Law:
Utah’s high court proposes nonlawyer ownership of law firms and wide-ranging reforms
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Reed Smith Partners Taking Another COVID-19 Financial Hit
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Am Law 100 Firm Makes Second Round Of COVID-19 Austerity Measures, Slashing Salaries
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Why More Firms Should Cut Salaries Sooner Rather Than Later
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Salary Cuts Come To One Of Vault’s Best Law Firms To Work For In New York
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Baker Botts Announces ‘Collective Sacrifice’ As Part Of COVID-19 Response
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Shearman & Sterling Rolls Out COVID-19 Austerity Measures
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The Best Law Schools In The World (2020)
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For Heaven’s Sake, Put On Pants And Give The Kids An Ambien Before Your Virtual Cap. Intro. Call
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Latham Adds Prominent Restructuring & Special Situations Partner in New York • Latham Adds Leader of O’Melveny’s U.S. Restructuring Group
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7 Ways The Pandemic Will Forever Change Law Practice
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California bar exam will be postponed and administered online
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Trials and tiaras: How do pageant winners fare as lawyers?
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A historic Second Amendment showdown in the Supreme Court dies with a whimper
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McConnell Demands Liability Protections in Next Coronavirus Bill
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Bad News: New York Bar Exam Results Are Out (February 2020)
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The Big Problem With Biglaw Mental Health Initiatives
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Supreme Court Decides It’s Not ‘Terrorism’ To Let People Access State Law For Free
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The US has abandoned asylum seekers in Mexico during the coronavirus pandemic
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SCOTUS Desperately Seeks Lifeline To Avoid Pissing Off Trump In Tax Cases
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High Court Orders New Briefs in Trump Financial Record Case • Legal Experts Say Supreme Court’s Order in Tax Return Controversy Signals Bad News for Trump
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Michael Flynn Hammered for Deleting 'Guilty Plea' Tweet to Match His Real Life Plea Withdrawal
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Trump Faces Test of Power in Court Clash Harking Back to Nixon
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Lawyer who did work for NRA wins appeal of sanctions ruling
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Justice Kavanaugh Is Eager to Address Rollback of Second Amendment Rights in Upcoming Cases
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Voting rights for people in jail is becoming another casualty of COVID-19
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One Miami jail has 159 inmates positive for coronavirus as contagion spreads behind bars
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Hannity Hires Trump Lawyer to Threaten Lawsuit Over New York Times's 'False' Coronavirus Narrative
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‘Bad Education’ — How To Justify School Fraud
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Teacher Wished Death on Teens Playing at a Park During Pandemic: ‘You’re the Idiot Doing the Wrong Thing’
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2 Women Allegedly Committed Robbery by Coughing a Lot, Saying They Had COVID-19
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Maskless Woman Allegedly Fearful of COVID-19 Pepper-Sprayed People on an Elevator
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She Was Falsely Accused of Starting Virus
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Illinois Judge Rules Against State’s Stay-at-Home Order
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Barr Names a Team to Act If Strict Virus Limits Violate Rights • Barr to prosecutors: Act on lockdown rules that violate Constitution
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Judges:
Bankruptcy Judge Barbara J. Houser Named ABI President
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U.S. Courts Weigh Post-Virus Reopening Keyed to Conditions
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Judiciary Prepares for Gradual Reopening During COVID-19, but Tells Courts to Heed Local Officials
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In unusual lineup, SCOTUS rules annotations in Georgia state code can’t be copyrighted • Sharply divided bench rejects Georgia’s copyright in annotations of Georgia statutes
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Wall Street:
Stocks are set to add to Monday’s gains with Dow futures up more than 300 points
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Dow climbs for a 4th straight day as major economies move toward reopening • Global stocks jump after Japan ramps up economic stimulus and governments look to ease lockdowns
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Expert who called the 2008 crisis says the signal to sell stocks is coming soon
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Wall Street Quants Are Turning Their Skills to the Virus Fight
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Layoffs:
Airline SAS Slashes 5,000 Permanent Jobs
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Coronavirus Layoffs: MGM Studios, Enterprise Holdings Latest To Cut Workers Amid Pandemic
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Recessionary Discrimination May Be On The Horizon
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Pa. hotels lay off hundreds of workers due to coronavirus pandemic
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Rental car agencies hit with over 700 layoffs in NC as coronavirus halts travel
