The U.S. House approved the biggest changes in financial regulation since the Great Depression Friday, marking a win for the Obama administration and congressional Democrats. With the Senate due to debate similar reforms well into next year, the House voted …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington has designated Grant and Luna counties in New Mexico as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by drought and high winds that occurred since Jan. 1. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says …
Montana farmers who bought state hail insurance this year will receive a refund of 40 percent of the premiums they paid. The state Board of Hail Insurance approved the refunds after reviewing an actuarial report at its annual meeting. The …
The rest of that phrase, from a long ago Times headline, reads “- Continent Cut Off.” It succinctly summarizes the past, present and probably future state of relations between two of Europe’s oldest nation states – England and France. Although …
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a permanent extension of the federal estate tax on Thursday, but the measure, which taxes estates at rate of 45 percent after exempting the first $3.5 million, is likely to be changed in the …
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted Wednesday to give government regulators the power to break up financial firms that threaten economic stability, and to expose the Federal Reserve to unprecedented congressional scrutiny. In a milestone for the Obama administration’s …
A new report produced by Lloyd’s 360 Risk Insight and the Microinsurance Centre – Insurance in developing countries: exploring microinsurance and other commercial opportunities – notes that the size of the potential market is estimated to be “between 1.5 and …
The South Dakota Agriculture Department says wet conditions have delayed what looks like a near-record harvest for many South Dakota farmers and raised concerns about a Dec. 10 harvest deadline for crop insurance. In a release, the department says farmers …
Climate change and Doha Round agreements remain doubtful, as last minute efforts to construct a deal all parties can accept remain stymied by national priorities. Although negotiations have been continuing, it now seems as if yet more meeting will be …
Heavy Equipment Theft Now Estimated To Be A Sophisticated $600 Million Business On the last day in September, Jerry Dean Ledford was driving a stolen Ford F-250, and pulling a trailer loaded with a stolen tractor, down Highway 74 in …
