New York City May Ban Pre-Hire Marijuana Tests for Many Job Applicants April 15, 2019 By Jennifer Peltz Many job-seekers would no longer face tests for marijuana use under legislation that New York City is likely to enact,...
Worker Killed by Falling Crane Counterweight in New York City April 15, 2019 A worker was crushed to death Saturday when a crane counterweight fell on him at a lower Manhattan construction site,...
Contaminated Oil Linked to U.S. Reserves Raises Safety Concerns April 15, 2019 By Catherine Ngai Exxon Mobil Corp. is the latest company to raise concerns that a stockpile of U.S. government crude is tainted with...
Leak Evacuates North Carolina Shopping Center Days After Fatal Explosion April 15, 2019 North Carolina authorities say they’ve evacuated businesses in a Fayetteville shopping center because a construction crew struck a gas line....
EU’s New Copyright Rules Could Hurt Google, Facebook April 15, 2019 By Foo Yun Chee Google will have to pay publishers for news snippets and Facebook filter out protected content under new copyright rules aimed...
Markel Internal Review Finds ‘No Bad Faith’ Related to Loss Reserves Under Investigation April 15, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Markel Corp. said that an internal review conducted by outside counsel found “no evidence that personnel of its CATCo unit...
IMF Officials Urge Governments to Limit Risks to Global Economy April 15, 2019 By Andrew Mayeda and Jessica Shankleman The International Monetary Fund warned governments not to rock the boat with trade wars and other disruptions at a time...
London Continues to Lose Financial Sector Jobs Over Brexit April 15, 2019 Job vacancies in London’s finance industry have halved in two years as uncertainty over Brexit knocks business confidence, a survey...
Judge Directs Bayer to Enter Mediation with Plaintiffs in Roundup Cancer Lawsuits April 15, 2019 By Joel Rosenblat A U.S. judge ordered Bayer AG to pursue mediation with plaintiffs claiming that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, asking the...
Brake Complaints Cause Lyft to Replace 3,000 Electric Bikes in 3 Cities April 15, 2019 By Imani Moise Lyft Inc. is removing several thousand electric bikes from service in its bike-share program in New York, Washington and San...