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In the energy industry, it’s known as the solar coaster: The ups and downs in the solar industry can cause companies to grow quickly and fade just as fast. So far in 2024, customers of more than one big installer have felt those big downhill drops.
The latest solar giant to struggle is SunPower Solar, one of CNET’s picks for best national solar companies. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August. As part of the bankruptcy, Complete Solaria (a merger of Complete Solar and Solaria) will buy SunPower’s Blue Raven Solar and New Homes subsidiaries, as well as other parts of the SunPower dealer network. On Sept. 9, Complete Solar announced that it raised $40.5 million to cover the remaining closing costs of a $45 million bid to…
The (FfD4) took place from June 30 to July 3, 2025 in Seville, Spain, marking a pivotal moment for global cooperation on sustainable development.
FfD4 marks the 80th anniversary of the United Nations (UN) and arrives amid rising debt, climate risks and a $4.2 trillion annual financing gap for developing countries, highlighted Philemon Yang, president of the United Nations General Assembly. It serves both as a review of past commitments and a launchpad for new action through the and , the outcome document.
The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) President, Bob Rae, echoed the urgency, identifying four key goals for reinvestment in the pillars of sustainable development: Closing the financing gap for UN-mandated Sustainable…
The recent reforms reflect the IBBI’s aspiration to make the insolvency resolution process not just faster, but also more accountable and investor-friendly. But it is imperative to view these reforms in consonance with the underlying institutional limitations. The IBC framework still suffers from limited infrastructure at the NCLT level, valuation disputes, inconsistent judicial interpretation and information asymmetry. As of September 2024, the number of CIRPs resulting in liquidation (2,630) was still over 2.5 times the number resulting in resolution (1,068). Therefore, the recent reforms need to be accompanied by reforms in tribunal capacity building, cross-border insolvency framework and digital infrastructure for tracking CIRP…
Even though Michael Jordan was the embodiment of basketball greatness every time he stepped on the hardwood or grinded behind the scenes, the one stain that followed him throughout his career was the constant whispers about his gambling. And even though he lived in an era where social media didn’t exist, this “public secret” somehow managed to dominate conversations and headlines.
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Stories of massive golf bets, late-night casino trips and even a visit to Atlantic City during the middle of the Eastern Conference finals weren’t rare — they were…
Reliance Communications (RCom), once a formidable force in India’s booming telecommunications industry, had a rapid ascent and a spectacular decline. In the latest development about the beleaguered company, State Bank of India has decided to mark Reliance Communications’ loan account as “fraud” and report the name of Anil Dhirajlal Ambani (erstwhile director of the company) to the RBI, in a case that stretches back to August 2016. RCom has confirmed this move in an official filing.
RCom has been under a corporate insolvency resolution process since 2019. In its statement, the company reminded investors that any loans linked to the period before insolvency must be handled within the resolution plan.
Retirement can be a stressful time for those in debt (Alamy/PA) (Alamy/PA)
As retirement approaches, many people look forward to a slower pace of life and the freedom that comes with no longer working full-time. But for those carrying debt into their later years, the prospect of retiring can bring just as much anxiety as it does anticipation.
With income often dropping and expenses sometimes shifting in unpredictable ways, it’s important to take stock of your financial situation beforehand.
Dennis Hussey, team manager at National Debtline who has also been a money advisor for 20 years, explains that when retiring it is ‘often going to mean that income streams narrow’.