Bankruptcy

Spirit Airlines begins 'orderly' shutdown, cancels all flights

The collapse of Spirit, a company that helped keep fares lower in markets where it competed with major carriers, will result in thousands of job losses.

A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 lands at Hollywood Burbank Airport on April 17, 2026.
An Iranian man walks past a branch of the state-owned Melli Bank, which absorbed the assets of the now-defunct Ayandeh Bank, in the capital Tehran on October 25, 2025.

Iran declares major private bank bankrupt, transfers assets to state-owned Bank Melli

 Former Post Office Chair Henry Staunton walks near the Houses of Parliament, on the day of Parliamentary committee session on justice and compensation for Post Office Horizon IT scandal victims, in London, Britain, February 27, 2024.

UK Post Office scandal led to 13 suspected suicides, says report setting out toll

George Soros

Vice Media files for Chapter 11 to facilitate sale to Soros, consortium


Tel Aviv police shut down tent protest by self-employed workers

The protest was put up throughout the weekend by the employees whose businesses collapsed financially because of the coronavirus restrictions.

Police shut down a Tel Aviv tent protest by self-employed workers about unfair conditions amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Top ex-gov’t bankruptcy official tells Jpost how to save the economy

A combination of government support, encouraging negotiated solutions to financial dead-ends and pushing Israel’s bankruptcy laws closer to the US model may all be needed

An electronic board displaying market data is seen at the entrance of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, in Tel Aviv, Israel

National Museum of American Jewish History files for bankruptcy

Despite the bankruptcy protection filing, the museum will continue to operate as normal, and while there will be reorganization, there will not be any layoffs.

The National Museum of American Jewish History.

Barney’s stores to be sold off in pieces after nearly century in business

Barney Pressman, whose father owned a clothing store, opened his first department store in Manhattan in 1923.

Barneys New York sign is seen in a display window outside the luxury department store

Mideast tourism hit by collapse of British holiday firm, UAE unaffected

Worldwide about 600,000 tourists have been stranded by the collapse.


OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy protection

Purdue's board met Sunday evening to approve the long-expected bankruptcy filing, which the company is pursuing to restructure under terms of a proposal to settle the widespread litigation.

A pharmacist holds prescription painkiller OxyContin made by Purdue Pharma LP at a local pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S., April 25, 2017.

UK restaurant sector sees 20% increase in insolvency

A reported 825 restaurants and bars closed down due to lack of finances in 2016 and this number increased to 1,000 in 2017.

La Regence restaurant, Jerusalem

Knesset panel advances revolutionary bankruptcy legislation

Bill emphasizes overall economic gains over liquidation and punishing debtors.

The Constitution, Law and Justice Committee approves a bill.

The Travel Adviser: When an airline goes bankrupt

When an airline says they’re running out of money or the controlling interest cuts off the pipeline, wise consumers had best be prepared.

An American Airlines plane in flight