U.S.
France’s Atos Boosts Cyber Security Services With $5.06B Gemalto Buy
French technology consulting firm Atos offered to buy Gemalto for 4.3 billion euros ($5.06 billion) on Monday to boost its cyber security services as states and big corporations seek to cope with a ...
Q3 U.S. Commercial Insurance Prices Remain Flat Once Again: Willis Towers Watson
U.S. commercial insurance prices stayed virtually flat in the 2017 third quarter, the ninth straight quarter where this has happened, according to a new Willis Towers Watson survey. Prices averaged ...
GuideOne Insurance Hammered With A.M. Best Ratings Downgrades
GuideOne Insurance was hit with ratings downgrades from A.M. Best, designations assigned to the company, in part because of its operating results over the first half of 2017. Broken down, A.M. Best ...
Navigation Apps May be Steering L.A. Drivers Toward Fires
Navigation apps like Alphabet Inc.'s Waze, which can do wonders directing drivers through traffic, backfired for some motorists trying to maneuver around the wildfires that are raging across Southern ...
Wildfires Halt L.A. Filming, Threaten Crops, Hammer Major Utility’s Market Value
Wildfires raging across Southern California have shut a major commuter artery in Los Angeles, suspended filming, wiped out more than $3 billion of market value for regional utility Edison ...
Global Warming Could Be Much Worse Than Expected: Study
World temperatures could rise 15 percent more than expected this century, obliging governments to make deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming, scientists said on Wednesday. ...
New Explosion of Calif. Wildfires Threatens Homes and More
Once again, thousands are fleeing wildfires in California. And, once again, the worry on Wall Street is that a major electric utility might end up on the hook for the damages. Shares of Edison ...
Wells Fargo Risks Calif. Suspension of Licenses Over Insurance Sales Practice Controversy
The California Department of Insurance is seeking to suspend or revoke Wells Fargo & Co's licenses for alleged improper insurance sales practices related to the company's online insurance ...