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19 12, 2024

New Jersey Eyes Fees on Oil and Gas Producers for Climate Superfund

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It’s not an accident that “The Sopranos,” the quintessential show about New Jersey, opens with its main character driving past gasoline and oil storage tanks along the New Jersey Turnpike. From the outskirts of New York to the Delaware River …

20 12, 2024

Cargo Theft Surges as Holiday Season Approaches, Verisk Says

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Be on the lookout for Grinch-like characters hanging out at transportation hubs over the holidays. A CargoNet analysis of holiday-period theft data from the past five years shows a heightened risk during the Christmas and New Year periods. The days …

20 12, 2024

G-7 Considers Options to Harden Price Cap on Russian Oil

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Group of Seven nations are exploring ways to toughen the price cap on Russian oil as they seek to better target Moscow’s ability to fund its war against Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. Options under consideration range …

20 12, 2024

CCC Intelligent Solutions Acquires EvolutionIQ for $730M

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CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire claims management platform EvolutionIQ Inc. Subject to the terms and conditions included in the agreement, CCC is expected to acquire EvolutionIQ for $730 million to be paid for with a …

5 12, 2024

People Moves: O’Connell to Lead Aon’s Reinsurance Global Cyber Strategy; Flude New CEO of Lancashire Insurance US; Hippo Names Collins CMO

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Aon Names O’Connell as Global Cyber Strategy and Growth Leader Aon plc named Robert O’Connell as global cyber strategy and growth leader, executive managing director, within its Reinsurance Solutions business. O’Connell will be based in New York. Previously, O’Connell served …

10 12, 2024

US Small-Business Optimism Soars to Three-Year-High After Trump Win

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US small-business optimism surged in November to a more than three-year high in anticipation of more favorable economic policies after Donald Trump sealed his return to the White House. The National Federation of Independent Business optimism index jumped 8 points, …

13 12, 2024

Consulting Firm McKinsey to Pay $650M to Resolve US Opioid Probe

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McKinsey & Co has agreed to pay $650 million to resolve a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the consulting firm’s work advising opioid manufacturer OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma on how to boost sales. McKinsey has entered into a five-year …

18 12, 2024

US Probes China-Founded Router Maker on National Security Fears

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The US government has launched a national-security investigation into TP-Link, the China-founded router maker whose equipment now dominates the American market and has been targeted in repeated Chinese cyber attacks, people familiar with the matter said. The probe opens a …

19 12, 2024

Jury Finds Vegas Police Fabricated Evidence in Killing, Awards $34M to Exonerated Woman

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A federal jury in Nevada has awarded more than $34 million to a woman who was arrested at age 18, wrongly convicted twice, and served nearly 16 years in a Nevada state prison for a 2001 killing she did not …

20 12, 2024

Amazon Agrees to Worker Safety Measures to Settle OSHA Probe

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Amazon.com will implement safety measures at all of its U.S. facilities to settle a federal agency’s claims that it failed to prevent workers from developing back problems and other ergonomic injuries, the agency said on Thursday. Amazon settled a series …