Global Economy
Judges Skeptical About Combining 3M, DuPont Suits Over Cancer-Linked Chemicals
Creating a massive lawsuit over cancer-linked chemicals found in around a third of Americans' drinking water got a skeptical reception in federal court Thursday. A panel of seven judges in Manhattan ...
Applied Systems, Others Pursue Risky Practice of Acquiring Incremental Debt
First the companies tapped the loan market. Not long after that, they came back for more. Corporations like Bausch Health Cos., a drugmaker, telecom provider Sprint Corp. and Applied Systems Inc., an ...
Like Tech Entrepreneurs, Carriers Should Closely Track a Rapidly Changing World
For carriers seeking to innovate and digitize their operations, an awareness of a rapidly changing world and the need to continually adapt to it can help ensure success. Maintaining a strategic ...
Climate Change Talks Scheduled to Begin With Backdrop of Intense Political Divisions
Divisions within Europe and tension between the United States and China pose major challenges to the next round of United Nations talks on climate change. The most important U.N. climate conference ...
SCOTUS Appears Open to Letting Apple App Store Antitrust Suit Proceed
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared open to letting a lawsuit proceed against Apple Inc that accused it of breaking federal antitrust laws by monopolizing the market for iPhone software ...
AXA Extends Climate Change Policy to Newly Acquired XL Division
AXA, France's biggest insurer, has extended its climate change policy to its recently acquired XL division, joining a growing list of European insurers that have taken action to help to tackle global ...
Allianz Extends Contract of CEO Bäte for an Additional Five Years
Allianz SE extended the contract of CEO Oliver Bäte an additional five years, through September 2024. Bäte has been in charge of Allianz for about four years, and his original contract had been set ...
EU Leaders Endorse May’s Brexit Deal, Urge UK Parliament to Also Approve
European Union leaders finally sealed a Brexit deal on Sunday, saying the package agreed with Prime Minister Theresa May was the best Britain will get in a warning to the British parliament not to ...