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Ransomware attacks grow, crippling cities and businesses

February 10, 2020 at 9:47 a.m.

The frequency of ransomware attacks — among the scariest and most costly online assaults — has been hard to pinpoint because many victims quietly pay off their attackers without notifying...

Panicking about your kids and their phones? The new research says don’t.

January 17, 2020 at 4:08 p.m.

The latest research, published Friday by two psychology professors, combs through about 40 studies that have examined the link between social media use and both depression and anxiety among adolescents....

Traders say supply, demand drive oil price

December 23, 2018 at 9:56 p.m.

Screaming about higher gas prices? Jeff Grossman does it every day. He is one of the dozens of traders in brightly colored jackets who pack the floor of the New...

Debt ceiling threat has Wall Street scrambling

August 23, 2021 at 1:09 a.m.

Wall Street tried to ignore the threat posed by Washington failing to raise the debt ceiling. No more. This week, business executives stepped up appeals for political action, worried that...

Senate panel concludes Goldman Sachs profited from financial crisis

August 23, 2021 at 12:20 a.m.

After a two-year bipartisan probe, a Senate panel has concluded that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. profited from the financial crisis by betting billions against the subprime mortgage market, then deceived...

CME Group said to be interested in making bid for NYSE

August 22, 2021 at 11:58 p.m.

The expected purchase of the New York Stock Exchange isn't really about stocks but derivatives trading, which is why the proposed deal has led many investors to also speculate about...

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