• Giants believe Nate Solder can put woeful season behind him

    Giants believe Nate Solder can put woeful season behind him

    Nate Solder inside the building is viewed far differently than Nate Solder outside the building. Within the Giants’ walls, Solder is respected as a towering athlete and soulful leader, a durable and reliable player whose on-field performance for some reason deteriorated badly in 2019. Fans were skeptical when the Giants in 2018 made Solder (at …
  • Battle for control over Cirque du Soleil leads to deal with lenders

    Battle for control over Cirque du Soleil leads to deal with lenders

    Cirque du Soleil has accepted an offer to sell itself to its lenders in a deal that would kick its current private equity owner, TPG Capital, out of the tent, The Post has learned. The bankrupt circus giant, known for dominating the box office in Las Vegas, OK’d the lenders’ offer on Wednesday night — …
  • Goldman Sachs posts blowout profit on surprisingly strong trading

    Goldman Sachs posts blowout profit on surprisingly strong trading

    Goldman Sachs boss David Solomon can thank the traders he decided not to fire for delivering one of the bank’s best quarters in years. The Wall Street giant posted second-quarter earnings per share of $2.4 billion, or $6.26 a share, blowing past Wall Street’s expectations of $3.78 a share. The blowout beat was driven in …
  • Iran issues arrest warrant Trump for the Killing of Qassem Soleimani, asks Interpol to help

    Iran issues arrest warrant Trump for the Killing of Qassem Soleimani, asks Interpol to help

    Iran’s chief prosecutor in Tehran, Ali Alqasimehr, has issued an arrest warrant for President Donald Trump and thirty-five other, as yet unnamed, Americans for the January 2, 2020, killing of IRGC Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani. Via BBC: Tehran prosecutor Ali Alqasimehr said Mr Trump and 35 others faced murder and terrorism charges, and that …
  • Giants mailbag: What offense will look like under Jason Garrett

    Giants mailbag: What offense will look like under Jason Garrett

    You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Giants. How do you think the Giants’ offense will be different this year than last year? — David …
  • Cirque du Soleil gets $1.2 billion buyout offer from creditors

    Cirque du Soleil gets $1.2 billion buyout offer from creditors

    A group of financial lenders is angling to acquire Cirque du Soleil in a possible bankruptcy reorganization — and they may partner with its charismatic co-founder, The Post has learned. The cash-strapped circus — which was forced in March by the coronavirus pandemic to shutter dozens of shows in cities worldwide — on Monday got …
  • The biggest solar flare in years just came out of the Sun and it could be waking up: NASA

    The biggest solar flare in years just came out of the Sun and it could be waking up: NASA

    The flare reportedly caused a small radio blackout and could be a sign the sun is entering the stronger phase of its yearly cycle. The Sun produced its largest solar flare since October 2017 over the weekend, which could be an indication that the sun’s solar cycle is becoming more active. Such periods of activity …
  • Equity giant hoping to profit off Cirque du Soleil bankruptcy

    Equity giant hoping to profit off Cirque du Soleil bankruptcy

    The private equity giant that rode Cirque du Soleil to the brink of bankruptcy now wants to share in the spoils, The Post has learned. Texas-based TPG Capital has positioned itself to make money from a highly anticipated Cirque du Soleil bankruptcy by turning itself into a lender in a last-minute maneuvering that has the …
  • Hope Solo’s dog Conan dies after being shot: ‘Brokenhearted’

    Hope Solo’s dog Conan dies after being shot: ‘Brokenhearted’

    View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hope Solo (@hopesolo) on May 16, 2020 at 6:02pm PDT Hope Solo is mourning the death of her beloved Doberman Conan, who passed away over the weekend after being shot days prior. On Saturday, the former soccer star confirmed the devastating news on Instagram, revealing Conan …
  • Court overturns Quincy Jones’ win in Michael Jackson lawsuit

    Court overturns Quincy Jones’ win in Michael Jackson lawsuit

    LOS ANGELES — A California appeals court on Tuesday overturned most of a 2017 jury verdict awarding Quincy Jones $9.4 million in royalties and fees from the Michael Jackson estate over the use of Jones-produced Jackson hits in the concert film “This Is It” and two Cirque du Soleil shows. The state’s 2nd District Court …