Emerging Markets
Waymo First to Get Calif. OK for Driverless Testing Without Backup Driver
Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo unit on Tuesday became the first company to receive a permit from the state of California to test driverless vehicles without a backup driver in the front seat, the state's ...
Relax, Uber’s Not Interested in Entering Insurance Business
While it is weighing providing benefits and insurance to its independent contractor drivers, ridesharing giant Uber is not interested in getting into the insurance business itself. Rather, the global ...
Owners of Singapore Reinsurer ACR Capital Holdings May Revive Sale Efforts
ACR Capital Holdings Pte shareholders are considering reviving a sale of the Singapore reinsurer, less than a year after a deal with Chinese buyers fell apart, people familiar with the matter said. ...
Swiss Re, Cerberus, Among Parties Exploring Anbang Insurance Investment
China's attempts to find new investors for Anbang Insurance Group Co. are gathering pace, as Cerberus Capital Management LP to Swiss Re AG size up the embattled insurer and its overseas operations. ...
Report: China Encourages Its Insurers to Help Address Share-Backed Loan Risks
China is encouraging insurers to invest in listed companies and help cut liquidity risks connected with the pledging of firms' shares to secure loans, the China Securities Journal reported on ...
As Hurricane Michael Hits, a Look Back at September’s Natural Catastrophes
September was a tough month for the United States in terms of tropical cyclones, and sites around the world faced tsunamis, typhoons and earthquakes. The United States dealt with two over the 30-day ...
Are Current Climate Change Mitigation Targets Feasible? We’ll Find Out on Oct. 8
The world's leading climate scientists this week are preparing the final version of a cornerstone United Nations report to assess whether global temperatures can be kept in check this century to ...
Airports Globally Are Investing Billions in Measures to Counter Climate Change Risks
Global airport operators, faced with rising sea levels and more powerful storms as the climate changes, are starting to invest in measures including higher runways, seawalls and better drainage ...