October 18, 2016

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Law:

Could Fourth Quarter Usher in a Spate of Big Firm Combinations?
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Decline in first-year female associates at large NY law firms raises pipeline concerns, survey says
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Women Law Students Say Pay Disparity is Systemic Problem
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Legal Project Management: Not Just For Law Firms and Techies
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As Cadwalader Retrenches, an Alumnus Returns
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All You Really Need to Know About Working With Support Staff
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Judge orders law school to stop using its new name Preliminary Injunction Issued In The Battle Over Houston
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Bankruptcy Lawyer: What To Do When You Know Law Isn’t Right For You But It’s All You Know
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If You Don't Know Where You're Going, You'll End Up Somewhere Else
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What I Wish I'd Known as a New Lawyer
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Cognitive Dissonance and Law Firm Associate Pay
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Mastering Time Management as a Junior Associate
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This State Just Posted Its Worst Bar Exam Results In More Than A Decade
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The Dan Markel Case: More Evidence In Newly Released Documents
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Psychiatrists use an old trick to get people to trust them with their secrets — and it works just as well in business
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'Bridgegate' defendant says he and New Jersey's Christie are innocent
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Man Crowdfunds Legal Fight to Save His Garage
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Lawyer pleads guilty to r----- unconscious client
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Arrested 90 times in 20 Years
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America’s Largest Police Organization Apologizes For Mistreatment of Minorities
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Big Law is Filled with Big Drama in ‘Goliath’
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Judges:

BK ED WI: Notice Regarding Reappointment of Chief Bankruptcy Judge Susan V. Kelley
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McCain: A GOP Senate majority would be united against any Clinton Supreme Court nominee
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Gary Johnson’s Supreme Court Picks Would Add More ‘Diversity’ To The Court
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Biglaw Lawyers Come To the Defense Of Justice Clarence Thomas
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For Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Flag Is A Legal Issue, Black Lives Are Not
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Supreme Court Justices Getting Political Isn’t New
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Wall Street:

Wall Street stock futures point higher as Goldman results, inflation data loom
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Stocks close lower as consumer discretionary lags
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Global stocks gain before China data, Europe rate meeting
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Layoffs:

Luminant cutting 132 Texas jobs with mine closure
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Peugeot Citroen to slash over 2000 jobs
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Manufacturer Rexnord plans to move 300 high-paying jobs to Mexico
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General Electric cutting 255 Houston jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Alternative Energy:

Solyndra who? The Energy Department's loan program is now profitable.
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Food/Beverage:

America Officially Has Too Many Restaurant Chains
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Why Are So Many Restaurant Chains Closing Locations, Filing For Bankruptcy ?
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Chemicals:

Blavatnik Faces Creditors in Trial Over Lyondell Bankruptcy
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Skiing:

Colorado Ski Area Bought Out of Bankruptcy
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Tax:

Surprisingly, IRS Can Collect Someone Else's Taxes From You
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Corporate Reform:

White House Defends SEC Chair Following Sen. Warren's Letter
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Deutsche Bank to pay $38 million in US silver price-fixing case
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Debt Collection Industry Experts Consider Ramifications of Court Decision That Declared CFPB Structure Unconstitutional
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Electricity:

Energy Future Holdings appoints Paul Keglevic as CEO, Chief Restructuring Officer
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Dynegy Seeks To Avoid Court With $825M Bond Restructuring
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Privacy:

Information in Distress
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Fraud:

Another Cay Clubs Principal Indicted On Bank Fraud And Tax Charges
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Hollywood:

Next Chapter in Relativity Media Bankruptcy Case: Millions in Professional Fees
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Economy:

