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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The First A.I.-Generated Art Dates Back to the 1970s

Gijon, an Aaron program that Cohen debuted in 2007, created jungle-like scenes—distinct from the figures created by the previous version of the software, Aaron KCAT. Whitney Museum of American Art, ...
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 ...
American Banker

First Citizens takes $83 million hit tied to First Brands

Key insight: Two more regional banks disclosed credit losses related to the bankruptcy of First Brands, the U.S. auto parts maker that filed for bankruptcy amid allegations that it engaged in fraud.
Reuters

Mapping the scale of beleaguered First Brands' debts and its creditors

Oct 16 (Reuters) - Auto parts maker First Brands' bankruptcy has sent ripples through credit markets in recent weeks, casting a spotlight on the exposure of some of the world's top financial ...
USA Today

Shae Cornette named full-time 'First Take' host at ESPN with Stephen A. Smith's blessing

Shae Cornette has been named the new full-time host of ESPN's "First Take," joining the popular Stephen A. Smith-led program. Cornette, who joined ESPN in 2020, has previously been a fill-in host for ...
The Economist

First Brands is a painful but necessary warning for Wall Street

In court the firm’s lawyer described it as tremendous. That may have been true once, but today First Brands is a disaster. On October 13th Patrick James, its chief executive, resigned; America’s ...
Variety

Uwe Boll Returns With Parts 2 and 3 of Paramount+ Hit ‘First Shift,’ Eyes Possible Series (EXCLUSIVE)

Uwe Boll has wrapped principal photography on the second and third installments of his hit cop movie “First Shift” in New York City while aiming for a possible series based on the franchise. The 2024 ...
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 ...
U.S. News & World Report

First Brands Files for Bankruptcy, Revealing Billions of Dollars in Liabilities

NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. auto parts maker First Brands filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday after disclosing liabilities exceeding $10 billion, marking the collapse of a company whose rapidly ...
USA Today

First Watch plans for dozens of new restaurants in 2025. Here's where.

First Watch operates more than 580 restaurants in 31 states, and that number is expected to grow in 2025. The company said on its 2025 first quarter earnings call on May 6 it had opened 13 restaurants ...