September 9, 2019

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Law:

UnitedLex's Deal With LeClairRyan Was a Failure. Is It Also a Sign of Things to Come?
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The Money In Biglaw Has Increased Exponentially
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Legal Industry Adds 4,100 Jobs, Outpacing US Employment Growth
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Stressed Out: Law Firm Staff Say Their Mental Health Is Being Ignored, Survey Finds
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What matters when deciding what firm to work at?
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Clio closes blockbuster investment for $250M; CEO says it’s a ‘historic moment’
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This Kitty Has The Saddest, Truest Lesson For Lawyers
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A Warning About A Little Thing Called ‘Separation Of Powers’
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Feds Blocked From Blanket Denials Of Parole To All Asylum Seekers Big Law Attorneys to Provide Pro Bono Help to ICE Raid Detainees
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MidMarket Law Firms & Billable Hour - No Absolutes
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University of Alabama, Hugh Culverhouse End Spat After Return Of $21.5 Million Gift And Removal Of Donor's Name From Law School
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Judge Recommends Dismissing Lawsuit Accusing Widener Law School Of Doctoring Job Stats
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In a Mexican border town, Central Americans returned by the U.S. are systematically targeted by kidnappers seeking ransom Border Wall Money Taken From Alaska Missile Interceptors, Shipyards & More The projects killed for the wall Projects defunded for Trump's border wall include military buildings with 'life safety violations' and hazmat concerns Defense secretary urges allies to 'pick up the tab' on projects defunded for border wall Asylum seekers could be forced to wait longer to legally work in U.S. Trump’s move to put $3.6 billion in military funding toward the border wall could hurt GOP senators Cutting refugee admissions will have severe consequences for the U.S. military Mexico's crackdown on migrants is stalling, U.S. officials say ahead of talks next week Trump's Plan to Stem Border Crossings Works With U.S. less of an option, more seek refuge in Mexico
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MIT Media Lab director resigns over financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein Report: Jeff Epstein Did A Little More For Glenn Dubin Than Find A Buyer For His Hedge Fund The Epstein-funded MIT lab has an ambitious project that purports to revolutionize agriculture. Insiders say it's mostly smoke and mirrors Jeffrey Epstein reportedly brought 'Eastern European' models with him to MIT, where employees planned how they could help them if they weren't 'there by choice' Jeffrey Epstein referred to as 'he who must not be named' or 'Voldemort' by some MIT Media Lab staff, in an apparent reference to the 'Harry Potter' villain Bill Gates made donations to MIT through Jeffrey Epstein —here are all of the tech mogul's connections to the financier
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Court Tosses $100 Million Defamation Suit Brought By Former Trump Spokesman Over Reporting On Court Documents
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U.S. Foreign Lobbying Crackdown to Outlive Craig Acquittal
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Walsh says George Conway advising him
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Albertson's Joins the No Guns in Stores Club Some threaten to shop elsewhere if they can't openly carry guns
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What the deadliest mass shootings have in common
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Gun background-check divide developed over decades US mass shooters exploited gaps, errors in background checks Mayors pressure White House on background checks Poll: Majority favors 'red flag' laws, checks
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Paper Predicts the End of Democracy
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Former tax attorney sent to prison for tax evasion of over $2M
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Trump may have committed tax fraud by fabricating a loan to avoid paying income taxes on nearly $50 million
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House panel adopts rarely used tools to investigate Trump
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Department of Justice urges judge to toss House lawsuit seeking president's tax returns DOJ Claims Congress Can’t Use Federal Court to Enforce Subpoena for Trump’s Tax Returns
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The Trump administration is downplaying the growing threat of white-supremacist terrorism. It is time for Congress to act.
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Two years before the Harvey Weinstein story broke, his brother wrote him a letter saying his 'misbehavior' had 'brought shame' to the family Previously Unknown Sources Come Forward in New Book About Harvey Weinstein ‘She Said’ Recounts How Two Times Reporters Broke the Harvey Weinstein Story New Book on Weinstein Reveals ‘Shocking Discoveries’ About Lisa Bloom, David Boies
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Insurer Starr Sues to Rescind Coverage of Lawyer Avenatti's Plane Avenatti Seeks Permission to Subpoena Nike in Extortion Case
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Rooster ‘Was Just Being Himself’: Court Rules He Can Keep Crowing
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82-year-old spent years going on burglary sprees
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Trial to begin in 9-year-old's killing that shocked Chicago
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End child marriage in the U.S.? You might be surprised at who's opposed
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Search warrants served on owner in Southern California dive boat disaster that killed 34
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Federal Court: Cops Accused of Stealing $225,000 From Suspects Are Immune From Lawsuit
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Terrorism watchlist violates due process rights, federal judge rules
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People May Think All Lawyers Are Prostitutes, But This Lawyer Is Literally A Prostitute
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Judges:

Justice Sotomayor plants seeds of change in new children’s book
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Local Judge About To Get Benchslapped Back To The Stone Ages
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Neil Gorsuch Is Fine With History Forgetting Him
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Gorsuch rues loss of civility but mum on Trump
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Neil Gorsuch hid from press in the Lincoln Bedroom Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch: 'Escape from Lookout Ridge' – How my nomination trip began Gorsuch Gets Personal, Recounts Nomination Process as Book Debuts
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Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch reveals the two rules he tells his law clerks to follow
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Video Shows Christine Blasey Ford's Attorney Saying Kavanaugh Testimony Was Politically Motivated
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Trump Poised To Flip Eleventh Circuit
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A Guide To Trump’s Worst Judges
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Judges Behaving Badly: Slideshow of 17 Jurists Facing Ethics Claims
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Judicial Discipline Gets More Transparent in Louisiana
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New trial sought for Jewish inmate based on Texas judge's alleged anti-Semitic slurs
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Biden Wants to Work With ‘the Other Side.’ This Supreme Court Battle Explains Why.
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Judge threatens to lock up Texas prison officials
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Wall Street:

US futures point to slightly higher open
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Stocks close little changed after disappointing jobs report, but rise for a second straight week
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Stocks look to reclaim their all-time highs in the week ahead
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Global Investment Banks See Double-Digit Drop in Combined Revenues in H1/19
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JP Morgan has created an index to track the effect of Trump’s tweets on financial markets
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Layoffs:

American companies said they cut more than 10,000 jobs in August because of trade tensions
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Farm co-op NORPAC to close plant, lay off some 500 employees
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Nestle USA to layoff 126
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Navistar expected to lay off more than 100
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Pharma:

Purdue expected to file for bankruptcy as settlement talks break down: state AGs Opioid talks fail, Purdue bankruptcy filing expected Purdue Pharma to file for bankruptcy 'imminently' A Purdue bankruptcy would make opioids cases even messier Talks with Purdue Pharma and Sackler family over opioid payout break down Tong undeterred by looming Purdue Pharma bankruptcy
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Sacklers Reject Demand They Surrender Personal Wealth To Settle Opioid Claims
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Mallinckrodt Mulls Bankruptcy Ahead of Major Opioid Litigation Mallinckrodt’s suffers record plunge after report bankruptcy is being considered Mallinckrodt being removed from S&P 400 as market cap shrinks Opioid maker Mallinckrodt stock rebounds after hitting record low, reaching tentative settlement in Ohio cases
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Opioid Crisis Fallout Earns Short-Sellers an $880 Million Payday
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Data Touted by OxyContin Maker to Fight Lawsuits Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story
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Opioid Crisis Squeezes Last Air Out of a Stock Bubble
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Politics:

