Night at the Greek Parliament: What happened during the voting on 3rd Greece bailout
The Greek parliament approved and passed the draconian Austerity bill amidst wide protests on Thursday. A total of 229 lawmakers had voted in favor of the austerity measures with 64 against and 6 refraining themselves from the vote.
Jul 17, 2015 10:13 AM EDT
China GDP grows by 7% beating Reuters 6.9% forecast
China’s gross domestic product grew by 7% this year, beating Reuters’ prediction of 6.9%. This also prompts questions in the accuracy of the reports.
Greece Votes "Yes" on Reforms to Possibly Receive Bailout
Greece’s parliament voted yes to the austerity measures in order for them to receive fresh bailout and the “Grexit” from the euro. Prime Minister Alexis Tsiparas’ Syriza party deflected from his leadership with the majority voting yes.
Gas up with a tap: Apple Pay will soon be accepted at 3,000 Chevron Gas Pumps
Chevron oil company recently announced it will be accepting Apple Pay on 3,000 Chevron gas pumps spread across the whole country.
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European markets went up for the 3rd Greek bailout, eurozone loses its luster
European markets rejoice in the news of a Greek remedy courtesy of the 19 European leaders. Eurozone have managed to ease the turmoil but its reputation may have suffered with long-term effects.
Jul 15, 2015 10:26 PM EDT
FBI and international authorities arrest 60 hackers connected to secret online bazaar for cyber criminals
62 hackers allegedly running the secret criminal online forum has been arrested by the FBI and its counterparts in Europe, Brazil, and other countries.
Jul 15, 2015 8:38 AM EDT
Russia offers energy pipelines to Greece - a very expensive lifeline, skeptics say
Expert views on Russia's offers to Greece warns for its long-term effect to the ailing country. Greece will have to work hard or suffer the effects of desperate actions.
Jul 15, 2015 12:09 AM EDT
Taylor Swift donates $50K to a sick fan with leukemia; crowdfunding site GoFundMe changes rules
GoFundMe had raised their limit to $50, 000 when Taylor Swift donated to an 11-year-old fan, Naomi, who is suffering from a leukemia.
Jul 14, 2015 4:41 AM EDT
Pope Francis Protested Against Unbridled Capitalism
Pope Francis opposed unbridled capitalism and the worship of money. Correspondingly, Bolivian President Evo Morales said the Pope is preaching socialism as the "first and the best politician in the world".
Jul 13, 2015 5:00 AM EDT
OPM data breaches started in 2013; director resigns
OPM cyber attack affects millions of individuals directly and indirectly connected to the government. Some 21.5 million social security numbers, 1.1 million filed fingerprints and 19.7 million filled out goverment forms containing sensitive information such as health backgrounds were all stolen by hackers.
Jul 13, 2015 2:32 AM EDT
Apple Extends iCloud Service Subscription For 30 Days Free To Greek Customers Due To Monetary Crisis
To avoid interruption of service, Apple has extended its iCloud service storage subscription to its Greek customers for 30 days without charging them any fee. This is because of financial crisis that is occurring in Greece as the government restricts the people to deal with credit card transactions outside the country.
Jul 12, 2015 6:53 AM EDT
Greece submits new proposals but creditors remain skeptic
Greece submitted new proposals that promise an overhaul to create additional revenue. The new proposal set could be ideal and more aligned to the creditors' earlier demands yet uncertainty remains.
Jul 12, 2015 2:45 AM EDT
NYSE Stopped trading, United Airlines grounded flights worldwide, WSJ website inaccessible - all in one day
The simultaneous events that halted operations in NYSE, United Airlines and Wall Street Journal caused concerns among the public. Homeland Security alerted the president but says there's no cyber attack links.
Jul 10, 2015 3:52 AM EDT
Barclays New Chairman McFarlane Fires CEO Anthony Jenkins due to poor performance and organizational rift
Barclays Chairman McFarlane who joined the company in April announced the canning of CEO Jenkins. The decision was reportedly due to bank's performance under Anthony Jenkins.
Jul 09, 2015 10:20 AM EDT
Citibank Is Working On Its Own Digital Currency, Citicoin Proposing U.K. Government To Run Its Own Digital Cash
Citibank is currently working out on a new digital currency called Citicoin which is also similar to Bitcoin. Though the company is proposing countries, U.K. in particular to provide its own digital cash.
Jul 09, 2015 9:34 AM EDT
China Stock Falls Down Over Two Weeks Despite The Series of Emergency Measures To Avoid It From Crashing
For two consecutive weeks, China is still reviving its deteriorated stock market despite a series of attempts for it to survive. Authorities in China are still silent about it.
Jul 09, 2015 7:50 AM EDT
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