| | Target holiday cyber breach hits 40 million payment cards | BOSTON (Reuters) - Target Corp said hackers have stolen data from up to 40 million credit and debit cards of shoppers who visited its stores during the first three weeks of the holiday season in the second-largest such breach reported by a U.S. retailer. | | | | | | Nike profit rises, futures orders up 13 percent | (Reuters) - Nike Inc on Thursday posted a rise in quarterly profit as higher margin products made up a bigger proportion of its sales, and the maker of sports clothes and shoes said global orders for merchandise for delivery by April was up 13 percent. | | | | | | Ex-Microsoft employee, day-trader charged with insider trading | SEATTLE (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission charged two Seattle men on Thursday with 35 counts of illegally trading on private Microsoft Corp information, which prosecutors said netted the pair more than $390,000 in illicit profits over an 18-month period. | | | | | | Bell Helicopter sees new aircraft matching Asia pivot | FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - The tilt-rotor aircraft that Textron Inc's Bell Helicopter is designing for a U.S. Army competition would help troops travel longer distances as the military shifts focus to the Asia-Pacific region, a company official said. | | | | | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today | | | | | | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today | | | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | |