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Spirit Airlines revealed on Friday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in a year.

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8 d. ago Vice Is Broke review – epic levels of hubris on show in downfall of millennial media darling

Documentary about the rise and fall of a publishing empire, from edgy magazine to billionaire-backing to bankruptcy has a ‘you had to be there’ vibe‘Coolness is not a renewable resource,” says a contributor to this documentary about Vice magazine’s rise and fall. In the late 2000s and 2010s Vice grew from a punk magazine into a digital media empire by telling the world what was cool (more specifically by telling millennials, then in their cool-seeking prime). By 2017, it was valued at nearly $6bn; in 2023, Vice filed for bankruptcy. A man who saw it from the inside is TV chef Eddie Huang, the director and frontman of this film. He had a long-running show on the Viceland TV channel and says he’s still owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties.Huang is also an advert for the best of Vice: fast, funny and authentic. The film begins with plenty of “you had to be there” stories about Brooklyn before gentrification, and interviews with early staff. This isn’t meant unkindly, but ...

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Claire's Accessories, the high street icon, faces an uncertain future after its US parent business filed for bankruptcy. It came after the business was unable to repay a loan.

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4 w. ago Claire's, known for piercing millions of teens' ears, files for Chapter 11, 2nd time since 2018

Mall-based teen retailer Claire’s, known for helping to usher teens into a key rite of passage _ ear piercing _ but now struggling with a big debt load and changing consumer tastes, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

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For the second time in seven years, Claire’s filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in federal court on Wednesday

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The fashion accessory and jewellery chain has filed for bankruptcy protection with a court in the state of Delaware - its second such filing since 2018.

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last month Fears for Claire’s stores after US owner files for bankruptcy

US-based fashion accessories and jewellery business Claire’s has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a court in Delaware.

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last month Claire's Accessories' high street future at threat as owner files for bankruptcy

Claire's Accessories faces an uncertain future in the UK after its parent group filed for bankruptcy in the US on Wednesday.

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