Catastrophes set to drive 2020 reinsurance rates higher
Big insurance losses from hurricanes, wildfires and other natural disasters over the past two years are set to push reinsurance renewal rates higher in January,...
Hurricane Dorian bashes Bahamas, inches towards Florida coast
Slow-moving hurricane Dorian pounded Grand Bahama Island on Tuesday and was forecast to come “dangerously close” to Florida’s coast by day’s end before drenching the...
Golf: Game has a need for speed, say Clarke
A man with a passion for high-performance sports cars and an admitted need for speed it is hardly a surprise that Darren Clarke has zero...
Raab says ‘shenanigans’ in parliament hindering Brexit, Hammond confident of blocking no-deal
Lawmakers will decide on Tuesday whether to shunt Britain towards a snap election when they vote on the first stage of their plan to block...
Exclusive: ECB package could include rate cut, tiering, new guidance: sources
ECB policymakers are leaning toward a stimulus package that includes a rate cut, a beefed-up pledge to keep rates low for longer and compensation for...
Wall St. opens lower as U.S.-China trade tensions weigh
U.S. stocks fell broadly at the open on Tuesday, as Washington’s new round of tariffs on some Chinese goods kicked in and after a report...
Grub’s up: Cape Town’s insect restaurant creates a buzz
The Insect Experience is believed to be the first restaurant in South Africa to serve a full menu of insect-based dishes. David Doyle reports....
Australia says asylum seekers from Sri Lanka rising
The number of Sri Lankans trying to enter Australia illegally by sea is rising, an Australian general said on Tuesday, a day after Canberra said...
Trump warns China against dragging its feet in trade talks
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that trade talks between the United States and China were going well, though he warned that he would...
Oil drops more than 2% as trade war rumbles and output swells
Oil prices fell more than 2% on Tuesday, weighed down by rising OPEC and Russian oil output as well as the protracted U.S.-China trade dispute...
