One institutional investor has sold off its entire holding in the business over concerns that Hayward
– the former boss of BP who was forced out of the oil multinational in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico four years ago
– is to take over as chairman of the company created through the controversial merger of Glencore and Xstrata.

DETROIT (AP) – General Motors is telling owners of some SUVs not to use their windshield wipers because an electrical short could cause the motor to catch fire.

The company is recalling nearly 32,000 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia SUVs from the 2016 model to fix the problem.

Only 6,400 were sold and the rest are being held at dealerships until they are repaired. Most are in North America.

GM says if weather stops owners from taking their SUVs to dealers, it will pick up the vehicles for service. It also will arrange rental cars if parts aren’t available.
Dealers will replace faulty wiper motor covers that allow some electrical terminals to come in contact with each other.

Jerry Brown’s Humble, Humane Decision
All lawmakers should follow his example, especially when thinking about life and death.

This week, California Gov. Jerry Brown, a former Jesuit seminary student, signed the End of Life Option Act. The new law will permit Californians to obtain prescriptions for lethal doses of painkillers if they are suffering from a terminal illness. Brown was clearly deeply conflicted as he signed off on the controversial legislation, which will make California the fifth state to pass a physician-assisted suicide law after Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Vermont. This is of huge consequence to backers of the right-to-die movement because once California's law goes into effect in early 2016, 1 in 10 Americans will live in a state that would permit terminally ill patients to end their lives. Twenty other state legislatures have been considering this type of legislation.