International
Merger of German Public-Sector Insurers Unlikely: Fitch
German public-sector insurers, which include Versicherungskammer Bayern and Provinzial Nordwest Holding AG, are unlikely to merge, Fitch Ratings said. "There is no requirement for such a high number ...
Natural Gas Exports Debated
The debate over exporting liquefied natural gas is intensifying as the Energy Department considers an array of applications to ship the fuel to Japan, India and other countries where prices are far ...
ACE to Buy 69% Stake in Thailand Insurer, Siam Commercial Samaggi
ACE Limited (ACE) said it has agreed to purchase a 60.9 percent stake in The Siam Commercial Samaggi Insurance PCL, a general insurance company in Thailand, from Siam Commercial Bank. Established in ...
EU to Seek Deal on Overhaul of Financial-Market Rules
European Union lawmakers and national officials will make a renewed attempt this week to clinch a deal to overhaul the bloc's financial-market rulebook. Unresolved issues include to what extent the ...Fast Track Congressional Process Proposed for Trade Agreements
U.S. lawmakers on Thursday proposed a bill to give the White House power to fast-track international trade agreements as the United States gears up for a hectic year of trade negotiations. The bill ...
IBM Giving ‘Jeopardy’ Champion Watson Its Own Division
International Business Machines Corp. is turning Watson, the technology that triumphed over human "Jeopardy!" contestants, into a separate division to help the computing-services giant return to ...
China’s Fosun Buys 80% of Portugal Insurer for $1.36 Billion
China's Fosun International Ltd. bought 80 percent of Portugal's Caixa Geral de Depositos SA's insurance unit for 1 billion euros ($1.36 billion), beating out U.S. buyout firm Apollo Management ...
Goodyear Files Suit in France Over ‘Boss-Napping’
Goodyear's French division says it has filed a lawsuit over the "boss-napping" of two of its executives and workers' occupation of a plant in northern France. Goodyear Dunlop Tires France—a ...