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Judge: Las Vegas Exec and Company Must Fork Over $584M For Ponzi Scheme
A Las Vegas executive and his company were ordered by a federal judge to pay $584.4 million for running what the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission called a Ponzi scheme that bilked thousands of ...
‘Ghost’ Cyber Threat Hopefully Thwarted By New Linux Patch
Red Hat Inc and other makers of the widely used Linux operating system for business computers updated their software on Tuesday to thwart a serious new cyber threat they warned could allow hackers to ...
Risky Mortgage Bonds Returning Under a New Name
The business of bundling riskier U.S. mortgages into bonds without government backing is gearing up for a comeback. Just don't call it subprime. Hedge fund Seer Capital Management, money manager ...
Smartphones and Tablet Devices: The New Cyber-Attack Weak Spots
Smartphones and tablet devices are the new weak spot in the battle against cyber-criminals, according to the head of computer security at Europe's biggest phone company. Businesses and governments ...
S&P, A.M. Best Voice Caution over $11B AXIS/PartnerRe Merger Plan
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. and PartnerRe Ltd's plan to merge in a massive $11 billion deal is drawing a cautious response from insurance ratings agencies and analysts. Standard & Poor's said on ...
AXIS CEO: More Deals Possible After Merger With PartnerRe
The creation of one of the world's largest reinsurers in an all-stock merger paves the way for more deals. AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. and PartnerRe Ltd.'s combination without taking on debt will ...
India Reaches Insurance Deal With U.S. That Could Propel Nuclear Power Expansion
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled a plan centered on insurance on Sunday that they hope will convince U.S. companies to build nuclear power stations in India, but ...
Malaysia Airlines’ Latest Woe: A Cyber Attack
A group calling itself "Official Cyber Caliphate" said it hacked on Monday the official website of national carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS), but the airline said its data servers remained intact and ...