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January 19, 2018


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Law:

Sedgwick's Final Years Saw Swift Growth And Rapid Decline
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Law Students: Where Are Your Grades?
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Sex And Biglaw: Why Do The Suits Keep Coming?
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Male Clients Show 'Clear Gender Bias' For Men As Lead Attorneys
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Dentons suspends partner for alleged sexual bad behaviour
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2 top partners among group of Quinn Emanuel lawyers leaving to start new firm Big-Name Departures From Quinn Emanuel
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7 words and phrases only lawyers understand
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Ivy League Law School Suffers Second Student Death This Academic Year
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How to Get On a Headhunter’s Radar
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This Lawyer Really Knows How To Talk
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Superstar Lawyer David Boies and Fugitive Chinese Tycoon Split
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Law School Titans Turn To Social Media To Woo Pre-Law Students
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These are the things you should never, ever put in an email
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Tim Cook says Apple told users it was slowing their iPhones, but adds, 'I don't think a lot of people were paying attention'
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L.A. Times publisher Ross Levinsohn investigated over reports of misconduct
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John Kelly risks a Steve Bannon moment John Kelly: White House didn't tell Bannon to use executive privilege
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The NRA Is Part of the Trump–Russia Scandal The Mueller effect: FARA filings soar in shadow of Manafort, Flynn probes Trump Ordered Bannon to Limit Testimony Here are some explosive allegations from the latest testimony on the Trump dossier Fusion GPS Probed Trump Money-Laundering
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California torture house: 13 siblings allowed to eat once a day, shower twice a year Abuse in house of torture was ‘severe, pervasive, prolonged’ Couple plead not guilty, held on $12M bail each
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Colorado woman charged with killing dad, entombing him in concrete inside home
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Civil rights groups want to put bail bond industry on death row
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Ex-assistant to top Goldman exec fled to Rome after admitting wine theft, FBI says
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Why 'Legal Immigration' Doesn't Apply To Early Immigrants To The U.S.
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Feds Planning Massive North California Immigrant Roundup
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House unveils landmark harassment overhaul bill Harassment, assault rife at UN New Tax Bill Bans Tax Deductibility of Confidential Sexual Misconduct Claims Settlements
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General counsel agrees to disbarment after being accused of videotaping women at work Creeper Voyeur General Counsel Disbarred For Videotaping Women In Office Bathroom Attorney Agrees To Disbarment For Taping Women In Office Restrooms
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‘Out, Damned Spot!’ The DOJ Wages A Petty Retribution Campaign Against Howard Root
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Hogan Lovells accused of hushing up corruption
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Dentons discriminated against mother
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to intervene on DACA Schumer slams Cotton Over DACA in face-to-face with Trump 3.6M Dreamers in US, More Than Thought
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Prosecutors Are Dropping Most Of The Cases Against People Arrested On Trump's Inauguration Day
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Manhattan DA executes search warrant at Newsweek Media Group
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Gun Theft Is Sweeping America
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New office will help medical providers deny treatment on religious grounds Health-care workers with moral or religious objections have support of new HHS division
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Judges:

Federal Courts Have 3-Week Lifeline if Government Shuts Down
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Sheriff’s deputy fatally shoots 16-year-old in Ohio courtroom
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Larry Nassar complains it’s too hard to listen to victim stories
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The Biglaw Partner That Called Out Judge Kozinski
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Reputation Interrupted - Should Misconduct Allegations Diminish Alex Kozinksi's Legacy in Jurisprudence?
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Trump Just Opened Up ANOTHER Seat On The Fifth Circuit
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Pa. Justices Disbar Judge Who Stole Cocaine From Evidence
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Wall Street:

Stock futures rise as traders shrug off government shutdown fears US futures point to a positive open; countdown to government shutdown looms
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Dow falls 95 points as concern over government shutdown looms
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More than half of S&P 500 stocks are up 20% or more since Trump took office
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The Dow's 31% gain during Trump's first year is the best since FDR
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Some Wall Street traders are about to get big, fat zeroes for bonuses
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Layoffs:

Good Samaritan Hospital closing, 1,600 jobs
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Politics:

Trump contradicts Kelly on border wall: "it has never changed" Trump pushes back on chief of staff’s claims that border wall pledges are ‘uninformed’
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Trump's Quietly Growing List of Victories
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Trump's approval rating is the lowest for any president one year into his term, NBC/WSJ poll says
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P--- star described affair with Donald Trump in 2011 magazine interview Trump’s payoff probably violated several election laws, attorney says Trump lawyer used shell company to pay off ex-p--- star: report Spanked with Issue of ‘Forbes’ Trump Lawyer Used Private Company, Pseudonyms to Pay Donald Trump's Long History of Paying for Silence
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Panama hotel owners want Trump’s name off the property
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Trump's his own worst enemy: 2018 edition
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Ten Trump goals and where they stand as he marks year one
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Democrats pull off a surprise win in rural Wisconsin
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Obama Is Returning to Politics in 2018, and Trump Should Be Worried
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Trump's Inauguration Money Is Still Missing One Year After His Administration Took Control of the White House
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Bicycles:

Niner sale delayed as new bidder emerges
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Taxis:

Travis Kalanick's final months as Uber CEO reportedly included squirming on the floor 'on his hands and knees' and offering the driver he yelled at $200,000 The Fall of Travis Kalanick Was a Lot Weirder and Darker Than You Thought
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Entertainment:

A List of Things Missing From the Weinstein Company Office
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Economy:

Beige Book: A Muted Reaction to GOP Tax Plan
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Jobless Claims in U.S. Plunge to Lowest Weekly Tally Since 1973 Jobless claims sink 41,000 to 45-year low of 220,000
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A 2nd GOP senator just came out against the Republican funding bill — raising the risk of a government shutdown Trump sends GOP leaders scrambling after contradicting a key part of their government shutdown plan House passes short-term funding bill, but uncertain Senate vote still looms Trump: CHIP shouldn't be part of a short-term funding bill Fact check: Trump claims shutdown would hurt military Here's why the government could shut down The threat of a government shutdown is rising as the clock ticks down Trump says shutdown could happen: 'It's up to the Democrats' The Republican plan to avoid a government shutdown is on the verge of failure The Republican Party's own hardline conservatives could sidetrack their deal to avoid a government shutdown A Texas-sized dilemma looms over shutdown vote Donald Trump is the only person in Washington who doesn't seem worried about a shutdown How Trump Will Try to Minimize a Government Shutdown Congress hurtles toward shutdown Republicans Are Barely Trying to Avoid a Shutdown
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Governor Cuomo Announces Major Step in Closing Carried Interest Loophole
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Mexico repeats won't pay for U.S. border wall after Trump barbs
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Mood brightens on NAFTA's prospects
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Big Companies Used to Pay the Best Wages
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Why Is It So Hard for Americans to Get a Decent Raise?
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Tax bill lowered corporate rate, so why are some companies taking charges? These companies will take a huge profit hit from lower tax rates Here’s what repatriation means for the dollar and Treasurys American Express plans to suspend share buyback, citing tax reform Apple and others bringing home foreign cash may be a big enough force to boost the US dollar Wealthy exodus to escape new tax rules worries California Democrats People flocking to low-tax states could swing elections
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Only 39% of Americans could cover a $1,000 emergency
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Senate takes new look at foreign acquisitions of U.S. companies
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Apple may have just saved the GOP Grumbling in Cupertino over Apple's bonuses
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Former Treasury chief Larry Summers says sugar, cigarette taxes aren’t evidence of a ‘nanny state’
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The top 25 US companies to work for if you want to be happier
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GE shares drop to 6-year low below $17
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'Potholes are everywhere'—fixing US infrastructure could take 40 years, says Chamber of Commerce CEO
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The bond yield that helps price all sorts of loans just jumped to its highest level since 2014
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Trump is 'determined to bite somebody, and China is the most likely target,' trade expert says
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China wants to reshape the global order
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U.S. homeless population increases for first time since 2010, according to new report
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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:

U.S. housing starts fizzle at end of 2017
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The US cities where the housing shortage is at 'crisis levels'
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Ignore the bad housing starts number. Builder optimism and buyer demand are high
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Home remodeling is set to surge at the fastest pace in more than a decade
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4 things consumers should think about before financing a home improvement
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Walter Investment bankruptcy plan approved by court
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Kushner’s Deutsche Bank-Backed Property Stung by Tenant Troubles
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Illinois App. Court (1st Dist) Holds Subsequent Foreclosure-Related Action Barred by Illinois ‘Single Refiling’ Rule
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Municipalities:

Beginning to Gauge Maria’s Effect on Puerto Rico’s Economy
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Manhattan May Adopt a Congestion Charge
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Why California has the Nation's Worst Poverty Rate
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Oil/Gas:

U.S. oil output could soar to levels not seen since the 1970s, predicts IEA
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Oil prices sink 1%, head for biggest weekly loss since October Oil prices drop on uptick in US production
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UBS predicts lower oil prices in course of 2018
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China's Bid to Upend the World's Oil Market
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Judge rejects creditor bid to pry open Pacific Drilling's books
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Canadian oil selling at a deep discount - and it hurts
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The Biggest Oil Collapse In History
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Weather:

Winter storm kills at least eight people as it paralyzes the South
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2017 was among the hottest years on record Earth: Past Four Years Hottest on Record
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Healthcare:

A Work Requirement for Medicaid Isn't 'Cruel'
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Feds to create unit to protect health workers objecting to doing abortions, treating transgendered
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Radio:

Cumulus Files Motion to Reject Certain Uneconomic Contracts
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Personal Finance:

1 in 3 young Americans spent more on coffee last year than they invested
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Coal:

The Trump bump in coal never happened
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Fraud:

HSBC's $101M Fine for Currency Rigging
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Pensions:

GE's $31 Billion Pension Nightmare
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Celebs:

How Much Money Would These Famous TV Families Make Today? Who’s richer, the Huxtables or the Dunphys?
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (24 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (8 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

BK NV: Report on 2017 Professional Fees Awarded
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Public Company Bankruptcy Totals & Percent Pre-packaged, 2010-17
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Autos:

Bankruptcy judge rules against settlement triggering GM payout Bankruptcy Judge Rules GM’s $1 Billion Stock Settlement Over Ignition Invalid Judge tosses GM settlement with car owners over faulty ignition switches GM avoids potential $1 billion stock payout after bankruptcy judge’s ruling Bankruptcy judge rules settlement calling for GM to pay $1 billion stock is unenforceable GM Avoids $1 Billion Stock Payout in Courtroom Battle
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More Cars Recalled with Takata Airbags
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Executory Contracts:

Connecticut Supreme Court Defines Bankruptcy Effect on Contracts
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Thoughts From the BAP on How to (re)Define an “Executory Contract”
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Safe Harbors:

Safe Harbor for Forward Contract Merchants Creates Stormy Waters for Energy and Farmer Debtors
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Avoidance Actions:

Third Circuit Holds Transfer from Non-Debtor Precludes Liability Under Delaware Fraudulent Transfer Law
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Discharge:

U.S. Supreme Court and Statute of Frauds for Nondischargeability (§ 523(a)(2)): In re Appling
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Telecoms:

Avaya CEO has tough words for private equity
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Retailing:

What Amazon’s ‘HQ2’ means for homeowners, home buyers and renters in the chosen city Amazon's Rejects Groveled for Months Only to Be Left Out in Cold
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Steinhoff secures 60 mln euros lifeline for European operations Steinhoff Expects to Pay Cash Interest on Debt in Near Term
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Corporate Reform:

Mulvaney says consumer protection agency needs zero dollars
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Currency:

Bitcoin rallies more than 30% to briefly top $12,000 in latest wild swing Cryptocurrencies edge higher with ripple bouncing back 65% after ‘severe’ sell-off Tom Lee, bitcoin's earliest and most bullish forecaster on Wall St, is even more positive after crash
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Hackers have walked off with about 14% of big digital currencies
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Bitcoin could be here for 100 years but it's more likely to 'totally collapse,' Nobel laureate says
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Bitcoin is 'something regulators need to deal with but not ban,' says former FDIC chair
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Student Debt:

Who Are Student Loan Defaulters?
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Travel:

Luggage limbo: Bags still missing after JFK airport woes
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Finance:

Lenders Cut $27M Deal With Citi, HSBC In Libor Rigging Suit
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UK:

Quantuma reappointed as administrator as questions emerge about KWM's accounting practices before collapse
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Carillion’s collapse raises awkward questions about contracting out Sub-contractors of Carillion must avoid knee jerk insolvency Ministers set up a task force to support businesses and workers whose jobs have been plunged into crisis by the collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion Carillion: who is protecting the Trade and other Unsecured Creditors ? Carillion’s sub-contractors have already begun laying off workers Revealed: Carillion collapsed with £5bn of financial liabilities
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Over a third of trainee solicitors are being paid LESS than Law Society minimum wage
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A Brexit Deal Is Worth the Price
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Brexit and the ISDA Master Agreement
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U.K. retail sales drop sharply in December
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UK retail – is the perfect storm brewing? Part three. Options for distressed retailers
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In Brexit Britain, at Least Death Is Getting Cheaper
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PIIGS:

EU official: Greece closing in on end of bailout years EU to lend Greece up to €7bn more next week
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China:

China’s Economic Growth Looks Strong. Maybe Too Strong
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Creditors send protest letter to China's Hebei province over unresolved debt crisis
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Germany:

Germany's bankrupt Air Berlin inventory goes to auction in Hamburg
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Venezuela:

Venezuela Has Some Bad News and Some Really Bad News
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South Africa:

S&P Sees ‘Clear Danger’ of Default by South Africa’s Eskom
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