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Politics:
Democratic Senate campaign arm hits McConnell over state bankruptcy comments in new ad
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Leader of Reopen N.C. Protests Tested Positive for COVID-19; Refused to Say If She Attended Crowded Rallies
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California Activists Fight Stay-at-Home Order to Hold Protests
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White House Tells Federal Agencies to Prepare for New President
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Trump campaign lashes out over 'Don't defend Trump' memo
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Joe Biden Would Beat Donald Trump in the General Election, Polling Shows
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Howard Stern Questions Who Would Vote for Trump After Disinfectant Remarks
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Trump Denies Responsibility for Injecting Disinfectants Comments
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Trump Was Warned Repeatedly About the Coming Coronavirus
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House Launches Probe of WHO Aid Cutoff
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Congress Returns May 4
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Freed of briefing duty, wounded Trump airs full collection of grievances on Twitter, retweeting claim of 'coup attempts'
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Trump looks to Hope Hicks as coronavirus crisis spills over
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Trump accuses Fox News of spreading Democrat talking points • Trump blasts Fox News, says he wants an "alternative" network
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260,000 Words, Full of Self-Praise, From Trump on the Virus
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Trump keeps using “sarcasm” to explain away his embarrassing statements
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New York cancels its June 23 presidential primary • New York is the first state to cancel a presidential primary over coronavirus concerns • New York Scraps State Primary Due to Uncontested Races • No, N.Y. Decision to Cancel Primary Doesn't Mean Trump Can Cancel the November Election
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A psychologist explains why people cling to conspiracy theories during uncertainty and after traumatic events
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A former neighbor of Joe Biden's accuser Tara Reade has come forward to corroborate her sexual assault account, saying Reade discussed the allegations in detail in the mid-1990s • Third Person Backs Tara Reade’s Sexual Assault Allegation Against Joe Biden • Senate Democrats Refuse To Acknowledge Sexual Assault Accusations Against Joe Biden
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Chuck Schumer proposes 'No PR Act' to prevent Trump and Pence's names from appearing on stimulus checks
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Want a mask contract or some ventilators? A White House connection helps
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AP-NORC poll: Rising support for mail voting amid pandemic
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Maryland prepares for unprecedented test of mail-in voting amid pandemic
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Kobach and Trump’s Spectacular Voter-Fraud Failure
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Why are people bringing guns to anti-quarantine protests? To intimidate.
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Healthcare:
Coronavirus is decimating America’s primary care practices
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Astria Health to reorganize, not sell, as the coronavirus affects markets
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A senior NYC doctor died by suicide after weeks of working on the coronavirus front lines, where her patients suffered heavily
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Supreme Court says federal government must pay health insurers billions • A Republican effort to sabotage Obamacare was just rejected by the Supreme Court
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Stay-at-home measures have led to a massive uptick in the number of US physicians using telemedicine
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Chart: The coronavirus pandemic, state by state
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Today's country-by-country coronavirus stats: The US and UK are stuck on a plateau, and it looks like bad times ahead for Canada and Sweden • How the US stacks up to other countries in confirmed coronavirus cases
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A group of scientists, billionaires, and Nobel Prize winners, well-connected to the Trump administration, are secretly researching controversial coronavirus treatments and expedited vaccines
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The Rise and Fall of a Potential Wonder Drug
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Trump Looks to Sideline Virus Experts
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Cuomo wishes he "blew the bugle" sooner on coronavirus
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Bill Gates: Nationalism worsened gov't response to COVID-19
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Coronavirus deaths likely much higher than official tolls • U.S. deaths soared in early weeks of pandemic, far exceeding number attributed to covid-19
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Study of twins reveals genetic effect on Covid-19 symptoms
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Virus Likely to Keep Coming Back Each Year, Say Chinese Scientists
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Most Americans Who Carry the Coronavirus Don’t Know It
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New York Finds 14.9% Infection Rate in Expanded Antibody Study
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Coronavirus Cases in Tennessee Have Biggest One Day Increase
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10 U.S. States Have Now Reached 1,000 Coronavirus Deaths
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Half of People in New York City Know Someone Who Has Died From Coronavirus
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European Nation With Least Virus Deaths Proves Speed Is Key
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Coronavirus Lingers in Air of Crowded Spaces, New Study Finds
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Survey: 1 In 10 Americans Believe U.S. Government Created Coronavirus
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Vaccine Could Potentially Be Available Later This Year, Coalition Says
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NYC to Close 40 Miles of Streets to Give Walkers More Space
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Doctors identify serious coronavirus-related condition among children
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Some of California's beaches are closed, but not all of them — and photos of crowds on the open beaches during this weekend's heat wave show just how problematic that may be
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'Americans are right to be skeptical of this': Coronavirus contact tracing could threaten privacy, employment, and health resources say some experts
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Number of coronavirus cases aboard deployed US Navy destroyer more than doubles over the weekend
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Agribusiness:
2 million chickens will be euthanized at a single plant as the coronavirus puts the US on the brink of a meat shortage
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Small farmers face "absolute disaster" from coronavirus
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Farmers: Another $18Bn in Aid Not Enough
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Retailing:
Frustrated customers at Kay, Zales, and Jared say their wedding and engagement rings are stuck in 'jewelry jail' due to coronavirus-related store closures
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Expect thousands of retail businesses to likely file for bankruptcy: Former Sears Canada CEO
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Retail Bankruptcies Could Impact Industrial Supply and Rents
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Apple Retail Chief Sees ‘Many More’ Store Reopenings in May
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Stores Begin to Reopen in Rural America
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Bed Bath & Beyond converts 25% of its stores into regional fulfillment centers
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Trader Joe's reveals why it refuses to offer grocery pickup or delivery, even as people beg the chain to make changes
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Modell's Utilities Decry Unpaid Bills As Attys Pocket Fees
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Major Retailers Call on States to Adopt Uniform Reopening Plans
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Lord & Taylor quietly deleted its Instagram and Twitter accounts amid reports the department store is eyeing bankruptcy options
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10 unlikely items that are flying off the shelves during the coronavirus pandemic
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Neiman Marcus investors push for sale as bankruptcy looms; see Hudson’s Bay Co as buyer • Neiman Marcus Investors Reportedly Pushing for a Sale Rather Than Bankruptcy
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Matalan Bondholders Hire Advisers as Retailer Seeks Funding
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Guitar Center Debt Restructuring Looms After Skipped Payments
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Hotels:
Hotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 64.4% Year-over-year; 4-Week Average at All Time Record Low
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Nursing Homes:
National Guard to provide aid for nursing home inspections
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Nursing Home Death Should Trouble Everyone
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Economy:
Dallas Fed: "Contraction in Texas Manufacturing Sector Worsens", Record Low Activity Index • Oil Collapse, Demand Drop Drive Slump in Texas Manufacturing
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After coronavirus, the U.S. will ‘never return to free-market capitalism as we knew it,’ says Guggenheim’s Minerd
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Distancing at Reopened Offices Will Mean Long Elevator Lines
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The World’s Economic Visionaries Can't See Past Tomorrow
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No Junk Debt Is Too Risky: How Fed’s Bailout Changed Everything
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'Bond King' Jeff Gundlach slammed coronavirus bailouts for companies that piled on debt to fund share buybacks
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Trump economic adviser warns US GDP could plummet 30% this quarter as unemployment spikes to Great Depression levels
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The ‘Great Repression’ is here and it will make past downturns look tame, economist says
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Pandemic triggers a wave of distress, bankruptcy in Corporate America
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Guggenheim’s Minerd Says Economic Recovery May Take Four Years
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Nearly 350,000 People in Nevada Have Filed for Unemployment, Sets State Rec
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Alternative investment firms explicitly barred from PPP loans
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There's no end in sight to coronavirus stimulus spending
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Senate to Reconvene May 4 to Address Coronavirus Needs
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Global $6 Trillion Slump May Be Optimistic, Warns Bloomberg Economics
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Fed Would Be Foolish to Take Rates Below Zero
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Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index, Week 7: Americans fear economic collapse
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Main Street America Clings to Life
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Trump used his latest coronavirus briefing to push a bizarre lie about the deficit
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See Which States Are Reopening and Which Are Still Shut Down • Texas Reopening Businesses on Friday With 25% Occupancy Limit • Balancing Lives With Livelihoods as Major Economies Look to Reopen • San Francisco's shelter-in-place order is 'very likely' to be extended past May 3, Mayor London Breed said • States start to reopen, ending coronavirus lockdowns; gyms again in Georgia and sporting goods in South Carolina • NJ stay at home order continued indefinitely • 6 Bay Area counties extend stay-at-home orders through May • On the road to Las Vegas, rural residents think coronavirus fears are overblown • All retail stores, restaurants, movie theaters can open Friday, Abbott says • Texas governor to allow stay-at-home order to expire on April 30 • White House urges reopening despite outbreaks at warehouses • DeSantis Says Florida Reopening Pace May Differ by Region • In South Dakota, we never closed down - but doctors like me wish we would • The US is not even ‘remotely’ ready to re-open for business, says outbreak preparedness expert
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Why Researchers Fear a Second Wave
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Biden urges expanded coronavirus testing as some states begin to reopen • White House releases coronavirus testing strategy — and claims most of its work is done • Optimism over phased reopenings is tempered by continued concerns over inadequate testing • U.S. Plans Expansion of Testing at CVS, Other Retail Locations • White House Issues Virus Testing Strategy After Criticism • Only way to get back to normal this summer is to test everyone in U.S., says Nobel prize winning economist • U.S. Floats Doubling Up Antibody Tests to Improve Accuracy • US Can Already Test Millions for Coronavirus
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Recovery Tracker Dials Up Faster Data to Gauge Depth of Downturn
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Stimulus checks need to arrive faster so Americans can get all the coronavirus money Washington has promised
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Americans need more than a $1,200 check, says Stockton, Calif., mayor, who calls a guaranteed basic income the stimulus we deserve • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opens the door to guaranteed income for Americans, saying it's 'worthy of attention'
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Americans are choosing to save, not spend, their stimulus checks
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Ohio unemployment fund going from insolvent to broke. What happens next?
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Backlash grows as pandemic relief stumbles
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Chase is warning PPP applicants about backlogs ahead of the latest stimulus package
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PPP Loan Fees for Banks
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U.S. Loans Didn’t Flow to Businesses Most at Risk, Study Shows
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Lakers say they've repaid federal loan meant to help small businesses
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Why Not-So-Small Businesses Benefited From Small-Business Rescue
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Extra Relief Aid for Small Business Is Coming With Same Concerns
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The geographic inequity of small business coronavirus aid
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Volume of loan applications doubles in second round of PPP
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Mitch McConnell’s rediscovery of the deficit is a recipe for a depression
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Pandemic Watchdog Activates Site to Track Trillions in Spending
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5 lessons about inequality in America revealed by the coronavirus crisis
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$8,000 rentals. Private jets. How the super-rich escape the coronavirus pandemic
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Welcome back, cubicles? Longtime Silicon Valley CEO says coronavirus could kill the open office
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Halt destruction of nature or suffer even worse pandemics, say world’s top scientists
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Texas regulators approve fund to help strapped Texans pay for electricity
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Businesses Push to Delay Minimum Wage Hikes Secured by Democrats
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College Graduates May End Up Delivering Your Milk Tea
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Small essential businesses at the coronavirus epicenter change business models to keep employees
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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:
Non-Residential Lease Default Workouts, Security Deposits and Bankruptcy
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With May rent looming, some Seattle tenants eye ‘rent strikes’ as coronavirus continues to upend lives • With Millions Unable to Pay for Housing Next Month, Organizers Plan the Largest Rent Strike in Nearly a Century • 'Can't Pay May' Is a New York Rent Strike Hoping to Force Governor Cuomo to Cancel Rent • Rent madness: Telling people not to pay risks disaster • Landlords on the pandemic: 'Everyone has an impression of us as rich and greedy'
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What happens after Oregon's commercial eviction ban lifts?
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Fannie-Freddie Won’t Require Lump-Sum Forbearance Repayments
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Municipalities:
Cuomo praises Kentucky governor for standing up to McConnell on bankruptcy for states
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Inside the idea of state bankruptcy
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Mitch McConnell Has No Idea What Bankruptcy Actually Means
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Trump throws shade at ‘poorly run states’ seeking aid, as McConnell floats bankruptcy option • Trump: Feds Shouldn't Save States, Cities
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Letting state governments go bankrupt is a terrible idea
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Trump Questions Whether U.S. Should Aid ‘Democrat’ States
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State funding fight underscores Schumer-McConnell war
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer: McConnell's bankruptcy vision for states is 'height of irresponsibility'
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Mitch McConnell's state bankruptcy idea may be 'dumb' but it isn't stupid
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McConnell's Kentucky has been getting federal bailout money for years
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Senator McConnell clarifies State 'bankruptcy' comments, sees possible aid
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Federal Reserve expands emergency coronavirus aid program to more cities and counties
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'Bankruptcy' Could Benefit States Like Illinois
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Why Illinois Is In Trouble – 109,881 Public Employees With $100,000+ Paychecks Cost Taxpayers $14B
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For Houston, a One-Two Punch: ‘It’s Going to Be Devastating’
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NYC Bondholders Pricing In Downgrades on Worst Crisis in Decades
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Oil/Gas:
Rejection of Gathering Agreements in Chapter 11
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Oil drops 8% on storage capacity fears and weak demand, futures were down as much as 20% • Oil prices continue to tank as storage fears persist, and commodity giant BP warns of a shock 'on a scale never seen before'
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Diamond Offshore sues Australia's Beach Energy for terminating drilling contract
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Diamond Offshore CEO Talks Bankruptcy
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BP Profit Plunges, Debt Rises on Effects of Coronavirus Pandemic
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Two prominent Wyoming gas drillers in financial peril
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Hess, Occidental Petroleum were bankrupt Diamond Offshore's biggest customers in 2019
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Oklahoma asks Trump to declare coronavirus an 'act of God' to help oil producers
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Oil industry faces more troubled seas
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U.S. Oil Producers Begin Storing Crude in Strategic Reserve
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Here’s why there are more oil bankruptcies ahead
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Oil slumps below $13 on glut while producers start cuts • U.S. oil price plunges nearly 30% to trade below $13 a barrel to start another punishing week • Oil slumps 30%, ending 3-day winning streak as global oversupply outweighs production cuts
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Goldman Sachs: Global oil storage could be maxed out in just 3 weeks, driving 'substantial volatility'
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Oil ETF wreaks havoc on crude market in wake of sub-zero prices
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Personal Finance:
My fiancé and I lost our jobs and then our apartment because of the coronavirus crisis. This is what it's like trying to survive and social distance living in our car in LA.
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Here's what to do if you are uninsured during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to 2 healthcare providers
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Coal:
In Global Electricity Slump, Coal Is the Big Loser
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Banking:
April 2020: Unofficial Problem Bank list Decreased to 64 Institutions
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Swiss bank UBS reports 40% profit increase amid pandemic
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Religion:
A Virginia preacher believed ‘God can heal anything.’ Then he caught coronavirus.
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Sports:
NBA to allow some training facilities to reopen on May 8
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SBA program reopens with new glitches, new scrutiny after NBA franchise returns loan funds
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Tokyo Head Sees Olympics Canceled if Virus Isn’t Under Control
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Fraud:
CenturyLink Is Accused of Running a Wells Fargo-Like Scheme
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College Scammer Says He Didn’t Know a Quid Pro Quo Was a Bribe
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Mail:
Trump Holds Postal Service Hostage to Settle Amazon Score
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Sanders knocks aid for cruise line while Postal Service flounders
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Newspapers:
Most newspapers not eligible for stimulus loans, says report
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Movie Theaters:
When Movie Theaters Reopen, COVID May Bump Up Elusive Weekday Attendance
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Owner of CMX Cinemas files for bankruptcy, hopes to get help from landlords
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Student Debt:
Woman Discovered the Hard Way that ECMC Student Loans Can Really Suck But Gets Bankruptcy Discharge
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Mass Torts:
Bayer cites pending liquidity issues
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Education:
Why COVID-19 Will Make It Tougher For Rural Students To Go To College
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Cannabis:
United Cannabis Corp.’s Chapter 11 Filing Provide Another Test Case for Industry
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United Cannabis Chapter 11 Bankruptcy: Plant-Touching Litmus Test
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Will United Cannabis be allowed to use Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy code?
