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Insured losses from California wildfires top 3 billion dollars

InsuredlossesfromwildfiresragingthroughtheU.S.stateofCaliforniainOctoberhavehit3billionU.S.dollars,thestate'sinsurancedepartmentannouncedTuesday."Asshockingas3b

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Toshiba boss sorry as shareholders blast $18 bn chip sale

Toshiba'spresidentTuesdayapologised"sincerely"overthe$18-billionsaleofitsprizedmemorychipbusiness,asshareholdersdemandedanswersoverthedealseenaspivotaltothesurv

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Harvey residential insured and uninsured flood loss $25-$37 billion

AnalyticsfirmCorelogic(CLGX.N)estimatestotalresidentialinsuredanduninsuredfloodlossfromHurricaneHarveyofbetween$25billionand$37billion,itsaidonFriday.Ofthat,aro

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Global cyber attack could spur $53 billion in losses: Lloyd's of London

Amajor,globalcyberattackcouldtriggeranaverageof$53billionofeconomiclosses,afigureonparwithacatastrophicnaturaldisastersuchasU.S.SuperstormSandyin2012,Lloyd'sofL

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3 dead, 2 missing in heavy rain across China

Three people were killed and another two are missing after torrential rain hit many parts of China on Wednesday and Thursday.

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Job losses unfortunate but necessary

​Redundancies are inherently painful for those losing their jobs, their families and society at large, but for industries weighed down by overcapacity, it is a transition that could not happen soon enough.

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S.Korean firms struggle to cover losses from inter-Korean park shutdown

South Korean companies facing actual bankruptcy after an abrupt shutdown of the once-jointly-run factory park with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are struggling to cover potential losses estimated at hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars.