University of Chicago’s Richard H. Thaler, one of the founders of behavioral economics and finance, was awarded the 2017 Nobel...
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The Trump administration last week asked Congress for $29 billion in disaster aid to cover ongoing hurricane relief and recovery...

Matt Honea, cyber manager at Cyence, a San Mateo, Calif.-based cyber risk modeler, thinks a great way to get companies...
Puerto Rico bond insurer Assured Guaranty Ltd. said late on Friday it voluntarily withdrew a complaint that challenged the legality...
Oil companies were heading back into the Gulf of Mexico and working to restore operations after Hurricane Nate fizzled out...
Hurricane Nate weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday after coming ashore in Mississippi, flooding roads and buildings but sparing...
The third quarter of 2017 is likely to break a new record as one of the costliest quarters for natural...

Guidewire Software Inc., a provider of core operations software to property/casualty insurers, has agreed to acquire Cyence, a data science...

Tropical Storm Nate, which has already shut oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, strengthened as it continued...
General Motors Co.’s self-driving unit, Cruise Automation, told California regulators its vehicles were involved in six crashes in the state...