Government
West Virginia Spill Triggers Calls for Stronger Chemical Regulation
A chemical spill that left 300,000 people in West Virginia unable to drink their water is reviving calls for more stringent regulation of thousands of chemical storage sites in the U.S., especially ...
Merger of German Public-Sector Insurers Unlikely: Fitch
German public-sector insurers, which include Versicherungskammer Bayern and Provinzial Nordwest Holding AG, are unlikely to merge, Fitch Ratings said. "There is no requirement for such a high number ...
Natural Gas Exports Debated
The debate over exporting liquefied natural gas is intensifying as the Energy Department considers an array of applications to ship the fuel to Japan, India and other countries where prices are far ...
BlackRock Agreement with New York AG Ends Analyst Survey Program
BlackRock Inc., the world's largest asset manager, agreed to end its analyst survey program worldwide, as part of an agreement reached Wednesday with the New York Attorney General's office. The ...
Fraud During Harvard Law Days Revealed for SAC Capital’s Martoma
Years before he was accused of insider trading, former SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager Mathew Martoma forged a Harvard transcript, falsified an email, and created a dummy forensic computing ...
FINRA, SEC Targeting Firms Giving Bad 401(k) Rollover Advice
Brokers who give retiring workers bad advice about what to do with their 401(k) plans should expect some headaches: U.S. securities regulators are taking a closer look at what happens when investors ...
Supreme Court to Hear Broadcasters’ Copyright Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a closely watched appeal filed by the four major broadcasters against an online television service, Aereo Inc., backed by media mogul Barry Diller that ...