DoJ Charges North Korean Hacker for Sony, WannaCry, and More

September 7, 2018

On the Monday morning before the Thanksgiving holiday in 2014, employees at the Culver City headquarters of Sony Pictures Entertainment found their computer screens taken over by an image of a red skeleton, and a message: “We’ve already warned you, Continue reading →

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Cybersecurity, hacking, North Korea, security

A Rough Guide to North Korea’s Many Promises to Abandon Nukes

June 17, 2018

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Donald Trump has pledged to avoid the mistakes of previous U.S. presidents in their failed attempts to push North Korea to abandon its nuclear program. There are a lot to chose from.

Trump on Tuesday will become the first sitting Continue reading →

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Cold War, Generic 1st 'CL' Future, Iran, Jimmy L Carter, Moscow, North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, politics, singapore, South Korea, United Nations

The Best and Worst That Can Happen in Singapore

June 11, 2018

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When Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met in Moscow in 1988 to discuss nuclear reductions, Reagan compared it to appearing in an epic cinematic production by Cecil B. DeMille. By this he meant more than, as he put it, "being dropped Continue reading →

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asia, china, Japan, Moscow, National Security, North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Security Council, singapore, South Korea, view

This Billionaire Has Put Half His Net Worth Into Gold

May 27, 2018

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Egypt’s Sawiris has put half his entire net worth into gold
He’s been waiting 10 years for North Korea stakes to pay off

Some big investors see warning signs ahead for markets but are holding their positions. Egyptian billionaire Naguib Continue reading →

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Brexit, Business, Cairo, china, currency, Egypt, Generic 1st 'GC' Future, Middle East, Mobile Phones, Naguib Sawiris, North Korea

Kim Jong Un Mingles With K-Pop Stars at Pyongyang Pop Concert

April 8, 2018

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North Korean leader drops in to meet Red Velvet girl group
‘It’s a message appealing to appeasement by the South Koreans’

North Korea has threatened to go to war over broadcasts across its militarized border that included the K-pop songs Continue reading →

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asia, Beijing, Business, china, Jinping Xi, Military, North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, politics, Seoul, South Korea, War

Asia Stocks Fall After U.S. Tech Slump; Yen Drops: Markets Wrap

April 2, 2018

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Asia Stocks Fall After U.S. Tech Slump; Yen Drops: Markets Wrap

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Adam Haigh

2018 Feels Ripe for Big Unexpected Crisis, Eurasia Group Says

January 7, 2018

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This year could see a geopolitical crisis on the scale of the financial crash a decade ago, Eurasia Group warned in its annual outlook.

Describing global political challenges as “daunting,” the New York-based political risk consultancy said that “if we had Continue reading →

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Beijing, Business, china, Donald John Trump, Economics, Ian Bremmer, Jinping Xi, markets, North Korea, politics, Russia, Syria, Washington

Hawaii Just Heard What a North Korean Nuclear Attack Would Sound Like

December 5, 2017

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LIHUE, HawaiiThe wail of an air raid siren cut through the humid December air for the first time in decades to warn of an imminent nuclear attack. Holiday shoppers at a palm tree-lined outdoor mall on the Hawaiian island of Continue reading →

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Hawaii, North Korea

Trump Is Leaving Japan Empty-Handed on Trade

November 8, 2017

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They autographed baseball caps emblazoned with “Donald & Shinzo.” They played nine holes of golf with a Japanese sensation often compared to Tiger Woods and didn’t keep score. They shared an intimate dinner and repeatedly showered each other with praise. Continue reading →

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Agriculture, Baseball, Business, china, Donald John Trump, Hiroyuki Kishi, Japan, markets, North Korea, politics, Shinzo Abe, Tokyo, Trade Gap

Everything Is Crazy and the Markets Arent Freaking Out

November 3, 2017

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At Credit Suisse Group AG’s prime brokerage desk in midtown Manhattan, the phone hardly seems to ring anymore. Its hedge fund clients don’t call about Donald Trump’s tweetstorms and the stock market or ask what to do when terrorists Continue reading →

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