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By Abigail Summerville (Reuters) -The tech-heavy Nasdaq closed lower on Wednesday, taking a break from the prior session’s rally as investors worried about escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions and weak results from Target (NYSE:), while awaiting earnings from megacap Nvidia (NASDAQ:) that landed after the bell. The Dow and ticked up late…

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors unveiled criminal charges on Wednesday against five alleged members of Scattered Spider, a cybercrime group suspected of hacking into dozens of U.S. companies to steal confidential information and cryptocurrency. Martin Estrada, the U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles, said the defendants conducted phishing attacks…

By Jody Godoy NEW YORK (Reuters) -Apple asked a federal judge on Wednesday to dismiss the U.S. Department of Justice’s case accusing the iPhone maker of unlawfully dominating the smartphone market, in the latest Big Tech antitrust showdown. U.S. District Judge Julien Neals in Newark, New Jersey, heard arguments from…

(Reuters) – Top executives at many U.S. companies are preparing for the impact from President-elect Donald Trump fulfilling his campaign promise of raising tariffs, a move that could disrupt supply chains and worsen inflationary pressures. Here is what major companies and C-suite executives have said on tariffs: Company Commentary Tesla…

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former cryptocurrency executive Gary Wang, who unwittingly wrote the computer code that helped FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried steal about $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt exchange, was spared prison time by a judge on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Lewis (JO:) Kaplan announced he…