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Record 165 GW of Wind Power Capacity Added in 2025, Led by China, Report Says
Apr 21 2026 // The global wind industry installed a record 165 gigawatts of new capacity last year, up 40% from 2024 and mostly driven by China, a report by the Global Wind Energy Council said, adding this still lagged the pace needed to...
Travelers Profit Rises on Stronger Underwriting, Lower Catastrophe Losses
Apr 17 2026 // Property and casualty insurance giant Travelers reported a jump in first-quarter profit, buoyed by robust underwriting gains and lower catastrophe losses than a year earlier when results were severely hit by the Los...
Viewpoint: Japan’s $550B Bet on America—What it Means for the US Insurance Market
Apr 17 2026 // Five hundred and fifty billion dollars. That is the figure at the center of the landmark strategic investment agreement the United States and Japan concluded on July 22, 2025. A commitment by Japan to direct capital into...
Texas Sees Power Demand Quadrupling by 2032 on Data Center Boom
Apr 16 2026 // The Texas grid operator warned power demand may quadruple from recent record levels by 2032 to feed booming data-center expansion and population growth, an increase that would require the equivalent of almost 300 new...
Africa Trade Insurer Seeks $500 million to Help With Iran War Cost Increase
Apr 16 2026 // Africa’s leading multilateral insurer of trade risk is seeking around $500 million in capital from partners to support countries that face higher costs as a result of conflict in the Middle East, its chief executive...
Weather Prediction Markets Are Booming, but Can They Improve Forecasts?
Apr 15 2026 // A few days before Christmas, Howard Qin was scrutinizing weather forecasts on two laptops at home in Shanghai when he noticed prices of contracts for New York City snowfall creeping higher on the prediction market Kalshi....
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