Texas Petrochemical Plants May Not be Ready for Fiercer Storms
Nearly two decades had passed since the storm. For many, the memory of what had happened on Goat Island had largely vanished into the Gulf of Mexico. Instead, what…
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Hacks vs. Artists
My wife and I recently started watching Hacks, the HBO TV series starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, about a legendary comedian trying to stay relevant in a changing…
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Why Are Investors Holding More Cash?
Bloomberg estimates retail demand for the SpaceX IPO was in the neighborhood of $70 billion. That’s roughly 30% of the $250 billion total, higher than the typical 5-10% reserved…
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C-suite Executives Navigating Mounting Pressures : Risk & Insurance
Large business executives—those from companies with 1,000 or more employees—face an increasingly complex risk landscape with 93% reporting similar or higher stress than last year. Learn how they are…
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Swedish Court Orders Google to Pay $1.5B to Klarna in Antitrust Damages
A Swedish court on Wednesday ordered Alphabet’s Google to pay about $1.5 billion in damages to PriceRunner, the price comparison business owned by payments platform Klarna, for favoring its…
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Oklahoma-Based Homebuilder Sued for Pregnancy Discrimination
H.C. Employees, LLC doing business as Home Creations, a homebuilder operating in Oklahoma and Texas, violated federal law when it fired an employee because of her pregnancy, the U.S….
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Being Useful is More Attractive Than Being Rich
I recently saw this Reddit post about a man who retired early (FIRE) only to be called a “loser” by his wife go viral. In the man’s own words:…
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Talk Your Book: Investing in the Power Grid
Posted June 29, 2026 by Ben Carlson On today’s show, we discuss: Fueling the AI buildout by modernizing and expanding the power grid The bottlenecks in the supply chain…
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AIG Names Nancy Bewlay Executive Vice President, Global Chief Underwriting Officer
The latest people news in the industry today. American International Group (AIG) named Nancy Bewlay executive vice president and global chief underwriting officer, effective Sept. 8, 2026. Bewlay will…
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AssuranceAmerica Suffers Third-Party Data Breach, Customer Data Exposed
About three months after it detected suspicious activity within its network systems, AssuranceAmerica has started alerting consumers. The Atlanta-based managing general agency with about 9,500 agents selling personal auto,…
