October 8, 2019

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Law:

Kamala Harris forced to address alleged sex assault where her husband works • DLA Piper Partner Who Alleged Assault Pulls Kamala Harris Into Arbitration Dispute
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BakerHostetler Was Ordered By The Court To Stop Working On This Matter… It Looks Like They Ignored That
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Winston & Strawn Loses SCOTUS Bid to Stop Ex-Partner's Discrimination Lawsuit
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Ex-White & Case Staffer Sues Firm After Confrontation Over Salary
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Combination of Dentons US, Bingham Greenebaum and Cohen & Grigsby is the First Step Toward Creating the First Truly National US Law Firm • Dentons Combines With Two US Firms in One Go, Launching New American Strategy
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Freshfields partner denies exploiting junior associate
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UK Law Firms - Great Divide Between Partners & Junior Lawyers
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Minority Partners Disproportionately Placed in Nonequity Partnership Tier
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London NQ lawyer pay at Davis Polk reaches £135,000
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Norton Rose Fulbright boosts NQ solicitor pay by 14% to £87,500
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Having A Supreme Court Clerkship On Your Résumé Might Be Overrated • Where are they now? Supreme Court clerks, OT 2009
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I’m a lawyer, but want to move into Business Development. Will this hurt my legal career if I ever wanted to go back to practicing law?
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Absolute Priority: Proskauer Industry Experts on Restructuring the Private Credit Market
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More bad blood for Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes — this time with her own attorneys
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BigLaw Attorneys Have That Down Cold: Good Jobs Cost Money
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Former BigLaw leader is reprimanded for inappropriately touching lawyers at bench-bar conference
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Legal Jobs Decline as Broader Professional Services Sector Sees Gains
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The Golden Rule In Practice
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Take a look at an NYC office that calls itself the 'future of law,' where sharks hang from ceilings and meetings are held on repurposed bleachers
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Willkie Finance Chair Joins Ropes & Gray in New York
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The Biglaw Partner Memorialized In Video Game History
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Winston & Strawn Arbitration Case Denied by High Court
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Oregon bar considering paraprofessional licensing and bar-takers without JDs
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Trump loses New York fed court fight to keep tax returns secret from prosecutor • Trump’s ‘Prosecutors Can’t Touch Me’ Spurs Question of Overreach • Federal Judge: Manhattan DA Can Enforce Subpoena for Trump’s Tax Returns; the President Is Not a King • Trump claims he is immune from criminal investigation. A federal judge just smacked that claim down. • A federal judge just ordered Trump to turn over 8 years of his tax returns to New York prosecutors • Trump Appeals Tax Return Suit to 2nd Circuit After Federal Judge Dismisses Case • Trump Loses Ridiculous Tax Immunity Argument, And Second Circuit Will Probably Agree Shortly
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Jeff Daniels to star in CBS adaptation of James Comey's memoir • Comey, Trump will face off again in new miniseries starring Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson
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The Trump administration will deny visas to uninsured, low-income immigrants • While Trump Cracked Down on Immigration, a Republican Megadonor Sued for a Special Visa • Protesters force acting DHS chief to abandon speech • "I was taken": 7-year-old torn from dad at U.S. border • The number of migrants arrested at the US-Mexico border is the highest it's been since 2007, new federal data show
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Supreme Court Keeps New York City Gun Case on Argument Calendar • New York gun case to move forward
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Gun-related deaths rise — except for one group of Americans
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Sandy Hook Families Hire Ex-Solicitor General Verrilli for Fight With Gunmaker Remington
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Man awarded $750K in alienation of affection suit; his lawyer calls it a moral victory
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Attorney Accused of Stalking Former Client Disbarred
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Federal Judge: University Of Iowa Administrators May Be Personally Liable For Again Violating A Christian Student Group's Constitutional Rights
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Supreme Court allows blind people to sue retailers for inaccessible websites
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FBI confirms Samuel Little's confession: He is the worst serial killer in U.S. history
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Objection overruled! Is Barbie’s new legal career more interesting than yours?
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Murder suspect’s ankle bracelet is repossessed and removed for unpaid fees
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Mom Charged With Swapping Baby For Auto
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Again, It Is A Terrible Idea To Call The Cops And Ask Them To Test Your Meth
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Lawyer convicted in conspiracy that involved creation of fake law firms
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Judges:

The new Supreme Court term starts today. Expect fireworks on abortion, LGBTQ rights, and immigration • Supreme Court begins new term with controversial cases • Where is the Supreme Court going on abortion?
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U.S. Supreme Court opens new term, with an ill Justice Thomas absent
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All Eyes Are on Gorsuch and Kavanaugh as SCOTUS’s ‘Blockbuster’ October Term Begins
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SCOTUS' Conservative Revolution
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A “view” from the courtroom: Two-minute warning
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Elizabeth Warren Wants To Be Able To Go After Brett Kavanaugh (And Alex Kozinski And Maryanne Trump Barry Too)
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Brett Kavanaugh Protest: Ayanna Pressley Joins Hundreds of Women Calling for Impeachment, Says He's 'One Insecure Man Blinded by His Privilege'
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Jewish Man Who Alleged Judge Was Bigoted Gets Stay of Execution in Texas
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Ex-Texas Judge Convicted of Public Intoxication
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Dallas judge defends giving convict bible and hug, saying she 'could not refuse'
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Judge Barbie is now a thing
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Wall Street:

US futures point to slightly lower open
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Stocks close lower as optimism over upcoming trade tals wanes • Stocks are dropping after China reportedly signals it will take a tougher stance in trade-war talks this week
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Stock market continues to sink amid uncertainty
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Protesters stage ‘die-in’ at Wall Street bull statue, cover it with blood and climb atop it
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Dow Flinches at China’s Trade War Bait & Switch
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Investors Are Caught In A Global Tug Of War
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Stocks Already Face Pain of Elizabeth Warren Win, Analysts Say
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Layoffs:

Private equity takeovers result in significant job losses • Where Private Equity Most Imperils Jobs
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Deere Lays Off 163 Employees to Cope With Low Demand
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Layoffs Watch ’19: Lazard Asset Management
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Half of Deutsche Bank's 18,000 job cuts will be in Germany: report
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Mass Layoffs, Chaos At 'Sports Illustrated' Spark Journalists' Rebellion • The ‘Sports Illustrated’ Layoffs Are What Happen When We’re Ruled by Vampires
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Don’t Forget WARN Warnings When Reducing Head Count
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Ashton Kutcher-Backed Startup Tells Employees It Can’t Make Payroll
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Autos:

GM Strike: Over 48,000 Out Of Work. Here’s Where The Talks Are Now.
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UAW GM strike taking its toll in fourth week, but workers vow they’re more committed than ever • Talks resume after tumultuous weekend
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The GM strike is costing the company $90 million a day
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The GM strike is really about the switch to electric cars • GM’s Electric Future Means Prosperity for One Michigan Town, Disaster For Another
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GM furloughs more workers as union strike enters fourth week
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Tesla Will Not Likely Survive a Recession
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Two more Reagor-Dykes employees plead guilty
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Nissan Board Set for Tense Meeting
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Conglomerates:

GE Targets $8 Billion Deficit Cut With Pension Freeze for 20,000 • GE’s Latest Casualty? Pension Promises • Larry Culp Bravely Willing To Let GE Employees Share The Pain Of GE’s Turnaround, As Long As He’s Not One Of Them
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Healthcare:

Everything we know about uBiome, the startup that convinced Silicon Valley that testing poop was worth $600 million, and then filed for bankruptcy amid an FBI investigation
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Economist: Medicare costs need to be brought 'under control' before expansion
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Trump’s Executive Order Could Bankrupt The Medicare Trust Funds In Less Than 5 Months • Trump's EO on Changes to Medicare
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Warren Has Many Plans, But on Health Care, She’s With Bernie
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1 Out of 4 Healthcare Dollars are Wasted
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Working in a strenuous job while pregnant can lead to a range of health risks during and after childbirth
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Aviation:

Airline went into records after Max crash, engineer says
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Southwest pilots’ union sues Boeing over grounding of plane • Southwest pilots’ union sues Boeing, claims 737 Max unsafe
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Houston helicopter co. to emerge from bankruptcy as privately held firm
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Utilities:

PG&E: Judge promises quick decision on bankruptcy plans
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Lawyers: Wildfire Victims Support Takeover of PG&E
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Battle for PG&E Hinges on Rival Plans and Uncertain Costs
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Wildfire victims in PG&E bankruptcy see $13.5 bln in claims
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As PG&E is remade, will wildfire victims be left behind?
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PG&E may shut off power in large portions of California to prevent wildfires • PG&E blackouts may affect some 600,000 customers amid high fire danger • PG&E Blackout Could Last Five Days
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Who gets to control PG&E? Hedge funds, wildfire victims await critical ruling
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects dispute over 2007 California wildfire payouts
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Electricity supplier enters Ch. 11 bankruptcy, owes state $8.2M
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Agera Energy, LLC Files Chapter 11 Protection, Enters Into Agreement to Sell Its Retail Assets to Constellation
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Summary: New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing - Agera Energy LLC
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Student Debt:

Trump’s Education Chief in Hot Seat Over Student-Debt Collection • Judge rips into Trump Education chief Betsy DeVos over student debt
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Student Loans Exacerbate Racial Wealth Gap
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How a Group of Student Debtors Took on Their Banks—and Won
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Joe Biden calls for free community college and expansion of federal student loan programs
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Pharma:

Addicted Babies, Blue Cross Drive Billions in New Purdue Claims
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Cost of Opioid Crisis ‘Dwarfs’ Drugmakers’ Resources, N.Y. Says
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Medicaid programs willing to boot out drug pricing middlemen
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Purdue Pharma’s HR troubles highlighted in consultant’s testimony
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Coal:

Coal giant Murray Energy in debt talks after missed payments • US coal giant faces default
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Federal government investigating bankrupt Wyoming coal mine operator for fraud • Federal Government Was Investigating Blackjewel Prior To Bankruptcy
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Cloud Peak sale wins final OK, Navajo Transitional Energy Corp takes over
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Blackjewel Miners Likely to Receive Pay in DOL Deal
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Steel:

Potential Bayou Steel buyer says he wants to help save the plant but fears it's too late
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Economy:

Wild Swings in Repo Rates Raise Concerns About Bond Market's Liquidity
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U.S. Consumer Credit Tops Forecast on Non-Revolving Debt Surge
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This chart ranks everyone (even you) by their wealth, and it’s a snapshot of inequality
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The Rich's Incredible, Shrinking Tax Rate
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The hard data says the US economy is just fine • Goldman Sachs: The economic run is not over and the US ‘is not close to recession’ • Powell says U.S. economy faces some risks but still in 'good place'
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Trump’s trade tweets have moved market’s Fed expectations, Goldman says
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Even High-Income Millennials Fear They'll Need to Work Forever
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Millennials Quitting Jobs Over Mental Issues
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U.S. ran deficit just under $1 trillion in 2019, CBO estimates
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Small-business owner optimism hits new high since Great Recession • Women Small-Business Owners in U.S. More Worried About Recession
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Recession Fears Are Rising, With Surveys Showing Optimism At New Lows
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Whatever The Future Holds, Stocks Are Not Priced For A Recession
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Fed's George, Rosengren Don't Think Rate Cut Is Justified Yet • Traders trim bets on October Fed easing after jobs report
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U.S. economists wrestle with how to help 'left behind' areas
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Unemployment Rates Since 1960
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Women, Hourly Workers Less Satisfied With Some Job Aspects
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Consumers power the economy — so what happens now that wage gains are falling?
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While Recession Isn't Imminent, Growth Will Remain Mediocre
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Can We Talk Ourselves Into a Recession or Bubbles?
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Trump's election year economy will be much worse than he promised, economists say
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Trumponomics Experiment is Failing Fast
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The drip, drip, drip of bad news for the US economy continues
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The economy gained 136,000 jobs in September, adding to mounting recession concerns • Hiring Steady As Employers Add 136,000 Jobs; Unemployment Dips To 3.5%
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CPI: The price of a BLT
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Fed GDPNow latest forecast: 1.8 percent
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Professor who uncovered yield-curve indicator says next recession won’t be so bad
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Cramer: Elizabeth Warren as president would be ‘more extreme’ on China than Trump
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Charles Schwab says he would never buy the money-losing companies going public these days
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Ex-Nasdaq CEO Greifeld warns that recent IPOs’ unclear path to profits reminds him of tech bubble
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White House confirms China trade talks will take place in D.C. this week • U.S.-China deputy-level trade talks get underway in tense atmosphere • A China Trade Deal Will Make Us All Poorer • Trump faces crucial decision on China as both economies strain • Trump’s stunning call for China to investigate Joe Biden may have given Xi Jinping all the leverage he needs in the trade war • Corporate fears grow over U.S. and China trade war • US blacklists 28 Chinese entities in latest trade war escalation • Factory Job Losses Send New Warning Signal to Trump on Trade War • US Ports And The Trade War • Billionaire heiress squeezes Louis Dreyfus for cash as trade war hits profit • On the US-China trade war, it's worth listening to this man • As Trade War Continues, Donald Trump Economic Adviser Says Delisting Chinese Firms 'Not on the Table' • China has bought more than 100 tons of gold as a buffer against Trump's trade war • Lumber mill to close because of trade war • Trump Goal in China Trade Talks Abandoned • Louisiana governor's candidates supportive of trade war that could devastate state's economy • American steel industry downgraded as trade war drags on • Hong Kong turmoil could cast a ‘shadow’ over China-US trade talks, experts say • US Expands Blacklist of Chinese Companies • China Signals It Will Hit Back Over U.S. Tech Blacklist
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Free Trade Is Expanding, Just Not With the U.S.
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Drewry Downgrades Global Port Throughput Outlook
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Trump's new trade deal with Canada and Mexico is just what we need. Democrats should support it
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Krugman: Here Comes the Trump Slump
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Economists forecast slowing U.S. growth from U.S.-China trade war
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The Most Miserable Countries in the World
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Uber just launched an app to connect temp workers with jobs
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People Who Work From Home Earn $2,000 More A Year
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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:

Federal government has dramatically expanded exposure to risky mortgages • A few comments on WaPo story: "Federal government has dramatically expanded exposure to risky mortgages"
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Historical Home Prices: Monthly Median Value in the US from 1953-2019
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U.S. housing affordability spikes in September
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National Delinquency Rate near Series Low
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States with the fastest growing rent
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Renters Only: These New Homes Aren't For Sale
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Confidence in housing weakens just as homes become more affordable
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The owner of the controversial 'Flintstone House' in Silicon Valley says the city discriminated against her after they called her house a 'public nuisance,' and now the case is going to trial
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Update: Framing Lumber Prices Mostly Unchanged Year-over-year
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How Housing Wealth Transferred From Families to Corporations
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How “non-tariff” escalation of U.S.-China trade war could threaten the U.S. housing market
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George Washington Bridge bus station developer files for bankruptcy
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Municipalities:

Bondholders have lien on Puerto Rico pension bonds: Supreme Court • U.S. Supreme Court turns away Puerto Rico pension fund dispute • Court says bondholders have lien on Puerto Rico retirement bonds • Supreme Court declines technical challenge to Puerto Rico pension bondholders
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Puerto Rico Board’s Proposed Pension Cuts Spark Anger
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Muni Lowdown: Rank and File
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What Climate Change Could Do to Cities' Power to Borrow Money
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Auditor could reveal more about Shreveport money woes on Monday
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Oil/Gas:

