Bancroft Way in Berkeley, California, is cold and slow, the kind of street where everyone seems to know each other by name. This week, neighbors sat outside drinking wine and drinking wine under the evening sun while having lively conversations about their childhood friend who had just become headline news. …
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© Robert Alexander / Getty Images Robert Alexander / Getty Images REI left its new business campus to save money and encourage remote work among its employees. The co-op now plans to have multiple locations for “headquarters” in the Seattle area and expects more employees to long for work at …
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But another executive order issued the same day against another app in Chinese ownership has the potential to rattle even more companies in the global tech sector. Trump called for a ban on WeChat, a popular messaging app, in the US if it could not find a buyer in 45 …
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No matter how you try to look at the market, there are warning signs. From copper depletion to weakness in big technology names, the trade is at risk under attack. Meanwhile, the big rota trade is looking for some just for days and then disappears as fast as it appears. …
Read More »Trump orders Chinese-owned company TikTok to separate interest in U.S. operations
Trump said in a statement that he believes there is “credible evidence” that ByteDance can “take action that threatens to restrict US national security” following the acquisition of the company. social media app Musical.ly. The move marks just the latest twist in the dramatic tussle between the popular video app …
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