Genworth to Sell Stake in Canada Mortgage Unit to Push China Deal August 13, 2019 By Divya Balji, Katherine Chiglinsky and Doug Alexander Genworth Financial Inc. agreed to sell its Canadian unit to Brookfield Business Partners LP for C$2.4 billion ($1.8 billion) as...
More Ride-Hailing Requirements Become Law in North Carolina August 13, 2019 North Carolina has a new law focused on ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft that supporters contend will improve safety...
Rhode Island Worker Sues City Over Alleged Whistleblower Retaliation August 13, 2019 A Providence, Rhode Island, city employee who says she was compelled to resign from her previous position after years of...
State Clergy Abuse Hotline in Pennsylvania Fielded 1,900 Calls in First Year August 13, 2019 By Mark Scolforo Investigators are working their way through accusations from 1,862 calls made to a clergy abuse hotline in the 12 months...
James Levine’s Lawsuit Against Met Opera Has Been Settled August 13, 2019 Conductor James Levine’s breach of contract and defamation lawsuit against the Metropolitan Opera has been settled. A lawyer for Levine...
New York to Let Schools Put Cameras on School Bus Stop Arms August 13, 2019 By David Klepper Schools in New York state can now install cameras on the stop arms of school buses to catch motorists who...
South African Retailer Steinhoff to Sell Assets After $7B Accounting Fraud August 13, 2019 Scandal-hit South African retailer Steinhoff said on Tuesday its only hope for survival is to sell off assets to become...
Hong Kong Plunging into ‘Panic and Chaos,’ Says Leader, as Protests Continue August 13, 2019 By Felix Tam and Brenda Goh Flights leaving Hong Kong were disrupted for a second day on Tuesday, plunging the former British colony deeper into turmoil...
Canada’s Desjardins Reports Costs of $53M Related to Data Breach August 13, 2019 Canadian lender Desjardins Group said on Monday it spent C$70 million ($53 million) in the second quarter related to a...
Private Equity Firm JC Flowers Kept Stake in Japan’s Shinsei Bank Too Long: Opinion August 13, 2019 By Nisha Gopalan, Bloomberg Opinion Japan’s banking sector has become a dead zone for private equity. Yet even then, the latest attempt by J. Christopher...