Sandra Stangl is stepping down from her role as president and chief executive of Banana Republic, parent company Gap Inc. confirmed to BoF. Stangl, who joined the business in 2020, sought to revive the struggling mall brand through a culling of unprofitable Banana Republic stores and revamping of the brands’ e-commerce channel. Last year, the […]
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‘I don’t even know who you are’: White Sox coach ejected from game originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Just 16 pitches into Wednesday’s White Sox game, catching coach Drew Butera wasn’t happy with the way home plate umpire James Hoye was calling some parts of the game. Hoye ejected Butera, who was yelling from
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Fragile scrolls, royal portraits, various pottery and ceramics, and a 19th-century hand-drawn map were among 22 artifacts that had been missing from the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa since they were looted following the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. Yesterday, April 30, after almost 80 years, the stolen artifacts were officially repatriated to their homeland in a
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Keith and Brooke Shields, December 13, 1984 (image courtesy Keith Haring Foundation Collection) Keith Haring was born in a White, working-class town in Eastern Pennsylvania. After briefly attending a commercial art school in Pittsburgh, he studied semiotics at the School of the Visual Arts in Manhattan in 1978. His timing was impeccable, for he arrived
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(Adds quotes, context) By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Alden Bentley NEW YORK, May 1(Reuters) – The yen jumped against the dollar late on Wednesday, with traders on high alert for signs of intervention by Japanese monetary authorities to boost a currency languishing near 34-year lows. The dollar fell sharply to 153 yen from about 157.55 yen
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Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: DoorDash — Shares of the food delivery company tumbled 13% after its first-quarter report revealed a wider-than-expected loss. DoorDash lost 6 cents per share on $2.51 billion in revenue. Analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting a loss of 4 cents per share on $2.45 billion in
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Key Points DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach said Wednesday that he now sees no more than one interest rate cut this year. The noted fixed income investor said the most important moment from the Fed’s policy event on Wednesday was when the central bank’s Chair Jerome Powell all but ruled out the possibility of a rate hike. Treasury
Alcaraz suffered his first defeat on Spanish clay in 25 matches [Reuters] Carlos Alcaraz’s bid for a third straight title at the Madrid Open was ended by Andrey Rublev. Russian seventh seed Rublev rallied from a set down in the quarter-final to win 4-6 6-3 6-2 and break Alcaraz’s 14-match winning streak in the Spanish
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Marcus Outzen started the 1999 Fiesta Bowl as Florida State lost to Tennessee in the first-ever BCS title game. (Scott Halleran / Allsport) Former Florida State quarterback Marcus Outzen died Tuesday. He was 46. Outzen was diagnosed with a rare immune deficiency disorder in 2023. He suffered form Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis — commonly referred to as
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WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its ground on interest rates, again deciding not to cut as it continues a battle with inflation that has grown more difficult lately. In a widely expected move, the U.S. central bank kept its benchmark short-term borrowing rate in a targeted range between 5.25%-5%. The federal funds rate has
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