The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted online payment processor Liberty Reserve for laundering $6 billion in a series of global transactions, which the agency charges may be the largest international money laundering prosecution in ...
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The New York State attorney general has sent letters to the chief executives of Apple, Microsoft, Google and Samsung asking them for help in combating cellphone theft and hinting he may pursue legal action if they don't cooperate. The ...
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) welcomed publication of the 2013 Special 301 Report by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The Special 301 Report is an annual assessment of global intellectual property ...
bebe stores, inc. announced the appointment of Michelle Landgrebe as Executive Vice President, General Merchandising Manager of its 2b division, effective immediately. In her new role, Ms. Landgrebe will be responsible for merchandising, ...
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The market research institute Ceresana forecasts dynamic growth of global demand for Carbon Black: market volume is to increase by more than 3.1 million tonnes until 2019. Rubber products mainly utilize Carbon Black as filler material while ...
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WITH $600 stuffed in one pocket and a smartphone tucked in the other, Patricio Fink struck a deal that's joining thousands like it in a virtual revolution. The Argentine software developer was dealing in bitcoins - getting an injection of ...
A billion Chinese each drank 1.4 liters of wine in 2011, or at least that’s how the average plays out. On the surface 1.4 liters doesn’t seem of much consequence — outpaced by America’s 11.2 liters of wine per capita ...
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Related Media Whiskey is for drinking; agriculture water is for fighting Paul Harvey still American agriculture's hero, spokesman January freeze: agriculture's worst enemy, best friend We've likely all seen commercials on television ...
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Recent fiscal changes in Venezuela could help state oil company PDVSA significantly cut its $16.4 billion debt to service providers this year, according to some economists and analysts. The changes, mainly to Venezuela's complicated ...
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Despite cautionary spending last year, retailers may have good reason to be optimistic in 2013 – consumers are trying more fashion retailers for the first time, and most are making purchases during those visits. According to a study ...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected the 2013 recipients of the Institute Honor Awards, the profession’s highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in architecture, interior architecture and urban ...
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When we first heard that big orange bottles of Tide laundry detergent were ending up on the black market, we thought it was an urban myth. But turns out, the National Retail Federation called out Tide as one of the products most targeted ...
IT security budgets are not being used to provide defence technology in some of the areas the enterprise is most likely to need it in, a study has revealed. About 33% of hacker forum discussions are about training and tutorials for data ...
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IDG News Service - Cybercriminals are using computers infected with a particular piece of malware to power a commercial proxy service that funnels potentially malicious traffic through them, according to security researchers from Symantec. ...
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Dwindling cement supplies in Makkah has triggered a growth in the sale of supplies on the black market, where prices have climbed to more than $5 (SR: 20) per bag. Supplies have been dwindling for more than a week, causing concern that ...
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