Companies can’t stop their employees from using work email during nonworking time, according to a ruling from the National Labor Relations Board.
Read More »Target hack victims may have U.S. to blame for coming up empty
Millions of Target Corp. customers whose credit card data and identifying information was stolen by hackers face the prospect the retailer owes them nothing for their ensuing troubles, and they may have the government to thank for it.
Read More »Insider trading cases just got harder as court raises bar
Insider trading cases just got harder to make after a key federal court raised the bar on what prosecutors must prove, in a ruling that also imperils a handful of victories for the Justice Department in its multiyear probe.
Read More »Older Americans buoy housing with high ownership rate
Older homeowners have emerged as the pillar of the housing market following the collapse in 2008.
Read More »Fannie, Freddie cut down payments for some homebuyers
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have set terms for letting borrowers put down as little as 3 percent of a home’s cost to get mortgages, a step criticized by Republican lawmakers as a return to risky lending.
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Read More »Takata says demand for national air-bag recall is premature
Takata Corp. defended its rejection of demands to expand air-bag recalls across the U.S., saying regulators didn’t provide enough notice and the company is already taking measures to improve safety.
Read More »‘Unpatriotic loophole’ targeted by Obama costs U.S. $2B
U.S. companies that have already carried out inversions are likely to cost the government a record $2.2 billion or more in lost tax revenue next year, double the amount in 2014, according to calculations based on companies’ financial results.
Read More »House Republicans move to revive dozens of lapsed U.S. tax breaks
House Republicans are moving toward a vote this week on legislation to revive dozens of lapsed U.S. tax breaks and extend them only through the end of this year.
Read More »NFL’s Redskins can sue American Indians to protect trademark
The National Football League’s Washington Redskins can sue a group of American Indians for seeking to block trademark protection for its name, which has been criticized as offensive.
Read More »Honda may face record fine for underreporting
Honda Motor Co. said it failed to report more than 1,700 claims of injury or death involving its cars to U.S. regulators, a violation that would be one of the biggest in history and could lead to a fine of $35 million.
Read More »Fannie, Freddie to allow debt cuts for foreclosed borrowers
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will let borrowers who have gone through foreclosure buy back their homes at market prices under a policy shift announced by the regulator for the two U.S.-owned companies.
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