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Wendy's, struggling with beef prices and growing competition, gets a buyout offer
Wendy’s shares jumped 15% at the opening bell Oct. 28 after noted investor Nelson Peltz made an offer to buy the chain, which has been struggling with high beef prices and aging stores.
Peltz’s Trian Fund Management and several partners are offering Wendy’s $7.35 per share in cash, or a premium of nearly 19% ov ... (full story)
New from FINRA: Updated education and protection tools
Empowering investors to make more informed financial decisions is a big mission -- one that's very hard to tackle. We're lucky to have FINRA on the job. A few days ago (Oct. 13, 2026), FINRA released a set of new and updated tools to start the learning process. FINRA (the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) oversees member brok ... (full story)
Poly-Tech Associates approaches 50; how it’s adapted to legal and technological changes
When criminal defense attorney Max Hiltner’s client was facing rape charges several years ago, one of the first things he did was arrange for a polygraph test.
“While the tests are not automatically admissible in court, I use them to help verify my clients’ statements, which reassures me,” said Hiltner, f ... (full story)
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Protection order challenge could not be reviewed without first filing objections in trial court
A person subject to a civil stalking protection order must first file objections with the trial court before challenging alleged errors on appeal, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.
The Supreme Court affirmed, with modification, the Tenth District Court of Appeals’ judgment concerning a civil stalking protection order ... (full story)
Summit County Court of Common Pleas Valor Court & Warriors Journey Home of Northeast Ohio host annual Witness Tree ceremony
Summit County, Ohio: Judge Susan Baker Ross who serves as the Presiding Judge of Summit County Valor Court is once again partnering with Warriors Journey Home of Northeast Ohio to host their annual Witness Tree Ceremony.
The ceremony began Sunday, November 1st at 9:00 A.M. at the Summit County Court of Common Ple ... (full story)
State
Global cyberscams bilk Americans out of billions. A fragmented US response means few get money back
The U.S. government isn't doing enough to fight the surge in cyberscams, and partnerships with the private sector remain fragmented and voluntary, an investigation into the global scam industry led by the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress has found.
The government doesn't even have a unified accounting of how much mo ... (full story)
Maine banned cellphones in schools to help teens focus and connect. Consensus is it’s working
Jonathan Bisson walked through the double doors at Brunswick High School for his first day of the academic year in August. As a senior, the hallways felt familiar — except for a white, rectangular box by the door of his first class.
The box was knee height on small wheels and contained about 25 slots where students could i ... (full story)
Hunter Biden laptop issue resurfaces as judge scolds prosecutors over case against ex-FBI officials
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Oct. 27 scolded the Justice Department for its unorthodox handling of a criminal case against two former FBI officials accused of making false statements to Congress about their knowledge of a laptop the Justice Department says belonged to Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden ... (full story)