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JPMorgan Senate Report Reveals Internal Discussion Of Email ‘Sensitivity’
JPMorgan Chase & Co. risk managers tried so hard in 2012 to get around international capital rules that they viewed their own discussions as too sensitive for email, according to a Senate report ...
Calif. Prototype Quake Notice System Half-Minute Warning
An earthquake warning system that has been under development in California worked during this week's light but widely felt temblor, scientists said Wednesday. The prototype system gave 35 seconds of ...
Reuters’ Saft: The 27-Year-Olds Are Taking Us Down (Again) With Risk Games
The 27-year-olds who are making the mistakes may change, but the flaws in the incentives and risk models at the heart of the global financial system remain basically unchanged. Calling them ...Wynn Column: Geoengineering Climate Fixes Need Cautious Consideration
Recent extreme heat waves reinforce concerns that the slow pace of action against climate change is inadequate, raising interest in new fixes called geoengineering, but this warrants caution. ...Recent Reversal From Cooling To Warming Unprecedented; Comparable Heat Spikes Not Seen In 11,000 Years
A new study looking at 11,000 years of climate temperatures shows the world in the middle of a dramatic U-turn, lurching from near-record cooling to a heat spike. Research released Thursday in the ...
Report Questions Insurer Readiness, Attitudes on Climate Change
A report out Thursday that details responses to a climate change survey from insurers doing business in California, Washington and New York shows many insurers are prepared to deal with today's ...NOAA Says Few El Niño Problems; Extends Forecast Into Summer
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a key U.S. weather forecaster, on Thursday extended into the summer its view that the El Niño climate phenomenon should present few weather ...
CDC Issues Warning Of Deadly New SARS-like Virus
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday warned state and local health officials about potential infections from a deadly virus previously unseen in humans that has now ...