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Takata Shares Soar After Reports of Near-Complete U.S. Settlement Over Faulty Air Bags
Takata Corp. shares rose by the daily limit after the Wall Street Journal reported the company is nearing a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve allegations of criminal ...
Climate Change Likely to Drive Stronger, Smaller U.S. Storms
The effects of climate change will likely cause smaller but stronger storms in the United States, according to a new framework for modeling storm behavior developed at the University of Chicago and ...
Ex-Players Abandon Case to Force NFL to Pay Workers Comp. for Concussions
The federal court case brought by 38 former National Football League players seeking to force the NFL to recognize chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) as a covered disease under workers' ...
Hannover Re, SCOR Gain Approval to Open India Branch Offices
Both Hannover Re and SCOR have gotten regulatory approval to launch branches in India. Hannover Re announced on Dec. 28 that the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India granted ...
Halliburton Will Pay $100M to Settle Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit
Halliburton Co on Friday said it had reached a $100 million settlement to resolve a long-running securities fraud class action lawsuit against the oilfield services provider that twice reached the ...
Nationwide: Housing Downturn Risk Is Low for 2017
A new Nationwide study found low risk for a U.S. housing downturn in 2017, thanks to solid job growth, falling delinquency rates and improving demographics. But a deeper dive shows that markets east ...
Uber Halts Autonomous Car Program in Calif. After Vehicle Registrations Revoked
Uber Technologies Inc. pulled its self-driving cars from San Francisco's streets after the state of California revoked registrations for the vehicles. The move impacted 16 Uber automobiles, the ...
P2P Startup Lemonade Seeks 46-State Expansion
Lemonade is eyeing a national expansion after filing for a license to operate in 46 states and the District of Columbia. The peer-to-peer insurance startup focused on renters and homeowners insurance ...