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California discount chain 99 Cents Only announces permanent closure, begins liquidation

13 days ago -

The company headquartered in Commerce, California announced its permanent shutdown in an April 4 press release. According to the statement, 99CO partnered with financial services firm Hilco Global to "liquidate all merchandise owned by the Company and dispose of certain fixtures, furnishings, and equipment" at the discount retailer's 371 stores across California, Nevada, Texas and Arizona. "Sales under this agreement are expected to begin April 5," it added.

99CO was founded ...

In America today, 646 hospitals risk closure due to financial troubles

May 24, 2023 -

There are precisely 646 hospitals in rural America that risk closure, the group says, due to persistent financial problems. These facilities are not being paid enough to cover the cost of care delivery, we are told, which means losses on the balance sheet continue to mount.

Inflation and workforce shortages are only making matters worse, the report further explains. And while some rural hospitals are being kept on life support with grants, local tax revenues, and other profit ...

Nike drops plan to reopen Portland community store, confirms its closure is PERMANENT

September 25, 2023 -

A statement from Nike earlier in September stated that its Nike Unite Factory Store in northeastern Portland will no longer reopen. It was originally slated to reopen on May 1 following an "indefinite hiatus" last year, prompted by a rise in shoplifting. Prior to its permanent closure, the store first opened in 1984 and transferred to its current location in 2000.

The sportswear giant closed the factory store, the first one in its history, in October 2022. While the ...

Texas governor signs bill ordering the CLOSURE of DEI offices across state-funded universities

June 21, 2023 -

The Republican governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 17 into law on June 14, after it was passed by the Texas Legislature in May. It ordered the closure of existing DEI offices and prohibited the establishment of new ones in publicly-funded higher education institutions in the Lone Star State. It also banned mandatory diversity training for both students and employees starting January 2024.

Moreover, SB 17 stressed that institutions cannot endorse an ideology that promotes differential ...

Starbucks announces CLOSURE of 7 stores in downtown San Francisco amid skyrocketing violence and crime

October 06, 2023 -

Sam Jefferies, a spokesman for Starbucks, confirmed the closures in a statement to SFGATE. Employees at the seven affected stores were informed of the impending closures on Oct. 3. According to Jefferies, all affected employees will be given the option to transfer to a different store.

The following Starbucks locations in the city's downtown are set to shutter permanently:

"Each year as a standard course of business, we evaluate ...

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2A UNDER ATTACK: Democratic AGs call for the closure of Missouri ammo plant to deprive citizens of affordable, quality ammunition

January 31, 2024 -

The Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, which is the largest producer of small arms ammunition in the U.S., has become one of the latest targets of the anti-gunner crowd in their quest to keep as many Americans disarmed as possible. But the Democratic AGs' call for the facility's closure will only infringe the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens.

The Democrats' request seeks to curb the availability of "military-grade rounds" in the commercial market, furthering ...

In-N-Out Burger announces CLOSURE of its Oakland, California location due to wave of car break-ins and robberies

January 28, 2024 -

According to U.S. News and World Report, the crimes in Oakland have affected both employees and customers at the Oakland branch located near Oakland International Airport. Given this, the company will close the said location on March 24.

"[Despite] repeated steps to create safer conditions, our customers and associates are regularly victimized," In-N-Out CEO Denny Warnick said in a Jan. 24 statement. "We feel the frequency and severity of the crimes being encountered ...

Biden has knowledge of Hunter’s business dealings, 2011 emails indicate

May 08, 2023 -

So it's not exactly surprising to find out that he was also lying when he said in 2019 that he never spoke to his son, Hunter Biden, about the latter's business dealings.

Emails from nearly a dozen years ago revealed that the younger Biden had in fact arranged a meeting between his business associates and his father, then a vice president in the Barack Obama administration. (Related: Business associates viewed Hunter Biden as pipeline to Obama administration, researcher ...

HYPOCRISY: Big Business refuses to condemn Israel’s bombings of Gazan civilians

October 17, 2023 -

An Oct. 13 piece by Al Jazeera's Erin Hale pointed out this phenomenon, drawing parallels to the two conflicts. "When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, the corporate world's response was loud and clear," she wrote.

"Corporate giants – [such as] Adidas, Disney, Bank of America and Toyota – pledged financial and moral support for Ukraine and Ukrainians. CEOs, including Apple's Tim Cook and Citi Group's Jane Fraser, sported Ukrainian flag lapels ...

