All North America articles – Page 3
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AnalysisBP to pay €3.5b – the biggest fine in US history
The oil and natural gas giant pleaded guilty to 14 criminal charges and manslaughter
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AnalysisHurricane Irene could cause $6bn loss
The storm has weakened but flooding remains a key risk
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AnalysisVerizon employees end strike
US telecommunications giant convinces employees to return to work as negotiations continue
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AnalysisMajor credit rating downgrades continue
In addition to the US government, five large insurers, several US states and hundreds of their municipalities have also had ratings lowered
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AnalysisTropical storm causes oil rig shut down
Oil companies have evacuated workers off the coast of Texas
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AnalysisUS debt problem is "neon swan"
A political deadlock between the Democrat and Republican political parties is threatening to destabilise the global economy
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AnalysisKey risks for European exporters
Exporters face serious regulatory risk when exporting to the US
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AnalysisSevere storms strike US
A severe thunderstorm outbreak has left a trail of damage across five American states
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InterviewsAlcatel-Lucent pays $137m to settle bribery charges
Alcatel allegedly broke Foreign Corrupt Practices rules by paying $8m in bribes to government officials
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AnalysisLast year is worst in decades for US mine deaths
29 miners killed in a single blast at Massey Energy’s Big Branch pit
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Online onlyNasa sells computers containing shuttle secrets
Data breach after Nasa fails to wipe end-of-life PCs
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AnalysisThe credit crisis animated
You might want to see this clever video animation of the credit crisis by Jonathan Jarvis
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AnalysisWikileaks blows the whistle
Wikileaks began publishing the first tranche of what is says are 250,000 secret US diplomatic cables
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AnalysisOpen trade is key to growth
G20 is told to design better employment practices, reports Max Hibling
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InterviewsUS workers comp is getting cheaper
The average cost of workers compensation has dropped 10% since 2008
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InterviewsCEO confidence dips
Less than a quarter of CEOs think the economy will improve in the next 6 months
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Online onlySecuring capital is biggest worry for US captives
Captives identified the biggest challenges as: Collateral concerns, regulatory issues, policyholder growth, tax and fronting
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InterviewsFBI cracks cyber crime ring
Using a Trojan horse virus known as Zeus, hackers in Eastern Europe infected computers around the world
