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First Republic Hit With 1,000 Job Cuts After California Bank Was Seized and Sold to JPMorgan

NEW YORK—About 1,000 employees of First Republic Bank are being let go about a month after it was seized by regulators and acquired by JP Morgan Chase. The vast majority of First Republic employees, roughly 7,200 before it ran into trouble, were offered jobs by JPMorgan, meaning that about 15 percent of the bank’s employees…


TD Pulls $13.4 Billion First Horizon Purchase, Leaves US Bank in Limbo

Canada’s Toronto-Dominion Bank Group on Thursday called off its $13.4 billion takeover of First Horizon Corp., triggering a near 40 percent fall in the U.S. regional bank’s shares. First Horizon and TD said in a statement they had mutually decided to end the deal because there was no clarity on when they would get regulatory…


In the Name of Confucius | Documentary

“In the Name of Confucius” is the first documentary film exposing the growing global controversies surrounding the Chinese regime’s multi-billion dollar Confucius Institute (CI), a Chinese language program attaching to over 1,600 foreign universities and schools around the world. Featuring the exclusive personal story of a former CI teacher, Sonia Zhao, whose defection and complaint…


Before Everest | Documentary

Edmund Hillary climbed Everest but Earle Riddiford, the filmmaker’s father, got him there in the first place. So when Hillary wrote damning remarks about him, Riddiford’s family was upset. …


Capibara: The First Americans | Arkeo Ep3 | Documentary

In Serra da Capivara, a Franco-Brazilian team found traces of the very first Americans. Archaeologist Eric Boëda has discovered man-made tools fashioned out of quartz pebbles, and dated between 22,000 and 25,000 years BC. …


Road to Bali (1952)

“Road to Bali” was the only such movie filmed in Technicolor and was the first to feature surprise cameo appearances from other well-known stars of the day. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it…


Wives Under Suspicion (1947)

A prosecuting attorney treats every homicide case as first-degree murder and uses miniature replicas of human skulls to tally the death sentences that he garners. Then he himself is beset by the urge to murder. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the…


The Truth of American Exceptionalism | Building on the American Heritage Series

This film is only available in the US because of territorial licensing. Where did the idea of American Exceptionalism first come from? Is it a legitimate thread in our nation’s fabric, or a patriotic cover for American superiority? – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films Follow EpochTV on social…


Aldi Opens First Checkout-Free Supermarket in London

Aldi has opened its first checkout-free store, where shoppers will be able to pick up products and leave without queuing to pay. The discount supermarket’s new site in Greenwich, south-east London, will also allow customers to buy alcohol, using facial age estimation technology to check whether they appear to be over the age of 25….


This Day in Market History: First American Bank Opens

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened On Jan. 7, 1782, the Bank of North America opened as the United States’ first commercial bank. What Else Was Going On in the World? Over the next few months, Congress established the U.S. Mint, and the…