Alfaros face new allegations of evading $8M judgment
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Major Eagle Ford player declares bankruptcy
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Bankrupt refinery requests paying exec bonuses in secret
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Hydrogen Could Become a $130Bn Business
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$10 Oil - How Far Could Oil Prices Fall If We See A 2009 Style Crash?
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Ominous signs ahead for crude prices, industry
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Politics:

Trump defended his controversial decision to pull US forces out of Syria in a rambling tweetstorm • Trump Administration Appears to Reverse Syria Decision Following Backlash • White House insists Trump didn't give Turkey a "green light" in Syria • Trump’s shocking Syria decision and confusing aftermath, explained • Trump Orders U.S. Troops To Pull Back In Syria. . . Leaving Kurdish Allies To Mercy of The Turks • Why Turkey Wants Military Assault on Kurds • Will Abandoning the Kurds Result in the Mass Release of Islamic State Fighters? • US to Let Turkey Invade Syria • Trump hails his own 'great and unmatched wisdom' in warning to Turkey • How Erdogan Backed Trump Into a Corner on Syria • Official Who Heard Call Says Trump Got 'Rolled' By Turkey and 'Has No Spine' • Anonymous Intel Official Says Trump Was Badly ‘Out-Negotiated’ by Turkey: Report • 'Disaster,' 'Betrayal': Republicans slam Trump's Syria pullout • U.S. exit from Syria leaves civilians and Kurdish fighters at risk • Lindsey Graham, one of Trump's staunchest defenders, is slamming the president over his decision to pull out of northern Syria and says the White House is lying about ISIS • Lindsey Graham Threatens Turkey • Graham calls Trump move in Syria 'a disaster in the making' • Trump Gets His Turkey Withdrawal Deal With Bolton, Mattis Gone • Trump says other countries must deal with ISIS as US announces withdrawal from northern Syria • Republican allies blast Trump's Syria withdrawal decision • Trump on northern Syria pullout: U.S. will "ONLY FIGHT TO WIN" • Fate of Kurds unknown as U.S. says Turkey will invade northern Syria • Top two lawmakers blast Trump's move to withdraw U.S. troops from northeast Syria • Trump is threatening to 'totally destroy and obliterate' Turkey's economy if it takes 'off-limits' actions in Syria • Trump Accused of Betraying Kurds and Giving ISIS New Life After Green-lighting Turkey Invasion of Northern Syria • Kurdish commander: Trump's Syria move puts victories over ISIS at risk • Blindside the Enemy, Not the Pentagon • Trump U-Turn Makes Islamic State Jihadists Turkey’s Problem Now
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The difference between Nixon and Trump is Fox News
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3 House committees subpoena Pentagon and Office of Management and Budget
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SCOTUS Won't Hear Gerrymandering Case
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9 scenarios for how the Trump-Ukraine impeachment process could end • Five takeaways from early polls on impeachment • Trump Reportedly Said Impeachment Is ‘Bad Thing to Have on Your Resume’ • The talking points Republicans are using to defend Trump are at odds with reality • Polls begin to signal rising impeachment threat to Trump • Conservative news goes to war over impeachment • Rick Perry spent a lot of time in Ukraine. Now he’s caught up in the impeachment inquiry • Florida businessmen with Giuliani, Ukraine ties won’t comply with impeachment inquiry • State Department personnel question Pompeo's role in Ukraine crisis • Former Trump officials dined with Zelensky reps at Trump hotel months before phone call • Donald Trump's Own Former National Security Officials Sign Open Letter Saying Ukraine