| Ace puts $1.1 billion to work buying crop insurer Ace Ltd. agrees to buy the rest of crop insurer Rain & Hail Insurance Service it didn’t already own, putting more than $1 billion of capital to work in a deal expected to contribute to the insurer's bottom line in 2011. feeds.marketwatch.com |
A week without Facebook? Pa. college tries it out By KATHY MATHESON 2010-09-16T17:47:58ZHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A central Pennsylvania technological college with fewer students than many Facebook users have friends is blacking out social media for a week.... hosted.ap.org |
Israel Stocks: Israel stocks off record; Makhteshim-Agan falls Israeli stocks slip from the record perch they established Monday, as Makhteshim-Agan loses some of its gains from a buyout proposal while telecom carrier Bezeq falls after winning a bid for a government contract. feeds.marketwatch.com |
IFS attacks Treasury's claim CPI link for benefits is 'fair' The Institute of Fiscal Studies has posed fresh questions about the Government's claim that cutting benefits by switching inflation measures is "fair". telegraph.co.uk |
Business groups welcome 'long overdue' health and safety shake-up Business groups have welcomed a report by Lord Young that calls for an end to "senseless" rules and regulations that mire businesses in bureaucracy. telegraph.co.uk |