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January 18, 2018


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Law:

3 Takeaways From $300M Gender Bias Suit Against Ogletree
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Milbank seals coup with hire of four-partner Cadwalader restructuring team
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Tax issues reportedly slow merger talks between Bryan Cave and UK law firm
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Legal departments bypass smaller firms despite preferring them
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Study: Most New Law School Grads Doubt It Was Worth It
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Meet These Women GCs Who Are Transforming the Legal World
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Another Snow Day and a Litigator's Lament in Atlanta
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Millennial Lawyers Explain Why They Flock to New York's Midsize Firms
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Clients will demand security guarantees from law firms
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Male Clients Disfavor Women Partners
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Who Had Dan Markel Killed?
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Carillion's legal services arm faces fire sale as dozens of in-house lawyers brace for last paycheque
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The Legal Industry's Scoping Problem
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Law Schools With Low LSAT Medians Have Absurd Academic Attrition Rates
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Law Schools Are Under The Microscope
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The Old Man And The New York Bar Exam (Part I)
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How Did Small Law Firms Survive — And Recruit — After The Market Went To $180K?
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Why Are Clients Leaving Traditional Law Firms? Because Lawyers Can’t Keep It Simple, Stupid
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Carillion insolvency puts question mark over legal team's future
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What I’ve learned as a lawyer in the magic circle, a US firm and now at PwC
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National Study On The Long-Term Outcomes Of A Law Degree
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Faculty Salaries And The Extraordinary Cost Of Research At A Top 25 Law School
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Mueller's subpoena could give Bannon some cover in Trump probe, legal experts say Steve Bannon reportedly strikes a deal with Mueller, will avoid grand jury—for now Steve Bannon Reportedly Prepared To Spill Everything To Mueller Bannon Could Face Contempt Sanctions (Maybe Jail) for Refusing to Answer Questions Bannon Battle Shows Potential Conflicts for White House Counsel Bannon plans to cooperate with Mueller’s subpoena despite stonewalling House intel committee: report Inside the room: What Steve Bannon told Congress White House official: House intel panel broke an agreement on limiting scope of questions for Bannon Bannon lawyer relayed questions to Trump White House during testimony — and they told him to not answer Congress Produces Drama While Mueller Produces Results Judge Scoffs at Manafort’s Doctor Letter Suggesting House Arrest Endangers His Health Another key Trump campaign official is stonewalling the House Intelligence Committee amid the Trump-Russia investigation Gov’t Shutdown Would Send Thousands of Workers Home, but Mueller’s Team Keeps Going … With Pay New poll suggests Trump's attacks on the Russia probe and the FBI are having an unexpected effect on voters from both parties Levin: Mueller Investigating 'Everything' but Collusion
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Lawyer is a $1M genius finalist for his plan to add cars to NYC subway lines
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A sleep expert gives the best tips for falling asleep quicker
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Lawyer is censured for failing to keep disbarred wife out of his law office
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Man ticketed for jaywalking after getting hit by truck
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Man Enraged After Hotel Refuses to Return Marijuana, Opens Fire
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State AG’s office won’t stop 6th grader from taking medical marijuana at school
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Pennsylvania Man Arrested For Assaulting Police Horse After Eagles Playoff Game
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Internet Troll Revealed To Be Lawyer Because Obviously
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A person who bought a house from the parents accused of imprisoning their 13 children has revealed chilling details about how they lived Inside the creepy Disney vacations taken by California’s house of horrors mom and dad
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Why Dreamers Should Lose at the U.S. Supreme Court Graham pleads with Trump to support bipartisan immigration bill
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Ultra-Orthodox Community Versus Transgender Parent, Kids In The Middle
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Cops: Man Called 911 To Report Wife Was Spider
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What Megyn Kelly Gets Wrong About Fat-Shaming
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UK police open third assault investigation into Kevin Spacey Inside Harvey Weinstein’s Frantic Final Days Brigitte Bardot slams #MeToo 'publicity-seeking' actresses... 'Hypocritical and ridiculous' Mark Wahlberg Donates $1.5M From 'All The Money In The World' To Time's Up Fund
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'I'm in the South Now, B----!': Sorority Kicks Out Alabama Student After Racist Instagram Rant
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Innocent But Still Guilty
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2017's Top 10 Troubled Lawyers and Judges in Texas
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Trump DHS Official: 'Societies And Nations For Millennia Have Suffered Greatly' For Accepting LGBT Citizens
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The Justice Department Is Now Actively Producing Fake News
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Judges:

The One Topic That Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Nothing To Say About
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If SCOTUS finds SEC ALJ appointments unconstitutional, what happens to tainted cases?
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Gorsuch questions whether lawyer who conceded client’s guilt provided assistance of counsel
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Katherine Ku Talks About Decision to Call Out Kozinski
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Atlanta: Court Closures Follow on Heels of Snow and Ice
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Wall Street:

US futures pause for breath as Morgan Stanley, BNY Mellon, IBM get ready to take the earnings spotlight
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Dow spikes more than 300 points, closes above 26,000 for the first time
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Goldman earnings top Street but bank reports 'shocking' 50% drop in bond trading revenue Goldman Sachs Once Looked Invincible. Now It’s Losing Money Goldman Blemishes Shouldn't Overshadow Its Bright Spots
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Stocks are now in 'complete bitcoin territory,' asset manager says
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Stock market optimism from pros reaches highest level in nearly 32 years
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Stock market's rapid January rise already surpassing some full-year forecasts on Wall Street
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Is Dow 26,000 a sign that stocks are getting risky?
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Layoffs:

Barclays to cut up to 100 senior jobs at its investment bank
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Killing NAFTA would cost 300,000 American jobs, analysis says
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Sony DADC to Lay Off 375
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Layoffs at Sodexo, Inc. to affect over 450
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229 DHL jobs to be cut
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Former WEA/Cinram plant to shed 160
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Currency:

Bitcoin drops below $10,000 with $30 billion of value wiped off as cryptocurrency sell-off deepens Ripple’s cofounder may have lost nearly $12 billion as XRP continues to slide in the 'cryptocurrency bloodbath' Ripple co-founder loses $44 billion on paper during cryptocurrency crash The Winklevoss twins have seen about $600 million wiped off their bitcoin wealth in 2 days Bitcoin tests important price level after dramatic plunge 5 key reasons bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies have lost a stunning $370 billion in 10 days South Korea is considering shutting down all virtual currency exchanges, regulator says Old hands in South Korea bitcoin market unfazed by threats of ban 'Wild west' days are over for cryptocurrencies, as IRS steps up tax enforcement $260 billion ‘cryptocalypse’ as cryptos plunge 30 per cent amid fresh China, South Korea fears Did Bitcoin Just Burst? How It Compares to History's Big Bubbles Here are all the theories explaining the crypto market crash
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Bitcoin is making a comeback
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Credit Suisse says bitcoin's fair value is almost half its current price
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Futures hedge funds shy away from ‘bad idea’ bitcoin
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How trading bitcoin could actually ruin your mental health
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Politics:

Donald Trump’s terrifying plan to win the 2018 midterms
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How Michael Wolff Got Into the White House for His Tell-All Book The details of how Michael Wolff penetrated the White House are the most damning of all
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Democrats flip Wisconsin district that Trump won by 17 points Unexpected defeat in Wisconsin sets off alarm bells for Republicans
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Republicans give potential 2020 Trump foes a pass
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World's Approval of U.S. Leadership Drops to New Low
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Trump Approval Lower Than U.S. Mood Might Predict Voters More Divided on Trump’s Performance After First Year Trump Seen as Racist by 44 Percent of Americans
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Did Donald Trump pay a p--- star to keep quiet about an affair? The Stormy Daniels story is a reminder of Trump's imperviousness to traditional scandals ‘Please, don’t try to pay me'
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GOP activist from Virginia quits Republican Party over Trump’s s------- remarks USA Today editorial board rips ‘inveterate liar’ Trump and his Republican enablers over ‘s-------’ defense The Trump administration is barring Haitians from applying for certain US visas Mitch McConnell: Senate needs to figure out where Trump stands on immigration bill before it can pass one Trump takes hard line on immigration, rejects 'horrible' bipartisan plan Kelly told Dems Trump's wall promises were "uninformed" Trump contradicts Kelly on border wall: "it has never changed"
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Former Obama-admin officials are defending the White House doctor as he takes heat for saying Trump is in 'excellent' health Donald Trump Just Revealed His Surprising Exercise Regime
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Oprah gets low ratings from voters; Biden, Bernie Beat
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Here's Just How Little Confidence Americans Have In Political Institutions
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60% of US Diplomats Have Already Quit
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One Year Later: How Many Votes Did Trump Get?
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Uniforms:

Houston-based Parker School Uniforms files for bankruptcy
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Debt Collection:

Committee Meets on Bill to Exempt Lawyers from FDCPA
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Congress should vote down this harmful debt collection legislation
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FDCPA Caselaw Review for December 2017
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Perfect Storm Coalesces as Division of Banks, Debt Buyers and Consumer Lawyers Await Decision in Massachusetts
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Student Debt:

Student loan debt close to reaching $1.5 trillion
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Consumer Finance:

Trump's CFPB to Rewrite Rule That Cracked Down on Payday Lenders
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Accounting:

PCAOB takes Deloitte UK to task over audit quality
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Economy:

Fed's Beige Book: US economy, inflation growing at modest-to-moderate pace Fed Says Almost All Districts Saw Modest to Moderate Growth Fed's Beige Book: "Modest to moderate"expansion, "on-going labor market tightness"
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Manufacturing jobs are up sharply from the recession
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Industrial Production Increased in December Industrial Production Increased 0.9% in December
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Trump’s plans to remake the Federal Reserve are starting to hit snags
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Nobel-winning economist has an idea to stop 'extremely disruptive' A.I. from harming society
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Most Can't Handle a $1,000 Emergency
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Here’s What Could Make the Next Global Recession Even Worse
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Poll: 2 in 3 U.S. adults with debt doubt they'll ever live debt-free
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Davos is being co-chaired by seven women this year — and no men
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House Republicans eye a budget funding extension, but a 'Dreamer' deal won't be a part of it Watch Paul Ryan and House GOP leaders speak as Congress scrambles to avoid government shutdown The chances of a government shutdown are growing Nervous Republicans fear they’ll pay if government shuts down White House backs GOP's short-term spending bill — but Lindsey Graham says he's against it Republicans Scramble for Unity Ahead of a Government Shutdown Lindsey Graham is the first GOP senator to come out against the Republican bill to avoid a shutdown — throwing the fight into flux Republicans scramble for votes as threat of a government shutdown looms Trump FactCheck: In a government shutdown, "what they are really doing is shutting down our military." Ryan Herds Divided GOP on Spending Bill With Little Help From Trump As Shutdown Looms, Democrats Spurn Funding Bill Shutdown Drama Grips the Capitol
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International tourism is booming, but not to the US
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Utilities, mining boost US industrial production
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Risks in Financial Markets Building
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Is the Tax Law Already Boosting the Economy? Budget Deficit Growing Ahead of Tax Cuts Walmart meets tax reform Apple's $38 Billion Luxury retailers are set to reap the benefits from tax reform Few large companies say they'll use tax savings to boost wages, CNBC survey finds How Democrats can neutralize GOP tax law Bank of America net income drops nearly 50% after tax reform Trump's Tax Cuts Let Banks Off the Hook for Lousy Trading Results Balfour Beatty expects boost from U.S. tax reform Tax law saves Verizon $17 bln in deferred taxes Money in your pocket: the GOP view of the tax law
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How much millennials think they need to retire—and how much they actually need
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The puzzle of getting convicts into jobs
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Apple says it will add $350 billion to US economy in next five years Apple didn’t say it was hiring 20,000 new workers, nor bringing back its overseas cash Apple to invest $350 billion in U.S. economy and create 20,000 jobs Apple Largess Comes With Caveats It looks like Apple is bringing back home nearly all of its $250 billion in foreign cash Apple unveils plan to repatriate billions in overseas cash, says it will contribute $350 billion to the economy Apple has less cash than you may think, but plenty to fund a large acquisition Apple will boost its spending on data centers by $10 billion over the next 5 years Cramer calls Apple's $350 billion investment in the US economy a 'modern-day Marshall Plan' Apple is giving $2,500 stock awards to some employees Apple to Pay $38 Billion in Taxes on Cash Overseas, Build New U.S. Campus Trump Calls Apple’s Overseas Cash Return a ‘Huge Win’ for U.S.
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Trump considers big 'fine' over China intellectual property theft
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The economy is doing great. Here's what could derail it
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2018 is ripe for a global rupture
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Silicon Valley: 70% of Workers on H-1B Visas
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Food Stamps Should Be Spent on Food
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Faltering NAFTA Talks May Set U.S. Markets' Future Trump says terminating NAFTA would yield the 'best deal' in renegotiations
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Bill Gates made these 15 predictions in 1999 — and it's scary how accurate he was
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Which generation has the most debt and the worst credit scores? Hint: It's not millennials
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Instagram users are promoting economic policy for pay
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How Free Trade Deals May Have Made The Mortgage Crisis And Great Recession Worse
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Weaker Dollar Won’t Derail Global Growth
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Eric Trump says 401(k)s are doing great, but half of American families don’t have one
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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:

Home builder confidence falls from 18-year high, but it's still strong NAHB: Builder Confidence decreased to 72 in January
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Mortgage applications rise 4.1% as borrowers see last chance for lowest rates
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Countrywide slumps 17% after ‘disappointing’ performance
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Woodbridge Group of Companies Announces Appointment of Three Additional Independent Managers
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Greenwich Luxury Homes Get Biggest Discounts Since Lehman Fell
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A different biological clock: Why some women care more about buying a home than having a baby
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico governor urges Central Florida diaspora to turn outrage into votes
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U.S. Tells Puerto Rico It's Not Broke Enough to Get Loans
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Reduction of 260 Million Dollars in Annual Revenues in Puerto Rico
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Nobel winner would slash Puerto Rico debt
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Yosemite Unified at risk of insolvency
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York, 'on edge of bankruptcy,' still has a chance if it does this, urban expert concludes
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Chicago postpones $898 million bond sale, eyes new structure
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Oil/Gas:

Crude could get to $74 this year, but not before a pullback, says the trader who called the rally
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Prospect of shale wave looms over resurgent oil prices
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Oil slides on view hedge funds over-bought Are Hedge Funds Pushing Oil Prices Too High?
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Infiniti says it will go 'All Electric'
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JPMorgan, Others Commit $250MM to EXCO DIP Financing
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Moody's downgrades EXCO Resources
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Haynes and Boone Advises Agent for $2 Billion Credit Facility in Out-of-Court Workout
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Aviation:

A New Book Exposes American Airlines’ Choppy Flight Through Bankruptcy
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Celebs:

'The Situation' to plead guilty to tax-related charges
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Todd Chrisley's Story: Net Worth, Bankruptcy
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After Blowing Through $80 Million, Terrell Owens Has Financial Advice For Other Players
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Pensions:

Those Corporate Pensions Weren't Always So Great
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Banking:

Bank of America Is at the End of Its Cutting Rope
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Corporate Reform:

CFPB to Undertake Comprehensive Review of All Functions Remaking the CFPB? Mulvaney wants to hear from you on how to fix bureau CFPB Acting Director Mulvaney Calling for Series of RFIs to Examine Bureau Functions
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Fraud:

Goldman’s No. 2 Allegedly Swindled Out of $1.2 Million of Wine by Assistant
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Brief of Professors of Conflict of Laws as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellants, In Re Irving H. Picard, Trustee for the Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC
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Food/Beverage:

Chains like McDonald's and Freshii are lining up to profit from Subway's downward spiral
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Travel:

A flight attendant has a theory about 'unhealthy' airplane food like eggs and even fruit — and why cabin crew pack their own meals
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America Has a Foreign Tourist Problem
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Autos:

Ford's Negative Outlook, Years to Turnaround
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Auto defaults close 2017 on stable track
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Tesla’s Journey: From IPO to Passing Ford in Value, in Just 7 Years
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Coal:

He Leaked a Photo of Rick Perry Hugging a Coal Executive. Then He Lost His Job.
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Steel:

Trump’s Chance to Save American Steel
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Media:

Trump and GOP attack CNN, New York Times and Washington Post in 'fake news awards' Trump's 'Fake News Awards' Have a Sinister Subtext FactCheck: Trump's Fake News Awards
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Media Seen as Key to Democracy But Not Supporting It Well Americans See More News Bias ; Most Can’t Name Neutral Source
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Movie Theaters:

Movie Theater Attendance Hits 24-Year Low
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Solar:

Solar panels: A fight with China that Trump may want to avoid
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Taxis:

Is the Market for New York City Taxi Medallions Showing Signs of Life?
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Telecoms:

Avaya trades again after bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Total Bankruptcy Filings Decline in Calendar Year 2017
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Sanctions:

Federal judge joins others, says bankruptcy court not allowed to impose punitive sanctions
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Safe Harbors:

Delaware District Judge Addresses the Not-So-Safe Harbor of Section 546(e)
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Involuntary Bankruptcy:

District Court Opinion Puts the Brakes on Involuntary Bankruptcy Petitions
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Secured Debt:

Second Circuit Holds That Assignees Have Standing Under New York Law as Secured Creditors
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Electricity:

Delaware Organizational Meeting – First River Energy, LLC
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Jurisdiction:

A Patent Law Dispute Before the Supreme Court This Term Could Have a Major Impact on U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
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Ch. 13:

Chapter 13 Debtors: Do Not Take It For Granted That a Chapter 13 Debtor Can Exercise Trustee Powers
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Avoidance Actions:

Delaware Court Rules Fraudulent Transfer Recoveries Are Not Capped At The Amount of Creditor Claims
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SD: House Judiciary Delays Action on Bankruptcy Bill
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Limitations:

California Statute of Limitations – Tolled When the Defendant is Out of State? Maybe Not.
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Litigation:

What it takes to be a great modern litigator: seven top tips from lawyers and clients
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Telecoms:

Web giants back effort to revive net neutrality rules
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Weather:

Cold blast shatters records in Louisiana and Mississippi Frigid photos of the snow-ravaged South
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Retailing:

Upcoming Supreme Court Tax Case Divides Attorneys in E-Commerce, Traditional Retail
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After dodging bankruptcy, Bebe Stores is ready for its encore
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The Real Reason Toys “R” Us Went Bankrupt
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Bon-Ton buys more time
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More Ohio Amazon workers relying on food aid
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'Entire aisles are empty': Whole Foods employees reveal why stores are facing a crisis of food shortages
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Wall Street owes Steinhoff a billion thanks Steinhoff says Jayendra Naidoo resigned from supervisory board Short Seller Who Flagged Steinhoff Irregularities Steps Forward
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Unpacking Holiday Results for Major Retailers
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Eight Troubled Retail Chains
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Retail sales to grow 3% annually through 2021; store openings to outpace closures
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Nuclear:

Westinghouse reaches deal to resolve bankruptcy - sources Toshiba Agrees to Sell Westinghouse Assets, Boosting Capital Toshiba reaches deal to help resolve Westinghouse bankruptcy, rebuild finances
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Education:

Half of College Students Say Their Major Leads to a Good Job
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Half of Americans think young people don’t pursue STEM because it is too hard
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Healthcare:

Congress once again looking to kick health cost control down the road
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U.S. Uninsured Rate Steady at 12.2% in Fourth Quarter of 2017
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UK:

Kingston Smith & Partners appointed trustees in bankruptcy of ex-Newcastle United footballer
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Commercial pressures are forcing restaurant and retail businesses to seek better deals from their landlords
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Hedge Funds Are Buying Carillion Debt for Pennies Carillion collapse could start “domino effect” on East Anglia’s small firms UK poorly placed to fight Carillion domino effect Carillion - the legal position Bonus Payments To Carillion Directors Stopped, Says Insolvency Service Carillion bosses will not get their six-figure bonuses after all Over 90 pct of private Carillion customers will pay to keep employees - UK insolvency service Carillion collapse: The week so far and industry reaction ‘Flimsy’ reassurances anger unions as creditors brace for Carillion fallout Out of time: the fragile temporality of Carillion's accumulation model PPF can take the strain after Carillion insolvency Carillion mess puts Corbyn a step closer to power Emergency bank support must pave way for Carillion task force 13 Banks to Lose Millions After Carillion Collapse 'Hypocrite' Theresa May criticized for accepting £500,000 donation from firm that bet on Carillion's shares falling
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'Just Hit Budget!' bankers at RBS restructuring unit told during crisis: memo
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The founder of one of Britain's biggest hedge funds thinks the Bank of England is 'embarrassing' itself by being too negative on Brexit
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U.K. Gender Pay Gap Revealed: Men Outearn Women at Every Level
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A flagship policy to help British millennials buy a house is having almost no impact
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London most expensive European city to rent
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EU:

EU says banks' bad loan woes ease but need capital buffer hikes
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PIIGS:

Italy Needs More Time Before Starting Exclusive Talks on Alitalia Sale
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Casino di Campione fights involuntary bankruptcy petition
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Canada:

Huge UK company that (owns the company that) does Sault hospital's maintenance forced into bankruptcy Contractor vows Saskatchewan hospital will rise despite big picture money woes
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Hamilton steel plant in bankruptcy protection, search for new owner underway
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Germany:

Bankrupt airline Air Berlin is selling off entire stock What Next For Former Niki Staff? Bids For The Insolvent Airline To Be Submitted By Friday
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India:

SBI wary of selling bad loans to ARCs
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Vedanta's Anil Agarwal seeks relaxed rule for 'honest' promoters
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Board brings in stricter norms for insolvency professionals
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Business booms for forensic auditors as firms head to bankruptcy court
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Lenders may drag Videocon arms to bankruptcy court
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Indian banks may not have priced risks correctly: RBI deputy governor
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MENA:

Weeks of talks 'fail to resolve Dana Gas sukuk dispute'
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Venezuela:

Venezuela’s Bond Surge Shows There’s Still Faith in the World's Biggest Loser
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El Salvador:

Trump Slur Rejected by Bond Traders as El Salvador Debt Soars
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Austria:

In battle for Austrian airline Niki, Lauda woos employees Investors make new offers for Niki
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China:

Chinese economy grew 6.9% on year in 2017
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Ukraine:

Ukraine's Deposit Guarantee Fund pays over $246 mln to insolvent banks' depositors in 2017
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Vietnam:

Vietnam's top taxi firm fears bankruptcy in the era of Grab, Uber
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Russia:

Moscow court suspends Yashma's manager on request of creditors
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