Law:
Stroock Sees Revenue Fall, Profits Leap as Strategic Review Sparks Big Changes
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Prosecutors Seek Stiff Sentence for Ex-Akin Lawyer Accused of Lifting 40 Whistleblower Suits
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Kirkland and Latham : Two Different Paths to Success
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Biglaw Firm Could Pay $1.4 Million After Malpractice Verdict
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King & Spalding Can’t Arbitrate Against Boehringer Ingelheim
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AI Finding Favor in Legal Industry, but Adoption Lags
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Got a Legal Problem? These Law Students Can Solve It with Tech
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Bryan Cave takes over BLP
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Should Law Schools Shift Scholarship Money From Merit (LSAT & UGPA Medians) To Need?
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Bar Exam Software Debacle Causes Testing Delays Across The Country
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Law students complain about prof’s use of racial slur in hypothetical involving white supremacist • Law Professor Drops Racial Slur In Class Because Otherwise How Will Black Students Ever Learn About Racism?
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It's a Good Time to be Up for Partner in Texas
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Hilarity Ensures After Recruiter Mass Emails Hundreds Of Lawyers And Forgets To Use BCC Function
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Rise Up And Innovate: A Manifesto For Lawyers
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How Big Law Has Captured the Trump Administration • These Biglaw Firms Are The Best Way Stations For Key Trump Posts
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Law Professors Get Drawn Into Twitter Nerd Fight
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Lawyer is reprimanded for suggesting discipline official should do this
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For the first time, Mueller looks to be moving 'up the food chain' to ensnare Trump for potential Russian collusion • A timeline emerges as Mueller homes in on what — and how much — Trump knew about WikiLeaks and the DNC hacks • House GOP Move to End Their Russia Probe • Mueller is reportedly building a criminal case against Russians connected to the DNC hack • Special counsel is reportedly investigating Trump’s apparent efforts to force Sessions from job
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Report Not Good for Ex-FBI Deputy Director
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Trump said several things that stunned Republicans in an extraordinary meeting about guns • 'Take the guns first': Senators were blown away by Trump's blatant dismissal of due process on guns • Trump emerges as a moderate on gun control, urging both regulation and respect for Second Amendment • Kroger stops selling guns to buyers under 21 at Fred Meyer stores • Dick's, Walmart Decision to Stop Selling Assault Rifles to Those Under 21 is Probably Illegal • Gun control 'sea change' will get a big test in critical midterm elections • A makeshift memorial for victims at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School stretches for acres • Americans bitterly divided over companies breaking ties with NRA • Dick's decision to ban assault-style weapons raises this 'critical' question • Conservatives Are Losing the Culture War Over Guns • Getting Political: As More Companies #BoycottNRA, Legal Departments Have Much to Consider • Georgia lawmakers pull airline tax break after Delta killed NRA discounts • Here Are The Gun Retailers Not Making Changes After Parkland • The Rapid Rise of Gun Ownership in America • Some Schools Already Arm Teachers • School Killings Spur Effort to Renew Government Gun-Violence Research • Trump to Meet Video Game Executives to Talk Guns • Trump touts 'great' meeting with the NRA after Fox News' Tucker Carlson sniped at him for his embrace of gun control • With Gun Sales Down, the NRA Told Republicans It's OK to Talk About Gun Control • Trump doesn't really want gun control, NRA lobbyist says after meeting
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Psychopaths cannot be cured — here's why
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Your standing desk is causing you pain and wrecking your focus
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Sick Of Waiting For One, Elizabeth Warren Is Actively Looking For Wall Street’s Big #MeToo Moment • Instagram Account Posts ‘Blacklist’ To Protect Models From Assault
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Man charged with sending white powder to Trump Jr.'s home
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Man Tries To Rob 7-Eleven -- By Pointing Finger At Clerk
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Woman poisons look-alike friend's cheesecake in bid to steal identity
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Drunk Guy Accidentally Takes $1,635 Uber Ride He went all the way from West Virginia to New Jersey
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Investigator is jailed for refusing to testify in capital case on religious grounds
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Lawyer representing neo-Nazis declares that ‘white people are the chosen people’
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Lawyer described as a ‘decorated’ sniper is accused of shooting at another attorney’s office
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Lawyer on trial for groping police officer
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Clifford Chance delights clients with Dawn Raid app
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Forensic accountant named to tally Vegas shooter's assets
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Jones Day helps under-fire billionaires hide their missing jet
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Florida Man, Daughter In Shock Arrest
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More people want to date lawyers than any other profession
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The Parable of Two Airports and a Snowstorm: Is Your Firm Logan or Kennedy?
