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Check Point finds flaw that could have enable hackers to break into Fortnite user accounts
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2019 16:00
Check Point said that its researchers discovered vulnerabilities in the massively popular online game Fortnite. Epic Games has patched the flaw, which exposed user login credentials.
How Relationships Make An Electrifying Personal Brand
Forbes - 16 Jan 2019 16:30
Uplifting other brands and people, clarifying the value that you bring to the table and being willing to work harder then everyone else in the room will grow your brand. As Monica Lin wisely puts it, "No matter where you...
You're Invited to Our Demonic Fetus's Gender-Reveal Party
The New Yorker - 16 Jan 2019 14:00
Rebecca Saltzman humorously imagines a couple's party to reveal whether their yet-to-be-born baby is a boy, a girl, or a demon.
Papa John's ordered to send confidential files to disgraced founder
New York Post - 16 Jan 2019 04:40
A Delaware judge on Tuesday ordered Papa John's to deliver confidential files it's been withholding from founder John Schnatter. Schnatter has been trying to obtain the sensitive documents since October, including texts ...
Expecting a Huge Payout, Investment Banker Loses His New Job Instead
The New York Times - 16 Jan 2019 03:00
Andrea Orcel, Europe's most famous investment banker, was poised to become the new chief executive of Santander. But the bank refused to pay him compensation earned at his previous post.
The Acura ILX Just Found a Parking Space on Facebook's Instant Games Platform
AdWeek - 16 Jan 2019 22:40
Acura just drove its 2019 ILX performance sedan onto the Facebook Instant Games track. The automaker's social promotion of its vehicle is in full throttle following last month's introduction of a sticker pack for Instagr...
The world’s first artificial meteor shower is set to fly over Japan tonight
Fast Company - 16 Jan 2019 17:07
Astro Live Experiences is going to put on a show. The world is filled with strange and wonderful things, both real (see: Maine’s spinning alien ice disk) and fake (see: Thailand’s artificial rain and China’s fake ...
Wall Street rises at open on BofA, Goldman earnings boost
Reuters - 16 Jan 2019 16:34
U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday, boosted by financial stocks after strong earnings from Goldman Sachs and Bank of America.
On the autofarm: China turns to driverless tractors, combines to overhaul agriculture
Reuters - 16 Jan 2019 07:53
A brand new combine harvester buzzes up and down a field in eastern China without a driver on board, chopping golden rice stalks and offering a glimpse of what authorities say is the automated future of the nation's mamm...
Apple's battery replacement program cut into iPhone sales
New York Post - 16 Jan 2019 04:41
Apple may have shot itself in the foot with its $29 iPhone battery replacement program as 10 million more users than anticipated opted to swap out their old batteries rather than pony up for a new phone. The Cupertino, C...
France seeks Renault board meeting to replace Ghosn: sources
Reuters - 16 Jan 2019 01:34
The French government is moving to dismiss Renault's scandal-hit Chairman and Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn and has requested a board meeting to consider candidates to replace him, sources with knowledge of the matter tol...
Furloughed workers to get back pay once government shutdown is over
USA Today - 16 Jan 2019 23:4210 products with a cult following at Walmart and why they're worth it
USA Today - 16 Jan 2019 22:30
Walmart has more than the basics—and some of it's awesome.
How Will The U.S. Fracking Slowdown Impact Halliburton's Q4 Earnings?
Forbes - 16 Jan 2019 20:35Stock market volatility takes bite out of BNY Mellon profit
American Banker - 16 Jan 2019 19:08
The company's fourth-quarter results were also stymied by costs tied to severance and litigation, along with investments in technology.
Everyone's favorite flip phone from the early 2000s is getting 2019 makeover -- a foldable display
Business Insider - 16 Jan 2019 17:52
YouTube/PhoneDog Lenovo is reportedly planning to release a new Motorola Razr phone with a foldable display in February 2019. The new Motorola Razr will cost around $1,500. Motorola's fabled Razr flip-phone that was firs...
Goldman dealmakers' surging fees help ease trading misery
American Banker - 16 Jan 2019 17:17
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., owner of one of Wall Street's top deal-making franchises, leaned on that business last quarter to overcome an industrywide downturn in fixed-income trading.
Markets Right Now: Banks lead early gains on Wall Street
ABC News - 16 Jan 2019 17:10
Stocks are opening broadly higher on Wall Street, led by big gains in several banks after they reported solid earnings.
Yelp's top investor says shares could surge to $55-$65
Reuters - 16 Jan 2019 17:08
SQN Investors LP said on Wednesday Yelp Inc's shares could surge anywhere between $55 and $65, about 50-80 percent higher than its current price, if it implements the hedge fund's recommendations to check its "underperfo...
Goldman Sachs CEO apologizes for ex-banker's role in 1MDB scandal
Reuters - 16 Jan 2019 17:04
Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Officer David Solomon on Wednesday apologized to the Malaysian people for former banker Tim Leissner's role in the sovereign wealth fund 1MDB scandal, but said the bank had conducted due dil...
Carmaker JLR urges UK lawmakers to prevent a no-deal Brexit
Reuters - 16 Jan 2019 17:00
Britain's biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) urged lawmakers to rule out the possibility that the country leaves the European Union without a deal, to prevent companies from having to make costly contingency planni...
Market turmoil saps BlackRock's Q4 profit
New York Post - 16 Jan 2019 16:59
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, reported lower-than-expected quarterly profits on Wednesday, as price cuts and market turmoil overshadowed strong sales of relatively low-cost funds. Sinking markets in late ...