Cities Are Buying Bond Insurance That May Be Giving Them Nothing September 27, 2019 By Martin Z. Braun Around noon one Wednesday in July, two school districts from California’s Central Valley auctioned off their bonds to Wall Street...
Juul To End Advertising and Lobbying Efforts of E-Cigarette September 26, 2019 By Michelle Chapman E-cigarette maker Juul is shutting down broadcast, print and digital advertising and ending lobbying efforts in Washington as safety concerns...
Fire Threat Brings Power Cuts to Thousands in California September 26, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO — Tens of thousands of Northern Californians will find themselves without electricity Wednesday as Pacific Gas & Electric...
Homeless Man Pleads Guilty to Minnesota Synagogue Fire September 26, 2019 DULUTH, Minn. — A homeless man who admitted starting a fire that destroyed a 117-year-old synagogue in Minnesota, then walking...
Facebook Wins Dismissal of Investor Lawsuit Over Privacy Breach September 26, 2019 By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK – Facebook Inc and its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday won dismissal of an investor lawsuit accusing...
Opioid Trial Judge Denies He’s Biased, Refuses to Step Down September 26, 2019 By Riley Griffin The Cleveland judge overseeing more than 2,000 federal lawsuits over alleged opioid abuses refused to disqualify himself from a bellwether...
Even Nobel-Winning Chemists Don’t Know What’s in Your Weed Vape September 26, 2019 By Craig Giammona and Kristine Owram The vaping health crisis sweeping the U.S. is highlighting how little scientists and health officials know about the marijuana being...
Boeing’s 737 Max Flight Tests Underestimated Risks, U.S. Investigators Say September 26, 2019 By Alan Levin Boeing Co.’s evaluation of the 737 Max system during development used an oversimplified test that didn’t anticipate the cacophony of...
Carriers Demonstrate Insuretech Innovations that Simplify Adjusting September 26, 2019 By Jim Sams LAS VEGAS — The theme on the opening day of the InsureTech Connect conference was that the insurance industry is...
California Finds Affinity Group Auto Insurance Discounts Favor Higher Income Drivers September 25, 2019 By Don Jergler California insurance regulators released data showing what the CDI is calling “wide socioeconomic disparities” in auto insurance group discounts offered...