September 18, 2017

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Law:

Let’s Screw With Some Summer Associates
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JDs from middle-ranked schools in states with many public colleges may give best investment return
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Judge pushes SEC to come to terms with Dewey duo One of the Dewey "Secret Seven" cooperators sentenced
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Quinn Emanuel’s Bold New Lateral Hire Strategy
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The Best Kind Of In-House Attorney Is A Robot
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Senate confirms 12 new US Attorneys
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Ex-NFL Players Seek Law Firm's Money After Sacking Ex-Partner
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Components of Effective Partner Compensation: Long-Term Focus
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Big Law Staff Attorney Pleads Guilty to Child P--- Charges
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Psychic lawyer says his career choice was predicted
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These ex-BigLaw attorneys are forming a "next-generation" law firm
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Mueller just obtained a warrant that could change the entire nature of the Russia investigation Facebook gave Mueller more details on Russian ad buys than Congress Another Prosecutor Joins Mueller Team New Legislation Protects Mueller From Trump Trump ally Roger Stone says he will voluntarily testify before House Intelligence Committee Deutsche Bank CEO won't reveal whether the bank has talked with Mueller about Trump Trump Lawyers Clash on Inquiry Cooperation
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Former Trump campaign adviser files defamation suit over stories reporting on possible Russia links
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Trump Wants Emoluments Suit Dismissed
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Federal judge in Chicago blocks Trump administration’s hold on grants to sanctuary cities
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At Motel 6, We’ll Keep The Light On For You (And Then Maybe We’ll Call The Cops On You) Motel 6 will tell employees to stop giving guest lists to immigration agents
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McCain Supports Transgender Troops
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Justice Department, Divided Internally, Backed Colorado Baker Over Gay Couple
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Private Email Use by Voter Commission Illegal
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Here's how the iPhone X compares to the Galaxy Note 8 How to decide if the iPhone X is worth $1K Why Google's upcoming phone is more exciting than the iPhone X 25 Features Coming to Your iPhone This Month Can cops use iPhone X’s facial recognition technology to access users’ information?
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Legal Know-It-All Robot 'Lia' Joins Allstate's In-House Ranks
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Paul, Weiss’s Jeh Johnson on Cybersecurity
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5 Things to Ask Before Hiring a Robo-Lawyer: Part 3
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Suicidal Law Students Are No Laughing Matter
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What Kind Of Drinker (And Lawyer) Are You?
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St. Louis protest over ex-cop's acquittal turns violent for a 2nd night U2 cancels St. Louis show amid unrest over acquittal of cop Jason Stockley
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Missing man's body decomposed in airport parking lot -- for eight months!
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Trump Nominee Cited Dred Scott Slavery Decision as Sound Precedent
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GSK Loses Bid For New Trial in Attorney Suicide Case
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Did you know there’s an emotion so painful that taking Tylenol can actually help lessen the physical pain associated with it?
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Judges:

Lawsuit by judge ordered to undergo psych eval will test judicial oversight limits
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BK ND FL: Vacancy Announcement - Bankruptcy Generalist Clerk
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Jewelry co. CEO admits to forging judge's signature on phony court orders
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7th Circuit’s chief judge disagrees with newly retired Posner on pro se criticisms The Seventh Circuit Responds To Judge Richard Posner
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The "very ugly" case that put Judge Posner over the edge
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Wall Street:

Dow, S&P 500 poised to start the week with fresh records
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Stocks Climb To A Record High:
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Here’s How Rich You’d Be If You Stayed in the Stock Market at Lehman’s Collapse
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CFOs say Trump deserves credit for stock market highs: Survey
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Layoffs:

State Departments Plans $10Bn in Cuts
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Deutsche Bank CEO gets brutally honest about what automation is going to do to banking jobs
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Weather:

Texas and Florida hurt by the economic body blow from hurricanes Harvey and Irma Harvey and Irma Have Global Market Implications
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3 focus areas for Texas property owners after Harvey
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Hurricane Jose is traveling up the East Coast as a new threat forms in the Caribbean — here's the latest new Tropical Storm Maria tracks Irma's early path Maria upgraded to hurricane, aims at already battered Caribbean
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Visitors Tell of Extreme Heat at Florida Nursing Home After Eight Deaths How a bill requiring Florida nursing homes to have backup AC died Lawmakers to Focus on Nursing Home Deaths Rehabilitation Center of Hollywood Hills pushing back against accusations ‘The Keys are not what you left.’ Residents return to Middle Keys for the first time.
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Hurricanes Irma and Harvey may be a 'wake-up call' for vulnerable cities, and local zoning laws
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Harvey's recovery czar says he's 'future-proofing' Texas — but he has yet to propose changes to policies that made Houston a 'ticking time bomb'
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Hurricane alert: Why 40 percent of small businesses never recover from a disaster
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How to hurricane-proof a Caribbean or Florida vacation, post-Irma
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Irma and Our Age of Standardized Disaster
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Politics:

Dealing with Democrats? Protecting 'Dreamers'? Here in Arizona that's just fine with these Trump supporters
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Trump to Address United Nations
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Funds from Trump's massive inaugural fundraiser still unavailable to charity
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Trump retweets video of him hitting a golf ball at Hillary Clinton in Sunday morning Twitter spree Ex-Trump Staffer: We're Hung Out to Dry
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'Spitting in the eye of transparency': Trump administration releases visitor logs from Mar-a-Lago, but it's only a list of 22 Japanese officials
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Bill Maher just gave an incredible jaw-dropping lecture on blue states’ rights :)
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‘That’s why you got fired!’: CNN host blisters ‘pompous’ ex-baseball star Schilling as ESPN discussion turns ugly
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New Confederates explain why they’re here as Richmond braces for rally What's the Right Punishment for Tearing Down a Confederate Monument? Why Trump Sees Moral Clarity in London and Complexity in Charlottesville Faced with an up-or-down choice on Charlottesville resolution, Trump chooses third option
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The party's over: Republicans and Democrats are both finished
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Bernie Sanders responds to Hillary Clinton's criticism that he didn't afford her adequate 'respect'
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Childcare:

State prosecutors investigating defunct San Francisco babysitting agency By Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle
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Non-Profits:

UW-Oshkosh Foundation filings seek path to pay bills during bankruptcy
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Economy:

Next Fed meeting will be all about the 'dots' 3 things to watch at Janet Yellen's Fed meeting Fed to take historic leap into the unknown The Fed is getting ready for its 'biggest meeting of the year' The Fed prepares for its balance-sheet—and its board—to shrink Goldman raises odds of another Fed rate hike this year Trump is set to have an unusual level of influence over the Fed — and that's needed right now
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The Fed is about to take a historic step, but here's what the markets care about more
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Credit Card Delinquencies on the Rise Credit Card Debt Continues to Approach Post Recession Highs
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Retail Sales Declined Slightly in August
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Hurricanes pull consumer confidence down in early September
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Rising rates could eat into one vulnerable set of stocks
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Married Americans have yet another reason to be smug
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Old Classmates Want Mnuchin to Resign
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Trump Administration Seeks to Avoid Withdrawal From Paris Climate Accord Trump administration seeks to finesse Paris climate accord rather than breaking it altogether White House pushes back on reports that the US won't withdraw from Paris climate agreement Window Closing on Dangerous Global Warming
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Global debt may be understated by $13 trillion: BIS
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Migrant Crackdown Threatens Dairy Farms
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US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley says the UN has exhausted options on North Korea
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Trump throws a curveball as Republican leaders ready their massive tax reform package Everything You Need To Know About Tax Reform Is In This One Sentence For congressional Republicans, it’s tax reform or die Cutting Taxes Will Be Harder Than Trump Thinks When It Comes to Tax Cuts, Nobody Cares About Fiscal Discipline Suddenly Few in GOP Complaining About Debt Speaker Ryan, think big on corporate tax reform
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An Infrastructure Deal Should Be Easy, But Isn't
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Kansas Town Doesn't Want Tyson Plant Kansas is Dead Last for Good Paying Jobs
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WI: Legislature Approves Foxconn Giveaways
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Realty Industry Blocks Sea Level Warnings
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This veteran investor nailed the last housing bubble and now expects another
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That Puerto Rico bankruptcy ruling will have implications for Illinois
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Bankruptcy heads off sheriff sale on former Warren Packard Electric buildings
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Damages math set in MBS suit against Goldman, Deutsche Bank
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Returns from home flipping drop for third consecutive quarter
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Texas Cities Struggle to House Thousands Displaced by Hurricane Harvey
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Municipalities:

Bronin: Hartford Would Have No Choice But Bankruptcy If GOP Budget Adopted
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US Virgin Islands at Risk of Bankruptcy Amid Hurricane Devastation
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Connecticut Lawmakers Eye Budget Deal to Close $3.5 Billion Hole Connecticut governor vows veto of GOP-backed budget plan
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Oil/Gas:

Seadrill Stock Rose 20% despite Bankruptcy Seadrill Bankruptcy: Race to the Bottom
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County settles with Ryckman Creek over taxes owed
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U.S. rig count falls by 8
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Healthcare:

Patrick County's only hospital to close 18 months after bankruptcy filing
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One state just got saved from Obamacare's nightmare scenario
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Light at the end of the tunnel for Bucktail Medical
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Disability backlog tops 1 million; thousands die on waitlist
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Retailing:

Women's shoe retailer Aerosoles has filed for bankruptcy Aerosoles Files Bankruptcy , Plans 'Significant' Reduction in Stores Shoe chain Aerosoles hotfoots into bankruptcy , plans store closures Aerosoles Files for Bankruptcy to Seek a Sale or Refinancing
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Toys 'R' US Preparing for Another Bankruptcy Toys 'R' Us preparing for possible bankruptcy filing -sources Toys 'R' Us Preparing for Potential Bankruptcy Filing Before Holidays Playtime over: Toys 'R' Us may file for bankruptcy Toys 'R' Us may be inching closer to bankruptcy Toys 'R' Us bankruptcy ? 5 things to know Toys 'R' Us Suppliers Scale Back Shipments as Bankruptcy Looms
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Picture-perfect Manchester, Vt., isn’t so perfect anymore
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Aviation:

Ryanair cancels many flights after 'messing up' pilot holidays Group: Ryanair Cancellations Bode Ill for Its Alitalia Bid
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Maritime:

OceanSaver files for bankruptcy
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Education:

Colleges Learn From Amazon And Wal-Mart
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Nuclear:

U.S. nuclear firm Westinghouse sees end to bankruptcy proceedings in 2018
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Westinghouse CEO looks beyond bankruptcy
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Future ownership of Westinghouse shrouded in doubt
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Attorney: Utilities meant to hide report on nuclear project
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Financial Advisors:

Investors could be out $30M as hard-charging commodities trader files for bankruptcy
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Transportation:

All Resort Group, large Park City transportation firm, suddenly closes
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Autos:

GM, China JV to recall over 2.5 million vehicles over airbags: watchdog
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Wife Stole Husband’s Identity, Retirement Account
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Awards:

16th Annual M&A Advisor Awards Finalists
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Food/Beverage:

NC: Chubby's Tacos parent files for bankruptcy
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OR: Si Casa Flores restaurants closed due to bankruptcy
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Newspapers:

Creditors in Alaska Dispatch News bankruptcy remain unpaid, for now
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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 (28 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (10 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:

20 healthcare bankruptcies so far in 2017
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Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Family Farmer Bankruptcy Bill passes unanimously in U.S. Senate
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Avoidance Actions:

Justice companies fraudulently transferred properties, lawsuit claims
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Litigation:

Thinking About the Growth of Third-Party Litigation Financing
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Ch.13:

Trustees’ Role in Changes to Model Plans Unfair to Creditors
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Credit Reporting:

Equifax messed up. And yet we have to clean up the mess Key Equifax executives departing after huge data breach Equifax data breach and credit freeze: Beware these 3 scams All the reasons you should be absolutely furious at Equifax—and the entire credit bureau industry Lessons to be learned from #Equifax on insider trading Financial data should be protected the same as health records Equifax traced the source of its massive hack to a preventable software flaw In wake of Equifax breach, a bill to give consumers more control over credit data My Three Years of Identify Theft Hell Equifax Asked by AGs to Stop Selling Monitoring Services The learned helplessness of Equifax Heads roll at Equifax: Chief information officer, chief security officer "retire" immediately Equifax hired a music major as chief security officer — and she has just retired
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Personal Finance:

People love their debit cards but that could be a costly mistake
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These 10 numbers reveal the average American’s money health — where are you?
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Pensions:

US Pensions Still in the Red as Market Booms
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Invented the 401K and Now Regrets It
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Television:

Sliding NFL ratings could throw networks for a loss
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Fraud:

Ponzi Lost Profits Paid Before Late-Filed Claims for Principal
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Surfing:

Titans of Mavericks sale to World Surf League approved by bankruptcy judge
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Celebs:

50 Cent's Business Managers May Have To Face The Music
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Religion:

Griffin Capital Funding Saves Church from Bankruptcy on the Last Day
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Student Debt:

CFPB Deal Could Mean Relief From Wall Street's Worst Student Loans
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Over 1 In 4 Would Rather Travel Than Pay Back Student Loans
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UK:

Europe Starting to Fear a No-Brexit Deal
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Soft Brexit is Just Not Attainable
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Pub industry pressures causing ‘early warning signs’ over debt, Moody’s warns
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Banks bet on steel revival
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We asked 4 global banking bosses what they're doing about Brexit. Here's what they said
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PIIGS:

Greece: Government told to begin online auctions or face a bank bail-in
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Canada:

NDP calls for pension protection when companies go insolvent
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Sears Canada Draws Private-Equity Interest Sears Canada executive in talks with private equity for deal
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China:

China's economy is in a 'Groundhog Day'
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India:

I-T department goes after defunct companies for tax frauds
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Bankruptcy Code being gamed from the start?
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Small creditors use India's new bankruptcy rules to put the squeeze on big players
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Aircel denies report on bankruptcy filing
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Worried finance ministry seeks details of 40 accounts tagged for insolvency
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New exit policy where defaulting industrialists go, workers stay is welcome
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Germany:

EasyJet submits offer to acquire part of insolvent Air Berlin 'Lively' investor interest in Air Berlin: CEO Air Berlin's administrator takes in bids from Lufthansa, others
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Finland:

Glory days gone, Seppälä clothing chain bankrupt at 87
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Singapore:

High Court fixes Oct 13 for Swiber hearing
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Australia:

Australian moguls lose court challenge to CBS' planned buyout of Ten Network
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Quantifying Compensation For Insolvent Trading - The Latest From The WA Court Of Appeal.
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Safe Harbour And Ipso Facto Reforms Passed Into Law.
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