October 12, 2022

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Law:

What Happens When Biglaw Gets 'Political'?
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Lawyers Should Raise Their Rates
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Lawyering In An Age Of Uncertainty
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Snell & Wilmer Adds Two Bankruptcy Attorneys In Seattle
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Hybrid Law Firm Rimon Enters 'Buying Mode' Off Remote Work Boom
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Linklaters Enhances Asia Restructuring And Insolvency Offering With Hire Of Partner Richard Woodworth.
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Legal industry boom comes with workplace challenges, says Clio's 2022 Legal Trends Report Highlights from the 2022 Legal Trends Report
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Michael Avenatti Asks for Leniency as Prosecutors Recommend Lengthy Prison Sentence in Client Fraud Case Prosecutors say Michael Avenatti should get 17 years in prison for fraud scheme
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Is Diversity Dead?
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Firm has to face suit accusing it of violating patient confidentiality laws by touting med-mal win
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DOJ urges Supreme Court to stay out of Mar-a-Lago documents fight Trump lawyer who vouched for documents meets with FBI 'Trump Lawyers Turning Against Each Other': Legal Experts React to Report That Christina Bobb Said She Was Told to Sign Alleged False Statement About Mar-a-Lago Docs DOJ Blasts Trump's Declassification Theories and Executive Privilege Claims at Supreme Court, Asks Justices to Turn Down Mar-a-Lago Case
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Mike Lindell, Noted Sane Person, Promises To Subpoena Obama's CIA Director For Stealing His Phone
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Joe Biden says Hunter 'on the straight and narrow,' denies alleged gun crime
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McCarthy made fellow Republican cry in post-Jan. 6 meeting: book
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Charges against Adnan Syed dropped by Baltimore prosecutors
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Trump-Russia Dossier Source Goes on Trial for Allegedly Lying to the FBI FBI offered Christopher Steele $1 million to prove dossier claims, senior FBI analyst testifies
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A Lawyer's Journey From Adviser to the Oath Keepers to Defendant
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Oath Keepers' Defense Lawyers Try to Pick Apart Prosecutors' Jan. 6 Conspiracy Timeline Next Jan. 6 hearing will reveal 'pretty surprising' new material, panelist says Lawyers Battle Over Oath Keepers 'Split,' Defendants' Messages in Dramatic Afternoon Testimony in Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy Trial Secret Service agents were denied when they tried to learn what Jan. 6 info was seized from their personal cellphones Secret Service has given investigators over 1 million electronic communications agents sent before and on Jan. 6, 2021
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The Inevitable Indictment of Donald Trump
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Supreme Court denies appeal by Charleston church shooter
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Poll: Latinos overwhelmingly oppose abortion bans U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs fetal personhood appeal Thousands March in US for Abortion Rights
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Government Officials Invest in Companies Their Agencies Oversee
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Police Are Using DNA to Generate 3D Images of Suspects They've Never Seen
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Justices Consider Texas' Refusal to Use DNA Testing in Case of Death Row Inmate Rodney Reed
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NYC's Adams Signs Times Square Gun Ban Even as Legal Challenges Loom
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NYC schools struggle to cope with influx of 5,500 migrant kids: 'Overwhelmed'
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Enraged Bodybuilder Incinerated Ex-Wife in Backyard: Cops
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Long Island 'boutique' owner nabbed with $40M in fake designer goods: cops
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A Black Man Was Sentenced to Death by a Racist Jury. The Supreme Court Says It's Fine Supreme Court Turns Away Death Penalty Case on Racial Animus in Jury Sotomayor, KBJ Dissent as SCOTUS Refuses to Hear Case Where Anti-Interracial Marriage Jurors Sentenced Black Man to Death in Murder of White Wife
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Attorneys argue over school shooter's fate: death or prison
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'Two Crazy Drivers with a Gun': Florida Men Allegedly Shot Each Other's Daughters During Road Rage Incident
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Former San Antonio officer who shot teen in McDonald's parking lot is arrested
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8 Akron officers involved in fatal shooting of Jayland Walker to return to duty
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Georgia sheriff accused of using restraint chairs to punish detainees to stand trial
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Harvey Weinstein's Lawyer Tells Judge of 'Almost Medieval' Conditions in Courthouse Cell, Fears 'Heart Attack or Stroke' on Horizon Disgraced Movie Mogul Harvey Weinstein Waves at Prospective Jurors as Sexual Assault Trial Opens in Los Angeles
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For Venezuelan Migrants in South Florida, 'Vision of a Certain Life' Meets Reality
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From Border Issue To Court Case: Mexico Sues American Gun Manufactuers
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The Problem With DeSantis' 'Stop WOKE' Act: The state can't really banish ideas, and it's dangerous to try
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Paris Hilton: I was 'held down' and sexually abused at Utah school
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Cops: Man robs bank with 'finger gun'
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Former LA Angels Communications Director Sentenced to 22 Years in Pitcher Tyler Skaggs' Death — and Prosecutors Say He Lacked Remorse
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Judges:

PACER users to receive refunds in $125 million settlement with U.S. judiciary
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U.S. Supreme Court backs Republican in Pennsylvania ballots case Justices vacate lower court's ruling in Pennsylvania ballot-counting case that is now moot
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Suspended judge is accused of trying to stop report that he walked around courthouse in underwear
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Judicial candidate faces charges after video shows him swinging belt at girlfriend
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Certiorari Is The Hardest Part
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The Supreme Court has a long history of failed leak probes
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More Judges Are Going on the Record Against Trump-Appointed Judge's 'Ugly' and 'Regrettable' Ban on Hiring Clerks from Yale Law
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Wall Street:

Stock futures rise ahead of key inflation data, Fed minutes
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U.S. stocks sink after BOE warning rattles investors
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JPMorgan says too-hot CPI report would put stocks at risk of 5% tumble
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Friday's jobs report signaled the labor market is still hot — probably too hot for the Fed — and that means stocks could be headed for new 2022 lows this month.
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Jamie Dimon's S&P 500 Bear Market: Brutal, Far From Unimaginable
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Layoffs:

Meta canceled job offers just weeks before international engineers planned moves to London, workers say
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Intel Plans Thousands of Job Cuts in Face of PC Slowdown
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Tyson Foods closing its Dakota Dunes offices, eliminating about 500 white-collar jobs
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Brex, valued at $12.3B earlier this year, lays off 11% of staff as part of restructuring
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Gig Economy:

Uber, Doordash plunge after Labor Department proposes change to gig worker classification
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Legal challenges could hamper U.S. rule to limit independent contracting
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How independent contractors may feel the impact of a new White House labor rule
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Crypto:

Celius Bankruptcy Professional Bills Are Already Into Millions
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Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius will soon get an independent review
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'Holy Moly': Crypto investor loses $40 million after Celsius collapse
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Treasury fines crypto company $29 million for violating multiple U.S. sanctions
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Bitcoin Mining Surges to a Record as Merge Opens Up Capacity
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Washington, D.C., Is Starting to Crack Down on Crypto
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Top U.S. banking regulator warns of 'cross-contagion' between crypto, traditional financial system
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Food/Beverage:

Bang Billionaire's Empire of Caffeine Crashes Into Bankruptcy Bang Energy Drink's Parent Files for Bankruptcy, Plans New Distribution Network
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Yellen Opens Global Meetings with Plea for Action on Food Crisis
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Banking:

What Inquiring Minds Should Have Known – Second Circuit Ruling on Inquiry Notice Saves Citibank from $900 Million Payment Mistake
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Second Circuit Reverses Ruling, Says Mistaken $500 Million Wire Transfer Paying Off Revlon Loan Must Be Returned
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Credit Suisse Facing $8 Billion Capital Shortfall, Goldman Says Credit Suisse Faces US Tax Probe, Senate Inquiry Over Accounts
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History:

It's one of the most radical and prophetic speeches in American history. And hardly anyone knows about it
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Movie Theaters:

Cineplex posts September box office revenue of $23M amid limited Hollywood content
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Henrico homebuilder sentenced to 30 months in prison for bankruptcy fraud
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Rail:

Denver's Omnitrax buys San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad, driving hope for economic spark in Colorado's San Luis Valley
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Cruise Lines:

Disney Negotiating to Buy Genting's Largest Cruise Ship Global Dream
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Politics:

Los Angeles City Hall scandal casts spotlight on Latino racism L.A. City Council president to take leave of absence after leaked audio of racist language Outrage erupts at LA Council meeting over racist remarks Los Angeles reels from racist recording Here's what was said on the leaked recording of L.A. City Council members. Crowd demands resignations at chaotic L.A. City Council meeting after leaked recording of racist remarks
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Los Angeles Staggers Under Cascade of Scandals
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2022 Senate Election Forecast
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In Fight for Congress, a Surprising Battleground Emerges: New York
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Democrats' abortion ad blitz
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Democrats are still struggling to make their campaigns look like their voters
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Trump-aligned group declares "war on cartels"
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Watch the Disturbing Kanye Interview Clips That Tucker Carlson Didn't Put on Air
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Democratic optimism grows in battle for House
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'They Treat Me Like a Piece of S—': Raphael Warnock's Church Pays for His Home. It's Also Trying To Evict the Poor From Theirs.
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Gabbard says she can't stay in 'today's Democratic Party'
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JD Vance Gets Called Out for 'Fake' Opioid Nonprofit in Brutal Senate Debate
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Trump pushes for Russia-Ukraine talks, complicating GOP politics
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New book details tense call between Trump and moderate Republicans ahead of first impeachment
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Senate races reach new heights of nastiness in final campaign stretch
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Nevada shows signs of growing red wave
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Jordan signals Judiciary focus on school board memo under GOP rule
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Why Little-Noticed State Legislative Races Could Be Hugely Consequential
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Economy:

The Fed won't pivot away from its interest rate hikes until one of these 3 things happen
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US Core Inflation Seen Returning to 40-Year High as Rents Rise
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Goldman Sachs says too early to price in a U.S. Fed policy pivot
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Biden finds himself tethered to Fed's inflation fight
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Four High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
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Fed's Mester says central bank has yet to make a dent in inflation
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Leading indicators show inflation is slowing, but Fed policy makers are too busy looking in rearview mirror to notice
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U.S. economy is 'doing well' amid global economic uncertainty, says Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
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Mohamed El-Erian said the Fed made 2 big mistakes that will go down in history and spur a damaging recession that was 'totally avoidable' The Fed's mistakes created a threat to financial stability - and 'there's no ladder out of this hole,' Mohamed El-Erian warns El-Erian Says Economy Is Starting to 'Go Through the Windshield'
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Biden Says 'Very Slight' Recession Possible, Downplays Risk
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Inflation expectations ease, while spending outlook tumbles, Fed consumer survey shows
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As the Fed fights inflation, worries rise that it's overcorrecting
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Fed Restraint Will Likely Keep US Recession Mild, Blinder Says
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Federal Reserve is OK plunging economy into a recession: Economist
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Bridgewater's Dalio warns of a 'perfect storm' for economy
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Robert Shiller created an index that shows investors' fear of a stock market crash. Here's what it's saying now Prof. Robert Shiller's U.S. Crash Confidence Index
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US Small-Business Optimism Improves for a Third Straight Month
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IMF cuts global growth forecast, saying 2023 will 'feel like a recession' for many people IMF Warns 'Worst is Yet to Come' as Steps to Slow Inflation Raise Risks IMF warns of slowing growth, rising market risks as finance officials meet
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Bernanke says Fed shouldn't use interest rates to 'fine-tune' financial stability risks
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Even as a Nobel Laureate, Ben Bernanke Still Divides Economists Why former Fed chair Ben Bernanke deserves his Nobel Prize—despite the naysayers A Nobel Prize for the Economics of Panic Reassessing Ben Bernanke's Record America has paid dearly for Nobel winner Ben Bernanke's many mistakes
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Food inflation has soared in the U.S. And now farmers are planting wheat in the most expensive harvest ever
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Why questions are swirling about who will buy more than $31 trillion of U.S. debt — and at what price
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Russia adds Meta to list of 'terrorist and extremist' groups LNG ships now cost a record high near $400,000 per day as Europe scrambles to resolve its gas crisis Vladimir Putin's 'gas blackmail' is failing as an LNG revolution allows Europe to end its dependence on Russia, says Yale professor UK Shoppers Snap Up Blankets, Warm Clothes for Difficult Winter Nissan to Fully Exit Russia Market, Expects ¥100 Billion Loss Nissan pulls out of Russia, sells all assets to state for 1 Euro With winter fast approaching, Europe scrambles to prepare for energy shortages US Won't Repeat Anti-Russia Walkout at G-20 Meetings This Week Yellen lashes out at top Russian officials during joint meeting Europe's Russia Oil Sanctions Are Affecting Trading Already Sweden won't share Nord Stream investigation findings with Russia - PM NATO to hold nuclear exercise despite Russian warnings NATO to hold nuclear deterrence exercise as Russia rages at Ukraine Biden scrambles to avert cracks in pro-Ukraine coalition U.S., allies aim to continue hammering Russia over its 'egregious' war in Ukraine -officials Zelenskyy asks G-7 for more weapons and a price cap on Russian energy exports Russian gas supply gap casts chill in Europe as winter nears Russian economy activity slowed significantly at end-Sept, says central bank Russian Current-Account Surplus Grows Far Less Than Forecast EU Weighs Prosecutor to Catch Russian Sanctions Evaders US seeks extradition of Brit over Russian sanctions breach U.K. Businessman Helped Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska Hide His Real Estate and Art from U.S. Sanctions, Feds Say Germany keeps door open to using EU loans amid energy crisis Germany Backs Joint EU Debt for Loans to Ease Energy Crisis
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Employers expand reproductive health benefits amid tight labor market
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The bottom 90% in the US saw their debt increase by $300 billion over the last year — the largest annual gain on record. As for the wealthy? Not so much
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Millions of low-income Americans still eligible for COVID stimulus, watchdog says
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Labor Department proposes rule to reclassify contractors as employees
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Freight Rail Union Rejects Tentative Agreement, Previewing Messy and Prolonged Labor Fight
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Governments Stoked Global Inequality Since Pandemic, Study Finds
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GOP Plotting to Slash Social Security, Medicare
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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:

MBA: Mortgage Credit Availability was Never Excessive During the Recent Housing Boom
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Demand for riskier home loans is high as interest rates soar
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey; Purchase Activity 7% Below Pandemic Low
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JMJ CEO Tim Barton found in contempt of court
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Arrest warrant issued for bankrupt developer after no-show in court
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It's bad enough mortgage rates are over 7% – now it's harder to qualify for a loan
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Orchid Island Capital: Bankruptcy Appears Likely As Rate-Shock Worsens
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Leading Index for Commercial Real Estate "Rises" in September
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Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-October
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Housing October 10th Weekly Update: Inventory Increased Slightly; Now Above Same Week in 2020
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There's a New Menace Stalking Suburbia. Meet the McBasement.
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Flipping Houses Burns Investors Caught in US Real Estate Slowdown
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico Board Faces Test With Supreme Court Records Case
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Oil/Gas:

OPEC+ nations are falling way behind on production targets despite a small boost in output in September
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Oil edges lower as slowdown concerns eat into OPEC-driven gains
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Oil prices settle lower for a second session as IMF's world economic outlook fuels recession fears
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Biden "to re-evaluate" U.S.-Saudi relationship after OPEC oil cut Biden 'reviewing' ties with Saudi Arabia amid anger over oil cuts Biden warns there will be 'consequences' for Saudi Arabia after oil production cut
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China's Electric Trucks May Well Pull Forward Peak Oil Demand
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Honda to Spend Billions on Ohio Battery Plant
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Climate:

The new hurricane resiliency: being off the grid
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Larry Summers' trillion-dollar climate spending plan
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Are hurricane seasons getting more severe? Here is what the data say
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California's opening bid won't solve the Colorado River crisis alone
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Grain Shippers Slowed by Mississippi River Drought Also Race Against Winter
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Debt costs overshadow climate finance in small island states-report
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Texas heat index could soon surpass 120 degrees, study finds
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Tech:

Truth Social SPAC again delays shareholder vote
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Chipmaker earnings estimates fall at fastest pace since 2008
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PC Shipments Plummet as Macroeconomic Worries Bite
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Musk Sued by Twitter Investor Over 'Fraudulent' Buyout Flip-Flop Musk Claims Twitter Ordered Whistle-Blower to Destroy Evidence
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Autos:

GM Plastics Supplier Files For Bankruptcy In Michigan
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Hyundai, Kia parts supplier in Alabama fined for child labour
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Hertz False-Arrest Claimants Can Sue in State Court, Judge Rules
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Drivers Dangerously Think They Have Self Driving Cars
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Space:

NASA Successfully Punched an Asteroid Off-Course in Planetary Defense Test, Agency Announces
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Insurance:

Hurricane Ian exposed a flood insurance nightmare for homeowners in Florida
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'Black Wall Street' icon NC Mutual Life Insurance Company begins liquidation process
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Fraud:

Brett Favre Claims He's Been 'Unjustly Smeared in the Media' Over Mississippi Welfare Scandal Brett Favre Beaks Silence on Welfare Scandal
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Minnesota Trump supporter who falsely accused left-wing vandals of setting fire he staged pleads guilty to fraud
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Awards:

IFLR 2022 Rising Stars Awards
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Mass Torts:

As Jury Deliberates In CT, Alex Jones And His Lawyers Are Setting Fire To Each Other In TX Bankruptcy Court
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Pennsylvania Pharmacy Owner Must Pay $4M For 'No Questions Asked' Oxycodone Sales
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Appeals delay Boy Scout sex abuse settlement
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Buffalo Diocese seeks to transfer 35 abuse claims to Boy Scout bankruptcy plan
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Archdiocese files bankruptcy plan
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Retailing:

Online Retailers Aren't on 2022 Holiday Wish Lists
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US Retailers Looking Past China for Suppliers See Costs Jump 30%
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Student Debt:

Student loans are notoriously difficult to discharge in bankruptcy. A new bill could change that
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Student loan forgiveness application form unveiled – but White House still not ready to launch Biden's Education Department will test the application for student-loan forgiveness with 'members of the general public' before it officially goes live No student debt will be canceled before October 23, the Biden administration writes in a new legal filing
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A student-loan company involved in a major lawsuit against Biden's debt relief just got hit with a cease and desist over accusations of 'interfering with student loan borrowers' right to loan cancellation'
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Biden called Republicans' arguments that student-loan forgiveness is a political strategy and should be blocked 'both unsurprising and legally insignificant'
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Another conservative lawsuit claims the details of Biden's student-loan forgiveness were 'determined in secret' with the purpose of implementation before the midterms to buy votes
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Conservative Group Behind Failed Lawsuit Against MLB Retains Trump Law Firm to Challenge Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
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Chemicals:

Lockhart Chemical files for bankruptcy after Flint River spill
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Solar:

Lawsuits, state investigations and bankruptcy: what this all means for Pink Energy customers Pink Energy solar company files for bankruptcy leaving customers in the dark
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Fintech:

Chase's 50% Venmo Transaction Fee
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Colorado bankruptcies drop 2.8% in September
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Conflicts:

U.S. Supreme Court spurns McKinsey & Co appeal in bankruptcy conflicts case
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Third Circuit Holds Ethical Screen Insulates Side-Switching Lawyer's New Firm
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Committees:

In Archdiocese of New Orleans bankruptcy case, judge slaps lawyer with $400k penalty
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Cannabis:

The Cannabis Conundrum: Can Cannabis Companies File Chapter 15?
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Executory Contracts:

When it Comes to Assuming Executory Contracts, a Default is a Default; But the Equities Still Matter
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Mediation:

Bankruptcy Judge = A Mediator in the Judge's Own Court: An Old and Meritorious Idea
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UCC:

Getting Ready for Uniform Commercial Code Reform?
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D&O:

What Del. Officer Exculpation Law Means For D&O Insurance
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Aviation:

Europe's busiest airport, London Heathrow, says the demand for air travel remains uncertain
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Delta Invests in Flying Air Taxi Company
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Lufthansa Airlines is banning the use of Apple AirTags to track checked luggage
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Education:

Unruly Anti-LGBT Crowd Shuts Down School District Meeting
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Healthcare:

Feds object to sale of nursing home chain, citing $1 million owed to taxpayers
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U.S. tracking several omicron subvariants, but new boosters should offer protection, White House says
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Risk of Covid death almost zero for people who are boosted and treated, White House Covid czar says
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How bad is red meat for you? Health risks get star ratings
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Scheduled to Die: The Rise of Canada's Assisted Suicide Program
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Sovereigns:

Ghana Forms Committee to Start Talks With Domestic Bondholders
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US Not Expecting Any Big Breakthroughs On Debt Issues This Week -Treasury Officials
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In Ukraine, Debt Holiday For The Government. Private Sector Not As Lucky
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UK:

Surge in administrations as fears mount over insolvency outlook
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Akin Gump Lawyers Author Practical Law Q&A on UK Restructuring and Insolvency
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Wirral Council votes to request bailout to plug budget gap despite Tory opposition
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The UK would need to slash spending or raise taxes by $69 billion to keep its debt under control after deep tax cuts roll out, IFS says
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BOE's Bailey Has a Message for Funds: 'You've Got Three Days' to Wind Up Positions Bailey's Credibility on the Line Amid Pension Deadline Confusion
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Bank of England 'closely monitoring' funds as bond support nears end
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Pound Resumes Fall After BOE Says Bond Intervention Comes to End
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UK Blunders May Permanently Scar Gilts, JPMorgan Analyst Says
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Kwasi Kwarteng Says BOE Handling UK Economy 'Very Effectively'
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Market Chaos Throws Doubt on BOE's Plan to Flip to Selling Bonds
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Pension Adviser Who Warned of Turmoil Sees Mass Fund Overhaul
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Why we should all be worried about the crisis at UK pension funds
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UK Urged to Slash Spending After Crisis of Investor Confidence
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UK Pension Funds Call on BOE to Extend Intervention Amid Turmoil
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Apollo Makes Quick Gains on Bonds Dumped by UK Pension Funds
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UK Expands Kwarteng's Energy Price Cap to Cover More Businesses
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IMF Says UK Demonstrates the Wrong Way to Fight Inflation Crisis
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Lowest UK Unemployment Rate in 48 Years Masks Reasons to Worry
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British Shoppers Turn to Wonky Vegetables as Food Price Inflation Soars
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EU:

ECB Window for Big Rate Hikes Narrows With Recession Nearing
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Europe Carmakers Could See Output Plummet by Millions, S&P Says
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Canada:

Canadian Police Really Wish You Didn't See This Photo of Them
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Russia:

Putin's missile barrage on Ukraine showed weakness instead of strength, former speechwriter says. 'There's nothing else the army can do.' Russia's use of scarce missiles to slam Ukrainian civilians baffles Western analysts, thrills hardliners Kremlin TV Exposes the Real Goal of Putin's 'Revenge-Bombs' Why Russia's missiles on Ukraine have limited impact China Expresses Concern on Ukraine After Russian Missile Strikes Russia estimated to have spent $400-700 million on Oct. 10 missile strikes Russia unleashes biggest attacks in Ukraine in months British spy chief says Russian military 'exhausted' in Ukraine Russia's "barbaric missile attacks" show "brutal" impact of war, Yellen says New round of Russian missiles hits civilian infrastructure in Ukraine NATO warns Moscow against any infrastructure attacks NATO warns Russian sabotage on Western targets 'could trigger Article 5' Russian missile strikes just 30 miles from Poland as Putin's cronies demand he 'bomb Ukraine back to the 19th century' The day death rained from the sky Russia says its missiles hit Ukrainian military targets, but videos of a burning crater in a Kyiv park paint a very different picture UN, G7 decry Russian attack on Ukraine as possible war crime Russian Judge Linked to Top Putin Ally Allegedly Killed in Bridge Bomb 'General Armageddon': Who Is The Brutal Russian Commander Charged With Winning The Ukraine War? Russia's FSB arrests 8 people and blames Ukraine for Crimea bridge blast
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G7 leaders pledge to support Ukraine for "as long as it takes" G-7 leaders promise 'severe consequences' if Russia uses chemical, nuclear weapons
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The U.S. ties itself closer to Kyiv as top officials see echoes of Cuba
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Bodies exhumed from mass grave in Ukraine's liberated Lyman
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Biden says Putin 'totally miscalculated' by invading Ukraine but is a 'rational actor'
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NATO pivots to sending Ukraine air defenses after Russian missile attacks European weapons manufacturers scramble to adapt to wartime demand The Hunt to Arm Ukraine Leads to Difficult Choices Germany Sends Ukraine an Air Defense System
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Ukraine digs in for the winter war
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Suspected Ukrainian Explosive Sea Drone Made From Recreational Watercraft Parts
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Kirby: No indication that Putin has decided to use nuclear weapons Are we closer to nuclear Armageddon than any time since 1962, as Biden suggested? How High a Risk of Putin Using Nukes?
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Europe didn't want to believe Russia would actually invade Ukraine even as the US kept warning it was coming, top EU diplomat says
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Russian media confronts new problem: Reality
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'A very dangerous road': Putin and the U.S. navigate a new round of nuclear brinkmanship
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Putin raises 'concern' about Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant during meeting with UN watchdog Russia's Atomic Grab in Ukraine Corners International Monitors
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Russia invites US states to secede and join country
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Elon Musk blocks Ukraine from using Starlink in Crimea over concern that Putin could use nuclear weapons: report Tesla CEO Elon Musk spoke with Vladimir Putin before pitching his Ukraine peace plan on Twitter that repeated Kremlin talking points, political scientist says
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Lavrov says Russia open to talks with West, U.S. dismisses comments as 'posturing'
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Putin Hails UAE Mediation Role in Search for End to Russia's War
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Russian Prisoner of War Says He Joined Army to Pay Off 'World of Tanks' Debt
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MENA:

Biden brokers breakthrough maritime deal between Israel and Lebanon Israel announces sea deal with Lebanon, but doubts remain
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Iran Protests Spread to Key Oil Refinery as More Workers Strike 'Military invasion' as Iran sends tanks to crush Kurdish region protests
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Italy:

Italy Faces Looming Recession Due to Gas Dependence, IMF Says
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Why is Italy swerving far right? Many feel they have no choice
(DBN)

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Switzerland:

Exiled Wine Billionaire Hit With $416 Million Tax Bill by Swiss
(DBN)

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India:

Supreme Court rejigs priority of tax dues under IBC
(DBN)

IBBI prescribes fee structure for insolvency professionals
(DBN)

What is a pre-packaged insolvency resolution process?
(DBN)

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France:

France Faces More Fuel Shortages as Unions Plan to Prolong Strikes
(DBN)

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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong Court of Appeal gives boost to bondholders in significant "keepwell" victory
(DBN)

Hong Kong's Property Market Is Tumbling as Unsold Homes Pile Up
(DBN)

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China:

China Markets Keep Showing Any Reopening Bets Are Fool's Errand
(DBN)

China Must Stick With Covid Zero Policy, People's Daily Says
(DBN)

America's 'once unthinkable' chip export restrictions will hobble China's semiconductor ambitions
(DBN)

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Australia:

Australian Consumer Sentiment 'Deeply Pessimistic,' Westpac Says
(DBN)

Australia Household Spending Gauge Falls as Rate Hikes Bite
(DBN)

Australia to Avoid Recession Even as World Slows, Treasurer Says
(DBN)

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