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Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic
By JORDAN ROBERTSON 2010-07-30T04:08:36Z LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they're using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites....
Economic growth likely slowed in second quarter
By JEANNINE AVERSA 2010-07-30T04:01:52Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- The already fragile economic recovery may be getting weaker....
Oil falls to near $78 as global stocks drop
By ALEX KENNEDY 2010-07-30T04:00:37Z SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices fell to near $78 a barrel Friday in Asia as the region's stock markets dropped on dour economic figures from Japan ahead of a key U.S. growth report....
NY suit seeks $30 million in Madoff family money
By LARRY NEUMEISTER 2010-07-30T03:46:10Z NEW YORK (AP) -- The court-appointed trustee seeking to recover billions of dollars lost by jailed financier Bernard Madoff sued three entities Thursday to get back more than $30 million that he said the Madoff family had invested, mostly in oil and gas properties and technology companies....
NY Attorney General announces probe of life insurance industry
NEW YORK (AP) July 29, 2010 | State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that he had opened a fraud investigation into how life insurers pay out benefits after policyholders die. He said his office served subpoenas on Prudential Financial, Inc. and MetLife, Inc.
Samsung says 2Q net profit surges 83 percent
By 2010-07-30T03:42:36Z SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Samsung Electronics Co.'s net profit surged 83 percent in the second quarter to a record high amid increased sales and strength in its semiconductor and flat panel businesses....
Kia Motors says 2Q net profit rises 61 percent
By 2010-07-30T03:42:05Z SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Kia Motors announced Friday that net profit rose 61 percent in the second quarter amid an increase in sales....
Asia stocks fall as data takes shine off earnings
By 2010-07-30T03:33:48Z TOKYO (AP) -- Asian markets fell Friday, overlooking strong earnings from some of the region's biggest companies as Japanese shares tumbled on dour economic figures and a strong yen....
False alarm: Google search still working in China
By MIHCAEL LIEDTKE 2010-07-30T02:28:11Z SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google Inc. triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off from mainland China - a key market where the company has been locked in a high-profile battle over online censorship....
US suing Oracle alleging software contracts fraud
By 2010-07-29T22:01:24Z NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it is joining a fraud lawsuit against Oracle Corp. related to software contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars....