Government
Google Receives U.K. Ultimatum To Remove Street View Data
Google Inc., operator of the world's largest Internet search engine, was given 35 days by the U.K.'s data protection watchdog to remove wireless-network data collected by its cars for its Street View ...
Fracking Pollution In Wyoming Cast In Doubt As EPA Drops Probe
The only finding by U.S. regulators of water contamination from fracking was thrown into doubt Friday when the federal government halted its investigation and handed the probe over to the State of ...
Congressmen Warn Credit Raters Against Repeating History on CDOs
The top executives of Standard & Poor's, Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings were warned by three members of Congress against granting inflated grades to the same type of securities that ...
Ebix’s Raina Loses Magic Touch As U.S. Probes Accounting
Robin Raina always had the magic touch, or so it seemed until Wednesday, when the disclosure of a U.S. criminal probe of his software company's accounting practices blew up a proposed $820 million ...
Analysis: Big Business The Winner In U.S. Supreme Court Class Action Cases
In a series of rulings this year, the U.S. Supreme Court has steered a consistent course against consumers or small businesses that want to bring class action lawsuits against corporate defendants. ...
President Obama Speech on Climate Policy Expected Tuesday
President Barack Obama is likely to roll out a number of measures on climate policy, potentially including a strategy to limit greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants, in a speech on ...
Losses Loom For Investors Enmeshed In U.S. Mortgage Chaos
Since the financial crash, banks have been accused of wrongfully foreclosing on homeowners because they failed to create and maintain proper mortgage paperwork. Now, there are signs that chaotic ...