NOAA via AP)
In this geocolor image GOES-16 satellite image taken Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at 11:45 UTC, sunlight, from the right, illuminates Hurricane Irma as the storm approaches Cuba and Florida. Cuba evacuated tourists from beachside resorts and Floridians emptied stores of plywood and bottled water after Hurricane Irma left at least 20 people dead and thousands homeless on a devastated string of Caribbean islands and spun toward Florida for what could be a catastrophic blow this weekend.
A gigantic data breach of the credit-monitoring agency Equifax has potentially put upwards of 143 million American's credit information at risk, and shares of the company tanked on Friday.
As for the major indexes, the Nasdaq lagged while the Dow led.
And now, the scoreboard:
- Dow: 21,796.10, +11.82, (0.05%)
- S&P 500: 2,460.57, -4.53, (-0.18%)
- Nasdaq: 6,360.19, -37.68, (-0.59%)
TOP STORIES
- EQUIFAX: Hackers may have the personal details of 143 million US customers. The leak has infuriated millions of Americans and Equifax is struggling to deal with its fallout.
- Hurricane Irma has shut down Disney World and will cost the company millions. It's only the third time in the last decade that the park has closed.
- House Republicans boo and 'hiss' at top Trump officials in a messy pre-vote meeting. Republicans are not happy about how a joint hurricane relief and government funding bill was passed.
- Meet the 29-year old who was just named CFO of $100 billion giant Kraft Heinz. 3G Capital has a reputation for promoting young executives.
Literally everyone should be thinking about suing Equifax. And I do mean everyone - the government, its shareholders, and its customers.
ADDITIONALLY:
Snap closed at its highest levels since July
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