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United Airlines Travelers Faced With Two-Hour Flight Disruption
United Airlines resumed flights yesterday morning after a computer fault halted all U.S. departures for about two hours, disrupting travel for thousands of passengers in the second such setback since ...
Texas Court Approves $84.4M Settlement in 2002 Farmers Insurance Case
A Travis County, Texas district court has granted preliminary approval of a settlement with Farmers Insurance Group that will return $84.4 million to policyholders stemming from a 2002 homeowners ...
IMF Cautions U.S. on Global Economic Turmoil; Urges National Insurance Regulator
A global slowdown in economic growth, together with political and economic upheaval in places like Greece, the Middle East and Ukraine, could hurt U.S. growth going forward, the International ...
Regulators of Aetna Humana Deal Could Question Other Insurer Deals
Aetna Inc.'s $37 billion deal to buy smaller health insurer Humana Inc. will face rigorous scrutiny from U.S. regulators, which antitrust experts said could also make other large-scale mergers in the ...
Court Clarifies Rule on Unpaid Internships
Unpaid internships are legal when they are closely tied to interns' educations, a U.S. appeals court in Manhattan said on Thursday in reversing a decision that Fox Searchlight Pictures Inc. broke the ...
Fracking Officially Banned in New York, Ending Seven-Year Review
New York formalized its ban on high-volume hydraulic fracturing for natural gas on Monday, concluding a seven-year environmental and health review that drew a record number of public comments. "After ...
Disney Joins Tourist Sites Banning Selfie Sticks
Walt Disney Co. started banning selfie sticks at its theme parks around the world, joining a growing list of attractions that restrict the camera accessories for safety reasons. As of last Tuesday, ...
Big ACE-Chubb Deal Drives ‘Feverish’ Merger Speculation
Evan Greenberg just took dealmaking to the next level. The chief executive officer of property/casualty insurer ACE Ltd. on Wednesday announced a $28 billion deal for rival Chubb Corp. It's the ...