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Tencent Stock Drops After Trump Bans WeChat
Tencent Stock Drops After Trump Bans WeChat
August 07, 2020  |  International

It didn’t take long for China’s market to react to President Donald Trump’s executive order banning WeChat. Shares of Tencent Holdings Ltd., its parent company,...

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Trump Bans ByteDance’s TikTok, Tencent’s WeChat
Trump Bans ByteDance’s TikTok, Tencent’s WeChat
August 07, 2020  |  International

Citing data security issues, President Donald Trump issued two executive orders Thursday night (Aug. 6) banning TikTok and WeChat from the U.S. The ban will...

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Microsoft Seeks To Wrap Up TikTok Talks Before Deadline
Microsoft Seeks To Wrap Up TikTok Talks Before Deadline
August 05, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Microsoft plans to finish its acquisition talks with TikTok within the next three weeks, ahead of a Sept. 15 deadline, CNBC reported. Estimates on how...

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TikTok’s Time Is Running Out
TikTok’s Time Is Running Out
August 04, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

As the pandemic raged and millions lived under lockdown, one seemingly harmless diversion was TikTok, the amusing short-form mobile video app from Chinese tech firm...

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As Clock Ticks On TikTok Saga, Ripple Effects For US Tech?
As Clock Ticks On TikTok Saga, Ripple Effects For US Tech?
August 04, 2020  |  International

The saber-rattling between China and the U.S. is heating up — with boardroom as battleground, and with some of the biggest U.S. companies as potential...

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Trump Urges Microsoft To Buy TikTok In Its Entirety
Trump Urges Microsoft To Buy TikTok In Its Entirety
August 03, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

President Donald Trump gave Microsoft Corp. some advice on its bid to buy the U.S. arm of TikTok, the controversial Chinese video-sharing app. On Monday (Aug. 3), Trump said it...

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Microsoft Aims To Buy TikTok’s US Arm By Sept. 15 After CEO Gets Trump’s Blessing
Microsoft Aims To Buy TikTok’s US Arm By Sept. 15 After CEO Gets Trump’s Blessing
August 02, 2020  |  Acquiring

Microsoft Corp. has resumed attempts to buy the U.S. arm of  TikTok — the popular but controversial Chinese video-sharing app owned by ByteDance — by...

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TikTok Owner Eyes Listing Change To Dodge US Sanctions
TikTok Owner Eyes Listing Change To Dodge US Sanctions
July 31, 2020  |  IPO

With the Trump administration increasingly signaling that it may ban Chinese technology power-house ByteDance’s blockbuster app TikTok in the United States over concerns of Beijing...

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US Lawmakers Seek Investigation Of Zoom And TikTok’s China Ties
US Lawmakers Seek Investigation Of Zoom And TikTok’s China Ties
July 31, 2020  |  Safety and Security

Two members of Congress asked the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday (July 30) to investigate Zoom Video Communications Inc., the video technology company, and...

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