July 19, 2022
Work has begun to renovate a northeast Mississippi federal courthouse long plagued by mold. WTVA-TV reports interior demolition began last week at the Thomas G. Abernethy Federal Building in Aberdeen. The U.S. General Services Administration announced in 2020 that it …
July 19, 2022
Thousands of people living in high-rise apartments in Britain are set to get better deals on their property insurance following years of spiraling costs in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The Financial Conduct Authority is expected to push …
July 19, 2022
With an overall combined ratio in excess of 100 for the first time since 2017, private passenger auto joined homeowners in unprofitable territory last year, prompting carriers to respond with pricing and underwriting actions. But improvement in the auto line …
July 19, 2022
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Toronto-based Four Corners Group Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2007, Four Corners Group is a leading Canadian executive search firm operating throughout Canada and the United …
July 19, 2022
Tesla Inc. was hit by a lawsuit in Germany over potential privacy concerns linked to its car surveillance cameras and claims that buying its vehicles helps cut CO2 emissions. VZBV, the main German consumer association, filed the action in a …
July 19, 2022
Temperatures in the UK rose above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time as a potentially deadly heat wave nears a peak on Tuesday. The temperature at London’s Heathrow Airport hit 40.2°C at about 12:50 p.m., according …
July 19, 2022
Britain was forecast to see temperatures hit 40C (104F) for the first time on Tuesday after logging its warmest night on record, while wildfires raged across parched countryside in France, Spain and elsewhere. As a heatwave that settled over southern …
July 19, 2022
Britain’s government must focus on sound public finances and avoid further fueling inflation by pumping up demand, new finance minister Nadhim Zahawi is due to say in his first major speech on Tuesday. Zahawi will address the City of London’s …
July 19, 2022
The Bank of England may not have enough resources to implement an extra objective of maintaining Britain as a competitive global financial center, a policymaker designate said on Monday. Britain’s government is due this week to unveil a draft law …
July 19, 2022
Two U.S. Senate Democrats active in internet issues are working on a bill to restore landmark “net neutrality” rules that would bar telecommunications companies from blocking or throttling traffic or offering paid fast lanes. Senators Edward Markey and Ron Wyden …