January 10, 2025

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Law:

As parts of Los Angeles burn, lawyers make do Biglaw Firms In California Close Their Offices, Shift To Remote Work Amid Deadly Blazes
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Bad news for associates? Report finds law firms are shifting to new ‘talent model’ for hiring
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The Associate Tier Is Shrinking At Top Biglaw Firms
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Favoritism, squabbles and sleaze - what associates really think of the partners
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Biglaw Associate Files Discrimination Lawsuit Alleging He Was Fired Because He Doesn't 'Endorse The Same Leftist Worldview'
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Legal Departments Dinged for Acquiescing to Rate Hikes That 'Defy Gravity'
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Elite Boutique Getting Slammed By Associates Over Mandatory Arbitration Agreement
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Latham & Watkins Flexes Its Muscle in Shrunken IPO Market
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Lawyers, Here's How to Build Your Brand. No Cringing Required
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Cory Fleming Ordered to Compensate $4 Million in Insurance Fraud Case Associated with Alex Murdaugh
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Top 20 Biglaw Firm Announces Bonus Structure For Associates
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Say Hello To The First Biglaw Firm To Close An Office In China In 2025
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Skadden Opens Abu Dhabi Office With Senior Hire From Freshfields
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Paralegal barred for attempting to cover up missed emails
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New York will adopt NextGen bar exam, considers surprising shifts in state-law tests
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Charlie Adelson Pushes For Resentencing On Two Counts In Dan Markel Murder Case
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The Great Escape: Nonlegal Careers For Lawyers
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Snow-Related Court Delays Are No Match For Lawyers Who Worked During COVID
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KPMG asks Arizona to OK alternative business license for subsidiary law firm
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UK Funder Joins With Law Firm, Insurer to Form Legal Behemoth
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Air-kissing is not sexual harassment
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Oregon law barring secret audio recordings does not violate First Amendment, en banc appeals court says
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Law firms wrangle over fees from $2.7 bln Blue Cross Blue Shield settlement
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A contentious push to wrap up the 9/11 prosecutions takes an emotional toll on victims’ families
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Prominent Former Lawyer On Trial In Vietnam Over Facebook Posts
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Trump’s Lawyers Have Assailed Jack Smith. They Could Soon Have Power to Go After Him.
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New York’s highest appeals court declines to block Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case US Supreme Court lets Trump sentencing proceed in New York hush money case Supreme Court, voting 5-4, lets hush money sentencing proceed Trump-appointed Justice Barrett sides with court's liberals to allow hush-money sentencing A Rebuke to Trump Provides a Telling Portrait of a Divided Supreme Court Trump declines to criticize Supreme Court after justices greenlight sentencing Trump to be sentenced in hush money case, days before return to White House
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US DOJ argues for public release of Trump election case investigation materials 11th Circuit allows release of Trump Jan. 6 special counsel report Appeals court muddles timing of release for Jack Smith’s final report US Justice Department will not publicly release all of special counsel’s report on Trump
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FBI Informant Who Lied About Biden Gets 6 Years
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Trump's Intended Supreme Court Lawyer Is Off to Puzzling Start
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Rudy Giuliani bungles another court order 1 day after being held in contempt, sanctioned Giuliani asks to attend contempt hearing remotely due to health and assassination concerns Giuliani reverses course on request to attend contempt hearing remotely
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Mike Lindell's legal losses mount as judge orders MyPillow to pay over $777,00 to DHL
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Jan. 6 rioter caught in Canada after refusing to report to prison and applying for asylum Member of the Proud Boys who bragged he 'fought the police' on Jan. 6 sentenced Father-son duo clashed with cops in violent melee at U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6: Feds
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Fani Willis comes out swinging as she aims to undo disqualification in Trump RICO case Fani Willis ordered to pay attorneys fees by angry judge in lawsuit over Jan. 6 docs
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Fox Corporation Must Remain Part Of Smartmatic's Defamation Case, Appellate Court Rules Fox News ordered to face $2.7B lawsuit over 'election conspiracy theories' it reported Fox Corp. Set To Go To Trial in Smartmatic $2.7 Billion Defamation Suit Against Network
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Navy veteran and CNN duke it out with emotional arguments in defamation trial CNN produces 'surprise document' to accuse Navy veteran of lying in defamation case
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Trump says remarks about Central Park 5 killing still-alive woman 'substantially true'
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House Judiciary chair to keep Hunter Biden investigation alive
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DeSantis Staffers Praise Florida Department for Canceling, Replacing Trans Person's License
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Donald Trump’s war on sanctuary cities has begun
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‘Pizzagate’ gunman killed by police in North Carolina after traffic stop, authorities say
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Woman who stabbed classmate to please Slender Man can be released from psychiatric hospital
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Killer teenager worries about cops breaking bracelet as they take her in for murdering 2
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Teen who ate baklava died after school staff aware of her fatal allergy said no nuts: Suit
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Mom first accused of fatally poisoning her kids actually did something more sinister: Cops
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Man kills pregnant wife and kids with military-grade rifle in 'horrific' murder-suicide
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Nurses let nonverbal man sit in 134-degree bath for nearly an hour, leading to death: AG
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'Until the count of 3': Road rage suspect follows through on threat to shoot man, cops say
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Mom of 6-year-old who accidentally killed herself kept gun under mattress, feared ex: Cops
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Alec Baldwin sues for malicious prosecution after judge dismissed case of fatal ‘Rust’ set shooting
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New Mexico Supreme Court strikes down local abortion restrictions
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Court strikes down Biden Title IX protections for trans students
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Mapped: States with the Most Guns
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Judges:

Former Judge Gets Combative When Pressed On His Romantic Relationship Houston’s Legal Community Faces Scrutiny as Former Bankruptcy Judge’s Undisclosed Relationship Raises Ethical Concerns
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‘I fled judge’s house when he told me he felt kinky’
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says he spoke with Trump about clerk before hush-money filing Sam Alito Offers Flimsy Excuse For Conversation With Donald Trump Alito chat with Trump before SCOTUS hush-money appeal leads to calls for disqualification
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Donald Trump Demands SCOTUS Do Him A Favor Though
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Judges Decide Clarence Thomas Was Just Confused When He Didn't Report All That Money
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Arizona judge who championed domestic violence survivors dies at 77
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Judge Wears VR Headset To View Defendant's Account Of Events
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Spouse Of MAGA Judge Gets Nod For Top DOJ Position
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New York Court of Appeals Removes Judge for Threatening Black Teenagers
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Wall Street:

 

Emerging Stocks Enter Correction as Traders Weigh US Policies
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The Best and Worst Presidents (According to the Stock Market)
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Layoffs:

41% of companies plan job cuts due to AI
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Microsoft announces job cuts, plans to axe 1% of underperforming workforce in 2025: Report
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Ally to End Mortgage Originations, Cut Jobs Across Company
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Politics:

Trump, the ‘America First’ candidate, has a new preoccupation: Imperialism Trump’s expansionist threats herald stormy ties between US and its allies
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Trump In Charge - If He Can Corral Unruly Republicans
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Trump announces new ambassador, Justice Department, VA nominees Trump eyes Florida’s emergency management director to lead FEMA Another Fox News alum invited to join the new Trump administration He Went to Syria With Tulsi Gabbard. He Has Some Big Concerns.
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Trump tells GOP he wants to write 100 executive orders
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‘Catch us if you can’: House and Senate will race each other to pass Trump agenda
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Trump Must Respect Greenland's 'Sovereignty': EU Top Diplomat Russia’s Kremlin says it’s watching Trump’s pursuit of Greenland closely UK FM Lammy Refuses To Condemn Trump Comments On Greenland Italy PM Says US Won't Forcefully Take Greenland Scholz Rejects Expansionist Agenda Laid Out in Trump Remarks Blinken Rejects a Trump Greenland Grab as ‘Not Going to Happen’ Greenland lawmaker says Trump Jr. visit ‘was all staged’ Can Trump buy Greenland? Technically, yes. Here are his options Danish PM wants talks with Trump over Greenland
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Here's how annexing Canada would change American politics How Canada Would Rank as the 51st State
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Mexico's president tries turning tables on Trump with 'nice' naming idea of her own
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Panama Canal CEO Says Trump's Plans Would 'Lead To Chaos'
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Microsoft contributes $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund Google donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund, joining other tech giants
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The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
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Biden’s Final Sprint Leaves Trump Stewing, Vowing Reversals
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Trump’s Team Is Stocked With Billionaires. Why the Super Rich Are Taking Over Washington The private donors behind Trump's transition could set a troubling precedent
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Meet the influencer who has Musk's ear on Germany's far-right Musk is 'going mad' warns biographer who says billionaire is 'deeply unwell' Musk tweets probed by UK counter-extremism unit
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Gov. Newsom responds to Trump blaming him for wildfires
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This could be AOC’s moment
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Jimmy Carter lauded for his humility and service in Washington before his return to Georgia The US 'Presidents Club' Convenes To Honor Carter Remembering President Jimmy Carter on national day of mourning Biden blasted for ‘falling asleep’ at Jimmy Carter’s funeral as wife Jill ‘forced to nudge him’ and Bush ‘checks on him’ In pictures: Remembering former President Jimmy Carter Joe Biden speaks for a vanishing age in eulogy praising Jimmy Carter’s decency What if Other Presidents Lived as Long as Jimmy Carter? Son of the South: How Jimmy Carter Ended the Civil War
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Newsom’s fire response under microscope amid presidential speculation Gavin Newsom Cut $100m From Fire Prevention Budget Before California Fires Trump’s critiques of the Los Angeles fires, explained Trump, Musk unleash on California Democrats over wildfires
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House passes ICC sanctions bill; GOP Senate leader promises to bring it to floor
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Extremism in the US Military is a Sleeping Danger
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Personal Finance:

How much money you should save for a comfortable retirement
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Autos:

Wholesale Used Car Prices Decreased in December; Up 0.4% Year-over-year
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Volkswagen Deliveries Fall In 2024 Amid China Woes
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Fraud:

More Archegos Employees to Join Banks Seeking Money From Hwang
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Economy:

Fed officials are worried about the inflation impacts from Trump’s policies, minutes show Fed Minutes Show Officials Were Eager to Slow Interest-Rate Cuts US Fed Officials Concerned Over 'Stalled' Disinflation, Tariffs: Minutes FOMC Minutes: "The process [of reaching inflation target] could take longer than previously anticipated" Fed Officials Signal Interest Rates Likely on Hold for a While Fed’s Schmid Backs Gradual Rate Cuts If Economic Data Improve Fed’s Collins Says Uncertainties Point to Slower Cuts in 2025 Fed’s Collins Favors More Patience and Fewer Rate Cuts in 2025 Fed’s Harker Says More Rate Cuts Are Coming But Timing Uncertain Fed’s Waller Supports Further Cuts, Says Inflation Moving Lower
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Fed Finds New Reason for Confidence in Obscure Inflation Gauge
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U.S. to release December jobs figures amid 'uneasy' status quo in labor market
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Global Bond Selloff Leaves US Treasury Yields Flirting With 5%
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A $28 Trillion Corner of Wall Street Is Flashing a Warning About the U.S. Economy
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US Consumer Borrowing Drops on Plunge in Credit-Card Balances
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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease to 201,000
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ADP: Private Employment Increased 122,000 in December
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US Private Sector Hiring Undershoots Expectations: ADP
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December Employment Preview
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Fed Governor Bowman says December interest rate cut should be the last
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US Tariffs Unlikely To Have 'Significant' Inflation Impact: Fed Official
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Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency to Speed Tariff Rollout
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Elon Musk says DOGE probably won’t find $2 trillion in federal budget cuts Just a best case scenario Musk Eyes $1 Tn US Spending Cut, Walking Back Earlier Goal
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Trump Allies Fret Tax-Cut Plans at Risk With GOP Infighting
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Why Poor American Kids Are So Likely to Become Poor Adults
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Krugman: Oy, Canada - Economic lessons from the 51st state
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U.S. Consumers May Feel Pinch From Panama Canal Tariff Hike
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Trade War Worries Loom Over Las Vegas Tech Show
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Visualizing the World’s Busiest Migration Corridors
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Leading Index for Commercial Real Estate Increased 10% in December
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US 30-Year Mortgage Rate Just Shy of 7% Weighs on Home Purchases
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This could be the beginning of the end for fire insurance in California Home Losses From the LA Fires Hasten ‘An Uninsurable Future’ Thousands of Los Angeles homeowners were dropped by their insurers before the Palisades Fire Victims of the Pacific Palisades fire face another harsh reality: No insurance to rebuild California fires: Insurance companies dropping coverage and fleeing the state due to decades-old law
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1st Look at Local Housing Markets in December
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Signa Prime Administrator Blames Board for €1 Billion of Damages
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The Housing Bubble and Mortgage Debt as a Percent of GDP
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Oil/Gas:

Oil Companies Skip Auction for Arctic Refuge Drilling Rights
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Canada Energy Minister Warns Trump Against an Oil Trade War
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Energy Sector Goes From S&P 500’s ‘Worst to First’ in 2025 Start
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Climate:

Climate Disasters Drive Unusually High Losses In 2024: Munich Re Catastrophic Weather Drives Insured Losses to Highest Since 2017
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BlackRock Leaves Major Climate Group Amid Wall Street Exodus RBC, BMO Signal They May Follow US Banks Out of Climate Club
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Hollywood Consumed By Apocalypse Vibes as Wildfires Rage Losses from the historic wildfires surge to $50 billion and continue to rise, according to JPMorgan $52 Billion Cost Would Rank LA Fires Among Worst US Disasters LA Wildfire Costs Double to $20 Billion Overnight for Insurers $135 billion in damage? Catastrophe Bond Funds Say They’ll Dodge Losses as LA Fires Rage Palisades Fire devastates LA County, jumps in size as winds batter Southern California, 10,000 structures destroyed Hollywood Boulevard is evacuated as wildfires erupt in celebrity epicentre Major LA Fires 'Zero Percent' Contained, Officials Slam Looting A month before fires, L.A. fire chief warned budget cuts were hampering emergency response Wealthy LA residents hire private security to stop looters Private firefighters hired to guard mansions from LA fires as ‘entitled’ millionaire is blasted over ‘tone-deaf’ post Los Angeles Struggles to Battle Fires as Pentagon Offers Aid As Epic Fire Rages, Hollywood Reels in Shock LA fire ‘apocalypse’ rips through Hollywood Hills & 130,000 told leave now after celeb enclaves turned to ash & 5 killed Los Angeles wildfires devour thousands of homes, death toll rises to 10 Los Angeles Fire Victim Died Trying To Protect His Home: Sister Residents Rip Mayor -- Who was in Ghana? Arson investigators are actively looking into Palisades Fire, LAFD chief says Several Local Landmarks Are Destroyed in Southern California Wildfires Shock footage shows charred landscape Rose Bowl stadium barely recognizable after being turned into makeshift home for stricken families during LA fires LAPD warns against looting Fire Threatens Mt. Wilson Broadcast Transmitters as L.A. TV and Radio Stations on Alert; Observatory Evacuated Firefighters battle devastating Los Angeles wildfires as winds calm somewhat 1 Million Without Power Hanks & Spielberg's Homes Missed by Wildfire Mel Gibson's Home Burns Down John Goodman Loses His Home to Fire Billy Crystal Lost His Home Stars Who Lost Their Homes in LA Wildfires Fire hydrants ran dry in Southern California just when they were needed most Hydrants "not constructed to deal with" this level of devastation, mayor says It’s not really the typical time for nasty California fires. What changed that? Karen Bass left L.A. for Africa as wind, fire warnings increased. She returned to a burning city LA Mayor Karen Bass Stumbles Through Presser Script Failing To Share Emergency Information Website Address: ‘This Can Be Found At URL’ Extreme Weather, Suburban Sprawl Fuel LA's Wildfires 'We've Lost Everything': Residents Return To Homes Burnt In Los Angeles Arson suspect arrested in Woodland Hills near Kenneth Fire Police shoot down celebrities floating arson theories The L.A. Fires Have Started a Misinformation Storm A small fish is at the center of misinformation and finger-pointing over L.A. fires
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LA Fire Hydrants Running Dry Poses New Danger in Combating Blazes
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How the wildfires in the Los Angeles area could affect California’s home insurance market How will LA's devastating fire losses affect insurance and home costs? These California Insurers Cut Policies Before Devastating Wildfires
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Los Angeles Fires and Winter Drought Likely Linked to Ocean Heat
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The L.A. fires are the worst-case scenario experts feared
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More People Are Living in the Riskiest Wildfire Zones
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Wildfire tracker Mobile app for tracking wildfires hits No. 1 in App store
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Winter Storm Heading for Texas Grounds Flights, Menaces Grid
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La Niña Emerges in Pacific Triggering Global Weather Changes
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Hottest Year Ever Sees World Breach 1.5C Global Warming Target
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EU Bank Regulator Tightens ESG Rules as Climate Risk Grows
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US Greenhouse Gas Emissions Dip Even as Economic Growth Advances
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Potent winter storm strengthening as it begins its trek across the South, threatening extreme impacts
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US Emissions Stagnated In 2024, Challenging Climate Goals: Study US Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fell Only 0.2% In 2024: Analysis
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Newspapers:

It’s Open Season on the Washington Post
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Retailing:

A zombie mall store king is born: JCPenney merges with Forever 21 owner Lucky, Forever 21 Operator Merges With JCPenney
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Select group of Party City locations to remain open, despite bankruptcy news
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Retail apocalypse: Big Lots, rue21, others closed thousands of stores in 2024 U.S. store closures hit a high point in 2024
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Kohl's to close dozens of "underperforming" stores in California, 14 other states Macy’s, Kohl’s announce nationwide store closures: Here’s where
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Is Joann closing locations? Here's what we know about about stores reportedly shuttering
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Ross stores are closing their doors, find out which stores are closing and when the liquidation of their products begins
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Education:

Why You Should Check Your College's Financial Health
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Labor:

US Dockers Reach Tentative Last-minute Deal With Port Employers
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Media:

Amazon Explores News Push
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Private Equity:

Private equity reduces patient care while enriching investors, Senate report finds
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Private Equity Faces Fresh Curbs in Massachusetts in New Law
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Banking:

Bank of America Braces for Massive Bond Losses as Yields Soar
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BlackRock Stares Down FDIC Before Deadline Over Bank Stakes
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Wall Street Bonuses to Jump by Double Digits at Big Banks
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UBS Set to Settle Credit Suisse US Tax Case
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Insurance:

Private Lenders Set to Take Over Alacrity in Debt Restructuring
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Crypto:

FTX Disputes Sale of EU Assets to Ex-Employees as Complete
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Terraform’s Do Kwon to Face 2026 Trial in NY on US Fraud Charges
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How Trump Came Around to Crypto—and What Crypto Wants in Return
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Batteries:

Northvolt Owners Back Battery Output as Funding Search Continues
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Gambling:

Star Plunges to Record Low as Casino Operator Burns Through Cash Only two paths left for Star as cash troubles deepen: 'Go bankrupt or be bought'
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Distressed Investing:

Mudrick’s Distressed Fund Gained 32% in 2024 as Rate Pain Hit
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Finance:

Apollo’s Zelter Sees Private, Public Market Barriers Falling
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Utilities:

Edison Reviewing Operations Around Start of Deadly Eaton Fire Edison International’s Stocks, Bonds Fall Amid LA Wildfire
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Nursing Homes:

Rockland nursing home business seeks bankruptcy protection
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Defense:

Rahm Emanuel Says US Defense Firms Cause Bigger Risks Than China
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (45 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (7 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Why so many bankruptcies?
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2024 was a record year for bankruptcies. Why?
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Mass Torts:

Johnson & Johnson’s Talc Unit Objects to Brown Rudnick as Counsel in Bankruptcy Case
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Aviation:

Rare Dallas Snow, Ice Ground Thousands of Flights Across US
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US Astronauts Upbeat Seven Months Into Eight-day Mission
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Kremlin Declines To Accept Responsibility For Plane Crash
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Drone strikes firefighting aircraft over Palisades Fire
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Movie Theaters:

Participate or keep it quiet? Recent sing-alongs tap into larger discussion on moviegoing etiquette
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Tech:

Meta is ushering in a ‘world without facts’, says Nobel peace prize winner Wildest things you can now say on Facebook and Instagram as experts sound alarm Huge problems with axing fact-checkers, Meta oversight board says France Voices 'Concern' Over Halt To Meta's US Fact-checking
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The TikTok Ban Heads to the Supreme Court. Here’s What to Know Billionaire Frank McCourt’s Project Liberty bids for TikTok ahead of Supreme Court arguments TikTok’s fate arrives at Supreme Court in collision of free speech and national security
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Mark Zuckerberg Gave Meta 'Green Light' To Use Pirated Books For AI Training: Report
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Corporate Reform:

FinCEN Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Law Requiring Ownership Information
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Healthcare:

California company’s finances pose more uncertainty for two RI hospitals
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CT officials respond to threat of Prospect Medical Holdings bankruptcy
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Top Dems begin looking past Steward crisis
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ACA hits record-breaking 23.6M enrollees
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UnitedHealth slammed for denying cancer patient's surgery -- while on operating table
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U.S. overdose deaths far outpace other countries: Report
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The first state to cover Ozempic under the ACA
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Pennsylvania system to end inpatient care at New York hospital
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Drinking coffee only in the morning lowers risk of death from any cause
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Urologist deemed 'threat to public welfare' after allegedly using cocaine during surgery
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Food/Beverage:

Struggling restaurant chain sued for millions, no bankruptcy yet
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Bankruptcy for Twin Peaks Franchisee Stems From $12 Million Lawsuit
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Cannabis:

Michigan cannabis company linked to bribery scandal enters receivership
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Corporate Governance:

Elon Musk Appeals Court Ruling on Pay Package
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Tesla Board Settles Excessive Compensation Case
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Sovereigns:

Ghana to Seek More IMF Funding, Finance Minister Pick Says
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Argentina Official Says Country Made Payments on Sovereign Debt
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UK:

Yorkshire and Humber insolvency activity rises as start-ups activity falls
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How to spot the warning signs of insolvency in the construction supply chain
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Solicitor who stole £146m from investors and spent it on boat, cars and Lake District shooting and fishing estate is told to pay back just £1m - or face spending 19 years in prison
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UK On Red Alert Over Jump In Govt Borrowing Costs
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UK Trade Darling Stenn Went from $900 Million to Insolvency in Days
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High-flying Axiom Ince boss and four others charged with fraud and forgery
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RBG: Ousted founder filed winding up petition against troubled listed law firm RBG Holdings says it has creditors' support after "insolvency" claim
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UK Bond Strife Risks Derailing Bank of England Rate Cuts
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British Retailer Shares Decline Over Growing Fears About Economy
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Plunging UK Markets Offer Fresh Warning Over Economy and Pile Pressure on Starmer
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Ian Rosenblatt and his firm declare war on each other
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'Patients are collapsing in the waiting room': A&E nurses speak out
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Is Britain’s Labour Party Facing a Liz Truss Moment? Pound Trading Frenzy Shows Option Market’s Fear of Truss Redux
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UK Hiring Drops Sharply as Firms Brace for Tax Hikes
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Britain’s Bond Turmoil Invokes Memory of 1976 Debt Crisis
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Prince William is ‘seizing’ more power from King Charles: ‘Toughest ruler the family has ever seen’
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EU:

As Storm Trump Approaches, EU Tries To Play It Cool
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China Paves Way for Possible EU Retaliation as Probe Ends
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Canada:

Company that processed plant-based milk linked to listeria permanently closes plants
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Bargain fashion chain announces closure of all 221 stores in Canada
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‘What Are You Complaining About?’: Economists Assail Trump’s Canada Trade Math
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Germany:

Elon Musk Is Trying to Break Germany’s Quarantine on the Far-Right AfD
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MENA:

Polish government adopts resolution protecting Netanyahu from arrest if he attends Auschwitz event
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Hamas resists in Gaza with 20,000 fighters, despite losing top leaders
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Parents Of Israeli Soldiers In Gaza Tell PM Troops Not 'Cannon Fodder'
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Health Ministry In Hamas-run Gaza Says War Deaths Top 46,000 Gaza death toll likely to be significantly higher than official figures, study finds
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Israel intercepts over 100 Yemeni drones
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New Lebanon President Says Country Entering 'New Phase' After Vote
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Russia:

UK Announces Coalition Will Send Ukraine 30,000 New Drones
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Zelensky Says Allies Will Have To Cooperate More Once Trump Takes Office EU Ready To Lead Ukraine Support 'If US Not Willing': Kallas
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US Announces New $500 Mn Military Aid Package For Ukraine
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Trump says Putin meeting being set up to end ‘bloody mess’ of Ukraine war
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Ukraine's Fight 'Matters To All Of Us': US Defense Chief American Leadership On Ukraine 'Critical': US Defense Chief
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Cold Water, No Heating: Transnistria Struggles After Russia Cuts Gas Moldovans grapple with outages as energy crisis grips pro-Russia region
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Finland To Keep Russian Border Shut, Extend Contested Law
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China:

China Evergrande’s key unit ordered to liquidate by HK court
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Developer Sunac China Receives Liquidation Petition in Hong Kong
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Country Garden Proposes Restructuring Terms With Key Banks
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Vanke Bond Distress Deepens Ahead of $4.9 Billion Maturity Wall
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China's Xi Jinping said to silence economist for doubting GDP data
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China's Electric And Hybrid Vehicle Sales Jump 40.7% In 2024
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China Inflation Hits Nine-month Low In December
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Venezuela:

Venezuela On Tenterhooks Ahead Of Rival Protests, Maduro Swearing-in 'Long Live Venezuela': Anti-Maduro Protest A Day Before His Inauguration Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado ‘kidnapped’, allies say Venezuelan President Maduro to be sworn in again despite serious doubts over election results Venezuela’s Maduro could be the next dictator to fall
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NATO:

Germany Opposes Trump Call To Raise NATO Defense Spending To 5% Of GDP
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South Korea:

YouTube Patriots? The Men Backing S. Korea's Impeached President South Korea’s acting leader accepts resignation of presidential security chief
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Mexico:

Mexico Central Bank Sounds Note of Caution on Trump Tariffs
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France:

Highest toll in 14 years: 66,000 companies go bankrupt in France
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France’s Villeroy Urges Big Budget Cuts to Cure Fiscal Sickness
(DBN)

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Germany:

Germany Faces Unprecedented Bankruptcy Surge Since 2009
(DBN)

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Australia:

‘Why is he racing sports cars?’ Collapsed fashion empire lent money to director’s racing team
(DBN)

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Singapore:

New law eases corporate bankruptcy for thousands of struggling companies under $2M
(DBN)

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Cayman Islands:

The Use of Mediation in Restructuring and Insolvency
(DBN)

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