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Halliburton In Gulf Spill Settlement Talks
Halliburton Co is in "advanced" talks to settle private claims against it in a trial to determine blame for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill, the oilfield services company said on Monday, as it booked a ...Era Of Austerity Has Run Its Course, EU Says
France and Spain fell short of their budget deficit goals last year and debt levels swelled across the euro zone, but the pressure may be easing on Paris and Madrid as the European Commission signals ...
Long-Term Global Cooling Ended In 19th Century: Study
A global long-term cooling trend ended late in the 19th century and was followed decades later by the warmest temperatures in nearly 1,400 years, a sweeping study of temperature change showed. The ...Rocket That Will Carry Cargo Ship Test Launched
A company contracted by NASA to deliver supplies to the International Space Station successfully launched a rocket on Sunday in a test of its ability to send a cargo ship aloft. About 10 minutes ...
AIR Worldwide Monitors Midwest Flooding
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, heavy rainfall, severe thunderstorms, and flash flooding tore across several Midwest states early last week, after moist air surged ahead of a ...
Cyber Risk Still Not Insured By Most RMs: Towers Watson Survey
Carriers offering cyber insurance may have seen an increase in demand for their specialty insurance policies over the past year, but more than 60 percent of risk managers surveyed say they still ...
Fitch Commercial Lines Analysis: Workers’ Comp Weak; Med Prof Deteriorating
Accident-year loss ratios for all major commercial insurance lines except medical professional liability insurance improved in 2012, but none of them produced an accident-year underwriting profit ...