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- Afghan Capital Locked Down for Massive Demonstration
- TSA Boosts Efforts to Reduce Waits at Airports
- Canada Wildfire Raises Safety Issues Close to Home
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Know Your Protections and Risks When Banking Online
As Americans increasingly migrate toward conducting banking and other financial transactions online, the threat of falling victim to ever-more  sophisticated cyber-crimes continues to rise. Financial services companies are keenly aware of the potential security risks posed by online money transfer. That is why the industry as a whole has developed a series of standard security protocols designed to ensure that customers' assets and personal information is kept safe.
Following is a list of common security features offered by most banks and financial institutions. Be sure to compare these measures with what your own bank, credit card companies, and other financial vendors have in place.
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 The Markets
When is a door not a door?
The answer, of course, is: When it's ajar.
Investors and analysts were trying to find the answer to a different riddle  last week: When are strong retail sales not strong retail sales?
The answer is: When the retailers are department stores.
Consumers spent more in April than they have in more than a year.
Commerce Department data showed April's retail sales improved by 1.3 percent month-to-month and 3.0 percent year-to-year. Yet, several large department stores reported poor first quarter earnings and weren't optimistic about the future, according to Barron's.
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By the Numbers
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