Whistleblower Did Nothing Wrong And Deserves Protection • Ellsberg on Trump's Whistleblower • Top DoD Lawyer Gathers All Ukraine Aid Docs For Congress: ‘Routine’ • EU ambassador to be deposed as impeachment inquiry rolls on • Trump’s Impeachment Defense Faces Test With Ally’s Deposition • House Democrats worry Trump allies could leak identity of whistleblower • Democrats Considering ‘Rare Precautions’ to Protect Whistleblower from Being Outed by GOP • The GOP theory that Ukraine 'set up' Trump • Andy Card Jumps on Impeachment Bandwagon • Rep. Devin Nunes Makes the Case for Trump’s Impeachment During Botched Interview • GOP Sen. Rob Portman breaks with Trump on Ukraine request • Is It Ever OK for a President to Ask a Foreign Country to Investigate a Political Rival? • ‘We Absolutely Could Not Do That’: When Seeking Foreign Help Was Out of the Question
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Trump’s Peril Intensifies as More Whistle-Blowers Come Forward
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Trump allies aimed to cash in from Ukraine’s state-owned gas company
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Giuliani to Sue Schiff • Rudy Giuliani brags about his law school grades as he promises to sue Adam Schiff • What Happened to Rudy Giuliani? • Giuliani associates will not comply with impeachment inquiry, attorney says • ‘No Response Planned’: Giuliani’s Friends and Clients Defy Doc Demands in Impeachment Inquiry • Trump Donors, Allies Accused of Engaging in ‘Shakedown’ of Ukrainian Natural Gas Co. — with Giuliani’s Help • After Baseball Outing, Alan Dershowitz Says He’s ‘Not Conferring’ with Giuliani on Impeachment Matters
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The Humiliation of Lindsay Graham
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Can liberals unseat Susan Collins? It's a test of something bigger.
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As interviews get tougher, Team Trump doubles down on avoidance
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North Korea blames U.S. for breakdown of nuclear talks • North Korea wants ‘major’ concessions from the US in nuclear talks, professor says
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Warren tops Biden in third-quarter fundraising, but both lag Sanders
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Bernie Sanders takes aim at the DNC with his new anti-corruption plan • Sanders Proposes Ending All Corporate Giving in U.S. Elections
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Democrats Hold Edge in U.S. Party Affiliation in 3rd Quarter
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What To Know About The Ukrainian Company At The Heart Of Trump's Biden Allegations • “There Is Real Fear”: Inside the Big Money Hunt for an Alternate Biden • Biden Hasn’t Come Up in U.S.-China Trade Talks, Kudlow Says • 2 Republican senators refute Trump’s Ukraine-Biden conspiracy theory
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Elizabeth Warren’s first priority as president: ending government corruption • New Docs Suggest Elizabeth Warren Lied About Being Fired From Teaching Job, Was Actually Rehired • Elizabeth Warren stands by account of being pushed out of her first teaching job because of pregnancy • Elizabeth Warren Overtakes Joe Biden In Democratic Presidential Race: IBD/TIPP Poll • A Warren Presidency Might Not Be So Bad for Stocks, RBC Says • Elizabeth Warren suggests, without evidence, that Facebook changed its political ad rules after meeting with Trump
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Inside the Summit for Trump-Loving Young Black Conservatives
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Trump Team Seeks to Prevent Convention Fight
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He Was Trump’s First Fan in Congress. Now He’s a Felon.
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Solar:

Tonopah solar plant could end up in bankruptcy, developer says
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Climate:

Climate activists block roads in major cities around the world • Climate Protesters Paralyze Central London as Arrests Mount
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Sea Boiling with Methane Found in Siberia
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Massive new study links pollution to assaults and domestic violence
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Biggest U.S. Index Funds Oppose Most Climate Proposals in Shareholder Votes
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Newspapers:

St. Paul suburbs look on sadly as yet another weekly newspaper shuts down
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Religion:

Colorado church abuse victims eligible for unlimited payouts
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Allentown Diocese taps little of its $300 million in Lehigh Valley real estate to compensate abuse victims
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Mass Torts:

Insurer Marsh Seeks 'Final' Asbestos Ruling In 2nd Circ.
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Research finds uranium in Navajo women, babies
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Food/Beverage:

Kona Grill’s new owner sees stock surge after closing of acquisition
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Sugarfina’s Ch. 11 Financing, Bid Protections Get Court OK
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (21 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 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 Statistics:

Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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CFPB Releases its Report Examining Consumer Bankruptcy Trends from 2001 to 2018
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Litigation:

Veteran Sleuth Jules Kroll Starts Litigation Finance Firm • Jules Kroll and Former Kaye Scholer Litigation Chair Start Litigation Funding Firm
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Claims Trading:

No Right, No Power, No Claim: Anti-Assignment Provision Voids Claim Trader’s Proof of Claim
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Bankruptcy Trade Claim Market: The Dangers of Claim Trading Platforms and Automated Contracts
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Finance:

The end of Libor: the biggest banking challenge you've never heard of
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UCC:

7th Cir. Holds UCC Financing Statement May Incorporate List of Collateral by Reference
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Miscellaneous:

Rochelle
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Corporate Governance:

Caremark Duties Include Duty Not Only to Establish Oversight Processes but Also to Monitor Them
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Sales:

Bankruptcy Sales: Is A Public Auction Required to Assure That Property Is Sold for The Highest and Best Price?
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Corporate Reform:

Poll: A majority of Democratic and Republican voters want tougher Wall Street regulations
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In case against Ocwen, a sign of turmoil to come for CFPB
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Agribusiness:

Trump Trade War: Farmers Are Going to 'Lose Farms That They've Had in Their Families for Generations,' Says Land O'Lakes CEO
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How The Trade War Crushed A Growing Chinese Market For U.S. Cranberries
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Amid Trade War, Farmers Lean on a New Crop: Hemp
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Elevator fraud victims likely to get a fraction of what is owed
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Blizzard-Like Weather Approaches, Only Half of Corn Is Mature, USDA Says
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Retailing:

Court approves Sears liquidation plan • Court approves Sears Holdings creditor repayment plan
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As Rural Groceries Fade Away, Lawmakers Wonder Whether to Act
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Survey: Tariffs loom over consumer holiday spending
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Who really killed Blockbuster?
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These retailers could benefit from Forever 21's bankruptcy
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Forever 21 plans to start its huge liquidation sale this week
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Forever 21's Fast Fashion Fail
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Ascena takes bankruptcy off the table
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Is This Retail’s Last Hurrah Before A Recession?
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Empty Shelves At Fry’s Stores Cause Bankruptcy Fears Among Faithful Customers
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Insurance:

State Finds Florida Specialty Insurance Insolvent; 90K Homeowners Lose Coverage
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Tax:

Supreme Court Lets New York Taxes On Part-Time Residents Stand
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Fraud:

Elizabeth Holmes’ Lawyers Want Off Her Case • Elizabeth Holmes’ lawyers say she hasn’t paid them in a year
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Hinshaw & Culbertson Partner Helps Negotiate $3.2M Settlement After Ponzi Scheme
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Lori Loughlin/Mossimo Giannulli - Unlike Felicity Huffman, All the Wrong Moves • U.S. Attorney Warns: Lori Loughlin Looking at ‘Substantially Higher’ Sentence If She Doesn’t Plead Guilty
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Radio:

Layoffs and Canceled Shows at WBAI-FM, a New York Radio Original
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Maritime:

Grim outlook for carriers: Drewry cuts box shipping growth forecast again 
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New Risks Heap More Pressure On Beleaguered Container Market
(DBN)

Box shipping faces $11 billion IMO 2020 bill
(DBN)

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Travel:

The 2019 List Of The Most Dangerous Airlines In The World
(DBN)

You'll soon have to take a shuttle to your taxi or Uber at LAX
(DBN)

A woman managed to sneak onto a Delta flight then refused to move when caught
(DBN)