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‘Precipitous’ Decline In Hemp And Cannabis M&A Continuing Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
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Corporate Governance:
Board Financial Oversight Responsibilities During Pandemic-Driven Distress
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 new opinions today - DBN)
Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (11 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (9 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)
UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Bankruptcy Courts Report Fewer Filings Despite Coronavirus. but There Is Fear the Water's Drawing Back Before a Tsunami
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Bankruptcy filings, foreclosures expected to surge in coming months
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Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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Finance:
Bankrupt San Antonio-area business sues SBA over rejected coronavirus relief loan
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SBA Issues New Guidance on Eligibility of Certain Businesses to Participate in Paycheck Protection Program
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Priming debt, the new equity injection?
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Tax:
Tax Implications of Debt Restructuring and Workouts During Difficult Times
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Bankruptcy Strategy:
Can You Take Advantage of Distressed Situations?
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Aviation:
JetBlue Will Require Customers to Cover Their Faces for Travel • JetBlue is requiring all passengers to wear a mask throughout their journey, the first US airline to do so
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Airlines like American and United don't have concrete plans to ensure social distancing as passengers return to crowded flights
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Airlines Borrow $31 Billion to Weather Pandemic Blow to Travel
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Southwest Airlines posts first loss since 2011, sees revenue down as much as 95% in May
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TSA checkpoint travel numbers
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Boeing Is Grounded in More Ways Than One
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Boeing Plans to Restart South Carolina 787 Operations Next Week
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Airbus Furloughs Staff at U.K. Site in Bid to Stem Cash Drain
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Virgin Australia Bondholders in Discussions With Hogan Lovells
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AirAsia trials PPE suits for cabin crew
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Lufthansa still considering protection from creditors: company source • Berlin government, Lufthansa pursue rescue deal - sources • Lufthansa CEO Says Has No Plan to Sell Brussels Airlines: VRT • Germany Prepares to Take Stake in Lufthansa in Bailout
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German Leisure Airline Condor Secures Yet Another Government-Backed Loan To Keep Afloat
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Argentina bans all commercial flights until September 1
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The New-Look Norwegian Airline Will Have Fewer Planes, Fewer Routes From 2022
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Turkey Considers Restart to Economy With Domestic Flights in May
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SAS Slashes 5,000 Jobs in Most Drastic Cut at a European Airline
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Ravn’s bankruptcy leaves medical transport vacuum in rural Alaska
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Autos:
GM suspends its quarterly dividend and share buybacks to help navigate around coronavirus uncertainty • GM Suspends Dividend, Stock Buyback Program To Preserve Cash
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GM, Ford, Fiat Chrysler Targets May 18 For U.S. Restart
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GM CEO Mary Barra Takes Small Pay Cut in Year Marred By Strike
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Tesla’s restart threatened by Bay area extending health orders
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Nissan Warns of Lower Profits, Delays Earnings Report to May 28
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EU Restarts Car Factories in Uncertain Times
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Utilities:
Some PG&E Fire Victims Cite ‘Irregularities’ in Bankruptcy Plan
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PG&E Fire Victims Blame Lawyers for Skewing Bankruptcy Exit Vote
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Lawyer Questions Fairness of Voting on PG&E Bankruptcy Plan
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Food/Beverage:
For a Glimpse at What Reopening Looks Like, Head to Waffle House
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Tyson says 'millions of pounds of meat will disappear' as more than 1,180 workers catch COVID-19, slaughterhouses shutter, and workers kill and discard unsold chickens • 'The food supply chain is breaking,' Tyson says as plants close
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3 of the top fine-dining restaurateurs discuss getting their businesses through the pandemic and what the future holds for their industry
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Bankrupt Borden Dairy and Dean Foods bondholders propose merger
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Ex-NORPAC official claims executives got bonuses during bankruptcy
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Can Europe’s restaurants survive the coronavirus lockdown?
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UK:
Thousands of UK retail workers are being furloughed as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. Here's who has been impacted.
