syndication.ap.orgA pedestrian passes cash points at a branch of Barclays Bank in London, Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Barclays PLC has revealed plans to split itself into two as it reported a big fall in fourth-quarter profits.The bank said Tuesday its adjusted pretax profit, which includes one-off items like provisions to pay for mis-selling policies in…
DetailsComments Print /License AA A leaner Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is turning a profit after spending seven years selling divisions, building new plants and closing old ones. Maple Leaf Foods has emerged debt-free from the billion-dollar restructuring, with a network of modern meat plants churning out cold cuts, bacon and prepared food. Eight old factories…
DetailsImage source: David McSpadden via Flickr. Continue Reading Below StoneMor Partners reported its fourth-quarter results before the opening bell on Monday. The quarter marked a less-than-stellar end to what was a pretty successful year for the company. This was after it restructured and high-graded its sales force during the quarter in an effo… Read the…
Details©AFP John Kenneth Galbraith in The Great Crash, 1929 describes bezzle theft where there is an often lengthy of time period between the crime and its discovery. The person robbed continues to feel richer as he does not know of his loss, at least yet. In favourable markets, bezzle increases, only being exposed by changed…
DetailsA Brighton-based robo-call spam operation has been hit by a record £350,000 fine by data privacy watchdogs. Since the firm has been closed down and entered liquidation, however, even the Information Commissioner admits the fine is unlikely to be paid. Prodial Ltd, a lead generation firm responsible for more than 46 million automated nuisance calls,…
Details(Recasts with increase to debt, adds details, background) Feb 29 Spain’s Abengoa, on the brink of becoming the country’s largest-ever bankruptcy, said on Monday its debt had risen by 492 million euros ($535.39 million) in 2015’s fourth quarter as it posted a full-year net loss of 1.2 billion euros. The energy firm, which is racing…
DetailsJason Cohen has been promoted to partner at law firm Bracewell. Mr Cohen, who is based in Houston, has experience in out-of-court workouts as well as chapter 11 bankruptcies, in which he has represented corporate debtors and creditors. He has worked on chapter 11 cases with assets from $20 million to more than $1 billion. Mr. Cohen earned his…
DetailsWith the general election out of the way, the governor general in fulfilling his duties under the Constitution, will in the next few weeks swear in a prime minister and several ministers of Government. However, after the end of the political storm, hopefully, calm will return to the lives of all. With the advent of…
DetailsWondering how to clear that FEE-HELP debt? Have some free advice. The hardest and yet sometimes easiest way to pay off your FEE-HELP debt is to make certain sacrifices, like skipping that weekly, expensive fast food meal, or not buying that item of clothing you definitely don’t need. Cutting out the small yet expensive things…
DetailsCROOKSTON, Minn. — The St. Cloud, Minn., attorney who unsuccessfully defended Anderson Seed Co. Inc. of Mentor, Minn., in a CHS Inc. lawsuit in Polk County, Minn., has withdrawn from the case, even during an appeal period. Gary R. Leistico of the Rinke Noonan firm on Feb. 15 notified the Ninth Judicial District Court that…
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