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How The Paris Attacks Could Change The Oil Debate
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 4:00pm | 643Read More...Seasoned commodities investors know that geopolitical events often have profound impacts on oil prices. History is littered with examples of conflicts in major oil-producing countries prompting supply disruptions, which in turn stoke higher prices for oil futures and exchange traded products such...
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Tech Companies Hold Firm On Government Access To Encrypted Data
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 3:46pm | 489Read More...The terrorists involved in the Paris attack reportedly used encrypted messaging systems to communicate. Tech companies face growing pressures to create backdoors to encrypted data for law enforcement officials. For now, big tech companies are holding fast to their secure data policies. Reports...
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Lasting Market Impacts From The Paris Attacks
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 2:12pm | 389Read More...Global markets have remained relatively stable in the aftermath of the Paris attacks. Citi believes that the lasting market impacts from the attack could stem from a ramp-up in anti-terrorist military action. Furthermore, Citi believes that commodity prices could also be negatively affected by the...
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How Paris Bombings Are Affecting The Financial Markets
Monday, November 16, 2015 - 12:55pm | 376Read More...U.S. equity markets are stable in early Monday trading following the Paris attacks. It appears there will be no market panic similar to the post-9/11 selloff. Asian stocks are falling following disappointing economic numbers from Japan. After weekend concerns over the way U.S. markets...
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President Obama Hosts NBA Champion Spurs, Critics Grumble Over Spurned Paris March
Monday, January 12, 2015 - 6:47pm | 616Read More...In the midst of a middling season for the San Antonio Spurs, the defending NBA champions felt like champions once again at a visit to the White House on Monday afternoon. Benzinga was at the White House as President Barack Obama hosted the team in the East Room. The players entered looking...
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Former FBI Agent Opines On Paris Killings & How U.S. Can Safeguard Itself Against Such Attacks
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 5:50pm | 305Read More...Twelve people were killed when gunmen shouting Islamist slogans barged into the offices of satirical newspapers Charlie Hebdo in Paris, France, on Wednesday and open fired. Former FBI Special Agent in Charge, Don Clark, was on CNBC to discuss the attack and the steps that U.S. business owners...






