Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. is a Canadian company that specializes in auctioning off industrial equipment. The company has been in business for over 50 years and is a publicly traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

At Nixon Peabody LLP, associates have begun to refuse to work on weekends, causing partners to request additional assistance to finish urgent tasks.

PJM, a vast electric grid that stretches from Illinois to New Jersey, has declared a rare, system-wide emergency and is ordering some customers to curtail demand as a vast winter storm sends power use soaring.