Monsanto May Have Kept Private Data on Europeans to Influence Pesticide Views May 15, 2019 By Ludwig Burger Bayer said on Monday its Monsanto unit, which is being investigated by French prosecutors for compiling files of influential people...
French Press Maker Denies Defect, Sues Starbucks for Product Disparagement May 15, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel Bodum Holding AG sued Starbucks Corp. on Friday for alleged product disparagement in connection with the coffee company’s recent U.S....
Whistleblowers Trigger French Probe into Potential Nuclear Safety Fraud May 15, 2019 French nuclear regulator ASN said it had launched an investigation into elements of fraud and falsification regarding nuclear safety, after...
Turkey Raises Foreign Exchange Sales Tax on Insurance, Banking May 15, 2019 Turkey raised to 0.1% from zero a bank and insurance tax on some foreign exchange sales, the country’s Official Gazette...
Trump Readies Security Order Limiting Huawei, Other Foreign Telecoms May 15, 2019 By David Shepardson President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order this week barring U.S. companies from using telecommunications equipment made...
$2 Billion Verdict Far From End of Roundup Litigation Challenges for Bayer May 15, 2019 Bayer shares continued to fall on Tuesday after a California jury on Monday awarded more than $2 billion in damages...
U.S. to Consider Opening Unused Spectrum Band for ‘Talking’ Vehicles May 15, 2019 By David Shepardson The U.S. Federal Communications Commission plans to vote in June on launching a new review of a key spectrum band...
Aspen to Place UK MGA in Runoff, Closes Dublin Office and Makes Executive Changes May 15, 2019 Aspen Insurance Holdings is placing its UK managing general agency in runoff, closing its Dublin office and making a slew...
Beazley Launches Affirmative Marine Cyber Cover May 15, 2019 Specialist insurer Beazley has created a marine cyber insurance product to meet the rapidly developing needs of vessel owners and...
BPL Global Adds Marsh’s DeCarlo to Grow Credit, Political Risk Business in U.S. May 15, 2019 Credit and political risk insurance brokerage specialist BPL Global has appointed Donnie DiCarlo as executive vice president. He will be...