Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:
  • New Cyberattack Goes Global, Hits WPP, Rosneft, Maers. (video) A new cyberattack similar to WannaCry is spreading from Europe to the U.S., hitting port operators in New York and Rotterdam, disrupting government systems in Kiev, and disabling operations at companies including Rosneft PJSC, advertiser WPP Plc. and the Chernobyl nuclear facility. More than 80 companies in Russia and Ukraine were initially affected by the Petya virus that disabled computers Tuesday and told users to pay $300 in cryptocurrency to unlock them, Moscow-based cybersecurity company Group-IB said. About 2,000 usershave been attacked so far, according to Kaspersky Lab analysts, with organizations in Russia and the Ukraine the most affected.
  • European Stocks Decline as Draghi Sees Room to Tweak Stimulus. (video) European stocks tumbled as investors assessed Mario Draghi’s comments indicating he sees room for paring monetary stimulus without tightening policy. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index retreated 0.8 percent at the close. Banks bucked the trend, following bond yields higher after comments by the European Central Bank President, while miners saw their best jump in a week. Shares of automakers were among the biggest losers, led by Schaeffler AG, which tumbled after cutting its 2017 profitability forecast.
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