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...The economist Kumagai suggested that introducing wastewater recycling facilities at factories and expanding agricultural insurance programmes could be critical measures to cushion the economic fallout from...
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on January 24, 2023. ©2023 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...Heartland received a $7.5mn grant from the state of Illinois and is building a nearly 6,300-square foot facility where students will work on vehicles....
...Houchen’s election as Conservative mayor made him a key figure in the party’s plans to win support in Labour’s heartlands in the north of England....
...And you can buy a bit of Global Capitalism, Inc if you buy a low-cost global equity index tracker....
...Houchen, whose election as Tees Valley’s Tory mayor in 2017 marked him out as a key figure in Conservative efforts to make inroads into Labour’s heartlands in northern England, wants to gain control of PD...
...A county in southern Illinois that is dependent on agriculture income faces extreme weather and the increased risk of crop failure, he adds....
...But the IPO valuation and 20 per cent jump in its share price when trading began on Friday say more about the state of the US stock market, and excitement about a new crop of initial public offerings, than...
...A version of this article was first published by the Nikkei Asian Review on December 11 2019. @2019 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...These range from self-driving and electric cars to new models for car insurance. Others will jump into new, exciting areas of tech....
...That has fuelled a perception that Germany Inc. remains a closed shop for insiders....
...The current crop of electric models — such as the Nissan Leaf or the BMW i3 — do not seriously rival Tesla’s offerings, mainly because their ranges are not comparable....
...The company also comes with a Lloyd’s of London syndicate business, a crop insurer and an investment manager. Mr Duperreault has been on a hiring spree since his appointment last year....
...Change is certainly coming, but how substantially may depend on the success of the exits (a couple of years hence) from the current crop of deals....
...But the answer from a former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation official was telling, when Mr....
...Its results were overshadowed by the disclosure of a looming penalty of about $1bn for mis-selling insurance and mortgages....
...As Stansted’s approach to the recent storms suggests, organisations cannot afford unlimited insurance....
...The acquisition fills in gaps in AIG’s coverage, including crop insurance, and returns the group to Lloyd’s of London. It also adds AlphaCat, an ILS asset manager....
...Last year, for example, in the wake of a governance scandal at Lending Club, regulators such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation tightened the screws....
...For example, buying a “put option” — the right to sell an asset at a pre-agreed price at some point in the future — is a bit like buying insurance against price declines....
...Emergency services are using this to respond to fires in remote regions while insurance companies use it to check disaster claims....
...In recent years the world’s biggest agricultural trading house has exited lines including steelmaking, crop insurance and hedge-fund management....
...Yet one in 20 space launches ends in failure, according to XL Catlin, an insurance underwriter, and delays are common due to technical challenges and bad weather....
...Its customers include the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, geo-analytics company Orbital Insight and Descartes Labs, a crop production forecaster....
...Big crops have dampened volatility in its core grain trading business, whittling profit margins. It has sold off businesses including steel mills, crop insurance, sauces and Texas cattle feed yards....
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