Friday’s cyber attack hit 200,000 victims in at least 150 countries and that number could grow when people return to work on Monday, the head of the European Union’s police agency said on Sunday. Cyber security experts say the spread of the virus dubbed WannaCry – “ransomware” which locked up computers in car factories, hospitals, shops and schools in several countries – has slowed, but that any respite might be brief. Europol Director Rob Wainwright told ITV’s Peston on Sunday programme the att

Scotland must have a choice on independence at the end of Britain’s divorce with the European Union when the exit terms are clear, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday. In an interview with the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, Sturgeon called on voters to back her Scottish National Party at an election on June 8 to strengthen her hand and make sure that Scotland’s voice is heard in the Brexit negotiations. “For me this is a question of, at the end of the Brexit process, does Scotland get a choic

Centrist Emmanuel Macron took power as president of France on Sunday in a sumptuous inauguration ceremony in the Elysee Palace presidential residence in Paris following his May 7 election victory. On arriving for the ceremony at the 18th century palace, Macron, 39, a former investment banker and economy minister, held a private meeting with outgoing Socialist President Francois Hollande on state affairs which included the transfer of access to France’s nuclear missile launch codes. Macron become

The next act for a former top government official is typically a large financial firm, corporation or law firm. And those jobs, as well as teaching, remain strong possibilities for Mr. Comey. Matt Latimer, a founder of the Javelin literary agency and communications firms, has already contacted Mr. Comey. Still, Mr. Comey, who was brought in in part to oversee employee internal investigations, parted on good terms with Mr. Dalio. Mr. Richman, who has spoken to Mr. Comey several times since he was

As she was brainstorming business ideas, Deane zeroed in on her frustration with the poor quality of school backpacks for her children. “I am outraged, properly outraged, because the satchel is the most British bag you can ever imagine, everybody had a satchel at school. Nobody was making satchels in Britain,” she says. So Deane decided she would be the one to start making quality satchels. “I am really really lucky because I am a very awkward person and so I tend to get really irritated when th

Britain’s Conservative party will win a “Margaret Thatcher style ” landslide in next month’s national election unless the Labour party improves its poll ratings, according to Tom Watson, Labour’s deputy leader. In an interview with The Guardian newspaper published on Saturday, Watson said Labour had “a mountain to climb” before election day. “A Conservative government with a 100 majority is what it is. It will be very hard for them to be held to account in the House of Commons. It means there wo

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she wanted close cooperation with French President-elect Emmanuel Macron and that their two countries would do everything to shape European policy. “We will do everything not only to help France but also to shape the European path with France,” Merkel said in the city of Aachen near the border with Belgium. Macron holds talks with Merkel in Berlin on Monday, a day after his inauguration, with the aim of stressing the importance of the relationship

When Brendon Lynch visited the Los Angeles LGBT Center in November 2016, he got his first glimpse into the lives of homeless LGBTQ youth. The Rudy’s Barbershop CEO said the company, which has an ongoing partnership with the It Gets Better Project, was looking for new ways to help the LGBTQ community. Lynch realized homeless people don’t just need food and clothes — they need toiletries to get clean and feel dignified. It was clear to the CEO that Rudy’s Barbershop was in a perfect position to pi

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday that United States reserves the right to be protectionist on trade, but noted that his international counterparts are growing more comfortable with the Trump administration’s economic agenda. “We do not want to be protectionist but we reserve our right to be protectionist to the extent that we believe trade is not free and fair,” Mnuchin told a news conference at the end of a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of Seven industrial d

After studying for several final exams and writing research papers, the last thing any college grad may want to do this summer is reach for another book. But the transition from college to the “real world” can be difficult. In fact, research says that nearly 90 percent of millennials report experiencing a period of confusion and depression between age 20 and 30. Finding inspiration in great books early on can be helpful, and a few titles in particular stand out as great resources for any recent

