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TOKYO—Japanese cryptocurrency firm Tech Bureau Corp said about $60 million in digital currencies were stolen from its exchange, highlighting the industry’s vulnerability despite recent efforts by authorities to make it more secure. Tech Bureau, which had already been slapped with two business improvement orders by regulators this year, said its Zaif exchange was hacked over […]

Legal services may be one of the last industries to be disrupted by technology, but the momentum is picking up.

Native American businesses generate more than $39 billion in annual income and employ around 208,000 workers, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. Ranging from charter schools and financial institutions to construction and gambling industries, they successfully combine community strengths with entrepreneurship. Tribe-owned businesses have allowed Native Americans to re-invest and create new enterprises within […]

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump warned of further retaliation against China and accused Beijing of seeking to influence November midterms by targeting U.S. farmers and industrial workers in the escalating trade war. Trump sent two tweets on Sept. 18 blaming China as both parties announced they would slap new tariffs on each other. “China has openly stated that […]

LONDON—British Airways apologized on Sept. 7 after the credit card details of hundreds of thousands of its customers were stolen over a two-week period in the most serious attack on its website and app. The airline discovered on Sept. 5 that bookings made between Aug. 21 and Sept. 5 had been infiltrated in a “very […]

United Continental Holdings on Aug. 31 increased its checked bag fees on routes to and from North America, the Caribbean, and Central America, the company said, as it grapples with rising fuel costs. The parent company of the no. 3 U.S. airline will now charge $30 for the first checked bag on the routes, up from […]

NEW YORK—Global equity markets rallied on Sept. 18 as the latest tit-for-tat U.S.-Chinese trade dispute was seen as barely denting world growth, while U.S. Treasury yields rose in anticipation the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates this year and next. China said it will levy tariffs on about $60 billion worth of U.S. goods, as […]