The online virtual currency Bitcoin has generated some serious buzz lately, with its value soaring past US$200 for the first time this week. Now a smaller player hopes to emerge as a rival by processing transactions faster and giving its ...
"MOVE along now, nothing to see." Constable Plod's old refrain looks an apt way to sum up Criterion's performance in the March quarter, with his "buy" calls rising an average 1 per cent in a quarter in which the broader market surged 5 per ...
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The April 2013 edition of ToyNews is now available to read online and on your iPad. The issue boasts the first interview with Simon Hedge since he took on the role of managing director of GP Flair. We talk about the firm's strong start to ...
Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox faced a distributed denial-of-service attack late Thursday, at a time the digital currency is seeing an upward swing. The Japanese company, which is rated as the largest exchange for bitcoins, was hit by a DDoS ...
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Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox faced a distributed denial-of-service attack late Thursday, at a time the digital currency is seeing an upward swing. The Japanese company, which is rated as the largest exchange for bitcoins, was hit by a DDoS ...
Tags: Bitcoin, cryptographic system, DDoS
Agricultural nutrients maker Agrium Inc. (AGU, AGU.TO) Tuesday said that Glass, Lewis & Co. LLC has recommended that its clients vote for all 12 of Agrium's director nominees using only the white proxy. Glass Lewis is a leading ...
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While Michael Dell struggles to take his eponymously named hardware vendor private, BMC Software is set to be taken private in a takeover by a consortium of private equity interests. BMC, best known for its systems management software, ...
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The local sharemarket retreated from a 4 1/2-year high yesterday before last-minute budget talks at the White House aimed at avoiding $US85 billion ($83bn) of automatic US spending cuts, the so-called sequester, which were due to take ...
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The Australian sharemarket retreated from a four-and-a-half year high before last-minute budget talks at the White House aimed at avoiding $US85 billion of automatic spending cuts, the so-called sequester, due to start taking effect today ...
A US federal judge has blocked an Apple shareholder vote in response to Greenlight Capital's push aimed at unlocking the computer giant's cash stockpile. The ruling was a win for hedge fund Greenlight Capital, which has been pressing ...
When the market reopened after the long Presidents Day weekend, it looked like May was ready to break out of its flagging pattern when it traded to a high of 85.24 cents on Wednesday. However, there was still enough opposition by the trade ...
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US investment banking and securities firm Goldman Sachs Group has disposed of its 75% stake in the Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance company Ariel Re, for an undisclosed sum. Sources familiar with the matter were quoted by the ...
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The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 has closed down 2.3 per cent at 4980.1, its biggest fall in nine months. More than $36 billion was wiped from the value of Australian shares in the market's largest one-day decline since May 18, pulling back from ...
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GP Flair has been confirmed as the distributor of the new fashion doll from the creator of Bratz, Carter Bryant. Pinkie Cooper is the combination of human doll and English Toy Spaniel, who lives in the world of 'IT girl' fashion and likes ...
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LEGO Friends, Turtles and Skylanders Giants among the top toys this year. This year's finest toys and games have been unveiled at the "Oscars" of the toy industry, the Toy of the Year Awards. The 13th annual awards ceremony kicked ...
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