Today's Best Market Rumors 12.8.2010 Mastercard Attack, BP Spill

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Published: December 8, 2010 8:29 am

Last Updated: April 28, 2020 7:47 am

Updated throughout the day.

Hackers have attacked the MasterCard (NYSE: MA) website in retaliation for the credit card companies withdrawal of the ability to use its plastic for contributions to WikiLeaks (Reuters)

PE firm Apax is close to a purchase of Danish cleaning company ISS (The Telegraph)

The head of the panel which investigated the BP plc (NYSE: BP) spill will call for a revamp of the industry’s safety rules and say the accident could have been prevented. (WSJ)

Federal investigators have been unsuccessful in effort to gather evidence about insider trading from hedge fund SAIC (WSJ)

Douglas A. McIntyre

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