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Ex-Big Law Partner Ditches Courtroom for Cat Care
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Order In The Court, Order In The Court: The Law Clerk Hiring Plan Returns!
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Judges:
BK SD AL: Proposed Chapter 11 Standing Order and Monthly Report Forms
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Judge Freed Of Charges That She Harbored Fugitive Beau
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Former publisher and lawyer accuse judge of malicious prosecution in federal lawsuit
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New rule prohibits federal court employees from partisan campaign activity
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If a nation has no independent judiciary, rights are merely empty promises
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Judge is accused of insulting and yelling at campaign workers for his opponent
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New Law Clerk Hiring Plan Faces Familiar Defector Problems
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Justices’ Stock Ownership Continues to Raise Red Flags
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Trump Wants Overhaul of FISA for Getting Warrants
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Fmr Judge Arrested for Allegedly Pocketing Cash for Drug Treatment
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Wall Street:
Dow down 200 points as stocks look to resume tariff-driven selloff, fueled by latest Trump remarks • Dow is headed for a more than 150-point drop, extending the sell-off after Trump announced tariffs • Stocks now risk retesting February sell-off lows on trade-war fears • These Dow and S&P 500 stocks took the biggest hits on fears of a Trump trade war
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Trade Worries Hit Global Stocks • European stocks fall further after Trump says 'trade wars are good' • Global stocks tumble as Trump's heavy tariffs spark fears of a trade war
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Stocks Dive After Trump Announces New Tariffs • Dow tumbles nearly 600 points at lows as tariff talk sparks worry of trade war • Dow plunges after Trump says tariffs are coming next week • All 11 primary S&P 500 sectors trade sharply lower, led by industrials • Dow, S&P 500 erase year-to-date gains • Wall Street is overreacting to the tariff news, Barclays economists say • Trade is the full true test of the Trump rally
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Wall Street's 'fear index' jumps 22.6% as stocks extend losses
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Short interest on junk bond ETFs hits record as investors warn of ‘liquidity mismatch’
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Commodity-linked currencies sell off as Trump announces tariff plans
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This Trump vs. JFK chart has nailed it so far, and if it continues, the market is in trouble
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Hedge Funds:
Hedge fund billionaire David Einhorn's bad start to the year has gotten worse
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Banking:
Wells Fargo again faces sales scrutiny, this time in its wealth advice division, WSJ says
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Wells Fargo Probes Widen as Fed Says Sanctions to Be Lasting • Powell Says Wells Fargo's Growth to Be Capped for ‘Significant Period’
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Warren says Fed should vote on whether to lift growth shackles on Wells Fargo
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Does Wells Fargo Have a Plan?
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Religion:
St. Cloud Diocese to file for bankruptcy after abuse claims
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Outcome for church abuse victims unclear
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Stop exploiting nuns for cheap Church labor
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Biofuels:
Trump Goes Deeper in Ethanol Debate
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Third White House Biofuel Summit This Week Ends Without Deal
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Coal:
Cover Up at World's Largest Clean Coal Plant
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Guns:
The Wall Street drama behind Remington's AR-15
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Gun sales plunge for Smith & Wesson owner
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These are bleak days for gun companies
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Fishing:
With debts complicating sale, China Fishery bankruptcy trustee seeks USD 624 million compromise
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Currency:
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney: Bitcoin is heading for a 'pretty brutal reckoning' • Bank of England's Carney calls for more regulation around the 'speculative mania' of cryptocurrencies
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Ex-FDIC chief Sheila Bair says bitcoin’s like the dollar — neither has intrinsic value
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Economy:
US consumer inflation picks up in January as spending slows • Consumer spending slows in January but income growth and inflation speed up • Personal Income increased 0.4% in January, Spending increased 0.2%
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Manufacturing in U.S. Expands at Fastest Pace Since May 2004 • ISM Manufacturing index increased to 60.8 in February
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Pimco economist Clarida is looking like a front-runner for Fed deputy
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Bill Gates Believes Another Recession Is a 'Certainty'
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Did We Learn Anything from the Meltdowns?