JPMorgan Chase closes business accounts of vaccine critic Dr. Joseph Mercola

July 28, 2023 -

The bank accounts belonged to Mercola Market, a health business owned by Dr. Mercola based in Cape Coral, Florida. On July 13, Chase notified the company in a letter that it had to close its account operations by September. At the same time, the company’s CEO, Steven A. Rye and his wife, along with CFO Amy Legaspi, were informed that they have until August to close their personal accounts and set up new ones at a different bank.

According to letters obtained by the Daily ...

Business analyst Liz Peek: Fed RATE HIKES responsible for bank failures

May 09, 2023 -

"Why are banks failing? Because of the Fed rate hikes. What is the Fed poised to do tomorrow? Hike rates again. It is almost unimaginable to me," she told Fox Business anchor Elizabeth MacDonald during the May 3 edition of "Evening Edit."

Peek pointed out that three of the four largest bank failures in U.S. history had been marked by the Fed's continued rate hikes. She commented: "We have never ever had [a] financial shock [before], such as bank failures. So yes, we have ...

Welsh farmers protest Sustainable Farming Scheme that could put them out of business

25 days ago -

In the past few weeks, they have shown up at political events in their tractors and caused traffic delays on Welsh roads in what some believe could be one of the biggest crises for Welsh Labour Party in decades. The farming sector, and livestock farming in particular, is being blamed by climate alarmists for the UK’s methane emissions.

The farmers’ main concern is the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) that the Welsh government has put in place as a way of funding the industry ...

Smuggling ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS into the U.S. is now a $13B a year business

November 02, 2023 -

According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), while smuggling illegal immigrants is a "gross violation of a country's border and immigration laws," it is not a violation of a person's human rights because the "smuggling" includes consent by the individuals to be moved across a border in exchange for payment over the facilitation of the service.

George Mason University smuggling expert Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera said the service fees typically range ...

California’s “impossible” electric truck mandate could put logistics companies completely out of business

June 09, 2023 -

Under the new mandate, which goes into effect on January 1, 2024, all new trucks that are bought for servicing distribution centers, ports and rail yards must be zero-emission models.

One of the main concerns is the low availability of electric semi-trucks. Those that are available have very high prices, and many in the industry are concerned about the short distances they are capable of traveling on a charge. Trucks need to use dedicated charging stations, and the limited ...

PRONOUN POLICE: U.K. government’s business department tells civil servants to check their colleagues’ pronouns

December 07, 2023 -

Staffers at the U.K. Department for Business and Trade (DBT) were informed of this guidance through a Nov. 20 blog post on the DBT's intranet. The post was penned by Amanda Brooks, DBT director-general of trade negotiations, to commemorate the "Transgender Day of Remembrance." She stressed the importance of reflecting on the lives lost due to intolerance and anti-transgender violence.

The blog also featured a statement from a non-binary civil servant who promotes an ...

NASA and private companies to launch BUSINESS on the MOON within the next decade

August 11, 2023 -

The Artemis missions aim to establish a sustained human presence on the moon, paving the way for future extraplanetary colonization and resource utilization. With a potential market value of over $100 billion, the moon is poised to become a hub of economic activity and commerce. "Definitely the moon is going to be a big business," stated Prachi Kawade, a senior analyst at NSR, a space market research and consulting firm.

NASA's ambitious endeavor has caught the attention ...

New York Times deceptively alters Hunter Biden quote about Joe’s “financial” involvement in business dealings

December 17, 2023 -

In his original statement, Hunter said the following concerning his dad, often referred to as the "big guy:"

"Let me state as clearly as I can: My father was not financially involved in my business."

However, when the Times reported on this statement, the outlet published it like this:

"Let me state as clearly as I can: My father was not involved in my business."

In case you missed it after the first read, the Times removed the word "financially" ...

POLL: 60% of Americans believe Joe Biden actively helped Hunter in his foreign business dealings

November 27, 2023 -

The Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll surveyed 2,851 registered voters from Nov. 15 to 16 and found that 60 percent believe in the statement "Joe Biden helped and participated in Hunter Biden's business," while 40 percent responded that they do not believe the president had any involvement. (Related: Bank records show Biden pocketed $200K after his brother promised to "open doors" for a failing company.)

Among the respondents, Republicans were more likely than Democrats to say ...