Shipping Firms Drop British Flag as Brexit Risks Loom July 2, 2019 LONDON — Companies are leaving Britain’s shipping registry due to uncertainty over Britain’s departure from the European Union and future...
Chemours Calls DuPont Clean-Up Estimates `Spectacularly’ Off July 2, 2019 By Jef Feeley and Michael Leonard Chemours Co. claims its former parent DuPont Inc.’s estimates on liabilities the spun-off company should cover were “spectacularly wrong” and...
How to Sink the Pirates Plaguing West Africa: Viewpoint July 2, 2019 By Tobin Harshaw Remember those Somali pirates? Earlier this decade, they brazenly hijacked giant oil tankers, demanded ransoms in the millions of dollars,...
Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Bad Faith in Appraisal Process July 2, 2019 By Jim Sams An insurer’s payment of the appraisal value after disputing a claim does not establish that it was liable, nor does...
Southwest CEO Calls Latest Max Delay ‘Very Disappointing’ July 2, 2019 By Mary Schlangenstein Southwest Airlines Co., the largest operator of the grounded Boeing Co. 737 Max, said the discovery of a new safety...
Fatal Lion Attack Nets 3 ‘Serious’ Violations for Center July 1, 2019 By Amanda Morris RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina labor officials have cited an animal sanctuary for safety violations after a lion fatally mauled...
Proposed Wildfire Board Could Operate Partly in Secret July 1, 2019 By Andrew Oxford SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A closely watched wildfire law proposed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom would exempt a new safety board...
Alaska’s Heat Wave Fuels Dangerous Smoke, Melts Glaciers July 1, 2019 By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska’s heat wave is driving wildfires and melting glaciers, choking the state’s biggest cities with smoke and...
Fake Facebook Warlord Used to Spread Malware, Researchers Say July 1, 2019 By Gwen Ackerman In one of the largest malware campaigns to exploit Facebook Inc., a suspected Libyan hacker lured tens of thousands of...
Motel 6 to Pay $10 Million for Sharing Guest Data With ICE July 1, 2019 By Kartikay Mehrotra Motel 6 has agreed to pay $10 million to settle claims with former guests targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement...