Research
Winners Announced for 2014 Shin Research Excellence Awards
The Geneva Association and the International Insurance Society (IIS) have announced the winners of their collaborative insurance research program, the Shin Research Excellence Awards, which is ...
CO2 Won’t Replace Fracking Water Anytime Soon, GE Research Says
Carbon dioxide, used for years to force crude oil out of old wells, likely will not replace water in fracking anytime soon because of technical challenges and limited infrastructure, says General ...
Hard-Hit Millennials Miss Out on Recovery Enjoyed by Older Americans
The damage inflicted on U.S. households by the collapse of the housing market and recession wasn't evenly distributed. Just ask Jason and Jessica Alinen. The couple, who lives near Seattle, declared ...
Internationalizing China’s Yuan Could Bring ‘Seismic Shift’ to Global Financial Landscape
China realizing its ambitions to internationalize the yuan is likely to be a "seismic event" for global markets, leading to large capital flows and perhaps a new reserve currency, a top Australian ...Extreme Weather in 2013 Due to Climate Change: UN
Much of the extreme weather that wreaked havoc in Asia, Europe and the Pacific region last year can be blamed on human-induced climate change, the U.N. weather agency says. The World Meteorological ...
Climate Scientists Highlight Human Cost of Global Warming
Top climate scientists who are gathering in Japan this week to finish up a report on the impact of global warming say that if you think climate change is only faced by some far-off polar bear decades ...
Top U.S. CEOs See Compensation Increases Shrink
Big U.S. companies appear to have handed out smaller increases in compensation to their chief executives in 2013 than in 2012, mainly as a result of reduced grants of stock options, according to an ...
New York Grabs ‘Shaky’ Lead Over London As Top Financial Center
New York replaced London as the world's leading financial center for the first time, after the City was rocked by a series of scandals and questions over the U.K.'s place in the European Union. New ...