Law:
Chadbourne stonewalling on discovery in $100 million gender bias suit, female attorneys say
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Partner Pins Move to Ballard Spahr on Holland & Knight's Trump Stance
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Median Pay For New Associates Has Not Budged In Two Years
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Legal at the Speed of Business
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Matthew J. Burne and Sloane B. O’Donnell Join Tucker Arensberg
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12 ways to eliminate gender inequality for lawyers
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Law profs say making California bar exam easier would lead to more malpractice:
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Blocked Trump Twitter followers claim First Amendment violation
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Law school previously flagged by ABA receives provisional accreditation
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Trump taps more BigLaw attorneys for government posts
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Diversity increasing in legal sector as number of lawyers soars
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The 17 most useful new features coming to your iPhone and iPad this fall • Apple quietly added a feature everyone wanted to iOS 11, catching up to Android in a big way
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Apple has updated the MacBook Air, but you still shouldn't buy it
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Where Machine Learning and AI Fit into the Legal Research Puzzle
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13 things guys can buy once and wear forever
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The Pink Ghetto: Small Law Firms Discriminating Against Pregnant Lawyers
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6 Lessons About Lawyering — And Life
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Purported Jerry Sandusky sex abuse victim says lawyer got him drunk so he'd sign settlement:
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Trump's lawyer says if he sets up a Russia 'war room', it won't be in the White House • White House ices Russia war room idea
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‘The guy won’t pay and he won’t listen’: Four top law firms refuse to represent Trump in Russia probe • The Biglaw Firms That Said No To Trump
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Trump Grows Discontented With Attorney General Jeff Sessions • Trump is reportedly souring on Sessions, as his Monday morning tweets make clear • Jeff Sessions reportedly suggested he resign amid growing rift with Trump
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Where Are the United States Attorneys?
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Cops: Actress, 23, slugged male victim after s-- session
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Cosby Trial: Not a Great First Day for Bill • Cosby Trial Day 2: Bill's Second Day Just as Bad
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Lawyer becomes cloistered nun and gets help paying off student loans
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ABA to ask law schools how tightening bar passage standards could impact accreditation compliance
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Philly DA loses bid to dismiss charges that he misused PAC money and public vehicles
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Dallas Lawyer Looking for Love on Reality TV Rejects Dallas Suitor
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Cocoa bankruptcy attorney disbarred for abandoning clients
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Why Is Tiffany Trump Going To Law School?
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Trump tweets could create ethics headaches for DOJ lawyers
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Davis Polk Partner Dies After Being Struck By A Train • Davis Polk atty killed by train
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Women accused of posing as Uber drivers, stealing customer's Rolex
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Judges:
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Wall Street:
Futures point to slightly weaker open as Wall Street awaits key political events
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US stock indexes slide in afternoon trading; oil rebounds
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JPMorgan’s Moonshot Man Wants to Help Wall Street Fire Its Traders
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Layoffs:
Wall Street firms are betting that the technology behind bitcoin could help them cut jobs
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Uber fired more than 20 employees after receiving 215 claims in harassment probe
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Workplace Stress Is at a Record High. Here's What's Causing It (Robots)
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East Chicago votes to cut 112 school employees
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Mass Transit:
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Politics:
The White House reportedly continued its push to lift Russia sanctions even after Flynn resigned • Trump may have gone further than we knew in his bid to get the FBI off Michael Flynn's back • Putin resorts to insults when asked if he has damaging information on Trump that could be used to blackmail him • Trump scheduled a speech during Comey's testimony • Trump will live-tweet during testimony of former FBI Director James Comey: report • Top Senate intel Dem: Russian election hacks ‘much broader’ than revealed in bombshell NSA leak • A-list mob prosecutor joins Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation team • James Comey to Jeff Sessions in February: Don't leave me alone with Trump • Putin: “I am not a woman, so I don’t have bad days”
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London mayor on Trump tweets: 'I really don't care'
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How Donald Trump Shifted Kids-Cancer Charity Money Into His Business • War on Leakers Is Off to a Bad Start for Trump • Famed Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz: There are people in the White House 'trying everything to try and get him to stop tweeting' • Fox News host tears into Trump: News media is not your problem — 'it’s you'
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GOP congressman: 'I've got a reason to crawl into a fetal position and weep every day'
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The Real ‘Resistance’ to Trump? The GOP Congress
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Some U.S. Diplomats Stage Quiet Revolt Amid Tensions With Trump
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'To me, they're not even people': Eric Trump goes off the rails in rant targeting Democrats
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Solar:
TerraForm Power Announces Court Approval of Settlement of Intercompany Claims with SunEdison
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Solar energy growth is skyrocketing compared to predictions
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Travel:
Here’s how much you’ll pay to fly if Trump privatizes air-traffic control
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Veteran's support dog mauls passenger on California-bound Delta flight
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Art:
Arts programs under threat as Trump aims to slash funds
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Corporate Governance:
Chancery Explores Limits of Forward-Looking Injunctive Relief
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Financial Advisors:
Fiduciary Rule Fight Brews While Bad Financial Advisers Multiply
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Fraud:
Company Linked to Ticketing Ponzi Scheme Files for Bankruptcy
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Madoff Lawsuits Trail Hollywood as First Case Reaches EU Court
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Economy:
Trump’s America Is Facing a $13 Trillion Consumer Debt Hangover
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Confidence in Economy in May Lowest Since November 2016
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Global growth headed for six-year high: OECD
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Reflecting on 2008, Bernanke Says Steer Wall Street Away From Courts
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BLS: Job Openings "increased to a series high" in April • There are more job openings than EVER right now • Why Job Openings Are Surging to Record Highs
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World Bank: Trump GDP Growth Will Be Worse Than Obama's
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The biggest risks to humanity
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Is the World Overdoing Low Interest Rates?
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An economist says 66 countries could end poverty by giving their citizens free money • Universal Basic Income Is Not An Innovation Policy
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Credit Scores Hit Record High as Recession Wounds Heal
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Incredible photos give a totally unexpected perspective into how the 1% lives
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The 5 highest-paying jobs for new grads, according to LinkedIn
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Trump Wants U.S. Debt Ceiling Increase by August, Spokesman Says
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Could Farms Survive Massive Deportations?
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Companies are accelerating a trend that usually shows up when recession is around the corner
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:
CoreLogic: House Prices up 6.9% Year-over-year in April
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30 Year Fixed Mortgage Rates Fall Below 4%
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First-time Foreclosure Starts Hit All-time Low
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10 US cities where everyone wants to live right now
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Kent Lindemuth opposes emergency divorce, bifurcated divorce
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CFPB Wins a Battle in Ocwen Case
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Las Vegas Real Estate in May: Sales up 28% YoY, Inventory down Sharply
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Municipalities:
Hartford's Finances Spotlight Property-Tax Quandary
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Hartford, Connecticut’s Troubles Mounting; Looking to Invoke Bankruptcy
Puerto Rico status vote lobbying intensifies
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Puerto Rico's debt crisis hits the territory's schools
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Puerto Rico's debt must be audited now
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Puerto Rico's fiscal crisis exposes limits of current status
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Puerto Rico's future: Equality in our nation
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Puerto Rico's bankruptcy leaves US island facing hard times
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Trump's spending plan targets cities' anti-terrorism funding
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As in Puerto Rico ... Illinois following dangerous path to the bottom
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Oil/Gas:
Texas oil companies add 12,000 jobs in six-month drilling surge
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Oil prices pull back ahead of U.S. inventory data • Oil gives back gains as impact from Middle East dispute seen as limited
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The World’s Top Oil Consumers
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US oil output poised to hit 10 million barrels a day next year, breaking 1970 record, EIA says
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Why the Qatar crisis isn't rattling oil markets
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Retailing:
Macy's Tumbles After Warning That Profit Margins Are Tightening • Macy's Triggers New Retail Rout On Gross Margins Warning • Macy's shares plunge 6% as company warns margins might continue to erode • Macy's shares drop to six-year low, pressuring department-store stocks
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Sears Showcases Banks' $350 Billion Risk From Trembling Retailers • Sears CEO's public feud with a top supplier has been mysteriously resolved • Sears Resolves Craftsman Supply Dispute
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Lands' End continues to struggle as Sears mark lingers
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Why Abercrombie & Fitch Is Shopping for a Buyout Offer
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The incredible rise and fall of J.Crew • J.Crew's Mickey Drexler Helped Invent “Luxury For Everybody • J.Crew’s iconic boss—a mentor to Steve Jobs—couldn’t adapt to the internet fast enough • J. Crew has a new CEO, but that won't fix its debt problem • J. Crew May Never Be the Same Again • The Lesson J Crew Forgot (That H&M and Zara Didn't)
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Luxury retail set for turnaround
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Bebe Avoids Bankruptcy Filing With Real-Estate Deals
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Lands' End revenue falls and loss widens
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Sears, Kmart to close an additional 72 stores in 2017, per report
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Amazon's and Walmart's latest moves confirm the death of the middle class as we know it
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Why Gymboree Could Be Headed for a Fate Worse Than Bankruptcy
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Food/Beverage:
Owner of Joe's Crab Shack chain files for bankruptcy • Joe's Crab Shack owner Ignite Restaurant Group files for bankruptcy • Joe's Crab Shack operator files for bankruptcy amid casual-dining slump • Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc. Enters into Asset Purchase Agreement for the Sale of Joe’s Crab Shack and Brick House Tavern + Tap • First Day Dec
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Supervalu CEO says Marsh's bankruptcy is a growth opportunity • Key deadline in Marsh sale passes without suitor surfacing
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Tech:
Mexican billionaire and Dubai investor back San Antonio’s financially troubled Vysk
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Banking:
Why Regulators Are Needed to Handle Failed Banks
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Engineering:
Creditors Rally Against Scottsdale-Based Engineering Company
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Pharma:
Valeant: There Is Significant Bankruptcy Risk Here • Don't Buy Valeant's Latest Asset-Sale Hype
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Student Debt:
Former Corinthian college students await loan relief: U.S. states
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Policy changes are altering student debt landscape
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Crisis Communication:
A Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste ... Even Chapter 11
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Corporate Reform:
Sessions bans payment provisions used by Obama’s Justice Department in settlements with banks - Sessions Nixes Settlements Requiring Companies to Donate to Third Parties • In past settlements with big banks, millions of dollars were sent to nonprofits. The Justice Department plans to end that.