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Carl Icahn says ‘creeping inflation’ is biggest investor worry
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U.S. After-Tax Incomes Rise Due to Tax-Code Changes, Spending Slows • U.S. Real Disposable Incomes Up Most in Five Years on Tax Cuts • Crumbs? Bonuses tied to Trump tax cuts said to boost U.S. incomes by $30 billion
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American Workers Will See Only Tiny Portion of Corporate Tax Windfall
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New Fed chairman says Amazon helped keep inflation low
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Fed Chair Powell: No evidence of 'decisive' move in wages or that economy is overheating • Even as Powell softens tone, 4 rate hikes still on the table for 2018
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4 Fed rate hikes this year would be 'gradual': Dudley
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America's jobs market just did something it hasn't done since 1969 • U.S. jobless claims fall to lowest level since 1969 • Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 210,000, 4-Week Average lowest since 1969
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Does the Fed control Trump's 2020 destiny?
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Paul Tudor Jones, who called the Oct. 1987 crash, predicts inflation surge, bond price plunge
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Trump just announced a move that could have devastating economic consequences • U.S. Allies Around the World Steel for Trump Tariff Tussle • Trump declares 'trade wars are good, and easy to win' the day after announcing massive tariffs are coming • Trump says U.S. will set 25% tariffs on steel imports, 10% on aluminum • With surprise tariffs, Trump rolls the dice with the US economy • Trump sets off a chain reaction with massive tariff announcements as countries vow to retaliate • Republicans furious as Trump announces huge new tariffs: 'A massive tax increase on American families' • Americans 'are going to pay the price' for Trump tariffs, former Obama trade advisor warns • ‘Straight up stupid,' 'incompetent' and 'misguided’: Economist Adam Posen rips Trump's tariffs • 'It's very hard to understand what has gotten into the president': Trade expert on Trump's tariffs • CSX customers will likely bear the burden of higher steel tariffs: CEO • Trump Plans Steep Tariffs, Ratcheting Up Tensions on Trade • Defying GOP, Trump to impose steep tariffs on steel, aluminum • Trump Vows Stiff Steel, Aluminum Tariffs • The White House Melts Down Over Steel • US Steel soars after Trump says tariffs coming next week • White House announces plan for heavy tariffs on imported steel, possibly triggering trade war with China • Trump declares his trade war: targets steel, aluminum • Watch steel stocks pop, fall, then rebound as Trump's trade tariff battle plays out in real time • Trump's tariffs allow us to invest $100 million and hire hundreds: Century Aluminum CEO • The trade war concerns slamming the stock market are a very real worry: Steel analyst • Best Buy CEO hopes tariffs won't result in a trade war • Ben Sasse on Trump tariffs: "Protectionism is weak, not strong" • 'Fed's Dudley Says Trade Protectionism Is a 'Dead End' • GM responds to Trump's tariffs announcement • What companies and trade groups are saying about Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs • Trump’s tariffs mean higher prices — and maybe even beer in plastic bags • Why Trump’s tariffs will hurt more American jobs than they help • Other countries may now also cite national security to block US imports • Here are the US exports that could get slapped with retaliation by other countries • The immediate impact of Trump's trade announcement • Brazil threatens 'action' to protect interests after Trump tariff move • Here's how China could retaliate against Trump's tariffs • Europe lashes out against Trump's tariffs: EU will 'react firmly ... to defend our interests' • Global retaliation to Trump tariffs: 'It could get pretty ugly pretty soon' • Who Gains From Trump's Tariffs? China
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Tariff war nudges Cohn toward exit
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White House officials scrambling after WaPo trade story
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Trade Group: White House Like a Bad Business
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U.S. ambassador to Mexico stepping down
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How the super-wealthy hide billions using tax havens and shell companies
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Tudor Jones says US will 'regret' the tax cut
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Ex-Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan: 'We are in a bond market bubble' that's beginning to unwind
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There's a simple reason companies are becoming more publicly left-wing on social issues
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Here's the salary you need to be in the top 50% of earners in 30 major US cities
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Deutsche Bank: These 11 indebted companies are most at risk from rising interest rates
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10 fields where men earn over $1 million more than women
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U.S. car sales fall sharply in February
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Americans borrow record amounts for auto loans even as interest rates rise
