Law:

Hometown Edge Faded for Houston Big Law as Oil Bankruptcies Loom
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Newly Merged Biglaw Firm Lays Off Attorneys Amid COVID-19 Upheaval
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Not Satisfied With ‘Unpaid Leave,’ Am Law 100 Firm Slashes Salaries For All
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Top-Ranked Biglaw Behemoth Cuts Partner Pay, Delays Raises And Bonuses
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In More Expense Trimming, Ogletree Cuts Pay for All Lawyers and Some Staff
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Magic Circle Firm Defers Partner Compensation, Delays Bonus Payments, And More
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What Good Might Come Out Of The Coronavirus Crisis?
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Illinois law firm faces class action alleging it used scheme to exploit clients, bankruptcy laws
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Small Law Practices Frustrated With SBA's Loan Fund Program
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As Workforce Scatters, Onus Falls on Practice Group Leaders to Keep Firm Culture Intact
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Worried You Look Awful on Zoom?
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Another pandemic woe: Zoom fatigue
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15 email etiquette rules every professional should know
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Litigators Talk Shop About Preparing for Phone, Video Court Appearances
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Covid-19: Restrictions on creditor rights, relaxation of obligations to file and other insolvency-related reforms/proposals
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Average multistate bar exam score drops to new low, raising concerns about bar pass rates
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Male Legal Group Leaders Still Top Paid, Despite Recent Pay Cuts
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Are Gender Pay Gaps Worse for General Counsel at the Largest Corporate Legal Departments?
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The Rise of the Mega Firm: Legal Departments Face Difficult Questions Amid Law Firm Mergers
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‘Constitutional Lawyer’ Senator’s Take on Online First Amendment Freedoms Doesn’t Go Over Well
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Facebook Removed Coronavirus Protest Posts. That’s a Bad Idea
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Chairs of House Intel and Judiciary Committees Request Investigation into AG Barr Over Recently Fired Inspector General
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AG Barr Didn’t Rule Out Durham Probe Indictments Dropping Just Before Presidential Election
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Barr Reveals Likely Trump Administration Legal Playbook to ‘Jawbone’ the States into Reopening for Business
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Two W.Va. lawmakers say governor's stay-at-home order may violate Bill of Rights
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Trump administration reverses prisoner coronavirus release policy, advocates say
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Judge rules Rick Gates doesn’t have to spend days in jail during pandemic
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Can Trump Ban All Immigration? The Supreme Court Will Decide • Trump Has Key Ally for His Immigration Halt: The Supreme Court
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Banks Funneled Stimulus Funds To Largest Companies To Fatten Fees, Lawsuits Say
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How the coronavirus is surfacing America’s deep-seated anti-Asian biases
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4/20 NYC Weed Party Raided, More Than 40 People Busted for Breaking COVID-19 Orders
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Missouri Sues China for ‘Campaign of Deceit’ Masking Outbreak
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Court Allows Texas to Ban Abortions Using COVID-19 Excuse—Again
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Florida Lawyer Arrested for Allegedly Running Prostitution Ring From His Home
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Judges:

The Inside Track, Episode 21: Judge Kevin Gross
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Bankruptcy on Ice – Retail Debtors Taking Steps to Freeze Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Proceedings Based on COVID-19 Issues
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Supreme Court adds to its public debate over precedent ahead of major rulings
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Expanding Electronic Access to the Federal Courts: the Pandemic’s Unexpected Opportunity
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Federal judge, 76, takes lawyers on skid row tour
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Montana Judge Draws 30-Day Ban After Repeated Conduct Violations
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Judge Won't 'Destroy' King & Spalding Billing Records the Firm Wants to Pull Back
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Democrats push Joe Biden to release Supreme Court short list
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Wall Street:

US stock futures higher as Wall Street looks to rebound from two days of steep losses
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Global stocks mixed after Wall St hit by oil market turmoil
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New York stocks plunge again over oil prices
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Billionaire investor: Stock market 'inappropriately positive'
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The stock market's demand disconnect
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The collapse in oil is a wake-up call for stock markets
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Stocks Are Finally Feeling the Fear That’s Hitting Other Markets
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From Microsoft to Home Depot, Stifel says these stocks are poised to surge in the coronavirus aftermath
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Jim Cramer says it’s a ‘mistake’ for investors to read too deep into the oil collapse
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Layoffs:

U.S. car rental company Hertz to lay off 10,000 staff on coronavirus hit
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Annapurna Pictures Announces String Of Layoffs, Including CFO James Pong
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Oil industry sheds 51,000 jobs in March
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Beaumont Health temporarily laying off 2,475 employees, permanently eliminating 450 jobs
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Arnot Health: Approximately 400 employees furloughed
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Lennox International to lay off 183
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Louisville Slugger Furloughs 171 Workers
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LendingClub to lay off about a third of employees due to coronavirus
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Valparaiso U Lays off 200, Cuts Pay of Others
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More than 130 Genesee County government employees get temporary layoff notices
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Healthcare:

