Law:

More Good Bonus News • Some Good Bonus News… But Are Associates Here Still Making $180K?!?
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Biglaw Firm Finally Gives Associates The Raises Everyone Else Got 6 Months Ago
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Paul Weiss Names New Bankruptcy Partner
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Kirkland & Ellis Backs Off Mandatory Arbitration for Staffers • Kirkland & Ellis Drops Arbitration for Non-Attorney Staff
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Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Got Families Safe From Hurricane Before Creating New Reorganization Plan
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Big Atlanta Firms Elect Bumper Crop of New Partners
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Kirkland Chair Hammes to Step Down, Ballis Named as Successor
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Wells Fargo Adds to the Consensus: The Law Firm Market Is Setting Records
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Legal Employment Fell in November Despite US Job Growth Streak
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KPMG To Hire 3,000 Lawyers
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Bar Orgs In The Crosshairs After Justices Revive Dues Case
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Thomas Jefferson Law School on the brink
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Biglaw Firm Lets Bob Cratchit Take Christmas Eve Off
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A Look At The Absolutely Insane Biglaw Partner Pay Gap
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Dallas Partners Earn More than Houston Partners, Survey Finds
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Haters Hate Because They’re Not You
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Trust Your Barber: Knowing When To Defer To Experts
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The Ultimate Law School Finals Playlist
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ABA greenlights University of Illinois System acquiring John Marshall Law School • University of Illinois-Chicago/John Marshall Merger Is Approved, Creating Chicago's First Public Law School
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Ex-Charlotte Law Students Balk At $2.65m Class Action Settlement
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The Most Indebted Law School Graduates With The Worst Job Prospects
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Couple donate $33M to Michigan Law for student financial support
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Amal Clooney Over Here Reminding People That America Is Enabling Atrocities
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From the Legal Pad to the iPad Pro: The End of Paper Is Near
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Lawyers who ‘daydream about another life’ are in the wrong job
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Law firm erases champagne glasses from photograph of rookie lawyers to avoid negative perceptions
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Dealing With Stress: Crushed • Attorneys Have to Be Perfect - Just the Way It is
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Millennial Attorneys and the Pressure to be Perfect
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Two More States Have Adopted Duty of Tech Competence; Total Now 34 • North Carolina Becomes Second State to Mandate Technology Training for Lawyers
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Special counsel says Michael Cohen has gone to ‘significant lengths’ to aid investigation • Everything Michael Cohen told Mueller about the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia • Michael Cohen worked ‘at the direction of’ Trump in arranging illegal payments, Manhattan prosecutors say • Michael Cohen Got $60,000 ‘Bonus’ After Stormy Daniels Payout • Michael Cohen Was Paid More Than $4 Million by Promising Access to Trump, Prosecutors Say • US: Trump lawyer met Russian offering ‘political synergy’ • Michael Cohen’s Plea For Leniency Borders On Lunacy • Here's what the Cohen sentencing memos say about his efforts to help Trump's 2016 campaign • Mueller's Bigger Picture Beginning to Emerge • Read: Mueller’s new filing accusing Paul Manafort of lying to the government • Manafort 'Lied' About Receiving $125K From Pro-Trump Super PAC. Campaign Finance Charges Could Be Next • The Mysterious Return of Manafort’s ‘Russian Brain’ • Trump after bombshell Mueller filings: "NO COLLUSION!" • 'Totally Clears the President'? What Those Cohen and Manafort Filings Really Say • Rubio warns pardoning Manafort would be ‘a mistake’ • Why you shouldn't expect proof of collusion from Mueller • Cohen Sentencing Memos Not Good for Trump • Court Docs: Trump Directed Illegal Hush Money Payments • Cohen Tired to Set up Trump-Putin Meeting • Michael Cohen’s Last Hustle: How Trump’s Former Fixer Blew His Final Play • William Barr, Trump’s pick for attorney general, will hold the fate of the Mueller probe • Manafort, Cohen, and Individual 1 Are in Grave Danger • Mueller’s sentencing memo for Michael Cohen is very ominous for Trump • Trump’s