Wildfire Season Starts Early Amid Drought; Costs to Top $1 Billion May 13, 2014 By Jennifer Oldham U.S. states plagued by historic drought are bracing for an early wildfire season with a cost that may rise as...
Hancock, Wintrob Top Candidates to Be Next AIG CEO: WSJ May 13, 2014 American International Group Inc.’s search for its next chief executive has narrowed down to two internal candidates, the Wall Street...
Melting Antarctic Glacier to Raise Sea Levels: NASA May 13, 2014 By Alex Morales and Justin Doom A rapidly melting glacial region of Antarctica has passed “the point of no return,” threatening to increase sea levels, according...
Sukuk Templates Could End Delays Caused by Sharia Scholar Disagreements May 13, 2014 By Yudith Ho and Liau Y-Sing The International Islamic Financial Market is working on common templates for structuring sukuk to reduce delays caused by disagreements between...
JPMorgan Appoints Davison Head of U.K. Financial Institutions May 13, 2014 By Aaron Kirchfeld JPMorgan Chase & Co., the world’s biggest securities firm by revenue, named Piers Davison head of U.K. investment banking for...
EF2 Tornado Hammers Missouri Town, State of Emergency Declared May 12, 2014 Residents in a small northwest Missouri town that took a direct hit from an EF2 tornado were busy on May...
North Dakota Pasta Maker to Repay $5M in Settlement of False-Advertising Lawsuit May 12, 2014 By Dave Kolpack A company accused of falsely advertising the health benefits of its nationally distributed Dreamfields Pasta line has agreed to settle...
McAlester, Oklahoma Awarded $3.35M in Suit Against Former Manager May 12, 2014 A Pittsburg County jury has awarded the city of McAlester more than $3 million in a judgment against a former...
Investigation Finds Inspections Lacking for Rail Tanker Cleaning May 12, 2014 Federal inspectors responsible for workplace safety appear not to know which firms and how many firms handle the dangerous task...
Last of Texas A&M Bonfire Collapse Lawsuits Settled May 12, 2014 The last remaining lawsuit arising from the deadly Texas A&M Bonfire lawsuit collapse has been settled almost 15 years after...