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 ...
NJ.com

Belvidere wrestling tops North Warren in forfeit-filled rivalry dual

Belvidere sophomore Anthony Fattorusso offered a blunt assessment of his decision win at 138 pounds in the County Seaters’ dual with rival North Warren. “I’m gonna be honest, it was the worst match I ...
Transport Topics

First Brands Flails as Customers Don’t Know Who to Pay

As First Brands Group makes its way through bankruptcy court, the auto parts supplier is bumping up against an unexpected snafu: Its customers don’t seem to know who to pay. As the extent of First ...
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 ...
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 ...