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Last 'celebgate' hacker sentenced to eight months in prison The "celebgate" saga appears to be winding to a close. A federal judge in Connecticut has sentenced George Garofano to eight months in prison and three years' supervised release after pleading guilty to compromising celebrities' iCloud...

Air Canada data breach includes passport numbers, personal information Air Canada Inc. is advising customers of their mobile app to reset their passwords after it detected a potential data breach. The airline said in a notice to customers Tuesday that it detected “unusual login behavior”...

“There’s no substitute for hard work. You’ve got to be in it to win it.” - Mike Bloomberg

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Contagion is less likely, as a result of a sharp decline in cross-border capital flows, which have dropped from $12.7 trillion in 2007 to $5.9 trillion last year. Europe led the retreat from international activity.

Ford Rating Moody's has cut Ford's credit rating to one notch above junk, with a negative outlook. The ratings agency has little confidence in the iconic carmaker's ability to restructure its business effectively, and notes that its "global business position" is slipping. CEO Jim Hackett's...

Word is "Speculari" means one who observes, a spy.... learnt it reading "Against The Gods" by Peter L. Berstein. Here is an interesting quote from the book pages 88-89, "Wealth was no longer something that had to be inherited from preceding generations: now it could be earned, discovered...

“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?” - George Eliot

Amazon TV Amazon is reportedly preparing to launch a free TV service called Free Dive, to compete with services such as Roku that rely on revenue from video ads. The report of the plan sent Roku's stock down 2% in after-hours trading. Fortune

Morgan Stanley urges clients to pull out of one of market's hottest corners The consumer-discretionary sector is the stock market's best performer of the last decade — but now it's time to consider taking profits, says Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. (Business Insider)

Goldman teams up with real estate startup in push to make more home-improvement loans The bank is rolling out a new tool that helps potential borrowers estimate how much an addition to a home — for instance, a new bathroom or a pool — will affect the value of the property. (CNBC finance)

Costs of credit card rewards pile up for Chase Chase, thanks to a number of new cards it's launched in the past year, has succeeded in luring millions of new customers. Yet the rewards arms race and the new clientele the bank has attracted have taken a toll. JPMorgan's card income has fallen by...

"If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration." - Nikola Tesla

Saudi Aramco Reuters reports that Saudi King Salman was the one to nix the planned IPO of Saudi Aramco, with the primary concern being the full public disclosure of Aramco's financial details. His decision was apparently final. The kingdom has previously disputed Reuters' claims that the IPO is...

Toyota and Uber Toyota is investing $500 million in Uber and will work with the U.S. firm on autonomous vehicle development. For Toyota, it's part of a transition to being a "mobility company"—four of Toyota's suppliers also announced a partnership on developing self-driving car software...

Nestle and Starbucks Nestle and Starbucks have closed their deal for letting Nestle market Starbucks' packaged goods outside the latter's outlets. As part of the deal, around 500 Starbucks employees in the U.S. and Europe—mostly in Seattle and London—are moving over to Nestle. Bloomberg

“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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"When shall we live, if not now." - Helen Keller

Pomellato opens Beverley Hills flagship Italian high-end jeweller Pomellato has opened a new Los Angeles store in Beverley Hills, located on the iconic Rodeo Drive shopping strip. Located at number 2 Rodeo Drive, the 1,700-square-foot Pomellato store boasts the brand's signature lacquered...