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Brits are Now Ignoring Shelter in Place Too
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Boris Johnson pledges to ‘fire up the engines of this vast U.K. economy’ on first day back after surviving coronavirus
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U.K. Calls for ‘Political Movement’ From EU in Post-Brexit Talks
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U.K. Reports 360 New Coronavirus Hospital Deaths, Lowest Since March 28
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HSBC Warns Credit Losses May Swell to $11 Billion This Year
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Marks & Spencer Cancels Dividend as Retailers Preserve Cash
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U.K. Women, Young and Low-Paid Are Most Exposed to Virus Whammy
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EU:
Europe Seeks Safe Revival of Tourism Before Summer Season
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Goldman Predicts ECB Policy Boost After Fiscal Plans Fall Short
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EU Power Use Rises for First Time Since Virus Lockdown
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Europe relaxes virus curbs and hopes it doesn’t have to retreat
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National Zombies, Not Champions, May Be Result of EU Bailouts
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PIIGS:
Spain, France to Ease Virus Curbs as Europe Seeks to Exit Crisis
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Portugal May Require Masks in Public When It Eases Confinement
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Greece to Gradually Start Lifting Lockdown Measures on May 4
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Spain Reports Slight Increase in Virus Deaths as Easing Starts
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A Tired and Stumbling Conte Struggles to Exit Italy’s Lockdown
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Italy Is Leaving Its People in the Dark
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Italy’s Aid Money Is Finally Starting to Trickle to the Economy
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Italy Has Lowest Number of New Virus Infections in Seven Weeks
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New Guidance on Virtual Creditors Meetings
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Greece spent 10 years thinking things couldn’t get worse, then the virus hit
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Canada:
PM Trudeau says COVID-19 will change life in Canada for 'years'
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Malls face catastrophic hit in Canada with unpaid rent surging
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Ontario Lays Out Plan to Restart Economy as Covid Oubreak Peaks
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New Zealand:
Ardern: New Zealand has 'won battle' against community transmission of Covid-19
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New Zealand Economy Gets Back to Work as Ardern Eases Lockdown
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Singapore:
Hin Leong Bust Latest to Mar Singapore’s Oil Trading Haven
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Singapore Faces Wage Cuts as Businesses Curb Costs, Central Bank Says
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Germany:
Germany Forecasts 6.3% Contraction This Year on Virus Hit
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Germany’s New Virus Cases Drop Below 1,000, Deaths Accelerate
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German employment survey plummets to historic low as coronavirus crisis hits
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Sweden:
Sweden is shutting down bars and restaurants where people defied social distancing guidelines
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Japan:
How hostess bars and cherry blossoms helped undermine Japan's coronavirus response
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China:
China’s Bank Bailouts Are Even Scarier Than They Look
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Controversial Wuhan Lab Experiments May Have Started Coronavirus Pandemic • China Is Censoring Research on COVID-19 Origins, Deleted Web Page Suggests
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Luckin Offices Raided by Chinese Regulators as Scandal Widens
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China Debt May Implode Emerging Markets
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Hong Kong:
Hong Kong Preparing to Re-Open Public Facilities, Leader Says
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Argentina:
Carmen Reinhart Says Argentina’s Debt Workout Won’t Be Its Last
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Russia:
Russia Coronavirus Cases Overtake China
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France:
French Unemployment Surges at Record Pace in March
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France Reports the Most New Coronavirus Cases Since April 18
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French Virus Debt Could Create Another Italy
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South Africa:
With Welfare Repayment Looming, Net1 Seeks Bankruptcy Protection For Unit
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India:
Future Of Mediation In Insolvency Proceedings
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India’s Modi Says Need to Focus on Economy While Fighting Virus
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India Considers Proposal to Guarantee $39 Billion of Small-Business Loans
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Brazil:
Is Brazil the next big hot spot as other nations ease up?
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Bolsonaro Backs Economy Minister Amid Rising Political Tension
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Bolsonaro accused of firing Brazil's top cop to block investigations
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El Salvador:
Shocking images show El Salvador prisoners crammed inside jail during coronavirus lockdown
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MENA:
Israel PM Gives Conditional Approval to Begin Reopening Schools
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Dubai Likely to Start Opening for Tourists at Beginning of July
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Finland:
Finland Registers Sharp Slowdown in Spread of Coronavirus
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Switzerland:
Swiss Hairdressers, DIY Stores Reopen in First Stage of Return to Normal
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Malaysia:
Malaysia Says Lockdown Has Succeeded in Flattening Virus Curve
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