Law Firms Battle Lawsuits Calling for SPAC Regulation August 30, 2021 By Niket Nishant The legal tussle around special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) intensified on Friday as a group of U.S. law firms hit...
More Sinking in Tilting San Francisco High-Rise Halts Repairs August 30, 2021 A $100 million fix to stop a San Francisco luxury high-rise from sinking and tilting even more is on hold...
Fire Damages Harry Potter ‘Birthplace’ Cafe in Scotland August 30, 2021 A cafe in Scotland’s capital where author J.K. Rowling wrote some of the Harry Potter books has been damaged in...
Labor Force Participation Rebound Will Take Time: Research August 30, 2021 By Howard Schneider The U.S. Federal Reserve faces a long slog if it hopes for the country’s labor force participation rate to climb...
Hong Kong’s OneDegree Raises $28 Million in New Round of Funding August 30, 2021 By Fion Li OneDegree, a Hong Kong-based insurance technology company, raised $28 million in a new round of funding as the startup looks...
Nevada Jury Awards $38.8M to Family of Girl Killed by Trash Truck August 30, 2021 A jury in Las Vegas, Nev., has awarded $38.8 million in damages to the family of an 11-year-old girl who...
Fines, but no Jail Time for South Dakota AG in Pedestrian Death August 29, 2021 By Stephen Groves South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg pleaded no contest on Aug. 26 to a pair of misdemeanor traffic charges over...
Louisiana Governor Seeks Major Disaster Declaration After Ida’s Landfall August 29, 2021 Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has asked President Joe Biden for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration due to the severe...
Ida’s Economic Impact Could Spread Far Beyond Gulf Coast August 29, 2021 By Frank Bajak Hurricane Ida, with its high winds, floods and intense storm surge, not only will likely damage the energy-heavy Gulf Coast...
CoreLogic: Hurricane Ida Threatens 941K Homes with $220B in Rebuilding Cost August 29, 2021 Severe wind, surge inundation and extended heavy rainfall endanger more than 941,000 homes with a reconstruction cost value of all...