A Former Healthcare CEO Explains Why Hospitals Need To Take More Non-COVID Patients
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Many Health Providers on Brink of Insolvency
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U.S. coronavirus deaths top 45,000, doubling in little over a week - Reuters tally
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N.J. Reports Record New Deaths, Expects Hospital Shift South
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Public health experts are now the bad guys
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Study: California town is testing every resident for coronavirus
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New data shows first U.S. coronavirus death earlier than thought
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Why some states became coronavirus hot spots — and others haven’t
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Doctors discover why severe coronavirus cases are more common in men
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Coronavirus Kills More Americans in One Month Than the Flu Kills in One Year
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FDA Now Says Smokers May Have Higher Risk of Catching Covid-19
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New Jersey Reports Record of 379 New Deaths From Coronavirus
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Study: Rate Of Coronavirus Infections In LA Up To 55 Times Higher Than Confirmed Cases
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Coronavirus Infections May Not Be Uncommon, Tests Suggest
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Trump taps Puritan Medical to ramp up coronavirus swab testing production
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Nearly a third of coronavirus antibody test participants show exposure in Massachusetts
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Los Angeles residents are putting off hospital visits over coronavirus fears
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The Reason Hospitals Won’t Let Doctors and Nurses Speak Out
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ER Doctor Living In Treehouse To Keep Family Safe During Coronavirus Pandemic
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Coronavirus Taking Emotional, Physical Toll On Doctors: ‘I’ve Never Spent So Much Time Crying’
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NYC to Create Own Strategic Reserve for Hospital Supplies
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De Blasio Says NYC Will Hold Ticker Tape Parade After Pandemic Ends
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Cemetery races to keep up as New York virus deaths mount
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Crazy people are poisoning themselves while trying to kill coronavirus
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Man dies from coronavirus after calling it a ‘political ploy’
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Embattled WHO says worst of COVID-19 pandemic lies ahead — but offers no explanation as to why: ‘Trust us’
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CDC director warns second wave of coronavirus this winter will likely be worse
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Canada wants an investigation of WHO’s response to coronavirus pandemic
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Coronavirus ‘likely’ to have come from animals — not a lab, WHO says
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WHO warns people will need to get used to 'a new way of living' • Coronavirus May Have Long-Term Social Behavior Effects
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‘I Would Never Wish This On Anyone’; In Severe Cases, COVID-19 Can Leave Patients With Breathing Problems For Months
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More deaths, no benefit from malaria drug in VA virus study • Trump-backed anti-malaria drug for coronavirus finds no benefit, more deaths: study • U.S. Virus Treatment Guidelines Reject Trump-Backed Drug Combo
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U.K. to Start Human Trials of Coronavirus Vaccine on Thursday
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How Coronavirus Kills
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Director of U.S. agency key to vaccine development leaves role suddenly amid coronavirus pandemic
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This game-changing coronavirus therapy is already saving lives
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After requiring people to wear masks, many localities are discovering that discarded masks are becoming a health hazard
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F.D.A. Authorizes First In-Home Test for Coronavirus
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Tech:

Chinese iPhone factories cut workers as demand dips
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Personal Finance:

Emergency cash needs leaves college savings accounts in jeopardy
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‘I was punished for being responsible. I filed my 2019 taxes early — and received almost no stimulus check’
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How Coronavirus Has Made Us All Very Handy
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Secrets of the Lockdown Lifestyle Laid Bare in Power Market Data
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Food/Beverage:

Air-conditioning spread the coronavirus to 9 people sitting near an infected person in a restaurant, researchers say. It has huge implications for the service industry.
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Food Rationing Is New Reality for Buyers Once Spoiled for Choice
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Five threats to US food supply chains
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Chuy's same-store sales fall nearly 10% in Q1, 80% of hourly workers furloughed
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Howard Schultz urges government to save small restaurants with a financial ‘bridge to a vaccine’
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Food companies make tough shift to supply grocers as COVID-19 closes restaurants
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Hotels, Restaurants and Bars: What to Expect When Restrictions Are Lifted
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What’s Next for Restaurants Shut Out of Paycheck Protection Program
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JBS Shuts Down Pork Plant, Hormel Closes 2 Plants As COVID-19 Cases Increase
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Shake Shack says ‘confusing’ small-business loan program needs to change to provide a lifeline to ailing restaurants
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America’s food supply chain moves backward
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Chef David Burke on how restaurants can reopen and follow social distancing guidelines
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Numbers show restaurants face dire financial future
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Parent company of Bravo Cucina Italiana restaurant files for bankruptcy
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Software:

IBM says customers are in cash-conservation mode, a foreboding sign for software earnings
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Cruise Lines:

Is Carnival Cruising Into Bankruptcy?
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Hospitality:

Unprecedented Effects: How the Hospitality Industry Will Recover
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Debt Collection:

Stimulus checks: How New York is blocking creditors from coming for your money
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Climate:

As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner
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Global Warming Threatens to Dry Out Europe’s Crop Fields
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On Earth Day, pope says nature will not forgive our trespasses
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Education:

Prolonged school closures could be very costly for America’s students
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Can Colleges Survive Coronavirus? 'The Math Is Not Pretty'
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While other colleges struggle, for-profits hope for revival
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Harvard Says It Didn’t Get Small Business Aid After Trump Threat
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Utilities:

California regulator wants PG&E reorganization plan changes, proposes $2 billion fine • With clock ticking, Calif. regulators weigh approval of $58B PG&E restructuring • California Regulator Sets Terms for PG&E to Exit Bankruptcy • CPUC proposes approving PG&E's bankruptcy plan, with a vote scheduled for May • State Officials Receiving Recommendations To Approve PG&E’s Plan To Emerge From Bankruptcy
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Student Debt:

PSLF update
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Religion:

New York Hasidic Jewish Communities Hit Hard by Coronavirus
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No faithful, no cash: Lockdown proves critical for German mosques
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Turkey Prohibits Joint Ramadan Meals Due to Contain Virus
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Louisiana Pastor Who Has Roy Moore on His Legal Team Faces New Charge for Backing Up a Bus at a Protester • A Louisiana pastor who defied orders and held services has been arrested
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Weddings:

Weddings Are Their Job. What Happens When Everyone Postpones?
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Celebs:

CNN stages Chris Cuomo ’emerging’ from a weekslong COVID quarantine — except he publicly broke quarantine last week
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Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller hit with $182K tax debt after prison sentence for bankruptcy fraud
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Insurance:

Aflac Expects Claims to Increase With Covid-19 Hospital Visits
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Hedge Funds:

Hedge Fund Star Who Won Big in Last Crisis Slumps to 26% Loss
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Sports:

How viewer-starved sports networks are filling the coronavirus void
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NBA regular-season could be on the verge of a makeover if league restarts
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XFL CEO Oliver Luck Sues Vince McMahon After XFL Bankruptcy
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More Than $6 Million in Relief Coming for Tennis Players
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Virus-caused unemployment in tennis could lead some to quit
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Olympic and Paralympic Committee leadership take pay cuts, warn more to come
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Event Facilities:

Objections to Oshkosh arena reorganization
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Hotels:

Can the New Small Business Chapter 11 Save Your B&B or Airbnb?
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Hotel Occupancy Rate by Week of the Year
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Economy:

Bankruptcy’s Role in the COVID-19 Crisis
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Gallup: 25% of U.S. workers fear they'll lose their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic • 52 million people worry about losing jobs as loans are slow to get to businesses
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Initial Weekly Unemployment Claims Since 1971
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Americans’ Fear of Job Loss Surges to 45-Year High, Poll Shows
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‘Scary Time’ for American Middle Class as Office Jobs Disappear
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The Fed Is Buying $41 Billion of Assets Daily and It’s Not Alone
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Good Budget News on Fed Programs May Be Bad News for the Economy
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How COVID-19 Will Change The Financial World: Ford, The Fed, And The Bond Market
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Powell Was Right Not to Worry About Inflation. Oil's Price Collapse Is Proof.
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U.S. Says WTO’s Appellate Body Is Invalid, Balks at Compliance
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U.S. Jobs-Report Survey May Add Questions to Gauge Virus Impact
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Billionaire Calls On Other Billionaires To ‘Step Up,’ Donates 2 Percent Of What He Earned Last Year
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Billionaire Ray Dalio says coronavirus marks the start of a ‘new future’
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A Stanford economist says we're headed for a crisis worse than the Great Depression. Here's his plan for getting people back to work and spending on businesses.
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Redefining ‘Extraordinary Circumstances’ in the Wake of COVID-19
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The US faces a double-dip coronavirus recession, according to veteran emerging markets investor Mark Mobius
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Some people are earning more in unemployment benefits than they did while working, leaving little incentive to return to their jobs
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Schumer says deal in place to boost spending for small businesses and virus testing, but GOP urges caution • Democrats reportedly reach a $450 billion deal with the White House in order to expand funding for small business loans, and Trump says he will sign it • Congress Set to Add $310 Billion to Paycheck Protection Program
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Politicians Are Running the Economy Now
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Democrats Unveil Virus Workplace-Safety Bill Amid Relief Talks
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Virus Aid Watchdog Will Have Subpoena Clout, Member Says
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Americans Sour on Economic Outlook in Lockdown, Embrace Stimulus
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Employers bear the brunt of the coronavirus reopening • Coronavirus is largely spread by people without symptoms. Here’s what that could mean for reopening the economy. • Coronavirus lockdown exits complicated by new infection data • Trump attacks a Republican governor for following his coronavirus testing advice • Texas Lt. Gov Dan Patrick says 'there are more important things than living' to justify re-opening the state's economy • Tennessee anti-lockdown protester demands state ‘sacrifice the weak’ to reopen economy • Why the US government isn’t making health a priority of its economic response to coronavirus • Gretchen Whitmer: My Gut-Wrenching Coronavirus Choices • Eran Yashiv: how to reopen society more quickly • Some states move toward reopening while death toll rises • Inside the Georgia governor’s hugely high-stakes gamble • Don Lemon Cuts Up Georgia’s ‘Edward Scissorhands’ Coronavirus Reopening Plan • Atlanta mayor ‘at a loss’ over Georgia governor’s move to reopen state economy • Leader of world’s fifth-largest economy “can’t say” the worst is over • Georgia to open gyms, nail salons, more on Friday • Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Week 6: Too risky to go back to "normal" • Georgia got lifting restrictions backward, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont says • Georgia’s Governor is Risking a Coronavirus Resurgence by Reopening the State, Says Editorial Board State’s Largest Newspaper • Lindsey Graham warns that Georgia is opening ‘too soon’ amid coronavirus • Bowling Alleys, Hair Salons, and Barber Shops? Republican Governors Criticized for Reopening States Too Soon • Analysis: This Republican’s logic on reopening is totally illogical • These California communities say it’s safe to start reopening • South Carolina has already begun to reopen beaches, department stores, and flower shops • Coca-Cola CEO warns that lifting coronavirus lockdowns on US businesses might not stick • Protesters Pushing to Reopen Economy Are ‘Idiots,’ Says Top Manufacturing Lobbyist • The Statistical Case for Reopening Georgia and South Carolina Is Weak • New Jersey Governor’s Approval Hits Record High on Crisis Management • Cuomo Inches Toward N.Y. Reopening, Eases Up on Elective Surgery • Trump Mega-Donor, a Shipping Magnate, Pushes to End a Shutdown • Citi May Be More Cautious Than Governments in Reopening Offices • Some US governors move to reopen their states, though some local leaders are pushing back • Jim Cramer: Charts show the US could reopen for business in three weeks • The global experiment of exiting lockdown • Chicago: Mayor Lightfoot Says Stay-At-Home Order Could Go Into June
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What Will Our New Normal Feel Like? Hints Are Beginning to Emerge
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US needs to prepare for more deaths as coronavirus outbreak moves past peak
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How some cities ‘flattened the curve’ during the 1918 flu pandemic
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The Trump administration is seizing on the coronavirus pandemic to roll back business regulations as it pushes to reopen the economy
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Here are the largest public companies taking payroll loans meant for small businesses • America's richest fast-food giants qualify for $10 million coronavirus stimulus loans, revealing a disturbing loophole in a program designed to help struggling small businesses
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More than 150,000 people have signed a petition calling for Ruth's Chris Steak House to return $20 million in loans meant to help small businesses
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‘Shake Shack’ Loophole Stays Open, Spawns a Washington Whodunit
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Several major US banks are being sued for unfair PPP lending practices • JPMorgan Commercial Clients Beat Out Smaller Ones for SBA Loans
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Indiana coal company with ties to Trump administration just got a $10 million small business loan
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Big Investors Warn Hedge Funds on Tapping Small-Business Loans
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Only 2 to 3% of people tested have COVID-19 antibodies, suggesting that 'immunity passports' may not be an effective policy to get people back to work
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Banks Bumped Big Loans Ahead of Others in COVID-19 Relief Program, Lawsuits Say
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Another key SBA lending program jeopardized by bailout chaos
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Coronavirus is the biggest disaster for developing nations in our lifetime
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Fool me twice? For businesses and consumers, coronavirus is the financial crisis all over again
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One $1,200 stimulus check won’t cut it: Give Americans $2,000 a month tax-free to fire up the economy
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The Small Business Administration just told thousands of businesses applying for disaster loans that their personal information was mistakenly leaked
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California Gets Largest Share of Disaster Loans That Ran Dry
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Criminal records shut small biz owners out of aid program
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The Paycheck Protection Program needs better oversight on how the money is granted, critics say
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Cuomo: Federal government should pay frontline workers ‘hazard pay’ for risking their lives during coronavirus pandemic
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Cuomo says focus of White House meeting with Trump will be coronavirus testing • Andrew Cuomo Praises Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on His Way to Oval Office Meeting
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Critics Slam Trump's Immigration Ban: Nothing Says We're Ready to 'Open' Like We're 'Closed' • Trump’s threat to end immigration to the US, explained • Trump immigration ban halts green cards, not temporary visas
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Millennials are getting screwed by the economy. Again.
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Who will pay for the coronavirus bailout? If you’re under 50 and working, you will
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Coronavirus brings new levels of misery to impoverished California trailer park
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Coronavirus could double number of people who go hungry globally • Starvation’s Toll Tops Virus Risk for Poorest Nations, UN Warns • Coronavirus pandemic will cause global famines of ‘biblical proportions,’ UN warns
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Wealthy people are buying extra freezers to stock up on coronavirus groceries in their second homes, and it could cripple small towns with limited resources
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The IMF says governments should consider new wealth taxes to raise cash from the rich as coronavirus slams the global economy
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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:

“We had to turn investors away:” Distressed RE funds raising cash at breakneck pace
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COVID-19 Impacts on Landlords of Retail Debtors
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CRE Lenders Might Not Like How Bankruptcy Courts Treat Them During the Coronavirus
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U.S. CMBS Delinquencies Projected to Approach Great Recession Peak Due to Coronavirus
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US existing home sales slumped the most since 2015 last month as coronavirus eroded demand
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New listings and home sales drop in what would have been peak homebuying season
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Houston: John Daugherty, Douglas Elliman headed to court over acquisition's collapse
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Nearly 3 million borrowers are already in forbearance
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More renters are paying rent partially or not at all
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U.S. Existing-Home Sales Decline by Most Since November 2015
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Wealthy Mortgage Borrowers Face Cold Shoulder From Lenders
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Housing regulator bows to pressure to aid struggling mortgage companies
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These markets could see the sharpest drop in home prices during coronavirus pandemic
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March home sales drop 8.5% as sellers take properties off the market
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Fannie-Freddie Not Buying Problem Loans Has U.S. Seeking Fix
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Brooklyn Luxury Tower Hits Market With Pandemic Sapping Demand
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Municipalities:

The Fed should not be bailing out the underfunded pensions of cities and states
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Fed’s $500 Billion Muni-Lending Plan Faces Hurdles in State Laws
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For Cities, This is a Fiscal Disaster
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Puerto Rico 2.0? Wall Street Warns of More Caribbean Debt Dramas
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Puerto Rico Lags Behind in Coronavirus Testing
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Hard times ahead for Houston as oil falls to its lowest price in history • Houston Is Not Prepared for the Oil Bust
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States Are Being Crushed by the Coronavirus. Only This Can Help.
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Oil/Gas:

Oil Market Crash Could Lead To Mass Bankruptcies
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Meltdown in oil continues as Brent falls 5%; US oil futures dip below $11
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Billionaire investor Howard Marks calls the oil crash ‘completely rational’
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I do not think you will see another round of negative oil price: Jim Rogers
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The hunt for oil storage space is on — here’s how it works and why it matters
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Oil Industry Braces for Complete Devastation
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The Worst is Yet to Cone for Oil Prices
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Why oil at negative US$100 isn't a crazy bet anymore
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Trump directs Mnuchin, Energy secretary to create plan to fund US oil, gas industries during sell-off • Trump floats funding for oil after historic market loss • Trump wants to provide emergency aid for energy companies as a historic sell-off sends prices to record lows • Trump vow to help energy industry sparks opposition • Trump Vows Oil Rescue That He’s Been Powerless to Deliver • For oil and gas, the key to survival may be an old foe: government
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Offshore driller Valaris to explore bankruptcy with its creditors-sources
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Unit Corp. prepares for insolvency filing
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Trump’s Cure for Negative Oil Prices Is … More Oil?
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Trump considers stopping Saudi oil imports, says US has 'plenty'
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Troubled Oil Trader Hin Leong Poised to Hand Control to PwC
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Oil traders have never seen an ‘insane’ market like this, fear more declines
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Oil Collapse Spreads Past Expiring Contracts
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A Massive Wave Of Shut-Ins Fails To Halt Oil Price Crash
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EX-BP CEO: Low Oil Prices Are Here To Stay
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‘I’m Just Living a Nightmare’: Oil Industry Braces for Devastation
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Negative WTI Offers Glimpse of Future for Oil Market in Meltdown
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Kelly Evans: Oil to -$100 a barrel?
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Oil's record-setting plunge spreads as June contracts fall 47%
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No, oil below $0 doesn’t mean the gas station will pay you to fill up
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Negative Oil Prices: A Question and Answers Guide
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Global oil prices could 'chase' US crude below $0 if demand for fuel doesn't pick up, analysts fear
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The Urgent Message of Negative Oil Prices
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Oil closes at $10 but the market remains 'broken' • Oil Price Mayhem - Is The Market Broken?
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Retail investors who believed they were investing in crude oil get a rude awakening
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US Oil Fund drops 30% after changing structure again as popular ETF tries to stave off collapse • Biggest Oil ETF Could Go ‘Lights Out,’ Warns Wall Street Strategist • Six Voices on What’s Going on in Oil ETF Engulfed by Blowup • Oil collapse hits ETFs with biggest fund running out of shares • Oil Spasms Send Foundering ETF Into Series of Unusual Actions
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Some U.S. fund managers risk long-term bets on tanking oil sector
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Oil ETF Crisis Spreads to Hong Kong as Fund Tumbles 45%
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These Hedge Funds Gained When Oil Prices Went Sub-Zero
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A hunt for any storage space turns urgent as oil glut grows
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The aftermath of oil's march into the unknown
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Why oil prices just crashed into negative territory — 4 things investors need to know
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The battered $700 billion US energy industry is now worth roughly half of Microsoft amid oil's record plunge
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Who may have gotten crushed — or won big — in the historic plunge below $0 a barrel for oil?
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The Small Hedge Funds That Won Big by Betting Against Shale
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OPEC+ ministers hold impromptu call to reflect on price rout
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Saudi Arabia is the winner from oil’s historic price plunge, analysts say
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Recovering from this unprecedented oil crash could take years and may not benefit Saudi or Russian producers
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Oil Price Apocalypse Will Bankrupt Nigeria, Africa’s Richest Nation
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Mexico to Shut Down Wells a Week After Refusing Deep OPEC+ Cuts
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Movies:

Georgia governor wants to reopen movie theaters next week, but big chains are likely to hold out for summer
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Indian cinema chain warns it may run into issues if virus isn’t under control
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Retailing:

Neiman Marcus is likely just the start: Analysts expect 100,000 stores to close by 2025
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Pimco, Lenders in Talks to Provide Neiman Bankruptcy Financing • What to Know About Neiman Marcus’ Potential Bankruptcy • Neiman Marcus hasn’t filed for bankruptcy yet, but many think it has • The future of Neiman Marcus: When private equity debt meets a pandemic
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Lord & Taylor Joins Retail Bankruptcy Watch
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Macy’s weighs raising as much as $5 billion in debt to weather coronavirus crisis
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Bankrupt Retailer’s Workers Beseech Thomas H. Lee for Benefits
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Retailers Unlikely to Turn to Bankruptcy During Pandemic
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Neiman Marcus And Penney Could Join Infamous List Of Top 20 Retail Bankruptcies
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Vans, Timberland Parent VF Sees Sales Slide, Sells Bonds to Repay Creditors
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Stage Stores presses vendors for concessions
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The Death of the Department Store: ‘Very Few Are Likely to Survive’
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Bank Behind J.C. Penney, Gap Credit Cards Hit by Spending Drop
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Lululemon CFO to depart amid pandemic
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T.J. Maxx, Discount Rivals Hunker Down With No Online Options
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COVID-19 And Fashion And Luxury Retail’s Lost Season
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Coronavirus has changed retail bankruptcy and left landlords in a lurch
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What retail could look like when stores reopen
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On the Frontlines of Retail There Are No Heroes, Only Victims
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Cruise Lines:

Pacific Princess cruise ship docks in California to disembark last passengers
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The Last Carnival Cruise Ship at Sea Reaches Port
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Pharma:

New York charges Mallinckrodt with insurance fraud over opioid claims
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Autos:

March auto sales fell in major markets as coronavirus continued to spread
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Probability of default jumps for automakers as COVID-19 hits production, sales
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History:

Photos show how San Francisco emerged from a lockdown too soon during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, leading to an even deadlier second wave that rampaged through the city
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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 (16 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (46 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1) • (2) • (3) •(4)• (5) • (6) • (7) • (8)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

A Coming Consumer Bankruptcy Tsunami, Wave, or Ripple?
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Bankruptcy and the coronavirus
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The Bankruptcy Tsunami To Come
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Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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Professional Compensation:

Bankruptcy Court Substantially Reduces Lender's Post-Petition Fees as Excessive
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IP:

IP Ownership, Licensing Agreements, and Bankruptcy
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Mediation:

Enforcing Mediated Settlements of International Commercial Disputes: A United Nations Convention
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Valuation:

Rethinking Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Valuation Issues in the Crisis
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Avoidance Actions:

8th Cir. BAP Rejects Most of Trustee’s Voidable Preference Action Against Bank
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Miscellaneous:

Rochelle
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Corporate Governance:

Director Fiduciary Duties: Navigating Insolvency Risk in Newly (Covid-19) Distressed Companies
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UST:

USTP Issues Public Report of Debtor Audits for FY 2019
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D&O:

Business Insurance Webinar: D&O Risks from COVID-19
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Aviation:

U.S. taxpayers set to be major investors in the struggling airline industry
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Delta CFO Calls Off Retirement as Pandemic Hits Airline’s Finances
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Bankruptcy and Aircraft Finance Handbook
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Airlines Offer Vouchers, Credits For Canceled Flights. Customers Want Cash • Delta Air Lines responds to class-action lawsuit over ticket refunds • Airlines Get ‘Enforcement Notice’ From Feds Regarding Obligations To Customers During Coronavirus Pandemic
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All big UK airlines and travel firms denying refunds
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American Airlines And United Fly More Cargo Flights Than Long-Haul Passenger Services
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American Airlines Raises Transatlantic Checked Bag Fees… Now?!
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JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes: Coronavirus Testing Will Be Key for Airlines’ Recovery
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Battered consumer confidence to slow airlines' recovery: IATA
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Spirit Airlines Nears $330 Million U.S. Aid Deal to Help Pay Employees
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Hawaiian Airlines to get $650M in federal aid to continue operating
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To get coronavirus bailout money, the government is forcing airlines to fly "ghost planes"
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Bankrupt Virgin Australia's Foreign Backers Became Liability in Search for Bailout • Virgin Australia enters voluntary administration. Richard Branson says it's 'not the end' • Richard Branson offers private island as collateral for loans to save his airlines
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Norwegian's subsidiaries in Denmark and Sweden go bankrupt • Norwegian says 4,700 jobs at risk after unit bankruptcies, contracts axed
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Chinese airlines offer insanely cheap deals to lure back travelers
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China’s Air-Travel Rebound Stalls on Lack of Leisure Demand
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Austrian Airlines Outlines Plans For Smaller Fleet
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Creditors to inject 1.7 tln won into Asiana amid virus woes
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SAA Administrators to Be Asked to Suspend Job Cut Program
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Qatar Airways to Defer Salary Payments for Some Staff
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South Africa aiming for new viable airline from SAA business rescue
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Cash-Strapped Airlines Ignore India’s Order to Not Sell Tickets
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How Should Airlines Change, Post-Pandemic?
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Crypto:

Crypto Founder Should Lose SEC Fraud Case as Sanction: Judge
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Cannabis:

Colorado attorneys weigh in on cannabis companies' restructuring options during pandemic crisis
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California cannabis, deemed essential in coronavirus crisis, is ‘on the brink of collapsing’
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Fraud:

Former Soccer Player on U.S. Men's National Team to Plead Guilty in College Admissions Scandal • Former UCLA soccer coach to plead guilty in admissions scam
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Telecoms:

Spectrum Employees Are Getting Sick Amid Debate Over Working From Home
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Frontier Communications files for Chapter 11
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Trucking:

For America’s Small Truckers, Demand Is ‘Falling Off a Cliff’
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Events:

Scripps National Spelling Bee Canceled for First Time Since 1945
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Banking:

Credit Costs Slam Big U.S. Banks as Margin Pressure Persists
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Politics:

Trump (the Company) Asks Trump (the Administration) for Rent Relief
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Inside the conservative networks backing anti-quarantine protests
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Despite scattered protests, most Americans support shelter-in-place, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows
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Pandemic fallout tracks nation’s political divide
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Trump and Biden deadlocked in six key 2020 election states, poll finds
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Trump's abrupt decision to ban all immigration to the US was being pushed by Tucker Carlson on Fox News for weeks
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Senate Intel affirms that Russia interfered to help Trump in 2016
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The ugly side of politics emerges
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Trump’s latest tweets are an alternative world where the pandemic takes a backseat to MSNBC coverage
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The Party of the Aggrieved
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Older Americans Sour on Trump’s Handling of the Outbreak; Congressional Approval Wanes as Voters Seek Further Action
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Biden reports best fundraising month, but lags Trump
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Officials in Wisconsin link at least 7 coronavirus cases to in-person voting during the April 7 election
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AG William Barr Gives Preferential Treatment to Company Pushing Hydroxychloroquine
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U.S. coronavirus response deepens divide as Trump suspends immigration
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Joe Biden’s Platform Is More Progressive Than You Think
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Sovereigns:

Ecuador Second Latin American Nation To Default In 4 Weeks
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Now That Everyone Is on the Standstill Bandwagon ... Where to? Part I • Part II
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Poor countries need latitude from creditors
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EU Commissioner wants Africa debt relief
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UK:

Deaths in England and Wales 75% higher than usual in early April • U.K.’s COVID-19 death toll could be 40 percent higher than daily figure, data suggests • England and Wales coronavirus death toll 41% higher than government’s figures
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UK PM Johnson under fire over handling of coronavirus crisis
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When and How Will the U.K. Coronavirus Lockdown End?
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U.K. Reports 823 Coronavirus Deaths, Sharp Rise From Day Before
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For seven centuries Westminster has been the seat of U.K. power — now it’s about to go online
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Boris Johnson too ‘frightened’ from coronavirus scare to ease UK lockdown
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KPMG UK chairman warns of coronavirus ‘economic disaster’
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185,000 U.K. Businesses Use Government Job Retention Program
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EU:

Fitch downgrades 10 European banks and warns coronavirus impact could lead to more
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Europe's banks brace for bad debt build up from coronavirus crisis • European Banks Brace for Storm as Virus Fallout Hits Earnings
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Pandemic is dealing European tourism ‘staggering’ blow
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Europe Faces ‘Devilish Dilemma’ Amid Signs Lockdowns Working
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EU leaders draft coronavirus recovery plan
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PIGGS:

A glimmer of light at the end of the lockdown tunnel in Spain
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Italy Virus Recoveries Almost Surpass New Cases for First Time
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Venice Mayor Says City ‘Is on Its Knees’ as Coronavirus Decimates European Tourism
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Conte Softens Italy’s Red Lines Over European Virus Rescue Plan • Conte Pledges $54 Billion Stimulus, Signals Openness in EU Talks • Italy to Double Stimulus as Europe Ponders Next Virus Moves
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Italy Sees Deficit Above 10% of Economy in 2020, Officials Say
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Italy's prime minister previews cautious coronavirus reopening
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For Southern Italy, the Coronavirus Becomes a War on 2 Fronts
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Spain Weighs Additional Lifeline to Save Companies From Collapse
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Spanish Coronavirus Cases Steady as Nation Prepares to Extend Lockdown
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Canada:

Smaller Provinces Push Trudeau Government for Emergency Aid
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France:

French lawmakers to vote on controversial Covid-19 smartphone-tracing app
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Half of France's Private Sector Now Jobless
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Hong Kong:

Fitch cites Hong Kong’s increasing closeness to China as a reason for rating downgrade
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Turkey:

Turkish economy to shrink for first time in a decade this year: Reuters poll
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Turkey’s Coronavirus Cases Up 5%, Death Toll Rises to 2,259
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China:

Beijing city shuts down gyms again as fears rise over second wave of coronavirus
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Inside the Chinese media’s reporting on the historic collapse of a powerhouse economy
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China’s unfavorability in US jumps to highest level recorded: Poll
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China’s Banks Hit by Increase in Bad Loans in First Quarter
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Singapore:

Singapore Tops 10,000 Virus Cases As Worker Infections Rise
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Singapore GDP to Shrink 8.5% as Restrictions Extended, Citi Says
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New Zealand:

‘No paranoid rambling, no blame-shifting’: New Zealand’s premier hailed as world’s ‘most effective leader’
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Africa:

Africa's coronavirus crisis arrived before the outbreak
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Africa has so far been spared the worst of the coronavirus. That could soon change.
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South African Farmers Urge State to Bail Out Agriculture Lender
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South Africa’s Ramaphosa Announces 500 Billion Rand Virus Support Package
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Standard Bank Profit Drops as Virus Leads to More Loan Defaults
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France:

Police battle uptick of unrest in locked-down Paris
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Covid-19: France records 531 deaths in a day as hospital cases continue to fall
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France Says Intensive-Care Patients at Lowest in Three Weeks
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MENA:

NMC Health’s Former Top Shareholder Weighs Debt Revamp
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‘This Has Changed Everything’: Saudi Economy Shaken by Oil Crash
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Germany:

Gauging Risks as Germany’s Economy Exits Virus Lockdown
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German Public Deficit to Widen to More Than 7% of GDP This Year
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Germany’s New Virus Cases Near 3-Week Low as Restrictions Eased
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Blow to Germany’s Economy Probably Weaker Than Elsewhere in Europe
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Russia:

Anger at Putin Grows With Entrepreneurs Facing Ruin From Crisis
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Netherlands:

Dutch to reopen schools but bars, restaurants to remain closed • Netherlands Seeks to Reopen Schools, Extends Lockdown Measures
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Argentina:

Cut Off From Credit, Argentina Gets Central Bank to Pay Bills
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Argentina, slipping towards default, faces $500 million trip wire
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Brazil:

Specter of hunger rises in Brazil as coronavirus wrecks incomes
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South Korea:

Moon Calls for Korean ‘New Deal’ to Create Jobs After Pandemic
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India:

Doctors, Beaten and Harassed, Plan Silent Protest Across India
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