Law:

Firm’s Complex Bonus Structure Provides Most Associates With Less Than Their Peers
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Ropes & Gray Bonus Contains A Fun Punishment
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O'Melveney Names Bankruptcy Partner
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Dozens of Law Firms Called It Quits in 2017
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Ashurst Rebuilds Asia Restructuring Practice With US Firm Hire
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The 10 Worst Law Schools In The Country (2017)
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Without Enough Law Students, Law Schools Realize Money Needs To Come From Somewhere Else
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Consensus tax bill includes law firms in pass-through tax relief, with limits
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Bankruptcy lawyer Peter Francis Geraci loses 7-year, $90 million court battle with former employee • Jury slaps down bankruptcy lawyer Geraci's demand for millions from ex-employee accused of software theft
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Ex-BigLaw partner who claimed he was duped by in-house counsel is suspended for altered bills
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This Is How Companies Pretend To Be Diverse
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5 New Year’s Resolutions All Law Students Should Make
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5 Accusations From the Jacobs Letter That Could Rock Uber's Legal Department
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Leading Offshore Law Firm Hires Outside Counsel Over Client Data Hack
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Sedgwick Sees 80-Strong Team Head for UK Law Firm • Clyde & Co Hires 80 Lawyers and Staff From Sedgwick
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5 Things Your Managing Partners Trust You Know About Cybersecurity
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Trump lawyer says he did not confront Mueller before complaining about him to Congress • FBI warned Trump in '16 Russians would try to infiltrate campaign • NBC: House Republicans are ready to end their Russia investigation • Trump More Angry With Sessions Than Mueller • Trump reportedly believes Mueller will publicly exonerate him soon • Mueller team says investigation will continue into 2018 • Mueller May Take 'at Least' Another Year • Behind the FBI agent's "insurance policy" text about Trump • Green Party’s Jill Stein under investigation for possible Russia collusion • Once a presidential hopeful, Sen. Mark Warner returns to the spotlight with the Russia probe
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Manchin says Franken shouldn't resign, blasts Democrats • Top Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy says he regrets calling on Al Franken to resign • Franken Urged Not to Quit the Senate • Bringing Down Our Monsters • Harvey Weinstein reportedly sought $25 million in 'emergency cash' from Netflix before massive harassment scandal ended his career • Tax bill aims to reduce confidential harassment settlements • The Obvious Choice To Lead The Commission On Harassment In Hollywood • Microsoft supports bill to address harassment • McKellen: Actresses who offer to sleep with directors share blame • Gene Simmons Defends: 'Lot Of Innocent People Going To Lose Jobs' • Women Are Invited to Give Fewer Talks Than Men at Top U.S. Universities • 4 Women Economists Reflect on What It’s Meant to Have a Woman Leader at the Fed • Woman Complains About Male-Dominated Panel, Gets Booted Off Panel
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I traveled for weeks with an iPhone X as my only computer — here's what I loved, and what Apple needs to improve
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Hollywood Director Accused of Draining Blood From Girlfriend; Murder Mystery
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Charlottesville police chief steps down after criticism over white nationalist rally
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4 email hacks to make your message stand out
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Judge permits two more immigrant teenagers to have abortions while in federal custody
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Man Robs 74-Year-Old Woman Of $2 After Helping Her Carry Groceries
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5 Holiday Tips On How Not To Get Arrested In NYC
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A Look At The Best-Paid Women General Counsels
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Judges:

Should wanting to see the Supreme Court require nights on the sidewalk?
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Trump's judicial nominee withdraws nomination after viral video • If Your Problem With A Judicial Nominee Is A Lack Of Trial Experience, You’re Missing The Point
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9th Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski steps down after accusations of harassment • Judge Alex Kozinski, Apologizing Amid Harassment Claims, Retires Immediately • Federal appeals court judge resigns over misconduct allegations
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New Supreme Court cookbook dishes up history, recipes
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Another Escalation in the Judicial War
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Trump reportedly considered rescinding Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court after questioning whether he would be 'loyal' • Trump wanted to pull Gorsuch nomination: report
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ABA sends lawyer delegation to Poland and urges veto of bills threatening judicial independence
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Lawyer goes to jail for trial boycott; he also refused judge’s request to step back from the bench
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Wall Street:

U.S. stocks set for more records in continued tax-driven rally • US futures post gains as investors await tax vote • Congress plays Santa for the stock market this year with a mega tax package
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Dow soars 184 points as Street cheers upcoming tax bill vote; Nasdaq hits 7,000
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Dow rises 5,000 points in a year for the first time ever •The Dow is about to set a record for setting records
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Krugman: Trump can't take credit for the soaring stock market • There's an easy way to show the stock market rally has little to do with Trump
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For roughly half of Americans, the stock market’s record highs don’t help at all
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Layoffs:

Blue Springs company shuts down, lays off 500 after bankruptcy
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Robots 'are here to give us a promotion,' not take away jobs, says research firm
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Travel:

Power has been restored at the world's busiest airport, but the flight cancellations and delay nightmare aren't over • Airlines struggle to get back on schedule after Atlanta fire • Blackout Nightmare at Atlanta Airport Shows Grid Vulnerability • Atlanta outage could disrupt over 200,000 fliers • Atlanta blackout snarls air travel a week before Christmas • A woman's tweets perfectly capture the insanity at the Atlanta airport during the 11-hour power outage
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WA: Multiple fatalities, injuries in Amtrak train derailment near Lacey • Amtrak train plunges off bridge onto I-5 • Multiple dead after Amtrak train derails leaving rail cars dangling above I-5, first day of new high-speed service • The derailed Amtrak train that killed 3 was traveling at more than double the speed limit • Amtrak train traveling at 80 mph in 30 mph zone before deadly crash • Amtrak's safety record was under scrutiny even before Monday's deadly derailment • Multiple injuries and fatalities in 'massive' Amtrak derailment onto I-5 south of Seattle • At least 6 dead after Amtrak derailment in Washington state • Trump Politicizes Washington Amtrak Crash in Tweet • Trump Says Train Derailment Bolsters Case for Infrastructure Plan
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How to make thousands in travel credit — and even get an upgrade — from getting bumped off a flight
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Infrastructure: $44 Tolls are Just the Beginning
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TX: Selling Naming Rights to Overpasses
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Telecoms:

Windstream Vs. Aurelius: Could It Lead To A Uniti Short Squeeze?
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After less than a year, Avaya pulls itself out of bankruptcy
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Celebs:

Sonja Morgan Is Being Sued By Her Bankruptcy Attorneys!
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Pharma:

This old drug was free. Now it’s $109,500 a year.
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Fraud:

Madoff Victims Near Full Recovery of Principal With Payout • Madoff Trustee Requests Allocation of $1.3 Billion to Customer Fund and Court Approval to Immediately Distribute Approximately $584 Million to BLMIS Customers with Allowed Claims • Trustee Ready To Distribute $584M To Madoff Customers
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Pensions:

Massachusetts and NY probing MetLife over unpaid pensions
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Newspapers:

Union to push for pension contributions, severance pay from Herald
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Coal:

The Last Coal Tycoon - Chris Cline
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BHP Billiton, Acknowledging Climate Change, to Quit Coal Group
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Distressed Investing:

Distressed-Debt Investors See Meager Returns in 2017 Amid Scarcity of Opportunities
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Wood Products:

Rentech Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
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Student Debt:

The Looming Collapse of Student Loan Asset-Backed Securities
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Betsy DeVos hit with two lawsuits in one day over backlog of student debt relief claims
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Tech:

Fitch Downgrades Global A&T to 'D' on Chapter 11 Filing
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Economy:

N.Y. Fed raises U.S. fourth-quarter GDP growth view to near 4 percent • Q4 GDP Forecasts
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U.S. Industrial Production Since 1967
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Study: Consumers’ Pre-Recession Spending, Debt Habits Continue
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A Fed official who has been voting against rate hikes thinks he knows why wages aren't rising faster
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Kashkari Says Fed May Be Best Placed to Reduce U.S. Inequality
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The United States of Indebted America
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Where Janet Yellen has fallen short as head of the Federal Reserve
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Industrial Production Increased 0.2% in November • NY Fed: Manufacturing Activity grew at a "solid clip" in December
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The tax bill became less bad as it went through the legislative process • Here are the winners and losers of the final version of the Republican tax bill • The Major Changes in the GOP Tax Bill • Many rich Americans are complaining the new tax code will have them paying more, not less • All income groups get a tax cut. The rich get a bigger one • Middle Class Gets 10% of Cut • Tax Bill Adds $448 Billion to Deficit, Right-Leaning Group Says • The essential tradeoff in the Republican tax bill, in one chart • A Tax Plan to Turbocharge Inequality, in 3 Charts • A Nobel Prize-winning economist says Trump tax reform won't help US workers right away • Why the GOP Tax Plan Will Increase Inequality • GOP Tax Plan's Uneven Benefits Miss the Mark on Trump's Promises • With Corker and Rubio on Board, GOP Tax Plan Looks Set to Pass •Corker’s tax bill support announced after tweak that could enrich him • Orrin Hatch Lies About Tax Provision • Goodie for Trump Oozes Out of Tax-Reform Fog • Sen. Mike Lee will support GOP tax bill, boosting its chances to pass this week • A key report shows the final GOP tax bill boosting the US economy — but by well less than Republicans promised • Warren and Sanders: Who Is Congress Really Serving? • Here are the $5 trillion worth of winners and losers in the tax bill heading for a vote • House to vote on tax bill Tuesday afternoon • IRS will spend years trying to prevent gaming of the new tax system, says Tax Foundation president • Last-minute tax break for real estate investors "air dropped" on Capitol Hill • Corker Wants Answer on Late Tax Plan Change • Orrin Hatch denies that Bob Corker pushed for tax provision that would help him personally • GOP tax plan makes these states a lot better for retirees • Health Insurance Will Cost More Because Of GOP Tax Plan • Democrats could have killed the tax reform bill. Here's how they blew it • GOP, with tax bill finalized, makes its case to a skeptical public • Why the GOP Tax Cut Will Make Wealth Inequality So Much Worse • Here’s something most Americans probably agree on in the tax plan
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Top Republicans Already Talking About Slashing Medicare, Social Security • Blowing Up the Deficit Is Part of the Plan
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The one thing the self-employed want more than a tax cut
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Gallup: Americans View Government as Nation’s Top Problem in 2017
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Steve Mnuchin Evidently No Longer Returning Anthony Scaramucci’s Calls
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Divorce Making American Families 66% Bigger
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Will There be a Pre-Christmas Shutdown?
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‘A Christmas Carol’ is as much about money, debt and success as the spirit of the season
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A day after US branded it a competitor, China says it wants to cooperate
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Why the U.S. could slap import duties on a plane made in Alabama • Boeing-Bombardier dispute ramps up at US trade hearing
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U.S. lawmakers are redistributing income from the poor to the rich, according to massive new study
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The 'bond vigilantes' may seize power in 2018 as worldwide debt swells
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Employers Stealing Billions From Low Paid Workers
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Homebuilder confidence hits highest level in 18 years in December • NAHB: Builder Confidence increased to 74 in December
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Existing Home Sales: Lawler vs. the Consensus
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Mortgage-finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are here to stay: Government Shifts Gears on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
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Choosing Between Squalor Or The Street: Housing Without Government Aid
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Windermere lakeside homes stall in bankruptcy
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico's governor wants recount of hurricane death toll
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Puerto Rico Suffers From ‘Hypocritical’ Tax Bill, Officials Say
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Puerto Rico governor vows to make Florida Republicans pay for supporting tax bill
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Puerto Rican activists call on Marco Rubio to vote against GOP tax bill
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Lin-Manuel Miranda launches petition to tie Puerto Rico help to tax bill
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Puerto Rico presses Congress for emergency relief before end of the year
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Who's Counting Hurricane Maria's Human Toll in Puerto Rico ?
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Hurricane Destruction May Have Doomed Honeybees
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The 77-year-old loophole that created Puerto Rico's unique market and led to its ultimate meltdown
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Oil/Gas:

