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U.S. Oil Output Poised to Reach 43-Year High in 2015
The U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday oil production in the United States will reach a 43-year high in 2015 as output grows from shale fields. The United States will produce 9.3 ...
Rotting Wood in New Homes Built After Katrina May Spark Legal Action
Actor Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation, which has built 100 energy-efficient new homes in the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans, is considering legal action against the ...
Original Cheerios Going GMO-free
General Mills says some Cheerios made without genetically modified ingredients will start appearing on shelves soon. The Minneapolis-based company said Thursday that it has been manufacturing its ...
Some States Confirm Water Pollution from Drilling
In at least four states that have nurtured the nation's energy boom, hundreds of complaints have been made about well-water contamination from oil or gas drilling, and pollution was confirmed in a ...
Typhoon Haiyan, European Storms Top 2013 Natural Catastrophes: Munich Re
Typhoon Haiyan and exceptionally high losses from weather-related catastrophes in Europe dominated the overall picture of natural catastrophes in 2013, according to Munich Re. Floods and hailstorms ...
JPMorgan to Pay Over $2B to Settle Madoff Case
JPMorgan Chase & Co will pay more than $2 billion of penalties to settle charges by U.S. federal authorities that it failed to report suspicious activity involving Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme. ...
JPMorgan Nears $2B Settlement in Case Tied to Madoff
JPMorgan Chase & Co is nearing a $2 billion settlement with federal authorities to resolve suspicions that the bank ignored signs of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme, the New York Times reported, ...
U.S. Judge Orders RBS Unit in Japan to Pay $50M Over LIBOR
A Japanese investment banking unit of Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc was ordered on Monday to pay a $50 million criminal fine after pleading guilty to wire fraud over its role in manipulating the ...