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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The First A.I.-Generated Art Dates Back to the 1970s

Gijon, an Aaron program that Cohen debuted in 2007, created jungle-like scenes—distinct from the figures created by the previous version of the software, Aaron KCAT. Whitney Museum of American Art, ...
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 ...
Transport Topics

First Brands Flails as Customers Don’t Know Who to Pay

As First Brands Group makes its way through bankruptcy court, the auto parts supplier is bumping up against an unexpected snafu: Its customers don’t seem to know who to pay. As the extent of First ...
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, ...
Reuters

Mapping the scale of beleaguered First Brands' debts and its creditors

Oct 16 (Reuters) - Auto parts maker First Brands' bankruptcy has sent ripples through credit markets in recent weeks, casting a spotlight on the exposure of some of the world's top financial ...
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, ...