As another high-profile victim counts the cost of cybercrime, the attack reinforces the widely held view among cyber security professionals that breaches are inevitable.
Recent stock moves in the US could lead one to believe economic conditions have deteriorated substantially and the American economy is set for a severe setback.
Market volatility is back with a bang. Given the US equity correction, Chinese markets turning negative year-to-date, and ongoing oil price volatility, it would be easy to think everything that could go wrong has done so this year.
Renewed fears over China's slowdown have hit Japanese equity markets just as the country's reform programme comes under pressure, Hardeep Tawakley reports.
Does not expect dramatic fall
Investors were given yet another reason to steer clear of Brazil after political turmoil and high debt levels saw ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgrade the country's status from investment grade to 'junk' this month.
Coram investment director and senior fund manager James Sullivan examines how the biggest drawdown of world reserves since 2008/9 could indicate fresh volatility for equity markets - should history repeat itself.