SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Back when Yahoo was something hollered at a rodeo and no one could conceive of Googling anything, President Ronald Reagan signed an executive order that extended the power of U.S. intelligence agencies overseas, ...
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ACE Group announced the launch of a new insurance solution for contractors and suppliers as it expands its offering to the offshore oil and gas sector. “ACE Offshore”, which has been enhanced in response to direct feedback from ...
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Dubai Investments (DI), the largest investment company listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), on Monday announced the launch of the first-of-its-kind, coloured solar glass, which is capable of generating energy on its own. The launch ...
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Local Brazilian news outlets reported Monday that the government has given Vale until the end of this week to accept or reject the terms of a tax amnesty program that would allow the company to almost halve a $14 billion debt and pay it ...
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A group of scientists and experts requested by Congress to assess the total damage caused by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010 have said the government's current methods of putting a price tag on the most sweeping ...
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It's true the almost five million barrels of oil that contaminated the Gulf of Mexico during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill was an ecological nightmare. And residents of the area have complained for the last two years that the chemicals ...
A U.S. survey found drivers who access the Internet via phone while driving nearly doubled in five years -- up from 13 percent in 2009 to 24 percent in 2013. The annual State Farm Distracted Driving survey also found a significant ...
The latest round in Apple and Samsung's bitter global battle for supremacy in the more than $300 billion smartphone market begins Tuesday in a courtroom a few miles from Apple's Silicon Valley headquarters. In courts, government tribunals ...
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A Chicago-based company that runs derivatives exchanges said Friday it was the victim of a July cyber attack that compromised customer information. CME Group, which runs four exchanges, said in a statement that information belonging to ...
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has imposed a monetary penalty of $100,000 on Republic Mortgage Insurance Corporation (RMIC) for allegedly paying illegal kickbacks to mortgage lenders in exchange for business. In a ...
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Calling it a "game changer" for West Virginia, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced that Odebrecht will build an ethane cracker and three polyurethane plants in the Mid-Ohio Valley region. Odebrecht is an established international petrochemical ...
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ManpowerGroup, a world leader in workforce solutions, has announced that ManpowerGroup Taiwan was the only employment services company to win top honors in the Private Employment Services Agency Evaluation by the Taiwan Council of Labor ...
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Nineteen percent of U.S. adults see healthcare as the country's most important problem, up from 12 percent in October, a Gallup Poll indicates. The Gallup Poll, conducted Nov. 7-10, found healthcare ranked second behind dissatisfaction ...
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Chinese automotive manufacturer FAW is to build an assembly plant in Algeria producing 10,000 vehicles per year under an agreement signed with private Algerian firm Arcofina, the company's CEO said. The deal provides for an initial ...
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Know a truck driver of heroic feats? Goodyear is currently accepting nominations for their annual Highway Hero Award. The trucking industry, law enforcement agencies and the general public are invited make their submissions by Nov. 29, ...