Confusion hits consumer market over US ban of Russian Kaspersky antivirus software

Worries rippled through the consumer market for antivirus software after the U.S. government banned federal agencies from using Kaspersky Labs software on Wednesday. Best Buy said it will no longer sell software made by the Russian company, although one security...

Emerging markets are outperforming developed markets, but analysts argue about the growth outlook

Emerging markets (EM) have continued to grow faster than developed markets and produced higher returns this year, but analysts have conflicting views about the sector’s growth outlook. EM gross domestic product growth is around 4.5 percent year on year and is...

Munich makes first warning by reinsurer on Harvey, Irma impact

Germany’s Munich Re warned it could miss its profit target this year, the first major reinsurer to flag a hit to earnings from damage caused by hurricanes Harvey and Irma.”These two events are expected to result in high insured losses, which the market and...