Mall-based teen accessories retailer Claire’s, known for helping usher millions of teens into an important rite of passage — ear piercing — but now struggling with a big debt load and changing consumer tastes, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Claire’s Holdings LLC and certain of its U.S. and Gibraltar-based subsidiaries — collectively Claire’s U.S., the operator of Claire’s ...
President Donald Trump on Thursday demanded that the CEO of the tech firm Intel resign immediately, saying he is “highly conflicted” because of alleged ties to China. “There is no other solution to this problem,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Trump’s attack on the Intel chief is his latest attempt to pressure the semiconductor industry, which has fueled the boom ...
For the first time this summer, all of the NFL’s teams will be strapped up for a weekend’s worth of preseason action. With few exceptions – for better or worse – most of the 32 squads have fully taken shape, though a few important positional battles and contract standoffs await resolution. Still, this is the time of year when most ...
Jen Pawol continues to make history as a female baseball umpire. Announced on Wednesday by Major League Baseball, Pawol is getting called up to be part of the five-team umpire crew for this weekend’s Atlanta Braves-Miami Marlins series, which features a doubleheader on Saturday, making her the first female umpire to work a regular-season MLB game. Pawol is scheduled to ...
The Little League Softball World Series inches closer to the final as four teams were eliminated from contention on Tuesday, Aug. 5 and four more kept their championship hopes alive. Day 4 featured two more win-or-go-home games. The action started with an Orange bracket match between Cantareira of São Paulo, Brazil vs. Floyds Knobs Community Club of Indiana. Indiana would ...
NextSource Materials (TSX:NEXT,OTCQB:NSRCF) announced that it has signed a multi-year offtake agreement with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC), furthering its bid to become a vertically integrated graphite supplier for the North American electric vehicle (EV) market. Under the agreement, NextSource will supply approximately 9,000 metric tons per year of intermediate anode active material (AAM) to MCC’s plant in Japan. MCC, Japan’s ...
Investor Insight Westport’ innovative technologies and pioneered alternative fuel delivery systems offer a compelling case for investors looking to participate in the opportunities of a low-carbon economy. Overview Westport (NASDAQ:WPRT,TSX:WPRT) specializes in delivering advanced fuel technologies, with a focus on heavy-duty vehicles, aimed at reducing carbon emissions without compromising engine performance. As a key player in the clean transportation space, ...
Alvopetro Energy Ltd. (TSXV: ALV,OTC:ALVOF) (OTCQX: ALVOF) announces an operational update and financial results for the three and six months ended June 30 2025. All references herein to $ refer to United States dollars, unless otherwise stated and all tabular amounts are in thousands of United States dollars, except as otherwise noted. President & CEO, Corey C. Ruttan commented: ‘Q2 ...
Th Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced plans to reach out to India and China for a joint BRICS response to rising U.S. tariffs. He said direct talks with President Donald Trump are not on the table, calling such a move humiliating and unnecessary. Lula Urges BRICS Unity as U.S. Tariffs Strain The post Breaking: Brazil May ...
Ripple CTO David Schwartz has offered to clarify key facts about Ripple, its RLUSD stablecoin, the XRP Ledger, and XRP. He made the statement in response to a recent criticism from Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long. Ripple CTO Addresses XRP Doubts, Open to Dialogue with Caitlin Long In a post on X, Schwartz told Long The post Ripple CTO Breaks ...
Bollinger Band creator John Bollinger has commented on the BTC price action, following the flagship’s crypto bounce above $115,000 today. Based on the legendary analyst’s analysis, this move might be a false breakout rather than a bullish continuation. John Bollinger Says The BTC Price Is Showing A Head Fake In an X post, the legendary The post John Bollinger Warns ...
The S&P 500 ($SPX) just logged its fifth straight trading box breakout, which means that, of the five trading ranges the index has experienced since the April lows, all have been resolved to the upside. How much longer can this last? That’s been the biggest question since the massive April 9 rally. Instead of assuming the market is due to roll ...