OFF BEAT: Universal Studios, StudioCanal kiss and make up
Like the movies, where the boy and girl eventually live happily ever after, Universal Studios Inc. and a distribution company have resolved their differences in a tiff over revenue.
View ArticleDutch pension fund sells stake in Fukushima operator over safety concerns
(Reuters) — Dutch pension fund ABP said it has sold its stake in Tokyo Electric Power Co. after the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant failed to respond to repeated requests to discuss...
View ArticleFood issues drive U.K. product recalls up to 272 in 2013: Study
Driven by an increase in food recalls, there were 272 product recalls in the United Kingdom in 2013, up from 260 the previous year, according to research by London-based law firm Reynolds Porter...
View ArticleDismissal of failure-to-warn lawsuit against Crocs upheld
A woman who sued alleging that the makers of Crocs sandals failed to warn about the shoes' dangers on escalators, as a result of her daughter being injured, did not present sufficient evidence to...
View ArticleWillis establishes global human capital and benefits practice
Willis Group Holdings P.L.C. has established a global human capital and benefits practice, the brokerage said Wednesday.
View ArticleRisk retention groups stable in 2013 third quarter: Analysis
A review of risk retention groups' performance through the third quarter of 2013 shows them exhibiting financial stability as a group, with growth in admitted assets and policyholder surplus continuing...
View ArticleHealth benefits costs top challenges facing mid-market firms: Survey
The rising cost of providing employee health benefits remained the most vexing challenge facing mid-market companies at the end of 2013, according to a survey released Wednesday by the National Center...
View ArticleCanada body recommends tougher standards for older tanker cars
(Reuters) — Canada's Transportation Safety Board recommended on Thursday that regulators in Canada and the United States immediately impose tougher standards on all railway oil tanker cars, not just...
View ArticleMoody's downgrades outlook on U.S. health insurers to negative
Uncertainty surrounding implementation of health care reform soured Moody's Investors Service Inc.'s economic outlook this year for U.S.-based health insurers, which it downgraded to a negative outlook...
View ArticleEEOC focuses on systemic discrimination: Analysis
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission continues to file substantially fewer individual lawsuits as it focuses on cases that involve systemic discrimination, law firm Littler Mendelson P.C....
View ArticleOSHA investigates deadly fire, collapse of Omaha livestock feed plant
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration says it is investigating the partial collapse of an Omaha, Neb.-based livestock feed manufacturing plant that killed two employees and seriously...
View ArticleFBI warns retailers to expect more credit card breaches
(Reuters) — The FBI has warned U.S. retailers to prepare for more cyber attacks after discovering about 20 hacking cases in the past year that involved the same kind of malicious software used against...
View ArticleCongress turns up heat on Target with hearings, document request
(Reuters) — Congress turned up the heat on Target Corp. on Thursday, summoning the company's chief financial officer to testify at a Senate hearing, while Democrats on a House committee asked the No.
View ArticleChinese state TV criticizes Wal-Mart's quality control
(Reuters) — A state-owned Chinese TV station which has run a string of stories criticizing foreign firms has accused U.S. retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
View ArticleBoeing says Dreamliner reliability 'better but not satisfactory'
(Reuters) — The reliability of Boeing Co.'s pioneering 787 Dreamliner jet is improving but is still not satisfactory, Mike Fleming, Boeing's vice president for 787 support and services said on Friday.
View ArticleDavos executives see data theft as too costly, too hard to beat
(Reuters) — Fighting online data fraudsters is almost impossible, as their ability to hack into new technology often outpaces companies' efforts to protect it.
View ArticleProperty/casualty insurance rates rise 3% in January: MarketScout
Commercial property/casualty insurance rates increased an average of 3% in January over those of a year earlier, MarketScout reported Wednesday.
View ArticleInsurance prices decline worldwide except in U.S.: Marsh
Average insurance prices declined across the globe except in the United States, brokerage Marsh Inc. said in a Wednesday analysis.
View ArticleAir India Boeing 787 diverted after software glitch
(Reuters) — Air India Ltd. diverted a Boeing Co. 787 plane to Kuala Lumpur after pilots noticed a software glitch during a flight from Melbourne, Australia, to New Delhi on Wednesday, in the latest...
View ArticleSecret Service visits refrigeration company in Target probe
(Reuters) — The U.S. Secret Service visited the office of a Pennsylvania-based refrigeration contractor, Fazio Mechanical Services, in connection with an investigation of the Target Corp.
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