Staples Inc. said late Tuesday Chief Executive Ron Sargent will step down from his position after the retailer's shareholder meeting June 14. Shira Goodman, Staples' president of North America operations, will become interim CEO, the company said in a statement. Staples will select a permanent CEO through a special committee with the support of an executive search firm. Shares of Staples fell 0.3% in late trading after ending the regular trading day up 1%.
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Gary Cohn, president and chief operating officer at Goldman Sachs, just spoke at the Deutsche Bank Global Financial Services Investor Conference.
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FX has officially ordered to series 'Legion,' its first co-production with Marvel Television, starring Dan Stevens ('Downton Abbey').
NEW YORK (AP) — A former Barclays PLC director has been arrested on charges he illegally fed stock tips to a New York plumber in exchange for cash and home renovations.
NEW YORK (AP) — A former Barclays PLC director has been arrested on charges he illegally fed stock tips to a New York plumber in exchange for cash and home renovations.
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Iran Nuclear Deal, Middle East
An Iranian change of heart, not U.S. acquiescence, prompted the rapprochement.
The July 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to limit Iranian nuclear proliferation is now nearly a year old. Until recently, the urgency to complete the “Iran deal” had been explained by the Obama administration as an effort to capitalize on a new group of Iranian reformers who came to power with President Hassan Rouhani in August 2013.
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Canada Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan will meet his German counterpart in Berlin next month before traveling to Singapore for the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) Asia Security Summit, the Canadian Armed Forces announced in a press release on Monday.
Islamic State on Tuesday urged Muslims to destroy their satellite TV sets to prevent hostile channels "destroying their beliefs and polluting their ethics".
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's governor says a Chinese fiberglass manufacturer is expected to create 400 jobs when it opens a manufacturing operation in Richland County.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's governor says a Chinese fiberglass manufacturer is expected to create 400 jobs when it opens a manufacturing operation in Richland County.
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Hundreds of pages of Trump University internal documents were released on Tuesday in connection with an ongoing fraud lawsuit against the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's now defunct series of courses on real estate and investing.
The unsealed documents include sales and marketing "playbooks" from 2007 through 2010. Politico, however, published the 2010 playbook in March.
One of the playbooks informed sales people that the last song played... Читать дальше...
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On the outside, it appears that the Eagles’ quarterback situation is something of a mess, with the declared starter Sam Bradford not hiding his disappointment that the team traded up to draft Carson Wentz. But from Wentz’s perspective, everything is great. Wentz said that he, Bradford and Chase Daniel have quickly developed a good rapport…
Hacker who leaked presidential paintings pleads guilty. UC San Diego shuts down its art gallery amid a storm of criticism. SFMOMA in copycat pastry debacle. And, the downtown L.A. culture strip that is facing demolition. Plus, reviews of the Venice Architecture Biennale are starting to pour in...
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– The deputy governor of Bayelsa state has revealed how much militant attacks are causing his state – States in the Niger Delta region have seen renewed attacks by militants recently – The attacks are causing damage worth millions of Naira The deputy governor of Bayelsa state, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John-Jonah (Retd), has condemned the […]
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CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — The men who kidnapped Mexican soccer player Alan Pulido demanded $325,000 (6 million pesos) from his family for his safe return.
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Under Armour has cut its sales guidance following the Sports Authority's bankruptcy.
In a statement Tuesday, the activewear retailer said it sees 2016 net revenues at $4.925 billion, down from $5 billion earlier, and lower than analysts' estimate for $5.02 billion according to Bloomberg.
When Under Armour first learned in the first quarter that Sports Authority was going bust, the company didn't think the debt it was owed would have a material impact. Читать дальше...
You're an adult woman. You make your bed at least five out of seven mornings a week. (What? Mondays are hard!) But are you guilty of these two super-common errors when you do it?
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CAMP TARIQ, Iraq — As Iraqi forces pressed an offensive Tuesday to dislodge Islamic State militants from Fallujah, conditions are worsening for tens of thousands of civilians trapped in the city, and a leading aid group raised alarm over an unfolding “human catastrophe.” Islamic State fighters launched a fierce counterattack on the southern edge of the city, slowing the progress of the elite Iraqi counterterrorism troops, and the militants reportedly corralled civilians into a single neighborhood for use as human shields. Читать дальше...
Workday Inc. shares slipped in the extended session Tuesday even after the business cloud-software company topped Wall Street estimates for the quarter. Workday shares fell 4.1% to $72.70 after hours. The company reported adjusted earnings of 5 cents a share on revenue of $345.4 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast a loss of 2 cents a share on revenue of $338.7 million. Workday sees second-quarter revenue of $371 million to $373 million. Analysts expect $370.9 million. Workday's stock... Читать дальше...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kelvin Benjamin is back on the football field running and catches passes.