Global Economy
Blame Game Escalates as UK Argues Brexit Deal is Near Impossible
The blame game over the likely failure to reach a Brexit deal escalated, with the U.K. accusing German Chancellor Angela Merkel of making an agreement effectively impossible. The pound fell. ...
Southwest Pilots Sue Boeing Over ‘Rush’ to Sell Unsafe Max Planes
The union for Southwest Airlines Co. pilots sued Boeing Co., saying the manufacturer rushed output of the 737 Max jet to stay competitive, withholding key information about a feature that contributed ...
Spiritual and Emotional Capacity: 2 Qualities That Great Leaders Need
Spiritual and emotional capacity are two qualities that leaders might want to nurture in themselves and their teams. A recent posting with the Leadership Freak blog by the author Robert Glazer ...
SCOTUS Rejects Utility’s Bid to Recover 2007 California Wildfire Payouts
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Sempra Energy's San Diego Gas & Electric Co to recover $379 million from customers related to damages it was forced to pay out in ...
UK’s Johnson Beats Back Scottish Push for Further Brexit Obligations
A Scottish judge refused to put further obligations on U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, saying that his "unequivocal assurances" to seek an extension to the Brexit deadline were sufficient. "There ...
Liabilities Swell in $440B Danish Pension Market
Back in 2012, the world's best-managed pension market was thrown a lifeline by the Danish government to help contain liabilities. That was when interest rates were still positive. Seven years later, ...
Enterprise Software Startup Gradient AI Raises $6M from MassMutual, Others
Gradient AI said it has raised $6 million in financing to help fuel development of its AI-based enterprise software focused on insurance underwriting and claims management. The Massachusetts-based ...
Liberty Mutual Closes Acquisition of 3 AmTrust Euro Subsidiaries
Liberty Mutual Insurance announced it has completed the acquisition of three European subsidiaries of AmTrust Financial Services: Nationale Borg, Nationale Borg Reinsurance, and AmTrust Insurance ...