Tag: business

April 17, 2018

Fileless Malware, or Advanced Volatile Threat, is malware that can launch without being stored on disk. Does this matter? If you’re relying on your defences detecting malware before it hits you, then yes. Fileless malware outsmarts those defences, and they’re […]

January 26, 2018

Like most things that arrive suddenly and unexpectedly, the wave of financial technology startups that appeared at the start of the decade was met with skepticism, apprehension — even contempt. This so-called Fintech Revolution threatened to take down the financial […]

November 10, 2017

When selecting a business solution, whether it’s for managing inventory, supply chains or customer relationships, you’ll hear the buzzword “flexibility” thrown around quite a bit as a main value proposition. While I absolutely agree that flexibility is key, when it […]

October 2, 2017

Shares of Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN – Get Report) tumbled over 5% in premarket trading Monday, Oct. 2, after insiders said talks to take the Seattle-based retailer private could be in danger of failing, according to the New York Post. The […]

September 25, 2017

Consumer disappointment with Apple’s new iPhone offerings have sent shares of the tech giant’s key suppliers in Asia, notably those in Taiwan, further into the red as earlier hopes of a supercycle for the flagship device have faded. In the […]

September 13, 2017

Marlboro-maker Philip Morris International (PMI), which is trying to kick the cigarette habit in favor of “smoke-free” alternatives, has pledged almost $1 billion to the fight against traditional burn-based smoking. Philip Morris (PM, -0.75%) said Wednesday that it would contribute […]

September 7, 2017

Vanguard’s Fixed Income Group, with $1.2 trillion of assets under management, is overweight on credit exposure to corporate bonds and asset-backed securities, targeting more defensive sectors because they are “less subject to some of the volatility,” according to the group’s […]

August 30, 2017

Apple shares hit an all-time high on Tuesday after research firm IDC released bullish estimates for the widely anticipated new iPhone. IDC said it expects iPhone shipments to increase 9.1 percent in 2018 after the new iPhone 8, 7S and […]

August 24, 2017

Every generation makes investing mistakes that later generations can learn from. Our grandparents, parents and older siblings all have been blindsided at one time or another from something about investing they got wrong. Like millennials scrambling to master the basics […]

August 23, 2017

Wells Fargo raised its year-end S&P 500 price target citing strong overseas growth and strong second-quarter earnings. The new forecast still calls for lower prices from here. “Earlier this year, we had concerns that investors might fret over potential for […]