This is one of the largest ever settlement for a data breach. Affected consumers should get in touch with the company. On Monday Equifax Inc, a credit-reporting company, stated it will pay up to $700 million to settle U.S. federal… Read More ›
2017
SEC investigating PG&E’s losses and public disclosures related to 2017, 2018 wildfires
PG&E is of the opinion that regulators are likely to conclude that its equipment started the wildfires, the deadliest in California’s history, which resulted in the death of 86 people and caused billions of dollars in liabilities. In a significant… Read More ›
PG&E Corp asks court approval for setting up $105 million wildfires victims fund
PG&E Corp is of the opinion that authorities are likely to conclude that the November forest fire, California’s most destructive and deadliest fire of modern times, was sparked by its equipment. In a filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in San… Read More ›
Embattled PG&E to expand board to 15 directors
PG&E is facing crushing liabilities following deadly wildfires in 2017 and 2018 which killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes. In a development that resolves a months long battle with activist shareholder BlueMountain Capital Management LLC, California utility… Read More ›
PG&E Corp appoints Nora Mead Brownell as its chairman
Along with Nora Mead Brownell’s appointment, PG&E Corp added several others to its board. These new addition to its board come in the wake of an ongoing battle with shareholder BlueMountain Capital Management LLC as well as crushing liabilities from… Read More ›
GE fined $58M for providing misleading data
GE had provided the misleading data during its bid to acquire Danish rotor blade maker LM Wind in 2017. The European Commission has levied a fine of $58.4 million (52 million euros) on U.S. conglomerate General Electric for providing misleading… Read More ›
Huawei’s cheap 5G equipment come with massive security implications
Apart from the asymmetry between the access that Chinese firms enjoy in foreign markets and the access China provides foreign companies in its markets, the real threat to national security is that China’s 2017 cybersecurity law obliges and forces citizens… Read More ›
Commonwealth Bank of Australia appoints Alan Docherty as its CFO
On Monday, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia named Alan Docherty as its chief financial officer following an unexpected exit of the previous CFO in May 2018. The development comes in the wake of the lender facing one of its worst… Read More ›
UAE’s private sector growth scales new heights
The country’s Purchasing Managers’ Index is slated to continue its trend through the fourth sector this year. As per the results of a survey of companies in the UAE in November, the growth of non-oil private sector in the country… Read More ›
Tesla Motors ramps up production of Model 3, boosts incentive to its global sales & service to $700,000 if he meets targets
The success of Tesla as a company is now contingent on the success of the Model 3. Electric luxury carmaker Tesla Inc has disclosed that it would pay Jon McNeill, its global sales and service president $700,000 if he met… Read More ›