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Protect your small business from ransomware attacks

Two months ago, Eastern European hackers launched an attack on Colonial Pipeline, shutting down the largest pipeline system for refined oil products. The company ultimately paid nearly $5 million in ransom to retrieve 100 gigabytes of data that was being held hostage. The incident added Colonial Pipeline to a growing list of businesses victimized by […]

Rupee to remain range-bound against US dollar

KARACHI: Analysts forecast that the rupee is likely to remain range-bound against the US dollar in the coming week, depending on the demand for greenback by importers and as companies make their end-of-year payments, reported The News on Sunday. The rupee had a volatile week as it swung between 157.51 to a low of 158.53. […]

Ocean Beach welcomes summer with smaller, business-friendly fair

After more than a year of battling the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, several businesses in Ocean Beach on Saturday celebrated the start of summer with the return of its long-time traditional fair — albeit with a twist this year. The Ocean Beach MainStreet Association hosted “Celebrate the OB Vibe,” a free community event […]

Economics, then and now | Book Review: More by Philip Coggan

The book covers financial crises like Lehman Brothers, Europe’s debt crisis contagion, property crisis in Ireland, etc (Photo: Express archives) History is all about wars and kings and destruction. Economics is always about inflation and growth. How does one then narrate economic history? The subject can be a drag and it is difficult to maintain […]

Why Carbon Dioxide Capture Could Be A Profitable Business

IMAGE: © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP Carbon dioxide capture, use and storage (CCUS), whether by processing emissions from industrial facilities or extracting it from the air, is garnering a lot of media attention lately: the technology to do so has existed for many years — which doesn’t mean they can’t be improved by using other approaches — but until […]