Safety advocates are urging Congress and regulators to force carmakers to install warning systems that would prevent distracted parents from leaving children in cars, preventing heatstroke deaths. At least 41 children have died already this year in hot cars, ... [full story]

WASHINGTON (Reuters)—U.S. banking regulators see new powers under the Dodd-Frank financial reform law helping avoid a repeat of 2008's frenzied sale of Wachovia and the wreckage that followed the collapse of Lehman Brothers. A commission investigating the causes of ... [full story]

The worldwide reinsurance industry is expected to remain profitable this year, but a series of challenges could prompt reinsurers to focus on underwriting discipline, a rating agency said in an analysis released Wednesday. Fitch Ratings Ltd. said its outlook ... [full story]