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Shares of Tupperware Brands shot up nearly 50% on Friday on the heels of a 90% jump in after-hours trading the previous day after the struggling kitchen storage container maker announced a debt restructuring deal.

The Florida-based company, known for its bright-colored plastic airtight containers, raised doubts in April about its ability to continue as a going concern as it struggles with slumping sales.

On Thursday, Tupperware announced it had struck an agreement with its lenders which will help reduce or reallocate about $150 million of cash interest and fees, and would give it immediate access to a revolving borrowing capacity of about $21 million.

The agreement “provides a lifeline, yet the market environment may prove to be extremely difficult,” said Bartosz Sawicki, market analyst at financial services firm Conotoxia.

After a surge in demand for Tupperware containers to store food during the lockdown, the company has witnessed a slide in sales volumes since 2022.

Tupperware has tapped New York-based turnaround management firm Alvarez & Marsal.

The move will “improve the company’s overall financial position by amending certain credit obligations and extending the maturity of certain debt facilities,” the company said.

Tupperware also announced the reduction of amortization payments required to be paid through fiscal year 2025 by approximately $55 million, and immediate access to a revolving borrowing capacity has been slashed to about $21 million.

“I am confident that this agreement provides us with the financial flexibility to continue executing on our near-term turnaround efforts as well as our long-term strategy to create a global omni-channel consumer brand, Tupperware CFO Mariela Matute said in the statement

Representatives for Tupperware did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.

Tupperware shares closed up 36% to $4.77 on Friday, leaving it with a market value of $212.2 million — a stark increase after losing about 63% off its value over the past 12 months.

In 2022, Tupperware recorded revenue of $1.3 billion — a dip from the $1.69 billion it did in sales in 2021 and a hefty drop from the $1.74 billion in 2020.

The company has posted negative sales growth in five of the last six years — a trend that seemed to be accelerating so far this year.

Launched in 1946, Tupperware was the creation of chemist Earl Tupper, whose seal-tight design was inspired by paint cans. The brand was soon a household name.

In the late 1940s, a single Detroit mom named Brownie Wise began hosting get-togethers to peddle Tupperware, inspiring other women to do the same.

Tupperware Ladies and Tupperware Parties became an icon of midcentury suburban living and an early form of multilevel marketing.

In the decades that followed, numerous other brands entered the seal-tight container market. Tupperware enthusiasts have a deep love of the brand, but they admit its best years are in the past. 

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NASA’s Hubble and Webb Discover Bursting Star Formation in Small Magellanic Cloud

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NASA’s Hubble and Webb Discover Bursting Star Formation in Small Magellanic Cloud

Scientists from NASA observed the bursting expansion of gas, stars, and dust from the glittering territory of the dual star clusters using Hubble and Webb space telescopes. NGC 460 and NGC 456 stay in the Small Magellanic Cloud, which are open clusters, with dwarf galaxies and orbit the Milky Way. These clusters are part of the extensive star complex clusters and nebulae that are most likely to be linked to each other. Stars are born upon the collapse of clouds.

Hubble and Webb Reveal Explosive Star Births in Small Magellanic Cloud

As per a report from NASA, the open clusters are from anywhere from a few dozen to many young stars, which are loosely bound by gravity. The images captured by Hubble capture the glowing and ionised gas, which comes from stellar radiation and blows bubbles in the form of gas and dust, which is blue in colour. The infrared of Webb shows the clumps and delicate filament-like structures and dust, which is red in colour.

NGC 460 and NGC 456: A Window into Early Universe Star Formation

Hubble shows the images of dust in the form of a silhouette against the blocking light; however, in the images of Webb, the dust is warmed by starlight and glows with infrared waves. The blend of gas and dust between the stars of the universe is called the interstellar medium. The region holding these clusters is known as the N83-84-85 complex and is home to multiple, rare O-type stars. These are hot and extremely massive stars that burn hydrogen like the Sun.

Such a state mimics the condition in the early universe; therefore, the Small Magellanic Cloud gives a nearby lab to find out the theories regarding star formation and the interstellar medium of the cosmos’s early stage.

With these observations, the researchers tend to study the gas flow from convergence to divergence, which helps in refining the difference between the Small Magellanic Cloud and its dwarf galaxy, and the Large Magellanic Cloud. Further, it helps in knowing the interstellar medium and gravitational interactions between the galaxies.

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Binance’s CZ threatens to sue Bloomberg over Trump stablecoin report

Binance co-founder CZ has dismissed a Bloomberg report linking him to the Trump-backed USD1 stablecoin, threatening legal action over alleged defamation.

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New Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Could Reveal Secrets of Distant Worlds

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New Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Could Reveal Secrets of Distant Worlds

The entry of a third known object into our solar system has been confirmed on July 1, 2025 by the astronomers. This object is named 3I/ATLAS, where 3I stands for “Third Interstellar”, having a highly hyperbolic (eccentricity ≈ 6.2) orbit, confirming it is not bound to the Sun but is a true interstellar visitor. Only two such visitors, 1I/ʻOumuamua (2017) and 2I/Borisov (2019), had been seen before. Notably, 3I/ATLAS appears to be the largest and brightest interstellar wanderer yet discovered.

Comparison with previous interstellars

According to NASA, astronomers from the ATLAS survey first spotted the object on July 1, 2025, using a telescope in Chile. It immediately drew attention for its unusual motion. Shortly after discovery, observers saw a faint coma and tail, leading to its classification as comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS).

This comet-like appearance is shared with 2I/Borisov, the second interstellar visitor. Global observatories now track 3I/ATLAS. It poses no threat but offers a rare opportunity to study alien material. Since 1I/ʻOumuamua was observed only as it was leaving the solar system, it was difficult for astronomers to get enough data on it to confirm its exact nature — hence the crazy theories about it being an alien spaceship — though it’s almost certainly an asteroid or a comet.

Size and Significance

3I/ATLAS is much larger and brighter than earlier interstellar visitors. It is about 15 kilometers (km) [9 miles] in diameter, with huge uncertainty, compared to 100m for 1I/’Oumuamua and less than 1km for 2I/Borisov. This brightness and size makes it a a better target for study. Astronomers are planning to analyze its light for chemical signatures from its home system to get clues about the formation of distant planetary systems.

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