For most of the last few months, Apple news has been centered on the release date of the new iPhone model. With that news being made somewhat public right now, those that…
Month: August 2014
Ebola Outbreak Leads To Millions Of Cancelled Africa Trips
More people are opting not to visit Africa because of the recent Ebola outbreak. Many of them are cancelling their trips including to areas that are thousands of millions from the closest…
Target Continues To See Decline In Sales Due To Holiday Credit Card Hack
Target customers are having a difficult time trusting the company after the credit card hack. According to the large retail chain, sales from its most recent quarter increased to $17.4 billion or…
Obamacare Tax Revenue Target Falling Short
A government audit has revealed that the “Obamacare” tax on medical devices is coming up short of the revenue target due to the fact that thousands of businesses are not paying the…
DOJ and BOA Come Up With “One Last” Settlement, Announcement Set For Thursday
In a settlement with the justice department, Bank of America is predicted to pay around $17 billion for its part in the financial crisis. The agreement is expected to be announced on…
Massive Breach at Community Health Systems Comprises 4.5M Patients’ Data
Community Health Systems, a hospital operator based out of Tennessee, revealed on Monday that it suffered a hack in both April and June, with 4.5 million people’s personal information being affected. Community…
Microsoft Updates Causing System Crashes and Reboots, Company Pulls All August Updates
Microsoft pulls August updates after getting reports of system crashes and machine restarts. According to Microsoft, the problem involve four of its individual updates that address both the features and security of…
India’s Lesser Known Species Endanger Of Becoming Extinct
With India’s efforts to protect majestic endangered animals – rhinos, tigers, etc. wildlife poachers have started thinking smaller. And, because of this, activists have said scores of the country’s not-so-known animal species…
“Dollar” Store Wars Begins: Dollar General Throws In Bid To Purchase Family Dollar
A “Dollar” store war is on – Dollar General DG has entered a bid to purchase Family Dollar. The company offered Family Dollar Stores FDO $9.7 billion or $78.50 per share, which…
2 Killed In Early Sunday Morning Train Head-On Collision In NE AR
Two Union Pacific train crew members are dead and two others are injured after two freight trains had a head-on collision in Hoxie, Ar., a little town in Northeast Arkansas. Arkansas State…