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Feb 16, 2015

Marketplace for Monday, Feb. 16, 2015

Airing on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015: The Federal Aviation Administration proposed a set of regulations regarding the use of drones, Sunday. We look at what commercial uses are possible under the FAA’s proposed rules, and how the rules would have to change to accommodate the largest proposed use, delivery. Plus, the cyber hackers who stole millions from banks over the past two years are …bank robbers! These hackers stole money digitally by doing many of the same things that bank robbers do. We look at what this means for banks. Also, Egypt is stepping away from the U.S. being its sole supplier of military weaponry. Why did Egypt decide to break the U.S. monopoly and what does it say about the U.S.’s influence in the region. We investigate.

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Airing on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015: The Federal Aviation Administration proposed a set of regulations regarding the use of drones, Sunday. We look at what commercial uses are possible under the FAA’s proposed rules, and how the rules would have to change to accommodate the largest proposed use, delivery. Plus, the cyber hackers who stole millions from banks over the past two years are …bank robbers! These hackers stole money digitally by doing many of the same things that bank robbers do. We look at what this means for banks. Also, Egypt is stepping away from the U.S. being its sole supplier of military weaponry. Why did Egypt decide to break the U.S. monopoly and what does it say about the U.S.’s influence in the region. We investigate.