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Cyber Risks Remain for Financial Firms, Even Outside Their Defenses
The biggest financial firms see significant risk from cyber attacks, even if their companies aren't the ones being targeted. While banks and asset managers have spent billions on cybersecurity, they ...
Bank of England Urges Banks to Accelerate Climate Change Risk Plans
Only a small fraction of banks in Britain are planning properly to mitigate risks to their businesses from climate change, the Bank of England said on Wednesday, adding it would push lenders to take ...
Opinion: Climate Change Costs Could Be Even Higher Than Some Predict
The potential costs of climate change, already the subject of heated debate, may actually be understated. It's not just the potential disruptions to weather systems, agriculture and coastal cities; ...
Mistrial: J&J Talc Cancer Case Ends With Divided Jury
Johnson & Johnson's latest trial over claims that its baby powder causes cancer ended in a stalemate when jurors couldn't agree on a verdict. A state judge in Pasadena, California, declared a ...
Geopolitical Tensions Driving Political Risk Losses Higher Around the World
Political risk losses are rising around the world, thanks largely to rising geopolitical tensions, according to a new survey from Willis Towers Watson and Oxford Analytica. Approximately 55 percent ...
Ex-Facebook Content Moderator Sues, Alleging Lack of Protection From Troubling Images
A former Facebook contract employee has lodged a suit against the company, alleging that content moderators who face mental trauma after reviewing distressing images on the platform are not being ...
Lawnmower Injuries Remain a Significant Liability Concern
Lawnmower injuries persists at a rate of close to 6,400 a year, most of them requiring surgery and hospitalization and costing an average of $37,000 per patient. In what Johns Hopkins Medicine ...
Oil and Gas Company Cadre Pledges Reduction of Potent Greenhouse Gas
A group of the world's top oil and gas companies pledged on Monday to slash emissions of a potent greenhouse gas by a fifth by 2025 in an effort to battle climate change. The Oil and Gas Climate ...