17 03, 2026

Shipping Insurance Costs to Cross Hormuz Soar After Vessel Attacks

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Insuring vessels to sail through the Strait of Hormuz is still possible, even if at a very high cost, according to people involved in the market. The cost of coverage has leaped to about 5% of the value of a …

17 03, 2026

Tennessee Minors Sue Musk’s XAI, Alleging Grok Generated Sexual Images of Them

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Three Tennessee plaintiffs, including two minors, sued Elon Musk’s xAI on Monday, alleging that it knowingly designed its Grok image generator to let people create sexually explicit content by using real photos of others. The lawsuit, filed in the San …

17 03, 2026

Tornadoes, High Winds Leave Damage Across Parts of the Southeast

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From Alabama to North Carolina, tornadoes and probable tornadoes ripped a roof off a warehouse, damaged homes and left many without power across the Southeast. News sites reported that a confirmed tornado, with winds of 85 mph, struck an air-conditioning …

17 03, 2026

Gulf Importers Race to Reroute as Hormuz Closure Jolts Supply Chains

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Importers across the Gulf are scrambling to secure alternative routes for vital goods – from food to medicines and factory supplies – as the effective closure of the Hormuz strait blocks ports in an import-dependent region. The halt to commercial …

17 03, 2026

Middle East War to Intensify Soaring European Corporate Distress

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The outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East and surging energy costs are expected to exacerbate soaring levels of financial distress among European corporates, according to Alvarez & Marsal Inc. Even before the US and Israel began their attacks on …

17 03, 2026

People Moves: HW Kaufman Group Names Hattaway President of RB Jones; Rokstone Hires QBE North America Casualty Leader Lill

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HW Kaufman Group Names Hattaway President of RB Jones RB Jones, a managing general underwriter providing specialty risk coverage solutions for brokers, agents and wholesalers, named Michael Hattaway as president. He will be based in New York City and report …

18 03, 2026

Gulf Banks Face $307 Billion Deposit Flight Risk if War Worsens, S&P Says

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Gulf banks could face domestic deposit outflows of $307 billion if the Middle East conflict deepens, S&P Global Ratings said. An S&P report said it had seen no evidence of major outflows of foreign or local funding from banks in …

17 03, 2026

Encyclopedia Britannica Sues OpenAI Over AI Training

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Encyclopedia Britannica and its Merriam-Webster subsidiary have sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court for allegedly misusing their reference materials to train its artificial intelligence models. Britannica said in the complaint filed on Friday that Microsoft-backed OpenAI used its online articles …

17 03, 2026

Amazon Unit Withdraws From Drone Trade Group, Raises Safety Concerns

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Amazon.com’s drone unit Prime Air is withdrawing from the Commercial Drone Alliance, taking issue with the industry trade group’s opposition to a regulatory proposal for detect-and-avoid systems to prevent drone collisions with crewed aircraft. In a previously unreported letter seen …

17 03, 2026

Tennessee Minors Sue Musk’s AI System, Alleging it Generated Sexual Images of Them

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Three Tennessee plaintiffs, including two minors, sued Elon Musk’s xAI on Monday, alleging that it knowingly designed its Grok image generator to let people create sexually explicit content by using real photos of others. The lawsuit, filed in the San …