The Traderszone Network

The mark of success for most any new business is whether or not it makes the leap to “go public.”

One of the latest companies to join the group of public companies is the online marketplace for buying used cars, Carvana. The Phoenix-based company that describes itself as the “Amazon of Cars” filed for its initial public offering (IPO) on Friday. Through this filing, Carvana hopes to raise approximately $100 million.

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At one point or another, almost every organization’s cybersecurity is breached. Big or small, it seems that no one is immune from cyberattacks.

The latest company to fall victim to infiltration by an outside malicious entity is fast-food giant McDonald’s. The company announced that the jobs section of its Canadian site was hacked, exposing 95,000 candidates’ information over the course of three years between March 2014 and March 2017.

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After a lengthy legal process with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Netspend Corporation has come to an agreement. The company, which serves those without a bank, specializes in providing prepaid Visa debit cards.

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Facebook and Mozilla are among the companies and organizations launching a $14 million fund to promote news literacy and increase trust in journalism.

In this week’s outlook and review, traders have to contend with the upcoming employment report and a “toppy” feeling market. But is this the calm before the storm?

Facebook is among several organizations that will contribute $14 million to help “people make informed judgments about the news they read and share online.”

More than 40,000 households were still without power Monday as a severe thunderstorm system that killed two people Sunday continued to sweep the South.