If you’ve stayed at a Starwood Hotel property in recent years, your personal information may have been compromised. Marriott International announced Friday that hackers had copied data from the reservation database for its Starwood Hotels brand, with unauthorized access dating back to 2014. “The company has not finished identifying duplicate […]
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United Auto Workers union says GM layoffs show new trade deal won’t stop jobs from going to Mexico
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Trump hails new trade pact with Mexico, Canada
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: MAR, GS, HPQ, GME, WDAY & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Marriott – The hotel chain revealed that hackers had access to the Starwood brand guest reservation database since 2014, and could access a variety of personal data that in some cases included payment information. The breach predates Marriott’s deal to buy […]
Why a critical OPEC meeting may end with confusion and lower oil prices
When OPEC reached a deal with Russia and other producers in 2016 to end a two-year oil price slump, it was a relatively straightforward affair. The alliance announced it was slashing output, each country agreed to a specific production quota and international oil prices rallied about $7 a barrel. Heading […]
Marriott says its Starwood database was breached on approximately 500 million guests
Marriott International said on Friday the Starwood guest reservation database was breached, potentially exposing information on about 500 million guests. The company said its investigation showed that an unauthorized party had copied and encrypted information, and that it had taken steps towards removing it. This story is developing. Please check […]
US ‘could be entering Cold War with China’ over trade, Yale economist warns
The U.S. and China could be in the early stages of a Cold War, veteran economist Stephen Roach told CNBC Friday, warning the global trade dispute is likely last for a “long, long time.” His comments come ahead of a high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese premier Xi […]
Ukraine bans Russian adult men from entering Ukraine
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Wilder and Fury’s heavyweight matchup could open the door for a $100 million ‘superfight’
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