Global Economy
Internet Trade Groups File Appeal Urging U.S. Court to Bring Back ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules
A coalition of trade groups representing companies including Alphabet Inc, Facebook Inc and Amazon.com Inc, urged a U.S. appeals court to reinstate landmark "net neutrality" rules adopted in 2015 to ...
A Better Mentor Guides Protégés to Make Their Own Career Decisions
Executives often mentor upcoming employees who themselves are on track to become future corporate leaders. In doing so, they would do well to let the protégé set priorities of their career path and ...
Exxon Reportedly Looking to Buy Renewable Energy for Delivery in Texas
Exxon Mobil Corp. has been looking to buy renewable energy for delivery in Texas, according to people familiar with the matter. The largest U.S. oil company sent out a request for proposals with a ...
Court Upholds Twitter Decision to Ban White Nationalist
Twitter Inc. won a battle in the culture wars with a court ruling that upheld its decision to delete the accounts of a self-proclaimed "white advocate." The social media giant has faced mounting ...
Japan Floods Leave Behind Up to $4B in Insured Losses: AIR Worldwide
Massive flooding in Japan earlier this summer will be costly, with insured losses landing between an estimated $2 billion and $4 billion, according to AIR Worldwide. As the catastrophe modeling firm ...
For Uber, Sexual Harassment Settlement Costs $34,000-a-Head
The cost of Uber Technologies Inc.'s March agreement to settle sexual harassment claims is now itemized: 56 current and former employees who filed claims stand to collect an average of $33,928.57. In ...
No-Deal Brexit Could Affect Everything From Insurance Contracts to Consumer Pricing
Britons face higher prices when buying from the European Union unless the government can secure a Brexit deal, while retirees in countries like Spain risk losing access to pensions paid into U.K. ...
Judge Affirms $4.69B J&J Talc Verdict; Company Promises Appeal
A Missouri trial court judge has affirmed the massive $4.69 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a case involving 22 women and their families who alleged the company's talc-based ...