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Apple fixes serious security flaw after UAE dissident’s iPhone targeted

By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc issued a patch on Thursday to fix a dangerous security hole in iPhones and iPads after researchers discovered that a prominent United Arab Emirates dissident's phone had been targeted with a previously unknown method of hacking. The attack on the dissident, Ahmed Mansoor, used a text message that invited

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Uber says gave U.S. agencies data on more than 12 million users

Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] on Tuesday released its first ever transparency report detailing the information requested by not only U.S. law enforcement agencies, but also by regulators. The ride-sharing company said that…

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IMF cuts global growth outlook again, warns of political risks

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday of the risk of political isolationism, notably Britain's possible exit from the European Union, and growing economic inequality as it cut its global growth forecast …

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Two Fed bank presidents backed rate hike ahead of last meeting

The heads of two regional Federal Reserve banks supported a rate hike ahead of the Fed's March meeting as an improving economy added to sentiment to tighten monetary policy. The heads of the Richmond and Kansas City Fed branches supported a quarter point hike in the main lending rates for banks “in light of continued improvements in labor market conditions and expectations that inflation would rise,” according to …

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U.S. posts $108 billion budget deficit in March

The U.S. government posted a $108 billion budget deficit in March, more than double the amount from the same period last year, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday. The government had a deficit of $53 billion in

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Fed’s Williams sees strong case for December interest-rate hike

By Ann Saphir BERKELEY, Calif. (Reuters) – There is a “strong case” for raising interest rates when Federal Reserve policymakers meet next month, as long as U.S. economic data does not disappoint, a top Fed official said on Saturday. “The data I think have been…

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