mexico's ICA eyes pre-pack bankruptcy for some units
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Ghana:

Association urges government to speed up Insolvency Bill
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South Korea:

Korea to discuss ways to finance restructuring
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Shipbuilder restructuring takes toll on Geoje Island
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Creditors of Hanjin Shipping may approve rehabilitation program
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Hanjin Shipping needs $1 bn to keep afloat over next two years: report
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Asia:

Moody's raises default rate for Asian corporate high-yield borrowings
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China:

Yingli Signals Bankruptcy Risk as Loss Widens , Sales Fall
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China April official factory activity PMI expands, but at slower pace • China manufacturing PMI unexpectedly slips as stimulus fades
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Brazil:

Brazil's Worsening Corporate Credit Crisis Hits Bank Profits
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Sete Brasil to file for bankruptcy protection as early as Friday: sources
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Czech Republic:

Czech coal group OKD prepares for possible bankruptcy
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Australia:

Termination upon insolvency: Financial markets and Australia’s proposed insolvency law reforms
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Draft delay irks Bell creditors
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Clock ticking for small Arrium creditors
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Australia's Ever-Growing Debt Pile Set to Peak Within Six Years
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Atlas, Arrium opposites for best practice in a debt crisis
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Cuba:

Britain's Hammond, Cuba's Castro agree on debt restructuring
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India:

All you wanted to know about insolvency and bankruptcy code
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With No Takers For Kingfisher House, Creditors To Put Kingfisher Logo & Tagline Up For Auction
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Bankruptcy code to secure 2 years' wages: MP Bhupender Yadav
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Ambitious new bankruptcy code may take years to clean up India's debt mess
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All you need to know about India’s proposed Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
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Bahamas:

Sarkis: Baha Mar Bid From Me 'Impossible'
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Venezuela:

Venezuela’s economic woes deepen: No more beer
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Venezuela's 'deepening power crisis' could cut off its oil production
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'We want out of this agony': What it's like to eat in a country that's on the verge of collapse
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