Sudden Death? Junk-Rated Companies Headed for Biggest “Refinancing Cliff” Ever: Moody’s
Wolf Richter, www.wolfstreet.com Most of the defaults, debt restructurings, and bankruptcies so far this year and last year were triggered when over-indebted cash-flow negative companies could not make interest payments…
A New Hampshire Resident Rages Against The Political Machine
Submitted by Raul Ilargi Meijer via The Automatic Earth blog, A week after the New Hampshire Presidential Primaries, what lessons, if any, can we take from the dramatic victories of…
Biggest Short-Squeeze In Over 7 Years Sparks 1000 Point Surge In The Dow
There really is only one clip for this… This is the first 3 consecutive 1% gains for S&P since Oct 2011 – most notably S&P remains well below its 50dma……
Nigerian Stocks Are Falling, As Naira Depreciation Is Pushing Investors To Sell Their Shares
Nigerian stocks closed on a negative today, as the All Share Index (ASI) dipped by 1.87% to close at 24,056.12. This is a consecutive slump, after the ASI finished on…
First City Monument Bank Is Expanding To East Africa As Oil Slump Batters Nigeria
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) is planning to expand in two African countries as the drop in oil prices continue to reduce opportunities and income for banks operating in Nigeria.…
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If you’re looking for a free, high quality, mobile-friendly source for New York codes, FindLaw’s got you covered. Whether you’re researching New York family law, litigating wage deductions, or need…
10 Weeks of Non-Stop Camera Surveillance Is Not a Search
According to a recent ruling by the Sixth Circuit, it’s not a ‘search’ for the government to have a camera on a public utility pole pointed into your backyard —…
Mentally Disabled Inmate Escapes Death Penalty Under 5th Cir. Ruling
An intellectually disabled man successfully proved that he was intellectually disabled and thus ineligible for execution by the State of Louisiana. It’s been a long voyage through the courts, but…
Facebook Potentially Liable in French Nude Painting Case
FindLaw columnist Eric Sinrod writes regularly in this section on legal developments surrounding technology and the Internet. An appellate court in Paris has ruled recently that Facebook can be sued…
New Jury Duty Scam Targets Lawyers and Other Professionals
It was just another day for family lawyer Cindy Harrington Napier when she got a phone message from a Lt. Yates of the Sheriff’s Department, who left an urgent message…