Economy:
Black families' average wealth less than 15 percent of white families': Fed
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Growing number of New Yorkers have been unemployed more than 6 months
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Meet the 'K-shaped' recession, where professional workers are largely fine and everyone else is doing awful
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The false hope of reopening is killing small businesses
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Small Businesses, In A Holding Pattern, Agonize Over Loan Forgiveness
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The Fed remains untrusted
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NY Fed's Williams sees about three years for full U.S. recovery
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Fed's Main Street lending may be missing core group of firms - survey
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Trump's boasts about pre-coronavirus economy aren't relevant, economists say
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Steady growth to record crash: How the pandemic recast Trump's economic record
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Business Cycle Signals Are All Scrambled in Post-Covid Markets
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Consumer confidence posts solid gain to 101.8 in September • Consumer Confidence in U.S. Posts Biggest Gain in 17 Years
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U.S. goods trade deficit rises; inventories increase • US goods-trade deficit widens to record $82.9 billion in August as imports surge
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Cities Experiment With Remedy for Poverty: Cash, No Strings Attached
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America’s most vulnerable may face financial crisis if government aid fades away
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End the Stalemate Over Coronavirus Relief
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Mnuchin And Pelosi Talk Stimulus For Nearly An Hour—Could A Deal And A Second Round Of $1,200 Checks Be On The Way?
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U.S. August goods-trade gap widens to record on jump in imports
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Tennessee governor ending all statewide restrictions on businesses, gatherings
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Broadway shuttered until 2021, stalling New York City’s coronavirus recovery
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Miami Area to Keep Enforcing Mask Rules That Governor Defanged
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Asian American unemployment spikes amid pandemic
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Telework around the world
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Under-25s are giving up on their dream job due to the pandemic, UK study finds
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United States of burnout
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"Chemical Activity Barometer Rises in September"
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Congress looks to avert shutdown amid Supreme Court fight
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Trump's Tax Cuts Didn't Boost Job Numbers
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Extreme poverty is getting worse across the globe for the first time in decades
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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:
Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Accelerate the Most Since 2018
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Case-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 4.8% year-over-year in July • S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller: US home prices rise 3.9% in July
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CBL Gets New Agreement To Delay Filing Of Bankruptcy
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Manhattan Offices Are Nearly Empty, Threatening New York City’s Recovery
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Regus Affiliates to Tap Bankruptcy Loan to Pay Rent on Co-Working Spaces
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Oil/Gas:
Oasis Petroleum files for bankruptcy after shale downturn • First Day Dec
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Total sees oil demand peaking around 2030 as world goes green
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Oil falls over 3% as virus cases mount and U.S. debate looms
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90% of US Cars Must be Electric by 2050
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Another Oil Major Sees Peak Oil Demand On The Horizon
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Healthcare:
Healthcare M&A: Legal Considerations of Hospitals and Health Systems Considering Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Warning signs are flashing ahead of Covid's second US winter
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Science and Scientists Held in High Esteem Across Global Publics
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It’s true: 1 in 1,000 Black Americans have died in the Covid-19 pandemic
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‘Zero Progress’: The Fall Coronavirus Surge Is Already Here
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Timeline: How the global coronavirus pandemic unfolded
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North Dakota’s Outbreak Is as Bad as Florida, Arizona in July
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Axios-Ipsos poll: Americans won't take Trump's word on vaccine
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Pandemic Drives Hike in Opioid Deaths
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Puzzled scientists seek reasons behind Africa's low fatality rates from pandemic
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Town manager fears church could become next 'superspreader'
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More than 250 hospitals across the US have been debilitated by a cyberattack that forced staff to cancel surgeries and work with pen and paper
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NYC’s Daily Positive Rate Over 3% for First Time in Months
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Trump administration's new rapid coronavirus tests plagued by confusion and a lack of planning
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Sports:
Could Ravens’ John Harbaugh Be Fined For Taking Off Mask To Yell At Ref During MNF Game Against Chiefs?
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Titans have eight positive coronavirus tests, giving NFL its first potential outbreak; Vikings suspend some activities • NFL's Titans, Vikings suspend activities after positive tests
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College football coach posts an 'All Lives Matter' sign before departing program
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Cruise Lines:
Aflac CEO Says Cruises for Salespeople Are a Thing of the Past
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Education:
Student gatherings, congregate living contribute to rapid coronavirus spread at universities: CDC
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New York City reports uptick in COVID-19 cases as schools try to reopen
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Theme Parks:
Disney to lay off about 28,000 parks employees due to coronavirus hit
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Hotels:
Trump Debt on Jean-Georges Space at NYC Hotel Put on Watchlist
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Cosmetics:
Revlon Tries Again on Debt Exchange to Buy Time for Turnaround
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Coal:
U.S. Coal Suffers One-Two Punch as Plants Shut, Miner Deal Nixed
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U.S. court backs FTC lawsuit to block Peabody, Arch Resources JV
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Trade Shows:
MGM looks to restart Vegas conventions with rapid COVID tests
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Pandemic Woes to Linger for U.S. Trade Show Industry
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Maritime:
Bouchard Transportation Co. files large Houston bankruptcy amid lawsuits
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Student Debt:
A Changing Tide in the Bankruptcy Discharge of Certain Student Loan Debt
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Mail:
Postal Service workers quietly resist DeJoy's changes with eye on election
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Will your mail-in ballot reach its destination in time? NBC tried an experiment
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (Temporarily Unavailable)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (3 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:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
U.S. Retail Bankruptcies, Store Closures Hit Record in First Half • Retail Bankruptcies On Track This Year To Hit 2010 Levels
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New York Region Sees 40% Bankruptcy Surge, Braces for More • NYC Sees 40 Pct Hike In Bankruptcies As Office Workers, Tourists Stay Home
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Small Firms Are Going Bust While Others Stay Afloat on Easy Cash
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 7370, the Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2020
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ABA Opposes Two Bills Changing Bankruptcy Code
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Third Party Release:
Recent splits within the Delaware courts: Are third-party releases consensual for nonvoting creditors and equity holders?
