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By Kira Bindrim

March 21, 2026 at 8:00 AM UTC

Welcome to the weekend,

The company that produces elastane filed for Chapter 11 on Tuesday — one might say its balance sheet had been stretched thin. Which company is it? Find out with this week’s Pointed quiz.