Tag: Government regulations

Kroger and Albertsons hope to merge but must face a skeptical US government in court first

The largest proposed grocery store merger in U.S. history is going to court.On one side are supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons, which say...

US settles with billionaire Carl Icahn for using company to secure personal loans worth billions

Billionaire Carl Icahn and his company were charged by U.S. regulators with failing to disclose personal loans worth billions of dollars that were...

Federal court strikes down Missouri investment rule targeted at `woke politics'

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A federal judge has struck down Missouri investment regulations that Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft had touted as...

British energy giant reports violating toxic pollutant limits at Louisiana wood pellet facilities

NEW ORLEANS -- British energy giant Drax Global, already under scrutiny for running afoul of environmental laws in multiple states, has disclosed to...

You had a lot of questions about next-generation nuclear reactors. We posed them to the experts

The United States is speeding up efforts to license and build a new generation of nuclear reactors to supply carbon-free electricity.Faster development is...

Who is Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who'll head Bangladesh's interim government?

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus has been chosen to head Bangladesh’s interim government after the nation's longtime prime minister...