Restaurant chain BurgerFi files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Restaurant chain BurgerFi files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

A BurgerFi location is seen on August 20, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia.  Tierney L. Cross | Getty Images BurgerFi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, less than a month after it warned investors it had “substantial doubt” about its ability to operate. The company joins the growing list of restaurant chains that have … Read more

Big Lots bankruptcy, plans sale and store closures

Big Lots bankruptcy, plans sale and store closures

A Big Lots store in Los Angeles, Sept. 7, 2024. Discount home goods retailer Big Lots Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 9, 2024, indicating it plans to close nearly 300 stores and continue operating. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Discount home goods retailer Big Lots filed for bankruptcy protection … Read more

Sunrun stock surges, company sees opportunity after SunPower files for bankruptcy

Sunrun stock surges, company sees opportunity after SunPower files for bankruptcy

A contractor carries a SunRun solar panel on the roof of a home in San Jose, California, U.S., on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022.  David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sunrun stock jumped nearly 14% on Wednesday as the rooftop solar installer sees an opportunity to snag market share after competitor SunPower filed for … Read more

SunPower files for bankruptcy, plans to sell assets — stock plummets

SunPower files for bankruptcy, plans to sell assets — stock plummets

Workers install solar panels during a SunPower installation on a home in Napa, California, on July 17, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The rooftop solar installer SunPower has filed for bankruptcy, after struggling for months in the face of high interest rates and allegations of misconduct in its reporting practices. SunPower … Read more

Forever 21 seeks rent concessions, facing financial struggles

Forever 21 seeks rent concessions, facing financial struggles

A fashion retail Forever 21 store is pictured in in London on September 30, 2019. Fashion retailer Forever 21 has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US. Alberto Pezzali | NurPhoto | Getty Images Forever 21 is asking landlords for a break on rent as the legacy fast fashion player’s sales decline and … Read more

WeWork emerges from bankruptcy, announces John Santora as new CEO

WeWork emerges from bankruptcy, announces John Santora as new CEO

A WeWork co-working office space in New York, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images WeWork, the shared office space company once valued at $47 billion, emerged from bankruptcy on Tuesday, and named Cushman & Wakefield executive John Santora as its new CEO. WeWork filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy … Read more

Most customers of crypto firm will get all money back

Most customers of crypto firm will get all money back

Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of FTX Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange, arrives at court in New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Almost all customers of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX will get their money back — and more, according to a court filing. FTX estimates that it owes creditors around … Read more

Electric scooter company Bird files for bankruptcy

Electric scooter company Bird files for bankruptcy

A banner for electric scooter rental company Bird is displayed outside of the New York Stock Exchange as the company goes public via a SPAC on Nov. 5, 2021. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The electric scooter company Bird, once valued at $2.5 billion by investors, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Florida federal … Read more