Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday that he was hesitant to bail out American International Group (AIG.N) in 2008, but he was primarily concerned that the insurer "was on the brink of default" and not about punishing AIG.
Virginia same-sex couples can now legally adopt children and also become foster parents, the Virginia Department of Social Services said in a bulletin on Friday to its local offices across the state.
The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States died on Wednesday, underscoring questions about the quality of care he received, and the government ordered five airports to start screening passengers from West Africa for fever.
The world’s biggest banks have agreed to change rules that govern the $700 trillion derivatives market, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
