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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) has emerged as the most likely buyer of the US operations of TikTok, the popular Chinese short video app that prepares US President Donald Trump for effective bans on national security grounds. PHILO PHOTO: A person walks past a Microsoft logo at the Microsoft …

What a story of two markets 2020 revealed. In the first quarter, investors held the fastest beer market benchmark in history, with the benchmark S&P 500 34% of its value in less than five weeks. This was followed by the strongest quarterly rally in 22 years, and is supported by …

How much for all this? What about some information that is not so easily shared? With everything on the line, the immunity of COVID-19 feels a bit like a priceless commodity. Pricing a vaccine is not as complicated as making one, but it is not far off. To defeat the …

Plenty of smartphones are slowly making their way into the mainstream. Can foldable e-readers be next? The E Ink Corporation, the company behind the digital paper technology found in the majority of e-readers, is trying to make it. The company’s R&D lab has been developing foldable e-ink screens for some …

US equity futures edged higher with European equities as President Donald Trump’s executive actions to boost economic aid boosted investor enthusiasm. Risk takers are climbing even after China said it would sanction US officials against revenge against Hong Kong. Bank shares rally in Europe and oil advanced after Saudi Aramco …