Wall Street Journal

First Brands Lays Off Employees as Buyer Interest Fades

First Brands Group has been unable to find financing or a buyer to continue most of its companywide operations, the bankrupt auto-parts supplier said as it laid off employees in its aftermarket ...
The Atlantic

First Jobs Matter More Than We Think

When Jack Waxman, a government major at Cornell, was a senior, he faced a choice. He could pursue a job in Senator Chuck Schumer’s office, where he had interned the previous summer. Or he could commit ...
Southwest Times Record

First Bank Corp. to merge with Russellville-based First State Bank

First Bank Corp. has announced a merger with Russellville-based First State Bank. The merger expands First Bank Corp.'s presence across the Arkansas River Valley. First State Bank will continue to ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Yoga contortion over war

Once I did yoga. It went all right, until it didn’t. Support journalism that covers the topics that matter most to you. Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism. Support ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Yoga contortion over war

Once I did yoga. It went all right, until it didn’t. Late in the class we wound up on our hands and knees with heads forward and lowered. Our tail-ends were aloft. As I remember the trauma, our left ...
Reuters

First Brands bankruptcy sparks sharp outflow from US loan funds

Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. loan funds are seeing sharp outflows this month as the bankruptcy of First Brands Group raises concerns over opaque financing and the robustness of underwriting standards in ...
CNBC

First Brands CEO James resigns amid bankruptcy process; turnaround expert in charge

First Brands said on Monday founder Patrick James had stepped down as CEO and will be succeeded by Chief Restructuring Officer Charles Moore on an interim basis, as the auto parts maker advances its ...
Business Wire

First Brands Group Announces Leadership Transition

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Brands Group, LLC (“First Brands” or the “Company”), a leading global supplier of aftermarket automotive parts, today announced that Charles Moore has ...
The New York Times

First Brands’ C.E.O. Steps Down, While Its Accounting Is Questioned

The auto-part maker’s bankruptcy has rocked Wall Street and revealed trouble in the private credit markets. By Ryan Mac The embattled chief executive of First Brands, an American auto-parts maker that ...
Reuters

First Brands' creditor says $2.3 billion 'simply vanished', seeks probe

Raistone alleges up to $2.3 billion missing at First Brands Questions the company's investigative rigor Asks the court to appoint independent examiner Oct 8 (Reuters) - Trade finance company Raistone, ...
IGN

Dying Light: The Beast - Tutorial, First Boss, & First Open World Moments

Here are the first 54 minutes of Dying Light: The Beast, captured on an RTX 5090 in 4K, 60FPS, Max Settings. The First 54 minutes includes the game tutorial mission, first boss encounter, and first ...
Wall Street Journal

Pam Bondi Needs a Free Speech Tutorial

Attorney General Pam Bondi pledges to go after "hate speech," saying there's no place for it after Charlie Kirk’s assassination. But that isn't U.S. law under the First Amendment, and Kirk himself ...