Fed 'very close' to employment, inflation goals: Fischer
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Fed's Fischer: The US economy could enter 'deeper recessions' if interest rates stay low
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Bank of America tells stock investors to get ‘real’ as inflation makes its comeback Traders watching inflation for clues on growth, Fed policy
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Financial Crisis 2.0
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US Factory Production Increased in Sept.
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U.S. Industrial Production Since 1967
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What Bank of America Has Riding on the Fed’s Next Rate Decision
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Banks are giving away credit cards like it's 2008
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How Inequality Is Rising Among Identical Workers as Companies’ Fortunes Diverge
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5 More States to Vote on Minimum Wage
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New survey shows a lot of millennials like socialism, think Bush killed more people than Stalin Poll: Millennials desperately need to bone up on the history of communism
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11 things fans of the sharing economy get wrong
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Planning for a Future Without Any Jobs
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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:

At the low end, homeowners are even more leveraged than they were in the bubble era
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Skyrocketing apartment rents are finally cooling off
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How much you have to save per day to put a down payment on a house in 15 major US cities
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Tampa Bay neighborhood ravaged by the housing crash makes its way back; but could it happen again?
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And the worst U.S. housing market is…
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Municipalities:

Flashy Projects Won’t Save Detroit: Here’s What is Hampering the City’s Recovery
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Judge praises San Bernardino's Ch. 9 plan but urges more work
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Oil/Gas:

The Waiting Game Begins for Energy Traders
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Oil rises on dollar and market balance expectations
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Samson Gets Conditional OK For $660M In Ch. 11 Sales
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Oil And Gas Companies Expected To Report Steady Second Quarter Earnings
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Citi sees 'epic battle' as the energy business becomes a technology business
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In good sign for market, floating oil storage has plummeted
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Trimming Oil Output Won't Keep OPEC States Afloat
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Politics:

Trump's Casino Bankruptcies Cost His Employees Millions in Retirement Savings Outbid, outhustled, outmuscled: Trump has never been able to conquer Southern California Trump Sees Financial Costs of Alienating Lobbyists Dozens of Retired Military Brass Decry Donald Trump Report: Trump's Travel Businesses Take Hit During Presidential Bid 'Hillary Clinton doesn't need to rig this election — Trump's going to win Alabama and that's it' Paul Ryan to Skip Donald Trump Rally in Wisconsin Hillary Clinton releases new ad comparing Donald Trump to famous pop culture bullies 'Trump May Have Already Done More Damage Than Nixon' Trump bankruptcy cost his workers millions ... and taught them how stupid he is Donald Trump promises to 'end government corruption' if elected president 29 Conservative Scholars Denounce Trump Hundreds of people walked out of an Amy Schumer comedy show after she mocked Donald Trump 'Media rigging the election!': Trump slams SNL for mocking his debate Icahn on Trump video: It's what you hear at bachelor parties, shouldn't disqualify him Trump Finally Gets a Newspaper Endorsement Trump is Surging - 500,000 at Rallies Since July Why Wall Street is turning on Trump Melania: 'I have two boys at home — I have my young son, and I have my husband' Trump Supporter: Someone Take Hillary Out
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As Voters Tune Out, Worries Grow About Turnout
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Social Security’s Absence in the 2016 Campaign Signals a Policy Shift
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FBI documents suggest 'quid pro quo' offer from State Department to FBI over classification of Clinton emails FBI Revelations Don’t Offer ‘Undeniable Proof’ of Clinton Corruption, as Trump Camp Claims FBI, State Department say no 'quid pro quo' on Clinton email Takeaways From WikiLeaks’s Clinton Campaign Emails Pence Acknowledges Evidence Russia Behind Cyber Attacks How Clinton's campaign is dealing with WikiLeaks email releases Clinton speech to Deutsche Bank worried her staff: WikiLeaks Clinton’s bogus claim that Trump didn’t want to save the auto industry Clinton Staff Wary of Ideas to Help the Poor Hacked Emails Suggest Chelsea Clinton Worried Foundation Staffers Took ‘Significant’ Money From Her Family FBI Docs: Potentially Classified Info Found on Romanian Server May Be From Clinton Server
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Clinton and Trump advisers display wide differences in tax policy debate
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Milwaukee Sheriff Calls for Mob Action
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This is Wall Street’s new election black swan
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Who Wall Street Republicans Donate To
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What Should Fox's Chris Wallace Ask Clinton, Trump About SCOTUS?
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Donald Trump's Economic Plan, Up Close, Doesn't Add Up Trump’s tax plan better for short term, but Clinton’s better for long term: Wharton
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Celebs:

Joe Giudice Prepares For Prison
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Retailing:

Dick's eyes bid for US stores of bankrupt Golfsmith Dick's prepares bid for bankrupt retailer Golfsmith's U.S. stores
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Ex-Michaels Worker Asks 9th Circ. To Revive OT Suit
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Shipping:

Fears rise of more Hanjin vessel seizures
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Hanjin re/insurance loss could be half a Tianjin ($2bn): Credit Suisse

Hyundai Merchant Marine mulling bid for Hanjin Shipping's Asia - US business
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Here's Who Might Bid for Hanjin Shipping's Assets
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (27 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (17 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

The top ten ch. 11 filing districts list YTD includes all 4 Texas districts, California Central, Colorado, Puerto Rico, and Florida Middle
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Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity (scroll down)
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Here Are the Biggest Bankruptcy Bets for 2017
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So far this year, 29 companies reporting over $1 billion in debt have filed for ch. 11 relief - 59% are energy companies, 31% filed in Texas
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Bankruptcy Remoteness:

Golden Shares or Simply Gold Plated?
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Proofs of Claim:

Supreme Court to Resolve Circuit Split Over Filing Bankruptcy Proof of Claim on Time-Barred Debt
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Student Debt:

Student loan debt for bachelor’s degree recipients continues to grow
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Student Loan Programs Fail Those Who Need Them Most, Consumer Watchdog Charges
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One More Way Student Loans Are Crippling the Economy
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Lien Stripping:

Lien Stripping in Bankruptcy
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Sales:

Strategies for Purchasing and Selling Assets in Chapter 11
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Automatic Stay:

Government’s Common Law Fraud Suit Excepted from Automatic Stay
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Insurance:

D&O Insurance: Thinking About Two Relatively Uncommon Exclusions
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UK:

RBS chairman admits concerns over customer trust following fresh allegations
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UK May Have to Pay Billions to EU After Brexit 9 Things to Know About a Hard Brexit
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U.K. Watchdog to Stamp Out Longstanding Investment-Banking Practices
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Brides warned 'there's no money' as luxury wedding venue debts spiral
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Default interest gets washed out of the waterfall
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Sir Philip Green: selling BHS an "honest mistake" but 2008 crash blamed for pension deficit Green slams MPs' report on BHS as 'bizarre' Selling BHS for £1 to a serial bankrupt businessman who let the chain go bust and left pensioners high-and-dry was an 'honest mistake' says Sir Philip Green 'Bizarre:' Lawyers working for Sir Philip Green rubbish MPs' BHS report ahead of knighthood vote
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UK inflation sees biggest jump in two years
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EU:

The architect of the euro and the ECB says 'the house of cards will collapse'
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PIIGS:

Will the Greek economy ever recover? Greece's lenders to launch new review as Athens digs in on debt relief
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ie: More apply for formal debt deals but progress 'too slow'
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Athens eyes bond-buyback program
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Canada:

Canadian Solar Has a Debt Problem: Time to Worry?
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Judge rules against Port of Algoma. Declares it ' insolvent '
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Brazil:

Brazil's telecoms watchdog says not government's goal to intervene in Oi Brazil regulator 'prepared' to intervene in Oi if needed
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Egyptian Billionaire Naguib Sawiris Says Prepared To Invest In Brazil's Oi
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Nigeria:

Bankruptcy Law: A Need For Urgent Reform
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India:

Global investors line up for stressed assets
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Will personal insolvency resolution now be easier?
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South Korea:

Court's announcement to sell troubled STX shipyard possibly comes this week
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Venezuela:

Venezuela Extends Bond Swap Deadline for Third Time to Oct. 21
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