CME Computers Hacked
ABJ – Nov. 18 – CME Group had its computer systems hacked this past summer and certain customer information for its ClearPort platform was compromised. The operator of the world’s largest futures...
View ArticleDecember Issue of The African Business Journal Now Online
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - George Media Inc. is pleased to announce the December issue of The African Business Journal is now available at www.tabj.co.za/emag/2013/Dec/TABJ.php In this issue of TABJ,...
View ArticleBerkshire Hathaway Increases Oil Stake
ABJ – Nov. 18 – Berkshire Hathaway has acquired a new $3.45 billion stake in Exxon Mobil with the purchase of 40.1 million shares in the world's largest publicly traded oil company. Although the...
View ArticleSamsung to Appeal $290M Payment to Apple
ABJ – Nov. 22 – Samsung has already indicated it will appeal a jury’s decision that has awarded Apple $290 million in a damages retrial after being found guilty in a global patent litigation case. The...
View ArticleKennedy Assassination: 50 Years Later
ABJ – Nov. 22 – The world's fascination with President John F Kennedy's assassination 50 years ago seems to actually grow as time goes on, with many conspiracy theorists maintaining there is far more...
View ArticleIran Deal Sends Oil and Gold Lower
ABJ – Nov. 25 – The proposed deal that would see Iran give up its nuclear ambitions is great for world peace and reduces tensions worldwide, but not so great for oil and gold prices, which both fell...
View ArticleFurther Shakeups at BlackBerry
ABJ – Nov. 25 – The changes are coming fast and furious at BlackBerry, which this morning announced a management shakeup that includes the departure of three top executives. Just recently the company...
View ArticleDecember Issue of the International Resource Journal Now Online
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - George Media Inc. is pleased to announce that the December issue of The International Resource Journal is now available online at...
View ArticleDecember Issue of The Canadian Business Journal Now Online
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO - George Media Inc. is pleased to announce the December issue of The Canadian Business Journal is now available online at www.cbj.ca. Click on the cover to enter the magazine or...
View ArticleBlack Friday
ABJ – Nov. 29 – Frantic shoppers are scurrying about today looking for bargains and discounts off normally high-priced merchandise on the day following Thanksgiving in what has become the biggest...
View ArticleBofA Settles Freddie Mac Mortgage Dispute
ABJ – Dec. 2 – South of the border, Bank of America has settled all claims with Freddie Mac arising from residential mortgages sold to the American government-backed housing agency through the end of...
View ArticleDetroit Remains Under Bankruptcy Protection
ABJ – Dec. 3 – A U.S. bankruptcy judge in Michigan ruled this morning that the city of Detroit can remain under bankruptcy court protection, where it’s shielded from lawsuits or other actions that...
View ArticleRio Tinto Announces Spending Cutbacks
ABJ – Dec. 4 – With much of the international resources market still on shaky ground, mining giant Rio Tinto plans to drastically cut its capital expenditures on such things as aluminum and coal...
View ArticleExports Up… Trade Deficit Down
ABJ – Dec. 4 – Good news on the domestic economic front on word the American trade deficit narrowed in October as exports hit a record high. Figures released by the Commerce Department indicate the...
View ArticleNelson Mandela Dead at 95
ABJ – Dec. 5 – Nelson Mandela, widely regarded as one of the greatest leaders of modern times, passed away at his home in Johannesburg on Thursday after a prolonged lung infection at the age of 95....
View ArticleJanuary Issue of the African Business Journal Now Online
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - George Media Inc. is pleased to announce the January 2014 issue of The African Business Journal is now available. Click here to enter directly into the magazine. In this...
View ArticleMandela Memorial Service
ABJ – Dec. 9 – U.S. President Barack Obama will be in attendance at tomorrow’s memorial service for Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday at his home in Johannesburg at the age of 95. Former U.S....
View ArticleBidding Farewell to Mandela
ABJ – Dec. 10 – Under rainy skies in Johannesburg, world leaders and other dignitaries gathered to honour Nelson Mandela, described by many as “one of the greatest leaders of our time." "South Africa...
View ArticleGM Names Barra New CEO
ABJ – Dec. 11 – General Motors has named Mary Barra as its new chief executive, making her the first female to ever lead the world’s second-largest automaker. In fact Barra becomes the first woman to...
View ArticleMollenkopf Staying at Qualcomm
ABJ – Dec. 13 – Just hours after a report surfaced that Microsoft was considering Qualcomm chief operating officer Steve Mollenkopf to become its next CEO, it was announced Mollenkopf will be promoted...
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