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Dow Falls 600 Points As Tech Rout Hits Stocks (#GotBitcoin?)
Decline erases a rally in energy shares, which had bounced higher with oil prices; Dow industrials fall 600 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled about 600 points Monday as anxiety over the health of technology behemoths sparked a broad retreat from the stock market. Monday’s selling began in the…
China Approves Use of Rhino, Tiger Parts For Medical Treatment And Research (#GotBitcoin)
Change eases 25-year ban and draws criticism from activists concerned to protect endangered species. China Approves Use of Rhino, Tiger Parts For Medical Treatment And Research (#GotBitcoin) China has relaxed a 25-year ban on the sale and use of rhinoceros and tiger parts amid efforts to bolster the traditional Chinese…
Banks In Support of Iran’s National Sanctions-Busting Cryptocurrency (#GotBitcoin)
The Islamic Republic of Iran is making great strides towards adopting a national Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to strengthen its internal and external trade. Banks In Support of Iran’s National Sanctions-Busting Cryptocurrency (#GotBitcoin) In fact, as announced by the Iranian news portal Ibena, Seyyed Aboutaleb Najafi, the CEO of…
US On A Course To Spend More On Debt Than Defense (#GotBitcoin?)
Rising interest costs could crowd out other government spending priorities and rattle markets. US On A Course To Spend More On Debt Than Defense (#GotBitcoin?) In the past decade, U.S. debt held by the public has risen to $15.9 trillion from $5.1 trillion, but financing all of that debt hasn’t…
Travel Mistakes That Can Land You In The Hospital (#GotBitcoin)
A spin in an unfamiliar vehicle? A selfie with a monkey? On vacations and business trips, travelers often take chances they would never consider at home. Travel Mistakes That Can Land You In The Hospital (#GotBitcoin) Smart travelers do dumb things. We do things on the road that we would…
To Fight This Generation of Hackers, Companies Take A Cue From Spies (#GotBitcoin?)
Threat-intelligence services give companies a clearer view of the dangers they’re facing. To Fight This Generation of Hackers, Companies Take A Cue From Spies After years of being caught flat-footed by hackers, companies are turning to cybersecurity defenses called threat intelligence to fend off a new generation of criminals and spies…
Google To End Forced Arbitration For Sexual-Harassment Claims (#GotBitcoin?)
Chief Executive Sundar Pichai also promises regular reports on harassment claims, more support to those who raise concerns. Google To End Forced Arbitration For Sexual-Harassment Claims Google said it will end its requirement for employee sexual-harassment claims to be handled in private arbitration, a move that comes one week after thousands…
BlackRock Offices Raided in German Tax Probe (#GotBitcoin)
Investigation into historical trades has already embroiled several other firms and banks. BlackRock Offices Raided in German Tax Probe (#GotBitcoin) German prosecutors searched the Munich offices of BlackRock Inc. drawing the world’s largest asset manager into a long running criminal tax-fraud investigation that has already embroiled several other financial firms.…
Before Leaving, Sessions Limited Agreements To Fix Police Agencies (#GotBitcoin?)
Former attorney general had long argued that far-reaching consent decrees hurt police morale, led to more crime and represented a bad use of federal power. Before Leaving, Sessions Limited Agreements To Fix Police Agencies In his final hours as attorney general, Jeff Sessions signed a directive limiting prosecutors’ ability to rein…
Here Comes ‘Smart Dust,’ The Tiny Computers That Pull Power From The Air (#GotBitcoin?)
The idea of a perpetual machine—one that, once set in motion, never stops—is preposterous. The energy it needs must come from somewhere. But a twist on the idea, where energy is sponged from the environment to power ultra-efficient devices, isn’t a fantasy. Some people even call it perpetual computing. Here Comes…
Donald Trump Played Central Role In Hush Payoffs To Stormy Daniels And Karen McDougal (#GotBitcoin?)
Federal prosecutors have gathered evidence of president’s participation in transactions that violated campaign-finance laws. Donald Trump Played Central Role In Hush Payoffs To Stormy Daniels And Karen McDougal As a presidential candidate in August 2015, Donald Trump huddled with a longtime friend, media executive David Pecker, in his cluttered 26th floor…
Fed To Further Overhaul Stress-Testing Regime, Making It Easier For Banks To Pass (#Gotbitcoin)
Regulator aims to make test scenarios more consistent from year to year, Quarles says. Fed To Further Overhaul Stress-Testing Regime, Making It Easier For Banks To Pass (#Gotbitcoin) The Federal Reserve plans to broaden its proposal to ease stress tests for the nation’s largest banks with changes that could reduce…