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Ex-Fed chief Bernanke defends Dodd-Frank measure ahead of House vote
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Financial Markets:
What if a clearinghouse fails?
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Education:
Here’s how much it would cost to make college affordable for everyone
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Coal:
FactCheck: Coal Industry Created 50,000 Jobs
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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 (48 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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
May Commercial Bankruptcy Filings Rise 5% Y/Y; Chapter 11 Filings Dip 8% • Here We Go Again---Bankruptcy Filings Heading Back Up • A 'great debt unwind' has begun
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May Total Bankruptcy Filings, 2007-17
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Farm Bankruptcy Rates Low
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UCC:
GM Creditors' $1 Billion Fight Hangs on Fixture Definition
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UST:
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Mediation:
How Mediation Can Be Effective – Even When it Doesn’t Happen
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Ch. 13:
Right to Dismiss Prevails Over Motion to Convert
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Healthcare:
Former Louisiana Heart Hospital sold for $22 million
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Dallas: What happened to the Walnut Hill Medical Center?
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To Report or Not to Report – Is it Really A Question?
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Nevada's legislature just passed a radical plan to let anybody sign up for Medicaid
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Major insurer Anthem to withdraw from Ohio health care exchange • A Major Insurer Just Pulled Out of Obamacare in Ohio—and It Basically Blamed Trump • An insurer just made Obamacare's nightmare scenario worse, and it could be 'the tip of the iceberg' • Insurer Anthem opens another hole in ACA exchange blanket
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Growing number of zero insurer Obamacare counties for 2018
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Nuclear:
Executive Branch weighs in on Westinghouse bankruptcy
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UK:
Another insurer heads for Luxembourg to dodge Brexit upheaval
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Rights of Foreign Currency Creditors in English Insolvency Proceedings
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RBS finally reached a £200 million settlement with shareholders
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Pre-packs and pensions: It's not broken but needs tweaks
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Bond Dickinson cuts jobs in Bristol
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EU:
EU Cross-Border Insolvency and Rescue – EU Insolvency Regulation
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The Untested $181 Billion Bank Safety Net
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PIIGS:
Grexit risk still exists, former EC chief Jose Manuel Barroso says
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Greek gov't angles for compromise on debt relief • Greek ruling party says IMF debt proposal not helpful in impasse • 'Time for Greece's partners to deliver,' says EC spokesman • IMF offers to sign deal between creditors , Greece
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Greece: Eurozone's Puerto Rico
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Germany to blame for stalled Greek debt talks, says former finance minister
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Spanish bank on the brink of failure is snapped up by larger rival for a euro • Spain's Santander rescues Banco Popular from collapse
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Canada:
Defunct mining company owes millions in taxes: Province
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Hamilton steelworkers to vote on Bedrock contract, Nanticoke workers back new deal • Steelworkers ratify key agreements in Stelco restructuring
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2016 Pemberton Music Festival faced last-minute cancellation, documents show
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India:
Insolvency code could take time to resolve cases
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War On Bad Loans Being Fought By A Headless Warrior
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DRTs: A Symptom Of India's Poor Debt Recovery
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MENA:
The Qatar flight ban has begun — here's what's happening to fix the biggest feud to hit the Arab world in years • Trump says Qatar row shows his Middle East trip 'paying off' • Qatar row: Trump claims credit for isolation • Trump jumps into worsening dispute between Qatar and powerful bloc of Arab countries • Trump made a terrible blunder on Qatar in just 3 tweets • The Qatar Rift Is the Middle East's 'Trump Effect' in Action • US military praises Qatar , despite Trump tweet • Qatar and Its Neighbors Have Been At Odds Since the Arab Spring • Arab nations risk gas insecurity over rift with Qatar • Qatar Tries to Quell Food-Supply Fears After Crowds Throng Shops • Middle East Ports Shun Qatar • Russian hackers believed to have planted false news story in Qatar that sparked major conflict in the region
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Arab blockade is nightmare for Qatar Airways
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Creditors Reject Israeli Tycoon Fishman's Controversial Debt Accord
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Nigeria:
Nigeria's unemployment problem is showing no signs of slowing down
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China:
Chinese firm: We're missing $350M after exec's disappearance
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China's economy is becoming more like America’s — and not in a good way
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Hong Kong:
Noble Group's banks poised to decide trading house's fate • Banks hold key to Noble Group’s future
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Indonesia:
Recent Developments In Bankruptcy Law And Suspension Of Debt Payments
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China:
China’s $17 Trillion Debt Mountain Isn’t as Scary as It Looks
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Australia:
Insolvency Insights: Disputed goods, PMSIs, liens and administrators
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Australians Have So Much Debt They're Becoming Afraid to Spend
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Azerbiajan:
London court makes positive decision on Int'l Bank of Azerbaijan
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Singapore:
Watch the Bond Deadlines of These Four Singapore Companies
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