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US Deep Freeze Wreaks Havoc on Texas Oil Producers and Refiners
A massive winter storm that swept the US over the weekend crippled oil and gas producers and the industrial plants that refine the raw commodities into everything from gasoline to plastics. Refinery flares lit up the Houston Ship Channel late …
POSTED JANUARY 26, 2026 7:27 PM |
Email Phishing Scam Targets New York Financial Services Firms, DFS Warns
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) is alerting firms and individuals it regulates to use caution before responding to emails from senders falsely claiming to represent DFS. DFS said it recently became aware of phishing emails “purporting …
POSTED JANUARY 26, 2026 6:14 PM |
Customers’ Search for Better Auto Rates Has UBI Heating Up
Customers shopped for auto insurance at a record pace in 2025 as years of insurance rate hikes got buyers looking around. And this time, they are finding better prices elsewhere, according to J.D. Power. The percentage of customers who shopped …
POSTED JANUARY 26, 2026 5:28 PM |
Georgia Financial Adviser Awaits Sentencing in $380M Ponzi Scheme
A financial adviser in Georgia pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud in a Ponzi scheme that bilked more than 2,000 people out of $380 million, federal authorities announced. Prosecutors accused Todd Burkhalter, the founder and CEO of Drive Planning LLC, …
POSTED JANUARY 26, 2026 5:11 PM |
FEMA Extends Housing Aid for Maui Wildfire Survivors Until 2027
U.S. officials have granted a request to extend housing assistance for survivors of catastrophic 2023 wildfires, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said. Nearly 1,000 households displaced by fire were anxiously awaiting word on whether federal assistance helping them stay housed will …
POSTED JANUARY 26, 2026 4:21 PM |
7 Killed, 1 Injured in Private Plane Crash at Maine Airport
Seven passengers were killed and a crew member seriously injured in a single plane crash Sunday night at Bangor International Airport in Maine, according to a preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration. The aircraft apparently crashed on the runway …
POSTED JANUARY 26, 2026 3:31 PM |
Ice, Snow and Crashes Across Much of the Southeast from Winter Storm
Parts of the Southeast took it on the chin from Winter Storm Fern on Sunday, with iced-up roads, downed trees and widespread power outages, along with severe thunderstorms and wind along the Gulf Coast—all of which will likely result in …
POSTED JANUARY 26, 2026 3:30 PM |
Google Settles Google Assistant Privacy Lawsuit for $68 Million
Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated assistant spied inappropriately on smartphone users, violating their privacy. A preliminary class action settlement was filed late Friday night in the San Jose, California federal court, …
POSTED JANUARY 26, 2026 3:28 PM |
Post-Storm Freeze to Test US Power Grids as Demand Surges
US power grids are expected to grapple with unprecedented seasonal demand and the threat of blackouts after a damaging winter storm coated parts of the South and Mid-Atlantic in ice — leaving brutal cold in its wake. More than 800,000 …
POSTED JANUARY 26, 2026 2:55 PM |
Markets/Coverages: Marsh Risk Expands Nimbus Facility for Major Data Center Projects
Insurance broker Marsh Risk, a business of Marsh, announced the addition of significant capacity to Nimbus, its large-scale data center construction insurance facility. Nimbus now offers limits up to US$2.7 billion – inclusive of delay in start-up and business interruption …
POSTED JANUARY 26, 2026 12:05 PM |
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