New York Gov. Kathy Hochul last Thursday said she will push for new laws to make it harder for hedge funds to purchase large numbers of single-family homes in the state. In a statement, Hochul said she would propose legislation …
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A flagship coalition aimed at aligning the asset management industry with global climate goals said it was suspending its activities on Monday, days after BlackRock, the world’s biggest investor, left amid a political backlash in the United States. The pause …
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A sinkhole where a Pennsylvania woman fell to her death last month is now being filled with hundreds of cubic yards of grout in a bid to stabilize the site. The work in the village of Marguerite, about 40 miles …
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by Meta Platforms to avoid a multi-billion dollar class action by advertisers that accused the Facebook and Instagram parent company of overcharging them by inflating the number of people …
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The State of Texas on Monday filed a lawsuit against Allstate, alleging the insurance company illegally collects driver data through secretly embedded software in mobile apps and then uses the data to justify raising Texans’ insurance rates. Texas Attorney General …
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Edison International Inc.’s southern California utility was hit with a lawsuit blaming the energy provider’s equipment for igniting one of the wildfires still raging in the second-largest US metropolis. The lawsuit is on behalf of a group of homeowners, renters, …
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Lincoln-Leavitt Insurance has acquired Pyorre Insurance Agency in California. Pyorre Insurance Agency’s Lakeport office will relocate to Lincoln-Leavitt Insurance’s location in Lakeport, California, by the end of January. Its Fort Bragg location will remain open, and the same team will …
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A single cow in Mexico and a pest the size of a housefly have held up pens full of Texas-bound cattle worth millions of dollars for the past six weeks. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has banned Mexican cattle imports …
USDA Halts Mexican Cattle Imports, Impacting Millions in Texas Livestock Industry Read More »
Aon’s NFP Acquires Irish Human Resources Consultancy and Training Specialist NFP, the New York City-based brokerage and consulting firm and Aon subsidiary, announced its acquisition of The HR Suite, a leading human resources consultancy and training business with offices across …
The U.S. Department of Labor filed a federal lawsuit on Jan. 6, 2025, as part of its ongoing effort to recover wages and damages for 80 female entertainers of a Wichita gentlemen’s club that allegedly failed to pay full wages, …
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