Technology/Science
Goldman Assessing Fallout From Options Trading Glitch
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is assessing the financial damage caused by a trading glitch that led to a flood of erroneous options trades, as U.S. regulators began looking into what caused the problem. ...
Virus Targets the Social Network in New Fraud Twist
In the world of cyber fraud, a fake fan on Instagram can be worth five times more than a stolen credit card number. As social media has become increasingly influential in shaping reputations, hackers ...
Allianz Mulls Carbon Credit Expansion After Indonesia Investment
Allianz SE, Europe's largest insurer, is considering expanding its business of buying carbon emission credits after getting enough of the certificates from a project in Indonesia to help offset its ...
iPhone Fingerprint Reader Talk Boosting Biometric Stocks: Tech
As the technology world buzzes with speculation that the next iPhone will have a fingerprint reader, makers of biometric security devices are bracing for a race among smartphone makers to adopt the ...
More Reforms Needed for Flood, Wind Insurance Programs: Concerned Scientists
A new report this week from the Union of Concerned Scientists, a watchdog group, warns that sea level rise and worsening storm surge are increasing both the risks of flooding in coastal communities ...
Samsung Sued by Brazil Prosecutor For Factory Working Conditions
Samsung Electronics Co. was sued by a Brazil public prosecutor who says workers at a company factory were subject to unsafe conditions, according to a statement on a government website. The Public ...
AOL CEO Apologizes For Public Firing Of Executive
AOL Inc. Chief Executive Tim Armstrong said in a staff memo on Tuesday that he made a mistake in publicly firing an employee last Friday in front of a thousand workers. A recording had been leaked to ...
Next Week Could Be Key for Atlantic Hurricane Season
The Atlantic hurricane season is about to enter its most active phase as conditions for the powerful storms improve across the basin. Wind shear that can tear budding storms apart has been ...