Here's what we are reading this morning:
Christmas Tree Shops exits a major sales channel |Chain Store Age
A $1.7 Million Loan, $30,000 in Income. Prosecutors Are Now Investigating. - The New York Times
The Battle for a Paycheck in Kentucky Coal Country | The New Yorker
Apollo-Owned Defense Contractor Constellis Sells Legacy Blackwater Facility - WSJ
Forever 21 Moves Closer to a Bankruptcy Filing – Sourcing Journal
EP Energy in Talks With Rival Investors on Debt Restructuring - WSJ
Uber lays off 435 people across engineering and product teams | TechCrunch
Judge Rejects Sugarfina Bankruptcy Loan Over Fees - WSJ
Bankruptcy Court Tells Debtors They Must Choose Between Bankruptcy Or Being Able To Buy Medical Marijuana | Mark Salzberg, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Moody's: Trade war has cost 300,000 jobs
Facing Coal Downturn, Murray Energy Eyes Possible Restructuring - WSJ