August 22, 2022
“Shares of theater chain and meme trader favorite AMC fell sharply on Monday as the struggles of a rival company appeared to weigh on the stock. AMC was down more than 30% in premarket trading, building on a loss of more than… Continue Reading…
December 7, 2020
“Casual food chain Ruby Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 protection on Wednesday. The Tennessee-based company became just the latest in a string of major brands to file for bankruptcy in 2020 — a year where virtually every type of brick-and-mortar business suffered due to the coronavirus pandemic.… Continue Reading…
September 11, 2020
“U.S. mall owners Simon Property Group and Brookfield Property Partners are close to finalizing an $800 million deal to rescue the embattled department store chain J.C. Penney from bankruptcy, avoiding a total liquidation and saving about 70,000 jobs and 650 stores, Joshua Sussberg of the… Continue Reading…
August 12, 2020
“The off-price chain Stein Mart announced Wednesday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to permanently close most, if not all, of its stores, adding to the turmoil in a retail industry that has been hammered by the coronavirus pandemic. … Continue Reading…
June 25, 2020
“Chuck E. Cheese’s parent company CEC Entertainment said Thursday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after venue closures stemming from the coronavirus pandemic roiled its business. The company, which is owned by private equity firm Apollo Global Management, expects to… Continue Reading…
June 24, 2020
“Since January, 355 Retailers Have Filed for Bankruptcy Protection. The coronavirus pandemic has hit the already-struggling sector particularly hard. Some big names have gone bust recently, including Neiman Marcus, J.Crew, and J.C. Penney. Meanwhile, Amazon and other retailers with a large online presence are… Continue Reading…
May 13, 2020
“Carriers’ stocks have tanked in response. Warren Buffett recently revealed that Berkshire BRK.A, -1.37% had sold off all of its holdings in the airline sector, including stock in Delta DAL, -6.99%, American Airlines AAL, -6.94% and Southwest LUV, -5.76%. Boeing BA, -3.21% Chief Executive David Calhoun suggested that a major airline will “most likely” go under… Continue Reading…
April 22, 2020
“Gym chain 24 Hour Fitness is working with advisors at investment bank Lazard and law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges to weigh options including a bankruptcy that could come as soon as the next few months, people familiar with the… Continue Reading…
March 20, 2020
“If you’re worried about getting infected with the coronavirus, then good. It shows that your survival instincts just might keep you from catching the virus itself, or infecting others. The good news is that the mortality rate is somewhat low.… Continue Reading…
November 8, 2019
“Across the country, farmers are struggling with particularly difficult financial realities. The past year has seen extreme flooding in the Midwest and drought in the West, a tariff war that resulted in commodity prices plummeting, and falling land value… … “Farm debt has been rising more rapidly… Continue Reading…
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