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Government shutdown 2019

The partial shutdown could delay economic data, too

by Justin Ho
Dec 26, 2018
We’re now five days into the partial government shutdown. While the Senate is expected to reconvene Thursday and resume negotiations over how to end the shutdown, odds are that it’ll continue into January. The impasse is already cutting into the supply of something that is essential to just about every market out there: federal economic data. […]
The sun begins to rise over Washington as the federal government is in a partial shutdown, on Dec. 23, 2018 in Washington, DC. 
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Google’s CEO could face tough questions on Capitol Hill about the company's data practices

by Erika Beras
Dec 11, 2018
Privacy, money and data promise to all be topics of discussion.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai delivers the keynote address at the Google I/O 2018 Conference at Shoreline Amphitheater on May 8, 2018 in Mountain View, California.
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Palantir may go public, but can it turn a profit?

by Molly Wood
Nov 16, 2018
The surveillance software giant may be preparing for an IPO amid concerns about its business.
Peter Thiel is the co-founder of Palantir, named for a crystal ball in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook asks federal regulators to bring it on

by Scott Tong
Nov 1, 2018
At an industry conference in Europe, Cook called for tougher regulations to protect data privacy
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Is the Google Plus data breach a threat to Google's business?

by Renata Sago
Oct 9, 2018
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has announced new privacy measures that include shutting down its social network Google Plus. The decision comes after news this week that Google exposed the private data of hundreds of thousands of Google Plus users. We’re talking full names, email addresses, birth dates, profile photos and more. Google opted not to […]
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Why the Facebook breach isn't just about Facebook

by Molly Wood
Oct 5, 2018
At least 50 million users had their accounts compromised in the breach.
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Would you leave Facebook if you could take all your friends and photos with you?

by Molly Wood
Sep 27, 2018
Tech companies are trying to figure out how to make it easier to move your data.
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What else can Big Data do? Pick stocks.

by Molly Wood
Sep 21, 2018
Credit card swipes, satellite data, media subscriptions ... all kinds of information fuels data-driven investing.
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Is your data safer today than when the Equifax data breach was announced a year ago?

by Molly Wood
Sep 7, 2018
The breach affected 147 million people. Here's what's happened since.
Saxby Chambliss, a former Republican senator from Georgia, advises former Equifax CEO Richard Smith before he testifies to the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee on Capitol Hill on Oct. 3, 2017. Smith stepped down as CEO of Equifax after it was reported that hackers broke into the credit reporting agency and made off with the personal information of more than 147 million Americans.
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The Equifax breach happened a year ago. If you’re still frozen, you’re not alone.

by Renata Sago
Sep 6, 2018
Many consumers are keeping their credit frozen, just to be safe.
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