http://www.mail.com/subjects/1706-industry-regulation.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1706-industry-regulation.html http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2107934-china-us-regulators-access-to-audit-records.html WASHINGTON (AP) — China has agreed to give U.S. regulators access to audit records for Chinese companies whose shares trade on U.S. stock exchanges, a step forward in a long-running dispute. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, a watchdog agency for the accounting industry, announced the agreement with China on Friday. The Securities and Exchang... Fri, 24 May 2013 14:35:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2107934-china-us-regulators-access-to-audit-records.html 2013-05-24T14:35:29Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2107410-unions-angry-health-care-overhaul.html WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters. But some unions leaders have grown frustrated and angry about what they say are unexpected consequences of the new law — problems that they say could jeopardize the health benefits offered to millions... Fri, 24 May 2013 13:14:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2107410-unions-angry-health-care-overhaul.html 2013-05-24T13:14:58Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2106964-maine-governor-moves-office-tv-dispute.html AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine's governor, who has gained attention in the past for telling the NAACP to "kiss my butt" and comparing the Internal Revenue Service to the Gestapo, has moved out of his office at the State House and says he'll work out of the governor's mansion because of a dispute over a television screen. Republican Gov. Paul LePage has tempo... Fri, 24 May 2013 01:07:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2106964-maine-governor-moves-office-tv-dispute.html 2013-05-24T01:07:33Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2104726-hobby-lobby-tests-birth-control-coverage-mandate.html DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill. The Oklahoma City-based arts-and-crafts chain argued that businesses — not ju... Thu, 23 May 2013 23:23:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2104726-hobby-lobby-tests-birth-control-coverage-mandate.html 2013-05-23T23:23:38Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2106652-senate-votes-to-cut-crop-insurance-aid-wealthy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday voted to limit the amount of government subsidies the wealthiest farmers receive when purchasing crop insurance. The vote was one small victory this week for critics of a massive, five-year farm bill that would cost almost $100 billion a year and includes generous subsidies for the nation's biggest crops. Supporter... Thu, 23 May 2013 22:07:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2106652-senate-votes-to-cut-crop-insurance-aid-wealthy.html 2013-05-23T22:07:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2105148-ecbs-draghi-imperative-to-set-up-bank-body.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said it was "imperative" that Europe's leaders create a new agency with powers to restructure busted banks in order to help the region leave its economic and financial crisis behind it once and for all. In the text of a speech to be delivered in London Thursday, Draghi said the new age... Thu, 23 May 2013 21:40:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2105148-ecbs-draghi-imperative-to-set-up-bank-body.html 2013-05-23T21:40:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2106154-wyden-fracfocus-constructive-tool-drilling.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A website partially funded by the oil and gas industry could be a "constructive" tool for federal regulators as they consider requiring public disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, Senate Energy Committee Chairman Ron Wyden said Thursday. Wyden, D-Ore., stopped short of endorsing the website, FracFocus.org, but... Thu, 23 May 2013 21:21:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2106154-wyden-fracfocus-constructive-tool-drilling.html 2013-05-23T21:21:47Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2105228-eu-performs-abrupt-u-turn-olive-oil-regulation.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU has something important to say about its proposal to regulate olive oil on restaurant tables: Uh, never mind. Last week, the European Commission, the EU's executive branch, said that restaurants should only be allowed to serve oil to customers in non-refillable bottles with proper content labeling. The refillable bottles are a stapl... Thu, 23 May 2013 14:08:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2105228-eu-performs-abrupt-u-turn-olive-oil-regulation.html 2013-05-23T14:08:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2103236-senate-rejects-bid-to-food-stamps.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday rejected a Republican bid to turn the federal food stamp program over to the states. Known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the food stamp program is administered by the Agriculture Department and federal dollars are unlimited as long as recipients qualify. The program cost $78 billion la... Wed, 22 May 2013 21:58:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2103236-senate-rejects-bid-to-food-stamps.html 2013-05-22T21:58:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2102462-vatican-releases-1st-report-financial-watchdog.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican took another step Wednesday to show greater financial transparency by publishing the first annual report from its financial watchdog agency and announcing new regulations to fight money laundering and terror financing. The report from the Financial Intelligence Authority showed the agency received six internal reports on su... Wed, 22 May 2013 20:33:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2102462-vatican-releases-1st-report-financial-watchdog.html 2013-05-22T20:33:10Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2103064-feds-open-special-inspection-nc-nuke-plant.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal regulators said Wednesday that they are conducting a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that was forced to shut down last week after operators discovered corrosion and cracking in the reactor vessel's covering. Two Nuclear Regulatory Commission specialist inspectors will join the ... Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2103064-feds-open-special-inspection-nc-nuke-plant.html 2013-05-22T16:00:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099474-senate-panel-approves-immigration-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses. The 13-5 vote cleared the way for an epic showdown on... Wed, 22 May 2013 00:36:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099474-senate-panel-approves-immigration-bill.html 2013-05-22T00:36:12Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099480-senate-votes-to-small-cut-to-food-stamps.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a $400 million annual cut — or roughly a half of 1 percent — to the food stamp program as part of a major five-year farm bill. Food stamps now cost almost $80 billion annually and are used by 1 in 7 Americans. The House and Senate have differed sharply on how much the domestic food aid should be cut, with... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:51:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099480-senate-votes-to-small-cut-to-food-stamps.html 2013-05-21T21:51:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099506-policy-discretion-guide-media-sources-probes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize because the bureau had improperly obtained reporters' telephone records four years earlier. The extraordinary call was an admission that the FBI's a... Tue, 21 May 2013 07:32:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099506-policy-discretion-guide-media-sources-probes.html 2013-05-21T07:32:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098672-obama-aides-knew-irs-audit-obama-told.html WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama's spokesman disclosed Monday, expanding the circle of top officials who knew of the audit beyond those named earlier. But McDon... Tue, 21 May 2013 03:04:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098672-obama-aides-knew-irs-audit-obama-told.html 2013-05-21T03:04:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2098798-white-house-farm-subsidy-cuts-needed.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Monday it wants to see more cuts to agriculture subsidies in a massive farm bill moving through the Senate this week. The bill would cost almost $100 billion a year over five years and would set policy for farm programs and food aid. The legislation would cut about $2.4 billion annually from overall farm spe... Mon, 20 May 2013 22:14:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2098798-white-house-farm-subsidy-cuts-needed.html 2013-05-20T22:14:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097784-jordan-arab-spring-clears-way-press-freedoms.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The Arab Spring uprisings that toppled four Arab leaders have forced Mideast governments to allow more freedom of expression and of the press, Jordan's prime minister said Monday, but critics charged that Jordan itself is not doing enough. Abdullah Ensour told a meeting of the Vienna-based International Press Institute, "The past few ... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:51:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097784-jordan-arab-spring-clears-way-press-freedoms.html 2013-05-20T16:51:12Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2097906-high-court-uphold-fcc-power-cell-tower-disputes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of federal regulators to try to speed local government decisions on proposals to build or expand cell phone towers. The court voted 6-3 Monday to uphold an appeals court ruling in favor the Federal Communications Commission. The case involves complaints to the FCC by telecommunications compani... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:40:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2097906-high-court-uphold-fcc-power-cell-tower-disputes.html 2013-05-20T14:40:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2096556-jamie-dimon-under-pressure-ahead-investor-vote.html NEW YORK (AP) — Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of the country's biggest bank, faces a key test this week: His shareholders are voting on whether to let him keep both jobs. It's been just more than a year since his bank, JPMorgan Chase, revealed a surprise trading loss that tarnished its usually stellar reputation in Washington and on Wall Street, and what ... Mon, 20 May 2013 03:44:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2096556-jamie-dimon-under-pressure-ahead-investor-vote.html 2013-05-20T03:44:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095130-journalist-dead-eastern-congo.html GOMA, Congo (AP) — The body of a Congolese journalist was found on the bank of the Ngezi River near the provincial capital of Bunia in eastern Congo, the city's mayor said Saturday. "We found his body yesterday in an advanced state of decay. It showed signed of strangulation according to the doctor who examined him on the scene. We couldn't move him furth... Sat, 18 May 2013 16:50:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095130-journalist-dead-eastern-congo.html 2013-05-18T16:50:16Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2095018-politics-bribery-charges-swirl-ugandan-oil.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency campaigners. Uganda, which has confirmed oil deposits of ... Sat, 18 May 2013 15:23:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2095018-politics-bribery-charges-swirl-ugandan-oil.html 2013-05-18T15:23:02Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2093936-gop-hopes-irs-scandal-will-snag-health-care-law.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack Obama's health care law. But no one appears to have connected the factual dots yet, and it's unclear whether they will. The... Fri, 17 May 2013 20:47:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2093936-gop-hopes-irs-scandal-will-snag-health-care-law.html 2013-05-17T20:47:03Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2093412-brazil-approves-law-to-modernize-ports.html SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil plans to modernize and expand its overcrowded ports, attract private investments to the sector and make it easier for companies to hire skilled foreign workers, in a bid to spur economic growth, The Brazilian Congress approved legislation late Thursday that allows the private sector to invest in state-owned ports and lifts restrict... Fri, 17 May 2013 19:38:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2093412-brazil-approves-law-to-modernize-ports.html 2013-05-17T19:38:32Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2092632-rising-consumer-demands-aids-organic-industry-sway.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The organic food industry is gaining influence on Capitol Hill, prompted by its entry into traditional farm states and by increasing consumer demand. That's not going over well with everyone in Congress. Tensions between conventional and organic agriculture boiled over this week during a late-night House Agriculture Committee debate on f... Fri, 17 May 2013 15:41:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2092632-rising-consumer-demands-aids-organic-industry-sway.html 2013-05-17T15:41:20Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2092872-eu-to-ban-reusable-olive-oil-bottles-eateries.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The small glass bottle filled, and refilled, with golden olive oil has long been a staple on many restaurant tables across Europe. Now, the European Union is going to ban it. The European Commission, the EU's executive, said Friday that, as of next year, restaurant customers will only be allowed to use oil from non-refillable bottles with ... Fri, 17 May 2013 15:06:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2092872-eu-to-ban-reusable-olive-oil-bottles-eateries.html 2013-05-17T15:06:31Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089492-obama-picks-budget-official-to-troubled-irs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama picked a senior White House budget official to become the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday, the same day another top official announced plans to leave the agency amid the controversy over agents targeting tea party groups. Obama named longtime civil servant Daniel Werfel as the acting IRS com... Fri, 17 May 2013 02:04:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089492-obama-picks-budget-official-to-troubled-irs.html 2013-05-17T02:04:42Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2091378-round-house-obamacare.html WASHINGTON (AP) — One more time, with feeling! The Republican-led House voted yet again Thursday to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law, knowing full well that won't stop it. Only months away from the rollout of coverage for uninsured Americans, it was the 37th attempt in a little more than two years by House Republicans to eliminate, defund o... Thu, 16 May 2013 22:46:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2091378-round-house-obamacare.html 2013-05-16T22:46:28Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2091338-interior-issues-drilling-rule-public-land.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands will be required to disclose publicly the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, the Obama administration said Thursday. The new "fracking" rule replaces a draft proposed last year that was withdrawn amid industry complaints that federal regulation could hinder an ongoing boom in natu... Thu, 16 May 2013 22:38:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2091338-interior-issues-drilling-rule-public-land.html 2013-05-16T22:38:04Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2091718-subpoena-ap-records-revives-media-shield-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The controversy over the government's secret subpoena of Associated Press telephone records has revived legislation that protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to federal investigators — and the White House is endorsing the idea. The proposal wouldn't provide blanket protection for a journalist from having to reveal who ... Thu, 16 May 2013 21:58:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2091718-subpoena-ap-records-revives-media-shield-bill.html 2013-05-16T21:58:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091258-second-court-invalidates-obama-recess-appointment.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A second federal appeals court has found that President Barack Obama exceeded his power when he bypassed the Senate to install a member to the National Labor Relations Board. The ruling by the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia came on the same day that a Senate panel considered a slate of five nominees for full terms on t... Thu, 16 May 2013 21:28:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091258-second-court-invalidates-obama-recess-appointment.html 2013-05-16T21:28:04Z