Expro Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Oil gains as Forties outage, Nigeria strike threaten supply • Oil rises towards $64 on UK pipeline outage, US supply weighs
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Barclays proposes alternative Seadrill restructuring plan-court filing
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Oil Rigs "The Calm before the Storm"
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US shale oil drillers set to kick off the new year with big production gains
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Study: 100M Pounds of Toxins Used in Oil Wells
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Awards:

MVP: Jones Day's Heather Lennox
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Healthcare:

Debt collection is big business for hospitals • A Hospital Giant Discovers That Collecting Debt Pays Better Than Curing Ills
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This is why people hate Obamacare
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Cancer Center Settles with HHS for $2.3 Million over Data Breach
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Here's how much your health insurance premiums could go up if the tax bill passes
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The future depends on our ability to curb obesity
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Health treatment for blacks often different than whites at end of life
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Retiring Early Just Might Kill You
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Climate:

The third-largest fire in California's history could rage into January • California wildfire continues to grow as strong shifting winds bring new dangers • Multimillion-dollar homes reduced to ashes • As California fires blaze, homeowners fear losing insurance
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House planning $81 billion for disaster aid
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The Arctic will never be frozen again
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Celebs:

Johnny Depp’s Ex-Lawyers Suing ‘Pirates’ Star Back After He Hit Them For $30M
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Currency:

Sen: Crypto Mania Is About to Start Having an Impact on the Real Economy
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The simple reason bitcoin will never be a currency
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The Harrowing Story Of A Guy Who Threw Away More Than $123 Million In Bitcoin
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Cryptocurrency exchange to file for bankruptcy after hacking • Youbit Exchange Files For Bankruptcy As Hackers Wipe 17% Of Assets
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One economist says bitcoin could hit $0—or $1 million
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CEO of cryptocurrency play up 1,000% in 2 days to $3.1 billion: 'This market cap is not justified'
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Traders might be misunderstanding the cryptocurrency craze and it could come back to bite
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Gambling:

Caesar's CEO Combined Passion and Positivity to Lead Company Back From the Brink
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Hotels:

Hotel company says soft economy, debt payments made it fall behind on state and local taxes
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Solar:

SunEdison Yieldco Settles Investor MDL For $57M
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Radio:

Two Objections Filed in Cumulus Bankruptcy Case
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Maritime:

Dalian Shipping Group goes bankrupt
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Accounting:

Financial reporting set for shake-up as new revenue recognition standard looms
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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 (62 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (13 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:

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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Bankruptcy filings up 15% in Toledo area
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Litigation:

Litigation Finance: Work Product & Discovery In The Wake Of Gbarabe v. Chevron
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Litigation Issues Arising from M&A Transactions - Litigating Bankruptcy and Fraudulent Conveyance Issues in M&A Deals: Are the Consequences Real or Imaginary?
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Interest:

Impact of Second Circuit’s Momentive decision on interest rates under Chapter 11
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Stratford Man Pleads Guilty To Bankruptcy Fraud
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Valuation:

Obtaining an Accurate Enterprise Valuation – Art or Science?
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IP:

Selling Innovation in Bankruptcy
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Exemptions:

“Snapshot” Rule Precludes Amended Homestead Exemption
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Ch. 13:

Chapter 13 Debtor Can’t Redeem Pawned Auto Through Plan
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Autos:

GM urges judge to throw out disputed ignition switch deal • GM Fights To Kill $1B Ignition Switch Claims Settlement
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Retailing:

Bankrupt Toys ‘R’ Us Considers Closing at Least 100 Stores •Toys R Us could close as many as 200 stores, report says • Toys ‘R’ Us Closing Stores Would Open Doors for Rivals
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Women severely hit by retail industry downturn: study
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Retailers are losing lots of money by understaffing
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Deloitte investigated over Steinoff audit
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Mastercard: Strong holiday so far as e-commerce surges
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China's Feihe International Inc to buy Vitamin World
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How Steinhoff's 50 year legacy was reduced to tatters in just two days
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Women Losing Retail Jobs While Men Gain Them
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Charlotte Russe Agrees to Hand Lenders Control
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Politics:

Trump, in reality and perception, unchanged by presidency
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Rebelling Republican Suburbs Offer Democrats Path to House Control
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Half of voters want Democrats in control of Congress, Wall Street Journal/NBC poll shows
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Here's the real reason Republicans didn't win in Alabama
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Sarah Palin Called 911 On Son Track • Painful Details Emerge on Track's Arrest
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James Clapper: Putin is handling Trump like a Russian 'asset'
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Dems say they're building a big blue wave for 2018
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Hedge Funds:

Bill Miller's hedge fund has half its money in bitcoin
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Personal Finance:

10 qualities recruiters never want to see in candidates
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Compensation:

Railroad Paid $84M for New CEO and He Died
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Food/Beverage:

After mushrooming in recent years, coffee shops struggle as grocers, gas stations and fast-food chains add specialty beverages
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Agriculture:

Two Brothers, Tied to the Land, Face Wrath of America's Farm Bust
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UK:

Minster launches consultation on college insolvency roll-out
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Fears for Toys R Us future grow as PPF balks at rescue plan • Fears grow for workers at Toys R Us • Troubled Toys R Us ordered to find £9m for pension pot • Toys R Us could close before Christmas because of pensions crisis
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Two in five Brits expect Brexit to leave them worse off
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KPMG UK sees profits drop by almost a fifth
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David Davis warns EU it cannot 'cherrypick' Brexit trade deal with Britain
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Come to debtors’ court. See how ministers destroy businesses, and lives
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Grandparents 'run up debts' to care for grandchildren
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An Epidemic Of Knife Attacks, And The Outrage Of $12,000 Per Year For College
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PIIGS:

Borsalino, Italy's hatmaker to the stars, declared bankrupt • Court rejects accord, Borsalino bankrupt
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Portugal's Bond Upgrade Victory Looks Like a Shallow One
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Majority of Greeks fear a fourth bailout
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Canada:

Billionaire pharma couple were strangled, case being treated as possible homicide, Toronto police say • They 'were people who cared about other people'
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Customers unable to redeem gift cards at bankrupt, Saskatoon-based Spareparts
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Venezuela:

Hundreds of children are dying of starvation in Venezuela
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Not-so-merry Christmas for Venezuela
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India:

Steelmakers' bids for peers facing bankruptcy may draw CCI scrutiny
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Over 2400 cases filed before NCLT since IBC enactment
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Jyoti Structures, Monnet Ispat lenders to put companies assets on the block, again
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Insolvency Code: Beneficial Proceedings Relating to Corporate Debtor outside the Scope of Moratorium
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Now, stressed companies claiming dues from one another
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Supreme Court order offers relief to foreign operational creditors who do not have bank account in the country
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IBC ordinance: Govt may soon relax ineligibility criteria
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Singapore:

Singapore Chipmaker Blames Buyout in Bid for Quick Bankruptcy
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Noble Group's Loan Deadline Looms Amid Restructuring Talks • Noble Group faces key Dec. 20 deadline amid restructuring talks
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Austria:

Bids for insolvent airline Niki due by Thursday - administrator • Niki can keep slots while Austria examines insolvency filing - regulator
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China:

Is another debt crisis on the way?
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Brazil:

Oi creditors to vote on restructuring despite shareholder complaints
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Oi's $19 Billion Debt Finale Is So Big It's at a Concert Venue
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Brazil state bank BNDES still weighing Oi restructuring plan
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Norway:

Norske Skog to file for bankruptcy
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