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Romney fundraiser planned Thursday in Hong Kong

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:00:00 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plan a campaign fundraiser for him Thursday in Hong Kong as U.S.-China trade friction becomes an issue in the White House race.

Romney supporters already have raised more than $385,000 for him in Hong Kong, a world financial center that has been administered by China since Britain turned it over in 1997.

Romney accuses China's government of trade, currency and intellectual property abuses, and says President Barack Obama has failed to confront Chinese officials as the abuses worsened.

Obama supporters say the administration has stood up to China and accuse Romney's former firm, Bain Capital, of aiding the shift of American jobs to China.

Citigroup says hackers accessed credit card data

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:07:53 +0000

Citigroup Inc. said Thursday that hackers accessed the credit card information of tens of thousands of its North American customers.

The bank said it recently discovered during routine monitoring that account information for about 1 percent of customers was viewed.

Citi has more than 21 million credit card customers in North America, according to its 2010 annual report. The New York-based bank didn't say exactly how many accounts were breached.

The hackers were able to gain access to Citi's Account Online service to view customer names, their account numbers and contact information including email addresses.

They weren't able to gain access to social security numbers, birth dates, card expiry dates or card security codes.