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Agriculture traders rushed to adjust positions with the escalating conflict in Iran threatening to disrupt supply chains from corn and soybean meal to fertilizer and sugar. President Donald Trump said the U.S. bombing campaign against Iran could last for weeks. …
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Zurich Insurance Group announced it has agreed with U.K. specialty insurer Beazley the terms of an all-cash offer to acquire Beazley for US$10.9 billion. The aggregate cash deal is expected to be funded via existing cash (approximately US$3.0 billion), new …
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FedEx was sued in federal court on Friday on behalf of customers seeking refunds from the global shipping company after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this month that President Donald Trump unlawfully imposed billions of dollars in emergency tariffs on …
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Mobile countersued Verizon Wireless, accusing its largest rival of engaging in “bait-and-switch” advertising to induce consumers to switch cellphone carriers. The lawsuit followed Verizon Wireless’ own February 4 lawsuit challenging T-Mobile ads promising consumers more than $1,000 of annual savings …
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While cover for vessels is available from other providers, several market participants said costs for that had increased by at least 50% and in some case doubled.
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Chinese electric vehicle maker Xiaomi said on Friday that it will set up a committee of advisers to assess the safety of its cars, as it moves to combat rising criticism over a recent spate of accidents. The company also …
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Multiple efforts by Live Nation Entertainment Inc. to settle a federal antitrust lawsuit seeking to break up the company have been rebuffed by government lawyers for now, leaving the case on track to go to trial next week. Live Nation …
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A rare outbreak of infant botulism that sickened dozens of babies who drank recalled ByHeart formula is over, with no new cases reported since mid-December, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week. In all, 48 babies …
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Carriers across North America are reporting higher claims complexity and rising costs as medical inflation, litigation behavior and emerging AI‑enabled fraud reshape the claims environment, a new report shows. According to Gallagher Bassett’s 2026 Carrier Report, 64% of North American …
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Gallagher Bassett named Saugata Chatterjee chief information officer. Saugata will lead Gallagher Bassett’s technology strategy and architecture. Russ Pass, former chief information officer and current executive vice president, will now focus on the claims experience as chief operating officer for …
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