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US Deep Freeze Wreaks Havoc on Texas Oil Producers and Refiners
Jan 26 2026 // A massive winter storm that swept the US over the weekend crippled oil and gas producers and the industrial plants that refine the raw commodities into everything from gasoline to plastics. Refinery flares lit up the...
Post-Storm Freeze to Test US Power Grids as Demand Surges
Jan 26 2026 // US power grids are expected to grapple with unprecedented seasonal demand and the threat of blackouts after a damaging winter storm coated parts of the South and Mid-Atlantic in ice — leaving brutal cold in its...
Sweeping US Winter Storm Threatens Blackouts and Snarled Travel
Jan 23 2026 // A vast swath of the US — sweeping east from the Southern Rockies to the Mid-Atlantic and New England — is on alert for winter-storm conditions that could last days, disrupting travel and threatening blackouts. By...
Big North European Investors Reassess US Exposure as Geopolitical Risk Mounts
Jan 23 2026 // Big Northern European investors are increasingly wary of the risks of holding U.S. assets in the face of geopolitical tensions, pensions chiefs told Reuters, a sign of a broadening shift away from the world’s biggest...
People Moves: Crawford & Company Launches New Structure, Names Hoberman CEO of US Operations; Converge Appoints Altman CTO
Jan 22 2026 // Crawford & Company Announces New Operating Divisions, Appoints Hoberman CEO of US Operations Crawford & Company, headquartered in Atlanta, has announced a new global operating structure. Effective Jan. 1, Crawford...
People Moves: Howden Launches US Cyber Practice
Jan 21 2026 // Howden today announced the launch of a U.S. cyber practice, with Juliet White hired as head of cyber and Lou Botticelli as cyber brokerage leader. Juliet White Since May 2022, White has been head of cyber at E&O at...
Allianz Executive Pushes EU to Pressure US With Market Volatility
Jan 21 2026 // European policymakers should fuel market turbulence to pressure US President Donald Trump to back down from his Greenland claim, according to a senior executive at Allianz Global Investors. “If I were an adviser to...
Trump Officials Vow to Keep All US Coal Plants Running
Jan 16 2026 // Trump administration officials vowed to keep US coal power plants operating, casting it as an imperative to meet surging electricity demand and drive a revival of the nation’s industrial base. “The goal is 100%...
US Senators Introduce Long-Awaited Bill to Define Crypto Market Rules
Jan 16 2026 // U.S. senators late on Monday unveiled draft legislation that would create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency which, if signed into law, would clarify financial regulators’ jurisdiction over the burgeoning...
Dark Fleet Seeking Russian Protection as US Seizes Oil Tankers
Jan 15 2026 // The dark fleet of tankers shipping illicit oil around the world is rushing to seek the perceived protection of the Russian flag after the US started seizing vessels involved in the Venezuelan trade. At least 26 ships have...
Denmark-US Rift Persists as NATO Nations Deploy to Greenland
Jan 15 2026 // Denmark said a “fundamental disagreement” remained after a high-stakes meeting with the US over Greenland as several countries including Germany said they’d send military personnel to the Arctic...
Business Moves: ALKEME Expands in US With Addition of 5 Agencies
Jan 14 2026 // Brokerage ALKEME Insurance said it has acquired five agencies over the last quarter to enhance its property/casualty offerings while expanding its employee benefits capabilities across the United States. “With strong...
Alliant Latest to Sue Howden US Over Alleged ‘Smash-and-Grab’ Poaching
Jan 12 2026 // Alliant Insurance Services is the latest to join a group of brokers suing new competitor Howden US over what it calls Howden’s “smash-and-grab” strategy to take teams from other brokers. The suit also...
US Seizes Fifth Vessel Taken in Venezuela Blockade
Jan 12 2026 // The U.S. has seized the Olina tanker in the Caribbean, the fifth vessel targeted in recent weeks as Washington steps up efforts to curb Venezuelan oil exports, U.S. officials said on Friday. The Olina, which according to...
Goldman Sachs Warns US Grids Face Power Crunch by 2030
Jan 9 2026 // Almost all US power grids will lack critical spare capacity by 2030 as demand surges to supply data centers, with bottlenecks threatening to hand China an edge in the artificial-intelligence boom, according to an analyst...
Volvo Cars Recalls Over 413,000 US Vehicles Due to Rearview Camera Issue
Jan 8 2026 // Swedish automaker Volvo Cars is recalling 413,151 vehicles in the United States over an issue with the rearview camera, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Thursday. The software will be...
Tesla Door Design Is Targeted by New US Automotive Safety Bill
Jan 8 2026 // A US lawmaker is proposing legislation that would require manual door releases in new cars, a move to address growing safety concerns with the type of electrically powered handles popularized by Tesla Inc. The measure from...
Orsted’s NY Wind Project Challenges US Suspension of Lease
Jan 8 2026 // Orsted A/S filed a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s order to halt construction of its offshore wind project near New York. In a complaint filed Tuesday in federal court in Washington, Orsted’s...
US Seizes Russian-Flagged Tanker and Another Tied to Venezuela
Jan 7 2026 // The U.S. seized two Venezuela-linked oil tankers in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, one sailing under Russia’s flag, as part of President Donald Trump’s aggressive push to dictate oil flows in the Americas and...
Trump Aims Bumper Aid at US Rice Farmers Facing Bleakest Outlook
Jan 7 2026 // The new year may mark the last time Texas farmer LG Raun plants a rice crop. “I guess I’m going to be the one that’s going to screw up the tradition of growing Raun family rice,” said the...
