If the big reinsurers do ultimately stop covering Russia and Ukraine marine business, shipowners might turn to insurance from Chinese or Turkish firms.

The ship’s arrival during northwest Europe’s first major cold snap this winter highlights the need for new gas supplies after Russia slashed deliveries in retaliation for the continent’s support for Ukraine.

Demands are high, and global pressures have resulted in more hostility toward those in customer-facing roles. It’s a brutal environment for almost everyone.

Supermarkets typically make a higher profit margin on private-label goods than they do from selling branded products from heavyweight suppliers like Kraft Heinz and Unilever.

China said the U.S. is engaging in economic protectionism that undermines trade rules and threatens the global supply chain.

Retailers were already suffering as consumers pull back from spending on non-essential items amid higher living costs.

The comments leave unanswered questions about how tankers moving Russia’s oil will get insurance if international firms don’t do so.

The countries who brought the complaints are entitled, under WTO rules, to impose retaliatory tariffs on the U.S.

To prepare for an initial public offering, which the people said is at least 18 to 24 months away, PhonePe has flipped its headquarters to India from tax-friendly Singapore.

China’s automotive industry, like most others, has been hampered by the country’s COVID Zero approach, which officials only recently started stepping away from.