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Cyber Attacks Increasing, Costing Millions, Straining Internet
Crashing websites and overwhelming data centers, a new generation of cyber attacks is costing millions and straining the structure of the Internet. While some attackers are diehard activists, ...
House Passes Flood Insurance Bill; Key Senators Sign On
The U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday evening passed bipartisan legislation to curb some of the premium increases in the nation's flood insurance program that have been causing "sticker shock" ...
Gov. Christie Says N.J. May Get $10B of Federal Sandy Aid
Governor Chris Christie said New Jersey may receive as little as $10 billion of federal recovery funds for $37 billion of damage from Hurricane Sandy. "Some really difficult decisions will have to be ...
House Poised to Pass Flood Insurance Change Backed by Realtors
The U.S. House will have enough votes to pass flood-insurance legislation following last-minute changes to give more coastal property owners a break from rate increases, Minority Whip Steny Hoyer ...
Supreme Court Expands Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Shield
The U.S. Supreme Court expanded the reach of a federal law enacted in response to the 2001 Enron Corp. collapse, saying it protects people who work for a public company's contractors, including law ...
High Court to Determine Fate of Securities Class Actions
In a case eagerly watched by publicly traded companies regularly sued by investors, the U.S. Supreme Court will on Wednesday consider overruling a 26-year-old precedent that made it easier for ...
Fitch Expects No Rating Impact of Winter Losses
Severe winter weather is causing large losses for property/casualty insurance companies in early 2014, however there should be no rating impact as a result, according to Fitch Ratings. The severe ...
Is Jain Next? Buffett Vagueness Over Successor Worries Investors
Warren Buffett is seeking to reassure shareholders about how his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will perform in the decades after he steps down or dies, but remains as vague as ever about succession plans. ...