Amazon.com Inc. AMZN 0.19% said it has agreed to acquire the Hollywood studio MGM in a deal that the e-commerce company is betting can jump-start its Prime Video streaming platform and position it to compete with industry heavyweights including Netflix Inc. and Walt Disney Co. The purchase, which was unveiled Wednesday morning, has an equity…
DetailsHe has promised to pay creditors out in full by winning Grocons dispute with Infrastructure NSW over the botched Cental Barangaroo project. Creditors will also receive net proceeds from any asset realisation sales, including the Eureka sub-penthouse occupied by Mr Grollo, which could be worth $25 million but is encumbered by mortgages. The revised DOCA…
DetailsA self-styled wunderkind of Germanys business scene has been declared bankrupt in Dublin, where he has been studying for a doctorate in finance at Trinity College. avid Schirrmacher (28) founded an online German fashion label, Von Floerke, that went bust in 2019. He appeared on the German version of TVs Dragons Den, where entrepreneurs pitch…
DetailsSelects editorial team works independently to review financial products and write articles we think our readers will find useful. We may receive a commission when you click on links for products from our affiliate partners. In an effort to help younger generations learn how to be debt-free and combat money taboo among the Latinx community,…
DetailsBefore writing for the Strategist, Jenna Milliner-Waddell covered home dcor for Forbes Finds. Now she finds the best-rated products you didnt know you needed, from placemats to puzzles. Photo: Touchstone Pictures If your debt is unmanageable youre drowning in multiple monthly payments, only paying on the interest, or just cant keep track of it all…
DetailsIts no secret that many consumers have debt. Even if theyre up-to-date on payments, it may feel like its hard to get ahead of larger balances. Thats why some consumers consider debt relief services. Debt takes on a variety of forms, including credit cards, car loans, bank loans, mortgages or medical bills. Debt relief services…
DetailsThe walls of the Melbourne headquarters of Equity Trustees (EQT) are adorned with the portraits of former prime ministers, premiers and governors-general who have served on the board of the stately 133 year old institution. The roll call of dignitaries includes 19th century premier Sir Charles Sladen, prime ministers Stanley Bruce and Robert Menzies and…
DetailsThe Court of Appeal has upheld a decision to extend the bankruptcy of Co Monaghan farmer John Hoey whose cattle were shot by members of the defence Forces in 2016. ast year Ms Justice Teresa Pilkington extended the bankruptcy of Mr Hoey for a period of eight years from the time he was declared a…
DetailsEarlier this month, the UK government launched a newBreathing Space schemein England and Wales. This debt respite scheme gives people struggling with debt problems a 60-day period of legal protection during which all interests and charges on their debt will be frozen while they receive professional debt advice. No enforcement action will be taken during…
DetailsBy Phil Deyes from Leonard Curtis Leeds If I had received a 1 over the last 12 months for every person that has said to me that insolvency practitioners must be rushed off their feet, I would have had a tidy sum saved up by now! In fact, the number of insolvencies in England and…
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