The Great Modern Train Robbery: Thieves Steal $200 Million a Year August 17, 2026 By Kiel Porter The train was sitting just outside a depot in Memphis when the bandits made their move. Emerging from a black...
Amazon Reinstates Binding Arbitration, Bars Class-Action Lawsuits August 17, 2026 By Greg Bensinger Amazon on Friday reinstated binding arbitration for its U.S. customers while also barring them from seeking class-action lawsuits, making it...
Gallagher: Securities Class-Action Settlement Dollars Up $48% in H1 August 17, 2026 By Chad Hemenway For the first half of 2026, when it comes to securities class actions, the plaintiffs bar is winning, according to...
SEC to Keep Hands Off Shareholder Proposals, Worrying Activists August 17, 2026 By Ross Kerber The top U.S. financial regulator on Friday made permanent its decision to cease judging whether companies may exclude shareholder resolutions...
FTC Probes Health Records Giant Epic Systems, Sources Say August 17, 2026 By Jody Godoy Epic Systems, a healthcare database company that holds the medical records of hundreds of millions of Americans, is facing an...
US Ready to ‘Take Any Actions Necessary’ to Fight EU ESG Rules August 17, 2026 By Frances Schwartzkopff The US is doubling down on its efforts to quash European environmental and human rights rules it says unfairly impact...
EEOC Says Nike Complied With Subpoena, Drops Lawsuit August 14, 2026 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. agency that enforces laws banning workplace discrimination has dropped a lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena in an...
Hacking Group Claims Mass Data Theft From Shell, Philips, GE, Fiserv, Others August 14, 2026 A prolific hacking group known for exploiting software vulnerabilities to attack multiple targets simultaneously claimed it had stolen large volumes...
Tornado Alley’s on the Move and Creating New Risk Concerns, Modeler Says August 14, 2026 By Don Jergler The peak of tornado season may be behind us, but the eastward expansion of what has been traditionally known as...
US Climate Prediction Center Sees 69% Chance of Historic El Niño August 14, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan The El Niño building in the Pacific Ocean is increasingly expected to reach a strength not seen in 76 years...