Why no home or business is safe from extreme weather — or rising insurance costs

• Global warming streak brings extreme weather from cyclones to polar freeze

  February records global average temperature rise at 1.59C above pre-industrial levels
  
  Financial Times - 13h
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  The Hidden Cost of Playing It Safe

  Are your goals holding your team back or elevating their ambition?
  
  Inc. - 5d
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  How safe is it to fly in bad weather?

  Despite recent aircraft incidents, flying is still the safest method of travel. But how do pilots cope with bad weather?
  
  BBC News - Feb. 21

• Lower mortgage rates may tempt home buyers. But these fast-rising phantom costs could sneak up on them.

  Mortgage rates are down to a nearly three-month low. But if you’re thinking of buying a home, beware of these hidden costs.
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 21
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  Detroit mother gifted home after 2 children die from sleeping in van during frigid weather

  A Detroit mother whose two children died from possible exposure to the cold this month while the family was living in a van has been given a new home days after her son and daughter were laid to rest.
  
  NBC News - 6d
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  Is Russia Open for Business — and at What Cost?

  Investors seem open to the prospect of peace talks, but Western companies face a dilemma just three years after many retreated from the country.
  
  The New York Times - Feb. 19
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  About 8 in 10 say they've recently experienced extreme weather: Survey

  Roughly 80 percent of Americans said they have recently experienced extreme weather, according to a new poll. The survey, released Friday from The Associated Press/NORC Research Center, found that ...
  
  The Hill - 4d
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  Here's why Trump tariffs may raise your car insurance premiums

  The Trump administration’s tariff policies may raise auto insurance premiums for motorists, according to a new Insurify analysis.
  
  NBC News - Feb. 24

• Here's why Trump tariffs may raise your car insurance premiums

  If they take effect, tariffs are expected to raise costs for auto insurers to repair or replace cars, meaning motorists pay higher premiums.
  
  CNBC - Feb. 24

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• ‘Don’t get your operation on a Thursday,’ this hospital expert warned. Here’s his plan to save costs and lives.

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• Friday could be a critical day for investors, with a high-stakes jobs report and a Powell speech

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• ‘I’m deeply disturbed’: My portfolio lost 20%. With Trump’s trade war, do I sell my stocks and buy gold?

  “With the current state of domestic and global affairs, I’m at a loss as to how to keep my economic stability in check.”
  
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• Netflix subscriber boom that followed password-sharing crackdown should slow soon, analyst says

  Subscriber numbers continued to shoot up in the second half of last year, but Netflix hasn’t significantly expanded its user base, Moffett Nathanson said.
  
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  Sweeping Tariffs Threaten to Undo a 30-Year Trade Alliance

  President Trump’s stiff tariffs on Mexico and Canada could push those allies into recession. The impact for America could be messy.
  
  The New York Times - 9m
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  US floats new tariff reprieve for Canada-Mexico trade in latest shift

  Move would expand one-month carve-out for car imports to include all USMCA-compliant goods
  
  Financial Times - 10m

• House censures Rep. Al Green for heckling Trump during speech to Congress

  Fewer than 30 members of the House of Representatives have been censured. Green said about interrupting Trump, "Truthfully, I would do it again."
  
  CNBC - 11m

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  Goldman Sachs Stands Apart Again — This Time for Its Annual Layoff Ritual

  The investment banking giant stands by its practice of regular staff cuts often called its ‘annual cull,’ trying to cut between 3 and 5 percent of its workforce of 46,500.
  
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