Amelia Pollard

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  • A WeWork co-working office space in New York, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. WeWork Inc. filed for bankruptcy, capping a tumultuous period that saw the once high-flying startup navigate a failed initial public offering, Covid-19 lockdowns, a blank-check merger and slow return-to-office trends. Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    SPAC companies accounted for at least 21 bankruptcies this year and a staggering $46 billion in lost investor value

    By Jonathan Randles, Amelia Pollard, and others
  • A WeWork co-working office space in Berkeley, California, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. WeWork Inc. said there’s “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue operating, citing sustained losses and canceled memberships to its office spaces. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    WeWork’s rapid collapse comes to a close as the once high-flying startup declares bankruptcy with nearly $19 billion in debt

    By Ethan M Steinberg, Amelia Pollard, and others
  • AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 16: Kristen Bell (L) and Dax Shepard speak onstage at “Building a Brand Through Community” during the 2023 SXSW Conference And Festival at the Austin Convention Center on March 14, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/FilmMagic)Retail

    Baby brand founded by actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard files for bankruptcy after being torpedoed by high shipping and production costs

    By Amelia Pollard and Bloomberg
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 28: A Rite Aid store stands in Brooklyn on August 28, 2023 in New York City. Rite Aid, a national chain retail pharmacy and convenience store with thousands of locations across the country, is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it faces increasing financial stress related to opioid lawsuits and other financial pressures. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Finance

    Rite Aid files for bankruptcy in the face of massive debts and ‘potentially significant’ claims for its role in the opioid epidemic

    By Amelia Pollard, Ameya Karve, and others
  • NEW YORK, USA – AUGUST 11: FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives in Manhattan Federal Court to appear in court in New York, United States on August 11, 2023. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Regulators

    Stanford University will return ‘entirety’ of gifts alleged to total $5.5 million from bankrupt crypto exchange FTX

    By Amelia Pollard, Jonathan Randles, and others
  • Trailers sit in a Yellow Corp. facility lot, which closed after the freight trucking company ceased all operations, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 31, 2023. After receiving a loan from the federal government during the Covid-19 pandemic, Yellow is beginning to wind down all operations ahead of an expected bankruptcy filing. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)Finance

    Yellow paid executives $4.6 million in bonuses for bankruptcy wind-down as 30,000 employees became jobless

    By Jonathan Randles, Amelia Pollard, and others
  • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 21: The Rite Aid logo is displayed outside a Ride Aid store on December 21, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Rite Aid Corp. shares were down almost 14 percent in midday trading after the pharmacy chain announced a third quarter revenue loss while lowering its full fiscal year revenue guidance. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Health

    Rite Aid is preparing for bankruptcy to avoid potentially massive liabilities from opioid lawsuits

    By Amelia Pollard, Reshmi Basu, and others
  • SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 12: A customer shops for meat at a Safeway store on April 12, 2023 in San Rafael, California. According to a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, inflation in March slowed to its lowest rate in nearly two years with prices rising 5 percent, down from 6 percent in February. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Retail

    Sustainable meat startup that raised $169 million and sells through Safeway and Target files for bankruptcy

    By Amelia Pollard and Bloomberg
  • Vice Media offices display the Vice logo at duskFinance

    Vice Media—once valued at $5.7 billion—has filed for bankruptcy

    By Amelia Pollard and Bloomberg
  • St. Paul, Minnesota. People rally to support the Ukrainian people and Ukraine’s sovereignty and stop the war that Russia is waging against them. (Photo by: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

    The world’s biggest oilfield contractors are quitting future Russia work

    By Bloomberg, Amelia Pollard, and others
  • Toy section at TargetRetail

    Small toymakers are operating 24/7 so gifts can reach U.S. stores by Christmas

    By Amelia Pollard and Bloomberg
  • A person wearing a protective mask enters a Starbucks coffee shop in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Starbucks Corp. is expected to release earnings figures on January 26. Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergRetail

    Starbucks says employees can’t unionize at store level

    By Amelia Pollard, Josh Eidelson, and others