Here's what we are reading this morning:
For brick and mortar retailers in the Boston area, it’s boom or bust, depending on where you look - The Boston Globe
Europe’s Bankruptcies Are Plummeting. That May Be a Problem. - The New York Times
The strange but true reason why GameStop's stock keeps surging - CNN
The British online fast-fashion retailer Boohoo said Monday it would buy the Debenhams brand name and website for $75 million a few weeks after the 242-year-old department store chain began to wind down its operations after going into administration
Why the pandemic has driven global shipping costs to record highs - The Washington Post
Boy Scouts’ Liability Insurers Challenge Sex-Abuse ‘Claim-Mining’ - WSJ
Oaktree, Centerbridge Said to Back AMC Loan Staving Off Default - Bloomberg
Impacts of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy on Hotel Franchisees | Arent Fox
San Francisco school district gets Fitch issuer default rating cut | Bond Buyer
Hotelier Burned in Financial Crisis Loses Again in Pandemic Bust - Bloomberg
Belk Department Store Chain Said to Plan Bankruptcy to Tame Debt
Enerplus Agrees to Acquire Bruin E&P HoldCo, LLC
“Looking ahead, for AMC to succeed over the medium term, we are going to need for much of the general public in the U.S. and abroad to be vaccinated." | AMC Theatres
Quarters is out of cash, Convene’s revenue plunges | The Real Deal National
Co-Living Firm Quarters Files for Bankruptcy
Brown Rudnick Announces Retirement of Edward Weisfelner - Brown Rudnick
Radio Owner Alpha Media Floats Bankruptcy Plan Opposed by Senior Lender
U.S. Suffers Sharpest Rise in Poverty Rate in More Than 50 Years - Bloomberg