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First Trust

First Trust meets the industry standard for stewardship, but it could do more to align itself with investors. It earns an Average Parent rating. This is a team-oriented organization that eschews star ...
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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.
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 ...
Reuters

First Brands obtains bankruptcy judge approval for $500 million rescue financing

NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Bankrupt auto parts supplier First Brands, opens new tab on Wednesday received a U.S. judge's permission to proceed with the first phase of a $1.1 billion bankruptcy loan, ...
Wall Street Journal

Auto Supplier First Brands Files for Bankruptcy Amid Accounting Questions

First Brands Group filed for bankruptcy Monday, threatening big losses for Wall Street lenders after the market lost confidence in the auto-supplier’s financial disclosures and use of ...
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 ...
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, ...