Law:

Law Firm Wows With Mega Clerkship Bonuses That Beat The Market
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Biglaw Lawyer Layoffs — 10,000 Of Them — Could Be Just Around The Corner
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Berger Singerman Expands Team With Addition Of Christopher Andrew Jarvinen, Robin Rubens And Michael Niles
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Crowell & Moring Expands London Office with Restructuring Partners • Crowell & Moring scoops up Squires trio
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Latham & Watkins Adds Counsel to Expanding Restructuring, Insolvency & Workouts Practice in Washington, D.C.
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Lowenstein Revenue Up 14.2 Percent; PPP Jumps 17.9 Percent
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UK: Newly qualified solicitor pay at Sidley Austin hits £130,000
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Jackson Lewis quietly reverts to billable hours totals as a tool for evaluating associates
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Law Firm Sues Associate Who Quit After 1 Year
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Some law schools offer tech programs to help students find jobs, but does it work?
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Are you a lawyer with public speaking anxiety? You are not alone
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Self-care isn’t selfish and can actually help your performance
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Lawyers can refer clients to lending companies in which they have a stake, ethics opinion says
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At Selendy & Gay, One Year Tells the Tale of a Big Law Spinoff
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Test your knowledge of these not-so-everyday words
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A Closer Look At Exactly Why Law School Tuition Costs So Much
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USA Today Mistakenly Included Syracuse As One Of 18 Law Schools That Would Fail The ABA's Proposed 75% Bar Passage Within 2 Years Accreditation Standard
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Wealthy, Successful, And Miserable: Why Harvard B-School 'Also Rans' Often End Up Happier Than Top Graduates
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Harvard Students Demand Dean Step Down Due To His Representations of Harvey Weinstein
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Law firms hiring CEOs without law degrees reignites debate about turning over the reins to business professionals
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This Trailblazer Broke Important Ground For Elite Law Schools And The Judiciary
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Burnout Is Part of the Profession. How Can Attorneys Avoid It?
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Five Ways For Legal Marketers To Create An Engaging User Experience
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A Hilarious (In The Footnotes) Yet Serious (In The Text) Discussion Of Law Reviews And Law Professors
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Litigation funders blast U.S. Chamber, GCs for disclosure push
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As deepfakes make it harder to discern truth, lawyers can be gatekeepers
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DC Circuit Upholds Mueller’s Special Counsel Appointment • Appointment Was Lawful • Mueller Team Has Notes From White House Staffer: Report • Trump's Former Lawyer Michael Cohen Disbarred in New York • Michael Cohen will testify to Congress that Trump lied, cheated, and committed crimes • Michael Cohen to testify: Trump ‘wrote a personal check for the payment of hush money’ • Check signed by Trump to be displayed at Cohen hearing • Read Michael Cohen’s full prepared testimony on Trump’s Russia plans, WikiLeaks email dump, more • Cohen Prepares to Shock Lawmakers with Trump Disclosures • This Is the Mueller Prosecutor Who Conducted ‘Every Major Interview’ of Trump Advisers in Obstruction Probe • Trump's ex-fixer Cohen to offer new Russia details to Congress: source • GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz appears to threaten Michael Cohen on Twitter • Republican Matt Gaetz denies his Twitter taunt of Michael Cohen was a threat • GOP lawmaker accused of obstruction and witness intimidation after apparently threatening to publicly embarrass Michael Cohen one day before his congressional testimony • Paul Manafort Seeks Mercy From D.C. Judge Who’ll Punish Him • Defense Attorneys Repeatedly Go After Robert Mueller for Calling Manafort a ‘Brazen’ Criminal • Is Mueller Uncovering Ukrainian Rather Than Russian Collusion? • Not Even Trump's Lawyers Know What Robert Mueller's Next Move Is • Trump Reportedly Told Lawyers to Stick Around After Mueller Probe, Fearing More to Come
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Whitaker agrees to reappear before House to clarify testimony over Trump obstruction allegation
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It Is Time For Acosta To Resign
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Another Marine is being investigated for neo-Nazi ties amid military concerns about white supremacy • The Dangerous Spread of Extremist Manifestos
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Thousands of migrant youth allegedly suffered abuse in U.S. custody • House Oversight to subpoena Trump administration on family separation • Former Trump refugee director says he never warned higher-ups about family separations • US General: No Military Threat on Border
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Woman Charged With Attacking Man Wearing MAGA Hat Now In ICE Custody
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One twin born to same-sex parents was declared a citizen, the other was not; judge disagrees
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California keeps a secret list of criminal cops, but says you can’t have it
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CEOs Urge Congress To Expand Gun Background Checks
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Suburban daycare owner posted $100,000 bail for R Kelly • GoFundMe shuts down accounts attempting to raise money for R. Kelly
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Argentina’s chief rabbi brutally beaten in home attack
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Lawyer can be sanctioned for frivolous challenge to bail reform, 10th Circuit rules
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Seinfeld Sues Car Dealer Over '58 Porsche
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'Kayak Killer' Doesn't Regret Letting Fiancé Drown Because She's a Christian Now with a 'Bright Future'
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Teachers allegedly operated 'daycare fight club' in basement classroom
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Legal Twitterati poke fun at lawyer’s incredible LinkedIn boast
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Aaron Hernandez Defense Attorney, Law&Crime Network Host Working on Weinstein Case
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New lawyer claims married law firm partner took her to live s-- show
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Honda owners fined by HOA because car left suggestive shape in parking lot
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The US Is Trying To Seize $14 Billion From El Chapo Following His Conviction How Much Does The US Is Trying To Seize $14 Billion From El Chapo Following His Conviction
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Judges:

Two Wilmington Attorneys Tapped for Delaware Bankruptcy Bench
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Judge asked for ladder to climb Statue of Liberty and was denied request for safety concerns
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Buries Anthony Kennedy In Shade In New Sandra Day O’Connor Biography
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Gorsuch, Sotomayor Team Up Again on Ruling
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Lawyer-Judge Couple's Defamation Suit Against New York Post Dismissed
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Bullying from the bench: A wave of high-profile bad behavior has put scrutiny on judges
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Wall Street:

US stock futures point to lower open as Trump-Kim summit kicks off
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Stocks close lower in choppy session following Powell’s Senate testimony
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Layoffs:

Walmart greeters with disabilities could lose their jobs because of a policy change — and people are furious
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Macy's is cutting 100 management jobs as part of a restructuring plan that it expects to save $100 million annually
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Global customer service provider to cut 200+
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Under Armour lays off 111
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Northern New York Mine Lays Off More Than Half Its Workers
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High-end fabric designer in Hauppauge to lay off 83
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DePauw University eliminates 71 jobs
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Belvidere Assembly Plant to lay off up to 1,371
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Mass Torts:

As First Roundup MDL Trial Opens, Judge Threatens Plaintiff's Lawyer With Sanctions
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J&J Says Talc Lawyers Are Playing The 'Race Card' In Latest Try At Giant Verdict
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Trial lawyers are paying millions to a handful of experts necessary to push their talc cases
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Talc defendant had hoped to challenge jurisdictional rules in Pennsylvania, but just went bankrupt
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Food/Beverages:

San Antonio food-maker seeks bankruptcy protection
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Anheuser-Busch CMO breaks down how Bud Light and Budweiser are facing 'brutal facts' as millennials ditch beer
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Weight Watchers stock plummets more than 30% after earnings show mixed results, weak guidance
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Personal Finance:

4 ways to stop taking job stress out on your partner
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Children's Traits & Who Becomes  a Millionaire
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A ‘substantial’ number of baby boomers jeopardize their retirement by doing this
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Retailing:

Short sellers get set for more pain in US retail
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Re-emergence Will Require New Toys R Us Lawyers to Wear Business Hats
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Macy's beats and announces a restructuring plan • 'The Retail Doctor' says Macy's restructuring plan is not bold enough
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Las Vegas: Colleen's Classic Consignment bankruptcy frustrates customers
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Best Buy shares soar 10% premarket after blowout earnings
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Farming:

FactCheck: Does the U.S. have record bankruptcies in farm country?
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There’s no looming farm crisis — so there’s no reason to even consider more subsidies
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Electricity:

PG&E Stock’s Outlook Improves, Say Analysts
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Interview with Jared Ellias on PG&E
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Farmers have a unique stake in PG&E bankruptcy
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What's Next for PG&E after Bankruptcy?
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PG&E Woes May Impact Other California Utilities
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PG&E rebate checks bounce due to temporary bank freeze during bankruptcy proceedings
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Education:

The College-Affordability Crisis Is Uniting the 2020 Democratic Candidates
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Fraud:

Madoff Trustee Cleared to Go After Offshore Feeder Funds • Second Circuit Revives Clawback Efforts Aimed at Madoff Feeder Fund • Update to Madoff • Federal appeals court revives dozens of lawsuits over Bernie Madoff's ponzi scheme
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He rode into Alabama a tech savior, then swindled millions
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As Theranos Burned, She Partied in Desert
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Aviation:

Former OneJet CEO, others oppose moving of investors' lawsuit
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Student Debt:

The latest plan to make federal student loans less appealing: cut repayment period from 25 years to 10, draft employers as debt collectors
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A New Benefit: Some Companies Help Workers Pay Down Student Loans
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Consumer Finance:

Payday Loans And Debt Traps
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Biofuels:

Icahn Wins Big on EPA Biofuel Tweaks
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Newspapers:

My Newspaper Died 10 Years Ago. I’m Worried the Worst Is Yet to Come.
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Economy:

Fed's Powell sees solid but slower U.S. economic growth in 2019 • Fed Chairman Jerome Powell says there are 'conflicting signals and crosscurrents' in the economy • Powell: Fed in 'No Rush' to Decide Rate Moves • Fed chief Jerome Powell says US economy likely to slow • Powell warns of slower growth, says the Fed is prepared to 'adjust' balance sheet unwind if needed • U.S. government bond yields fall as Powell’s testimony confirms wait-and-see stance
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Powell’s answers on deficit spending, climate change set up more contentious House hearing • Fed Chair: Actually, Deficits Do Matter
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Fed chair Powell tells Congress it’s ‘very troubling’ that so few Americans are working - labor force participation below average, especially among the young
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Elizabeth Warren accuses the Fed of working for 'big, rich banks'
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Powell says economic theory of unlimited borrowing supported by Ocasio-Cortez is just ‘wrong’
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Economists Skeptical of 70% Tax Rate Proposal
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Visualizing 150 Years Of U.S.. Employment History
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Three-fourths of business economists expect a recession by 2021, survey finds
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Bear market already underway, recession coming, says Crescat Capital
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Fed GDPNow latest forecast: 1.8 percent
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Watch Out for This Recession Signal: a Tiny Unemployment Hike
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Fed Chief Powell on mounting US debt: It would be a ‘very big deal’ to not pay our bills when due
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Consumer confidence rebounds after Wall Street rally, end of shutdown
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Deleveraging is over
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Millennials Are Facing $1 Trillion in Debt
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Race for shareholder profits has left workers in the dust, according to new research
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Trump's biggest economic goal once looked like a slam dunk — but now it's looking like it may fall just short
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Hungry for trade deal, Trump doesn’t know China still has the upper hand • Trump Undermines Lighthizer to Push for China Deal
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There's a dangerous new type of activist investor betting on companies to fail — and that behavior could permanently change how firms raise money
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Warren Buffett on wealth inequality: ‘A rich family’ takes care of its own and the US should too
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The 30 highest-paying jobs in America
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Are Taxpayers in Your State Giving More Money to the Feds than They Get Back? • These states are the biggest sponges on the federal Treasury
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No Sector Is Immune From Amazon
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Is the gig economy even working?
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The Trouble With Elizabeth Warren’s Child-Care Plan • Warren FactCheck: "The high cost of child care is the No. 1 reason people give for having fewer children than they’d like." • Krugman: Elizabeth Warren has another very good proposal
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After Paying Elizabeth Warren's Ultra-High Net Worth Wealth Tax, How Much Would Billionaires Have Left To Live On?
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If a Wealth Tax is Such a Good Idea, Why Did Europe Kill Theirs?
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Debt Limit May Not Be Increased Until October, Chuck Grassley Says
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The concerns and challenges of being a U.S. teen: What the data show
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Watchdog: Nearly 11 million taxpayers may be subject to limit on key deduction
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Billionaire List Shows $1T Hit From '18 Market Meltdown
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The happiest and healthiest states in the US, ranked
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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:

Case-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 4.7% year-over-year in December • Home prices slump to a fresh 4-year low, Case-Shiller says
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Housing Starts Decreased to 1.078 Million Annual Rate in December • Housing starts sink 11% to two-year low in December, but rising permits point to rebound • Comments on December Housing Starts
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Real House Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio in December
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The Seasonal Pattern for House Prices
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The Real Estate Problem of Retail
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Weekly mortgage applications jump 5.3% as lower rates seem here to stay
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Now That the Housing Bubble is Bursting
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Serious Delinquency Rates for Single Family Mortgages Since 1998
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The current housing bubble could take 2 paths on this chart — both are nasty but one’s nastier
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Municipalities:

Appeal of a Municipal Plan of Adjustment Held to Be Equitably Moot by the Ninth Circuit
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Would Philly, N.J. take a cue from Puerto Rico’s plan to not pay $6 billion in bonds?
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Oil/Gas:

BP CEO: US Shale a Market Without a Brain
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Oil Prices Could Soar On Trade War Truce
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Healthcare:

Sabra announces it’s dropping legal claims against embattled Senior Care Centers
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Powell isn’t wrong — U.S. health spending is almost off the charts
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World’s best health care system? Not U.S.
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America's top pharma CEOs just got grilled by Congress over the cost of their drugs • The CEO of a $210 billion pharma company says that US drug prices are working against patients. One chart explains why • Drug executives hedge on lowering prices • Everybody is talking about the high cost of prescription drugs. Here's who's actually responsible for the prices you pay • Pfizer: Nations Free Riding on US Innovations • Senate Hearing on Drug Prices: 7 Key Points
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House Unveils Medicaid for All Bill
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New Medicare for All proposal goes beyond Bernie Sanders
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Travel:

An Amtrak train with 183 passengers on board was stuck for more than 36 hours after hitting a tree in Oregon
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Passengers endure ‘near-death experience’ on British Airways flight
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Why flights to Hawaii could soon be 30% cheaper
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Auto Racing:

Tribal firm may take over famed racing school
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Crypto:

QuadrigaCX CEO Widow Denies Allegations on Hiding Crypto Assets from Creditors as Plot Thickens
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Mt. Gox: Five Years After Disaster
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Surge In Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacking Activity
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Telecoms:

Summary: New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing - Windstream Holdings Inc.
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Windstream Bankruptcy Fleeces Investors But Shouldn’t Harm Customers
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Windstream Files Chapter 11 with $1B DIP Commitment from Citigroup • Windstream Holdings, Inc. Receives Court Approval of “First Day” Motions to Support Normal Business Operations
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Aurelius Broke Windstream's Bonds to Save Them
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Magazines:

Fairfax magazine publisher files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy
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Golf:

Bayside’s Bay Terrace Country Club up for $5 million bankruptcy auction next month
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Religion:

The Bishops and their Confessions
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Iowa diocese identifies 28 priests accused of abusing minors
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Top Catholic church leader convicted of abuse
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Vatican treasurer George Pell in prison after his bail is revoked
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Cardinal Pell Conviction: Church ‘Incapable of Change’
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Southern Baptists: No More Investigations
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Conservative Christians Just Retook the United Methodist Church
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Debt Collection:

Can the FDCPA’s One-Year Statute of Limitations Be Expanded under the “Discovery Rule”? Supreme Court Will Decide • Supreme Court to hear case involving statute of limitations in fair debt collection practices
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Third Circuit Rules Passive Debt Buyers are Debt Collectors, May Be on the Hook for Collection Agency's FDCPA Violations
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Climate:

Proposed Law Would Outlaw Climate Change in Montana
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The Ocean is Running Out of Breath
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Coal:

Restrictive finance policies are hastening coal's decline
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Bankrupt Westmoreland advances settlement over retiree benefits plan
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Celebs:

Shakira called before Spanish courts over tax evasion
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Pensions:

Pensions: Our $78 Trillion Time Bomb
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Prosecutors oppose reduced sentence for Boulder spinal surgeon in bankruptcy fraud case
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Construction:

TX: Hill Country contractor files for bankruptcy as cases against him build
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Musical Instruments:

Inside The Gibson Guitar Comeback Story
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Hedge Funds:

Platinum Partners' Nordlicht, others face $1 billion fraud trial in NY
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Banking:

Some Bankers Are Doing Even Worse Than in 2009
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Transit:

New York wants drivers to pay for its crumbling subway
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Accounting:

Buffett criticizes others for using non-standard accounting metrics—but he does too
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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 (21 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (52 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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Cross-Border:

No Comity Extended to Foreign Bankruptcy Without Chapter 15 Recognition
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New UNCITRAL Model Law on the Recognition and Enforcement of Insolvency-Related Judgments
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Bankruptcy Forms:

Amended Bankruptcy Forms Effective April 1, 2019
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Bankruptcy Rules:

Changes to the Local Rules of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court
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Default Interest:

Bankruptcy Court Holds That Default Interest Rate of 7 Percent Is Enforceable and Not a Penalty Against a Solvent Debtor
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Asset Protection:

Value is in the Eyes of the Creditor
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Bankruptcy Strategy:

Bankruptcy Hardball
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IP:

Insight on Intellectual Property Case Before SCOTUS
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Mission Products v. Tempnology: Is Bankruptcy the End for Trademark Licenses?
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Make-Whole:

An Interesting Decision: Fifth Circuit Questions Whether Make-Wholes Should Be Disallowed as ‘Unmatured Interest’
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Fifth Circuit Disallows Payment of Make-Whole Amounts as Unmatured Interest
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Post-Petition Unsecured Attorneys' Fees:

Appellate Court Reverses Disallowance of Lender's Post-Bankruptcy Legal Fees
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Settlements:

'Even If a Party Has a Change of Heart': A Framework for Enforcement of Courthouse-Steps Settlements in Cases and Proceedings in the Texas Bankruptcy Courts
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Automatic Stay:

Sixth Circuit Shows Why the Supreme Court Must Reverse Taggart
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Mootness:

Fifth Circuit Doubles Down on Statutory Mootness Approach to Bankruptcy Sales
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Bankruptcy Strategy:

Are Your Suppliers in Trouble? Warning Signs and What to Do
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Mediation:

Mediation Lesson from Northern Ireland Peace Process: Finding Core Principles is the First and Primary Task
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Avoidance Actions:

Eleventh Circuit Expands "Subsequent New Value" Preference Defense to Cases Involving Paid-For New Value
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Miscellaneous:

The Year in Bankruptcy: 2018
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Advisers:

The Inside Track – Perry Mandarino
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Tax:

Tax Reform Crash Course for Bankruptcy
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Autos:

The SEC's claim that Elon Musk is in contempt of court is highly unusual, a former SEC lawyer says • Judge gives Musk two weeks to explain why he shouldn't be held in contempt • Elon Musk could face everything from a fine to a suspension for his latest fight with one of his biggest enemies • Elon Musk's SEC fight: Here's what could happen next • Wall Street keeps the faith on Tesla despite Musk, SEC tiff • Elon Musk Needs An Intervention • Tesla board should brace for Elon Musk impact • What it would take for Tesla to be done with Elon Musk
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FiatChrysler Investment Shows It May Be Strongest Of Detroit 3 A Decade After Bailout
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Auto workers' union sues GM to keep three plants open
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China Shifts & Detroit's Big Bet Goes South
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Politics:

Bernie Sanders won't call Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro a dictator as he decries history of US interventions in Latin America • Is Bernie Sanders a Leftist or a Moderate? • Minnesota GOP Apologizes After Anti-Semitic Meme Comparing Bernie Sanders to Hitler Was Posted on Facebook
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Conservatives Greatly Outnumber Liberals in 19 U.S. States
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GOP senators could overrule Trump’s emergency declaration • ‘You Have Taken an Oath’: Fmr GOP Members of Congress Push Party to ‘Resist’ Trump Declaration
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Kamala Harris: Everything you need to know about the 2020 candidate • Cory Booker: Everything you need to know about the 2020 candidate • Amy Klobuchar: Everything you need to know about the 2020 candidate • John Delaney: Everything you need to know about the 2020 candidate
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State election officials recount their surprise and alarm at 2016 Russian hacking
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Ivanka Trump: Ocasio-Cortez doesn’t understand the American people like I do • Ivanka Trump Slammed for Quote About Work • Ivanka's Book Explains Trump Family Ethos • Ivanka Trump challenges Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's minimum-wage platform: 'People want to work for what they get' - don't want 'guaranteed minimum'
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Billionaire Steyer says Trump ‘is the emergency’ as he pushes impeachment in key lawmaker’s district
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Amazon being pushed out of NYC by Ocasio-Cortez was ‘disgraceful,’ says billionaire Leon Cooperman
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Republican Mark Harris will not run in North Carolina House special election after fraud probe • Reality check: McConnell falsely blames Democrats for N.C. electoral fraud
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Goose Meets Gander: Pelosi Refuses To Turn Over Tax Records
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'I’m Sure Everyone Has Used it': Maryland Dem Apologizes for 'N----- District' Slur
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SKorea Advisor: Trump-Kim Pact a Bad Deal • Trump-Kim Summit Day One
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A pair of tell-alls from Chris Christie and Cliff Sims reveal a great deal about Trump—and their authors
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UK:

British pound carves out fresh multimonth high amid expectations of Brexit delay
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The UK is not ready for Brexit. Business will pay a high price • Updates on This Week's Brexit Hell • Ready or Not, A New Independence Day Awaits the U.K.
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FRC extends Carillion investigation
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Only one in 50 UK fraud cases are reported
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Protecting taxes in insolvency is it bad for business?
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Revealed: The office where London’s bankers cope with life after being fired
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EU:

EU sees economic splits as half of member states face differing gaps
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PIIGS:

Significant Reforms to Italian Insolvency Law
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In February 1953 the allied powers canceled part of Germany’s debt. What about Greece?
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Greece Has Just Days to Fix Things Before Its Next Cash Payment
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Greece: Gov't set to backtrack on Katseli law
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Italy, failing on debt reduction, is a risk for Europe
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Canada:

SCOC decision on abandoned wells good news for Alberta
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Not Just Linear Property Tax Priorities: Alberta Court of Appeal on Abuse of Process and Mootness
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Bausch Health wins ‘stalking horse’ bid to buy Synergy for $195 millions
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Board Rules on Union Actions Against GM
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Venezuela:

Venezuela's Guaido, Pence agree to tighten noose on Maduro
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Attacked and powerless, Venezuela soldiers choose desertion
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Fitch places CITGO Petroleum, parent firm on rating watch negative
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Washington Tightens Grip On Venezuela With New Sanctions
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Cayman Islands:

US Bankruptcy Court Upholds Industry View of CDOs / CLOs
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India:

India is tweaking its bankruptcy code to prevent successful bidders from backing out
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India's bankruptcy proceedings are turning into a farce
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Australia:

'Tip of the iceberg': Warning on wind-up applications
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Russia:

Arrests give investors new reason to avoid Russia
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Africa:

African retailers get sobering reality check
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China:

Tech layoffs threaten middle-class China dream
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China had the most billionaires in 2018 • China lost more than 150 billionaires as its stock markets tumbled
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MENA:

Pakistan Shoots Down Two Indian Fighter Jets • Pakistan Hints at Nuking India • US Warns Pakistan • India and Pakistan say they’ve launched airstrikes against each other. Here’s what you need to know • How the U.S. Can Avert an India-Pakistan War
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