Amazon Breaks the Internet - Not in a Good Way

If you are having trouble viewing this email, [click here.]( AMAZON’S AWS CLOUD SERVICE SUFFERS OUTAGES; DISRUPTS LARGE PART OF INTERNET While many people are unaware of just how many sites rely on Amazon Web Services to host information, more are aware of just how big a service AWS is after sites across the country went down Tuesday afternoon as a result of outages for Amazon. The issues are causing partially or even fully downed service for sites and apps that utilize the service. How bad is it? Should Amazon be worried? [Read The Capitalist’s Take Here]( [Read More at USA Today]( [Read More at CBS News](  SAMSUNG HEIR LEE JAE-YONG INDICTED ON BRIBERY CHARGES ALONG WITH FOUR EXECS  South Korean prosecutors indicted Samsung’s de facto leader Lee Jae-yong on charges of bribery and four other offenses, setting in motion legal proceedings that could put the tycoon behind bars for years. The 48-year-old vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co. was arrested Feb. 17 but prosecutors didn’t press formal charges until their Tuesday deadline. In addition to bribery, prosecutors accuse Mr. Lee of embezzlement, perjury, hiding assets abroad and concealing profit gained from criminal acts. [Read More at Wall Street Journal Here]( [Read More at NY Times Here]( [Read More at MarketWatch Here]( TRUMP PROPOSES 37 PERCENT CUT TO STATE DEPARTMENT BUDGET  The Trump administration is proposing a 37 percent spending cut for the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), according to multiple reports. U.S. officials say the suggested decrease would likely require laying off employees, including security contractors at diplomatic facilities overseas, The Associated Press said Tuesday. The AP said development assistance would likely take the biggest hit, citing officials familiar with the proposal... [Read More at The Hill]( [Read More at USA Today Here]( [Read More at Politico Here]( Closing Bell - Tuesday, February 28th Markets Slip Down Ahead of Trump Address  Big Insider Trades - Bank of Hawaii Corp. (BOH) Vice Chairman James Polk Sells $2m - GNC Holdings, Inc. (GNC) Director Philip Mallott Buys $200k Winners & Losers - Kite Pharma, Inc. (KITE) Soars UP (24.53%) After Cancer Therapy Study Show Promising Results - Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. (FRGI) Tumbles DOWN (23.51%) After Naming CEO and Suspending Talks of Selling the Company  Most Talked About Charles Schwab Corp. (SCHW) Considered a Majority Strong Buy After Slashing Commissions to Match Fidelity  The TIP Sheets - Tuesday, February 28th - Nutrisystem, Inc. (NTRI) Jumps UP (18.62%) After Q4 Sales Show Promising Start to “Diet Season”. Expect Shares to Continue UP   Unusual Volume  - Target Corp. (TGT) Tilts DOWN (12.17%) on 45.5m Shares Traded After Dismal Q4 Reports and Full-Year 2016 Earnings Miss. 2017 Guidance Missed Expectations by a Staggering $1.34 per Share. Expect Shares to Continue DOWN  Disclaimer: All quotes are in local exchange time. Real time last sale data provided by The Dow Jones. The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its authorized affiliate, and have been licensed for use to The Capitalist. All content of The Dow Jones branded indices © 2016 S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates. Standard & Poor’s® and S&P® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC. Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. The Capitalist is not an affiliate company of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC, or their respective affiliates.   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website](    --------------------------------------------------------------- This copyrighted material may not be republished without express permission. The information presented here is for general educational purposes only. MATERIAL CONNECTION DISCLOSURE: You should assume that the sender of this email has an affiliate relationship and/or another material connection to the persons or businesses mentioned in or linked to from this message and may receive commissions from purchases you make aon subsequent web sites. You should not rely solely on information contained in this email to evaluate the product or service being endorsed. Always exercise due diligence before purchasing any product or service. This email contains Advertisements.  This email was sent to {EMAIL} by support@thecapitalist.com 4330 Gaines Ranch Loop Ste. 120 Austin, TX 78735  [Edit Profile]( | [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Report Spam]( [Campania]