Former Employee Arrested for Attempted Data Extortion Against New Jersey Company
NEWARK, N.J. — A Missouri man has been arrested and charged with attempting to extort his former employer, a national industrial company based in Somerset County, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R.…
Japan to revoke Hino’s engine certification over false emissions data
TOKYO -Japan’s transport ministry will revoke Hino Motors Ltd’s certification for four engines following submission of inappropriate emissions data by the Toyota Motor Corp unit, the ministry said on Friday. The move,…
Microsoft data centres to heat Finnish homes, cutting emissions
OSLO – Finnish utility Fortum said on Thursday it will use waste heat from two new Microsoft data centres to warm homes and businesses in and around the capital Helsinki, while also…
4medica Renews Focus on Improving Healthcare Data Quality in 2022
MARINA DEL REY, Calif., March 8, 2022 — 4medica®, a leader in healthcare data quality and patient matching technology, announced that they have renewed their focus on healthcare data quality in 2022…
Speculators pare bullish U.S. dollar bets to lowest since mid-Aug -CFTC, Reuters data
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK – Speculators’ net long positioning in the U.S. dollar dropped in the latest week to the lowest level since mid-August 2021, according to calculations by Reuters and…
Surgeon General Demands Tech Companies Hand Over Data On COVID-19 ‘Misinformation’
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy sent a formal request for information Thursday to major tech companies demanding data on “misinformation” related to the COVID-19 vaccine and the virus itself, The New York…
U.S. healthcare agencies request data on COVID misinformation
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the Office of the Surgeon General will request input on COVID-19 misinformation online as they seek to understand the role it…
U.S. investment manager Capital Group was among top exposed to Russia -data
By John McCrank and Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK – Capital Group Companies Inc, one of the world’s largest investment management companies, known for its American Funds mutual funds, had billions in exposure…
After New York finding of limited effectiveness in children, Schepisi calls on Murphy to release NJ state vaccine data
TRENTON, NJ – New York State has released data that suggests the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has “limited evidence of effectiveness” with a rapid decline after less than one month for the COVID-19…
Russian oil tanker hit by U.S. sanctions heading to Malaysia
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR -A Russian-flagged ship targeted by U.S. sanctions and suspected of carrying Iranian oil is heading to Malaysia, shipping data showed on Monday, amid growing scrutiny of businesses…
Irish insurers’ group offers to open up data platform in EU antitrust case
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Irish insurers’ association Insurance Ireland has offered to open up its data sharing platform to non-members and apply fair criteria to access it in an attempt…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may pressure light-vehicle sales growth – data
– Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents a “substantial risk” to the recovery of global light-vehicle sales this year, auto industry consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said in a joint forecast on…
Ireland nears Facebook decision key to EU-U.S. data transfers
DUBLIN – Ireland’s data watchdog expects to consult fellow EU regulators in April on its investigation into Facebook’s data transfers, moving closer to a decision that could hammer transatlantic business if it…
Germany not affected by reports of Credit Suisse data leak – finance ministry
BERLIN – Germany does not think it is affected by a leak of Credit Suisse client data that was published by an investigative journalism network, a spokesperson for the finance ministry said…
Colorado elections clerk is sued after passing on voting data
By Tim Reid and Alexandra Ulmer -A Colorado elections clerk was sued on Thursday after he copied data from voting machines with the help of two men with ties to groups supporting…
Canadian dollar gains as investors assess hot inflation data
By Fergal Smith TORONTO – The Canadian dollar strengthened against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday as oil prices rose and domestic data showed inflation further heating up in January. Canada’s annual inflation…
Texas AG Sues Facebook Parent Company For Allegedly Lying To Users About Sharing Biometric Data
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Facebook parent company Meta on Monday alleging the company illegally shared biometric data on its users. The lawsuit alleges Meta concealed from…
U.S. senators say CIA data collection has been hidden from public, lawmakers
WASHINGTON – Two U.S. senators claim the Central Intelligence Agency is running a secret program aimed at scooping up massive amounts of data and has been shielding it from Congressional oversight, they…
Goldman ups Fed hike forecast to 7 rate increases in 2022 after CPI data
HONG KONG -Goldman Sachs said it expects seven 25 basis point interest rate rises from the U.S. Federal Reserve this year, up from its previous forecast of five and updating its forecast…
Fed’s loudest hawk ramps up odds for monster rate hike after hot inflation data
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK -Federal funds rate futures on Thursday have boosted the chances of a half percentage-point tightening by the Federal Reserve at next month’s meeting after hawkish comments from…
Canadian dollar falls as investors weigh hot U.S. inflation data
TORONTO – The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Thursday as data showing that U.S. inflation soared to a 40-year high in January raised expectations for aggressive interest rate hikes by…
French watchdog says Google Analytics poses data privacy risks
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS – Google Analytics, the world’s most widely used web analytics service developed by Alphabet’s Google, risks giving U.S. intelligence services access to French website users’ data, France’s watchdog…
Banks open fixed income front in Europe’s data price battle
By Huw Jones LONDON – The price of bond market data has risen by half over the past five years, which could prompt some users to quit the market and damage liquidity,…
Global container flows struggle to pick up speed, data shows
By Jonathan Saul LONDON – Efforts to speed up the movement of goods around the world have yet to solve the supply chain bottlenecks caused by surging demand for retail goods and…
A tenth of England’s 2022 COVID cases suspected reinfections, data suggests
LONDON -Suspected reinfections account for around 10% of England’s COVID-19 cases so far this year, a Reuters analysis suggests, after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) changed how it calculates coronavirus data.…
Inflation expectations stable, faster price rises may be easing -Fed data
By Howard Schneider and Jonnelle Marte – Data watched closely by the Federal Reserve showed inflation expectations remained broadly anchored through the end of last year, while an alternate measure of inflation…
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