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Nasdaq Shutdown Forces SEC’s White Into Fight With Market Perils
A three-hour shutdown of the Nasdaq Stock Market marks the first test of Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Jo White's ability to push through stronger technology safeguards for ...
Big Malpractice Awards Don’t Increase Medical Costs: Cohen
A jury in one of New York's most conservative counties recently returned a $130 million verdict in a medical-malpractice case, the second-largest in the state's history. Lawyers for the losing ...
Judge to Rule on San Bernardino Bankruptcy, Pensions Loom
The city of San Bernardino is expected to learn on Wednesday if it is eligible for bankruptcy protection despite the opposition of California's powerful public pension system - an important test for ...
Builder Deaths Climb First Time Since 2006
Deaths among U.S. construction workers climbed last year for the first time since before the financial crisis amid a building rebound. On-the-job fatalities in the private construction segment rose 5 ...
Malaysia’s Shariah Scholars Face Jail for Bank, Insurer Breaches
The Malaysian law that exposes Shariah scholars to jail terms for rule breaches will ensure tighter compliance, in a market where the regulator has already made progress in unifying standards. Under ...
Questionable Software Patents Behind Rise in Lawsuits: GAO
Software patents are the biggest reason behind a rise in litigation over inventions, especially against companies that use the technology, the U.S. Government Accountability Office found. Its study, ...
States Weaken Commercial Host Liability Laws: Study
A new report says that in recent years many states have enacted legislation to protect retailers from commercial host liability by increasing the evidentiary requirements, limiting the amount of ...
Obamacare, Tepid U.S. Growth Fuel Part-Time Hiring
U.S. businesses are hiring at a robust rate. The only problem is that three out of four of the nearly 1 million hires this year are part-time and many of the jobs are low-paid. Faltering economic ...