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Insurance shows Hormuz is a balance sheet, not just a battlefield

Here’s the number that tells you more about this crisis than any missile count: War-risk insurance on a tanker passing through Hormuz used to run about 0.15 percent of the vessel’s value. Barely worth mentioning on a shipping company’s books. At the height of the fighting this year, that same premium climbed to somewhere between […] The post Insurance shows Hormuz is a balance sheet, not just a…

Insurance shows Hormuz is a balance sheet, not just a battlefield

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Walmart Aims to Take On Amazon With Trendier Apparel

Walmart is reportedly rolling out a new line of clothing to court younger consumers. The retailer’s Scenario brand is set to debut this week, with most items costing under $25 as Walmart seeks to appeal to its core of discount shoppers and regain ground from Amazon, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (Aug. 23).

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