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 ...
Time

How to Have a Good First Date

I have been on 76 first dates in the past three and a half years since moving from a small town to New York City. I know this because (like many before me) I have been keeping a spreadsheet. Dating ...
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 ...
Reuters

First Brands gets $600 million in new funding after creditor ceasefire

NEW YORK, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands received court approval on Friday for an additional $600 million in rescue financing, after resolving clashes with creditors that had ...
Orange County Business Journal

FirstSun to Acquire First Foundation

First Foundation's office alongside the 405 freeway in Irvine. First Foundation Inc., which has several top executives who work at its Irvine office, is being acquired by FirstSun Capital Bancorp, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Wall Street Journal

Bankrupt Auto Supplier First Brands Faces Criminal Investigation

First Brands Group, the automotive supplier that collapsed into bankruptcy last month after the discovery of accounting irregularities, is facing a criminal investigation by the Justice Department, ...
Morningstar

The Funds Most Affected by First Brands’ Bankruptcy and What Investors Can Learn From Them

The impact of First Brands Group’s Oct. 5, 2025, bankruptcy filing will continue to ripple across the financial ecosystem, but one lesson for fund investors is immediately clear: Position sizing ...