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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, October 3: JP Morgan Suffers Largest Cyberattack Against A Financial Institution
Friday, October 3, 2014 - 7:03am | 1182Read More...JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) reassured its customers that their money was safe, but disclosed that 76 million households were affected by a hacking attack on the company’s data. Over the summer, the bank’s cyber security was breached allowing hackers access to customer...
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Will Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Really Give Banks A Run For Their Money?
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 - 9:27am | 808Read More...Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.’s (NYSE: WMT) plan to partner with prepaid-card company Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) to offer checking accounts to unbanked Wal-Mart customers is the retail giant's latest effort to enter the financial sector. Wal-Mart's previous attempts had U.S....
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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, September 26: US Coalition Picks Up A New Supporter
Friday, September 26, 2014 - 7:42am | 1234Read More...Britain announced that it was going to join the U.S.-led airstrikes against Islamic militants in Syria and Iraq after weeks of considering the decision. On Thursday, Prime Minister David Cameron announced his willingness to participate and called for a parliamentary vote on Friday to approve...
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#PreMarket Primer: Thursday, September 25: US Airstrikes Do Little To Stem ISIS Advances
Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 7:27am | 1308Read More...Despite a second day of airstrikes against Islamic militant groups in Syria on Wednesday, reports from Kurdish villages suggested that the groups were continuing to advance. Overnight, ISIS-held oil refineries in eastern Syria were the targets for bombings as the U.S. and its allies attempted...
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IntraLinks Holdings Inc DealNexus Mobile M&A App Expanded To Feature Full Access
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - 11:02am | 645Read More...Global SaaS provider, IntraLinks Holdings Inc (NYSE: IL) announced Monday that it has expanded its Intralinks DealNexus mobile app to provide full access to and interaction with a global community of approximately 10,000 dealmakers. iPad Version Added In addition to the new iPhone app,...
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#PreMarket Primer: Tuesday, September 9: Apple Inc. Product Reveal Finally Arrives
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 - 7:14am | 1198Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will finally unveil its latest product line on Tuesday, rumored to include a new, larger iPhone and a smartwatch. Skeptics say the company is becoming less innovative, but the buzz around the latest round of Apple offerings has expectations running high. The new...
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Benzinga Weekly Preview: Apple Inc. To Reveal Highly Anticipated New Product Line
Saturday, September 6, 2014 - 6:30pm | 2512Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will take center stage next week as the company reveals its highly anticipated new iPhone and smart watch. The iPhone 6 is expected to boast a larger screen, as well as a more durable display, while little is known about the specs for the watch. The company’s...
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#PreMarket Primer: Wednesday, September 3: ISIS Releases Another Beheading Video
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 - 7:11am | 1102Read More...Islamic State militants released another video depicting the beheading of a second American journalist in as many weeks. Following the release of the video, The Wall Street Journal reported that President Obama ordered 350 additional military troops to travel to Iraq in order to protect U.S....
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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, August 15: Nouri al-Maliki Steps Down
Friday, August 15, 2014 - 6:59am | 1061Read More...Markets let out a sigh of relief on Thursday after Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki agreed to step aside and relinquish his title. Maliki had many worried as earlier this week he deployed special forces in Baghdad and attempted to dispute his successor’s appointment in Iraqi courts...
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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, July 25: Russia Accused Of Actively Engaging Ukraine
Friday, July 25, 2014 - 7:04am | 1241Read More...On Thursday, the US accused Russia of firing across its border in an attempt to take out Ukrainian military posts in what are the most serious allegations that Moscow is fueling the conflict in Ukraine. Since the start of the conflict, questions have been raised about whether or not the Kremlin...
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#PreMarket Primer: Wednesday, July 23: Documents Show Deutsche Bank Knew Of Reporting Problems
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - 7:32am | 1266Read More...According to The Wall Street Journal, a letter from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to Deutsche Bank alerted the lender of its financial reporting problems back in December, but the bank did nothing to fix them. In fact, the New York Fed is alleging that Deutsche Bank has known about its...
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#PreMarket Primer: Tuesday, June 17: US Considering Air Strikes In Iraq
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 7:13am | 1213Read More...US President Barack Obama met with his top national security advisers on Monday to discuss how to move forward in Iraq. Sunni insurgents have taken control of much of the north of the nation and have been joined by several other groups that oppose oppression by Maliki. The UN has said that...
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#PreMarket Primer: Thursday, June 12: ISIS Takes A Second City, Baghdad At Risk
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 7:35am | 1116Read More...An Islamic militant group that has been linked to Al-Qaeda took over a second city in as many days this week, posing a direct threat to Baghdad and prompting the Iraqi government to ask for US military support. The group, called the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), overran Tikrit and...
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#PreMarket Primer: Thursday, May 29: Apple To Buy Beats For $3 Billion
Thursday, May 29, 2014 - 7:12am | 1280Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) inked a deal to buy Beats for around $3 billion, a move that will help the tech company secure a place in the rapidly expanding music streaming space. Beats’ co-founders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre are expected to give Apple more clout in the music world and in turn ease...
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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, May 9: Separatist Vote Set To Go Ahead In Ukraine
Friday, May 9, 2014 - 6:48am | 1163Read More...Pro-Russian separatists occupying cities across Ukraine are moving forward with a secession vote scheduled for Sunday despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s call for the vote to be postponed on Wednesday. Putin’s effort to de-escalate the growing tension in Ukraine was received skeptically...
















