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U.S. Suspects China of Hacking Lockheed Martin
December 19, 2016Both Lockheed and Google believe the recent attacks on each company respectively came from China. Cyber security experts in the U.S. said tracing the origin of attacks such as the one done to Lockheed Martin is difficult. Hackers have found sophisticated ways to cover their tracks. The attack made on Lockheed forced the company to
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Market Wrap: Stocks Gain as ECB Prepares to Flood Markets
January 22, 2015NEW YORK The S&P 500 and Nasdaq turned positive for the year as U.S. stocks rallied Thursday on the back of a larger than anticipated stimulus from the European Central Bank. The ECB will buy 60 billion euros worth of assets a month, more than markets had been hoping for, in a program that will last
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5 Surprises in Netflixs Latest Earnings Report
January 22, 2015Well played, Netflix. The premium video service moved nicely higher after posting better-than-expected quarterly results on Tuesday night. Youve seen the headlines. Youre read the reports. Lets dive a bit deeper into the information that Netflix put out to find things that may surprise you. 1. Netflix Is Gaining More New Members Internationally
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Market Wrap: Stocks Gain as ECB Prepares to Flood Markets
January 22, 2015NEW YORK The S&P 500 and Nasdaq turned positive for the year as U.S. stocks rallied Thursday on the back of a larger than anticipated stimulus from the European Central Bank. The ECB will buy 60 billion euros worth of assets a month, more than markets had been hoping for, in a program that will last
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Can the Government Retroactively Take Tax Breaks Away?
January 22, 2015Tax planning is hard enough when you think you know the rules. But if you cant count on todays rules still applying tomorrow, trying to plan for the future becomes impossible. Thats the conundrum that many college savers find themselves in after the latest State of the Union address. Among the numerous tax proposals that
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Set To Release 2014 Q4 Earnings
January 20, 2015Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) is set to post its Q414 quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 20th. Analysts expect Advanced Micro Devices to post earnings of $0.01 per share and revenue of $1.24 billion for the quarter. Individual interested in participating in the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link. Advanced Micro Devices,
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Do We Need The State of The Union Anymore?
January 19, 2015Not to start too pessimistically, but let’s be honest with one another. The pomp and scale that surrounds Washington, D.C. is a skeleton of the past. That’s not meant to refer solely to the architecture, the fake-it-’till-you-make-it pretensions of a young country written in marble. It refers to much of the pageantry that we still
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Blockbuster bonus for Disney CEO
January 18, 2015DISNEY Chairman and CEO Robert Igers compensation jumped to $US43.7 million ($A53.12 million) in 2014 as the company had a blockbuster year. Igers pay package was up 27 per cent from 2013, when he received $US34.3 million ($A41.69 million) in compensation. The change came in the form of a larger bonus: $US22.8 million ($A27.71 million),
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Putin’s bold conspiracy theory
December 18, 2014RUSSIA’S economy is on the brink of major crisis, hit by the double-whammy of a plummeting oil price and crippling western sanctions. And it’s no accident. Many believe the US is in the midst of a secret war with Russia, and that the current crisis is all part of a plot to drive Russian economy
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What the oil collapse means
December 16, 2014THE price of oil has fallen by nearly half in just six months, a surprising and steep plunge that has consumers cheering, producers howling and economists wringing their hands over whether this is a good or bad thing. The price of a barrel of oil is just under $US58, down from a summer high of
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