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Eastern European Nations Push for Soft Brexit Deal
Eastern members of the European Union are pushing for a soft separation with Britain, hoping that this would protect the rights of millions of east Europeans living and working there. Top policy ...
Trump’s Funding Plan Would Limit Federal Subsidies for Crop Insurance Premiums
U.S. farm groups on Tuesday pushed back against President Donald Trump's proposal to slash agriculture spending, viewing it as a fresh threat to a struggling farm economy. The White House on Monday ...
China Reportedly May Delay Full Launch of New Cyber Security Rules
China may delay full implementation of controversial new cyber security rules, giving companies more time to prepare, two people who attended a meeting on Friday between the country's internet ...
EU Must Guard Against UK Seeking Post-Brexit Regulatory Edge: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the European Union needs to guard against the U.K. gaining an economic edge by easing regulation when it leaves the bloc. On day one after Brexit, the U.K. will ...
Group That Leaked ‘WannaCry’ Ransomware Attack Tools Threatens Release of More Malicious Code
Governments turned their attention to a possible new wave of cyber threats on Tuesday after the group that leaked U.S. hacking tools used to launch the global WannaCry "ransomware" attack warned it ...
Retail Group Revs Up Lobbying Push for National Flood Insurance Program Renewal
A major real estate association plans a multi-day lobbying blitz in Washington D.C. this week to focus, in part, on the need for renewal of the National Flood Insurance Program before it expires on ...
MetLife ‘Too Big to Fail’ Case on Hold: U.S. Appeals Court
A U.S. appeals court on Friday granted a 60-day pause in the long-running case in which the country's largest life insurer, MetLife Inc., has challenged the federal government's labeling of it as ...
More Than a Quarter of Big UK Financial Firms Planning Brexit-Related Staff Moves
More than a quarter of major U.K. financial services firms have said they will move staff or operations abroad, or are reviewing their domicile because of Brexit, according to consulting firm EY. ...