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Construction spending remains strong in January • Construction Spending mostly unchanged in January
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There’s nothing strong about U.S. economic fundamentals
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May not feel like it, but the world’s improving — really! — and here’s the proof
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This map shows which US states make it easiest to pay women less than men
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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:
Mortgage rates hit a more than 4-year high as investors brace for a more hawkish Fed • Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates continue to surge, increase for 8th consecutive week
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U.S. Housing Prices Return to Peak Levels
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CoreLogic: Housing market nearly recovered from recession
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14 states that still haven't fully recovered from the housing crash
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Municipalities:
San Juan mayor used hurricane for political gain, storm-ravaged residents say
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Puerto Rico : The town Jersey built is recovering; the island isn't
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Puerto Ricans Are Americans, But That Doesn't Matter To The US
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Puerto Rico power grid snaps, nearly 1 million in the dark
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The loan, the board, and PREPA
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U.S. government extends foreclosure relief in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
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America's Fastest-Growing Cities 2018
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How can a place with 58,000 homeless people continue to function?
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Oil/Gas:
Oil prices settle at a two-week low • Oil prices down on fresh evidence of rising U.S. stocks and output
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U.S. Gasoline Consumption Falls For The First Time In Five Years
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Autos:
Automaker stocks dive after Trump announces new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports • Auto Suppliers Could be Hurt by Steel Tariffs
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Ford Feb. U.S. sales fall 6.9% to 194,132 vehicles
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U.S. Light Vehicle Sales mostly unchanged at 17.1 million annual rate in February
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Fiat Chrysler US sales fell 1% in February
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GM Korea’s deficit stretches to $2.8bn as of last year • GM South Korean Car Sales Fall by Half
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Corporate Reform:
Barney Frank: Here's how the Senate is preparing to cripple Dodd-Frank
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Politics:
Trump reportedly berated Hope Hicks over her testimony to the House Intel Committee • Trump Berated Hope Hicks for Being Stupid • Revealed: How Hope Hicks was 'trapped' into admitting she told 'white lies' for Trump - If you need to consult your lawyer when asked if you've been truthful, you may have a problem • How 29-year-old Hope Hicks, Trump's 'real daughter,' became the youngest White House communications director in history — and resigned after getting ensnared in its biggest scandals • The top names to replace Hope Hicks include Melania Trump's right-hand woman and one of the White House's most controversial aides • An increasingly isolated president: Loyalists like Hicks and Sessions move away from Trump • The unseen power of Hope Hicks
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How Billionaires Learned to Love Populism
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Wilbur Ross has a new nickname in the White House
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Report: White House staffers can't find a new job • Many Staffers May Leave White House
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Voters vow to elect a Congress that stands up to Trump, poll shows
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White House aides are reportedly furious at Ben Carson over the fallout from a renovations scandal at the housing and urban development department • HUD chief Ben Carson moves to cancel order for $31,561 executive dining room set
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John Kelly jokes his White House job is a punishment from God
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White House reportedly planning to replace H.R. McMaster as soon as next month • H.R. McMaster is reportedly becoming increasingly frustrated, and it's fueled speculation he could be on his way out • Trump: McMaster Isn't Going Anywhere
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Melania Trump obtained a visa for people with "extraordinary ability," parents are here through chain migration • How Did Melania Get an "Einstein Visa"?
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EPA chief Scott Pruitt says he'll fly coach following scrutiny over first-class flights
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Trump Ally Was in Talks to Earn Millions in Effort to End 1MDB Probe in U.S.
