Global Economy
Tesla Plans $2B Offering After Elon Musk Overstates Company’s Cash Generation Abilities
Tesla Inc. plans to raise about $2 billion through debt and stock offerings, after Elon Musk overestimated the ability of the Model 3 sedan to generate enough cash for the company to be ...
Chubb Sees a ‘Rational Market’ With ‘Forward Momentum’: CEO Greenberg
Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg referred to his company as being in the midst of a "rational market" and appeared pleased with its direction and tone so far in 2019. "In the first quarter, in ...
Climate Change Pushes U.S. Fund Managers to Adjust Agriculture Investments
After historic floods devastated Midwestern agricultural states this spring, some fund managers are evaluating how climate change will affect the long-term value of companies that make or sell ...
Cryptocurrency Thefts and Fraud Reportedly Reach $1.2B in Q1
Losses from the theft of cryptocurrencies from exchanges and fraud-related activities surged in the first quarter of the year to $1.2 billion, or 70 percent of the level for all of 2018, ...
China Regulator Details Plan to Further Open Insurance, Banking Sectors
China will further open up its banking and insurance sectors, the country's top banking and insurance regulator said in comments published on Wednesday. Guo Shuqing, chairman of the China Banking and ...
Lloyd’s CEO Neal Pledges to Halve Costs in Modernization Push
Lloyd's of London plans to halve the cost of buying insurance through the 330-year-old market as part of a strategy to restore the fortunes of the company. Chief Executive Officer John Neal said he ...
Norsk Hydro Reports $52M in Cyber Attack Costs for Q1
Norsk Hydro said the March cyber attack that paralyzed its computer networks would cost the aluminum maker up to 450 million Norwegian crowns ($52 million) in the first quarter. The Oslo-based firm, ...
Boeing Sued by Two Families Alleging Negligence in Ethiopa 737 Max Crash
Boeing Co. was sued Monday by two Canadians who lost 10 family members in the March crash of a 737 Max in Ethiopia, adding to the aircraft manufacturer's legal woes stemming from two deadly crashes ...