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Despite Staggering Profits, Allstate Continues to Battle Regulatory Requirement to Lower Its Auto Insurance Rates More Than $300 Million Per Year
Nov 5, 2007A grand jury has issued subpoenas and agents have collected records in the federal investigation into possible corruption by state Senate leader.Los…
Nov 4, 2007Third-quarter profit takes a 26% hit. The firm blames sharply lower profit margins on the West Coast.Los Angeles Times "No one outside…
Nov 3, 2007The action stems from efforts to defeat a ballot measure seeking to tax crude-oil production.Los Angeles Times Judy Dugan of the Foundation…
Nov 3, 2007Contra Costa Times (California) Despite the profit erosion, a consumer group claimed Chevron remains a remarkable profit machine. The Foundation for Taxpayers…
Nov 3, 2007San Francisco Chronicle "The prospect of giant carbon polluters directing research related to and gaining control of key energy technologies is very…
Nov 3, 2007Sacramento Bee (California) Jamie Court, president of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a public policy group often at odds with…
Nov 2, 2007Consumer Group Warns Of $4+ Gasoline As Chevron & Others Return To High Refining Profits In Spring '08
Nov 2, 2007Los Angeles Times Consumer advocates were unsympathetic, noting that even with the pullback, ExxonMobil made more in three months than it did…
Nov 2, 2007Associated Press The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights said it obtained a series of e-mails showing that William Gausewitz secretly collaborated…
Nov 2, 2007Group Slams "New Normal" Set By Years of Record Profits, Predicts $4-Plus Gasoline in Spring
Nov 1, 2007Consumer Group Says Aide, a Former Insurance Lobbyist, Should Be Fired
Nov 1, 2007Some homeowners may find they don't have enough coverageUSA TODAY Most of the affected homeowners have yet to calculate the cost of…
Nov 1, 2007This coverage push draws skepticism from consumer watchdogs who say insurers have a history of avoiding this age range (50 - 64)…
Oct 31, 2007BUSINESSES PASS ALONG INCREASEThe Arizona Republic (Phoenix) "Speculators in largely unregulated futures markets are using any excuse, from bad weather in Mexico…
Oct 31, 2007CBS-TV Evening News (6:30 PM EST) BLACKSTONE: So even if the insurance companies had to pay one or even $2 billion for…
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