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India Ready To Stop Iran Oil Imports As Insurers Drop Coverage, Refiner Says
India is set to halt all crude imports from Iran because insurance companies in the country have said refineries processing the oil will no longer be covered due to Western sanctions, the head of ...Fidelity Faces ERISA Class-Action Over Float Income; Mass. Insurer Plan Participants Part Of Class
Fidelity Investments, the largest U.S. provider of workplace retirement plans, is facing more accusations it improperly uses customer money earned in overnight accounts to pay its own operating ...
Nevada Bill Would Create Liability For Prescription Drug & Medical Marijuana Addictions
A Nevada bill that would allow patients addicted to prescription drugs to sue the doctors who prescribed the medication—and the drug's makers—was met with stiff opposition Wednesday in a state ...
States with More Gun Laws Show Lower Rate of Firearm Fatalities: Study
Having a higher number of firearm laws in a state may be associated with a lower rate of firearm fatalities from suicides and homicides, according to a study of all 50 states published by JAMA ...Banks To Cash In As U.S. Derivatives Reforms Go Live
Banks have been complaining bitterly about new laws to sort out their industry, even though they were blamed for playing a part in the credit meltdown. But this time round, new U.S. rules look set to ...Banks ‘Recovered’ From Crisis With Most Passing Fed Stress Test
U.S. banks have enough capital to withstand a severe economic downturn, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday, with all but one major bank passing the annual health check of the financial sector. A ...U.S. Regulators Look To Punish Bankers For Money Laundering
Bank executives who violate anti-money laundering laws may soon face harsher punishment in the United States as regulators consider ways to step up the fight against illicit money flows. New rules ...