Employees watched their computers get wiped by the hackers in real-time. By on March 11, 2026 Iran-linked hackers have launched a massive cyberattack on a U.S.-based medical technology company as retaliation for the war in Iran. Credit: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images U.S. medical technology company Stryker is currently experiencing a massive cyberattack, which has shut down their computer systems…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell, March 12, 2026. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images Stocks were under pressure on Thursday as oil prices added to their surge on supply disruption worries while the Iran war continued. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 739.42…
Global oil prices are continuing to surge despite the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) announcement of the largest release of emergency reserves in history. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose about 15 percent after the Paris-based IEA on Wednesday announced plans to release 400 million barrels to stabilise prices amid the fallout of the United States…
This week, as the US and Israeli war against Iran continued to expand across the Middle East, traders and analysts have been fretting about “Brent” as if he’s an old, wayward friend: “Brent” got the highest anyone had seen in years on Monday. Later in the day, “Brent” fell hard, inched back up and then…
WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to guide coordination and collaboration between the two agencies to support lawful innovation, uphold market integrity, and ensure investor and customer protection. The MOU reflects both agencies’ commitment to provide fair…
Inflation held steady in February — but the latest reading offers little clarity for Federal Reserve officials, who are navigating an increasingly complicated economic landscape. Consumer prices rose 2.4% from a year earlier, according to new government data released Wednesday, a figure that suggests inflation has been gradually cooling toward the Fed’s 2% target. But…
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Service has resumed on SEPTA’s Market-Frankford Line after a blown transformer forced the shutdown of a large stretch of the system on Wednesday afternoon. The issue began around 3 p.m. at the 15th Street/City Hall Station. Chopper 6 was overhead as smoke could be seen rising from the entrance to the platform…
J. David Herman Wed, March 11, 2026 at 11:11 AM UTC Ronira / Getty Images/iStockphoto However you’re feeling about U.S. military action in Iran, you’re likely feeling some pain at the gas pump. The average cost for a gallon of regular gas in the U.S. jumped 16% in the seven-day period ending on March 9,…
Demand for electricians, HVAC technicians, plumbers, and ironworkers is rising faster than supply, while many workers in those fields are nearing retirement. It’s also a problem top of mind for BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager. On Wednesday, the firm announced it would invest $100 million in skilled trade training programs, deploying funds through nonprofits…
Former Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz said in a LinkedIn post that he and his wife are moving from Seattle to Florida after more than four decades in the city, where he helped build the coffee chain into a global brand. His announcement comes as Washington state lawmakers advance a so-called millionaire tax that would levy a…
President Trump has long harbored aspirations of directing a massive sovereign wealth fund akin to Gulf and Asian countries, using private capital to wield political power. Through its brass-knuckled trade negotiations and military budget increases, the administration now has hundreds of billions of dollars to invest in critical industries. The bottleneck is finding deals. Enter…
Wednesday’s report offers “some reassurance” that inflation prices had not been moving in the wrong direction, said Seema Shah, chief global strategist at Principal Asset Management, warning that it would nonetheless be seen as “something of a historical artefact”.
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Entertainment ‘Who asked for this?’ ‘Who asked for this?’ Mar 11, 2026, 7:31 PM UTC Lauren Feiner is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. Instead of moving forward…
NEW YORK (AP) — Among dozens of companies competing for Pentagon contracts to supply attack drones, one stands out. Powerus is flush with cash and ballooning in size as it buys up rivals and has one other advantage: It is partly owned by President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons. The Trump family has drawn criticism…
A hacktivist group with links to Iran’s intelligence agencies is claiming responsibility for a data-wiping attack against Stryker, a global medical technology company based in Michigan. News reports out of Ireland, Stryker’s largest hub outside of the United States, said the company sent home more than 5,000 workers there today. Meanwhile, a voicemail message at…
Amazon-owned Zoox plans to make its robotaxis available to hail on the Uber app in Las Vegas later this year, the two companies announced Wednesday. Before that happens, though, Zoox still needs approval from the federal government to commercially deploy its robotaxis, which don’t have a steering wheel or pedals. That requires exemptions from the…
The thought of investing in the stock market right now might fill you with trepidation. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite have been on phenomenal runs over the last three years. But uncertainty has started to force stock prices to waver in early 2026, and that escalated recently with President Donald Trump’s strike on…
YouTube has hit a major milestone, with the vast depths of its content library now making it not only a behemoth, but the world’s largest media company – and it’s not close. The Hollywood Reporter, citing data from research firm MoffettNathanson, says that YouTube’s value has surpassed that of The Walt Disney Co’s media business….
When news broke Tuesday morning that Meta bought Moltbook, the social network for AI agents, it may have left some people scratching their heads. What on earth would Meta — an ad-supported company — want with a social network where the users are bots? Bots, after all, are not the target audience of brand marketers…
KANSAS CITY (AP) — Inflation remained stubbornly elevated last month as gas prices rose, but it’s a snapshot of consumer prices before a U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran sent energy costs soaring. Consumer prices rose 2.4% in February compared with a year earlier, the Labor Department said Wednesday, matching January’s increase. Excluding the volatile food and…
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Katy Shi, a research lead on the Codex team, says that while some folks describe its default personality as “dry bread,” many have come to appreciate its less sycophantic style. “A lot of engineering work is about being able to take critical feedback without interpreting it as mean,” Shi says. Several major enterprises have signed…
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Smokable cannabis products must be removed from Texas stores by the end of the month under new rules adopted by the state’s health department. Virtually all edible hemp products will still be allowed with stricter packaging and testing requirements. But sharply higher fees on retailers and manufacturers, while lower than initially proposed, could lead to…
Just five years ago, contractors around the country were awash with choice in the midsize commercial van market. There were two solid options from domestic automakers, with the Ford Transit Connect and the Dodge ProMaster City. Or, if you wanted to be a bit fancier, Mercedes-Benz would sell you a Metris. Then, in the summer…
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Washington Democrats passed a sweeping income tax on high earners late Tuesday, delivering on a decades-long progressive priority that Republicans warn will drive wealthy residents and business leaders out of the state. The timing gave those skeptics an immediate and high-profile piece of evidence. As the passage of the unconstitutional income tax was inevitable following…
PARIS (AP) — A group representing many of the world’s wealthiest countries agreed Wednesday to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, in a bid to counter the effects of the Iran war on energy markets and the halt of cargo shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The International Energy Agency…
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Karolis Kavolelis/Shutterstock As if the traffic wasn’t already some of the worst in the state, Los Angeles drivers now have to deal with some of the highest fuel costs, as well. With so much uncertainty surrounding oil as global tensions continue to rise overseas, one Los Angeles gas station actually started charging people $8.21 a gallon…
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