China, US Agree to Tariff Cuts on $60B of Goods Like Agriculture, Household Items September 28, 2026 By Liz Lee China and the United States have agreed to cut tariffs imposed on $60 billion worth of goods imported from each...
Hormuz Disruptions Hitting Small Businesses Hardest, UN Trade Agency Warns September 10, 2026 Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could push small and medium-sized businesses out of global supply chains, increasing economic concentration...
Shipping Nations Warn Global Trade Is Fracturing — And Everyone Pays September 9, 2026 By Laura Curtis The armed conflicts, trade wars, and extreme weather events hammering maritime supply chains are not one-offs, but rather signs of...
Tariff-Linked Class Action Suits to Boost D&O Insurance Demand November 4, 2025 By Chloé Meley A group of Dow Inc. investors filed a lawsuit at the end of August accusing the chemical manufacturer of failing...
Global IT Crash That Blocked 911 Calls and Grounded Planes Eases July 19, 2024 By Amy Thomson, Shona Ghosh and Vlad Savov In what will go down as the most spectacular IT failure the world has ever seen, a botched software update...
Viewpoint: The 10 Major Risks Shaping Insurance Today May 8, 2024 By Robert Muir-Wood I readily admit that lists of top risks, top threats, and opportunities for insurance are well-trodden ground, and ranking risks...
China Orders Fresh Lockdown in Industrial Park Around Major Apple iPhone Plant November 3, 2022 By Brenda Goh and Yimou Lee China ordered an industrial park that houses an iPhone factory belonging to Foxconn 2317.TW to enter a seven-day lockdown on...
Cyber Pirates Prowling Ship Controls Threaten Another Big Shock June 28, 2022 By Brendan Murray In February 2019, a large container ship sailing for New York identified a cyber intrusion on board that startled the...
Taiwan iPhone Chipmaker Scrambles to Recover After Debilitating Computer Virus August 6, 2018 By Debby Wu and Mark Gurman Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), which makes chips for the iPhone and other devices, is recovering from a debilitating computer...
Kobe Steel Assesses Extent of Costly, Habitual Data Product Tampering October 17, 2017 By Yoshiyasu Shida When cheating becomes habitual, the consequences could be costly. Embattled Kobe Steel Ltd said on Tuesday the U.S. Justice Department...