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Few U.S. Railroads Will Meet Dec. 31 Train Safety Tech Deadline
Only a small number of U.S. railroads will meet the Dec. 31 deadline for implementing new train safety technology that experts say would have prevented the deadly May 12 Amtrak derailment in ...
Navigators Settles U.S. Probe Over North Korea, Iran Marine Risk Deals
Navigators Group Inc., the insurer that focuses on marine risks, agreed to settle a U.S. probe that it violated sanctions through deals tied to banned nations. Navigators will pay about $272,000 to ...
California Workers Comp Premiums Growing By Double Digits: WCIRB
Workers' compensation premiums in California continue to grow at double-digit rates, according to the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. The WCIRB recently released its "State of the ...
New EU Cyber Security Laws Affect Cisco, Google, Amazon and Others
Internet firms such as Cisco , Google and Amazon will be subject to a new EU cyber security law forcing them to adopt tough security measures and possibly report serious breaches to national ...
New SEC Rule: Companies Must Report CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratio
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved a rule Wednesday requiring companies to reveal the pay gap between the chief executive officer and their typical worker, handing a new weapon to ...
Report: Goldman Sachs Tentatively Agrees to $270M Settlement For Investor Lawsuit
Goldman Sachs Group Inc has tentatively agreed to pay about $270 million to settle a lawsuit by investors, according to a source familiar with the matter. Pension funds led by NECA-IBEW Health & ...
Car Hacking Risks May Go Well Beyond Fiat Chrysler: U.S. Regulator
The cyber security issues that led Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV to recall 1.4 million vehicles this month could pose a problem for cars and trucks from other automakers, the top U.S. auto safety ...
Google, Berkshire, 8 Others Commit to Renewable Energy Investments
Some of the biggest U.S. corporate names offered their support—and billions of dollars in green financing pledges—to buttress the Obama administration's quest for a global agreement on combating ...