Baltimore hackers say they reveal potentially deadly cybersecurity weaknesses at area hospitals
BALTIMORE—Area hospitals are riddled with cybersecurity flaws that could allow attackers to hack into medical devices and harm patients, a team of Baltimore-based researchers has concluded after a two-year investigation. Hackers at Independent Security Evaluators say they broke into one…
Security Versus Privacy in the Online Age [analysis]
Investigations into recent terrorist attacks, such as those in Paris and Jakarta, led to reports of extremist groups using encrypted cell phone apps, such as Telegram, to avoid government surveillance. This has fuelled further calls from government officials and security…
Checking Vital Signs of European Banks
European banks are once again facing fears of a meltdown. While current risks require careful scrutiny, a thorough checkup suggests that relatively healthy lenders can be found in the market today. It’s been a rough start to the year for…
‘Outbeared’: Top Economist Warns Recession May Be Closer Than We Think
A leading economist warns market events which caused big downward swings in global stocks this year could be signaling a coming recession sooner than he anticipated. Jim Reid, macroeconomic strategist at Deutsche Bank, says cheap oil and weakness across the…
Royal Bank Of Scotland Reports $2.8B Loss
Britain’s largest state-owned lender Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) reported its eighth straight year of annual loss on Friday. The bank, hit by restructuring and litigation costs for past misconduct, reported a pretax loss of 1.98 billion pounds ($2.78 billion)…
Do central bankers now rule the Earth?
By G.S. Early / Personal Liberty Digest Eight years ago, the U.S. economy started to blaze a trail through uncharted territory. Soon, the rest of the world was following. Not much different than the Pilgrims leaving Europe for the New…
Are Canadian Banks the Next Shoe to Drop?
Are Canadian Banks the Next Shoe to Drop? by Nathan McDonald, Sprott Money Nathan McDonald is a libertarian, entrepreneur and precious metals enthusiast. He has always taken a keen interest in free markets and economics since an early age, which…
Sanders brings campaign against 1 percent, and Clinton, to Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A largely young and fully adoring crowd on Wednesday heard Bernie Sanders’ pitch in Kansas City for an economy no longer “rigged” for the rich and a political system less moved by money. The midday speech…
Iskil Notes Manipulation Afoot During London Whale
Don’t use Bruno “Michel” Iksil’s middle name when referring to him and he doesn’t appreciate the nickname “London Whale.” And oh, by the way, there was market manipulation afoot that caused $6.2 billion “London Whale” derivatives trading losses at JPMorgan,…
Goldman Says We Could Be Entering “Third Wave” of Financial Crisis
While market volatility has been the early watch word for 2016, a report from Goldman Sachs says don’t get excited, it’s all part of a trading range. The recent market rally? It is “about positioning rather than fundamentals,” the Portfolio…