International
Britain’s RSA Insurance Pursues New Bond Despite Being ‘Well Insulated’ From Brexit
RSA Insurance Group Plc is issuing sterling debt well ahead of an October 31 Brexit deadline, even though the U.K. insurer will likely fare better in a disorderly exit than many of its ...
EU Rejects UK PM Johnson’s Bid to Reopen Brexit Divorce Deal
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's demand that the European Union reopen the Brexit divorce deal was rebuffed on Tuesday by the bloc, which said Britain had failed to propose any realistic alternative to ...
Slowing the Pace of Climate Change Will Help Economic Growth: Study
Slowing the pace of climate change in line with the Paris Agreement has clear economic benefits as global warming is increasingly seen as a risk to financial stability and the economy. Abiding by the ...
European Commission Warns Britain Will Suffer Most Under No-Deal Brexit
The European Commission said on Monday that the EU was ready for a no-deal Brexit and that Britain would suffer most under such a scenario. Speaking at a regular daily briefing, Commission ...
Millennials Drive While Using Cellphones at Worse Rate Than Gen X, Boomers: Liberty Mutual
Auto insurance carriers remain wary of drivers who increasingly use their phones while behind the wheel. Millennials are the worst offenders, according to a new global driving study from Liberty ...
Apple Copyright Infringement Suit Seeks to Shut Down Correllium’s ‘Perfect’ iPhone Replicas
Apple Inc. accused upstart Corellium LLC of illegally selling virtual copies of the iPhone and iPad operating systems under the guise of helping discover security flaws. In a copyright-infringement ...
Only 42 Percent of H1 Global Economic Losses Were Covered by Insurance: Swiss Re
Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in the first half of 2019 were responsible for $44 billion of economic losses globally, according to Swiss Re Institute's preliminary sigma estimates. This ...
Facebook Users Reportedly Not Told Contractors Transcribe Audio Clips
Facebook Inc. this week confirmed that it ran a program to allow contractors to listen to and transcribe some users' audio clips. The social network said that the only people who were affected were ...