Articles filed under Bloomberg
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Why your high-tech car is a magnet for hackingDec 22, 2018 5:05 am - Hopping into an Uber or a Car2Go is a great way to get around. Unfortunately, hackers agree, exploiting weaknesses in apps to go on "phantom rides" with someone else's p...
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These two Cook County neighborhoods are attracting more Americans making $200K+Dec 21, 2018 12:00 am - U.S. unemployment is near a 50-year low, economic growth is brisk and the stock market - despite a disappointing 2018 - has paid generous returns since the financial cri...
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Layoffs loom large as banks weigh funding deal to save SearsDec 20, 2018 12:00 am - Bankers meeting to discuss financing for Sears Holdings Corp.'s impending bankruptcy erupted in disbelief when a headline crossed their smartphone screens. Its subject: ...
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Facebook shares fall following fresh allegations of privacy breachDec 19, 2018 12:00 am - Facebook shares dropped following a New York Times report that the social media company allowed more than 150 companies access to more users' personal data than it had d...
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Boeing sets new $20B buyback plan, raises dividend 20 percentDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - Boeing Co. directors authorized a record $20 billion share buyback program and boosted the company's dividend 20 percent - a sign the plane maker doesn't intend to stop ...
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What happens when Elon Musk's tunnel comes to townDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - This year, Los Vegas Kitchen Cabinets in Hawthorne, California, got a surprise letter: The property where they had conducted business for roughly 20 years had been sold,...
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Stocks close at 14-month low in broad sell-offDec 17, 2018 12:00 am - U.S. equity indexes slid to their lowest close in 14 months as investors weighed the impact of the Federal Reserve on growth in an economy already anxious over trade, ge...
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Study: Women get board seats mostly when it's required by lawDec 16, 2018 12:00 am - Diversity advocates have been trying for two decades to sell the corporate world on gender balance in the boardroom. Maybe they should be lobbying lawmakers instead. A n...
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Kellogg leads the charge to exploit Supreme Court arbitration victoryDec 16, 2018 12:00 am - Former employees of Kellogg are suing the company. Their claims? They allege the cereal giant shouldn't have sued them earlier this year. And why did Kellogg go after it...
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Problems with facial recognition easy to see, hard to manageDec 15, 2018 12:00 am - An unusual consensus emerged recently between artificial intelligence researchers, activists, lawmakers and many of the largest technology companies: Facial recognition ...