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22 03, 2021

Supreme Court Nixes Facebook Bid to Curtail $15B Class Action Over User Tracking

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away Facebook Inc.’s bid to pare back a $15 billion class action lawsuit accusing the company of illegally tracking the activities of internet users even when they are logged out of the social …

19 03, 2021

Why Its Bid for The Hartford Is a Personal Lines ‘Chess’ Move by Chubb

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While the Chubb’s $23.2 billion opening bid for The Hartford appears to be mostly a commercial lines play to many observers, one experienced industry observer has a different take on it. Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg would certainly welcome what The …

22 03, 2021

Scientists Say Advanced Nuclear Reactors Not Safer Than Conventional Plants

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A new generation of so-called “advanced” nuclear power reactors that Washington believes could help fight climate change often present greater proliferation risks than conventional nuclear power, a science advocacy group said on Thursday. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has made …

18 03, 2021

EU Threatens to Ban COVID Vaccine Exports to Britain

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BRUSSELS – The European Union threatened on Wednesday to ban exports of COVID-19 vaccines to Britain to safeguard scarce doses for its own citizens facing a third wave of the pandemic that would jeopardize plans to restart travel this summer. …

18 03, 2021

Amazon Begins Offering Its Virtual Health, Pharmacy Services to Other Businesses

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Amazon.com Inc. is expanding its virtual healthcare service to other Washington-state employers starting Wednesday and to its own employees nationwide this summer, the company said in a press release. Piloted in September 2019 for staff near its Seattle headquarters, “Amazon …

18 03, 2021

Britain Says Financial Services Agreement With EU Should Come Soon

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Britain expects to seal a financial services cooperation pact with the European Union shortly, a senior finance ministry official told a conference on challenges from market fragmentation. The City of London’s ties with the bloc were severed after Britain left …

18 03, 2021

South Korea Defends Mandatory COVID Testing of Foreign Workers

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SEOUL- Authorities in the South Korean capital defended on Thursday a decision to order coronavirus tests for all foreign workers on penalty of fines, as calls grew for the controversial measure to be rescinded. At least one lawmaker of the …

18 03, 2021

Chubb Explores Acquisition of $22 Billion Rival Hartford: Bloomberg

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Chubb Ltd., the global insurer led by Evan Greenberg, is exploring an acquisition of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. in what could be one of the industry’s biggest deals in years, people familiar with the matter said. The New York-listed …

16 03, 2021

Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan Proposes Public Trusts to Settle Opioid Lawsuits

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Purdue Pharma LP filed a bankruptcy plan on Monday that would resolve thousands of opioid lawsuits by restructuring the OxyContin maker into an entity that would steer profits to plaintiffs and require the company’s Sackler family owners to contribute nearly …

16 03, 2021

Ride-Hailing Firms Uber, Lyft to Share Background Data on Deactivated Drivers

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Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. have created a program to share information about drivers and delivery people deactivated from their platforms for the most serious offenses, furthering a safety push by ride-hailing companies. The Industry Sharing Safety Initiative will …