October 28, 2016

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Law:

ATL’s 2017 Power 100 Law Firm Rankings Preview
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Chadbourne Partner Suing Firm Answers Three Questions Chadbourne Gender Discrimination Case Gets Amended Complaint
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Ropes & Gray Elevates Bankruptcy Lawyer To Partner
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NCBJ Report 2016: The Streets of San Francisco
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NCBJ Report 2016: Broken Bench Radio
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Former Herrick Feinstein tax lawyer is charged with failing to report $3M in fee income
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Law school agrees to second name change after losing injunction fight in trademark suit The Battle Over Houston (Law School) May Be Drawing To A Close
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Rainmaker Q&A: Godwin Bowman's Bruce Bowman
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BigLaw Moneyball
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What To Do When You Are the Lead Story On Above The Law
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One in four female lawyers has been sexually harassed at work in Australia
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Alumni Of Right-Wing Law School Denounce Trump
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Akin Gump pays NQs almost £150,000 to combat collapsing pound
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Four star partners resign from KWM, halting strategic capital call Four senior London partners quit King & Wood Mallesons amid uncertainty over firm's finances
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Lawyer attributes his dozing at trial to cold medicine; 11 jurors said they noticed
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There’s Now (Allegedly) Videotape In The Latest Biglaw Lawsuit Twist
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Wendi Adelson's Novel: Art Imitating Life?
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Millennials – Lazy And Entitled – Tired Of It!
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Law Firm Productivity Tips: How To Effectively Manage Time Spent On Social Media
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New York Bar Exam Results Reveal Higher Passage Rates Thanks To The UBE
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Law firms feel the heat from legal outsourcers
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5 Tips For Running Your In-House Legal Department Like A Business
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Key Detroit bankruptcy players Rhodes, Rosen to go into business with Miller Canfield's Pozza
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ABA Feared Running Trump Piece: Here It Is
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Teacher gets her comeuppance after berating student who exercised his right to protest the pledge
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The company that's supposed to protect America's cops is being accused of some shady stuff
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Closing arguments in Bridgegate trial unexpectedly postponed due to unspecified 'legal issue' Bridge Trial Leaves Few Clean From New Jersey Political Scene
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Oregon Standoff: All Defendants Found Not Guilty Ammon Bundy's long testimony may have swayed Ore. jury to acquit
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Examining The Visual Look Of ‘Goliath’
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Judges:

Cruz: GOP May Block SCOTUS Nominees Forever The idea gains some support The Senate Should Refuse To Confirm All Of Hillary Clinton’s Judicial Nominees Cruz cites 'long historical precedent' of SCOTUS vacancies, lays ground for potential fight Ted Cruz’s dangerous and offensive new threat Eight Is Not Enough Ted Cruz's Supreme Court remark draws White House criticism Republicans at war over Supreme Court This Could Be The Beginning Of The End Of The Supreme Court As We Know It Trump Threatens Legal Action Against NBC
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It’s the Supreme Court, not the Senate, that needs to do its job right now
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Lawyer says Clarence Thomas groped her when she was a student in 1999 He calls the claim ‘preposterous’ Justice Thomas Is A Good Man
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Justice Clarence Thomas Thinks The Confirmation Process For Supreme Court Justices Is Absurd
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The nation’s capital is ‘broken in some ways,’ Justice Thomas says GOP Totally Ignores Clarence Thomas After He Jabs Them For Stalling SCOTUS Confirmation
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Bill Gates is among wealthy donors seeking to oust state justice
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Who would Clinton nominate to Supreme Court? Typical criteria indicate this judge could be the one
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Why Merrick Garland should keep hoping
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View from bench: Former Supreme Court justice roots for Cubs
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Wall Street:

U.S. stock futures jittery ahead of key GDP data
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Stocks close lower after global bonds sell-off; real estate slides 2%
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Layoffs:

Twitter to Cut 9% of Workforce as Revenue Growth Slows
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Retailing:

American Apparel reportedly filing for second bankruptcy That Again? American Apparel Is Reportedly About to Return to Bankruptcy
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Politics:

Jason Chaffetz Now Says He’ll Vote for Trump — But He Still Won’t ‘Defend or Endorse Him’ Trump: 'We should just cancel the election and give it to Trump' Trump on polls: 'The only ones I really like are the ones that I'm winning' At ‘Poll Watcher Training’ Class, Republicans Trade Rumors, Fears of Fraud Conservative Christian Women Turn Away From Donald Trump Trump Forgot His Own Immigration Story Ivana Trump says her former husband can be a cry baby Trump's 10 Most Misleading Claims Trump Supporters Deserve to be Heard Some Trump Voters Promise Revolution if Clinton Wins Putin: 'There's a reason' Donald Trump 'behaves extravagantly' Marco Rubio's high-end data team sounds off on Donald Trump: 'He won't' win
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The Perfect Law Firm For Donald Trump
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Clinton nearly doubles lead over Trump in latest CNBC survey Hillary Clinton is reportedly considering Joe Biden as her secretary of state Clinton Foundation's Fundraisers Pressed Donors to Steer Business to Former President Inside 'Bill Clinton, Inc." Charity & Income House GOP Prepares Years of Clinton Probes Clinton's 10 Most Misleading Claims Leaked Emails Suggest Hillary Clinton Left Top Campaign Officials in Dark About Email Server
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Will Republicans lose the Senate majority? GOP’s Senate Ad Push — Too Little, Too Late? GOP May Lose Senate According to Aides
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States with the strongest job growth under Obama lean toward Trump
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Republican committee makes ad praising GOP Congressman for standing up to Trump
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Chemerinsky: Is court delaying some oral arguments in hopes of 9th justice?
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The Problem With Elizabeth Warren
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Animated map shows how drastically split different demographics are this election
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Personal Finance:

Things you should never pay for with a credit card
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Solar:

SunEdison Creditors Say They're Being Kept In The Dark
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Economy:

Orders for U.S. Capital Goods Decline by Most Since February
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Jobless Claims in U.S. Decline for First Time in Three Weeks U.S. jobless claims fall by 3000 to 258000 last week
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Growth Rebound in U.S. Masks Less-Bright Picture of Demand
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Study: Politics is Crippling the US Economy
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Banks are issuing credit cards like it’s 2007
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Reality and Perception: Why Men Are Paid More
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Biggest risk to economy: Fed-fueled bubbles could pop
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America Falls in Ease of Doing Business Survey
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Big Rig Truck Sales to Fall Again in 2017
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Americans would take these 4 steps to fix Social Security
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The Cheesecake Factory has great news for the US economy
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North Carolina lost out on a $250 million business expansion because of its 'bathroom law'
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Here's how much $100 is worth in every state
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The 67 types of people in America, according to market researchers
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US companies are paying out rather than investing for the future
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Bonds Selloff Deepens Worldwide
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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:

U.S. New Home Sales Up in September After August Dip
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U.S. Homeownership Rates Since 1965
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Familiar Territory: Foreclosures Return to Pre-Crisis Levels
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National homebuilder loses $16M judgment to condo association
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Housing Bubble Fears Have Returned
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Flip or Flop Stars Start a 'Trump' University
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Homeownership rate continues to hover near 50-year low
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Tiber sale pending, bankruptcy case nearing end
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Municipalities:

Key Detroit bankruptcy players Rhodes, Rosen to go into business together 2 Fed Judges in Detroit Bankruptcy Case to Create Arbitration/Mediation Service Rhodes, Rosen to start local mediation service
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Oil/Gas:

Oil rises above $50 as U.S. inventory drop balances OPEC doubts Oil Prices Rally On Saudi Rhetoric Saudis, Gulf OPEC Members Offer To Cut 4% Of Oil Output
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ConocoPhillips loses $1 billion in third quarter Loss Lower Than Expected
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Exxon Enters No Man's Land
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Statoil to Reduce Capital Spending After Reporting Wider Loss
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Cracks Emerge in Global Oil Pact
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So Platinum Partners Maybe Defrauded An Energy Company All The Way To Bankruptcy Court
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GE Discussing Baker Hughes Partnership as Oil Slump Endures General Electric denies report it’s in talks to buy Baker Hughes
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National Oilwell Varco posts $1.36 billion loss
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Oil industry struggles to fill hole left by baby boomers
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Hercules Asks For Cash Use Extension As Judge Mulls Plan
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Cost Of Cleaning Abandoned Oil Wells Could Shift To Taxpayers
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The oil bust is fading, but not for corporate earnings
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Consultants:

Lazard profit beats as restructuring advisory fees jump
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Private Equity:

Private Equity Threatened by 'Populism,' Hamilton Lane Says
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Travel:

Bad Behavior Is Rising on Airplanes
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Uber and Lyft drivers share the 17 things they wish passengers would stop doing
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Fraud:

U.S. Charges 61 People, Groups in Alleged IRS, Immigration Scheme
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Autos:

Volkswagen: We Will Survive
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Corporate Reform:

TARP Official to Congress: Require CEOs to Confirm No Wrongdoing at Their Firms
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Heavy Equipment:

ValuePart Files for Bankruptcy Protection
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Coal:

Bankrupt Peabody piques investors' interest
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Education:

Descent into bankruptcy : Mid-Continent University
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Trump ‘hand-picked’ teachers at Trump University, but staff included drug trafficker and child molester
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Taxpayer Cost of Corinthian Collapse Soars to $350 Million
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Hedge Funds:

Platinum Partners Assets Frozen Following $200M Suit
Judge Freezes Platinum Partners' Assets Amid Allegations Firm 'Plundered' Oil-Platform Operator
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Healthcare:

What's Next After Community Health Predicts Further Losses
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Gambling:

NJ eyes same casino expansion that has left AC struggling
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Shipping:

Germany's HSH Nordbank to Take Nine Hanjin Ships
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Germany's HSH Nordbank seals charter of Hanjin ships to Maersk
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Hanjin's Bankruptcy Almost Starved This Stranded Ship Crew
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Hanjin Shipping Gets 5 Bids as Korea Kicks Off Sale Process 5 firms bid for Hanjin's US-Asia assets Hyundai Merchant Marine Makes Bid for Hanjin's U.S. Route Assets
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Hanjin Shipping vessel docks in Vancouver
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Banking:

How Did Wells Fargo Auditor Miss the Fraud?
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Warren, Sanders, other senators want answers from auditor KPMG on Wells Fargo
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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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 (18 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (7 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Bankruptcy Filings Jump in USA
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Automatic Stay:

Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy: What Chicora Life Means for Lenders
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DIP Finance:

Post-Petition Lenders: Does Your Super-Priority Claim Trump Post Conversion Expenses?
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Mediation:

Innovation by the Second Circuit: Creating a Mediation Pathway in the 1970s
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Personal Bankruptcy:

Plan May Provide for Balloon Payment
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Avoidance Actions:

District Court Overturns Bankruptcy Court in Lyondell Fraudulent Transfer Litigation, Rules CEO's Fraudulent Intent May Be Imputed to Corporation
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Claims Trading:

Do the Distressed Debt Traders Know About This?
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Appeals:

Pending Circuit Court Appeals to Mold Consumer and ‘Reorg’ Bankruptcy Law
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Rail:

Pacific Imperial Railroad opts for bankruptcy
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Student Debt:

It's About to Get Harder to Seek Student Debt Relief
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Newspapers:

More Bad News for Newspapers
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UK:

Former SJ Berwin partners in crisis meeting
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Brexit doomsayers defied as economy expands, Nissan invests
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RBS investors proceed with £1.25bn claim over rights issue
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When should directors consider the interests of creditors
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Personal insolvencies up by nearly 20%
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PIIGS:

IMF says decision on new Greek loan possible by year-end
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Greece: All issues with creditors remain open
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Abengoa U.S. unit's creditors demand financial details
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Canada:

National Bank of Canada cuts 600 jobs in restructuring
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Singapore:

Recognising foreign insolvency proceedings arising in jurisdictions other than the place of incorporation
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Venezuela:

Thousands Protest in Venezuela as President Calls Emergency Meeting
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MENA:

SME debt crisis fallout shows signs of abating
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Germany:

Moody’s: Deutsche Bank Is Dangerously Close To Falling Below Its “Default Point” Litigation costs spike at Deutsche Bank
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China:

China Gets Desperate About Debt
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Bankruptcy Becomes Option in Addressing Debt Crisis
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China Confronts Danger of Large Debts With Broad Restructuring
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Mozambique:

Mozambique debt crisis could be first sign of global financial shockwave
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Ukraine:

The long-awaited financial restructuring law has come into force
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Albania:

Albanian parliament adopts bankruptcy law
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Malaysia:

Bankruptcy law changes to reduce debtors' burden
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Cuba:

Cuba begins to pay debts to Western creditors, beats deadline
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Bahamas:

Baha Mar's original developer calls project's Chinese bankers liars
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South Africa:

Growth Woes Frustrate South Africa’s Effort to Avoid Junk Rating
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