A series of very strong earthquakes during the last few years claimed a record number of lifes. Volcanic eruptions are responsible for much higher carbondioxide emissions than human civilization could ever produce.
Panasonic losses spiral to £3.4bn
May 11 - Independent
Japan's Panasonic books record $9.67 bln annual loss
May 11 - France24
Tokyo seeks bloggers for cyber-charm tourism drive
May 09 - France24
Allianz profit up on lower claims, sticks to view
May 09 - MarketWatch
Japan's Toshiba net profits down 46.5% to $921 mn
May 08 - France24
Calmer world boosts Swiss Re earnings
May 04 - Financial Times
Core turnround helps AIG advance
May 03 - Financial Times
Quarterly figures give hope to badly-hit Honda
Apr 27 - France24
Hyundai Motor boosted by strong quarter
Apr 26 - Financial Times
Tourism sector eyes travellers from emerging nation
Apr 19 - France24
Swiss Re raises 2011 catastrophe costs to $370 bn
Mar 28 - France24
Disasters cost $380 billion in 2011, says UN
Mar 05 - France24
Swiss Re net profits up sharply to $2.6bn
Feb 23 - France24
Lloyd’s insurers push through premium rises
Feb 07 - Financial Times
Toyota Raises Full-Year Profit Forecast on Sales Recovery
Feb 07 - Business Week
Floods Waters to Peak in Queensland, Thousands Still Stranded
Feb 06 - Business Week
Honda net profit falls 71%, cuts forecasts
Jan 31 - France24
Salvage experts weigh cruise ship options
Jan 18 - CBC
Insurance giant expects profit to spiral
Jan 11 - News.com.au
Allstate Among Insurers Lifting Rates as Storms Defy Models
Jan 11 - Business Week
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Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp plans to sell off loss-making operations and cut its payroll by at least 12,000, a source close to the matter told Reuters on Saturday, as the company battles high costs and nimbler foreign rivals. (May 26)
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By Reuters
Struggling Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp is planning to slash as many as 14,000 jobs and sell a major semiconductor factory in Japan to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the Nikkei newspaper reported. (May 26)
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The Department of the Interior on Thursday called for a deepwater oil and natural gas containment exercise, designed to test the oil industry's readiness and capacity to respond to a future accident like the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. (May 25)
MORE TOPICS: MEXICO, OIL SPILL, MANAGEMENT
By Reuters
Japan's loss-making Renesas Electronics Corp said on Thursday it will tie up with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co in the microchip business as it struggles to keep up with aggressive rivals like Samsung Electronics. (May 24)
MORE TOPICS: SAMSUNG, MANUFACTURING, JAPAN, THAILAND, INTEL, MANAGEMENT
By Reuters UK
In a land of ancient myths, modern Greeks have created some of their own about their near-bankrupt country's future as an integral part of a Europe that will never kick them out. (May 22)
MORE TOPICS: IMF, EUROPEAN UNION, ELECTIONS, EARTHQUAKE, EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
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"All things will be revealed." Holy Bible. "The truth always comes out in the end." As they say. Fact: physicists state that the universe is like a movie, which can be rerun/replayed. Everything is recorded. - The advent of the network - The social and economic effects. (May 20)
MORE TOPICS: TWITTER, SOCIAL NETWORKS, FACEBOOK, ORACLE
By IBTimes
What will the Chinese Premier, a rare voice for humanism and liberal reform in China, leave behind as his legacy? (May 19)
By IBTimes AU
It looks the safety and development plan that is currently being modified by Chinese regulators and planners for its nuclear industry will have its stamp of approval by June. (May 17)
MORE TOPICS: CHINA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI
By Union Bank of California
The dollar is evenly mixed this morning against its major counterparts as the continued stream of positive economic data out of the US offsets some of the ongoing European fears. Housing starts came in better than expected as builders broke ground on... (May 16)
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In 1999, Andrew Grove, then Chairman of Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the No. 1 chipmaker, published a bestseller, “Only the Paranoid Survive.” (May 15)
MORE TOPICS: INTEL, MICROSOFT, IBM, NYSE, ORACLE, JAPAN, THAILAND, EARTHQUAKE
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