Web companies begin releasing surveillance information after U.S. deal
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook and Microsoft have struck agreements with the U.S. government to release limited information about the number of surveillance requests they receive, a modest victory for the companies as they struggle with the fallout…
Web companies begin releasing surveillance information after U.S. deal
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook and Microsoft have struck agreements with the U.S. government to release limited information about the number of surveillance requests they receive, a modest victory for the companies as they struggle with the fallout…
Facebook got 9,000-10,000 government data requests in second half 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc received between 9,000 and 10,000 requests for user data from various U.S. government entities in 2012’s second half, involving 18,000 to 19,000 of its users’ accounts, the world’s largest social network said in a…
Facebook got 9,000-10,000 government data requests in second half 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc received between 9,000 and 10,000 requests for user data from various U.S. government entities in 2012’s second half, involving 18,000 to 19,000 of its users’ accounts, the world’s largest social network said in a…
Wall St. Week Ahead: Investors will look to Fed to ease volatility
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock investors eager to hear from the Federal Reserve about its plans for continuing economic stimulus may get some soothing words from the U.S. central bank next week.
Britain presses territories on tax action before G8 summit
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron will press its overseas tax havens to sign up to an international transparency treaty in London on Saturday, hoping to bolster British credibility ahead of next week’s G8 summit.
Exclusive: Hellman & Friedman plans IPO for Associated Materials – sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC is planning an initial public offering for Associated Materials, a maker of home-building products that it bought for $1.3 billion in 2010, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Calpers chief investment officer has prostate cancer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The chief investment of Calpers, California’s state pension fund, is undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, the fund said on Friday.
IMF urges repeal of ‘ill-designed’ U.S. cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund urged the United States on Friday to repeal sweeping government spending cuts and recommended that the Federal Reserve continue a bond-buying program through at least the end of the year.
Wall St. slides in volatile week, eyes on the Fed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks fell on Friday on low volume to end their third negative week in four on lingering concern over whether the world’s central banks will soon start to trim their stimulus programs.
