President Xi Jinping of China spoke about unification with Taiwan, saying he would “not rule out the use of force” against independence activists.

Read More Here: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/01/world/asia/xi-jinping-taiwan-china.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

These Grads are changing the insurance world, find out how below:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/real-story-behind-those-two-math-grads-who-are-disrupting-auto-insurance-industry-192118360.html

California Insurance Carrier bankrupt after Wildfire claim, read more below.

https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/west/2018/12/03/288084.htm

Learn more about Insurtech here!

https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2018/11/29/510409.htm

The Dow jumped more than 500 points and was on track for its best day since March 26, 2018.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/stocks-rip-higher-after-fed-chair-signals-rates-near-neutral/ar-BBQbHVY?ocid=ientp

A program meant to exempt small oil refineries in financial distress from the U.S., has temporarily frozen.

Read more here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-epa-refinery-biofuel-waiver-program-hold-pending-120519217–finance.html

Big technology stocks recover some of their recent losses, and retail and travel companies climb on the first full trading day of the holiday shopping season.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/asian-stocks-rise-on-hopes-us-china-will-unwind-dispute/2018/11/26/9187daf8-f146-11e8-99c2-cfca6fcf610c_story.html?utm_term=.b25d31aae5e6

Western nations, led by the United States, began drafting environmental laws that encouraged the use of vegetable oil in fuels — an ambitious move to reduce carbon dioxide and curb global warming.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/20/magazine/palm-oil-borneo-climate-catastrophe.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Coal, the fuel that powered the industrial age, has led the planet to the brink of catastrophic climate change.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/24/climate/coal-global-warming.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

A major scientific report issued by 13 federal agencies on Friday presents the starkest warnings to date of the consequences of climate change for the United States.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/23/climate/us-climate-report.html

A powerful snow storm hits the Midwest after Thanksgiving.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/midwest-snowstorm-closes-schools-grounds-flights-n939926