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Climate change is hurting the insurance industry and only 8% of insurers are preparing adequately for its impact, consultants Capgemini and financial industry body Efma said in a report on Tuesday. Insured losses from natural catastrophes have increased 250% in the last 30 years, with perils such as wildfires and storms, seen as particularly impacted by climate change, causing an even faster rise in insured losses, the report said. Insurers' main catastrophe risk in the past was typically from hurricanes in U.S. states such as Florida and Texas, Seth Rachlin, global insurance industry leader at Capgemini, told Reuters.
Canada Post is issuing a set of stamps this week to raise awareness about the plight of five whale species that have populations assessed as Endangered by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC).
Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey is sorry for an "apocalyptic" view of the world, saying that monetary policy faces its biggest test in 25 years with surging inflation exacerbated by war in Ukraine and China's COVID lockdowns. Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell, who warned last week that taming inflation will "include some pain", and European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde speak later on Tuesday.
Inter Pipeline Ltd. ("Inter Pipeline") announced today that it has agreed to issue $550 million of senior unsecured notes (the "Notes"). The Notes will have a fixed interest rate of 5.849% per annum, payable semi annually, and will mature on May 18, 2032.
BERLIN (Reuters) -Daimler Truck Holding said rising raw materials prices and inflationary pressures could weigh into its second quarter, but the truckmaker expected to continue passing high costs to customers amid record levels of demand. Once costs begin to decrease again, it could lower customer prices, Chief Financial Officer Jochen Goetz said on an earnings call. "We are not increasing prices just for the sake of profit, but pure necessity," Goetz said.
REHOVOT, Israel (AP) — When he was 20 years old, Harel Hershtik planned and executed a murder, shooting his victim in the head and burying the body in a crime that a quarter of a century later is still widely remembered for its grisly details. Today, he is the brains behind an Israeli health-tech startup, poised to make millions of dollars with the backing of prominent public figures and deep-pocket investors. Neither his conviction for premeditated murder, his lengthy prison sentence nor his pa
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The United States and European Union will announce a joint effort to avert a "subsidy race" as they scramble to boost production of scarce semiconductor chips, a senior Biden administration official said. The move will be unveiled at the second meeting of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC), taking place on Sunday and Monday in Paris. The TTC pledged at an inauguration conference last year in Pittsburgh to deepen transatlantic cooperation to strengthen chip supply chains, curb China's non-market trade practices, and take a more unified approach to regulating big, global technology firms.
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BERLIN (AP) — Finland's government declared a “new era” is underway as it inches closer to seeking NATO membership, hours before Sweden's governing party on Sunday backed a plan to join the trans-Atlantic alliance amid Russia's war in Ukraine. Russia has long bristled about NATO moving closer to its borders, so the developments will be sure to further anger Moscow. President Vladimir Putin has already warned his Finnish counterpart on Saturday that relations would be “negatively affected.” NATO
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SMBC Aviation Capital agreed on Monday to buy smaller rival Goshawk Aviation for an enterprise value of $6.7 billion in a deal it said would make it the world's second largest aircraft lessor by number of aircraft. The acquisition to create a combined company with 37 billion euros ($38.45 billion) in assets comes six months after Ireland's AerCap Holdings NV consolidated its position as the world's largest aircraft lessor through its takeover of General Electric's leasing business. SMBC, which is owned by a consortium including Japan's Sumitomo Corp and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, said it will take over a portfolio of 176 owned and managed aircraft to bring its total fleet to 709.
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TORONTO — A broad rally led by the energy sector pushed Canada's main stock index higher for a second-straight session after six days of losses. Angelo Kourkafas, investment strategist at Edward Jones, says sentiment has stabilized after Friday's rally which followed a deep selloff. "Today, in the absence of any major catalysts we think markets are trying to find some support, but they're doing so in a cautious way," he said in an interview. Defensive sectors such as consumer staples and utiliti
HONG KONG (Reuters) -An affiliate of the company behind collapsed stablecoin TerraUSD on Monday said it had spent the bulk of its reserves trying to defend its dollar peg last week and would use what little remained to compensate some users who had lost out. Cryptocurrency markets were rocked by the spectacular collapse of TerraUSD, a so-called stablecoin which lost its 1:1 dollar peg. Luna Foundation Guard (LFG), a Singapore-based non-profit organisation designed to maintain TerraUSD's price, had been building large reserves of cryptocurrencies - including over 80,000 bitcoin - to support the peg.
OTTAWA — Canadian manufacturing sales and wholesale trade figures climbed higher in March, but the gains came due to higher prices. Statistics Canada said Monday manufacturing sales rose 2.5 per cent to $70.2 billion in March, however sales in constant dollars were unchanged. Meanwhile, wholesale sales rose 0.3 per cent in March to $79.8 billion, but in constant dollar terms sales fell 0.6 per cent for the month. Nikita Perevalov, director of economic forecasting at Scotiabank, said the disappoi
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's government said Monday it will help pay for lower-income families to scrap their old gas guzzlers and replace them with cleaner hybrid or electric cars as part of a sweeping plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The government said it plans to spend 569 million New Zealand dollars ($357 million) on the trial program as part of a larger plan that includes subsidies for businesses to reduce emissions, a switch to an entirely green bus fleet by 2035 a
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