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Venue:
Doug Foley, Sarah Boehm Comment on Virginia Bankruptcy Venue Hot Spot
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Financial Contracts:
Little-Known Bank Regulations Have Globally Changed Creditor Rights
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Aviation:
House bill would give FAA new oversight powers over Boeing after 737 Max crashes
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Treasury Department could upsize airline loans as Delta, Southwest opt out, freeing up funds
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Unfriendly skies: Airline workers brace for mass layoffs
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South African Airways Placed Under Care and Maintenance
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Mass Airline Layoffs in Swing States Would Further Imperil Trump
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Tampa International is first U.S. airport to offer Covid tests
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Aircraft Leasing - The Air Travel Survivors Of COVID-19
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Retailing:
Retail on pace for the most bankruptcies and store closures ever in one year, BDO says • The Pandemic Has Pushed Retail Bankruptcies to a Record
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Furloughed workers at Neiman Marcus face bills for deferred health care premiums
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Closing Retail Stores: The Other Side Of The Story
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CDC classifies in-store Black Friday shopping as 'higher-risk'
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6 ways the coronavirus pandemic has forever altered the retail landscape
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Another Reason for a Lukewarm Holiday Season: Shoppers Are Bummed Out
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Food/Beverage:
Pandemic forces restaurant reckoning — new consumer habits, capacity caps
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Fall could bring chill to dining out
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The business lunch will eventually be back - because Zoom can't replace everything
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Meatpackers deny workers benefits for COVID-19 deaths, illnesses
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Winn-Dixie came out of bankruptcy. Now it’s growing through the pandemic.
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Movie Theaters:
Movie theaters in jeopardy as studios move blockbusters to 2021, audiences stay home
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Tech:
Biden Campaign Blasts Facebook for Mail-in Voting Disinformation
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Climate:
Fire in California Wine Country Forces Evacuation of Entire Town
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Fraud:
JPMorgan pays US$920M, admits misconduct in spoofing probe
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Ex-trader gets more than five years in US$20M Ponzi scheme
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Sovereigns:
Zambia Seeks Restructure Deal with Creditors Within Six Months
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UK:
The New UK Restructuring Plan - The “Super Scheme”
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The Cross Border Insolvency Regulations: Can recognition be granted for solvent overseas proceedings?
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The UK economy shrank more than it has done in 65 years, plunging nearly 20% in the second-quarter
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Bailey Says BOE Hasn’t Yet Reached a Judgment on Negative Rates
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Boris Johnson Apologizes for Getting His Own Covid Rules Wrong
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Boris Johnson Bites Back at Rumors He’s Still Sick After Covid
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Rebel Tories Warn Johnson Faces Defeat Over U.K. Virus Powers
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Irish See ‘Good Chance’ of Brexit Trade Deal Before Year End
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Johnson’s Law-Breaking Brexit Plan Faces Defeat, Ministers Fear
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EU Rebuffs Latest U.K. Effort to Unblock Deadlocked Brexit Talks
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Greggs staff face fewer hours or losing their jobs
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Hotel Chocolat profits melt away as it counts cost of pandemic
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Coronavirus: Jobs that 'don't fit' with COVID-19 may take a 'long time to come back'
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EU:
Germany Says EU’s Massive Stimulus Package at Risk of Stalling
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PIIGS:
Spain Ends Furlough Uncertainty With Last-Minute Extension
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At virus milestone, Italian priest reflects on loss, lessons
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Canada:
REIT executives see rising tenant collection rates in Canada
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MENA:
Israel’s Netanyahu Says Virus Lockdown to Last at Least a Month
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Mexico:
Economic trouble south of the border
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Australia:
Australia’s landmark new rescue and liquidation processes for SMEs
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Germany:
German Bank Raided Over $117M Wirecard Loan • Report: EY Whistleblower Called Out Wirecard For Fraud Years Before It Went Bankrupt
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Germany looks to tackle coronavirus rise with 3 simple strategies
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China:
China’s manufacturing activity surges in September, affirming its path to economic recovery
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Asia:
Pandemic to create millions of 'new poor' in East Asia: World Bank
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Netherlands:
Dutch have few ‘zombie companies’ but wave of bankruptcies is around the corner
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