Government
Financial Firms Fear Hensarling May Fill Gap Left by Cantor’s Exit
Wall Street could count on Eric Cantor to take its side in the U.S. Congress. It won't have the same luck with a top lawmaker in line to replace him. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb ...
FAA Gives First Okay of Commercial Drone Flights Over Land For BP
The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it has granted the first permission for commercial drone flights over land, the latest effort by the agency to show it is loosening restrictions on ...
Business Urging Delaware Lawmakers Not to Block ‘Loser-Pays’ Bylaws
Big Business is lobbying Delaware lawmakers for corporate bylaws to shift legal fees to shareholders who sue and lose, which legal experts say could curtail a booming type of investor class actions. ...
Norway Oil Lobby Warned Deeper Regulation and Policy Debate is Coming
Producers in western Europe's biggest oil and gas exporter must brace themselves for a new legislative age that will disrupt the status quo, according to Norway's Green Party. After entering ...
Germany Will Impose Tough Fracking Restrictions
Germany plans to draw up new rules in the coming weeks for the controversial method of fracking for gas, which will impose tight restrictions on the technique that has led to a shale gas boom in the ...
Bugs and Hurricanes Could Crush Florida Citrus Groves
After a disease-spreading bug wreaked havoc on Florida citrus groves this year, growers like Maury Boyd are seeing a new threat from the weatherman that would mean "pure hell" for orange-juice ...
Citing Success, Farmers Pulls Climate Change Lawsuit
Farmers Insurance Group, which filed nine class actions in May against nearly 200 communities in the Chicago area, is withdrawing its lawsuit. The suit accused the Illinois municipalities of failing ...
Some See Volcanoes As Safety Threat to Japan Nuclear Plants
In the three years since the Fukushima disaster, Japan's utilities have pledged $15 billion to harden their nuclear plants against earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes and terrorist attacks. But as ...