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California workers comp medical losses flat in 2013, Medicare costs up

Medical losses paid for California workers compensation claims remained relatively flat from 2012 to 2013, but payments for Medicare reimbursement and medical cost containment programs saw an uptick...

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Argentine debt battle could reduce global soybean supply

(Reuters) — Argentine farmers say they will stockpile soybeans in the second half of the year if the government is unable to cut a deal with debt investors to stave off a new sovereign default.

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N.Y. top court says towns can ban fracking

(Reuters) — New York's top state court has held that towns have the authority to ban gas drilling within their borders, giving a boost to opponents of the drilling method known as fracking.

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GM victims fund for ignition defect to have wide eligibility

(Reuters) — The compensation fund for victims of General Motors Co.'

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GM adds 8.23 million cars to ignition-switch recall

(Reuters) — General Motors Co. on Monday widened the list of older models it is recalling for potentially deadly ignition switches, adding 8.23 million compact and midsize sedans that it has linked to...

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Microsoft says it's disrupting cyber crime with roots in Kuwait, Algeria

(Reuters) — Microsoft Corp. launched what it hopes will be the most successful private effort to date to crack down on cyber crime by moving to disrupt communications channels between hackers and...

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Male nurse's gender bias suit dismissed because he didn't pursue job hard...

A male nurse who failed to win a transfer to a medical center's operating room did not make a reasonable effort to obtain it, says an appeals court in upholding the dismissal of a U.S.

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HSBC reaches $10M settlement over foreclosure charges

(Reuters) — HSBC Holdings Plc. has agreed to pay $10 million to settle U.S. civil fraud claims over foreclosure-related charges it submitted to the government, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday.

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OFF BEAT: Tough-as-nails ballerina can't find affordable leg coverage

A ballerina who was so tough that she finished a performance even though her appendix had burst on stage was unable to buy insurance for her legs because the premiums quoted were so high.

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Conflict minerals law starts working despite poor industry response

(Reuters) — A U.S. law on conflict minerals is curbing African warlords' presence around mines in Congo, campaigners say, but its full impact remains unclear, with most firms failing to pinpoint the...

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Chrysler expands ignition switch recall by 696,000 vehicles

(Reuters) — U.S. safety regulators announced an expansion on Monday of a previous recall to include more model years of Fiat Chrysler vehicles that have ignition switches that can be inadvertently shut...

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Goldman Sachs fined over trade rule violations in dark pool

(Reuters) — Wall Street's self-funded regulator fined a unit of Goldman Sachs on Tuesday over pricing rule violations stemming from its “dark pool,” marking the latest in a string of recent enforcement...

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SolarWorld seeks probe into claims of Chinese cyber-spying

(Reuters) — The U.S. arm of German solar manufacturer SolarWorld AG asked the Commerce Department on Tuesday to look into claims of cyber-spying by Chinese military officers as part of a trade dispute...

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U.S. asks firms to check networks after 'Energetic Bear' attacks

(Reuters) — The U.S.

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U.S. says Bangladesh must do more to win back trade benefits

(Reuters) — Bangladesh has to do more to improve factory conditions and workers rights in order to have U.S. trade benefits restored, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said Wednesday.

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Zurich to take $300 million hit from selling Russian retail unit

(Reuters) — Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. said it would take a hit of about $300 million in the third quarter from selling its Russian retail business to the OLMA Group, part of the insurer's strategy to...

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Subaru recalling 660,238 vehicles in U.S. due to brake line rust

(Reuters) — Subaru of America, a unit of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., is recalling 660,238 Outback, Legacy, Impreza and Forester vehicles registered in cold-weather U.S.

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Hyundai, GM contractor in South Korea in technology leak probe

(Reuters) — A South Korean contractor was raided by investigators looking into whether it leaked Hyundai Motor and General Motors engine design technology to overseas firms, a senior prosecutor...

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GM’s compensation fund is first step in repairing damaged reputation

The open-ended compensation fund General Motors Co.

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U.K. firms' risk appetite slips as election looms: Deloitte

(Reuters) — Major British companies' risk appetite has edged lower over the past three months as elections in 2015 and the prospect of a referendum on leaving the European Union loom, a quarterly...

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