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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 (18 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (9 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Senate Judiciary Committee: Small Business Bankruptcy: Assessing the System
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Exemptions:
FL: Homestead Exemption Requires Ownership by Natural Person
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Litigation:
3rd Circ. Backs Litigation Funder That Helped Sue Reed Smith
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Cross-Border:
Arrivederci! Delaware Bankruptcy Court Sends U.S. Vendor Packing … to Italy
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Mechanics' Liens:
The Practical and Abstract Implications of 'In re Linear Electric'
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Safe Harbors:
High Court Limits Scope of 546(e) Safe Harbor for Recipients of “Conduit” Transactions
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US Supreme Court Limits Securities Safe Harbor Protection From Bankruptcy Clawback Suits
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Insurance:
Failure to Cooperate in Suspected Fraud Case Can Doom Insured's Claim
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Retailing:
Foot Locker's stock tumbles after sales miss, downbeat outlook
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Retail defaults may increase in 2018 as companies are still stressed, S&P cautions
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Kohl's strong holiday sales fuel big earnings beat
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Best Buy Overcomes Amazon Threat With Best Christmas Since 2003
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Cybersecurity:
Equifax finds an additional 2.4 million Americans impacted by 2017 breach
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Personal Finance:
13 people who discovered that their cheap junk was actually worth millions
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5 tricks you can use to improve your credit score
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How paying off debt ‘wrong’ could actually help you
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Retiring Without Running Out of Money
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Student Debt:
Student debt should be discharged in bankruptcy, Fed chief says • New Fed chair wonders why student debt can’t be discharged in bankruptcy
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Parents don’t regret this decision, but maybe they should
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Radio:
IHeart Is Said to Prepare for Bankruptcy as Soon as This Weekend • iHeartRadio Preparing For Bankruptcy (Report)
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John Malone Is Assembling the Pieces to Build a Radio Empire
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Entertainment:
Weinstein Co. and N.Y. Attorney General in Last-Ditch Talks to Avert Bankruptcy • Relaunch Or Bankruptcy? The Weinstein Company Future Could Be Decided In Meeting Underway In New York
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Weinstein company avoids bankruptcy in 11th-hour $500m deal • Weinstein Co. reaches deal to sell assets to former Obama administration official • Weinstein studio revives deal with investors aiming for female-led venture • Weinstein Company assets sold to female-led group • The Woman Who Wants to Reinvent the Weinstein Company Is About to Buy Its Assets • Investor Group Has Deal To Buy Weinstein Co., Start New Movie Studio • Ron Burkle-Backed Group Finally Reaches Deal To Purchase Weinstein Company Assets
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Young Harvey Weinstein: Making of a Monster
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Harvey Weinstein statue appears in Hollywood ahead of Oscars
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Electricity:
FirstEnergy Confirms FES Bankruptcy
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Hotels:
A Horrifying Path to America for Hotel Workers
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Weather:
East Coast: Nor'easter to become bomb cyclone: Fierce winds, flooding, snow and coastal havoc on tap • Sandbags and warnings as northeast US braces for storm-driven flood • Nor'easter a Life or Death Situation
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Paper:
Bankruptcy court agrees to let town buy former Lincoln mill site
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Fraud:
Shkreli: Your Honor, I Was a Fool
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Tech:
San Antonio's WiseWear files bankruptcy , blames Apple
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Celebs:
'American Chopper' star Paul Teutul files for bankruptcy
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UK:
RBS CFO: 'It’s inevitable that there will be further job cuts'
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Cross Border Restructuring and Insolvency Update - February 2018
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RBS restructuring group report attracts SRA attention amid questions over lawyer secondment
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Revealed: How a private equity takeover contributed to Maplin’s demise
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Toys R Us slashes prices as closing-down sale begins
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PwC appointed as administrators for UK retailer Maplin
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EU: Best UK Can Hope for is Free Trade Deal
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PIIGS:
Creditors Talk Up 'Constructive' Week with Greece • Creditors give green light for completion of bailout review
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Venezuela:
Venezuela woes spread to zoos as animals feed on each other
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India:
India overtakes China as the world's fastest-growing economy
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US court grants interim stay on debt collection from Firestar • In Interim Order, US Court Prevents Debt Collection From Nirav Modi Firm • Nirav Modi scam: US court prevents creditors from collecting debt from Firestar Diamond
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Aircel creditors to knock on NCLT door to recover dues
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How to solve issue of rising non-performing assets in Indian public sector banks
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Tycoon's Dream of India Riches Turns Into a $7 Billion Nightmare
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South Korea:
South Korean creditor returns to Chinese on Kumho restructuring
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