The same North Korean hacking outfit associated with the Sony Pictures Entertainment data theft was behind attacks on South Korean cryptocurrency users and exchanges toward the end of last year, U.S.-based researchers said. Lazarus Group, an organization thought be tied to the North Korean
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RSM reported its international network of accounting firms broke through the $5 billion mark in annual revenue globally. Each of RSM's service lines saw revenue increases last year, with tax advisory leading the way at 5.7 growth. Tax services similarly grew 4.8 percent in North America and 17.0
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White Nelson Diehl Evans LLP named Paul Treinen managing partner, replacing Dave Doran who retired on Dec. 31 after 42 years with the Irvine-based accounting firm. Treinen, who joined the firm in 1990 and became a partner in 2001, is a tax and advisory services partner and a member of its
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General Electric Co. is finally contemplating a more radical breakup, but it had to go through quite the journey to get to this point. After announcing a $6.2 billion after-tax charge in relation to legacy insurance businesses on Tuesday — the latest in a long-running series of ugly surprises — CEO John
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I've been waiting for decades for someone to invent a currency for online purchases. And still am. by. Joe Nocera. @NoceraBV More stories by Joe Nocera. January 16, 2018, 8:15 AM PST. Maybe some day … Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg. Bitcoin breaks my heart. Not because I missed the
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