2013 Newsletters

Volume 6

• Number 1 (1/13/2013)
  • Unemployment rate for December increased to 7.8%
  • 164,000 more unemployed during December
  • India and Pakistan troops clash
  • Beijing air pollution level reaches hazardous to humans
  • First bank in 2013 shuttered
• Number 2 (1/27/2013)
  • Java vulnerabilities continue
  • Second bank shuttered
  •  North Korea announced preparation for new nuclear test
  • China’s pollution
• Number 3 (2/10/2013)
  • Iran’s atomic bomb program
  • More cyber-attacks from China
  • US GDP contracts 0.1% during fourth quarter
  • Unemployment rate increases to 7.9%
  • 157,000 jobs added, 169,000 left the workforce
• Number 4 (2/24/2013)
  • Microsoft Azure fails due to expired certificate
  • North Korea test another nuclear device
  • China aware more North Korean devices could be tested
  • Bank 3 shuttered
  • Apple and Microsoft hacked  
• Number 5 (3/10/2013)
  • US personal income fell 3.6% in January
  • China is the largest oil importer
  • China’s military spending to increase 10.7% this year
  • Unemployment rate falls to 7.7%
  • In February 296,000, fewer Americans working
  • 4^th Bank shuttered  
• Number 6 (3/24/2013)
  • Dead pigs found in Chinese river supplying 23 million drinking water
  •  China to overtake US as world’s largest economy by 2016
• Number 7 (4/7/2013)
  • China steals $300 Billion in intellectual property from US business operating in that country
  • China is mobilizing forces along Korea border
  • Could a Korea accident result in war?
  • 88,000 jobs created
  • 7.6% unemployment rate
  • 496,000 freer in workforce
  • 5^th Bank shuttered
• Number 8 (4/21/2013)
  • China helps North Korea target US cities
  • 8^th bank shuttered  
• Number 9 (5/5/2013)
  • Algos drop Dow 143 points on bogus tweet
  • Software glitch halts Chicago Board Options Exchange for 3-hours
  • China scientists create killer flu
  • Unemployment at 7.5%
  • Tenth bank shuttered
• Number 10 (5/19/2013)
  • The Dow closes above 15,000
  • 13^th bank shuttered
  • FBI gives cyber attack briefing to bankers
  • China stakes a claim to Okinawa  
• Number 11 (6/2/2013)
  • Iranian hackers gain access to US energy firm control-system software
  • 14^th bank shuttered
  • Syria fighting expands  
• Number 12 (6/16/2013)
  • China to build new canal in Nicaragua
  • US to provide military assistance to Syrian rebels
  • 16^th bank shuttered
• Number 13 (6/30/2013)
  • US to buy Russian helicopters for Afghanistan military
  • Russia violates 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty
  • US Army to cut 12 out of 45 combat brigades  
• Number 14 (7/14/2013)
  • China has submarine launched nuclear missiles capable of reaching the US
  • Egypt’s military overthrew President Morsi
• Number 15 (7/28/2013)
  • Detroit files for bankruptcy
• Number 16 (8/11/2013)
  • Chinese army observed taking over a honey pot
  • 18^th Bank shuttered
  • Overall $34.2 billion June US Trade Deficit
  • $26.6 billion US trade deficit with China
  • Escrow company closed following cyber-theft  
• Number 17 (8/25/2013)
  • Chinese stock exchange spikes 6% within minutes
  • NASDAQ stops for three hours
  • China’s third launch of the DF-31A mobile ballistic missile
  • 20^th bank shuttered 
• Number 18 (9/8/2013)
  • 312,000 left the workforce
  • Unemployment rate 7.3%  
• Number 19 (9/22/2013)
  • North Korea fires up antiquated nuclear reactor
  • 22^nd Bank shuttered  
• Number 20 (10/6/2013)
  • Connecticut power outage
  • China tests new space weapons
  • Hackers stole information on 2.9 million Adobe customers
  • Partial Government shutdown  
• Number 21 (10/20/2013)
  • US Debt exceeds $17 trillion  
• Number 22 (11/3/2013)
  • China’s state run media show how its nuclear sub launched missiles can destroy American cities
  • So far this year 23 banks shuttered
• Number 23 (11/17/2013)
  • Saudi Arabia purchases nuclear weapons from Pakistan
  • Russian cosmonauts spread computer virus aboard Space Station  
• Number 24 (12/1/2013)
  • China declares air defense zone over contested islands
  • US advises airlines to comply with China’s defense zone policy
  • UN cuts nuclear program deal with Iran
• Number 25 (12/15/2013)
  • China launched a Moon rover
  •  Coldest temperature on Earth ever recorded over Antarctica
  • China navy ship tried to stop a US missile cruiser
  • 24^th financial Institution Shuttered  
• Number 26 (12/29/2013)
  • Target credit card breach compromise 40 million cards
  •  Banks purchasing stolen cards
  • Gambling payment system breach impacts 300,000