BHP Billiton has announced the appointment of Mr Tony Cudmore as President, Corporate Affairs. Tony will join the Group Management Committee (GMC) and commence in his role on 3 March 2014. He will report to the Chief Executive Officer Andrew…

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its proposed $2.9 billion acquisition of Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS) would likely substantially lessen competition by combining the firms’ title plant assets in several local markets…

PHOENIX, AZ, December 23, 2013 – Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) has entered into restructured employment arrangements with its President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard C. Adkerson. FCX and Mr. Adkerson have mutually agreed to terminate Mr. Adkerson’s…

The city’s Finance Department has launched Phoenix Open Checkbook, a web application to provide residents with information about city spending in an online website. The searchable format, available at phoenix.gov/finance and updated monthly, allows city purchases to be reviewed by…

Phoenix city leaders this afternoon learned that Standard and Poor’s has adjusted the city’s bond rating, from AAA to AA+ with a stable outlook. With the adjustment, Phoenix’s bond rating remains the highest of the six largest U.S. cities. According…

SAN DIEGO—Jeffrey Spanier, a 48-year-old former owner of Amerifund Capital Finance, LLC located in Boca Raton, Florida, was convicted by a federal jury today for his role in an elaborate stock loan fraud scheme in which executives and shareholders of…

Industry leader\'s installed capacity in Europe now exceeds 4GW MAINZ, Germany & TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that its advanced thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules will power four solar energy plants in France, with a combined…

CINCINNATI -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) announced the promotion of Mark Tuffin to senior vice president of retail divisions. He succeeds Michael Ellis, who will become Kroger\'s president and chief operating officer on January 1, 2014. Mr. Tuffin, 53,…

Sanctions Others for Securities Violations PHOENIX, AZ—The Arizona Corporation Commission has penalized a former Scottsdale man for defrauding investors in connection with a multimillion-dollar hedge fund. In two other cases, the Commission sanctioned a Phoenix stockbroker for his dishonest and…

Customers now receiving geothermal energy from Utah Salt River Project is now receiving renewable energy from the recently completed Cove Fort Geothermal Project in Beaver County, Utah. In 2012, SRP signed a 20-year agreement with Massachusetts-based Enel Cove Fort, LLC…

Divestiture Will Preserve Broadcast Television Competition in St. Louis WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice will require Gannett Co. Inc., Belo Corp. and Sander Media LLC to divest their interests in KMOV–TV, a CBS affiliate in St. Louis, in order…

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released its final rule which defines a ‘Qualified Mortgage (QM)’ that is insured, guaranteed or administered by HUD. The final rule will be effective on January 10, 2014…