World’s Growing Civil Unrest Has an Insurance Sting February 17, 2026 By Gautam Naik and Frances Schwartzkopff A category of insurance risk that hardly existed a little over a decade ago has morphed into a meaningful source...
UK Eyes Rapid Ban on Social Media for Under 16s, Curbs to AI Chatbots February 17, 2026 By David Milliken and Sam Tabahriti Britain could bring in an Australian-style ban on social media for children under 16 as early as this year and...
French Prosecutor Opens Probe Into Baby Milk Brands Over Contamination February 17, 2026 The Paris public prosecutor has opened five investigations into baby milk brands distributed by Nestle, Lactalis, Danone, Babybio and La...
São Paulo Battles Drought and Floods Together in Climate Paradox February 17, 2026 By Fabiano Maisonnave São Paulo, one of the world’s largest metropolitan areas housing 21 million people, is living through its largest climate-induced stress...
Rampant AI Demand for Memory Is Fueling a Growing Chip Crisis February 17, 2026 By Debby Wu, Takashi Mochizuki and Yoolim Lee A growing procession of tech industry leaders including Elon Musk and Tim Cook are warning about a global crisis in...
UK Litigation Funder Stung by Car Finance Saga Is Raising Cash Again February 17, 2026 By Constantine Courcoulas and Upmanyu Trivedi A UK litigation funder is seeking fresh capital less than six months after it liquidated a key fund, the latest...
Catastrophe-Bond Risk Premia Drop to Rates Last Seen in 2022 February 17, 2026 By Gautam Naik Investors in catastrophe bonds are seeing a decline in risk premia to levels not seen since before Hurricane Ian hit...
MAPFRE Re Gets Regulatory Approval to Open India Branch Office February 13, 2026 MAPFRE Re announced it has obtained regulatory approval from the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) of India to open...
China Orders Cereulide Tests as Nestle, Danone Face Recalls February 13, 2026 By Bloomberg News China’s market regulator has ordered infant formula makers to test for cereulide, a toxin that has triggered precautionary recalls worldwide...
Nestlé Runs 24 Hours to Avert Formula Shortages After Recall February 13, 2026 By Fabienne Kinzelmann and Jillian Deutsch Nestlé SA is ramping up production of infant formula to avert a shortage, after a contamination crisis led the Swiss...