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BP Faces August 2014 Trial On Shareholders’ Gulf Spill Claims
A U.S. civil trial has been set for Aug. 25, 2014, regarding accusations that BP Plc committed fraud by misleading shareholders before and after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill about its ability to ...Banks Urge U.S. Judge To Throw Out LIBOR Lawsuits
Banks facing a barrage of lawsuits from customers accusing them of interest-rate rigging argued on Tuesday that the cases should be dismissed, saying there is no evidence of antitrust or other ...
Early AI initiatives in personal auto have largely focused on improving efficiency within individual functions, from claims and customer service...
Spain Sees EU Flexibility On Budget Deficit Goals
Spain joined France on Tuesday in pleading for more time to reduce its budget deficit, saying it believed the European Commission was warming to the idea to avoid deepening the country's recession. ...Political Transition Key To Post-Chavez Moody’s Rating For Venezuela
The death of President Hugo Chavez will not have an immediate effect on Venezuela's sovereign rating, a Moody's analyst said on Tuesday, but the political transition after the controversial leader's ...
Reuters Timeline: Milestones In The History Of The Dow
The Dow Jones industrial average pushed through its all-time intraday high of 14,198.10 on Tuesday, surpassing a record set in 2007. It was the latest milestone for the Dow, which has been in ...Proxy Firm Seeks Ouster Of Hewlett-Packard Directors
Proxy advisory firm ISS on Tuesday recommended shareholders of Hewlett-Packard Co vote against the re-election of HP's board chairman and two other directors because of their role in the costly 2011 ...Top Outside Shareholder Demands Dell Open Its Books
Dell Inc.'s largest outside shareholder is demanding the PC maker open its books, signaling that it could become more active in opposing founder Michael Dell's proposal to take the company private. ...Big UK Companies Slow To Put Women On Boards
Britain's largest listed companies are failing to increase the number of women on their boards despite a Europe-wide push to get more women to top management positions, figures published on Tuesday ...