EPA Says Power for Data Centers Can Sidestep Pollution Laws July 28, 2026 By Tim McLaughlin Power sources providing electricity only to data centers and not the public grid may not be subject to federal pollution...
NHTSA Rejects Petition Seeking Tesla Door-Release Defect Probe July 28, 2026 By Akash Sriram and David Shepardson The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has denied a petition seeking a defect investigation into the emergency mechanical door...
Johnson & Johnson Announces $5.5 Billion Settlement of Talc Lawsuits July 28, 2026 By Dietrich Knauth Johnson & Johnson said on July 27 it would pay an estimated $5.5 billion to resolve tens of thousands of...
Google Ordered to Defend Robby Starbuck’s AI Defamation Suit July 27, 2026 By Mike Leonard Alphabet Inc.’s Google LLC lost its bid Friday to escape a court case dangling the specter of legal liability for...
Bill to Curb Staged Accidents Introduced in Senate July 27, 2026 By Chad Hemenway The industry trades have come out to support the latest effort on Capitol Hill to thwart staged accidents. Sen. Ashley...
Why El Niño’s Promise of Quieter Hurricane Season May Not Be Good News for Insurers July 27, 2026 By Niket Nishant, Ashitha Shivaprasad and Manya Saini For insurers, the periodic El Niño climate phenomenon has traditionally lowered the risk of costly Atlantic hurricanes, but decades of...
Trump’s New Tariffs Prompt Lawsuit From Small Businesses July 27, 2026 By Zoe Tillman and Erik Larson The Trump administration is facing a fresh legal challenge to the president’s latest round of global tariffs that took effect...
Abbott Defeats Shareholder Lawsuit Over 2022 Infant Formula Recall July 27, 2026 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge on July 24 dismissed a lawsuit accusing Abbott Laboratories of defrauding shareholders by downplaying and trying to...
Prudential Reimburses 2.85 Billion Yen After Misconduct Probe July 24, 2026 By Nil Codina Martinez Prudential Financial Inc. said it reimbursed 437 individuals about a total of 2.85 billion yen ($17.4 million) as part of...
US Mortgage Rates Rise for Third Straight Week July 24, 2026 By Prashant Gopal Mortgage rates in the US, already the highest in almost a year, rose for a third week, squeezing affordability as...