ties to the Russian mafia go back 3 decades • When Russia approached, Trump officials gladly obliged • The Special Counsel Reportedly Questioned WH Chief of Staff John Kelly about Trump’s Order to Fire Mueller • Mueller Memos: Lies of Trump's Lieutenants • Here’s the status of the former Trump advisers charged by Mueller • Judge Nap: Mueller Isn’t on a ‘Fishing Expedition’ and There Are 3 Reasons He’s Not ‘About to Go Home’ • Mueller Is Laying Siege to the Trump Presidency • Jerome Corsi Says Roger Stone Asked for Help Covering Up His Podesta Tweet • Jerome Corsi Sues Mueller For Illegal Surveillance • Mueller lays out 5 ways ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort allegedly lied • Everything We Learned from Robert Mueller's Telling of Paul Manafort's 'Crimes and Lies' • Mueller says Manafort lied about contacts with administration officials • Russians Now Linked to 14 Trump Associates • Former Federal Prosecutor Predicts Mueller Investigation Will 'Bring Down Trump' • Federal Prosecutors ‘Concluded that President of the United States Committed a Felony’ • Prosecutors’ Narrative Is Clear: Trump Defrauded Voters. But What Does It Mean? • Can a Sitting President Be Indicted? • Schiff: Trump may face ‘real prospect of jail time’ • Andrew C. McCarthy: Why Trump is likely to be indicted by Manhattan US Attorney • What Continues to Be Missed in the Mueller Investigation: State Crimes • Prosecutors Could Bring Charges Against Trump If He Loses 2020 Race, Report Says • Senate Judiciary Committee member Angus King says Mueller's Michael Flynn recommendation is the 'most troubling' for Trump • Done With Cohen, Federal Prosecutors Shift Focus to Trump Family Business • Russia probe threatens Trump, those in his orbit • Incoming top Democrats predict impeachment and jail time for Trump with increasing confidence • Much of the Mueller report is already public. What does it say?
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Comey: It's a Desperate Attack on Investigators • GOP Rep Describes Comey as ‘Gleeful’ in Not Answering Questions at Private Hearing • Comey gets contentious with House Republicans in closed door session • Comey Testified That We’ve Become ‘Numb’ to Trump’s Lies • Transcript: Comey at House Interview James Comey told lawmakers that he's 'not friends' with Mueller, despite Trump's claims • James Comey says the Russia investigation initially focused on 4 Americans • Comey Blasts Hearing, Will Return for Second Testimony • Comey Tells House Panel He Suspected Giuliani Was Leaking FBI Information to Media • Comey's stark assessment of Trump: He obstructed justice
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Attorney Urges Investigation of Claims Trump Hired Undocumented Workers
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Fox News Analyst Rebukes Giuliani
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Michael Avenatti Joins Legal Team Representing Statue of Liberty Climber Patricia Okoumou • Avenatti Failed Because Democrats Don’t Want Their Own Trump
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New suit filed challenging Trump’s asylum requirements and Whitaker’s appointment
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Hogan Lovells Attorneys Prepared to Take Asylum Case to SCOTUS • Court Rejects Trump Move to Ban Asylum
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Report: CBS News Paid Alleged Victim of Don Hewitt Over $5 Million for Her Silence • Nobody Believed Neil deGrasse Tyson's First Accuser. Now There Are Three More •Neil deGrasse Tyson and the Careers That Weren’t • Les Moonves threatens to sue CBS over leaks about misconduct probe
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Trump Taps Kirkland & Ellis' William Barr to Replace Jeff Sessions • Who is William Barr, Trump’s pick to replace Sessions as AG? • Trump's AG Pick Advised George H.W. Bush to Pardon Multiple Iran-Contra Affair Crimes • William Barr, Trump’s Attorney General Pick, Wanted Government to ‘Restrain Sexual Immorality’
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50% in US Had a Family Member Jailed
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Report shows Air Force failed to flag Texas church shooter to FBI six times
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White supremacist who drove into a Charlottesville crowd found killing a bankruptcy paralegal guilty of murder
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'Crying Nazi' Issues Threat of Violence
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Man goes on Christmas decoration burning spree
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Florida Man Arrested after Kohl’s Job Interview for Allegedly Stealing Nike Shoes
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Court: No, It Wasn’t “Reasonable” to Lock Grandma Up With Male Inmates
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Robber Missed Sentencing Because He Was Robbing Bank
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Man Sucker Punches Woman Causing Spine Fracture in Homophobic New York Subway Attack
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Calif. School Vaccine Law Upheld As Panel Pans 'Hyperbole'
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Judges:

BK MD NC: Greensboro and Winston-Salem Closed For Weather • BK ED NC: Raleigh and Greenville Courthouses Closed • BK WD NC: Charlotte, Asheville and Statesville Closed • North Carolina Snow Storm; 300K w/o Power
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Controversial judge who went on paid leave after thrown-file accusation is ordered back to work
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GOP Sen. Tim Scott: “Stop bringing candidates with questionable track records on race before the full Senate”
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Expanding the Supreme Court to Depoliticize It
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Wall Street:

Wall Street set to struggle to shake off last week’s losses as stock futures fall
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Asia stocks fall after Chinese trade data misses expectations • European markets fall amid global growth worries; BASF shares down 4%
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Dow Falls More Than 500 Points Friday • Dow tumbles more than 500 points, wipes out gain for the year to cap wild week on Wall Street
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Trump is reportedly 'glued' to the stock market's fluctuations and worried he's causing them
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Stocks could be set up for another violent week of selling • The stock market's severe drop: Normal pullback or an ominous sign?
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Layoffs:

Rise in layoffs points to slowing economic growth
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Robots or humans: the choice for companies
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The problem with work
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At least 988 MOX workers given layoff notices
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Fandor - Layoffs nearly all of its Employees
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Qualcomm Confirms 269 Layoffs
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70 Layoffs Hit Daybreak Studios
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Textron Specialized Vehicles to lay off 400
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Government Jobs Down 6,000 in November
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Politics:

Tillerson: Trump had to be talked out of taking illegal actions • Former U.S. Official Essentially Calls Trump A ‘Moron’ Who Tries To Do Illegal Things • 'He was dumb as a rock': Trump lashes out at former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson • Trump: Tillerson Dumb as a Rock, Lazy as Hell
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Poll: Trump Popular in Rural Areas
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America's BIG problem is fueling us-versus-them
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'A Lot of Republicans' Think Trump Won't Finish Term
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When I Said North Carolina Wasn’t a Democracy, People Called Me Crazy - They’re not saying that anymore • 'I Have No Comment': Mark Harris' Alleged Ballot Harvester Confronted by Reporter • GOP Bracing for Loss of North Carolina Seat • Distrustful, Desperate and Forgotten: A Recipe for Election Fraud • Understanding the election scandal in North Carolina’s 9th district
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Trump's 2020 Campaign Has Reportedly Funneled Over $1 Million Into His Own Businesses
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What we know about the alleged election fraud plot in North Carolina
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3 Great Facts About The Late President George H.W. Bush, A ‘Charter Member Of The Greatest Generation’ • 3 ways to lead and inspire like President George H. W. Bush
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Trump's Housekeepers Tell All • Trump Empire Shuns E-Verify
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“Witch hunts” explained, from Salem to Donald Trump
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How Congress Got so Broken
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‘Stop Calling John:’ Kelly Is Expected to Leave White House Post • John F. Kelly, hired to bring order to White House, is out as Trump's chief of staff after bumpy tenure • John Kelly Couldn't Fix the Trump Presidency • Nick Ayers will not replace White House chief of staff John Kelly as suspected • Trump considering Mark Meadows for chief of staff • Steven Mnuchin considered for chief of staff but feels better suited for Treasury • Wanted: Trump's next chief of staff • Trump Struggles to Fill Toughest Job in Washington: His Chief • Trump looking at several candidates for chief of staff
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Report: Senior officials had concerns the Saudis were "playing" Jared Kushner • Jared Kushner's close relationship with Saudi officials is reportedly the result of a 2-year influence mission
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Farming:

The hidden loss: Farmers confront rising suicide rates
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Celebs:

How Did Mike Tyson Manage To Blow Through $400 Million?
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Fraud:

Bernie Madoff’s Legacy: Whistleblower Inc. • Here's what became of Bernie Madoff's inner circle • Madoff’s Victims Are Close to Getting Their $19 Billion Back
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Bankruptcy jurors award Petters Co. victims $3.5 million in clawback money
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How Much Could the 1MDB Scandal Cost Goldman Sachs?
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Economy:

November Employment Report: 155,000 Jobs Added, 3.7% Unemployment Rate • Job growth falls short of expectations in November: 155,000 payrolls created vs 198,000 estimate • New jobs report shows that the economy is steady but wages are lagging • US Gained Only 155,000 Jobs in November • Comments on November Employment Report • Why 150,000 new jobs a month would be fine and dandy for the U.S. economy
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Black unemployment rate falls to 5.9%, ties record low hit earlier this year
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Consumer Credit Logs Fastest Gains in 11 Months
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Fed's Bullard becomes first on central bank to suggest delaying December rate hike • If the Fed doesn't raise rates this month, the market could panic, Cramer says
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Global markets are reassessing the path of Federal Reserve interest rates in a big way
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IMF departing chief economist warns on U.S. growth
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Experts: Wage growth could further rate hikes in 2019
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All Around the World, Central Bank Independence Is Under Threat
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Pence on Social Security: Everything's On the Table
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Goldman Sachs: As long as consumers keep shopping, there's hope for the economy
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Trump Promised Companies Would Bring Back Trillions. They Haven’t Yet
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Middle class incomes have slumped, stagnated or grown, depending on the measure
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Impact From Tariff, Trade Wars Getting Worse • Now we know how much Trump’s trade war has cost your portfolio • Behind the scenes of Trump's trade wars • Details Emerge in U.S.’s Trade Truce With China • U.S. alleges Huawei CFO covered up ties to telecom that did business with Iran • Huawei Executive’s Arrest Stirs Fears About Corporate Travel • Justice Department reportedly preparing to charge Chinese hackers for targeting US companies • Huawei: The Giant Tech Firm Nobody Trusts • China summons US ambassador and warns of 'grave consequences' if Huawei's CFO is not released • China's state-controlled media claim Canada is putting on a 'show trial' for Huawei executive • British banks may have been used for illicit payments related to Huawei • Trump says 'China talks are going very well' • American Entrepreneurs Who Flocked to China Are Heading Home, Disillusioned • US companies forked over a record amount of tariffs in October ($6.2 billion!) because of Trump's trade war • US trade rep Lighthizer warns 90 day pause in US-China trade war is a 'hard deadline'
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Q4 GDP Forecasts • New York Fed Staff Nowcast stands at 2.4% for both 2018:Q4 and 2019:Q1 • Fed GDPNow latest forecast: 2.4 percent — December 7, 2018
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Trump is Changing US Capitalism Forever
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There's no good outcome for Trump if the government shuts down. He won't get border wall funding.
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Here's where the jobs are — in one chart
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Honeywell Joins Exodus Of Companies Moving From High-Tax States To Low-Tax States Following Repeal Of State And Local Tax Deduction
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America's 24 Dying industries
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In your 50s and nothing saved for retirement? You're not alone
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America's wealth is concentrated in the swamp
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Newest Potential Net Migration Index Shows Gains and Losses
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Bezos Earns More In 30 Seconds Than Average Worker Makes In Year
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Hotels: Occupancy Rate Increased Year-over-year, On Pace for Record Year
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How Much Would a Federal Jobs Guarantee Cost?
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The World’s Best And Worst Places For Ease Of Doing Business
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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:

A new study shows 89 percent of millennials want to be homeowners—but this keeps them back
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Some Early Realtor/MLS Based Reports on Home Sales and Active Listings for November
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Seattle Real Estate in November: Sales Down 20% YoY, Inventory up 135% YoY
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Appraisers may not get paid as CoesterVMS runs out of money
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Americans now have less equity to tap
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Huge $48.8 Million South Florida Mansion Torn Down To Make Room For New One
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El Paso billionaire Paul Foster finally lands Downtown's Kress building
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3rd Circuit Upholds FHFA Agreement Which Gives Government All Profits from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
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Municipalities:

Muni Lowdown
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New Congress, same issues for Puerto Rico
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Democrats pledge to use new House majority to investigate Puerto Rico’s oversight board
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Behind Puerto Rico’s Debt, Corporations That Drain Profits from the Island
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Students urge Yale to divest from Puerto Rico debt
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Daley pension debacle: Where did $54 million go?
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Oil/Gas:

USGS: Texas, NM Shale Holds 49 Years of Oil • The Real Implications Of The New Permian Estimates
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Trump's 'low cost strategy' for deflecting blame over rising oil prices has paid off: Here's how
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Oil Goes Crazy on OPEC, Russia Cuts • Oil Slips on Trade Concerns While Traders Await OPEC Cuts
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No, The US Is Not a Net Exporter of Oil
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Bankrupt Fairway Energy looking for buyer, plans 'prompt' sale
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Brazil's Constellation Group Files for Bankruptcy in the U.S.
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Retailing:

GameStop is ‘lost at sea’ and its rosy outlook is setting it up for failure, analyst says
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Analyst worries that Kroger comment will lead the grocer down the same path as Sears
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Sears chairman's bid for retailer comes with a key demand: Legal shelter • A Hail Mary bid to save Sears • Eddie Lampert Makes $4.6B Play for Sears, Claims He Will Save 50,000 Jobs • Eddie Lampert Not Ready To Bid Farewell To Longtime Love
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Shopko mulling bankruptcy filing
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Neiman Marcus roundtable explores creditor warfare to come
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Reaction to Panama City Mall's closing
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US mall owners have been slow to change for years. But now they're trying to
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'Amazon will go bankrupt': Jeff Bezos keeps talking about Amazon's inevitable death
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Bankruptcy judge approves 'store closing' sales at all Performance locations, sets ASE auction for January
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Nine West asks court for $22M more amid ongoing lender strife
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Religion:

Lawyer resolves suit claiming he violated confidential settlement in priest abuse case
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Vatican investigates after nuns report priest abuse
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St. Louis: 17 Priests on Abuse List
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Archdiocese bankruptcy won’t hide ugly truth
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Bankruptcy just latest shield for priests
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Ex-mayor calls bankruptcy filing ‘part of cover-up’
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Abuse Not Just for Priests Anymore
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Transit:

CDC to Study Scooters
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Education:

What Do Students Do When a For-Profit College Closes?
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The closure is a byproduct of the for-profit school model — the company “bought a lot of bad schools and took on a lot of debt to do it”
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Trump administration stymies release of salary, loan debt data from certain colleges, advocates say
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Former employees sue parent company of defunct Brightwood College as students seek answers
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If students are abandoned, Virginia College owners and managers could be held responsible
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Taxis:

Uber Files First Documents for IPO • Uber and Lyft could make 2019 a record year for IPOs
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Celebs:

Shakira Could be Charged for Tax Fraud
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Corporate Reform:

Speed of revolving door between SEC and private sector is shocking, says expert on regulatory capture
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Mass Torts:

Study undermines key theory behind talc asbestos lawsuits
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New Legislation Introduced in Illinois Seeks Transparency in Asbestos Litigation
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Why Did USA Gymnastics File for Bankruptcy? • USA Gymnastics Bankruptcy Could Help Victims • After Nassar, is there still a place in Indianapolis for Olympic gymnastics organization?
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Aviation:

Fastjet has only enough cash to fly for a week
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Cryptocurrency:

Will Bankruptcy Courts Treat Bitcoin as a Commodity?
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Ethanol:

Green Plains lays off workers amid weak margins and restructuring
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Defaults:

Global High Yield Default Tally Dips to Lowest Level in 2 Years
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Coal:

Conservationists to Montana regulators: Don't OK bankrupt company's coal mine expansion
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EPA Eases Rules on Coal Industry Despite Climate Change Warnings
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Travel:

South Winter Storm Stops American Flights • Winter Storm Cancels 1,700 Flights
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Raleigh-Durham area sees 'entire winter average snow in one day'
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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 (20 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (7 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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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

November Total Bankruptcy Filings 2008-18
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Advisers:

Jay Alix bankrolls dream team to take on consulting giant McKinsey
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Insurance:

State takes over insolvent insurance company after Camp Fire
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Second Circuit: Excess D&O Policy’s Warranty Statement Exclusion Precludes Coverage
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Miscellaneous:

Rochelle
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Involuntary Bankruptcy:

Creditor Alert: Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of an Involuntary Bankruptcy Case That Fundamentally Constituted a Two-Party Dispute
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Priorities:

Jevic's Promise: Procedural Justice in Chapter 11
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Jurisdiction:

Third Circuit Confirms There’s No Wiggle Room With Jurisdictional Limitations
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IP:

Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Trademark Licenses in Bankruptcy
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Finance:

Bad, unethical companies take note. You're going to soon cough up more for debt
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Electricity:

Two high-profile law firms file class action blaming utility company for deadly Camp Fire
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Climate:

Greenland’s ice sheet is melting at its fastest rate in centuries
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The climate may be warming even faster than the UN's dire warning
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New report expected to boost push to make company climate-risk disclosures mandatory
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Investors Managing $32 Trillion Call for Action on Climate Change
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Personal Finance:

Here’s what smart rich people really do with their nest egg
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Kevin O’Leary is right about cars, and his logic can save your retirement
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The dreaded open office is driving workers to do this
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34-year-old celebrated his birthday by polishing off his $117,000 student loans
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All the money you spend on bad dates every year could pay one month’s rent
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Tech:

Apple and Alphabet erase their gains for the year
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Healthcare:

Kentucky hospital files for bankruptcy • Pineville Community Hospital files for bankruptcy
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Bankrupt health system with huge lab charges closes hospitals, clinics
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Senior Care Centers, LLC and Subsidiaries File Bankruptcy in N.D.T.X.
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Suicide hits rural America the hardest
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U.S. spends more than other countries on hospitals
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Woman left brain dead after trying internet hoax "cleanse" trend
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Autos:

Renault Nears First Conclusions on Ghosn • Nissan Wants to Block Ghosn from Rio Home • Carlos Ghosn Planned to Replace Nissan CEO Before His Arrest • Nissan Motor and its ousted Chairman Carlos Ghosn reportedly indicted for falsifying financial statements • Ghosn Indicted in Tokyo as Pay Scandal Escalates
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GM Choose Wall Street Over Michigan
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Detroit shrugs off shutdown
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GM Retiree's Advice to CEO Mary Barra
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Musk may buy defunct GM plant to boost Tesla production • Elon Musk wants the world to embrace electric cars, even if Tesla goes bankrupt • Elon Musk: ‘I want to be clear, I do not respect the SEC’ • Elon Musk slams SEC, says Tesla’s critics have been ‘unfair’ and ‘outrageous’ • Elon Musk says Tesla would consider buying idled GM plants, takes swing at the SEC on 60 Minutes • Elon Musk on missing Model 3 production deadlines: 'I've never made a mass-produced car. How am I supposed to know with precision when it’s going to get done?' • Elon Musk says he decides when to submit his tweets for Tesla's approval
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Ford and VW considering an expansive alliance likely to echo across the global auto industry
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FCA's Successful Factory Shell Game
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UK:

