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The scale of hacking round the world is notoriously difficult to estimate. By Jordan's own cautious assessment there are between 500 and 2000 hackers with the necessary skills to initiate a serious cyber attack and another 10,000 to 20,000 with the skills to use the pre-existing...
There is no disputing that a snapshot of Baghdad on some days reveals a country on the upswing. In fact, almost all would agree that it's safer today than it was at the height of sectarian violence in 2006. But with security gains from one day to the next...
When your currency is in the declining part of the cycle, as the dollar has been since 2002, that puts upward pressure on inflation, spooks investors and generally leaves people feeling cranky. It eventually gives an important boost to the economy by stimulating exports, but that takes years. During an...
It may not comfort those burned by China shares, but our survey showed that markets in seven out of the eight countries posted gains during the year after the Olympics. (The big loser was Germany, where stocks fell 26%, while South Korea gained less than 1%). "Hopefully at some point...
He doesn't have to test these findings in parliamentary elections anytime soon. But there's talk in Westminster of a plot to oust Brown, and there's a swell of open hostility toward him in the British media. Last fall, he flirted with calling a snap poll to win...