October 10, 2017

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Law:

Saving Biglaw
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Why Your Law Firm Isn't Anywhere Near As Profitable As You Think
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6 Ways to Respond to Legal Market Disruption
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It's the end of the law office as we know it. Do we feel fine?
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What Happens to Kirkland's Legions of Income Partners?
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Clients Attend 'Camp for Adults' on Pepper Partner's Private Island
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Legal sector adds 900 jobs in September
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Winston & Strawn Seeks Arbitration in Gender Bias Fight
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Susy M. Trace joins DLA Piper (Canada) LLP's Restructuring Group in Edmonton
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Shkreli's Ex-Katten, Kaye Scholer Lawyer Faces Skeptical Judge Ahead of Trial
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General Counsel See Pay Increases Amid Shifting Role
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Deal Value Is Down Big — Brace Yourself For Hard Times
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UK: Mayer Brown and Dechert boost NQ pay to £75k and £95k
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Training contract numbers fall at UK’s leading corporate law firms
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Once again, Ohio Supreme Court says no to a Chesley end-around
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Apple Has Named a New General Counsel
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Using Technology To Increase Diversity
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Apple's head of design says some people 'misuse' iPhones
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This startup has created a TurboTax equivalent for bankruptcy
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Attorney And Playwright Christine Hoang On Representation, Rediscovery, And ‘A Girl Named Sue’
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Want To Get Paid? Avoid These Common Mistakes…
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No One Is A Rational Decisionmaker
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The Main Thing New Employees Overlook
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Understanding And Working With Anger And Other Difficult Emotions Through Mindfulness
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Being Focused And Fearless To Achieve The Impossible
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Seattle Law School Latest Flashpoint Over Campus Speech
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Las Vegas shooting victims and their families are offered free civil legal help
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This iOS 11 tip will help you organize your apps in seconds
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Why we're exhausted: Stress and social media are taking their toll
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Law Students Agree: THIS Is The Ugliest Law School In America
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Harvey Weinstein fired from his Hollywood studio • Harvey Weinstein's Wild Weekend Involved Plenty of Lawyers • The toppling of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein • Weinstein's Desperate Email to Film Execs • Harvey Weinstein begged Hollywood power players for their help hours before he was fired • Hollywood Stars Who Once Praised Harvey • Weinstein says he's suing NYTimes over sexual harassment story • Victims’ Lawyer Is Now a Tutor to Weinstein on Respecting Women • Mother Knows Best: Gloria Allred Disses Daughter’s Decision To Rep Harvey Weinstein • Lisa Bloom resigns as Harvey Weinstein's advisor • Lawyer advising Harvey Weinstein: Alleged harassment was illegal and ‘gross’ • Harvey Weinstein became a major player in Democratic politics — here's the wide net of people he has given money to • Fashion designer Donna Karan comes to Harvey Weinstein's defense suggesting his victims may have been 'asking for it'
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Fox News' top attorney takes leave as network faces storm of harassment claims
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Steve Wynn: Las Vegas gunman seemed like 'a rational man' • Shooter: 'I was born bad' • Vegas killer described his unusual habits in 2013 testimony • After Las Vegas Shooting, a Tight-Lipped Sheriff Faces a Maddening Case • Fact Check: "White men have committed more mass shootings than any other group" • Investigators just changed a key part of the timeline in the Las Vegas shooting
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Trump makes opening demands for immigration deal — including funding for the wall • New Trump immigration plan puts ‘Dreamers’ deal under threat • Schumer, Pelosi say Trump's immigration demands 'can't be serious' • Trump unveils strict 70-point immigration enforcement plan • More judges, attorneys, agents • Trump Hands Democrats an Opportunity on Immigration
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The Tension Within Trump’s Legal Team
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This is exactly how to send that awkward goodbye email telling your colleagues you got a better gig
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Georgia sheriff is indicted for warrantless search of hundreds of students in high school lockdown
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Justice Department tells Supreme Court to drop travel ban case because it is moot
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Sessions memo says Title VII doesn’t bar discrimination against transgender people • DOJ Reverses Stance On Transgender Workplace Protections • Trump’s war on the American people
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America's Many Divides Over Free Speech
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Sessions: Employers can choose who to hire based on religion
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Lawyers behaving badly
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Robot as Legal Person?
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Commit a crime? Your Fitbit, key fob or pacemaker could snitch on you
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New California law allows jail time for using wrong gender pronoun
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Judges:

Notorious R.B.G. Talks Trash About Gorsuch, Gerrymandering
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Gorsuch v. Roberts: The rookie takes on the chief
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Supreme Court’s newest justice has an elk as an office mate
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Anger Over Stalled Judicial Nominations
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Wall Street:

U.S. stock futures inch higher, as investors count down to earnings season
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Stocks trade little changed as Wall Street pauses before earnings season • Stocks Close Mildly Lower
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El-Erian notes only a major shock like North Korea or a policy mistake could hurt stocks
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Trump’s insane Dow Jones rally just keeps going
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Layoffs:

Lahey Health announces 75 layoffs
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Most Americans would favor policies to limit job and wage losses caused by automation
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Politics:

Trump vs. the Senate • How Rand Paul became the Trump Whisperer • Trump vs Corker • The message behind Bob Corker's public Trump intervention • The GOP senators standing up to Trump • White House now an ‘adult day-care center,’ senator says in Twitter spat with Trump • The Problem With 'Containing' Donald Trump • Why Corker Fears Trump's Actions • Steve Bannon: Bob Corker is a 'disgrace,' and if he has any honor 'he should resign' • The Republican’s Guide to Presidential Etiquette • Strategist Bob Doll: We could get a pullback if 'adults leave the Trump administration' • Republican Senators Want No Part of Trump-Corker Feud • How Trump’s Feud with Bob Corker Endangers His Tax Cut Plan • The hypocrisy of Bob Corker • It’s What Bob Corker Does Next That Counts • White House insiders paint a grim picture of Trump's increasingly volatile behavior • A ‘pressure cooker’: Trump’s frustration and fury rupture alliances, threaten agenda • White House aides lean on delays and distraction to manage Trump • FactCheck: The First 263 Days
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Trump Has Other Republicans Nodding in Agreement • Donald Trump, the President Without a Party
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Inside Trump’s Head: An Exclusive Interview With the President, And The Single Theory That Explains Everything
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Rex Tillerson at the Breaking Point
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Trump's popularity is slipping in rural America • Trump Presidency Draws Strong Support, Stronger Opposition
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Trump’s digital campaign director was paid $1,500 to set up his election website. Then he raked in $94 million when Trump won
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White House to cooperate with Mueller in hopes he'll clear Trump • Report: Russians also bought ads on Google • Russia probe attracts scrutiny to Facebook's political ads • How Facebook fueled Trump's campaign • Mueller's next move, the Steele dossier, and an NSA hack — the latest in a wild week of Trump-Russia developments • Trump-Russia Dossier: More Significant • New email raises questions about Trump Jr. meeting • Study: Russia Can Get In Our Voting Machines • Russia took inspiration from Americans to spark outrage on Facebook • New emails indicate the Trump Tower Russia meeting was carefully planned out
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'Policy didn't work!': Trump tweets of North Korea after hinting at war • Top GOP senator says Trump could set the US 'on the path to World War III' • Sen. Corker’s ‘World War III’ comment is only making things worse
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At least 5 investigations opened on Trump Cabinet's luxury travel
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Steve Bannon's next victims • Bannon Will Attempt to Oust All GOP Senators
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Jared and Ivanka's bipartisan dinners
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Melania Trump and ex-wife Ivana Trump feud over who's the real first lady
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Pence walks out of NFL game over protests • Mike Pence faces backlash for seemingly flying to Indianapolis just so he could walk out after players knelt during national anthem • How much did Mike Pence’s NFL walkout cost taxpayers? • Ethics Watchdog Blasts Pence for Wasting Taxes to Walk Out of Football Game • Pence Flies to NFL Game to Stage Walkout Over Anthem Protest • Pence ‘stunt’ at Indianapolis Colts game was ‘worse than Bridgegate’: Scarborough • Model Outs Dolphins Coach Allegedly Snorting Coke as Revenge Over Anthem Protests • Miami Dolphins investigating coach after video posted online appears to show him snorting a white powder • Coach resigns • Jerry Jones says Cowboys players who disrespect the flag will not play • NFL players are reportedly under pressure from owners and management to stop protesting during the national anthem • Dolphins owner Steve Ross now wants players to stand for anthem, coach Adam Gase makes it a rule • ESPN suspends Jemele Hill, who was in hot water over Trump comments, for another controversial tweet • Trump Searched NFL Rule Book to Stop Players Protesting • Opinions on NFL protests are divided by race
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Trump says Kelly will stay on for the "7 remaining years" • A civilian salute to John Kelly's new reality
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Trump once wrote a letter bashing Richard Branson's 'terrible business' and suggested he would go 'down in flames'
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The Partisan Divide on Political Values Grows Even Wider
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NM Governor's Donors Given $2.2 Billion Total In State Pension Investments
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Personal Finance:

It’s harder than you think to spend down your 401(k) account in retirement
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Here's how much more you could make just from joining a frat
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Budget shows how a couple making $200,000 can feel like they're scraping by
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Solar:

What's the Story behind SunEdison's Bankruptcy? • What’s Next for SunEdison? • SunEdison: A Classic Wall Street Boom-and-Bust Story
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Gambling:

Caesars Entertainment Unit Preparing to Exit Bankruptcy • Caesars completes merger, emerges from bankruptcy protection • Caesars bankruptcy ends amid Asia market shift, Vegas shooting • Caesars Entertainment: imperial ambition • Caesars’ CEO flags new growth on bankruptcy exit • Caesars bankruptcy battle, waged for 2½ years, is over
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South Dakota-Based Bet Rebate Company Files For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
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Baseball:

Six Years Ago, the Bankrupt Los Angeles Dodgers Were in a Very Different Place
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Education:

Post-Bankruptcy School Specialty Could Double
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For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In
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Compensation:

CEO pay has little relationship to performance
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Celebs:

Bankruptcy has pushed Boris Becker to desperate measures
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How Tom Petty Beat his Record Label by Declaring Bankruptcy
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TV Networks Don't Want O.J. Interview • How Much Did OJ Simpson Make From His NFL Pension While He Was In Prison?
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Event Centers:

Judge signs off on PV Event Center bankruptcy plan
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Farmer in bankruptcy fraud case made death threat, co-worker says
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Coal:

Power Producers Should Cheer Coal's Closing Time
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EPA: The War on Coal is Over
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Corporate Reform:

Trump administration calls for rolling back Obama-era financial regulations
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Economy:

How Hurricane Harvey stoked U.S. inflation and cost families across the country • A Hurricane-Impacted Employment Report
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Public and Private Sector Payroll Jobs: Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump
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Fed Staff Nowcast stands at 1.5% for 2017:Q3 and 2.5% for 2017:Q4.
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Bill Gross blames US Fed for 'fake markets'
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Will an ‘easy money guy’ be the next Fed chair?
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Fed's Kaplan: I'm still open to Dec rate hike despite really weak Sept jobs report
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Will the Fed Give the Economy Room to Run?
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Dr. Doom, at Age 89, Has Ideas About How to Pick the Next Federal Reserve Chief
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Trump Twitter bombs and a negotiating standoff: How NAFTA talks could fail
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IMF Chief: Global Recovery Taking Hold at Last
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10 reasons why the economy is in great shape
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Why the average retirement age is rising
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A US fiscal stimulus now would stoke inflation, crash the markets and cause a recession
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Fed Has a Warning on Trump's Tax Plan • These Are the Tax Issues Threatening to Divide Republicans • 'The Primary Obstacle Is Math': Trouble Ahead for the Trump Tax Plan • Goldman Sachs predicts only minor boost from Trump’s tax cuts • Goldman: 65 percent chance that tax reform gets through • Why some middle-class families could face a tax increase under the GOP plan • The economy needs Trump’s tax cut, but don’t expect too much: Peter Morici • Sen. Corker-Trump sparring match increases reservations about tax reform, Art Cashin says • Conflicts become clear as Republicans progress on tax reform • The GOP is beginning to see just how narrow their margin is on tax reform • Trump's Tax Plan Might Not Add Up • Trump's 'tax reform' is more regressive than even Reagan's • Republicans Worry About Keeping Trump's Middle Class Tax Promise • Mullin: GOP Tax Plan Gives Middle Class “Significant” Tax Cut • Republican tax plan would help the rich while ballooning the deficit • Like 'family farms,' mom-and-pop businesses propel tax cuts for the rich • Republicans struggle to define who would benefit from their tax plan • Trump's tax plan champions 'pass-through' businesses that helped fuel the rise of the 1% • Robb: Republicans lose Round 1 on tax reform • The GOP Tax Reform Plan Has A Huge New Flaw • 3 takeaways from tax-reform plan: On efficiency, economic growth, and cost • Fact Check: Tax plan does nothing for low income earners • Crunch time for Republicans seeking tax code rewrite • U.S. Tax Reform Proposal Highlights Potential Sweeping Changes • Breaking Down Trump's Tax Framework and Its Potential Impact on Small Businesses • The Trump administration is sending confusing signals on their tax plan and the federal deficit • GOP budget hawks lay low as party pushes tax plan that experts say will send deficit soaring • Congress Wants to Eliminate the State and Local Tax Deduction. What's That? • Trump's tax plan gives Wall Street everything it wants — and that's bad news for them • Are red low-tax states subsidizing blue high-tax states through the tax code? • Why Corporate Tax Cuts Won’t Create Jobs • Kevin Hassett spanks the Tax Policy Center on taxes and growth • Tax Cuts Gets Harder from Here • Here's Who Would Pay for the Trump Tax Cuts in the End
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A closer look at who does (and doesn't) pay US income tax
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Among economists, there is near-universal acceptance that immigration generates huge benefits
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Richard Thaler wins Nobel Prize in Economics • 'Nudge' economist Richard Thaler wins Nobel Prize • Nobel Prize goes to behavioral economics pioneer Richard Thaler • Nobel Prize winner Thaler helps run a fund that’s nearly doubled the S&P since the bull market began • Richard Thaler's Savvy, Calculating Insurrection • Thaler Changed My Life (and Everybody Else's) • The Nobel Committee Recognizes the Obvious • The Economist Who Realized How Crazy We Are
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How computers could start making hiring decisions • The death of the cover letter and other ways automation is changing the hiring process
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Only 1-in-4 think America is on the right track
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Move over, millennials — members of Generation Z are ready to work
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Comments: The Record Job Streak
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In a switch, GOP deserts its budget-cutting mantra • House Opens the Door to Tax Reform With $4.1 Trillion Budget
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The Economy Is Humming. Bankers Are Cheering. What Could Go Wrong?
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Trump administration calls for deregulation to boost markets and investment
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Global Finance Crisis Looms Large
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Where are the Millennials Moving?
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Americans deepest in poverty lost more ground in 2016
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Three Cheers for Globalism!
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Americans Face a Rising Risk of Dying Alone
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The average American household owns more than two Apple products
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Which industry values older workers most?
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Framing Lumber Prices Up 20% Year-over-year
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Renters suddenly say now is great time to buy a home
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How Many Hours Americans Need to Work to Pay Their Mortgage • The Average Joe needs to work more than 100 hours a month to pay for a home in these cities
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Fannie Mae: Boomers won’t own their home free and clear before retirement
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Trump's economic director is half-right. People buy certain homes for the tax break.
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Leading Index for Commercial Real Estate Declines in September
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Las Vegas Real Estate in September: Sales up Slightly YoY, Inventory down Sharply
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Neighbors revolt against tiny houses and say they will destroy property values
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Between A Rock And A Hard Place: Cash Deposits Vs. Standby Letters Of Credit
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Bankruptcy filing on historic Sioux City building dismissed
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Municipalities:

Fearing Bankruptcy , Hartford Creditors Prepare For Court Battle
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Puerto Rico Investors to Get 10 to 20 Cent Recoveries, Bass Says • Puerto Rico's Bonds Tank: A Warning For The Muni Bond Market
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Why is Puerto Rico more than $70 billion in debt? • Here's how Puerto Rico got into so much debt
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Puerto Rico’s $74 Billion Burden Left It Helpless When Maria Hit
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PROMESA law to be re-evaluated
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Assured Guaranty Withdraw Puerto Rico Lawsuit
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Wall Street Firms Gambled on Puerto Rico . They're Losing. • Jewish Billionaire Seth Klarman's Fund Revealed as Secret Holder of $1 Billion in Puerto Rico Debt
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Pursuit Of Claims On Behalf Of Puerto Rico's Constitutional Bondholders
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Debt & Disaster: Puerto Rico's Double Whammy
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Puerto Rico's economic recovery may now take more than a decade
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Puerto Rico's Power Restoration Slowed by Miles of Downed Lines • Elon Musk’s offer to rebuild Puerto Rico’s electricity grid is a game-changer • How Would Tesla Get Paid To Rebuild Puerto Rico's Electrical Grid? • Nothing Could Possibly Go Wrong If Elon Musk Is Chosen To Rebuild Puerto Rico’s Power Grid • Rebuild Strong, Not Green, in Puerto Rico • Top Puerto Rico bank says four months too long to wait for power
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Critics blast Facebook's Zuckerberg for 'magical' virtual reality tour of Puerto Rico devastation
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White House lets Puerto Rico Jones Act waiver expire
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If Puerto Rico Were A State, Its Health Care System Would Recover Faster From Maria • Puerto Rico Faces a Medicaid Crisis
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Political Support Growing to Wipe Out Puerto Rico's Wall Street Debt • Will Puerto Rico Require Substantial Debt Forgiveness? • The Case For Wiping Out Puerto Rico's Debt • White House Official Gives Lip Service To Puerto Rican Debt Relief But Offers No New Deal • Puerto Rico needs a Marshall Plan • Trump Wants Puerto Rico Debt Handled in Bankruptcy, Sanders Says
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Puerto Rico debt plan must be equal parts inspiring, realistic
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The Puerto Rico recovery, by the numbers
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With cell towers still down, snail mail has become the main form of communication in Puerto Rico — and US Postal Service workers have emerged as heroes
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Puerto Rican Rum and Revenue Flowing Again at Bacardi Distillery
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Senators Pledge to Support Long-Term Puerto Rico Rebuilding • Pence Promises Long-Term Help for Storm-Stricken Puerto Rico • Senators say massive rebuild needed in Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico Power Outages May Cause Drug Shortages
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Debt Alone Won't Crush Puerto Rico. Depopulation Is the Curse • Without Power Until Next Year, Puerto Ricans Are Leaving—Maybe Forever
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Blumenthal: 'We are on the verge of failing Puerto Rico '
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Puerto Rico after the storm: an island on the edge
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The Way We Talk About Puerto Rico Is BS
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Puerto Rico governor asks Congress for more federal aid • Puerto Rico to Congress: Hello, we need money • Puerto Rico Gov. Seeks $4.6B in Recovery 'Down Payment' • 'Big Decision': Will the US Spend What It Takes to Save Puerto Rico ? • Puerto Rico situation could turn even uglier without Congress' help • What Congress Owes Puerto Rico
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Trump to Executive Branch: Don't Worry About Puerto Rico • Trump says tossing paper towels in Puerto Rico was ‘fun’ • Trump Has 'Tremendous Compassion' for Puerto Rico, Ryan Claims as President's Response Continues to Prompt Criticism • Trump lashes out at San Juan mayor, others in Puerto Rico who begged for help • For Trump, Puerto Rico may be the last best test of his political word • Politicians With Puerto Rican Roots Challenge Trump in Push for Aid
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Texas Congressional Delegation Seeks Additional $19B in Federal Harvey Aid
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Feds: Guam debt more than doubled in a decade
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Connecticut losing at numbers game
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Oil/Gas:

Bankers Tell Drillers: Things Aren't So Bad
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Oil prices rebound, supported by OPEC comments on output cuts
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Saudis to Make Deepest Cut to Oil Production
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Oil Rigs "Steady as she goes"
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Amazon Effect Coming to Oil Markets
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Hurricane Nate shuts down about 90% of Gulf of Mexico oil production • Gulf Of Mexico Output Falls Nearly 100% After Hurricane Nate
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Why Seadrill Partners LLC Jumped 12.4% in September, Despite its Parent's Bankruptcy • Seadrill seeks bankruptcy court OK to pay $137 mln to suppliers
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Rig count falls as oil prices stagnate
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E&P Bottom Of The Barrel Club #17-5: Headed For A Big Fall
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The world's biggest oil trader is questioning its own long-term prospects
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Weather:

Santa Rosa BK Court Closed • Napa and Sonoma counties in California undertake evacuations as wildfires rage • California Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations • Raging Wine Country Wildfires Burn Homes; Force Evacuations • More Than 50 Structures Destroyed • Several homes burn as fast-moving brush fire hits Anaheim Hills • At least 10 dead as fires burn in California wine country • Wildfires deal devastating blow to wine, tourism industries in California’s famed Wine Country • Santa Rosa Neighborhoods Wiped Out by Wildfires • Before-and-after photo
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Nate marches across US East Coast, dumping heavy rains
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Hurricane season poised to break record more than century old
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AIG says it could see $3 billion in losses from hurricanes
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Mass Torts:

Asbestos in J&J talc caused woman's mesothelioma, atty says in trial opening
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Debt Collection:

Experts React to FDCPA Court Decision on Emailed Validation Notice
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Federal Judge Allows CFPB Case Against Debt Collection Law Firm to Move Forward
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Consumer Finance:

Payday Lending Faces Tough New Restrictions • Facts: New Payday Loan Rules
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Food/Beverage:

SF: Bankruptcy, bathrooms helped sink ‘Carmen’s’
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Autos:

GST Autoleather bankruptcy could be an early warning
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Tesla's Production Crises Worse Than Claimed • Tesla Model 3 issues could delay or kill its ‘iPhone moment,’ analysts say
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Why General Motors Is Suddenly a Wall Street Darling
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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 (10 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
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

September Commercial Bankruptcy Filings 2007-17
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Bankruptcy Filings Decline Overall in 2017
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Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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Make-Whole:

Bankruptcy Court Approves Make-Whole Claims and the Postpetition Interest Rate Listed in Note Agreement
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Professional Compensation:

Fees for Defending Fees – Recent Rulings Permit Contractual Circumvention of Supreme Court’s Baker Botts v. Asarco Decision
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Intervention:

First Circuit Holds Creditors Committees Always Have the Right to Intervene (Sort Of)
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Avoidance Actions:

So, You Think You Can Avoid a Fraudulent Transfer?
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Insurance:

The Interminable 'Insured vs. Insured' Battle
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Ch. 7:

Wife’s Solo Bankruptcy Filing Doesn’t Pass ‘Smell Test’
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Discharge:

Child Support Repayment Can Be Wiped Out in Bankruptcy
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Restoring Bankruptcy 's Fresh Start
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Ch. 13:

Lawyer Can’t Recover Costs Advanced in Chapter 13 Case
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Bankruptcy Policy:

Tracing Equity: Realizing and Allocating Value in Chapter 11
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Morality:

The Persistence of Bankruptcy Stigma
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Safe Harbors:

Amicus Brief on the Scope of the Bankruptcy Safe Harbor for Securities Settlement Payments
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Travel:

6 airline industry secrets that will help you fly like a pro
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Electricity:

Trump EPA will start rolling back Clean Power Plan on Tuesday, Scott Pruitt says
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Freight:

AAR: Rail Carloads decreased, Intermodal Increased, in September
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Healthcare:

Provider Bankruptcies Increase Physicians’ Fraud Liability Risks
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Trump to expand access to cheaper, short-term health plans • Trump could split health-insurance market with upcoming executive order
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Can Trump and Schumer really make a health care deal?
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55 million people have access to free birth control under ACA • More employers can exclude birth control coverage under ACA based on moral or religious grounds
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Trump is doing his best to try to destroy Obamacare on his own • Republicans privately admit defeat on Obamacare repeal
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San Diego’s hepatitis A outbreak is among nation’s worst in decades
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These bankrupt clinics treated thousands of Merced residents. Now they’re under investigation
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Retailing:

New US bankruptcy approach keeps stores, employees intact
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AlixPartners: Liquidation is the norm for bankrupt retailers
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Hudson's Bay CEO Says Closing Stores Starts A Spiral That 'Can't Be Stopped'
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Amazon Sales Tax Fight Heating Up as States Crack Down
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Perfumania's Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan approved by court
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Chapter 22: Why Some Retailers Emerge from Bankruptcy Only to File Again
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Bankrupt U.S. retailers begin to catch a break
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Forget Amazon, Says Investor Backing Brick-and-Mortar Retailers
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Sycamore Seeks $4 Billion for Retail Buyout Fund
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Nordstrom Family Scrambles to Save Buyout Plans
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Short seller Andrew Left says he's found a 'business dirtier than Herbalife'
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RadioShack rises up: Independent dealers expand as Fort Worth retailer emerges from bankruptcy
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44% of retailers have cut prices due to online competition
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Amazon is buying up old shopping malls
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Telecoms:

Critical Questions For Uniti Buyers: An Attempt At Some Answers
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Currency:

Price of bitcoin will collapse, says economist Rogoff, who wrote the book on currencies
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UK:

UK discussing Monarch compensation with credit, debit card firms
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Monarch's creditors risk losing valuable airport slots
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Boeing helped finance bailout of Monarch Airlines in 2016
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Former minister calls for public inquiry on Monarch collapse
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Premier League: Clubs 'risk bankruptcy ' with promotion
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UK insolvency framework is OECD’s best for zombie-busting
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Use of confidential documents by insolvency officeholders appointed in connected insolvencies
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May Urged to Walk Away if Brexit Talks Fail This Month • The EU is set to delay Brexit transition talks, in a fresh blow to Theresa May • More Brexit headaches as trade with the EU rises and UK exports to the rest of the world fall • Theresa May suffers backlash from Tory MPs after saying European judges could keep powers after Brexit • Legal advice saying Brexit can be reversed shows Theresa May's huge strategic error on Article 50 • British PM: Prepare for a No-Deal Brexit
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Pre-action Protocol for Debt Claims: Changes to the “Letter – wait – issue” process
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Donald Trump's Scottish golf resorts suffer heavy losses
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500,000 more Brits are expected to be living in poverty by 2021, despite record high employment
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London Real Estate Mogul Counters Wife’s Divorce Filing With Claim She’s Not His Wife
(DBN)

Truworths loss widens to $1,7m
(DBN)

BAE Systems to axe over 1,000 UK jobs
(DBN)

Gordon Ramsay says Brexit will be a 'kick up the a***' for 'lazy' Britain
(DBN)

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EU:

Europe's New Mistake on Failing Banks
(DBN)

Eurozone regulators to push for tougher rules on bad loan stockpiles
(DBN)

The Plan to Save Europe
(DBN)

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PIIGS:

A reprieve in Spain-Catalonia tensions gives investors a break ... for now • Spain's economy minister says it's 'very clear' that Catalan independence is not going to happen • Spain warns it will act if Catalonia declares independence • Catalonia's Bid for Independence Sows Deep Divisions Among Family, Friends • Spain Apologizes to Injured • Catalan economy rattled by independence push • Catalonia's referendum unmasks authoritarianism in Spain • European shares under pressure as Catalonia crisis reaches crucial stage
(DBN)

Eurozone sees no risk of Berlin derailing Greek bailout
(DBN)

Italy casts doubt on ECB plan to rein in bad loans
(DBN)

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Canada:

Tears for Sears
(DBN)

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North Korea:

White House budget director: Trump 'clearly telegraphing' military force against North Korea
(DBN)

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India:

Insolvency Code misuse: Supreme Court sends strong message
(DBN)

India is in a serious cyclical downturn that may linger until 2020
(DBN)

Will banks take large haircuts on stressed companies assets? Investors want 60 pct, lenders willing to do just 5 pct
(DBN)

IBC reform on cards to protect homebuyers • Insolvency rules tweaked, home buyers get cover
(DBN)

As debt laden Tata Teleservices looks out for exit plan, 5,000 employees may lose their jobs: report • Tata Teleservices Shut, 5000 Employees to Be Fired • Tata Teleservices plunges by 17 per cent on exit plan
(DBN)

Tata Group eyes buying debt-ridden Air India
(DBN)

Tata Group to rationalise portfolio of companies, to take tough calls
(DBN)

Lenders raise concerns on bankruptcy code functionalities
(DBN)

The Debate Regarding ‘Dispute” And ‘Existence Of A Dispute’ With Respect To Proceedings Under The Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Has Been Settled Down By Supreme Court
(DBN)

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Germany:

Germany's bankrupt Air Berlin will end flights this month • Bankrupt Air Berlin to stop flying at the end of the month • Massive job losses
(DBN)

German minister Schaeuble bows out, convictions intact
(DBN)

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Australia:

Topshop Australia administrators point finger at Arcadia Group
(DBN)

Catch me if you can: Stephen Dank made bankrupt after slipping the net for months
(DBN)

Channel Ten: some of Australia’s best known billionaires face massive losses
(DBN)

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Croatia:

Agrokor Says It Failed to Report $616 Million of Liabilities
(DBN)

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China:

New Rulings In Beijing - Will They Make Restructuring More Difficult?
(DBN)

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Malaysia:

Bankruptcy cases expected to be halved with change in law
(DBN)

Insolvency Act 1967 Comes into Force
(DBN)

Minister says hands tied over fate of 3,600 laid-off MAS workers
(DBN)

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