The Brexit-Fueled Death of the British University
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Hedge funds crank up the pressure on outsourcers as Interserve's debt torment deepens • Interserve in fresh rescue talks with creditors • Interserve lenders hire Lazard amid £600m rescue bid • Interserve: Major government contractor seeks second rescue deal
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'Mixed emotions' as Scots legal profession gets the memo
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May Pulls Parliament Vote on Brexit • There is an all-out war over Theresa May's Brexit deal which faces delay or humiliating defeat on Tuesday • Theresa May under pressure to delay Brexit vote as leadership rivals circle • Theresa May's Brexit deal is a worrying 'step into the unknown' say MPs • Heseltine: UK Youth Will Never Forgive Us • UK: May Hits Back as Aides Threaten to Quit • The UK can unilaterally reverse Brexit, rules EU court • U.K. Can Unilaterally End Brexit, but its Economy Isn't out of the Woods Just Yet
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Business travel agency Black Tip Travel ‘getting insolvency advice’
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Scottish small business confidence hits all-time low
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PwC investigation delays Steinhoff accounts
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EU:

Macron’s Defeat in Paris Sounds Alarm for Europe
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PIIGS:

Greece: Yet another plan for debt repayment • Greece drags itself back toward normality
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Italy, EU Stage Sideshow Fight As Recession Risk Looms
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Canada:

Canada 94,000 Jobs, Record Low Jobless Rate
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Feds, province optimistic potential buyer will reopen bankrupt Sydney call centre
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It's unlikely ex-ServiCom employees will get paid before Christmas
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MENA:

Nikki Haley's Tough Words for Saudi Arabia
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How Turkey Created a Debt Crisis
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'I can't breathe:' Transcript of audio recording from Jamal Khashoggi's murder reportedly describes him gasping for air in his painful last moments • Kushner reportedly gave advice to Saudi prince after Khashoggi killing
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Venezuela:

2 MLB players killed in Venezuela while trying to avoid a robbery
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France:

French police clash with 'yellow vest' protesters on Champs Elysees • Trump mocks Emmanuel Macron as rioters set Paris ablaze in a second week of anti-government protests • 70 yellow vest protesters detained after rallies spread to Belgium and the Netherlands • Trump mocks Emmanuel Macron as rioters set Paris ablaze in a second week of anti-government protests • Trump inaccurately blames Paris Agreement as riots continue in France • French interior minister says 'Yellow Vests' protest is under control, more than 1,300 arrested • Police repel Paris protesters attempting to converge on France's presidential palace • As protests rage in France, Macron remains invisible • Rioting in France cuts growth forecast • France's Macron expected to promise change amid riots and 'economic catastrophe' — but is it too late? • Yellow vest protests 'economic catastrophe' for France
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India:

Reboot Bankruptcy Code
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Outcome From Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Better Than Anticipated Says Finance Minister
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SBI chairman says amendments required in section 29A of insolvency code
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Jet Airways downgraded for the fourth time in two years
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Former Billionaire Vijay Mallya Offers To Repay His Creditors: 'Please Take It'
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IBC an imbalanced economic provision: Sanjay Singal
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UK Court Allows Vijay Mallya's Extradition To India
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Africa:

Africa's debt crisis: Who is to blame?
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Mozambique loan holders will not get future gas revenues in debt overhaul -legal counsel
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Barbados:

IMF gives Barbados top marks
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Singapore:

Singapore Regulatory Update: Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Bill
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Noble Group Plans 'Alternative' Restructuring After Listing Blow • Noble Group is said to work on pre-agreed insolvency process • Noble’s Ignoble End Leaves a Stain on Singapore • Noble's next steps, lessons for Singapore-linked restructurings
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Japan:

Japan's economy just went sharply into reverse, and it could be an ominous warning sign for global growth
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China:

China's government looks to purge its "zombie companies"
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