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Inside Hackers: $40B Threat for U.S. Employers
Fired from a job as a technology contractor for a Toyota Motor Corp. factory in Kentucky, Ibrahimshah Shahulhameed went home, logged into the company's computer network and attacked it with ...
Death Toll in Japan Volcano Rises to 36
At least 36 people are believed to have died from this weekend's eruption at Mt. Ontake in central Japan, as dangerous gases emitting from the country's second-highest volcano hampered efforts to ...
Nuclear Plant Construction Rising In Emerging Nations
Three years after Japan closed all of its nuclear plants in the wake of the Fukushima meltdown and Germany decided to shut its industry, developing countries are leading the biggest construction boom ...
Death Toll Possibly Over 30 in Japan Volcano Eruption
More than 30 people may be dead in a volcanic eruption in central Japan, the nation's second natural disaster in the past month. Smoke and ash billowed from Mt. Ontake throughout the day yesterday as ...
Africa to Issue Climate Change Bonds in 2016; Structure Similar to Cat Bonds
Global warming in Africa may soon move bond markets. In 2016, the first climate change bonds will be issued from Africa— unique instruments that will enable the world's poorest continent to tap ...
Swiss Re’s Donnell: TRIA Needed in an Uncertain World
In business and life, it's important to know one's strengths and weaknesses. While the insurance industry is adept at modeling windstorms, anticipating emerging liability risks and ensuring orderly ...
IRS Warns of FATCA-Related Phishing Scams
The Internal Revenue Service is warning that "scam artists" posing as members of the agency are using phone calls and faxes in an attempt to steal financial and account holder information from ...
Nearly 2,000 U.S. Flights Disrupted by Disgruntled Worker Setting a Fire
A fire that police said was started by a contractor at a Chicago area air-traffic center grounded about 1,800 flights across the U.S., disrupting major routes run by Southwest Airlines Co., American ...