October 2, 2019

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Law:

General Counsel Pay Hits Five-Year High at $2.6 Million
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Kramer Levin Names New Bankruptcy Partner
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McGuireWoods Looks Beyond Big Law for New COO
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Debevoise snags Jones Day's New York bankruptcy head
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Wendi Adelson Testifies In Dan Markel Murder Trial • Dan Markel murder: Luis Rivera points to Sigfredo Garcia as shooter
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Disciplinary tribunal against Freshfields restructuring partner told of ‘drinking culture’ • Freshfields lawyer did not feel ‘brave enough’ to report groping • Top City lawyer took advantage of 'exceptionally drunk' junior colleague to take her to bed, disciplinary hearing is told
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Patience: Then And Now
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How to Stand Out in a Crowded Marketplace
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Stability Returns to the Large Law Market: Peer Monitor Midyear Report
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D.C. Law Firm Leaders Optimistic Despite Tighter Market
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Using a mouse with an iPad
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Federal Judge Rules In Favor Of Harvard In Affirmative Action Admissions Case • In challenge alleging Asian American bias, federal judge upholds Harvard’s use of race in admissions • Harvard doesn't discriminate against Asian Americans in admissions, judge rules
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'Divorced From Facts': Prosecutors Condemn Michael Flynn's 'Conspiracy Theories' • U.S. prosecutors say Michael Flynn is using 'conspiracy theories' in stealth bid to dismiss case
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Congress Should Go to the Supreme Court Right Away - The country needs to know the limits of executive privilege
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Government is working overtime to keep Trump's tax returns secret • U.S. to Join Fight Over Manhattan DA’s Subpoena for Trump Taxes • Judge Halts Calif. Law on Trump Tax Returns
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A Play Out of a Kind of "Forensic Files" - Federal Judge Orders Alan Dershowitz to Turn Over The Tape
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Late Deutsche Bank Exec’s Son Gave Trump, Russia Documents to FBI, Congress: Report • Here's how one whistleblower is connected to Deutsche Bank, the Sony Pictures hack, and an investigation of President Trump
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A Trump hotel mystery: Giant reservations followed by empty rooms
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As The Revolving Door Turns: Robert Mueller Rejoins Wilmer Hale
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Judge to DOJ: Decide on charging McCabe by Nov. 15, or face release of FBI records
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Fired Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger convicted of murder for killing Botham Jean • Amber Guyger Joked About MLK’s Death, Said Black Cops Had ‘Different Way of Working,’ Texts Show
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Trump On Asylum Seekers: 'Shoot them in the legs' • Trump Administration Awards New Contracts To Build 65 More Miles Of Border Wall With Hundreds Of Miles Still To Go • Trump suggested shooting migrants in the legs, spoke of gator-filled border moat: report
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Trump May Have Lied to Mueller During Russia Probe, House Dems Tell Federal Judge
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Judge temporarily blocks Georgia's six-week abortion ban • Virginia abortion laws upheld, requiring ultrasound, waiting period, doctor-only procedures • Antiabortion law spreads in East Texas as 'sanctuary city for the unborn' movement expands • Nearly half of women who have abortions live below the federal poverty level
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Fired for having a baby? Alabama is OK with that
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Argument preview: Justices to consider federal employment protection for LGBT employees
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Bold Argument: Lawyer Argues R. Kelly Should Have Access To More Girlfriends In Prison
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How Many Cups of Coffee Do Americans Drink Each Day?
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Lawyer says it ‘would be an honor’ to be disbarred; disciplinary board aims to oblige
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Disbarred attorney accused of killing mom arrested at Tennessee thrift store
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Ex-lawyer who stole from elderly is accused of killing his mother
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Former Akin Gump partner struck off over £25,000 in ‘improper expense claims’
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Arizona man drowned 6-year-old son while trying to cast out 'demon,' police say
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Judges:

Tucson Judge Appointed to Serve on Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
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Federal judge reprimanded for ‘very serious’ long-term misbehavior involving employees and felon
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Federal Judge Reprimanded For Sexual Harassment
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Barbie Has A New Career As A Judge, And It’s Amazing
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Brett Kavanaugh's Washington: A smaller, colder world for a justice under a cloud
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A Lawyer’s Guide to Upcoming Supreme Court Term
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Federal Judge Warns That Trump is ‘Going After the Courts, Too’
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Wall Street:

Dow futures sink nearly 200 points
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World stocks are plunging after US manufacturing hits a decade low
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Stocks sink as U.S. manufacturing shrinks in reflection of trade war
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Layoffs:

Louisiana steel mill suddenly lays off 376 employees
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Elanco announces layoff of 250 workers
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More than 150 Deere & Company workers put on indefinite layoff
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Freightliner plants to lay off about 900 workers in Mount Holly, Cleveland
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7 things you should never say to a coworker who just got laid off
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GM lays off 6,000 additional workers in Mexico due to UAW strike
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Remington Arms lays off 75 employees
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U.S. banks to cut over 200,000 jobs as robots and technology replace humans: Report
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Robots are hurting your paychecks, study finds
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Former Employees of Defunct Carrier LME Are Still Waiting for Paychecks
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Politics:

Silicon Valley donors are ready to back Elizabeth Warren despite her pledge to break up big tech • Facebook CEO says he'd fight Elizabeth Warren's plan against tech mergers • Wall Street starting to think Warren may win nomination, putting health and bank stocks at risk • Krugman: Warren Versus the Petty Plutocrats • ‘Fear’ Of A President Warren Is Hurting For-Profit Education Stocks, Analysts Say • '2020 Vision' Monday: Kate McKinnon is running again on 'SNL' — this time as Elizabeth Warren • Elizabeth Warren’s week of good polling shows she might have a path to the Democratic nomination
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Trump, RNC blow away top Dems with $125 million fundraising haul in the third quarter
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Bernie Sanders Is in Trouble
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Trump labels impeachment a “coup” • Trump is claiming he can’t be impeached based on an inaccurate map • As Impeachment Moves Forward, Trump’s Language Turns Darker • In Trump's telling, a challenge to his presidency is an attack on America • The White House is 'paralyzed' and 'teetering on the edge of a cliff' as it grapples with Ukraine fallout and 'Hurricane Rudy' • Trump's theories about Ukraine whistleblower rejected • Fact checking the president's claims about the whistleblower • Experts Increasingly Concerned After Trump Insists on 'Trying to Find Out' Who Whistleblower Is: 'He Is Putting This Person At Risk' • House chairmen accuse Pompeo of "stonewalling" in Ukraine investigation • Pompeo resists House Democrats' efforts to interview State Dept. officials in impeachment inquiry • Chuck Grassley calls for whistleblower's identity to be protected • Chuck Grassley defends Ukraine whistleblower, breaking with GOP and Trump • Trump wants to interview whistleblower despite federal protections • Clinton on Trump’s Ukraine call: ‘Embarrassing if not impeachable and illegal’ • Democrats Shouldn’t Get Greedy on Impeachment • Trump’s Impeachment Is Already Hurting the Economy • Former Ukraine envoy Volker to testify Thursday • Tension escalates between administration, lawmakers as impeachment inquiry broadens
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FactCheck: Longstanding whistleblower rules (were changed) just before submittal of the fake whistleblower report
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Robert Jeffress Goes All In on “Civil War”
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Hunter Biden, the black sheep who might accidentally bring down Trump, explained
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Another whistleblower has come forward, this time alleging ‘inappropriate steps’ were taken to influence Trump’s tax audit
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Trump's impact on the US's standing in the world has hit a breaking point
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Barr's probing on Australia, Great Britain and Italy suggest a conspiratorial focus • Mike Pompeo and William Barr are increasingly drawn into the impeachment inquiry • DOJ says Trump contacted foreign countries to assist Barr's Russia inquiry • William Barr’s 4-country effort to discredit the Trump-Russia inquiry, explained • Key federal agencies increasingly compelled to benefit Trump • Barr Went to Rome to Hear a Secret Tape From Joseph Mifsud, the Professor Who Helped Ignite the Russia Probe
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Rep. Maxine Waters: Trump should be "placed in solitary confinement"
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Can Rudy Giuliani rely on attorney-client privilege to avoid congressional testimony? • Giuliani hires attorney to represent him in Ukraine investigation • Rudy Giuliani hires Watergate prosecutor to represent him in Trump impeachment probe • Ukrainian mayor denies Giuliani business ties • Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Says He Never Spoke With or Met Giuliani • Hillary Clinton: 'Carefully thinking through' not one of Giuliani's 'strong points' • Impeachment inquiry puts new focus on Giuliani's work for prominent figures in Ukraine • Does Giuliani’s Work in Ukraine Violate the Appointments Clause?
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State Department Backs $39 Million ‘Javelin’ Package For Ukraine
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Republicans break with Trump on China's 70th anniversary
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Hillary Clinton says staying married was the "gutsiest thing" she's done
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Visualizing the Decline of Confidence in American Institutions
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U.S. diplomats say 'contain the damage' has become their job description under Trump
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Why 2020 candidate Andrew Yang believes ‘human capitalism’ beats democratic socialism
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Retailing:

What the retail apocalypse means for the American economy
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Forever 21, Inc. To Implement Global Restructuring to Focus on Profitable Footprint
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What's missing from Forever 21's bankruptcy plans • Photos show the glittery glory days of now-bankrupt Forever 21, which thrived with cheap styles in the wake of the recession • 3 reasons Forever 21 went bankrupt
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The owners of Forever 21 say that they've lived the American Dream. Bernie Sanders says they're destroying it.
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Here’s a map of the Forever 21 stores that could close by the end of the year
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Forever 21 Needs Older Shoppers to Come Back From Bankruptcy
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Forever 21: What went wrong?
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Bankrupt Forever 21 Owes $20M in Rent to Mall Owners
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What Will The Forever 21 Bankruptcy Protection Really Mean?
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Each dollar of fraud costs retailers $3.13
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Walgreens agrees to multimillion-dollar purchase of Fred's pharmacy assets
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Attorney: Century III owner resolves dispute with Sears
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Retail Not So Apocalyptic
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Sears Holdings: No Pot Of Gold Waiting At The End • Sears vendors press judge for liquidation
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TX: Gabriel’s to Close Five Liquor Stores in Wake of Bankruptcy Filing
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Amazon and Walmart want you to think they always have the best prices. A smaller competitor is showing otherwise.
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Coal:

Who is FM Coal and why does it want Blackjewel's coal mines?
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Blackjewel to present new sales agreement; county approves tax payment plan
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Foresight Energy Skips Interest Payment to Bondholders
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Skiing:

Potential buyers size up Hermitage Club
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Crypto:

Mt Gox Trustee Asked DOJ to Share Info on Jailed BTC-e Owner Alexander Vinnik
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Trucking:

Roadrunner downsizes dry van business, announces closures of five terminals, mass layoffs at five other locations
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Student Debt:

Student loan debt soars, totaling $1.6 trillion in 2019
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70% of college students graduate with debt. How did we get here?
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Economy:

US factory activity unexpectedly hits 10-year low as Trump's trade war persists • US manufacturing survey shows worst reading in a decade • ISM Manufacturing index Decreased to 47.8 in September • U.S. manufacturers experience worst month since 2007-2009 Great Recession, ISM finds • Stocks lose about 1% after data underlines deepening U.S. manufacturing woes • Dow, S&P record worst day in more than 5 weeks after dour US manufacturing report
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A global manufacturing recession
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After scary manufacturing drop, this is the number to watch Wednesday
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World Economy Sends Up Flares as Manufacturing Slump Hits U.S.
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How Americans really see success
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As others see gloom, BlackRock says world economy to accelerate thanks to central bank easing
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FactCheck: 49% of all new income goes to the top 1%
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Many Americans are feeling these 3 big financial stresses
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Trade Wars Taking Toll on Global Growth • Global trade may slow to weakest pace since Great Recession • Global Trade Is Deteriorating Fast, Sapping the World’s Economy
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Trump is heads into reelection campaign with deep manufacturing recession
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Trump attacks Fed as U.S. manufacturing index plunges to decade low • Trump blames Fed for manufacturing slump driven by his trade war • Trump targets ‘pathetic’ Federal Reserve after worst manufacturing reading in a decade • Fed rate-cut in October seen as more likely after weak ISM report • America's factories are getting crushed by Trump's trade war, not the Fed
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Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cuts hurt the economy by tamping down lending
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Want to Know Where Rates Are Heading? Don’t Ask the Fed
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Fed chair Jerome Powell shows the market who's in charge • Fed Chair Jerome Powell weathers wave of criticism about his leadership
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Fed Has No Choice But to Tackle Both Repo and Recession • Too big to lend? JPMorgan cash hit Fed limits, roiling U.S. repos
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Fed GDPNow latest forecast: 1.8 percent
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Construction Spending Increased Slightly in August, Down 1.9% YoY
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The WTO slashed its global trade forecast in half — citing Trump's trade war, Brexit, and shifting monetary policy • WTO warns trade wars threaten living standards and jobs • Trump crowed about Apple making the Mac Pro in the US but still slapped a 25% China tariff on some parts • Everyone Wins in Apple’s Tariff Deal. Except America • Trump May Be Creating World-Wide Recession With Trade War: Jeffrey Sachs • Trade war protester embarrasses Mike Pompeo with block of cheese • US consumer is ‘still holding up’ as trade war with China drags on, says UPS CEO • Trump will soon end the trade war with China because he doesn’t really care about winning it • Trump blames Fed as trade wars weigh on manufacturing • White House floated memo to study Chinese investment limits • Trump ‘Tariffed’ US Into Recession: CNBC Analyst Rips ‘Dumb’ China Strategy • House Republican: Tariffs are 'only way' to change US-China relationship • Retailers highlight negative effect of Trump's trade war on football • In a forever trade war, U.S. companies take cover as best they can • Schwinn Bicycle Maker Dorel Blames Tariffs for Canceled Dividend • Conservatives balk at Trump congratulating China's Communist Party • Cutting off capital flows to China may just be the start, Ray Dalio says
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EU Braces for U.S. Tariffs Over Airbus and Vows to Retaliate • EU Will 'Firmly Defend' Against US Airbus Tariffs • Italian protesters challenge U.S. Secretary of State on food tariffs threat • Italians Ask Pompeo To Spare Tariffs On Parma Ham, Parmesan • US-EU tariffs could trigger a snowball effect with further retaliation, UN labor agency chief says • EU weighing all options in U.S. plane dispute, trade chief says • Ryanair to ask Boeing to 'eat' any EU tariffs in jet trade war • The Trade War Moves to Europe
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Why did US recession fears rise again and scare the stock market on Tuesday? • Manufacturing, construction signals flash red, upping recession concerns • ‘Recession risk is real:’ Trade war bites deep as manufacturing drops to 10-year-low • The bond market’s roller coaster ride could continue until there’s a clear signal either way on recession • U.S. CFOs Expect Recession Before 2020 Election As Optimism Sinks To 3-Year Low • Yes, the ISM manufacturing report was bad, but no, it doesn’t mean recession is coming • Low profit growth threatens rising debt and possible recession, S&P warns
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New report charts economic impact of Hispanic Americans
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Is 72 the new 65? Many Americans aren't rushing to retire, and it's clear why
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There are ‘black swans’ all around us, Russia’s Energy Minister Novak warns
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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:

House Prices up 3.6% Year-over-year in August
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Manhattan real estate prices take the biggest tumble since the financial crisis
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Medical Debt Is No. 1 Dealbreaker for U.S. Housing, Zillow Says
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Zillow: Over half of renters blame student debt for delay in buying a home
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Denied and Delayed: How Medical and Student Loan Debt are Limiting Americans' Housing Aspirations
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Serious Delinquency Rate on Single Family Mortgages Falls to Lowest Level Since June 2007
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Pacific States Grab 37% of Past Decade’s Home Equity Gain
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The average 2012 homebuyer is now sitting on $141,000 in home equity
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Reis: Office Vacancy Rate unchanged in Q3 at 16.8%
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Increased in Latest Weekly Survey
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WeWork employees talk about how it all came crashing down
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Ditech Completes Sale of RMS to Mortgage Assets Management
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WV: Bankrupt developer at Northgate sues Yeager Airport
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Judge orders Gill Jr. to cooperate in quest to recover $274.5 million
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Forever 21 closure signals ongoing shift in future of malls, analysts say
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Forever 21's Bankruptcy Filing Opens Door to Redevelopment of Vacated Space
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Fitch downgraded WeWork's debt even further into junk with a scathing assessment of its 'precarious' funding trap
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Millionaire Developer Sues Builder DR Horton Over Country Club Flop
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TX: Judge gives trustee access to developer's documents
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Bed-Stuy Tenants Bid to Evict Nonprofit Landlord Over Dire Conditions
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Municipalities:

There’s A New Muni-Debt Crisis Brewing In Another U.S. Territory
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Gov says Puerto Rico must seek a balance to ‘get out of debt’
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P.R. bankruptcy filings down 4.8% in September
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Former Puerto Rico Sports & Recreation secretary pleads guilty to fraud
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Puerto Rico (A Quick Take) • Puerto Rico (A Quick Take, Part II)
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Is Puerto Rico Back on a Path Toward Debt Sustainability?
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The Long Road Ahead? Puerto Rico Oversight Board Files Proposed Plan to Restructure the Commonwealth’s Debt and Other Claims
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Rooney: No Federal Bailouts of State and Local Governments
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This is the least tax-friendly state in America — and California doesn’t even crack the top 10
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Oil/Gas:

As Bankruptcy Bells Ring in the Outer Continental Shelf, BSEE May Toll for You
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US Shale Production Is Set For A Steep Decline
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Oil heads for 2-Month low as bleak demand signals proliferate
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Bankrupt Philly refinery wants to hand out more executive bonuses, this time in secret
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Alfaro loses appeal of $8M judgment
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Houston energy co. plans two exec terminations amid bankruptcy
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NYSE suspends trade on Houston energy co.
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Trucking accounts for one-fourth of the fuel used on U.S. roads
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Travel:

These are America's favorite airports
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Pharma:

Drugmakers want to join Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy to settle US opioid suits • Opioid Makers Gain on Report They Will Use Purdue Deal as Model
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Purdue's $38M Bonus Plan In Ch. 11 Draws Watchdog's Ire
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Opioid Settlement Encourages Sale of More Opioids, Critics Say
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Johnson & Johnson settles Ohio lawsuits to avoid federal trial
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Mallinckrodt finalizes $30M opioid settlement as legal strategy takes potential new twist
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DOJ watchdog slams DEA for approving large surge in opioid production
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Maritime:

Harland and Wolff: Belfast shipyard that built Titanic saved from closure in £6m rescue deal
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Accounting:

PwC’s 2019 global revenues up 7%
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Accountants’ Liability Update
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Steel:

As Bankrupt Steelmaker Closes Plant, Governor Points to Tariffs • Bayou Steel Group Goes Bust • Bayou Steel files for bankruptcy, and now several Louisiana suppliers are unpaid • First Day Dec
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Conglomerates:

GE Is Stalled Between Reset and Recession
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Climate:

Dangerous, record breaking heat closes schools
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How Scientists Finally Got Americans to Worry About the Climate
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It’s Trying Times For Greta Thunberg’s Hometown Airline
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Bankruptcy or buyout? Flood survivors weigh options
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Banks increasingly unload flooded-out mortgages at taxpayer expense
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Companies are too slow with shift to carbon neutral, say investors with $35 trillion at stake
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Soccer:

U.S. Soccer says women suing for equal pay make more than men
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Education:

For Sale: College Campus, Convenient to New York City, Castle Included
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CFPB Investigating Loan Program at College Chain
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Sports:

Drayton McLane charges Jim Crane, Astros tanked in 2012-13 to harm network
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Tech:

How taxpayers may wind up subsidizing Uber and WeWork’s losses
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Resorts:

St. Regis owner wants to buy Aspen Club
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Mass Torts:

Idaho woman who claims baby powder gave her cancer wins $40.3 million in trial against Johnson & Johnson
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Aviation:

Here’s why decaying US airports are turning to private money
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Corporate Reform:

New SCOTUS petition: CFPB enforcement must be undone if agency is unconstitutional
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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Claims Trading:

Buyer Beware: Anti-Assignment Clause in Promissory Note Bars Claim Purchaser from Collecting in Bankruptcy
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Subordination:

The Fifth Circuit Adopts an Expansive Reading of Section 510(b); Subordinates Claim With ‘Equity Characteristics’
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Trustee:

BK WD NY (Buffalo) Seeks Ch. 13 Trustee
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Miscellaneous:

Fifth Circuit Report: 2nd Quarter 2018
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DIP Finance:

Rent Extraction by Super-Priority Lenders
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Cross-Border:

syncreon’s Financial Restructuring Implemented By Landmark English Schemes of Arrangement With Parallel Chapter 15 and CCAA Recognition
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Bankruptcy History:

Looking Back – A new Law, A new Court
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Mediation:

Striking the Answer and Entering Default: A Sanction for Blowing Off Mediation
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UCC:

A Win for Lenders: Seventh Circuit Finds UCC-1 Collateral Description Reference Sufficient
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Settlements:

When Not to Approve a Compromise
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Equipment Finance:

Republic Airways: Crash Landing for SLV Damages
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Letters of Credit:

Letters of Credit and Applicant Bankruptcy
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Sales:

Former Fayetteville superintendent buys back his lawsuit rights from Ch. 7 estate
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Agribusiness:

Ag secretary: No guarantee small dairy farms will survive
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Farm-state fury creates pressure for President Trump as trade, energy pain collide
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Healthcare:

How A Kansas Hospital Survived Multiple Owners And Bankruptcy
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Individuals with Gap in Medical Coverage More Than Twice as Likely to File for Bankruptcy
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Pennsylvania firm acquires Dayton hospital
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Hillsboro Community Hospital survives bankruptcy, failed management
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Health-care stocks are in their longest losing streak since 2016
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155 Rural Hospitals Have Closed in the U.S. Since 2005
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Worker Health Premiums Now Topping $20K A Year
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Deal for former HDL assets closes for $8.5M
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Judge lets Milbank continue probe into alleged misconduct at uBiome
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House committee floats new proposal to ban surprise medical billing
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Fraud:

September 2019 Ponzi Scheme Roundup
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Metals:

Recycler Rivore Metals files for bankruptcy
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Trump’s Tariffs May Have Just Forced an American Steel Company Into Bankruptcy
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Prisons:

Elizabeth Warren investigates for-profit prison money • Private Equity Executives Should Not Profit From The Misery Of Prisoners And Their Families
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Autos:

The Seven-Year Auto Loan: America's Middle Class Can't Afford Their Cars
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UAW submits counter offer to ‘comprehensive,’ yet unsatisfactory, deal from GM
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Auto workers' strike has cost General Motors over $1B: JPM
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Auto industry workers lose $266M in pay as GM strike drags on
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Bills 'not being paid': UAW strike raises Michigan recession fears
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Buckle up: GM, Michigan and 2020
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Religion:

Hundreds of child abuse claims lead Catholic dioceses to ramp up internal probes
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The Catholic Church and Boy Scouts are lobbying against child abuse statutes. This is their playbook
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Cardinal Egan was ‘profoundly unsympathetic’ to sex-abuse survivors: report
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Southern Baptists ready to put spotlight on abuse crisis
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71 Bridgeport Priests Molested 281 Children, Retired Judge Finds
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Not the church I knew: Evangelical leaders grow more dishonest in defense of Trump
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E-Cigarettes:

Dangers of Vaping: Facts and Statistics on Health Risks of E-Cigarettes as Lung Illness Causes Teen Deaths Across U.S.
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Massachusetts vape shop owners sue over state's all-encompassing ban
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Obama officials vetoed FDA ban on flavored vaping products
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Utilities:

Bankrupt PG&E Has Sparked Fewer Wildfires So Far This Year
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PG&E’s Tubbs Fire trial set to last 8 weeks starting in January
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Will a utility break-up process start soon?
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Logistics:

FAA awards UPS certification to start package delivery via drones
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Stock Brokers:

Schwab Triggers Online-Broker Bloodbath As Price War Escalates
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UK:

Brexit Flashpoint: The Irish Border
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Merkel points to Brexit role as WTO forecasts global economic slowdown
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UK Manufacturing PMI makes for grim reading
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Risk of UK recession rises as slump at factories continues due to fears about Brexit
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U.K. sees more bad economic news as Johnson rolls out Brexit bid
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No confidence vote in UK PM Johnson unlikely until after EU summit: McDonnell • PM Johnson to propose Brexit grand bargain but EU is skeptical • Boris Johnson’s New Brexit Plan: Here Is What We Know So Far • An offer they will have to refuse: Boris Johnson is trying to force the EU into rejecting a Brexit deal
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‘Corbynomics’ Is More Popular Than You Think
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Thomas Cook auditors investigated by accounting watchdog • FRC opens probe into EY audit of Thomas Cook • Thomas Cook's Condor CEO open for strategic investors, private equity -Zeit • UK to fly back 7,000 people as Thomas Cook repatriation efforts enter second week
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Blackhole in Goals accounts deeper than expected
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EU:

Euro-Area Manufacturing Slump Deepens in Worst Month Since 2012
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Canada:

Canadian economy stalls in July amid oil and gas slowdown
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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong protests escalate dramatically as demonstrators use acid on police and officers shoot a man in the chest
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MENA:

Fitch downgrades Saudi Arabia's debt rating amid fears of further oil-field attacks
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The story of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder and how the world looked the other way • Jamal Khashoggi is dead, but his political vision lives on • 7 unanswered questions a year after Jamal Khashoggi's killing • MBS' big bet on getting away with murder
(DBN)

Netanyahu indictment could follow as Jerusalem hearing begins to review corruption case
(DBN)

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Australia:

The RBA has just slashed the interest rate again today as the Australian economy weakens
(DBN)

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Germany:

German manufacturing recession deepens, growth outlook darkens • German institutes downgrade economic growth forecasts
(DBN)

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Venezuela:

U.S. court allows Crystallex to advance in case against refiner Citgo
(DBN)

Venezuela’s Maduro Orders Talks to Resume on Defaulted Debt
(DBN)

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India:

Personal insolvency regime to be fully operational in one year: Injeti Srinivas • After IBC, Modi govt works on personal insolvency regime
(DBN)

IBC Code: Are speculative homebuyers misusing insolvency law?
(DBN)

Credit Raters Keep Missing Big Indian Company Defaults
(DBN)

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South Africa:

Eskom’s Stand-Alone Credit Rating Cut Deeper Into Junk at Fitch
(DBN)

Gloomy outlook for African economies
(DBN)

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