How the Accused Capital One Hacker Stole Reams of Data From the Cloud

The woman who allegedly pulled off one of the largest-ever bank-data heists appeared to have exploited a vulnerability in the cloud that security experts have warned about for years. Paige A. Thompson, a former employee at Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -1.73% s cl…
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Trump Ordered New Chinese Tariffs Over Objections of Advisers

WASHINGTONPresident Trump overruled advisers to ramp up tariffs on China after a heated exchange in which he insisted levies were the best way to make Beijing comply with U.S. demands, according to people familiar with the matter. Barring a break in the impas…
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Mining CEO Digs Into His Biggest Challenge at Age 72

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. FCX -3.74% s veteran CEO Richard Adkerson struck a landmark deal late last year aimed at resolving long-running ownership issues at a massive mine in Indonesia.Now the 72-year-old executives legacyand the future success of the second-…
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Everyone Hates Customer Service. This Is Why.

In corporate parlance, its called the breakpoint. Its how far customers can be pushed before their heads explode. From long waits at the airport to rude store clerks to ineffective helplines, shoddy customer service is a universal frustration. Today, companie…
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Berkshire Hathaway Posts Rising Profit and Cash Pile

Berkshire reported second-quarter net earnings of $14 billion, or $8,608 per Class A share equivalent, from $12 billion, or $7,301 a share, in the year-earlier period.Operating earnings, which exclude some investment results, fell to $6.1 billion from $6.9 bi…
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White House Weighs September Rollout of Health Plan

WASHINGTONThe Trump administration is considering releasing its long-promised health-care plan in the fall as part of a campaign strategy to offer an alternative to Democratic candidates who back Medicare for All, according to people familiar with the discuss…
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Twenty People Killed in Texas Walmart Shooting

At least 20 people were killed and 26 injured, some critically, in a shooting rampage Saturday at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, in what local officials said was being investigated as a potential hate crime.A suspect, described as a 21-year-old white male fro…
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Ohio Shooting Leaves at Least Nine Dead

Nine people were killed and 26 injured in a shooting in Dayton, Ohio, police and authorities said, adding that the shooter was dead. It was the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours and the third in a week. On Saturday, a gunman opened fire …
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Banks Confront Fed on Faster Financial Payments

Big banks are fighting a likely U.S. government effort to speed up how money moves through its payments system, arguing this could derail a private network they have developed.The battle is dividing financial firms and policy makers at a time when payments ar…
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