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March 9, 2018


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Law:

Kasowitz Benson Wants You To Know They Could Beat Up Your Firm
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Lessons for Big Law Spinoffs (We've Seen This Before)
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One-Third of Texas Law Firm Leaders Say They Are Open to Merger Talks
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Jeff Had Issues: An Akin Gump Lawyer Breaks Bad - and There's No Satisfying Explanation
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Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C. Continues To Expand Bankruptcy Practice
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Sneak Peek at the Go-To Law Schools Nos. 11-20
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Columbia Ranks No. 1 as Go-To Law Schools Enjoyed Strong Recruiting Cycle
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Ex-Big Law Associate Who Blew Whistle on Gender Bias Finds New Home
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Polsinelli Posts Positive Financials and an Increased Head Count
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Facing Contempt, Law Firm Founder Drops Bankruptcy
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Lost Law Professor Searches For A Home
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Professor Declares Black Students ‘Rarely’ Graduate In The Top Half Of Law School Class
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How to find the right mentor—especially if you are a female or minority lawyer
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Blank Rome reaches settlement with investors who claimed they were duped in real estate deal
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Mueller is drilling down on 2 pivotal events in the Russia investigation involving Trump's longtime personal lawyer What we know about the Seychelles meeting on Mueller's radar First of 2 Trials for Paul Manafort Set for July Former Trump campaign chairman pleads not guilty to charges Mueller has heard testimony apparently conflicting with Erik Prince's House Intel answers: report
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New jail records describe the accused Florida shooter as restless and say he's only made one request behind bars Florida lawmakers passed a gun bill that both defies the NRA and falls short of Parkland survivors' demands — now it's up to the governor Parkland Deputy Told Cops to Stay Away The gun control debate in Congress is no longer about guns Trump: 'We're almost finished with the legal papers' for a ban on bump stocks Guns are on the same path to oblivion as cigarettes, soda Gun-Company Shareholders Really Don't Like Guns FDR's Gun-Control Strategy: Tax 'Em
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Trump faces trouble if he tries to keep Stormy Daniels silent, legal experts say Stormy Daniels, Donald Trump, and the Role of Arbitration in Ensuring Silence
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Restructuring a Firm After Discrimination or Harassment Claims 25% of Men: OK to Expect Sex From Employees
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A federal judge is skeptical about whether Trump can block Twitter users
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Hidden microphone was reason for defense lawyers quitting USS Cole bombing case
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Almost half of professionals take work stress to bed with them
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Now This Is Some Critical Fine Print
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Lawyer tells woman to "bore off" for criticizing his gag
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Lawyer’s ‘Get-Rich’ Scheme Has B-Movie Start, Prison Finale
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Lack Of Sleep Leads To Weight Gain
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Judges:

Judge Carolyn Dimmick: Women’s Advances in Law Careers Are ‘So Heartening’
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Winter Storm Forces Court Closures in Wilmington
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Supreme Court Justices Are Ever More 'Advocates,' New Law Study Contends
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6th Circuit nominee refuses to say whether Roe was correctly decided
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Lawyer is accused of forging judge’s signature to back up his false claim on plea deal
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No, Judges Can’t Administer Electric Shocks To Defendants That Refuse To Answer Questions
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Wall Street:

U.S. stock futures hold steady as a nervous wait for jobs data begins US stocks set for a slightly positive open ahead of all-important jobs report
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German stocks fall as exports drop, Trump tariffs bite FTSE 100 struggles after Trump signs tariff order
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How the Trump-Kim meeting news moved markets
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Stocks close higher after Trump signs tariffs that exclude Mexico and Canada
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JP Morgan co-president warns of 'deep correction' for stocks totaling as much as 40% over next few years
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What the U.S. stock market does next may come down to this one decision
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What the Fed Model says about the outlook for stocks as the bull market turns 9
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Layoffs:

From strawberries to apples, a wave of agriculture robotics
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Rent-A-Center shares jump 10% following layoff announcement Rent-A-Center cuts 250 jobs
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St. Mary-Corwin hospital plans major layoffs
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More Than 100 Layoffs Announced At Tyson Plant In Van Buren
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Electricity:

Texas Regulators Approve Sempra's $9.45 Billion Oncor Buyout
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One of the Largest-Ever Energy Bankruptcies Nears Finish
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SC House cuts customers' bills over failed nuke project
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Travel:

7 underseat roller bags that let you bypass the airlines’ basic economy carry-on restrictions
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How to bring a dog on a plane—if you must
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Taxis:

Uber and Lyft drivers are selling candy and snacks in their cars — and it's indicative of a dark truth
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Weather:

Northeast tries to dig out after latest storm, more than 800,000 without power
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Climate change threatens coastal life as we know it
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A Warning Cry From the Doomsday Vault
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Student Debt:

Senate banking bill could help students saddled with debt
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Education:

Less than 8 percent of students chose a college based on price
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DeVos' Florida School Visit Didn't Go Well
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Paper Products:

Bankrupt Cenveo gets court approval for $290M in financing
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Autos:

GM again faces potential $1 billion payout over defective ignition switches
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Tesla's top accountant and controller leaves
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Ford's China Sales Fell 30% in February
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Solar:

Trump's solar tariff darkens outlook for installers
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Toys:

Everything Is Not Awesome For LEGO
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Data:

Data in the cloud: What if the cloud provider goes bankrupt?
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Lehman:

Lehman to pay $2.4 billion to end crisis-era mortgage claims
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Economy:

Are workers really getting a raise? Wages are focus of Friday morning’s U.S. jobs report
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Household net worth rises to new record
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Dollar seesaws as traders wait for jobs data to steer direction
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America’s companies have binged on debt; a reckoning looms
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U.S. Recession Looms, Yield Curve Inversion or Not
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Thanks, Gary Cohn
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Here are the details on President Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum Commerce Secretary Ross: Tariffs are 'motivation' for Canada, Mexico to make a 'fair' NAFTA deal Trump signs steel and aluminum tariffs that exempt Canada and Mexico and leave door open to other countries Republicans are freaking out about Trump's massive new tariffs House Speaker Ryan opposes Trump's tariffs, warns of 'unintended consequences' Trump's tariffs met with scathing responses from Capitol Hill There's total chaos around the White House, as no one is quite sure what Trump is going to do about his massive new tariffs Wall Street is loving US Steel as it gears up for Trump’s tariffs Trump Says U.S. to Be Very Flexible on Tariffs He’ll Sign Here’s what happened the last time the U.S. imposed tariffs on steel Dollar holds gains as Trump announces tariffs Trump tariffs set to fortify steel’s gains Trump steel tariffs to hit these 8 countries the hardest — and China isn’t one of them Century Aluminum CEO: We're bringing back 300 jobs thanks to Trump tariffs US Steel calls back 500 Employees Fall Out From the Steel Tariff Plan AK Steel Applauds President Trump’s Announcement of a 25 Percent Tariff California's largest steel company worried it could be harmed by Trump's tariffs This time, China can fight back against tariffs
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The U.S. Milks Europe, Not the Other Way Around
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Iowa to Trump: Modernize NAFTA, please don’t kill it
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Survey: Consumers Plan to Save Tax Refunds, Pay Off Debt
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Republicans are going all out to try to stop Trump's new economic policy
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Trump: Gary Cohn 'may be a globalist, but I still like him,' and I suspect he may come back to the White House Peter Navarro wants Gary Cohn's job, terrifying D.C.
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Two Harvard economists say tax law won't pay for itself
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Companies with more female executives make more money, Bank of America says
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Report: Trump officials asked China to cut deficit by $100 billion
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Gig Economy: The Uberization of the economy is winning because of cucumber farmers
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Home Depot to donate $50M to train construction workers, address severe shortage
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Elon Musk sides with Trump on trade with China, citing 25% import duty on American cars Elon Musk to Trump on tariffs: like running an ‘Olympic race wearing lead shoes’
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Perry says U.S., Canada, Mexico share "common interests"
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Here's how much grads of the top business schools in America earn 10 years later
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‘Black Swan’ author: The failure of Goldman Sachs would be ‘the best thing
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Which states and industries have the most jobs? A CareerBuilder survey breaks it down
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Revived TPP Shows Trade Will Go On Without U.S. TPP signed without U.S., but it’s not all bad for America
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Global trade just had a 'one step forward, one step back' day
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Busting the Myth of ‘Welfare Makes People Lazy’
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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:

Soured Lehman Mortgage Claims Valued at $2.4 Billion
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Fannie Mae: Confidence in housing falls in February
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House flipping hits decade high, but returns are shrinking
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CFPB giving servicers “more latitude” in dealing with borrowers in bankruptcy
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Nearly 100,000 members of Generation Z own a home (they’re 23 and younger)
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L.A. Beats Manhattan on Office Real-Estate Profits
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico discovers that bankruptcy is expensive
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Florida nonprofit legal clinic hires Puerto Rican attorneys displaced by Hurricane Maria
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Oil/Gas:

Harvey Gulf files for bankruptcy Harvey Gulf International Marine files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Summary: Harvey Gulf International Marine U.S. vessel operator that pleaded for Trump help seeks bankruptcy
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Rick Perry says there's 'sheer optimism' in the US energy industry despite tariff fears
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Experts Say Steel Tariffs Will Stunt U.S. Oil Production
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U.S. prosecutors seek order to prevent Uresti from depleting assets
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Alaska Regulator wants oil companies to clean up old wells
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Refineries Brace for Market Volatility
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Politics:

Republicans are firing all their missiles against a surging Democratic candidate in the biggest election of the year
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White House gears up campaigning for PA special election Trump's tax cuts are taking a backseat in critical Pennsylvania election Republicans trash their candidate in Pa. special election
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Democrats are heading toward some big losses in midterm Senate races, polls say
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Trump will meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un by May to hold nuclear talks What You Need to Know About US-NKorea Talks North Korea's History of Nuclear Lies Lindsey Graham warns Kim Jong Un: If you play Trump, we’ll end you Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un believe they are winning – and the risks of that are epic
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Federal Judge Again Slams Kobach in Court ACLU: Kobach Reports Shows 5 Illegal Voters
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Interior Dept. spending nearly $139,000 on doors for Ryan Zinke’s office
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New peril for moderate Dems: Voters happy with Trump's economy
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Corporate Reform:

The politicians who are about to reverse post-crisis Wall Street rules are 'just asking for another horrific crash'
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Healthcare:

Nursing home operator ManorCare transferring property ownership as part of bankruptcy
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Summary: 4 West Holdings LLC
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After Addiction Comes Families’ Second Blow: Crushing Cost of Rehab
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VA Health Care: Took a Broken System and Broke It Even More Staggering Deficiencies of DC VA Hospital
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HCR ManorCare Files Prepackaged Chapter 11 Petition
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The White House might have just blown up the last best hope to stabilize Obamacare
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Newspapers:

HD Media successful bidder for bankrupt West Virginia paper
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Currency:

Bitcoin's Latest Rub: Overhang Ghost From Mt. Gox Bankruptcy
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Japanese Bankruptcy Laws Blamed by Bitcoin Investors
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The CEO of bitcoin exchange Mt Gox described what it was like to discover he had been hacked: 'It felt like I was about to die'
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Bitcoin Dealer Plays Cat and Mouse With Banks Closing Accounts
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Bitcoin falls again, now down 20% on the week
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This is what if feels like to get completely gutted by your crypto investments
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Bitcoin prices fall below $9,000 — a 24% decline for the week
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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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 (15 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (4 new filings today)
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

BK MN: Updated Filing Statistics
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Sovereign Immunity:

Still Plenty of Room for Argument When You Try to Recover From the Government
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Examiners:

The Mandate and Authority of Examiners
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Retailing:

Toys R Us may liquidate US operations: Sources Toys ‘R’ Us said to be preparing to liquidate all U.S. stores
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Bankrupt retailer Bon-Ton battles noteholders who are mulling bid
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Claire's Plans Bankruptcy , With Creditors Taking Over Claire’s reportedly on brink of filing for bankruptcy as massive debt deadline looms
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Small-town grocery stores face big challenge
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The retail resurgence this year is deceptive, warns market watcher
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These Dying Retail Stores Will Go Bankrupt in 2018
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Kroger tumbles after giving disappointing guidance
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Kardashian Baby Boom Won’t Be a Help for These Retailers
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Biofuels:

White House set to host followup meeting Monday on biofuels
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Battle Over Biofuels is Coming
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Dem bill would overhaul ethanol mandate
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Refinery Workers Press Lawmakers to Ease Biofuel Quota Costs
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Credit Reporting:

Senate banking bill would make credit freezes free
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Radio:

iHeartMedia gets more time to work out deal
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Bankruptcy Has Come To Both Of America's Largest Radio Companies
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iHeartMedia Bankruptcy Talks Extended Through Monday
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Entertainment:

Weinstein Co. Seeks New Buyer to Avoid Bankruptcy, Says Employees Will Still Be Paid
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Relativity Lender’s $110 Million Lawsuit Dismissed Ryan Kavanaugh Clocks Victory in Lingering Lawsuit From Relativity Bankruptcy
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Obamas reportedly in talks with Netflix about developing a series
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Media:

Fake news is 70% more likely to be shared on Twitter than true stories, ‘stunned’ MIT researchers find The Grim Conclusions of the Largest-Ever Study of Fake News
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Tech:

Startup Wisewear Files for Bankruptcy, Plans to Challenge Apple in Court
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Celebs:

Joey Lawrence Filed for Bankruptcy After Things Got So Bad, He Had to Sell His Clothes
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Fraud:

Martin Shkreli's arrogance may cost 'Pharma Bro' years behind bars Martin Shkreli's Lawyer Makes a Last-Minute Plea for Mercy
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UK:

5 charts from the secret Brexit impact study which show the damage threatened by leaving the EU
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Three more Tory councils slip into bankruptcy danger zone
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Key questions unresolved in May's latest Brexit speech
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Former Bank of England economist warns QE may never end
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PIIGS:

Greek ruins stalling country's growth
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Canada:

Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench Permits Enforcement Against Insolvent Operator
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Top Insolvency Cases and Highlights from 2017
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Defunct oil firm leaves behind thousands of orphan wells in Alberta
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BIA Preference Payments: Evidence Rebutting the Presumption must be Objectively Reasonable
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India:

NCLT admits Aircel's bankruptcy petition
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Essar Steel Creditors’ Panel Meeting With Resolution Professional Deferred Again
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Time to tweak the bankruptcy code, again
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Reid & Taylor, S Kumars head for bankruptcy after loan defaults
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‘Related Party’ clause may be eased in Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
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China:

Report: China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ Investments Will Bankrupt Countries It Partners With
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Germany:

German coalition government plans insolvency law reform
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Romania:

One of the symbol brands of Romanian transition economy enters bankruptcy
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Mexico:

Travel Warning Issued for Playa del Carmen
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Mexico's export bank sues bankrupt M&G, seeks stake in Texas plant
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MENA:

Debt lands hundreds in jail as Gaza economy tanks
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