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Target Will Not Face SEC Enforcement Action Over Data Breach
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission won't pursue an enforcement action against Target Corp. after hackers stole data on 40 million credit and debit cards during the 2013 holiday shopping ...
Women Rise in Manager Ranks; Black Managers Fall in Number: EEOC
Women's representation in U.S. management ranks is slowly increasing, while the share of African-American managers has slipped since the last recession, according to a report released last week by ...
Nestle Suit Alleges Slave Labor Used For Fish in Fancy Feast Cat Food
Nestle SA was sued over claims that its Fancy Feast cat food contains fish from a Thai supplier that uses slave labor. The complaint against the Swiss food giant follows one last week accusing Costco ...
S&P, Fitch Differ on Whether Reinsurance Price Declines Are Moderating
Two of the P/C industry's ratings entities – Fitch and Standard & Poor's – differ as to whether they see a moderation of ongoing reinsurance price declines. Fitch sees the downward trend ...
Investors In the Dark About Worsening Corporate Cyber Crime Risks
Investors are being poorly served by a haphazard approach from fund managers to the growing threat of cyber crime damaging the companies in which they invest, with a lack of clarity from the ...
Controversial Trinity Guardrail System Set For Extra Testing in Virginia
Trinity Industries Inc.'s guardrail system will undergo additional crash testing by Virginia, raising new questions about a device on roadways across the country. Some of Virginia's six proposed ...
Allstate Using Promise of Retail Therapy to Entice Safer Driving
Allstate believes it can entice customers to drive more safely with the promise of retail therapy. In theory, the added benefit could also attract new clients. The Illinois based multi-line insurer ...
10 Global Automakers Sued Over Keyless Ignition Defect That Leaves Engines On
Ten of the world's biggest carmakers were sued over claims that keyless ignitions lacking an automatic shut-off endanger drivers and passengers with deadly carbon monoxide fumes. Manufacturers ...