Houston Chronicle |
BP estimates cost of 2010 Gulf oil spill at $61.6 billion
Houston Chronicle Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon on April 21, 2010. The blowout in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 people and sent 4.9 million barrels of oil gushing from the sea floor into the Gulf. less … BP's big bill for the world's largest oil spill now reaches $61.6 billionMinneapolis Star Tribune BP Deepwater Horizon bill to reach US$62 billionOE Digital BP puts 2010 Gulf of Mexico penalties at $62 billionReuters NOLA.com –ABC Action News –Nasdaq –Occupational Health and Safety all 36 news articles » |
Reuters |
Buffett donates nearly $2.9 billion to Gates charity and four others
Reuters Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, has donated another roughly $2.86 billion of his holdings in the company's stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and four family charities, as part of his plan to give away … Buffett Gives $2.2 Billion to Charity That Embraces FailureBloomberg Warren Buffett Donates $2.86 Billion in Berkshire Hathaway Stock to CharitiesWall Street Journal Warren Buffett weighs in on interest rates and 'irrational competition'CNBC Omaha World-Herald –Scottsbluff Star Herald –Fort Worth Star Telegram –Dallas Morning News all 19 news articles » |
Peoria Public Radio |
Failing Illinois Health Insurance Co-Op to Be Shut Down
Insurance Journal An Illinois health insurance co-op with 49,000 policyholders in the state has become the latest casualty among a dwindling group of nonprofit alternative insurers set up under the Affordable Care Act. Illinois regulators took steps on July 12 to shut … Obamacare company shutdown leaves customers in a lurch, facing higher costsChicago Tribune Illinois Department of Insurance Seeks To LiquidateAlton Daily News After Financial Losses, Illinois Obamacare Provider Goes UnderChicago Tonight | WTTW The New American –Crain’s Chicago Business –Insurance Business America –News 13 Orlando all 54 news articles » |
CNNMoney |
Hackers steal millions from ATMs without using a card
CNNMoney Taiwan is trying to figure out how hackers managed to trick a network of bank ATMs into spitting out millions. Police said several people wearing masks attacked dozens of ATMs operated by Taiwan's First Bank on Sunday. They spent a few minutes at each … Latvian man identified as third suspect in ATM heistFocus Taiwan News Channel 6 ATM heist suspects identified by policeChina Post Malware suspected in ATM heist in TaiwanSC Magazine UK St, Thomas Source –TVC News –IBS Intelligence (blog) (subscription) all 9 news articles » |
Computerworld |
Microsoft wins appeal over US government access to emails held overseas
Computerworld A U.S. appeals court has quashed a search warrant that would have required Microsoft to disclose contents of emails stored on a server in Ireland, in a case that has broad ramifications for privacy, diplomatic relations and the ability of U.S … |
CNET |
Now this may finally get you to use mobile payments
CNET Mastercard is expanding its Masterpass platform into mobile payments in stores. Mastercard. How many in-store purchases did you make last year using your phone? If you're like most Americans, the answer is none. Hoping to make mobile payments just a … MasterCard is lending its mobile payment tech to banksEngadget Mastercard issues first brand change in 20 years, and Masterpass is now contact-lessDigital Trends MasterCard Expands Masterpass and Promises to Change the Face of Mobile PaymentsTheStreet.com Wall Street Journal –PC Magazine –Mobile Payments Today –EcommerceBytes all 26 news articles » |
LEGO: of the children, by the children, for the children — how is LEGO’s No. 1 stakeholder helping create change?
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