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Evaluating Security in Credit Card Networks: Lessons from the Recent CrowdStrike Incident
On Friday morning, a massive outage linked to a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike rippled across multiple...
Aug 5, 2024


Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Slide Amid Global Selloff
A stock-market selloff extended around the world, with U.S. indexes sliding and volatility spiking. In early trading, the Nasdaq...
Aug 5, 2024


Lack of Broadband May Be Stifling Rural Louisiana Business
The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe hosted its third annual Louisiana Rural Economic Development conference in Marksville. Speakers ranged from the...
Aug 5, 2024


LA Based Hospital Launches $10M Louisiana Investment Fund
Ochsner Health’s venture arm has launched the Ochsner Louisiana Innovation Fund, a $10 million fund for investments in Louisiana-based,...
Jul 30, 2024


Baton Rouge software company Kologik acquired after filing for bankruptcy
Kologik, a Baton Rouge-based software company born out of the ashes of the once-prominent tech firm Thinkstream, has been acquired by...
Jul 29, 2024


Stock market news today: S&P 500, Nasdaq slide as China curb risk rattles techs
US stocks were mixed as techs came under dual pressure from worries about US export curbs on China and Donald Trump's stance on Taiwan....
Jul 18, 2024


NYT: How a Network of Tech Billionaires Helped J.D. Vance Leap Into Power
Last month, J.D. Vance flew to San Francisco to hold a fund-raiser for Donald J. Trump and to host a private dinner afterward with two...
Jul 17, 2024


CNBC: Trump Media shares soar more than 30% after assassination attempt
Trump Media shares soared more than 30% Monday, two days after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, the...
Jul 15, 2024


Louisiana Legislature Unanimously Opposes Government Credit Card Mandates – Louisiana’s Senators Should Too
If every member of the Louisiana state legislature agrees on something, you know it’s a clear-cut issue. Earlier this year both chambers...
Jul 11, 2024


FORBES: Louisiana Passes Bill To Defend Bitcoin Rights And Ban CBDCs
Bitcoin rights have become law in a second state as Louisiana passes a landmark pro-bitcoin bill to protect access to bitcoin and curb...
Jun 26, 2024


Stephens Positions Louisiana Business For More Growth
The firm, founded in 1933, has moved to new premises in Shreveport for its private wealth management business. Stephens, an independent...
Apr 29, 2024


Visa and Mastercard Strike $30 Billion Deal to Cut Credit Card Fees, Despite Durbin's Bill Opposition
Visa and Mastercard have reached a landmark agreement estimated at $30 billion, intended to alleviate credit and debit card fees...
Apr 11, 2024
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