A new 2020 Democratic primary poll shows Warren surging alongside fellow frontrunners Biden and Sanders Warren smartly sneaking up on weak, bloodshot Biden from the left: Goodwin Biden's wall cracks as Warren and Sanders lay siege Sanders, Warren draw enthusiastic responses as candidates make their cases in New Hampshire Biden and Warren, longtime frenemies, to meet in debate chasing biggest prize of all Biden still leads party's 2020 list
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Election maps show "middle ground" communities are disappearing
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Pompeo defends Trump inviting Taliban to Camp David for peace talks US negotiators trying to end the Afghanistan war are frustrated that Trump keeps giving the Taliban a stronger hand
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Trump reveals in tweet that Camp David meeting with Taliban is canceled Canceled Taliban meeting is the latest of Trump’s high-risk moves that’s failed to pay off GOP Reps Attack Trump's Taliban Invite Before 9/11 Anniversary: 'I Do Not Ever Want to See These Terrorists Step Foot on United States Soil' Collapse of Afghanistan peace talks spotlights internal Trump administration divisions Trump: I called off secret meeting with Taliban in U.S. over Kabul blast Trump and the Taliban are telling wildly different stories about why he canceled a planned meeting at Camp David days before the 9/11 anniversary Afghans welcome Trump's cancellation of Taliban peace negotiations
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Trump's campaign manager says the Trump family will become 'a dynasty that will last for decades,' creating a 'new' Republican Party
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Trump returns to his comfort zone on the campaign trail to bounce back from his blundering summer
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'He's losing his s---': Trump's advisers are increasingly worried about his mental state following days of erratic behavior
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Harris apologizes for questioner's offensive remark aimed at Trump
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Mark Sanford will mount Republican primary challenge against Trump
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A Fox News host slammed Trump's false claims Hurricane Dorian would hit Alabama, the latest episode in the war between Fox and the president
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Trump's GOP challengers squeezed out of primaries in Kansas, South Carolina GOP plans to drop presidential primaries in 4 states to impede Trump challengers
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Biden's big bad-news problem Biden told Clinton not to criticize Trump for the 'Access Hollywood' tape in debates because that 'just drags it down'
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Electoral College Not What Defenders Claim The Electoral College Was Terrible From the Start
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Do Conservative Students Face Bias in College?
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Air Force Mission Stays at Trump Golf Resort The Air Force says its crew stayed at Trump's luxury resort because it was the 'closest available and least expensive' option Air Force Orders Probe of Trump Resort Stays The Air Force Paid Nearly Twice As Much As Average Hotel Rate To Stay At Trump’s Scotland Club
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Ex-Trump Doral golf members wait for refunds from president
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House to Release Impeachment Probe Results House Judiciary preparing vote on impeachment hearing rules
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‘We either clean house, or Democrats take those seats’
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Secret Files of Master of Gerrymandering
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Ex-Trump Supporter Slams Moscow Mitch
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Trump administration goes on attack-mode against Washington Post reporters, suggesting they should be banned from the White House
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Hotels:

Hotels: Occupancy Rate Decreased Year-over-year
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Student Debt:

ISAs: The Friedman Solution to the Student Loan Crisis
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Navient Solutions scores victory in Florida Middle District consumer protection, misrepresentation case over student loans
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Coal:

A Union Boss And The Presidential Candidates Reflect On Coal’s Past, Present And Future
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Wyoming lawmakers create panel to address coal bankruptcies
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Religion:

Rev. Leon Finney Jr.’s free fall
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Are Democrats really 'godless'? The numbers say mostly not, but the rap still sticks
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Someone’s Gotta Tell the Truth’: Jerry Falwell’s Aides Break Their Silence
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US Priest May Have Abused Filipino Boys
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One Solution for America’s Empty Churches: a Change of Faith
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Building Materials:

FL: Manufacturer to shut down, lay off employees if it can't find a buyer
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Agribusiness:

'Trying to hang on': Trade war, ethanol rules batter American farmers
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Economy:

Q3 GDP Forecasts: Mid-to-high 1% The New York Fed Staff Nowcast stands at 1.5% for 2019:Q3 and 1.1% for 2019:Q4.
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Powell says Fed not forecasting recession Powell says Fed will sustain expansion, reinforcing rate-cut bet
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Is another recession on the horizon? Google search data has some clues.
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Women in U.S. Work Force Climbs to Highest Since 2002
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Kudlow blasts Dudley over 'utter nonsense' advice on Fed policy
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Trump Openly Flirting With His Next Fed Chair
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High Debt Levels Are Weighing on Economies
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Don’t assume a rate cut is coming this month, says former Fed official
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Treasury yields slip after job gains fall short, wages climb
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American consumers are far from spent — and that’s a lifesaver for a wobbly economy
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Fewer young people are working — here’s why that could be a good thing
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For the first time in 11 years, 80% of Americans in their prime are working
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China’s exports to the US are falling sharply as Trump escalates the trade war What China Has and Hasn't Done to Address U.S. Trade Gripes Trade between U.S. and China plummets ahead of October negotiations Trump Gets Shocking New Huawei Warning—From Microsoft Kevin Hassett Says Trump’s Trade War Is Worth the Cost Everyone has forgotten about why Donald Trump can't win a trade war with China China injects more stimulus into its trade-war-addled economy, freeing up $126 billion for loans Tariffs are no longer China's biggest problem in the trade war Larry Kudlow says phone call earlier this week with China on trade ‘went very well’ US-China trade dispute is ‘already in the early stages’ of a second Cold War, Niall Ferguson says Why Trump hates imports — and why that's bananas Arms races are self-defeating. Trump's trade war with China shows why Hiring cooled in August, the latest in a long line of data indicating Trump's trade war is starting to bite China offers to buy some U.S. agricultural exports if U.S. relaxes restrictions: report
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Why Making Apple iPhones in America Is So Hard
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Fed chief Powell says trade policy is weighing on investment decisions
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NAFTA panel says U.S. can't show harm from Canadian softwood industry
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Why the coming recession could force the Federal Reserve to swap greenbacks for digital dollars
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Public and Private Sector Payroll Jobs During Presidential Terms
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Trump’s recession toolkit could include tax cuts and infrastructure spending
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August Employment Report: 105,000 Jobs Added Ex-Census, 3.7% Unemployment Rate Comments on August Employment Report Only Modest Hiring in Jobs Report Jobs report called 'meh' as hiring slows US job growth likely slowed in August, but gains are enough to support the economy Jobs report paints a mixed picture of health of the economy U.S. jobs report shows labour market cracking, but not crumbling
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Trump demands deeper Fed rate cut with slower jobs growth
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The weak jobs report is just the start — a bigger slowdown is coming in November, economists say
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Here’s where the jobs are — in one chart
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Goldman Sachs analyzed 4,481 IPOs over 25 years and concluded that these 5 attributes can make or break a newly public company
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Casualties are emerging in the US leveraged loan market
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This economy is just like the one Trump ran against in 2016 — except one thing
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Workers Are Fleeing Big Cities for Small Ones—and Taking Their Jobs With Them
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Central bankers now know: hang together or most assuredly hang separately
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Congress set for maneuvering to avoid another government shutdown Trump’s Raid on Pentagon Funds Could Spark Another Shutdown Showdown
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Tax Dodgers’ ‘Phantom’ Cash Makes Up 40% of Foreign Investment
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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, Freddie Mac stocks sink after Trump administration's plan unveiled; Moody's says it's credit negative Fannie-Freddie Fall as Trump Plan Shows Quick Windfall Unlikely Housing industry rallies around Trump’s GSE reform plan Trump housing plan could leave buyers fewer options, experts say Could Trump's plan to privatize Fannie Mae kill the 30-year mortgage?


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Cheap rates create record high in “refi-eligible” population
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These housing markets may see a downturn in looming recession
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Foreign Investment in US Property Drops
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Albany: Rip Van Dam owners to seek bankruptcy protection for second time in five months
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Las Vegas Real Estate in August: Sales up 1.4% YoY, Inventory up 37% YoY
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The tiniest apartment in San Francisco is just 161 square feet and will cost you over $2,200 a month — here's a look inside
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Taxpayers Will Foot Legal Bills for Once-Wealthy Developer
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Meet 'Undercover Billionaire' star Glenn Stearns, who built a fortune running a now-bankrupt mortgage lender and spent 15 months sailing around the world on a yacht with his family
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How Brookfield's Acquisition of GGP Looks One Year Later
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In pricey California, renters near respite from landlord gouging
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico’s unsecured creditors seek to reduce amount for the GDB
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50 Best US Cities to Live
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Florida Mayor Defends Decision to Pay $460,000 Ransom to Criminals Who Hacked City Computers
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Oil/Gas:

Wall Street Gets Burned by Oil Patch’s Fire Sales
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US wants energy dominance regardless of what happens to oil prices, dep. energy secretary says
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Elizabeth Warren’s fracking ban would be bad news for the US, IEA chief says
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U.S. Drillers Reduce Staff And Budgets As Oil Prices Stay Low
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No, Shale's Not Dying, It's Just Maturing
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U.S. oil drillers cut rigs for third week in a row: Baker Hughes
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Oil Majors Go Bargain Hunting In The Permian
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U.S. Oil Market Suffering As The Trade War Escalates
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Top Oil Trader Sees ‘Unprecedented’ Uncertainty
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Candy:

Goldman Chief Solomon, Bono Get Nicked in Sugarfina Bankruptcy
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Healthcare:

Accusations of fraud, lies, and neglect pile up around bankrupt Carson City sober-living facility
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Electricity:

PG&E bankruptcy plan includes $14B equity commitments, no liability estimates
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PG&E Bid to Get Tax-Free Wildfire Bonds Dies in Legislature
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San Francisco Offers to Buy PG&E Wires in City San Francisco makes $2.5 bln bid for PG&E's electric system
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Without state bond, PG&E needs money; and hedge funds are possible
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Retailing:

Barneys Released a Candid Statement About Bankruptcy
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Barneys New York Campaign: Cheeky Ads Address Bankruptcy Head-On
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Barney’s Bankruptcy Provides Lessons for the Future of Retail
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We visited NYC's first outlet mall — which is still more than half-empty months after opening — and found an eerie ghost town
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How Hot Topic is beating the odds amid record-low mall traffic by catering to every pop culture niche
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China tariffs could derail Amazon’s chance to dominate holiday sales
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Hilco Streambank to Manage Asset Sale for Bankrupt Retailer A’gaci
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Another well-known retailer files for bankruptcy: Here's the solution to more empty anchor stores
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Sears Store Closings 2019: 100 Stores Closing Down, 60 Kmart Stores To Follow
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'Used Nation' Shakes Up Retail Industry With Digital Thrift
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After a Tough Summer, Forever 21 Seeks To Navigate Uncertain Future Forever 21 is 'paying a big price' for its retail mistakes
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History:

To get out of our Second Gilded Age, look no further than how we got out of the first one.
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The Truth about Huey Long
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Plantation museums are talking more about slavery - and grappling with visitors who talk back
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Five myths about the Great Depression
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Visualizing 200 Years of Systems of Government
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Climate:

Dorian death toll expected to rise ‘significantly’ as recovery efforts continue in Bahamas Bahamas Storm Damage Is 'as Though a Nuclear Bomb Was Dropped,' Says Head of U.S. Aid In photos: Hurricane Dorian's "apocalyptic" aftermath in the Bahamas Conditions are Dire in Bahamas After Storm Emergency aid pours into the Bahamas following Dorian's destruction Cruise ships from Norwegian and Royal Caribbean are bringing supplies to the Bahamas to help victims of Hurricane Dorian Bahamas struggles to cope with decomposing bodies, emotional trauma after Dorian Alive but lost: In Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian survivors wonder what next In Dorian's wake, a shattered town haunted by its missing
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CBP processes over 1,000 Dorian evacuees in Florida from Bahamas
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Weather community criticizes NOAA for defending Trump NOAA Staff Told Not to Contradict Trump Ex-NOAA Leaders Weigh In on Sellout Meteorologists Outraged Over NOAA That Sharpied Weather Map Likely a Crime NOAA defends Trump's claims about Hurricane Dorian and Alabama, one day after he reportedly personally directed a Coast Guard admiral to back him up A brief history of how Trump came up with the false claim that Hurricane Dorian could hit Alabama Here in Alabama, no sign of President Trump's hurricane Trump suggests media should apologize to him for his erroneous Alabama claim
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Overestimating Trees Fighting Climate
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Typhoon Faxai lashes Tokyo: Storm cuts power to nearly 1M homes
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Heatwave Killed 1,500 in France
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Is Trump’s trade war to blame for the Amazon wildfires? That’s a reach
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Dorian Knocks Out Power in Eastern Canada
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Your guide to a top issue in the 2020 election: climate change
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Trucking:

Class 8 Truck Orders Down 80% in August
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More than 3,000 truck drivers have lost their jobs in 2019 as the transportation 'bloodbath' unfolds. Here's the list of bankrupt trucking companies
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Aviation:

Boeing has suspended testing of its 777X aircraft after a cargo door reportedly blew out during a ground test
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Air France-KLM shares skid after warning on weaker-than-forecast bookings
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Cannabis:

The future of cannabis is mainstream retail
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Broadway:

Billionaire Saves Broadway Producer from the Brink of Bankruptcy
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Metals:

Alcoa said it's going to be restructuring Alcoa Corporation Announces New Operating Model
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Accounting:

EY combined global revenue up to $36.4bn
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Bankruptcy Reform:

It's now easier than ever for US small businesses to go bankrupt
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Subordination:

Fifth Circuit Subordinates Claim for Deemed Dividends
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Litigation:

Litigation Funder Vannin Sold to Fortress Investment Group Fortress Bets Bigger on Litigation Funding With Vannin Acquisition
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IP:

SCOTUS Determines Trademark Licensee’s Rights Survive Rejection by Debtor in Bankruptcy
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Miscellaneous:

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Fraud:

Madoff Investor Kingate Files for Bankruptcy in the U.S.
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Prosecutors call for Felicity Huffman to spend a month in jail
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Was Mossimo Behind Turning Down Plea Deal? Source Claims Lori Loughlin Was ‘Inclined to Take the Deal’
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The Career Wisdom of Becoming Guest of the State - Felicity Huffman et al.
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Martin Shkreli sues investor over $420,000 debt that the ‘Pharma Bro’ owes the man’s dad Martin Shkreli Is Suing An Investor For Fraud...From Prison, Because He Has Been Convicted Of Defrauding Said Investor
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Former math teacher gets 2 years for $71 million ticket scam
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Personal Finance:

I raised 2 successful CEOs and a doctor—here’s one of the biggest mistakes I see parents making
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Most newlyweds today want cash instead of physical gifts — here are the right and wrong ways to ask for money at your wedding
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The 8 biggest mistakes people make when remodeling their homes, according to real estate agents
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I paid off $22,000 in credit card bills thanks to a debt settlement company, but I wouldn't do it again
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7 things people who are good with money never buy
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The shy person’s guide to winning friends and influencing people in 4 easy steps
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Healthcare:

Suicide Rates are Rising in Rural America
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Poor and middle-class Americans are much less likely to survive into their 70s than the wealthy, federal report says
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A cancer survivor paid an old debt, but collectors garnished her wages anyway. It's part of a disturbing trend that's about to get worse.
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High medical costs have driven these people to put their health at risk
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Worries about health surprises in old age terrify people of all ages
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Alarming Number Of Seniors Go Entire Week Without Talking To Anyone
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74-year-old woman, who underwent IVF, gives birth to twins, doctor says
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Health care has been adding jobs for over 5 years
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Medicare-for-All Is Not Medicare, and Not Really for All. So What Does It Actually Mean?
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Travel:

Flight attendants reveal 11 of their best travel hacks
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An Alaska Airlines employee yelled at passengers to evacuate over Labor Day weekend. The men at the center of the false alarm believe the event was racially charged.
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Autos:

The Auto Industry is Under Siege With a US Department of Justice move against automakers, the Trump administration is now officially antibusiness Trump Admin Accused of ‘Corrupt Use of Antitrust Enforcement’ in Targeting Automakers
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DOJ Starts Antitrust Probe into Automakers
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Trump challenges California power to control auto pollution
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GM CEO Silent on Meeting with President
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Fitness:

Pressures are mounting for boutique fitness companies — and experts say we're beginning to see casualties
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Telecoms:

Globalstar agrees new financing with existing creditors
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Debt Collection:

New York says creditors prohibited from obtaining confessions of judgments against out-of-state borrowers
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Medical Testing:

Summary: New Chapter 11 Filing - uBiome Inc.
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Corporate Governance:

Shareholders should welcome CEOs’ strong new goals for U.S. business and capitalism
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Taxis:

Uber Driver Kicks Lesbian Out of His Car
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Finance:

Minority business owners with better credit scores than white counterparts face more scrutiny, study says
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Tech:

Big Tech's antitrust reckoning has arrived
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UK:

Debenhams brings in restructuring expert as marketing boss departs
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Stockpiles of tomatoes? UK retailers bristle at demands of no-deal Brexit
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British Airways grounds nearly all flights as pilots strike
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Thomas Cook in battle with pension scheme over £900m rescue
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France says EU won't grant Brexit extension if U.K. doesn't have a plan
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It’s ‘more than about time’ for Brexit clarity, Eurogroup chief says
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Johnson has 4 ways to escape Brexit mess
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Boris Johnson's statements about the state of Brexit negotiations bear little relationship to reality, E.U. officials say
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Brits in EU: A Beautiful Dream Destroyed
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Boris Johnson's Brexit crisis: Amber Rudd quits U.K. Cabinet Amber Rudd resigns over Boris Johnson's 'short sighted culling' of government ministers U.K. pensions secretary quits Johnson’s cabinet with furious attack on strategy
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Brits Lose Faith in Their Politicians
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U.S. seeking a trade deal with a post-Brexit Britain
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The Anarchist Behind Britain's Chaos
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UK lawmakers to ask for emergency Brexit debate on Monday
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Johnson Wants Brexit at Any Cost
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'He will have to resign': Conservative rebel says Boris Johnson will have no choice but to leave Downing Street Boris Johnson could soon be forced to resign as prime minister and make way for Jeremy Corbyn Corbyn Makes a Last Stand on Brexit
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Brexit endgame: Boris Johnson loses control
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'The guns are back out again': Northern Ireland fears a Brexit border will escalate violence Johnson tells Varadkar a deal on the Irish border can be secured by end of October
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U.K. GDP rises faster-than-forecast 0.3% in July U.K. Recession Threat Recedes as Economy Posts Solid July Growth
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EU:

European airlines skid after Air France-KLM warning
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PIIGS:

No-deal Brexit damage ‘will be huge and it will be for all of us,’ former Greek leader says
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Greek premier plans to persuade creditors to ease budget rules
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How an obscure law professor outmaneuvered Italy's Trump to become prime minister, twice
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Canada:

Canada's jobs market surprises again with monster gain
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Sweden:

Sweden partially privatized its Social Security — here’s how it has worked out
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MENA:

Dubai’s Economic Chill Sets In
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Iran threatens to take steps to stockpile of uranium for nuclear weapons
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Saudi king replaces energy minister, naming one of his sons
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Inside Afghanistan: Job Market Outlook Bleakest on Record
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Hong Kong:

U.S. flag-waving Hong Kongers urge Trump to "liberate" city
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Fitch slashes Hong Kong's credit rating as months of protests have inflicted 'long-lasting damage' on its financial system
(DBN)

Hong Kong government warns U.S. as school students join latest protest
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Germany:

Germany’s far-right party has drawn controversial comparisons to Nazis and they’re forcing the country to reconsider how it deals with the Holocaust Outrage as neo-Nazi elected town council leader in Germany
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India:

World’s worst bad-loan mess set to worsen on India’s cash crunch
(DBN)

Don’t kill golden goose in IBC
(DBN)

Deloitte given interim relief in IL&FS case
(DBN)

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South Africa:

S&P advice to South Africa: beware what you say about Eskom debt
(DBN)

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Australia:

Boom times tipped for corporate undertakers
(DBN)

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Brazil:

Why Brazilian farmers are burning the rainforest - and why it's difficult for Bolsonaro to stop them
(DBN)

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