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The CrowdStrike outage wrecked airlines. Are banks just as vulnerable?
CrowdStrike is blaming a bug in test software for taking out 8.5 million Windows machines. That’s according to a preliminary post-incident review published Wednesday, July 24, by the company. No one appeared to have it as bad as the airline industry with nearly 3,000 canceled flights. However, the outage stretched across health care systems too.… -
Salt Lake’s second chance: Awarded 2034 Olympic Games after stained 2002
The Winter Olympics will return to Salt Lake City in 2034 more than 30 years after a bribery scandal plagued the 2002 Games that graced the mountain city. Despite the clean nature of the current bid process, the International Olympic Committee has its stipulations. The announcement from IOC President Thomas Bach on Wednesday, July 24,… -
These deep-pocketed Democrats criticize a Kamala Harris coronation
It’s a record-breaking introduction to the race. The campaign for Kamala Harris said it raised $81 million dollars in the first 24 hours since President Joe Biden stepped down and endorsed his vice president. “Obviously it starts with President Biden endorsing her and it’s great to have George Clooney and Beyonce. I’m even more struck… -
Still in the game: TNT matches Amazon’s $1.8 billion NBA offer
Warner Bros. Discovery is trying to make a fourth-quarter comeback. The company announced it matched Amazon’s $1.8 billion-per-year bid to continue carrying NBA games on TNT after the 2024-2025 season. On July 16, the NBA’s board of governors approved an 11-year, $76 billion TV deal that included Disney, NBC and Amazon. The deal begins with… -
Can Kamala Harris take over Biden’s $96 million war chest? Expect a fight.
The money is pouring in for the Democrats since President Joe Biden announced he was bowing out of the race. The Democratic political action committee ActBlue fundraised more than $50 million in the first day after Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place on the ticket. But as new money floods in, questions… -
‘Whale Wars’ activist arrested in Greenland, could be extradited to Japan
Danish police arrested anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, who starred in the Animal Planet series “Whale Wars,” in Greenland. Watson could face extradition to Japan to face charges for something that happened a decade ago. Danish police detained the activist in Nuuk, Greenland, on a Japanese international warrant on Sunday, July 21. The arrest happened immediately… -
26 states now require a personal finance class in high school. But is that too late?
California just became the 26th state to require high schoolers to take a personal finance class to graduate. Mandating these courses in public education is widely supported but it has taken the country a long time to implement. According to Next Gen Personal Finance, only five states had the same requirement five years ago. Research… -
46% of Americans are still paying off last summer’s credit card debt
July is the most happening travel month of the year. Americans jet off to beaches, national parks or theme parks, but nearly half are carrying more baggage than what is in their luggage. According to WalletHub’s 2024 Credit Card Debt Survey, 46% of Americans are still paying down last summer’s credit card balance. “And almost… -
What the June jobs report tells us about the state of the economy
The June jobs report came back a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, the U.S. economy added slightly more jobs than expected at 206,000. On the other hand, the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.1%. It’s the first time the unemployment rate has been above 4% since late 2021. Analysts had expected unemployment to… -
Credit card companies face competing state laws over gun store code
As of July 1, a California law requires credit card networks to give banks a code to track purchases at gun stores. On the same day, Georgia, Iowa, Tennessee and Wyoming have laws taking effect that block the use of a gun shop code in those states. Merchant category codes are meant to provide a… -
What the $4.8 billion NFL Sunday Ticket ruling means for football fans
A federal jury in California ruled against the National Football League on Thursday, June 28, in a class-action antitrust case that could have huge implications for how out-of-market broadcasts are handled in the future. The jury’s decision in the NFL Sunday Ticket case comes with a $4.8 billion price tag that could balloon to more… -
Supreme Court strips federal agencies of widely used power, kicks it to courts
The Supreme Court overturned 40 years of legal precedent, nullifying the most cited Supreme Court administrative law decision of all time. The Chevron doctrine has been in place since 1984, and this week’s ruling confirms critics’ view that Chevron gave government agencies too much power in interpreting laws passed by Congress. The Chevron doctrine said that… -
SCOTUS sides with conservative radio host Jarkesy in case fighting SEC ruling
A conservative radio host took on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and won. The Supreme Court Thursday, June 27, ruled 6-3 in favor of George Jarkesy, who was charged with securities fraud and ordered by an SEC judge to pay a civil penalty of $300,000. Jarkesy appealed, claiming the SEC violated his Seventh Amendment right…
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