January 22 2019

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Law:

Biglaw Firm Pushing Out Senior Associates
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Lawyers Caught Overbilling? The Billable Hour Shares the Blame
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Shutdown Meltdown: What It Means for Law Firms and the Courts
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Law School Students Still Waiting On Grades, But They’ve Got An Idea
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Succession Top of Mind at Law Firms, But Getting It Done Is Hard
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Data Snapshot: The Boston Big Law Boom
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Robinson+Cole Makes Major Play in Bankruptcy Arena, Adding Offices in Philly and Wilmington
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Young Conaway Names Robert S. Brady as Chairman
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Admissions Standards Are In Free Fall At This Law School
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Junior Lawyers Going Extinct. I Disagree. Wait…I Agree
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Regardless of When It Gets Here: Plan Now for the Coming Recession
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The Next Recession Will Favor 'Disciplined' Midsize Firms
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Skadden to pay over $4.6M, register as Ukraine foreign agent to resolve allegations tied to Manafort case Skadden Began Ukraine Work With Caution, Ended It In Lies For Skadden's Brand, Ukraine Scandal A Shot Across The Bow Skadden Settlement for Manafort Work Suggests Ex-Partner’s Peril
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Ill. Attorney Admits To Overbilling Clients At Kirkland, Boutique
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Voting rights take center stage at ABA’s MLK Day event
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The Man Who Broke The Liberty Bell
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New Year’s Resolutions For Lawyers
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How Senior Partners Can Help Associates Market
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Brafman's Withdrawal From Weinstein Case Exposes Tensions That Come With High-Profile Clients
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Firms Turn To Creative Benefits To Attract Legal Talent
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Lawyers Spotlight Searches of Phones, Devices at Border
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This Charge Is Different Mueller's office disputes bombshell report on Trump's alleged involvement with Michael Cohen's testimony to Congress BuzzFeed journalist: 'Our reporting is going to be borne out' BuzzFeed Stands by Trump-Cohen Story BuzzFeed News is in Limbo Land More on Mueller's Statement to BuzzFeed Trump praises Mueller for putting out BuzzFeed statement Giuliani says his team communicated with Mueller's team on BuzzFeed News article, agreed much of it false What Mueller's extraordinarily unprecedented move to dispute BuzzFeed's story on the record tells us Trump accuses Michael Cohen of ‘lying to reduce his jail time’ in wake of BuzzFeed bombshell Donald Trump Jr. blames Michael Cohen for Moscow project Here are all the known contacts between the Trump campaign and Russian government-linked people or entities 'It's history repeating itself': Experts say the Trump-Cohen situation is reminiscent of Nixon era Spiro Agnew's Lawyer: Time for Trump to Quit Trump has been implicated in several federal crimes, but here's why experts say he hasn't faced legal consequences Former top FBI lawyer personally involved in FISA warrant for Trump aide, other Russia probe irregularities, transcript shows What we now know about Don Jr. and Russia Trump and Cohen discussed Trump Tower Moscow right up until 2016 election Worst Media Failures in Trump Russia Story Cohen Threatened CNBC That Trump Would Sue After 2014 Poll Disappointment Debate builds over making Mueller report public
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Giuliani denies report that Trump directed Cohen to lie to Congress Giuliani Again Makes Things Worse for Trump Giuliani Made It Harder to Cry Witch Hunt Giuliani: ’So What’ If Trump Talked To Cohen About His Testimony Giuliani: Maybe Trump Did Talk to Cohen MSNBC Panel Trashes Rudy Giuliani As ‘Worst Lawyer’ Ever: ‘He Should Be Disbarred’ Giuliani Walks Back Giuliani's Remarks Rudy Giuliani just muddied the waters even more about the 2016 Trump Tower Moscow talks Rudy Giuliani clarifies Trump Tower Moscow comments Giuliani walks back comments about Trump Tower Moscow timeline Rudy Giuliani Is Not Doing His Best Work These Days The real Trump bombshell
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Avenatti Slammed For 'Tactical' DQ Bid In Fee Fight
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Point By Point Analysis Of Matthew Whitaker’s Wife’s Zany, Rambling Email Defending Her Husband
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Border Wall Faces Major Legal Obstacle 4 women convicted of entering refuge to leave water for migrants New Sanctuary City: The ICE Detention Of A US-Born Marine Was The Last Straw For A Michigan Sheriff ICE Arrests Pregnant Woman in Green Card Interview
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Former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke get 6 years for murdering Laquan McDonald
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The Equal Rights Amendment Strikes Again
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Alabama Can’t Make Birmingham Display Confederate Monument
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AZ: Police Shoots Kid as He Runs Away
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US Approves Thousands of Child Marriages
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A man allegedly shipped a package with more than a pound of meth to Apple’s Grand Central Station store in New York and was arrested when he tried to pick it up
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Manny Pacquiao home burglarized while he fought in Vegas
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Gunman Steals Puppies From Lady During Walk in DC
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Two struck by police car as they laid in road to watch lunar eclipse
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Another N.Y. Lawyer Censured After 60 Minutes Sting Report
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Judges:

4th Cir: After 1/25, If Shutdown Continues Court "Will Operate Under The Terms Of The Anti-deficiency Act, Which Permits Mission Critical Work"
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BK ND NY: If Shutdown Continues Court Will Continue To Operate Under "Protection of Property" Emergency Exception
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'There Is Real Hardship Being Felt By Innocent Federal Employees': DC Judge
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Federal Courts in Pa. Brace for Prolonged Shutdown as Attorneys Feel the Pinch
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Federal courts, running out of money, brace for shutdown’s pain
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Understanding How Judges Write, Reason And Rule
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If Ginsburg Leaves it Could be the Left’s Biggest Loss Yet Fox News accidentally aired a tribute image of Ruth Bader Ginsburg that made it look as if she'd died
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Ex-Pa. Judge Pleads Guilty In Money Laundering Case
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Wall Street:

Dow futures point to a decline of more than 150 points at the open U.S. stock futures under pressure as growth, trade worries fester
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Layoffs:

A major wall Street player is cutting 1,500 jobs and accelerating automation
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Artificial Intelligence Creeps Into Big Law, Endangers Some Jobs
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Foxconn Cuts 50,000 Workers
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Hotel fires half its robot staff for sucking at their jobs
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St. Louis-based grocer announces 100 layoffs
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Nissan to lay off 700 contract workers
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Employers Obtain Rare Victory at Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in WARN Act Case
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Festivals:

We watched Netflix's and Hulu's docs about the doomed Fyre Festival, and one gives you a better look inside the fiasco
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An Angry Millennial Is A Litigious Millennial
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Fyre Festival Caterer's GoFundMe Page Raises Over $100K
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What the Fyre Festival Documentaries Reveal About Millennials
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Climate:

GAO to State: Quit Ignoring Climate Change
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Blazing heat waves blast Australia as all-time records fall
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Hollywood:

Paramount Was Hollywood’s ‘Mountain.’ Now It’s a Molehill.
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Retailing:

David's Bridal emerges from bankruptcy
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JCPenney Struggling After Sears Bankruptcy
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Sears survives bankruptcy auction and will keep 400 stores open
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Sears’ Unsecured Creditors Object To Lampert’s Deal To Save Company Sears and Its Creditors Can Sue Lampert, ESL Over Past Deals Sears bid challenged by creditors who say chairman stripped company to enrich himself Sears creditors lob objection at Lampert bid Sears creditors: Lampert and his hedge fund lining "own pockets" Sears creditors condemn plan to save store, citing 'misconduct' by chairman Bank Of America, Citi Back Lampert To Save Sears
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'Fill or kill': the three weeks that saved Sears
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Eddie Lampert’s Sears Plan Offers Scraps for Unsecured Creditors
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PBGC steps in to oversee Sears' two pension plans
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The nicest Sears you’ve ever seen isn’t owned by Sears
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Debunking Sear’s eleventh-hour rescue plan
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Saving Sears' Jobs: The New Math According To Eddie Lampert
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Here's what happened to all of the brands Sears used to own, from a car-insurance company to a hardware store
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Shopko Bankruptcy Puts 146 Pharmacies In Play For CVS, Walgreens And Kroger Will Shopko's community support continue as the company struggles with bankruptcy? Bankrupt Shopko struggled vs. online retail, Walmart; rest of pharmacy assets for sale Summary: New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing - Specialty Retail Shops Holding Corp. (Shopko)
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Gymboree files for Chapter 11 as more retailers restructure debt Return Policy: Gymboree Seeks Bankruptcy Protection Again Following Second Bankruptcy, Gymboree Plans To Close Summary: New Chapter 22 Bankruptcy Filing - Gymboree Group Inc. ??
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Another Retail Chain Bought & Stripped Bare by Sun Capital Goes Bankrupt
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Amazon will soon lose the biggest reason to pay for Prime
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Herb Philipson’s faces off with creditor in bankruptcy case
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2019: The year of the disappearing customer
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We were mall rats once, and young: The death of an American dream
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Electricity:

What to Expect if PG&E Files Bankruptcy
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PG&E secures $5.5 billion in DIP financing to fund operations through bankruptcy
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PG&E bankruptcy darkens outlook for renewable energy investment
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How will the PG&E bankruptcy affect the California solar industry? Two quick takeaways
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PG&E bankruptcy: The first of many corporate casualties of climate change?
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If PG&E Goes Bankrupt, Who Benefits? Not Us.
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Will PG&E Customers Pay More in Bankruptcy? Not if Watchdog Can Stop It
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PG&E Bankruptcy Could Lead to Price Hikes, Unpaid Wildfire Lawsuits
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Erin Brockovich To Lead Capitol Rally Against PG&E Bankruptcy
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PG&E bankruptcy plans put contractors in limbo PG&E Subcontractors: Here’s What The Upcoming Bankruptcy Means For You
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Can bankrupt PG&E maintain wildfire prevention this summer? Can it afford not to?
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As $30B In Wildfire Claims Bankrupt PG&E, California Wonders Who Will Pay After The Next Conflagration What PG&E bankruptcy could mean for fire prevention efforts PG&E bankruptcy could limit fire management plan investments
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PG&E Chief Exits with Millions as California Utility Giant Files Bankruptcy in Wake of Devastating Fires
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PG&E's bankruptcy will cost more than you realize, here's why
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Investors Are Pushing Back Against PG&E’s Potential Bankruptcy
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SF moves toward public power and a ‘local version of a green new deal’
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For Wildfire Victims Suing PG&E, A Company Bankruptcy Could Impact Their Compensation PG&E Won't Commit to Paying Settlements to 2015 Fire Victims
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What’s next for embattled utility?
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Judge: Power Conductors Caused Calif. Fires
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Banks Are on the Hook for $760 Million of Munis in PG&E Downfall
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Religion:

Duluth priest fights removal
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Agriculture:

Mushroom grower files for bankruptcy, sheds light on industry challenges
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Coal:

Solar and wind are booming, while coal keeps shrinking
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Economy:

Consumer sentiment in January plunges to lowest level since Trump’s election
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Industrial Production Increased Slightly in December
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World’s richest see wealth increase 12%
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These 3 leading economic indicators show no U.S. recession is coming
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73% of investors are worried about a recession
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IMF cuts world economic forecast for 2019, citing trade tensions IMF says the global economic expansion is losing momentum as it cuts growth forecasts Global Growth Outlook Dented Not Dismantled, Report IMF, CEOs Sound Warnings in Davos
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The World Braces for Slower Growth
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Oxfam: Rich and Poor Gap Fueling Global Anger
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Corporations increasingly seen defaulting on debt
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Does the corporate debt mountain pose an avalanche risk?
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It isn’t as bad as 2008 housing bubble, but some companies' borrowing is worrying regulators
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Government shutdown will cause glitch in economic data: Kudlow
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Rising credit-card use shows consumers are strapped
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New York Fed Staff Nowcast stands at 2.6% for 2018:Q4 and 2.2% for 2019:Q1
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The next economic downturn is what ‘scares me the most,’ Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio says
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Burgernomics: The Price of a Big Mac in Global Comparison
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Trump proposes DACA extension in exchange for border wall funding Trump’s proposal to end shutdown hasn’t picked up traction Democrats dismiss Trump shutdown offer Trump's Hostage Taking Not Going Well Donald Trump Calls Unpaid Federal Workers 'Patriots' Senate to Weigh Trump’s Proposal to End Shutdown, With Passage Unlikely Trump offers to limit his border wall to strategic locations Trump Country Cheers on Shutdown Dimon: Shutdown Could Have Massive Impact Unpaid Coast Guard members are deploying for a months-long mission in the Pacific — at home, their bosses are warning about their houses Feds provide furloughed workers form letters to ask mortgage and credit companies for a break Creditors calling federal employees Furloughed government employees allege creditors aren't accommodating Rep. Slotkin Calls on Secretary DeVos to Help Provide Student Loan Relief for Federal Workers Just get another job? For federal workers, it’s not that simple The record government shutdown, if not resolved soon, could be 'fodder for recession': Moody's Pelosi postpones overseas trip after leak by Trump administration Where to get interest-free loans as the longest-ever government shutdown continues Waiting for a Shutdown to End in Disaster Americans are worried Trump's tariffs and the government shutdown will hurt the economy Texas Republican calls Trump's border crisis a "myth" Next Shutdown Victim? School  Lunches More in GOP Concerned About the Shutdown TSA airport screener absences hit 10% Baltimore airport forced to close security checkpoint due to TSA callouts Bush calls for end to shutdown, delivers pizza to Secret Service Nancy Pelosi is winning in her battle with Trump. Here's why PayPal CEO offers $25m in cash advances for federal employees Government shutdown strains U.S. aviation system Outside the Washington circus, shutdown havoc spreads This furloughed worker found a unique way to make $2,000 a month during the shutdown Republicans Push Trump Immigration Plan, Seeking to Corner Democrats on Shutdown Why Trump and Pelosi are caught in a bitter, petty game of one-upmanship Shutdown's damage to economy could exceed $5.7 billion cost of Trump's border wall Americans view this shutdown much as they did past ones – negatively and with much anxiety
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CEOs say the trade war is killing business confidence How US China Talks Differ From Other Deals U.S., China remain at loggerheads over intellectual theft issue: reports China offers 6-year import boost in trade talks with US: Sources Pessimism Looms Over Prospect of a Sweeping China Trade Deal Billionaire investor David Rubenstein says US-China trade talks are likely to end in months Trump will try to strike a deal with China as he looks for re-election, CEO says
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Federal prosecutors are leading a criminal investigation into Huawei and allegations that it stole trade secrets from US companies US to formally seek extradition of Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou: Report
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Foxconn Missing Hiring Numbers in Wisconsin
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren questions Mnuchin about his extraordinary calls to bankers and regulators
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So much for the Republican tax cut as a game changer — the investment boom is fading fast
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White House games out potential new Trump infrastructure plan Trump Tries to Revive Infrastructure Plan
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Average Credit Card Balance by Age
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Majority of world population support globalism, survey finds
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Davos chief says global economic growth must be more inclusive Davos: Global Elites Face Populism Assault Trump is skipping Davos this year — but it probably won’t matter Davos opens with US vs. China contest emerging as ‘the key problem of our time’ Stark stats as the global elite descend on Davos ‘We are in a worse place than we were a year ago,’ top fund manager says at Davos The investor known as the ‘Warren Buffett of Boston’ rattles Davos crowd with this warning for investors Davos no-shows reflect the world in a state of crisis
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Make No Mistake, Davos, the Fat Cat Backlash Is Coming
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The richest people on the planet had mixed fortunes last year — due to one simple thing
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Martin Luther King Jr. Saw Three Evils in the World
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CEOs under more pressure to save society
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Economists don’t know what the top tax rate should be
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California’s New Governor Proposes 6 Months Of Paid Parental Leave
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The Hidden Reasons Why Businesses Can't Afford A $15 Minimum Wage
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Ray Dalio Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Ideas Are Taking Root How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Already Shifting the Debate on Taxes and Deficits
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The rise of a global class-driven trust divide
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Martin Luther King Jr. And His Call To Action
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Charted: The 50 Best Jobs in America
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Gallup: Fewer See Equal Opportunity for Blacks in Jobs, Housing
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The Top Global Risks In 2019
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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:

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac regulator discussing plan to end conservatorship
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Existing Home Sales for December: Take the Under
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Foreclosure activity falls to 13-year low
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Ditech runs into trouble with creditors; boots COO after just 9 months
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FHFA will not defend its constitutionality in court
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Phoenix Real Estate in December: Sales down 9% YoY, Active Inventory up 6% YoY
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Judge dismisses bankruptcy case against Springfield landlord
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These 3 U.S. cities make list of world's 10 least affordable housing markets
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Federal Reserve says student debt has hampered housing market
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The Year-End 2018: Will the End of Cheap Money Reel in CRE?
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Municipalities:

Muni Lowdown
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Puerto Rico Picks Bidders for Ailing Power Utility
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Puerto Rico’s $18 Billion Bond Restructuring Nears Completion
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Bankers to Take Massive Haircut in Proposed Puerto Rican Bankruptcy Settlement
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The Mixed Reception of the 'Hamilton' Premiere in Puerto Rico
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LA teachers strike drags on after talks fail to produce deal LA teachers strike enters second week amid word of new deal
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Risk Rises in Municipal Bonds
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Oil/Gas:

Bankruptcy judge orders arrest of embattled San Antonio oil and gas executive Brian Alfaro
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US Oil Boom and Climate Change
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Oil: A huge drop in rig counts
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We’re yet to see the full impact of US shale on oil markets, IEA director says
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Energy Transition Will Upend Geopolitics
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Travel:

Winter storm grounds hundreds of flights at start of holiday weekend
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Airport security screener absences hit a record on 31st day of partial government shutdown TSA Workers Called Out Sick at Twice the Rate as Last Year Baltimore airport forced to close security checkpoint due to TSA callouts As government shutdown continues, more TSA agents calling out 'due to financial limitations'
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Plane makes emergency landing over cabin poisoning fears as passengers say they are ‘suffocating and turning green’
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Passengers stuck on United flight in frigid cold for more than 14 hours
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Fliers Find an Old Friend on More Planes: Empty Seats
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Flight attendant says overweight passenger forced her to wipe his b---
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Marijuana:

Why New York’s plan to legalize cannabis for adult recreational use is a big deal
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Why 2019 Could Be Marijuana’s Biggest Year Yet
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Cannabis company says CBS won't air its Super Bowl ad
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Healthcare:

TX: Med-Care EMS to remain open despite having filed for bankruptcy
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Ex-owners of James Square say they’re broke; Will families get day in court?
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Expensive medical helicopter flight leads couple to consider bankruptcy
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California AG Aims to Block County’s Purchase of Two San Jose-Area Hospitals
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Bay Area health-care organization reaches $610 million deal to sell four hospitals
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The Trump Administration Signals That It’s Not Done Trying To Dismantle Obamacare
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Consumers would pay more under new ACA rules
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Are desperate cancer patients who raise money online falling prey to quack medicine?
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Pharma:

Pushing Oxycontin Knowing It's a Killer
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Synergy expands exec bonus plan with support of unsecured creditors
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Tax:

Make No Mistake, Davos, the Fat Cat Backlash Is Coming
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Fraud:

The Aristophil Scandal: All that glitters…
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Debt Collection:

Erie County Clerk Kearns vows to fight back against 'predatory creditors'
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District Court Holds Debt Collector’s Failure to Identify Original Creditors in Debt Collection Letter is “Material” Under the FDCPA
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Construction:

MN: Thor CEO Ravi Norman is out; bank wants court-appointed receiver to take charge
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Aviation:

OneJet CEO answers questions about airline grounding, bankruptcy Lawsuit related to OneJet transferred to federal court, but the move may be challenged
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Banking:

As loans and revenue shrink, Wells Fargo leans on cost cuts
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Corporate Reform:

Maxine Waters pledges to ‘undo the harm’ done to consumer protection agency
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Mass Torts:

Libby Asbestos Fight Continues Two Decades Later
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Climate:

PG&E, Wildfires and the First Climate-Change Bankruptcy
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Greenland's Ice Melting Faster Than Thought
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The anatomy of climate-change policy: A primer
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Guns:

Political shifts, sales slump cast shadow over gun industry
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

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Safe Harbors:

End User of Electricity Forward Contract Found Not To Be Forward Contract Merchant Under Bankruptcy Code Safe Harbor Provisions
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The Delaware Bankruptcy Court Grapples With Section 546(e) Post-Merit Management
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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Finds that Section 546(e) Does Not Protect Fraudulent Transfers Following Supreme Court’s Ruling in Merit Management
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Lien Stripping:

Correcting a Defect in Chapter 7: New Effort to Overturn Dewsnup v. Timm
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Miscellaneous:

Rochelle
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Advisers:

Jay Alix v McKinsey RTS—How Do You Solve A Problem Like Disclosure?
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Jay Alix, McKinsey Redux
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McKinsey/Jay Alix Dispute Deep Dive
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Valuation:

Retiring Bankruptcy Judge Carey Took Hard Look at Valuations
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Litigation:

When Presenting To A Finder Of Fact, Avoid The Scenic Route
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Claims Trading:

Insider Trading: Are Insolvent Firms Different?
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Mediation:

The Problem of Representing a Small-Player in a Multi-Party Mediation
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Avoidance Actions:

Eighth Circuit Rejects Ponzi Scheme Presumption To Protect Legitimate Loan Repayments
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Fifth Circuit Rejects “Futility” Defense in a State-Law Fraudulent Transfer Action
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Autos:

Tesla has $920 million in debt that's coming due — and it could wipe out a large chunk of its cash Tesla is Now Facing Their Fork in the Road
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Japan's System of Hostage Justice Exposed Ghosn’s bail is again denied as he faces a long stretch in jail France Downplays Renault-Nissan Merger Nissan: Ghosn May Have Questionable Ethics Ex-Nissan chairman Ghosn’s bail request rejected Japan firms have no plans to strengthen governance after Ghosn arrest: Reuters poll
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Politics:

A reckoning for political journalism
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The Trump Wall is a Political MacGuffin
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Chris Christie says Trump hired "riffraff"
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If Trump were a CEO
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Trump Begins Third Year With Low Job Approval, Doubts About His Honesty
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Mother Knows Best, According to Kirsten Gillibrand
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Trump made an unannounced visit to the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial to honor the civil rights icon
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Christie: How Kushner Kneecapped Me
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'Black Muslims' Made My Son Do It, Says Mother of Pro-Trump Boy Who Mocked Native American Veteran The Media Wildly Mischaracterized That Video of Covington Catholic Students Confronting a Native American Veteran Next time there’s a viral story, I’ll wait for more facts to emerge Teen Denies Mocking Native American Vet Extended video footage shows that clash between MAGA hat-wearing teens and a Native American in a whole new light Stop Trusting Viral Videos
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Politifact Trump: 8,158 Untrue Claims
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Nasty or frugal? Key Democrats out to stop House members from living in offices
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Trump Warns Pelosi to be Careful
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Report: Secret missile site found in North Korea ahead of summit Report Shows 20 Undisclosed NKorea Missile Sites
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By the numbers: how 2 years of Trump’s policies have affected immigrants Tx. GOP Lawmaker: No Crisis on the Border
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Quit Trying to Dump Trump Freshmen Democrats balk at impeaching Trump
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The rise and fall of Donald Trump's $365 million airline
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‘We Call Ourselves the Badasses’: Meet the New Women of Congress
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Rove Warns Senate GOP on Pandering to Base
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A massive new survey suggests it could be time to call the peak in global populism
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Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris jumps into 2020 White House race
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President Trump Posts Altered Photos to Facebook and Instagram That Make Him Look Thinner
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US Tells Russia to Destroy Illegal Missiles
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Student Debt:

Lenders promise big savings on your student loans. Read the fine print first
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Celebs:

Birdman’s Financial Problems Come to Light Following Split from Toni Braxton
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Personal Finance:

What To Do When You're Strapped For Cash
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4 Things You Really Need To Delete From Your LinkedIn Profile Today
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'Radical savers' shred trader for backing Suze Orman on needing $5 million to retire
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Tech:

San Francisco is a ‘train wreck’ of inequality because of Silicon Valley, Salesforce CEO says
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The End Of Apple
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UK:

Scottish shopping centre’s £1 auction price sign of retail woes
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KPMG suspends lead partner on Carillion audit
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Revealed: 'Billionaire' James Stunt's gold bullion firm facing bankruptcy over unpaid rent of £19,500
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Mike Cuddy declared bankrupt as wife Simone takes over Neath RFC
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Will Brexit Destroy UK Conservative Party? Theresa May makes last-ditch Brexit bid to win over UK lawmakers Former Finnish prime minister says he would put Brexit to a second vote Will Jeremy Corbyn Rescue Britain from its Brexit Disaster? PM May tries to tweak defeated Brexit plan, refuses to rule out no-deal Theresa May reveals her Brexit plan B after her deal was rejected by MPs May rejects Brexit delay, second referendum as she unveils familiar-looking Plan B MP's Put Forward Their Brexit Plans Brexit opponent says ‘it’s inevitable’ U.K. will ask for delay
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Debenhams rating cut raises fears of creditors going unpaid
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Katie Price savaged over 'wanting bikini body for holiday' despite claiming to be broke
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Brexit: Jaguar Land Rover Could Close
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More than one in four people uneasy about finances this Blue Monday
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Canada:

Nearly half of Canadians within $200 of insolvency: survey Over half of Sask. residents within $200 from insolvency at month-end: Survey
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Nearly half of Albertans worry rising interest rates could lead to bankruptcy: Poll
(DBN)

While America is fixated on Mexico and the wall, thousands of migrants are fleeing for Canada in a dramatically different scene
(DBN)

Researcher exposes money trail behind U.S.-based campaign to kill the Canadian oilsands
(DBN)

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India:

How insolvency is reshaping steel
(DBN)

Bankers urged to approach higher authorities in insolvency cases
(DBN)

India swaps bankruptcy teeth for dentures
(DBN)

A tottering IBC
(DBN)

Lenders Score Another Win Against Guarantors
(DBN)

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Australia:

Australian sportswear manufacturer Skins applies for bankruptcy “Lousy deal”: Why Aussie-founded activewear brand SKINS filed for bankruptcy
(DBN)

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China:

China posts slowest economic growth since 1990 How China's slowing growth could rattle equities
(DBN)

The number of births in China hit its lowest level since 1961
(DBN)

China Transforms, and a Factory Owner Struggles to Follow
(DBN)

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Brazil:

GM Warns Brazilian Workforce on Future
(DBN)

2018 Brazilian Restructuring Year-End Review
(DBN)

Avianca Brasil's legal fight with plane leasing firms escalates
(DBN)

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New Zealand:

Creditor claims swell $10.5m in construction business collapse
(DBN)

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Russia:

Takeover of Dutch parts of Yukos Oil was illegal-Supreme Court
(DBN)

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Venezuela:

Venezuela arrests rogue officers after military revolt in Caracas
(DBN)

Signs of fraying in military support for Venezuela president
(DBN)

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South Korea:

South Korea's economic growth slowest in 6 years
(DBN)

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Croatia:

Troubled Croatian shipbuilder draws interest from potential investors
(DBN)

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Philippines:

Bill to make 9-year-olds criminally liable approved by Philippine lawmakers: Reports
(DBN)

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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong Court Spits Out Ceviche: “objectionable” Peruvian Fisheries Business Chapter 11 Trustee Refused Common Law Assistance.
(DBN)

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