Archive for June, 2012:

LinkedIn Hacked: What the Security Breach Means for You (and Them)

Date: Jun 08 2012
Filed under: Technology, Consumer Ally LinkedIn has been hacked. Reports surfaced Wednesday that 6.5 million passwords of users on the leading corporate social networking website were compromised. LinkedIn (LNKD) is investigating the breach. LinkedIn is resetting the login details on the ...Read More »

AMT(TM) Recognized as Backbone to Top Innovator

Date: Jun 08 2012
1888PressRelease - "Best in Class" ERP Software offers cleaner and more reliable information. AMT, an ERP solution by Orion today announced their congratulations to Castlewood Apparel Corporation for their recognition by Apparel Magazine as one of the key visionary firms shaping ...Read More »

NationaLease Spring Maintenance Managers Meeting Generates New Ideas, Provides Training, Inspires Attendees

Date: Jun 08 2012
1888PressRelease - This year's event broke attendance records while delivering solid, business-building education for maintenance professionals in the NationaLease network of independent full service truck leasing companies. The NationaLease Spring Maintenance Managers Meeting in Greenville, SC, in May provided attendees with ...Read More »

Consumers’ emotional attachments to food drive new products

Date: Jun 07 2012
How people feel about food determines what Whole Food stocks, the thickness of Stonyfield's yogurt, what appetizer Applebee's will add next. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/YQza-c5B96g/1 Read More »

LinkedIn hack is latest blow to online confidence

Date: Jun 07 2012
A hacker posted the encrypted passwords of as many as 6.5 million LinkedIn users on the Internet. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/LuBQ57es-_U/1 Read More »

Proposed change in investment adviser oversight under fire

Date: Jun 07 2012
House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday held its latest hearing on a bipartisan bill designed to give the industry more oversight. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/ECFV3Xpx3gs/1 Read More »

The Chilling Letter Eisenhower Drafted in Case the Nazis Won on D-Day

Date: Jun 07 2012
Filed under: PeopleBy Eloise Lee On this day 68 years ago, nearly 3 million Allied troops readied themselves for one of the greatest military operations of world history. D-Day. And the push that lead to Hitler's defeat. At least 160,000 of those troops ...Read More »

The Safra Dynasty: The Mysterious Family of the World’s Richest Banker

Date: Jun 07 2012
Filed under: People, BankingBy Carrie Hojnicki Joseph Safra is the richest banker in the world, according to Forbes. And, incidentally, the name Safra means yellow, or gold, in Arabic. Convenient. Especially since the illustrious family has had their hand in the gold trade ...Read More »

Amusement Parks’ Attendance Numbers Were All Fun in 2011

Date: Jun 07 2012
Filed under: Earnings, LifestyleTurnstiles were clicking in earnest last year. The Themed Entertainment Association is out with its latest report card on the state of the amusement park industry, and the numbers are encouraging. The world's 25 largest theme parks saw ...Read More »

Counterfeit products are a growing, and dangerous, problem

Date: Jun 06 2012
From fake Adderall and Avastin to phony designer watches and wedding dresses, counterfeiting runs the gamut — and is going up fast. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/a496AjPEaJc/1 Read More »