How the $100 Million ‘NYPD Blue’ Creator Gambled Away His Fortune – Hollywood Reporter

David Milch, the storied mind also behind ‘Deadwood,’ changed television. Now, according to a lawsuit, the racetrack regular has lost his homes, owes the IRS $17 million and is on a $40-a-week allowance. Still, his supporters stay close: “He’s brilliant. This story first appeared in the Feb. 26 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To…

Insolvency, Restructuring Feared to Undermine Banks’ Soundness – BusinessKorea

Corporate restructuring was the main culprit behind a drop of 40 percent in Korean banks business performances last year. Financial regulators explained that bad account cost from the restructuring of shipbuilders such as STX Shipbuilding weakened banks profitability last year. Last year, Korean banks posted 3.5 trillion won in net income, a drop of 42.6…

Rules Proposed to Help For-Profit College Victims Too Weak, Say Debt Strikers – Truth-Out

(Photo: Student Debt via Shutterstock; Edited: LW / TO) Stories like this are published thanks to the generous support of our readers. Help ensure Truthout can keep publishing – sign up today to make a small donation each month and keep independent news alive! In June, a group representing fifteen students ripped off by for-profit colleges…

bebe stores, inc. Announces Organizational Restructuring – Business Wire (press release)

BRISBANE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–bebe stores, inc. (NASDAQ:BEBE) today announced that Manny Mashouf has rejoined bebes management team as Chief Executive Officer and that Walter Parks has rejoined as President, Chief Operating Officer and Interim-Chief Financial Officer. Former Chief Executive Officer and Board Member Jim Wiggett and former Chief Financial Officer Liyuan Woo are no longer with…

AWC founder hits back at critics following liquidation – The Drinks Business

19th February, 2016 by Rupert Millar The founder of Antique Wine Company has dismissed potentially damaging public scrutiny of his finances as exaggerated following the sudden collapse of the businesss franchising arm. The liquidation of Antique Wine Company Franchising (AWCF), which was set in motion last month, has prompted strong criticism of its director Stephen…

Ex-construction boss at Vostochny Cosmodrome declared bankrupt – RAPSI

10:50 19/02/2016 MOSCOW, February 19 (RAPSI) The Commercial Court of Primorsky Krai has declared Viktor Grebnev, former chief executive of TMK (Pacific Bridge Building Company), a contractor in the Vostochny Cosmodrome project, bankrupt, RIA Novosti reported on Friday. Bankruptcy procedure was initiated by Sberbank in November 2015. Viktor Grebnev is currently placed under house arrest.…