The data includes address, date of birth and phone numbers of customers, the company said, adding that it had no indication that the accessed data contained financial information such as credit card or other payment data.

The cost of saving global economy: $834 million an hour for 18 months

Aug 21, 2021

With central banks sucking up so much of the bond market and forcing down borrowing costs, there’s now more than $16 trillion in debt with a negative yield. And it’s part of the reason why money managers say they’ve got no alternative except to keep buying up stocks.

China allows couples third child amid demographic crisis

Aug 21, 2021

The shift to the two-child rule led to a temporary bump in the numbers of births but its effects soon wore off and total births continued to fall because many women continued to decide against starting families. Japan, Germany, and some other wealthy countries face the same challenge of having fewer workers to support aging populations. However, they can draw on investments in factories, technology, and foreign assets, while China is a middle-income country with labor-intensive farming and manufacturing.

Japanese crypto exchange hit by estimated $94 mln hack

Aug 20, 2021

London-based blockchain analysis firm Elliptic said digital addresses identified by Liquid as belonging to the thief had totalled over $94 million , including $45 million in tokens connected to the Ethereum blockchain.

The hacker or hackers is converting these tokens to the ether cryptocurrency via so-called decentralised – peer-to-peer – exchanges, Elliptic said, adding that it was aiding Liquid in tracking the stolen funds.

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