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[S2E10 - Monkey Business - Sept. 18, 2013]
Marcel: Eh, bien - here we are, still on vacation. [Sound: Sound of ocean waves and shore birds heard throughout episode.]
Jack: We really should go back to work.
Marcel: Okay, you go, I'll meet you there later.
Marcel: What's that? Brunch?
Marcel: Okay, maybe a little later than that.
Marcel: Anyway, you know - we go away for a few days and miss all the drama.
Marcel: Isn't that always the way.
Marcel: Jack here, he says at least we should be responsible and do an update.
Jack: Yes.
Marcel: Eh, bien - we do an update.
Marcel: Here's my update...
Marcel: So. Much. Drama.
Jack: Well, Marcel, we have to give them a little more than that.
Marcel: Eh, bien; a little more than that. Allons-y (Let's go).
Jack: In late August, major stock market the NASDAQ was shut down around noon [12:15 EDT on Aug. 22, 2013], only to resume [trading] hours later.
Marcel: To give everyone a long lunch break.
Jack: That's not why. It was reported as a technical glitch.
Marcel: Ahhhhh.
Jack: What?
Marcel: Nothing.
Jack: Now, the 'Daily News' [New York, U.S.] reports that they've spoken to information security analyst Ilia Kolochenko, of High-Tech Bridge, based in Geneva, Switzerland-
Marcel: Land of banks.
Jack: (slightly distracted by Marcel's random comments) Yes, of Geneva, Switzer-...where was I?
Jack: Okay, okay, let's have a look...
Jack: From the ['Daily News'] article, 'A good hacker can get full access to Nasdaq.com in a couple of days...' [Quoted: Information security analyst Ilia Kolochenko]
Marcel: Ah, no - you're leaving out the best part. Let's see, here... Hmm-hmm-hmm.
Says Kolochenko, 'I discovered these vulnerabilities in just 10 minutes, with a Firefox browser,
without any special tools or software.' [Quote source: 'Daily News' (New York, U.S.)]
Those hackers, eh?
They can do a lot with a lunch break.
Jack : The 'Daily News' also reports on September 17, 2013, that NASDAQ has gotten around to correcting vulnerabilities at their site.
Marcel: (nodding).
Marcel: Yes, yes...
Marcel: (skeptically humorous) They switched web browsers.
Jack: That's not what it says.
Marcel: Yes, I know.
Marcel: I was just...drinking for lunch. [See: liquid lunch]
Jack: For more on the story-
Marcel: (continues, muttering) Their [NASDAQ] password is probably 'Nasdaq.'
Jack: (sotto voce) - stop that, Marcel - links are provided in the infobox.
Marcel:(pause) Unless someone has stolen them.
Jack: (holding his head).
Marcel: In other drama, Hubert Joly, the CEO of electronics retailer Best Buy (BBY),
has sold off hundreds of thousands of [his] shares in the company, to the tune of some USD 10.4 million.
Why?
Oh là là.
He's paying for his divorce.
Jack: Really? Ouch.
Marcel: (philosophically) Eh, bien - c'est la vie (That's life.).
Marcel: In better news, perhaps, for Monsieur Joly, Best Buy (BBY) reported earnings of [USD] 32 cents per share
for the second quarter of 2013 [report date Aug. 22, 2013], compared to four (4) cents per share, a year prior [Aug. 21, 2012].
Jack: The board of directors of Best Buy (BBY) have also authorized payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend
of USD 0.17 [17 cents] per common share. The quarterly dividend is payable on October 1, 2013, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 10, 2013.
Marcel: And, social media site Twitter announced plans last week for an initial public offering [IPO] -
they just can't decide whether to list on the New York Stock Exchange [NYSE] or the NASDAQ.
Decisions, decisions.
Marcel: Among pre-IPO investors, apparently, [we find] not only venture capitalists [referencing VCs who are primarily based in the U.S., the 'usual suspects'; see list in infobox],
but a Saudi [Saudi Arabia or the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia] billionaire - and you can read all about that in the infobox. [Note: IPO stands for 'initial public offering.']
Marcel: Ah, and one more tidbit, for a bit of light reading - check the infobox to read about a secret billionaire.
Jack: Stewart Horejsi reportedly holds a bigger stake in billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) than even Microsoft (MSFT) billionaire Bill Gates. [Clip shown: MB S1E23 - 'Grimsy,' feat. mini-bio on investor Warren Buffett]
Jack: This story [on investor Stewart Horejsi] was reported by [news agency] Bloomberg; we haven't confirmed it-
Marcel: (adding his own explanation) -because we're busy at the beach.
Marcel: But how's that for a wild tale; the Berkshire [Hathaway] billionaire next door.
Jack: Say...that could happen.
Marcel: Oui. (Yes.)
Marcel: If there was -
Marcel: (completing sentence) -a time machine. [Note: Warren Buffett started investing in the 1950s.]
Jack: And that's today's 'Monkey Business.' [Sept. 18, 2013]
Jack: We'll see you soon for more regularly-scheduled programming-
Marcel: ...as soon as I finish this margarita. [Note: A margarita is a type of cocktail.]
Marcel: (searching for the margarita)
Marcel: (continues to look for the drink) Alors, wait a second...where has it gone, now?
Marcel: (continues searching)
Marcel: It must be hackers.
[Sound: Mellow music is heard through close of show.]