Microsoft says hundreds of US networks targeted by latest Russian cyberattack - October 25, 2021

U.S. stock futures edged slightly higher Monday as the five largest U.S. tech companies plan to report earnings this week, starting Monday with Facebook. Energy stocks have also continued to surge, challenging climate-conscious money managers who are now missing out on the world’s hottest stocks. Top Wall Street analysts see upside in these stocks as earnings season continues - CNBC From doom to boom, energy stocks power out of COVID shock - Reuters @DaisyMaxey: U.S. stock futures creep lower; S&P 500 on course to break seven-day winning streak; American Express and Honeywell International among the companies set to report earnings ahead of open #stocks #stockstowatch #investing Microsoft said Nobelium, the Russian-based agency behind the SolarWinds cyberattack, targeted hundreds more “resellers and other technology service providers” in its latest wave of attacks on U.S.-based computer systems. In a blog post, Microsoft said the attacks were part of a broader campaign over the summer that affected hundreds of Microsoft customers. The attacks come only months after President Joe Biden imposed sanctions on Moscow in response to a series of spy operations, hoping to limit cyberattacks. Russian SolarWinds hackers have a new target: the global tech supply chain - Fortune @carlquintanilla: “While we are clear-eyed that nation-states, including Russia, will not stop attacks like these overnight, we believe steps like the cybersecurity executive order in the U.S., .. have put us all in a much better position to defend against them.” $MSFT Corporate giants including Nestlé, Verizon and Procter & Gamble are betting consumers will continue to pay more for their products if they keep raising prices into 2022, offsetting fast-growing costs amid the supply-chain crisis. So far, price increases have paid off for makers of household staples, but some analysts question whether shoppers will start to seek cheaper, off-brand alternatives. A key measure of investors’ inflation expectations suggested the consumer-pri