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E-Cigarettes:

Hedge Fund Suspects Vape Stock Worth Less Now Than Before All Of The Deaths
(DBN)

Kroger extinguishes e-cigarette sales
(DBN)

First lady calls for end of e-cig ads to youth
(DBN)

Study finds lung cancer in mice exposed to nicotine vaping
(DBN)

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Rail:

American railroads are already in recession, with no end in sight
(DBN)

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Accounting:

Watchdog finds fault with EY US audits
(DBN)

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Private Equity:

Important Study Shows Adverse Economic Effects of Private Equity Buyouts
(DBN)

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Stock Brokers:

Ex-Nasdaq CEO: There’s a hidden cost to free stock-market trading
(DBN)

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Crypto:

QuadrigaCX Founder’s Widow Will Cough Up $9 Million to Repay Users
(DBN)

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Labor:

Trump administration tells agencies to restrict unions in the workplace
(DBN)

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Sovereigns:

Three Countries That Prospered in the ’10s Are in Trouble
(DBN)

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UK:

Boris Johnson says Brexit will happen Oct. 31, deal or not • Boris Johnson Preparing for Brexit Talks to Collapse: Spectator • Boris Johnson Delays Publishing U.K.’s Post-Brexit State Aid Rules • British pound stumbles as EU's Tusk criticizes Boris Johnson
(DBN)

Merkel: Brexit Deal More Unlikely
(DBN)

No Deal Brexit Will Push UK Natl. Debt Higher
(DBN)

Thomas Cook refund website sees 40,000 claims on day one
(DBN)

House price growth at six-year low, says the Halifax
(DBN)

Dominic Chappell denies £500,000 tax fraud
(DBN)

U.S. diplomat's wife leaves U.K. amid crash probe • Boris Johnson threatens to raise case of U.S. diplomat's wife with White House • Motorcycle Tragedy Is a Real Test for Boris Johnson
(DBN)

Thomas Cook bosses were warned of more than $12 billion in claims ahead of collapse
(DBN)

US tariffs: UK warns US there 'would be no winners' in a US-EU trade war as they plan scotch whisky hike • UK 'could leave' American bourbon out of trade war if Donald Trump 'thinks again' on Scotch whisky tariff
(DBN)

Pizza Express hires advisers ahead of crunch talks over £655m debts
(DBN)

Katie Price's forced to live in her garden's 'annexe' as mucky mansion is inhabitable
(DBN)

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EU:

Here’s why European leaders may let an economic slowdown morph into a serious crisis
(DBN)

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PIIGS:

Portugal to Investors: Debt Will Be Fine, We Just Need to Grow
(DBN)

Greece Sees Growth in 2020, Putting It on Track for Fiscal Goals
(DBN)

Greece: Lights Out: New Democracy Will Pull Plug on Utility Debtors
(DBN)

Parents of former Italian PM Renzi convicted for issuing false invoices
(DBN)

Alitalia strike: 200 flights to and from Italy canceled
(DBN)

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Canada:

Gender Gap In Bankruptcy Narrows to Almost Zero
(DBN)

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Iceland:

How Iceland's Tourism Bubble Deflated
(DBN)

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Singapore:

Singapore seen narrowly dodging recession in third quarter, central bank to ease
(DBN)

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MENA:

The New Oman Bankruptcy Law
(DBN)

Cash-Strapped Lebanon Turns to U.A.E. for Financial Support
(DBN)

Iraq Protesters Demand New Government
(DBN)

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Venezuela:

The Puzzling Pricing of Venezuelan Sovereign Bonds
(DBN)

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Argentina:

'The dead don't pay' - Fernandez ally tells IMF Argentina needs time to grow
(DBN)

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India:

Failure of Indian co-operative bank stokes fear of ripple effects
(DBN)

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Croatia:

Croatian court opens pre-bankruptcy proceedings against Uljanik Plovidba
(DBN)

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