August 2, 2018

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Law:

Many Biglaw Associates Are Not Compensated As Well As You’d Think When You Consider How Much They Work
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Women Exit Ogletree Deakins in Wake of Gender Bias Allegations
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The Curious Case of Stoel Rives Septuagenarian Roger Rosendahl
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Armstrong Teasdale Beats Age Bias Suit Over Partner Retirement Policy
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UK: Partners set to be included in pay gap reporting as MPs criticize 'painfully slow' progress
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Job Market for Law Grads 'Surprisingly Strong,' NALP Finds
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California bar urged to allow non-lawyer ownership of law firms
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Let's Get Real About Who's Paying for Associate Raises
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Biglaw Racial Discrimination Lawsuit: Legal Assistant Claims Attorney Called Her ‘Our Slave’
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Some Good News For Law School Graduates, As Long As You Look At The Big Picture
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Legal Education Gets Its Mojo Back: Fall 2018 Applicants Are Up 8%, June/July LSAT Test-Takers Surge 30%
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The Future Of The Nation's 17 Independent Law Schools Is In Peril
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The Ghost Of Law School Future Warns A Would-Be Law Student About The Realities Of The Job Market
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Some Solid Law School Advice: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
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Without Access To Loans, Homeless Student Lived In A Car While Finishing Law School
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Like Michael Cohen, These Big Names Got Their Starts at Low-Tier Law Schools
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Presidents of Arizona Summit and Cooley Law are leaving their positions
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For Women Lawyers, There’s No One-Size Fits All Work-Life Balance
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Law Firm Merger Rush Continues With Nelson Mullins Tie-Up
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Partners from US giant O’Melveny & Myers jet into London to hold mega-merger talks with Allen & Overy Speculation mounts over reports US/UK merger in 'due diligence' phase
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Those 'Wanna Get Away' Moments
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For Managing Partners, a Move In-House Isn't Always Easy
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Average Starting Salaries For Graduates Of The 144 Law Schools Ranked By U.S. News
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A Trans-Atlantic Acquisition Shows Divide in US, UK Legal Tech Adoption
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When competent practice means scanning in 300 dpi...
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Once Respected DOJ Honors Program Now Mainly Recruiting Deportation Forces
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Trump calls on Sessions to stop the Mueller probe Trump’s Latest Tweet May Have Made Mueller’s Obstruction Case for Him ‘Fire Mueller and We Fire You’: Democrat on Intelligence Committee Issues Warning to Trump White House Says Trump Russia Tweet Just Opinion Trump's tweet urging Sessions to end the Mueller probe isn't a crime, but it could hurt him, experts say Did President Trump Just Forget That Jeff Sessions Recused Himself from Russia Investigation? Manafort’s Attorneys Better Not Get Cute with This Judge From Here on Out The Paul Manafort Trial Is Blasting Along: 3 Observations Trump's Words About Manafort Sure Sound Like Ones He's Used Before Pardons Trump accuses government of not telling him former campaign boss Manafort 'was under investigation' How Did Paul Manafort’s Case End Up Going to Trial? 4 Reasons Why He Hasn’t Cut a Deal with Mueller Why Paul Manafort's trial is likely a slam dunk for Mueller Manafort Lawyer Calls Turncoat Gates a Liar With His 'Hand In The Cookie Jar' Manafort's Home Repair Contractor got $3.3 Million Mr. Manafort And His $15,000 Ostrich Coat ‘I Said That’s Enough’ The Education of Robert Mueller’s Attorneys Went Far Beyond Talk of Suits Two Pieces of Apparently Forged Evidence Suggest We're in for Some Fireworks in the Manafort Trial All The Juicy Tidbits on Paul Manafort’s Second Day of Trial Trump says ex-campaign chief Paul Manafort is being treated 'worse' than mob boss Al Capone Trump tried to defend Paul Manafort by ... comparing him to Al Capone Here's How the Government Plans to Take Down Paul Manafort Key Witness May Not Testify in Manafort Trial Federal Law Enforcement Paul Manafort’s Virginia Trial: The Charges and the Stakes for Trump Autumn Brewington Collusion Is Worse Than a Crime Trump claims Mueller's prosecutors doing 'dirty work,' 'a disgrace' to America Paul Manafort fraud trial: Manafort accused of amassing "secret income" Rudy Giuliani tells Mueller to 'put up or shut up' regarding the Russia investigation Mueller wants to ask Trump about obstruction of justice, ABC reports Trump , Mueller Near Final Stages of Talks for Interview Mueller responds to Trump team about interview ground rules Experts: Trump Can and Cannot Obstruct Justice Here's everyone who has been charged in Mueller's Russia probe so far Trump's seething Russia-probe tweets may return to haunt him as evidence in an obstruction trial Rosenberg: Mueller Has the Goods on Trump
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Former Skadden Partner, 2 Others Referred to SDNY by Mueller
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Feds examining suspicious money movements linked to Russian Maria Butina, associates How America Played Right Into Mariia Butina’s Hands Senate Agrees to Send Butina Transcript to Justice Dept. Butina Spy Story Keeps Getting Stranger
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Was Cohen’s secret Trump tape an ethics violation? ABA opinion authors split on client taping Michael Avenatti can keep talking after judge denies Michael Cohen's bid to gag lawyer in Trump case It’s not just the president’s longtime lawyer who’s stuck cleaning up his messes anymore
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It isn’t every day that the Department of Justice acknowledges formally that the president of the United States lied in a speech to Congress DOJ Pretty Much Admitted President Trump Made Up Facts
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U.S. Appeals Court Rules President Trump's 'Sanctuary Cities' Order Illegal SF Wins Sanctuary Fight Against Trump, But Court Tosses National Injunction 9th Circuit rejects government’s argument that Trump’s sanctuary cities order was mere bluster
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Why Jeff Sessions thinks Christians are under siege in America
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Why is Bernie's Strategist in Manafort's Files?
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Wall Street bankers are adding a so-called Weinstein clause to deals as part of #MeToo scrutiny Biglaw Firms Are Reaping The Financial Rewards Of The #MeToo Movement Prosecutors Blame Larry Nassar for Judge’s Harsh Words Texts sent from Bob Bowman's phone detail inappropriate exchange with former swimmer CBS says it is hiring law firms to investigate allegations about Moonves and 'cultural issues' CBS Hires Ex-Prosecutor, SEC Chair to Probe Claims Against CEO Ohio State's Meyer put on leave, investigation opened Illinois lawmaker resigns amid revenge p--- allegations
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First Amendment protects plans for 3-D guns Yes , Anyone Can Print a Gun at Home . But Not a Very Good One The NRA May Be Turning Donald Trump against 3D Printed Guns Gun rights activists post plans for 3D firearms after judge's order blocking them
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She Got Her Baby Back From Immigration Foster Care. Now, What?
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Guy On Supervised Release Gets Caught For Doing The Thing He Was Being Supervised For Five Years After Being On Supervised Release
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McQueen Heirs Sue Ferrari for Millions
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'Impossible to sell' crown jewels stolen in Hollywood-style heist
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Former waitress sends cafe $1,000, apologizes for stealing
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Attorney: Colorado Police Killed Army Vet Who Just Saved 11-Year-Old Grandson from N---- Intruder
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New Jersey May Declare an Official State Microbe
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Houston Police ID Man They Say Murdered George H.W. Bush's Heart Doctor Over 20-Year-Old Grudge'
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Pet Pig Hailed As Hero for Scaring Off Burglars
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Father Murders Son Over Football Argument
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Police shot an armed homeowner during a break-in. Are they to blame?
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Pope shifts church teaching on the death penalty, says it's never acceptable
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Third Nursing Home Staffer Arrested in Alleged Duct Taping of Dementia Patient to Chair
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Judges:

Manafort Trial Judge Has Had it With Attorneys’ Eye Rolling, Facial Gestures Paul Manafort judge grows impatient as prosecutors trot out invoices for $1M in suits, other custom clothing Judge Brutally Scolds Mueller’s Team for Hyping Paul Manafort’s Spending on Fancy Suits
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Senate digs through record 1 million pages of documents on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh Kavanaugh: Congress Must Probe the President Key GOP senators side with party as Democrats seek documents about Trump's Supreme Court nominee Senate hits stalemate over release of disputed Kavanaugh documents Should Democrats Bother Fighting Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation? History Suggests Yes Dem Senators At 'Rally To Stop Kavanuagh' Kavanaugh Before The Bench: Kirkland & Ellis Judiciary chair Chuck Grassley: Brett Kavanaugh could be confirmed to Supreme Court by Oct. 1
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Justice Kennedy will be best remembered for the times he disappointed conservatives Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement from Supreme Court leaves federal government even more divided Justice Anthony Kennedy in retirement: A different life
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Chief Justice Roberts Will Oversee Ninth Circuit Following Kennedy's Retirement
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2nd Circuit Nominee Gets Smooth Reception From Senate Panel
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Assistant SG Rachel Kovner Channels Scalia at Confirmation Hearing for EDNY Seat
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Trump Is Putting Indelible Conservative Stamp on Judiciary
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N.Y. Prosecutors Love Trump Nominee Sullivan
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Clerking For Ginsburg: The Equality Lessons
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Wall Street:

U.S. stock-index futures hold losses after Bank of England raises rates U.S. stock futures fall, with drop pinned on fresh trade worries Dow set to drop 200 points after Trump threatens China with bigger tariffs
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FTSE off 1.2% after BOE rate hike
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Stocks close mixed as US turns up heat in trade war with China Dow and S&P 500 fall on trade worries, Nasdaq rises as Apple hits record
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This Favorite Warren Buffett Metric Tells Us a Stock Market Crash Could Be Coming
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Layoffs:

Necco workers sue Greenwich firm after mass layoff
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Atlassian to cut 101 Austin positions
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General Dynamics Information Technology-CSRA to lay off 101
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Toys "R" Us workers ask Congress for new private equity rules
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Capital One to lay off another 286 employees
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Movie Theaters:

Despite drastic changes, MoviePass lost money on me for the month after only 1 day — and it shows why the service is in a death spiral Struggling MoviePass Pays Back Emergency Loan MoviePass hikes price by 50 percent, and shares plunge The owner of MoviePass is crashing after announcing a new restriction on its service MoviePass shook up the film industry. Now it looks like the end is near Lessons From The 99.9% Drop In MoviePass Hurry! Don't Miss MoviePass' 'Going Out Of Business' Sale! MoviePass, On Its Last Legs, Takes New Approach To 'Going Out Of Business' Sale: Raising Prices
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Autos:

Major automakers report drop in US vehicle sales for July U.S. Light Vehicle Sales decrease to 16.7 million annual rate in July
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Reagor-Dykes Motors Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection Reagor Dykes companies file for bankruptcy day after Ford Motor Credit files complaint
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Rental-car companies could face an "existential crisis" from the coming mobility revolution, according to AlixPartners survey
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Wall Street Worries Musk Will Burn Them Tesla reports wider loss than expected, expects to be profitable in the second half of the year as it ramps up Model 3 production Tesla Profits: Be Careful What You Wish For Tesla Profits: Be Careful What You Wish For Tesla hits Model 3 production goals, plans to churn out 6,000 weekly by end of August Tesla posts $739 million loss in Q2 Tesla Vows Sustainable Profitability As Quarterly Loss Blows Past Expectations Elon Musk ekes out Tesla breathing space Tesla could make it through 2018 without running out of money Tesla’s earnings story is a religious war Elon Musk seems to have learned a few lessons, but the big one remains Elon Musk says sorry, starts acting like a real CEO
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Retailing:

10 retailers at risk of bankruptcy : Q2 update
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More Toys R Us Stores Headed to Auction Block
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Sears' landlord just got a $2 billion vote of confidence from Buffett's Berkshire Warren Buffett Still A Big Fan Of Sears(‘ Land)
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Department store turnaround is staked on e-commerce
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How does catalog-loving retailer Hammacher Schlemmer continue to survive in the age of Amazon?
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Gambling:

Casino carnage as Caesars tumbles as much as 24% on poor Las Vegas outlook Caesar's stock plunges on worries about Vegas hotel bookings
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Climate:

108.1°F: Death Valley just had the hottest month in U.S. history
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A Rare 'Fire Tornado' Devastated a California Neighborhood. Here's What It Was Like Seeing the 'Apocalyptic' Aftermath
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Devastating wildfires a "new normal" for California, governor says
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Europe Struggles As High Temperatures And Drought Grip The Continent
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With two high-profile losses, when do climate plaintiffs start worrying about sanctions?
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Supreme Court refuses, for now, to block kids’ climate case
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Hotels:

Flatiron Hotel Files for Bankruptcy Following Drawn-Out Legal Saga
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Celebs:

'American Chopper' star Paul Teutul has heated outburst during court mediation: report
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Katie Price has started a clothing business with boyfriend Kris after just two months of dating to ‘save her from bankruptcy’
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Lessons From the Rich and Famous: Manage Your Money Like Oprah to Avoid Going Into Debt Like Nicholas Cage
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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos would need to spend $28 million a day to avoid getting richer
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Economy:

Fed leaves rates unchanged but upgrades view of the US economy to 'strong' FOMC Statement: No Change to Policy Fed signals another hike coming soon as it peppers statement with the word ‘strong’ Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged, Stays on Course for September Hike Dow falls more than 100 points after Fed announcement Here's what changed in the new Fed statement Fed signals September rate hike coming, markets shift focus to Friday's jobs report Former top Fed staffer says policy after September is anyone’s guess
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Atlanta Fed predicts 5% jump in economic growth for third quarter Fed GDPNow latest forecast: 5.0 percent — August 1, 2018
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The Economy Is Booming. Will It Last?
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Fitch Sounds Warning On Corporate Debt Loophole Of Trade Finance
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Guess Which Presidents Really Oversaw Economic Booms
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Trump Administration's Trial Balloon On Indexing Capital Gains Is Widely Panned White House Distances Itself from Big Tax Cut for the Wealthy
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Debt-laden US government is expanding the size of Treasury bond auctions to fund itself
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ADP: Private Employment increased 219,000 in July
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US 10-year Treasury yield hits 3% for first time since June after strong payrolls data
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Trump seeks 25% tariffs on $200 billion’s worth of goods imported from China China urges the US to return to reason on trade and reiterates efforts at 'blackmail' will fail Poll: 71% of business owners want more China tariffs Trump threatens to double down on his trade war with China — and the fight could be about to get ugly China seeks new insights on US trade strategy as it plans next moves Senators Propose Curbing Trump’s National-Security Tariff Power Wall Street Warns: Trump's trade policies could bring the US back to an economic horror from the 1970s Trump hasn’t learned that it’s nearly impossible to win a trade war This Incredibly Stupid Trade War EU imports of U.S. soybeans up 283% since last year Xi’s Right-Hand Man Is Message-Bearer in China-U.S. Trade Dispute Tariff Fallout Now Spans the US I'm an economist who grew up on farms — Trump's proposed aid for farmers is nothing but a Band-Aid In Trade War With China, U.S. Can’t Get Out of Its Own Way Hog farmers squeal over China's tariffs that kill the market for offal exports Key Takeaways From Stifel's Deep Dive On Trade War Risk Trump’s trade war becoming a hot potato for California House Republicans Economic warfare: Four takeaways from being in China when the trade war started One-Third of Donald Trump's Increasing Number of False Claims Are About the Economy, Jobs or Trade Americans are paying more for everything from soda to Pampers Trade Spat With Mexico Speeds US Decline As Global Wheat Supplier Trump's steel tariffs are costing Permian Basin pipeline companies millions Siemens CEO: Trade debate will likely affect investment plans Trade wars a boon to steelmakers, a burden to manufacturers How The Trade War Is Impacting The Mass. Dairy Industry Trump Tariffs Are Lifting Profits, Steel Giant ArcelorMittal Says Trade war another blow for US beef exporters What A Tariff Looks Like
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NAFTA snub tests Trudeau’s armor against Trump’s aggression
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Foreign investment in U.S. plunges under Trump
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What Will Cause the Next Recession? A Look at the 3 Most Likely Possibilities
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US increasingly driving global trade deficits: IMF report
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ISM Manufacturing index decreased to 58.1 in July, Concern about Tariffs Manufacturers encounter roadblocks as ISM index declines in July
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Construction spending posts biggest drop in over a year; factory activity slows
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A study already threw cold water on the biggest argument for Trump's $100 billion tax cut
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Here's why 1 in 3 college-age Americans consider payday loans with interest rates of 400%
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Tanking Our Manufacturing Legacy
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Too Many Jobs Feel Meaningless Because They Are
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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How People Really Live
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Real Estate:

Defective Mortgages: There Is Constructive Notice, and Then There Is Inquiry Notice
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Housing demand sees biggest drop in more than 2 years
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Construction Spending decreased 1.1% in June
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Mortgage Rates at 2 Month High
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased in Latest Weekly Survey The interest rate that affects mortgages is rising, while Fed not expected to hike rates Wednesday
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Single Family Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Dropped in June
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Study: Neighborhoods with these words in the name have the highest property values
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Wells Fargo to pay $2.09 billion in DoJ settlement over crisis-era mortgage loans Wells Fargo settlement reveals just how aggressive the bank was in making shoddy mortgages in run-up to financial crisis
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New twist in the Abraham bankruptcy case
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Sacramento: Colliers to help market bankrupt Township Nine project
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Home Prices Are Falling In One Of America's Richest Suburbs
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Connecticut company to buy 33-acre Baltimore industrial site
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Sale of historic Oshkosh home OK'd in bankruptcy court
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California Wildfires Destroy More Than 1,000 Homes
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ID: AG can pursue Hathaway suit
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico utility's new deal to relieve about $9B of debt
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PREPA federalization draft bill floating in Congress
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Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Control Board: Parallel Government Full of Lawyers and Consultants
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Court could hear Puerto Rico GDB’s debt-restructuring deal in November
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He turns wood from Detroit's vacant buildings into beautiful guitars
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Judge dismisses Gov. Snyder, state from Flint water class action lawsuit
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33 shuttered schools are for sale in Gary. One bid has been received
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Kobach promised cities help. It cost them millions Kris Kobach’s Lucrative Trail of Courtroom Defeats Kris Kobach Has Been Grifting Small Towns Into Bankruptcy
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Oil/Gas:

Pacific Drilling Announces Filing of Plan of Reorganization Based on Proposal by Ad Hoc Group of Creditors Pacific Drilling says plan for bankruptcy exit raises $1.5 billion
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Oil Prices Fall Sharply as U.S. Inventories Rise Oil drops after data shows unexpected jump in US inventories Oil falls as U.S. inventories jump while trade war risks persist
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Next Trade War Escalation to Hit Oil Exports
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US shale oil producers sink as hedging losses dent earnings
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OPEC oil production climbs as Saudi Arabia pumps near record Kuwait Oil Production Hits 18-Month High
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American oil production is growing more slowly than expected
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Pioneer Energy Services posts loss, pulls out of offshore market
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Footwear:

Adidas Will Get a Fraction of What It Says It’s Owed in Rockport Bankruptcy Settlement
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Mass Torts:

Fairbanks Company filed for bankruptcy protection as a result of lawsuits
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Religion:

MT: Catholic diocese identifies priests accused of abuse
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Harrisburg Catholic diocese names priests who have been accused of abuse
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Pennsylvania investigating abuse by priests in six Catholic dioceses
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Priest says he was assaulted by two clergymen in New Jersey
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Why Americans Go (and Don’t Go) to Religious Services
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Awards:

Winners of Turnaround Management Association Individual Awards Announced
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Software:

FL: Here's the latest on CareSync's closure, liquidation
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Corporate Reform:

New Survey Shows Vast Amount Of Americans Support CFPB
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Having Solved Every Financial Crime, Head Of The CFTC Gets Into Public Spat With The Pope
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Sen. Warren Tries to Get Kraninger's Position on Debt Collection Oversight
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Defaults:

US Leveraged Loan Default Rate Holds at Low 1.97%
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Debt Collection:

Collecting Interest on Charged-Off Debt Requires Careful Consideration
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Textbooks:

Callidus Capital Provides ABL to Nebraska Book Holdings
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Travel:

Plane too hot? Too cold? Time for DOT to regulate, attendants say
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Ryanair Flight Evacuated After Phone Catches Fire on Plane
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No One Died in the Aeromexico Crash. Experts Think It Might Be Because of Stronger Planes 'Not a miracle': How all 103 people aboard Aeroméxico jet survived fiery crash Passengers describe escaping wreckage of Aeroméxico plane crash
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American Airlines Surrenders To Reality On Basic Economy
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TSA May End Screening at Smaller Airports
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Nuclear:

Westinghouse emerges from bankruptcy with new owner
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Musical Instruments:

KKR to Gibson Bidders : ‘ We Own the Company ’ Until Debt Is Repaid
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Gibson Settles With Unsecured Creditors
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Gibson Brands Receives Court Approval of Disclosure Statement; Confirmation hearing Scheduled for September 27
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Taxis:

Cramming Down Taxi Medallions in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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NYC rejects ride-hailing companies' proposal to bail out taxi drivers
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Stop Uber From Flooding New York
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Event Facilities:

Bankruptcy case with Oregon ties off to a rocky start
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Non-Profits:

San Antonio: Bankrupt EdenHill owner reaches $18.4M settlement
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Finance:

Broward business lender files Chapter 11 amid federal probe
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Tech:

Tech Firms Surrender Their Crucial Billion-Dollar Tax Deductions
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Civil Forfeiture:

Judge Rules Albuquerque Civil Forfeiture Law Unconstitutional, Upholds Innocent Until Proven Guilty
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Auto Racing:

Mike Beam Wants to Buy NASCAR Team BK Racing
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Force India must be saved for the good of Formula One Rejected firm still claims it can buy Force India
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The F1 definition of insolvent and why it matters
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Advisors:

B. Riley Acquires Restructuring Adviser GlassRatner
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (25 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Bankruptcies rise in the Toledo area
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IP:

Licenses of Trademarks in Bankruptcy: Will 'Mission' Be Accomplished?
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Serial Bankruptcy:

A Warning to Serial Bankruptcy Filers and a New Remedy for Creditors
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Settlements:

Signed, Sealed, Delivered, and Enforceable: Second Circuit Finds Email to Be an Enforceable Agreement
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Credit Bidding:

Delaware Bankruptcy Court Dismisses Committee’s Complaint Challenging Portion of Credit Bid
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Plan Confirmation:

The Ninth Circuit Affirms Creditors' Ability to Block 'Cramdown' by Purchasing Claims
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Successor Liability:

Plasterer union’s 'alter ego' lawsuit reinstated
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Personal Bankruptcy:

More on Reaffirmation Agreements
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Dear Debtor – Give Careful Consideration to Car Lease Assumption
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Litigation:

5 Practical Strategies to Bring Discovery Costs Under Control
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Litigation Finance: The In-House Perspective
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Bankruptcy Remoteness:

Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Bankruptcy Case Due to Lack of Corporate Authority to File (and provides a blueprint for veto powers over bankruptcy filings?)
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Leases:

The Assignment of Leases in Bankruptcy Free of Prohibitions, Restrictions and Conditions
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Automatic Stay:

Fifth Circuit: Debtor Judicially Estopped for Failure to Disclose Asset
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Avoidance Actions:

It Cuts Both Ways: How Preference Avoidance Actions Can Harm Business Relationships Between Debtors and Creditors
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Healthcare:

Childhood cancer survivors face 'financial toxicity '
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Hospital inches closer to ending bankruptcy
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Trump's plan to reshape the healthcare system without repealing Obamacare is coming together Trump promotes cheap short-term health plans critics call 'junk' Trump's effect on ACA premiums
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Superbugs now also becoming resistant to alcohol disinfectants
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Majority Wants Government Involved in Health Care Coverage
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Surgeons Suspended for Posing in Selfies Mid-surgery
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Food/Beverage:

Cheesecake Factory craters 13% as labor costs, medical and legal fees squeeze earnings
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Payment of $20,000 in Mount Vernon bankruptcy case yields $2.6M
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McDonald's Apologizes to Woman For Serving Her Cleaning Solution Instead of Coffee
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Why your waitress is stressed, depressed and overworked
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Blue Apron loss widens as revenue falls 25%
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Red Robin Gourmet Burgers' stock plunges 25% premarket after Q2 update late Wednesday
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Student Debt:

This map shows the states where the student loan crisis hits the hardest
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Marriages are crumbling under student loan debt
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Helping employees repay student debt: A new perk?
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Personal Finance:

How to nail the job interview when you are over 50
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Watch out, taxpayers: You may owe more money to the IRS next year More Taxpayers Will Owe The IRS In April Because Of Underwithholding, Report Says
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8 things you’re better off buying used
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Politics:

The wildest right-wing conspiracy theory showed up at a Trump rally QAnon: Alternative Reality for Trumpsters QAnon: The conspiracy theory explained, after Q posters spotted at Trump's Florida rally What is the QAnon conspiracy theory popular among some Trump backers?
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Alex Jones' Latest Absurd Claim Alex Jones' attorney argues that Sandy Hook defamation suit should be dismissed
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Trump Approvingly Tweets Video of Mob Harassing CNN Sanders Defends Attacks on CNN's Jim Acosta
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Maybe Trump doesn’t go the supermarket much, but at least 4% of customers do have to show ID
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Number of the Day: 4,229
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Meet the 81 candidates Obama is endorsing in 2018
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Congress rejects proposal for more state election security funding Democrats Wanted $250 Million to Protect States' Voting Systems, But Republicans Rejected It Russians are already targeting Democrats again, and Congress says Trump and Republicans aren't doing enough Senate GOP: No to Funds for Election Security
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Poll: Biden leads Trump in early 2020 match-up Who Will Win in 2020: Trump or Warren?
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Ocasio-Cortex FactCheck: "Just last year we gave the military a $700 billion budget increase, which they didn’t even ask for"
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Pelosi FactCheck: "Between the first and second quarters of 2018 — after the tax cuts were enacted — real wages fell by 1.8 percent"
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Texas ‘Blue Wave’ Could Take Down Ted Cruz and Deal Big Blow to Donald Trump, Polls Indicate New polls show Ted Cruz could really lose in 2018 A Record Number of Democratic Challengers Are Outraising GOP Opponents
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Koch network donors are divided on how to take on Trump as leaders suggest they could back Democrats Washington Republicans rattled by Koch shift from Trump
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Mulvaney’s shot at new White House position falls through
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Trump Finally Picks a Science Adviser—And People Are Delighted Trump finally picked a science adviser. He’s a meteorologist. Named Kelvin.
(DBN)

United Nations grapples with financial woes, decline in global influence
(DBN)

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Soccer:

Bankrupt Bari face their day of reckoning
(DBN)

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Electricity:

PG&E Slumps on Prospect of Wildfire-Induced Debt Restructuring
(DBN)

PG&E -4% after reportedly calling in debt restructuring lawyers
(DBN)

FirstEnergy reports earnings and agreement with creditors in FirstEnergy Solutions bankruptcy FirstEnergy Almost Free of FES Bankruptcy
(DBN)

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UK:

Bank of England raises key lending rate to 0.75%, and pound pares declines vs. peers
(DBN)

What is the Football Creditors Rule and why can it cause insolvency law 'conflict'
(DBN)

Company boss Jonathan France siphoned cash to buy house and cars
(DBN)

Scotland's papers: No action over 'toxic' bankers
(DBN)

Fears cash-strapped Northamptonshire County Council may no longer afford services
(DBN)

House of Fraser survival in doubt as rescue plan falls apart House of Fraser is threatened with collapse - 17,000 UK jobs at risk Billionaire Philip Day exploring bid for House of Fraser
(DBN)

Why are restaurants entering into a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA)?
(DBN)

The future of CVAs: Not just for leases…
(DBN)

Innovation Group Hires Deloitte to Review Debt Load
(DBN)

13% of Welsh Firms Effected by Other Companies’ Insolvencies
(DBN)

Parliament issues rebuke of Facebook data use by "Brexit," Trump campaigns
(DBN)

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PIIGS:

Greece raises 812.5 mln euros in T-bill auction
(DBN)

EU Commission Says Stands by Greek Debt Sustainability Assessment
(DBN)

Brazil's Oi says Portugal judge overrules restructuring plan
(DBN)

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Canada:

Setting out to set-off: Commercial List clarifies scope of legal set-off rights
(DBN)

Sears board members have earned more than $600K since retailer's demise — and are still being paid
(DBN)

Carillion fallout continues to hit Canada
(DBN)

OpenHydro bankruptcy: Turbine owner unclear
(DBN)

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India:

Bankruptcy courts lenient on deadlines to revive failed firms
(DBN)

Govt has no plan to completely exit Air India, says Jayant Sinha
(DBN)

Catching India’s fugitives
(DBN)

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Brazil:

Brazil's Oi to call for shareholders' meeting within days -source Oi say Portuguese judge declines to recognize restructure plan
(DBN)

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Tajikstan:

Tajikistan's Relations With Its Creditors To Prove Key Source Of Risk
(DBN)

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Australia:

Success for Adriano Zumbo's companies is no piece of cake
(DBN)

Demystifying the defence to unfair preferences and the scope for liquidators to recover benefits from third parties
(DBN)

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MENA:

TPG, KKR leading contenders to manage Abraaj's healthcare fund-sources
(DBN)

Iran's President Faces Political Backlash As Protests Rock Major Cities
(DBN)

Saudi Arabia Planned to Invade Qatar
(DBN)

Pakistan to Decide on More Than $12 Billion Bailout in Six Weeks
(DBN)

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