Fitch May Cut Berkshire Rating on Burlington Buy
Fitch Ratings said Thursday it may cut its ratings on Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on concerns about the effect its planned acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. will have …
Lloyd’s Royal British Legion Organizes London ‘Poppy Day’ on Thursday
The Lloyd's Branch of the Royal British Legion has mobilized a number of volunteers and armed forces personnel to support this year's Poppy Appeal on London Poppy Day, Thursday November 5th. The …
Rhode Island House Approves Texting-while-Driving Ban
A proposal to ban Rhode Islanders from texting while driving is one step closer to becoming law. The state House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation that would bar drivers from …
Bermuda Finance Chief Warns Nations of Risk of Overtaxing Business
The world's wealthiest nations risk harming “the goose that lays the golden egg” if they overtax businesses, Bermuda's finance minister said on Thursday, adding that her island nation had …
New Jersey Insurance Worker on Turning 100: ‘I Don’t Feel or Think Old’
Astrid Thoenig got dressed, went to work and sat at her desk smiling last Thursday as she slid her finger gently under the envelope flap of yet another identical birthday card. They don't make …
Virginia Saw Increase in On-the-Job Fatalities Last Year
On-the-job fatalities in Virginia increased by 5 percent in 2008, despite declines in several categories. Preliminary figures released Thursday by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry …
Virginia Saw Increase in On-the-Job Fatalities Last Year
On-the-job fatalities in Virginia increased by 5 percent in 2008, despite declines in several categories. Preliminary figures released Thursday by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry …
Washington Tosses Medical Malpractice Merit Certificate Law
The state Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously threw out a 2006 Oregon law that requires an injured patient to get a certificate of merit from an expert before suing for medical …
California to Probe Credit Rating Firms
California Attorney General Jerry Brown issued subpoenas on Thursday to Standard & Poor's, Moody's Investors Service, and Fitch Ratings as he launched an investigation of whether they broke state …
Tropical Storm Danny Weakens; East Coast Likely Spared Hurricane
Tropical Storm Danny weakened in the Atlantic Ocean Thursday and was no longer expected to become a hurricane, but it edged closer to the U.S.
Tropical Storm Danny, Expected to Become Hurricane, Heads Northeast
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Danny was located about 575 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, as of 8 a.m
Miner Dies in Southwest Virgnia Coal Mine
Virginia has recorded its first mining death of 2009.
U.S. Courts Rejects California Law on Insurance Claims for Armenians
A federal appeals court invalidated a California law Thursday that allowed heirs of Armenians killed in the Turkish Ottoman Empire nearly a century ago to seek payment on the life insurance … Copyright 2009 Associated Press
Hurricane Headed for Hawaii; Typhoon Could Strike Taiwan
Meanwhile, in the eastern Pacific, Hurricane Felicia is moving towards Hawaii. As of the National Hurricane Center's 11:00 EST advisory on Thursday, Hurricane Felicia — currently at category …
The Hartford Raises $900 Million
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., an insurer that received a $3.4 billion government bailout, said on Thursday it had raised $900 million in an equity offering, more than it expected, …
Delaware Seeks New Insurance Carriers
Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart says the state is working to attract new insurance carriers. Stewart made the announcement Thursday while discussing new sources of revenue …
Chubb Net Income Rises 18% in Q2
U.S.
New Jersey Poll: More Confess to Texting while Driving
Text-messaging while driving may be against the law, but that hasn't stopped New Jerseyans from thumbing it on the road. A Fairleigh Dickinson-PublicMind poll on driving habits out Thursday …
AIR Analyzes China Quake
According to catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide, at 7:19 p.m. local time (11:19 UTC) on Thursday, July 9, a moderate earthquake struck China's southwest Yunnan province. The USGS issued …