Government
Climate Change Fallout: FEMA May Have to Buy Millions of Flood-Prone Homes
As the climate crisis worsens, more Americans will be forced from their homes. Many won't be able to afford it, and the U.S. isn't prepared for a massive, government-subsidized migration away from ...
California Forced Blackout Spreads; Economic Impact Could Reach $2.6B
The unprecedented power shutdown by California's PG&E Corp. has spread deeper into cities near San Francisco, ensnaring millions of people and raising the prospect that much of a major ...
No-Deal Brexit Risks Throwing Billions of Data Transfers Into Legal Limbo
If Britain hasn't secured a deal to leave the European Union as the clock ticks past 11 p.m. on Oct. 31, billions of data transfers could be thrown into legal limbo. Though not as visible as lines of ...
Argo Group Slapped With SEC Subpoena Regarding Executive Compensation
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. has been subpoenaed by U.S. securities regulators about perks for its executives and is conducting an internal review. The U.S. Securities and Exchange ...
Some See Nuclear Power as a Tool to Fight Catastrophic Climate Change
Catastrophic climate change can still be averted even without increasing one of the biggest sources of carbon-free electricity. That was the message sent to International Atomic Energy Agency ...
Fiscal Crises Stand as Largest Risk to Global Business: WEF Survey
The possibility of a fiscal crisis is the biggest risk to doing business globally, according to a survey of World Economic Forum business leaders published on Tuesday, though there were strong ...
Insurers, Pension Funds Pledge Climate Action at U.N. Summit
Insurers and pension funds managing $2.3 trillion pledged on Monday to shift their portfolios away from carbon-heavy industries in the hope of triggering snowballing climate commitments from other ...
IRS Makes Settlement Offer to Taxpayers Involved in ‘Dirty’ Micro-Captive Insurance
The Internal Revenue Service said it is mailing a time-limited settlement offer for certain taxpayers under audit who participated in what the IRS calls "abusive micro-captive insurance" ...