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...Bain expects a similar timeframe for completing the legal framework for liability and insurance and improving the accompanying road and telecoms infrastructure....
...Still, Musk said high interest rates were hurting demand for the company’s cars as they swelled owners’ monthly car payments....
...One reason auto insurance can make such a big impact on inflation is, to put it simply, there are way more car owners in the US than there are homeowners in disaster-stricken California, Louisiana and Florida...
...The company is also increasingly facing fierce competition from domestic rivals including BYD and Li Auto....
...Berkshire made modest additions in the quarter, buying 1.2mn shares of Louisiana-Pacific, a maker of construction supplies, and 2.4mn shares of MTV owner Paramount Global....
...And one of Berkshire’s crown jewels — the Geico auto insurance unit — suffered its sixth consecutive quarterly underwriting loss....
...The division blamed the bigger loss on much higher prices for new cars and auto parts that it must pay when its clients are involved in accidents....
...They say new owners can help companies streamline their operations, pushing them to become more competitive....
...The company warned that supply chain disruption, including lower auto shipments because chip shortages, had weighed on shipping volumes....
...Along with education, medical insurance and infrastructure building, “research and development of science and technology” was mentioned, hinting that corporate subsidies to tech companies will have to go...
...Nomura has launched a fund designed to parachute young executives into Japanese companies whose old owners lack a successor, a looming issue in the country where a third of small and medium-sized businesses...
...In fact, it would make Tesla’s insurance business the 21st most valuable insurance company in the world....
...Almost every sector needs paint — from aerospace, construction and electronics to cars....
...Speciality insurance company Markel writes the underlying insurance policies....
...‘Perfect scenario’ Those look like V-shaped projections, Andrew Glenn thought to himself....
...Idexx said in October that the animal health market had experienced a “V-shaped recovery”....
...It said companies were facing challenges bringing staff back to work, because of health concerns, the difficulty in obtaining child care, and “generous unemployment insurance benefits”....
...Property owners in New Jersey are likely to pay lower flood insurance rates if they elevate their homes, for example, by putting them up on stilts....
...Although not cheap, there remain opportunities in UK construction and thus stock picking is crucial....
...And GTA V’s publisher Rockstar has a history of delaying titles in the name of quality; GTA V, Red Dead Redemption, RDR2, Max Payne and L.A. Noire were all delayed....
...A version of this article was first published on May 20 by the Nikkei Asian Review. ©2020 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...A sales agent from a construction company convinced her to build a block of apartments on her land, persuading her to “sign” the contracts with a thumbprint....
...Airlines, tourism, construction and property companies all outperformed – indicating that investors are betting on successful easing of restrictions from here. Does the move have legs?...
...Covid-19 patients have been treated for free whether or not they hold health insurance....
...Materials and Financials have usually been the best performing sectors after significant market troughs, in particular Construction Materials, Metals & Mining, Diversified Financials and Insurance....
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