December 23, 2024
Walmart Inc. and one of its financial technology partners allegedly opened expensive bank accounts for delivery drivers of the world’s largest retailer without their consent, a US consumer protection agency said on Monday. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Walmart …
December 23, 2024
In the waning days of President Joe Biden’s administration, the government’s highway safety agency is proposing voluntary safety guidelines for self-driving vehicles. But a rule from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration putting the plan in place won’t be approved …
December 23, 2024
Insurance commissioners from nine states are looking to the new Department of Government Efficiency to do away with the Federal Insurance Office. The letter, addressed to DOGE heads Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, said the FIO’s mission of monitoring the …
December 23, 2024
Wells Fargo & Co. said it’s leaving the world’s biggest climate alliance for banks, in the latest sign that Wall Street is breaking away from such groups. The company said in a statement Friday that it ended its membership in …
December 23, 2024
Funds stolen by hacking cryptocurrency platforms surged 21% from a year ago to $2.2 billion in 2024, a report from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis showed on Thursday. The hacking amount exceeded $1 billion for the fourth straight year and the …
December 23, 2024
Be on the lookout for Grinch-like characters hanging out at transportation hubs over the holidays. A CargoNet analysis of holiday-period theft data from the past five years shows a heightened risk during the Christmas and New Year periods. The days …
December 20, 2024
Tesla said on Friday it was recalling 694,304 vehicles in the United States over an issue with the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). The TPMS warning light may not remain illuminated between drive cycles, failing to warn the driver of …
December 20, 2024
Westchester, a Chubb Company and Chubb’s excess and surplus lines division, named Nick Gatt, previously chief operating officer (COO) for Westchester Programs, as head of Westchester Programs. Gatt will oversee strategy, underwriting and profitability. Gatt succeeds Franklin Sanders, who has …
December 20, 2024
Amazon.com will implement safety measures at all of its U.S. facilities to settle a federal agency’s claims that it failed to prevent workers from developing back problems and other ergonomic injuries, the agency said on Thursday. Amazon settled a series …
December 20, 2024
American Airlines has agreed to settle a race discrimination lawsuit by three Black men who were temporarily removed from a flight at the insistence of white flight attendants, according to a court filing on Thursday. The terms of the agreement …