Working moms are a significant driver of the U.S. economy. In advance of Mother’s Day, WalletHub took a look at the states providing the best — and worst — conditions for working moms, evaluating each state across a series of 13 different criteria. Take a look at the states that fared the best:10. IllinoisChildcare rank: 10Professional opportunities rank: 12Work-life balance rank: 189. New YorkChildcare rank: 23Professional opportunities rank: 11Work-life balance rank: 6

As a writer for shows like NBC’s “30 Rock” and Hulu’s “The Mindy Project,” Tracey Wigfield has spent her fair share of time with comedy’s most talented women. “The idea of writing a show about my mother was kind of a thing I always wanted to do,” Wigfield tells CNBC. “My mom does funny stuff every day. Every day she does things that I’m like, ‘This would be so funny if a character did it on a TV show.'” With “Great News,” which premiered last month on NBC and was picked up for a second season ea

The entrepreneurs came on the show seeking $500,000 for 10 percent equity in their business. Corcoran, flushed though she was at the handsome naked model, said the valuation of the company was “way off the charts” and there was too much competition from other paint-and-sip operations. Wine & Design is the third largest in the country currently. Despite skepticism from Cuban, Corcoran and Greiner, O’Leary and Herjavec both made offers. Wonderful a “loan shark” for his financing structure and offe

The law, which is a provision of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, requires establishments in a chain with 20 or more locations to prominently display the calorie information as well as be able to provide other nutritional information to customers who ask for it. This is the third time there’s been a delay, and the new deadline is set for May 7, 2018. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, who oversees the agency, lauded the action and called the rules themselves “burdensome” and “unhelpful.

Heather Stenlake is a divorced, single mom living in the Poconos of Pennsylvania with her two daughters. She put $40,000 of her retirement savings towards inventing and producing a sheer slip that holds up a bride’s wedding gown. It took Stenlake 15 years and a personal reinvention to go from having the idea to developing her product into a company. But Stenlake eventually found the confidence to launch her business: Once she did, her inspirational attitude won over the investors on hit reality

The United States said on Saturday the world’s other rich economies were getting used to the policy plans of President Donald Trump, but Europe and Japan showed they remained worried about Washington’s shift. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the United States reserved the right to be protectionist if it thought trade was not free or fair. “We must not backpedal on free trade as it has contributed to economic prosperity,” Aso said. He dropped, however, a controversial proposal of a “bo

While addressing graduates at Liberty University on Saturday in his first commencement address as president, Trump repeatedly lashed out at Washington — urging graduates to challenge the establishment and stand firm in their convictions. More from NBC News:The toughest job in D.C.: Explaining President TrumpIs Trump recording in the Oval Office? “As long as I’m your president,” Trump promised to loud applause, “no one is ever going to stop you from practicing your faith or preaching what’s in yo

McCabe has served for 20 years with the FBI and was appointed deputy director in 2016. Garcia, an associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals, was nominated to that court by Gov. Garcia was U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2005 to 2008, nominated by President George W. Bush. If nominated and confirmed, she would be the first woman to lead the FBI. Fisher also testified in support of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, who was confirmed in April to replace the late co

In contrast, U.S. equity ETFs had outflows for a second-straight week to the tune of $2 billion. Meanwhile, the U.S. 10-year bond yield fluctuated between 2.3 percent and 2.4 percent during the week before last trading around 2.33 percent. More from ETF.com:The most interesting new trading ideas of the yearHow to survive an ETF failureIf you want smart beta for better return, try measuring itOut of the ETFs with the top 10 creations this week, eight of them were international equity funds. Outsi

The firm is out with a new report which shows online retailers are “sucking share” from traditional retailers at an “incredible” rate. “A third of the growth in retail sales over the last 16 months has been in online sales. In the government’s latest monthly retail sales report that came out Friday, Hickey points out online sales showed their 22nd straight month of gains. The bearish activity among traditional retail was triggered by disappointing April retail sales numbers. Although it’s still