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Pro-Russian hackers stage attack against Europe’s air-traffic control agency
Eurocontrol, the website for Europe’s air-traffic control agency, said it has been under attack from Russian hackers since April 19. “The attack is causing interruptions to the website and web availability. There has been no impact on European aviation,” the agency said in a notice on its website. Air traffic in Europe is not at risk…
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Dow posts 3-day losing streak as Tesla, energy shares drag down Wall Street
U.S. stocks finished lower on Thursday, with disappointing earnings report from Tesla Inc. weighing on technology stocks, while a slump in oil prices dragged down shares in the energy sector. The debt ceiling debacle in Washington also continued to worry investors. On Wednesday, the Dow fell 80 points, or 0.2%, while the S&P 500 shed…
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Nokia shares weaken as profit misses estimate and company warns on customer spending delay
Nokia shares fell as much as 4% on Thursday as the telecom equipment maker reported worse-than-forecast profit, guided its sales outlook lower, and said customers are beginning to delay spending. Nokia NOKIA, -8.66% NOK, -9.09% said its first-quarter profit fell 32% to €289 million ($317 million) while sales rose 10% to €5.86 billion. Its operating…
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Put your hobbies to good use to create a ‘greener’ retirement
After he retired from teaching in public high schools on Chicago’s South Side in 2002, Jim O’Connor, 77, discovered a new calling, as a volunteer for ecological restoration projects. “I started volunteering when I was teaching in the late 1980s,” O’Connor says. “After retirement I obtained an [herbicide] applicator’s license from the state to apply…
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10 ways to save money on a trip to Disneyland
One-day theme park tickets to Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif., and its sibling, Disney California Adventure Park, start at $104 per person, so calling Disneyland cheap is about as believable as saying an elephant can fly. But at Disneyland, elephants do in fact fly (Dumbo, anyone?) — and successfully planning a trip to Disneyland on…
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Instagram staff in London to be cut or relocated to U.S.: report
Meta Platforms will be cutting or relocating around 100 London-based employees working at Instagram, Bloomberg reported late Wednesday. Instagram’s presence in London expanded early last year when leader Adam Mosseri moved there temporarily. Mosseri plans to move back to the U.S. and will bring along the staff members who aren’t laid off, the report said,…
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Treasury yields dip on haven demand as stocks open lower
Treasurys rallied Thursday morning, sending yields lower across the board, as investors weighed downbeat U.S. earnings, the prospects of an economic slowdown, and the chance of Federal Reserve rate hikes through June. What’s happening The yield on the 2-year Treasury TMUBMUSD02Y, 4.182% slipped to 4.194% from 4.263% on Wednesday. Yields move in the opposite direction…
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These 7 simple funds have beat the S&P 500 for more than 50 years
Long-term investors who can manage a 10-fund equity portfolio, as I described last week, have what I consider the absolute best shot at attractive returns no matter what happens in the stock market. This time, in Part 2 of a series for do-it-yourself investors, I’ll tell you how to get much of that benefit with…