Government
Ex-AIG Chairman Greenberg Remains Defiant as Fraud Trial Ramps Up
Ex-American International Group Inc. Chairman Maurice "Hank" Greenberg said New York State's pursuit of him through a decade-old fraud lawsuit is a futile waste of taxpayer money, as the two sides ...
U.S. Currency-Rigging Lawsuit to Proceed Against 12 Big Banks
A federal judge on Wednesday said U.S. investors may pursue a nationwide antitrust lawsuit accusing 12 major banks of rigging prices in the $5.3 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market. U.S. District ...
China Urged By U.S. Businesses to Delay New Cybersecurity Regs
U.S. business lobbies have called for "urgent discussions" with the Chinese government over new cybersecurity regulations that would force technology vendors to Chinese banks to hand over secret ...
MA, RI and ME Still Face Blizzard Conditions As Storm Continues
A U.S. blizzard swept past New York City and struck hardest at some 4.5 million people around Boston, dropping nearly three feet of snow in areas and triggering high tides that breached a seawall and ...
The Number of Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuits Is Dropping
The size of federal class action lawsuits accusing companies of securities fraud has dropped significantly, new studies show, as the bull market in stocks approaches its sixth birthday. Losses ...
India Reaches Insurance Deal With U.S. That Could Propel Nuclear Power Expansion
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled a plan centered on insurance on Sunday that they hope will convince U.S. companies to build nuclear power stations in India, but ...
Malaysia Airlines’ Latest Woe: A Cyber Attack
A group calling itself "Official Cyber Caliphate" said it hacked on Monday the official website of national carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS), but the airline said its data servers remained intact and ...
California Retracts Requirement for Uber Mandating Commercial Plates
California has retracted a notice that said private drivers for ride-sharing companies such as Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. must have a commercial license plate or risk getting a citation. ...