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The first trading session of March kicks off with the Nasdaq finishing above the 5,000 mark and the Dow and S&P 500 hitting new records. Jeanne Yurman reports.
The first trading session of March kicks off with the Nasdaq finishing above the 5,000 mark and the Dow and S&P 500 hitting new records. Jeanne Yurman reports.
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FRAMINGHAM, Mass., May 10, 2024--Staples, Inc. (the "Company") today announced that it has commenced an offer to exchange (the "Exchange Offer") any and all of the Company’s outstanding 10.75% Senior Notes due 2027 (the "Old Notes") held by Eligible Holders (as defined below) for newly issued 12.75% Junior Lien Secured Notes due 2030 (the "Exchange Notes" and the issuance thereof, the "Exchange Notes Issuance") to be issued by the Company and guaranteed by Arch Parent Inc., the parent entity of
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyWhen the Ukrainian government announced it had foiled an assassination plot against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other top officials, Russian disinformation operatives got to work.The plot was simple, according to the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU): The suspects—two colonels in the State Security Administration—had plans to off Zelensky, as well as SBU Chief Vasily Malyuk and the chief Ukrainian military intelligence offi
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Target is planning to cut LGBTQ-themed merchandise from some of its stores during Pride Month this June, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, after a backlash hit sales of the retailer last year. Target plans to offer the full assortment of the merchandise online but is examining store-level data to decide which physical locations will carry the products, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Target is likely to stock the products in about half of its nearly 2,000 stores in the U.S., the report said.
Just a week before the series finale, George Cooper Sr.'s "Young Sheldon" death is a life-changing shock to Sheldon Cooper and TV fans. What happened?
Ian McShane thinks modern actors "take themselves too seriously". The 81-year-old star has worked with some of the best-known actors in the history of the movie business, including Richard Burton, John Hurt and Oliver Reed, and Ian has accused up-and-coming actors of being too serious in their approach. Reflecting on his experience of working with Oliver, Ian told the Guardian newspaper: "We did 'Sitting Target' together. I knew him before that and we had a good time together. "The trouble was h
Kristen Doute is ready to start trying to have a baby again. The 41-year-old TV star suffered a miscarriage late last year, but Kristen and her boyfriend Luke Broderick are now ready to try for a baby. The 'Valley' star - who suffered a miscarriage at six weeks - told PEOPLE: "I mean, that does give us hope. "I think it's not a false sense of hope. We, at that point, had only been trying for a couple of months and we were fortunate enough. "So we're just back on the train trying and fingers cros
Kris Jenner doesn't have any plans to retire. The 68-year-old showbiz matriarch has revealed that she's determined to keep working for as long as possible. During an appearance on the 'This Life of Mine with James Corden' podcast, Kris explained: "My mom retired when she was 82 and she talks about her job every single day when we're together and she will say to me, 'Oh, my job kept me young and with purpose and with joy.'" Kris believes that working keeps her sharp and she doesn't have any inten
Woody Harrelson and Ted Danson are launching a new podcast. The 62-year-old actor has joined forces with Ted - his former 'Cheers' co-star - to create a new podcast series titled 'Where Everybody Knows Your Name'. Ted, 76 - who played Sam Malone on 'Cheers' - said: "Though I’ve always dreaded small talk at a cocktail party, I’ve found that it is a genuine privilege to sit down with someone for a deep, uninterrupted conversation. With this podcast, we’ll do just that. And that I get to do it with
Alicia said she's doing everything she can to keep her and her family's head above water.
The U.S. dollar had a soft tone in early Asian trading on Friday after losing ground overnight to the euro and sterling on the back of U.S. data showing further signs of a cooling labour market and hence higher odds of Fed rate cuts this year. Against the Japanese yen, the dollar was trading at 155.39 yen, down from highs of 155.95 hit in the previous session. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, was flat at 105.25.
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The U.S. dollar had a soft tone in early Asian trading on Friday after losing ground overnight to the euro and sterling on the back of U.S. data showing further signs of a cooling labour market and hence higher odds of Fed rate cuts this year. Against the Japanese yen, the dollar was trading at 155.39 yen, down from highs of 155.95 hit in the previous session. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, was flat at 105.25.
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MENLO PARK, Calif., May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Runway Growth Finance Corp. (Nasdaq: RWAY) (the “Company” or Runway Growth”), a specialty finance company focused on providing senior secured loans to high growth-potential companies in technology, life sciences, healthcare information and services, business services, select consumer services and products and other high-growth industries, today announced the pricing of the previously announced underwritten secondary offering of 3,750,000 share
SoftBank CEO Junichi Miyakawa said on Thursday that the Japanese telecommunications firm is in talks with South Korea's Naver over control of LY Corp, which operates the popular messaging app Line. Naver said last week that "very unusual" administrative guidance from the Japanese government over a data leak last year required it to reduce its control of LY Corp, which is majority owned by a joint venture between SoftBank and Naver. LY Corp admitted in November last year that there had been unauthorised access of its systems by a third party via Naver's cloud system.
BOGOTA, Colombia, May 10, 2024--GeoPark Limited ("GeoPark" or the "Company") (NYSE: GPRK), a leading independent Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator, today announces the execution of an offtake and prepayment agreement with Vitol, one of the world’s leading energy and commodity companies.
The U.S. Senate late on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a broad aviation bill to boost air traffic controller staffing, increase funding to avert runway close-call incidents and speed refunds for canceled flights. The $105 billion, five-year measure reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration. The bill prohibits airlines from charging fees for families to sit together and requires airplanes to be equipped with 25-hour cockpit recording devices - up from the current two-hours - and directs the FAA to deploy advanced airport surface technology to help prevent collisions.
The Melbourne mum said she expects insurance won't cover the costs. Here's why.