--- title: Bankruptcy | TIME description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/tag/bankruptcy/ og:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:url: https://time.com/tag/bankruptcy/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 300 og:image:height: 300 og:image:alt: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: article twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Bankruptcy ## Bankruptcy *  Feb 17, 2020 ## [Pier 1 Imports Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection](https://time.com/5785358/pier-1-chapter-11-bankruptcy/) [BUSINESS](/section/business/) by Bloomberg *  Aug 12, 2019 ## [Blocking Coal Train Railroad Tracks Over Wage Complaints, a Protest by Kentucky Miners Is Now Entering Its Third Week](https://time.com/5648087/kentucky-coal-miners-train-protest-wages/) [U.S.](/section/us/) by Josiah Bates *  Jan 14, 2019 ## [PG&E Will File for Bankruptcy in California Due to Costly Wildfires](https://time.com/5501994/p-g-e-corp-bankruptcy/) [BUSINESS](/section/business/) by Bloomberg *  Jun 29, 2018 ## [This Picture of Geoffrey the Giraffe Waving Goodbye Is Upsetting Lots of Toys 'R' Us Kids](https://time.com/5326396/toys-r-us-geoffrey-giraffe-goodbye/) [BUSINESS](/section/business/) by Gina Martinez *  Sep 12, 2017 ## [Moving When You’re Young Might Strengthen Your Adult Brain](https://time.com/4937173/moving-when-youre-young-might-strengthen-your-adult-brain/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by The Aspen Institute *  May 4, 2016 ## [Fashion Retailer Aéropostale Files for Bankruptcy](https://time.com/4318003/aeropostale-bankruptcy/) [BUSINESS](/section/business/) by Victor Luckerson *  May 3, 2016 ## [Sports Authority Likely To Shut All 463 Stores](https://time.com/4315948/sports-authority-debt-bankruptcy-stores/) [BUSINESS](/section/business/) by Fortune *  Mar 11, 2016 ## [Bankrupt 50 Cent Says the Cash in His Instagram Photos Was Fake](https://time.com/4255654/50-cent-instagram-cash-bankrupt-bankruptcy/) [BUSINESS](/section/business/) by Victor Luckerson *  Mar 2, 2016 ## [Here Are the 10 Biggest Retail Bankruptcies of the Past Decade](https://time.com/4245146/biggest-retail-bankruptcies/) [BUSINESS](/section/business/) by Fortune *  Mar 2, 2016 ## [Sports Authority Declares Bankruptcy](https://time.com/4244501/sports-authority-bankrupt/) [BUSINESS](/section/business/) by Fortune *  Feb 20, 2016 ## [Judge Orders 50 Cent to Explain Instagram Photos](https://time.com/4231472/bankruptcy-judge-50-cent-instagram-posts-cash/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) by Charlotte Alter *  Sep 1, 2015 ## [Apple’s Former Supplier Cuts 40% of Its Workforce](https://time.com/4018972/apple-supplier-cuts-gt-workforce/) [BUSINESS](/section/business/) by Fortune *  Aug 27, 2015 ## [RadioShack Will Pay Cash for Your Unredeemed Gift Cards](https://time.com/4013329/radioshack-repay-gift-cards/) [BUSINESS](/section/business/) by Fortune *  Jul 16, 2015 ## [Watch 50 Cent Talk About His Bankruptcy on _Conan_](https://time.com/3960698/50-cent-bankruptcy-conan/) by Entertainment Weekly *  Jul 15, 2015 ## [Stop Calling 50 Cent Broke, Because He's Not](https://time.com/3958254/50-cent-bankruptcy-chapter-11-insolvent-not-broke/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) by Rishi Iyengar ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/"},"name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/bankruptcy/","name":"Bankruptcy"}}]}] ```