his week I was in beautiful Toronto, where I presented the keynote address and participated in a panel discussion at the annual Mines and Money conference. It was the first time the highly respected gathering of precious metals analysts and investors came to the Americas, and they couldnt have chosen a better city than my…
Sept. 30, 2016 – by Jeff Gelski Randy Kominsky, president of Alliance for Financial Growth, will look to lead the restaurant company out of Chapter 11. BOSTON Randy Kominsky has been hired as chief restructuring officer for Cosi, Inc., effective Oct. 4. Mr. Kominsky, president of Alliance for Financial Growth, has more than 25 years…
The Vidarbha Cricket Association adopted the Lodha Committee’s recommendations at a special general meeting © Vidarbha Cricket Association The Tripura Cricket Association (TCA) and the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) have become the first full members of the BCCI to adopt the recommendations of the Lodha Committee, in separate special general…
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – By the time the Las Vegas Sands Corp tried to collect on the gambling debts last year, the two women owed $6.4 million, lost during a few disastrous days of baccarat. But when the Sands asked prosecutors to press criminal charges against Xiufei Yang, 59, and Meie Sun, 52, over the…
Deonte Jordan is being tried for a 2014 attempted murder. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington Police) By Terry James BLOOMINGTON A 21 year old man from Bloomington is on trial charged with attempted murder. Deonte Jordan is also facing charges of armed robbery and aggravated battery with a firearm. At the McLean County Law and Justice center the…
Sovereign debt levels and debt servicing costs have risen in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in recent years and will continue to do so in 2016 and 2017, Fitch Ratings says. The high share of concessional debt means that interest costs are not excessive for most countries in the region, but their increase makes fiscal consolidation more…
Queenstown’s mayoral candidates have disavowed any knowledge of the “alleged campaign” that led candidate Jim Boult to complain to police. Mr Boult said in a statement on Thursday he was “aware of actions which may have had the intent of trying to influence the outcome of the election against me” and that he had no…
The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago should seek bankruptcy protection to stop the fiscal bleeding and get back untracked, William Isaac, former chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., said in a recently published opinion piece. “Both the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago are in dire fiscal straits,” Isaac,…
Leading Australian businesses, brands and charities including the AFL, Cricket Australia and Movember may have been defrauded as part of an alleged systemic rort by collapsed leading agency, Ambient Advertising. An investigation by a NSW Supreme Court-appointed special purpose liquidator into Ambient Advertising is examining allegations the firm may have routinely and deliberately overcharged some…
By Maiya Keidan | LONDON/BENGALURU LONDON/BENGALURU Johnston Press (JPR.L) shareholder Crystal Amber Fund Ltd CRS.L can help management avoid a poor debt restructuring deal, the hedge fund’s chief executive officer told Reuters. “We have a good track record of assisting companies,” Richard Bernstein told Reuters on Tuesday, ahead of London-listed activist manager Crystal Amber disclosing…