Bank of Japan Scraps Radical Policy, Makes First Interest Rate Hike in 17 Years March 19, 2024 The Bank of Japan (BOJ) ended eight years of negative interest rates and other remnants of its unorthodox policy on...
China Evergrande’s Alleged $78 Billion Fraud Is Among World’s Worst March 19, 2024 By Bloomberg News China Evergrande Group’s alleged $78 billion revenue overstatement escalates the legal peril of founder Hui Ka Yan, who now stands...
Realtor Group Strikes $418 Million Deal to End Suits Over Commissions March 19, 2024 By Patricia Clark The National Association of Realtors agreed to settle litigation over commission rules for US real estate agents, clearing the way...
Viewpoint: The Imperative of Long-Term NFIP Reform March 19, 2024 By Chris Brown In the wake of a record-shattering 28 billion-dollar extreme weather and natural disaster season in 2023, the U.S. finds itself...
North Carolina Labor Chief Rejects Infectious Disease Rules for Workplaces March 19, 2024 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s elected labor commissioner has declined to adopt rules sought by worker and civil rights...
Maui’s Mayor Prioritizes Vows to Hire More Firefighters After Hawaii Wildfire March 19, 2024 By Audrey McAvoy Maui’s mayor says he is prioritizing housing, evaluating evacuation routes and hiring more firefighters as his Hawaii community recovers from...
People Moves: Zamora Named Chief Underwriting Officer of ICW Group March 19, 2024 ICW Group Insurance Companies promoted Paul Zamora to chief underwriting officer, leading the company’s property/casualty multiline underwriting strategy and business...
Older Boeing Plane Found to Have Missing Panel After Flight From California to Oregon March 19, 2024 By Claire Rush and Lisa Baumann A post-flight inspection revealed a missing panel on an older Boeing 737-800 that had just arrived at its destination in...
New Jersey Voters May Get to Decide If They Have a Right to a Clean Environment March 19, 2024 By Wayne Parry New Jersey, known as much for its beaches and blueberries as for the chemical plants and refineries that line some...
Six Defendants to Stand Trial for Michigan Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme March 18, 2024 Six defendants will stand trial on charges alleging the group operated an auto insurance fraud scheme targeting Michigan residents involved...