Federal Reserve Warns of ‘Long Road’ Ahead to Economic Recovery June 15, 2020 By Ann Saphir, Jonnelle Marte and Lindsay Dunsmuir The Federal Reserve expects household finances and business balance sheets to suffer “persistent fragilities” as a result of the shock...
Senators Draft Bill to Reform How U.S. Approves New Plane Designs June 15, 2020 By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski Two key U.S. senators are circulating a bipartisan draft bill that would reform how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new...
Environmental Groups Warn South Carolina Development Project Will Worsen Flood Risk June 12, 2020 By MICHELLE LIU Conservation groups in South Carolina are challenging a 3,000-acre (12,100-hectare) development project in Charleston over concerns that a loss of...
Joyce Joins W.E. Love & Associates of North Carolina June 12, 2020 W.E. Love & Associates (WEL), an XPT Group company, has hired Christopher Joyce, who joins as underwriter. Joyce will continue...
Alabama City to Pay $300K in Bitcoin Ransom in Computer System Hack June 12, 2020 A city in northern Alabama will pay a ransom worth $300,000 in Bitcoins in response to a hack of its...
After Being Sued by Sonos, Google Sues Sonos Alleging Patent Infringement June 12, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel and Paresh Dave Google filed a lawsuit accusing home speaker maker Sonos Inc. of infringing five of its patents, escalating tensions between the...
McLarens Acquires Energy Claims Specialist LWI in London June 12, 2020 Atlanta-based global insurance claims management firm McLarens reported it has acquired London-based Lloyd Warwick International (LWI), a provider of global...
Correction: 127 Oklahoma Tornadoes in First 5 Months of 2019, Not 186 June 12, 2020 Note: In a previous story about there being fewer tornadoes in Oklahoma thus far in 2020, The Associated Press erroneously...
Analysis: Casting Nervous Looks at COVID-19 Numbers as Texas Opens Up June 12, 2020 By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Texas Gov. Greg Abbott didn’t predict that the number of COVID-19 cases would fall as the state allowed businesses and...
South Africa Regulator Probes Insurance Contracts Over Unpaid COVID-19 BI Claims June 12, 2020 By Roxanne Henderson A South African regulator is studying insurance contracts after customers complained that claims related to the coronavirus were unfairly rejected....