US Official Says Pace of Federal Recovery Funds for Puerto Rico Speeding Up February 27, 2020 By Danica Coto SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The newly appointed U.S. official charged with overseeing disaster recovery in Puerto Rico said Tuesday...
Texas Prosecutors Accuse Arkema, Executives of Failures Over Chemical Fire February 27, 2020 By Erwin Seba Opening statements began on Thursday in criminal charges against the U.S. arm of a French company and three executives over...
Catastrophe Bonds Signal Coronavirus Nearing Pandemic Status February 27, 2020 By Tasos Vossos The World Health Organization says the coronavirus isn’t yet a global pandemic. Bonds that insure against just such a catastrophe...
Bayer’s Roundup Woes May Force It to Sell Assets or Borrow February 27, 2020 By Tim Loh Bayer AG acknowledged for the first time that lawsuits related to the controversial weed killer Roundup could force it to...
California Releases Autonomous Mileage Reports Car Makers Love to Hate February 27, 2020 Alphabet’s Waymo and General Motors-backed Cruise saw their autonomous vehicles require less help from human drivers on California’s public roads...
Sedgwick Founder Robert Young Dead at 83 February 27, 2020 Robert Lerton “Bob” Young, founder of a company that grew to become claims-management giant Sedgwick, died on Feb. 20, the...
Hoboken Gets Boost for Park that Will Also Hold Floodwaters February 26, 2020 By David Porter HOBOKEN, N.J. — Hoboken, one of the areas in New Jersey hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy, is making progress toward...
Forest Fire Near I-80, Appalachian Trail Mostly Contained February 26, 2020 HARDWICK TOWNSHIP — A forest fire burning through a popular hiking area that is crossed by the Appalachian Trail and...
Nisource Unit to Plead Guilty After U.S. Probe into Mass. Gas Explosions February 26, 2020 By Nate Raymond BOSTON — A subsidiary of utility operator NiSource Inc has agreed to pay $53 million and plead guilty to breaking...
Bayer’s Chairman to Leave as Company Fights Roundup Suits February 26, 2020 By Eric Pfanner and Tim Loh Bayer AG Chairman Werner Wenning will step down as the German drug and chemicals company wrestles with the growing fallout...