Warren Buffett’s $ 113 billion stake in Apple approaches a quarter of its investment firm Berkshire Hathaway’s full market value, according to Business Insider. Apple and cash add up to Berkshire Hathaway’s $ 147 billion in cash, and more than half of the company’s market value. Berkshire Hathaway held about …
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Text size Kevin Frayer / Getty Images Brands responded calmly to the recent escalation of the Trump administration’s war on Chinese telecom giant Huawei. Maybe too calm. U.S. Commerce Department regulations issued Aug. 17 will in theory prevent Huawei from purchasing any hardware or software that has all inputs of …
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Text size Kevin Frayer / Getty Images The European chip sector was under pressure on Tuesday when the cold wind of fracturing relations between US and China blew its way. The sector has benefited from the fruits of a global tech rally driven by the need for gadgets and computers …
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Text size Pau Barrena / AFP via Getty Images Shares of mobile device maker Qualcomm jumped into trading on Tuesday after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled against the Federal Trade Commission in a major anti-trust case. Qualcomm (ticker: QCOM) stock gained 3.6% to $ 110.24 …
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Text size Transversospinales / Dreamstime Let us assume that the Trump administration is advancing its threats to stop American companies from working with both ByteDance unit TikTok and Tencent Holdings-owned WeChat. What will the Chinese government do in response? Amber analyst Toni Sacconaghi has pondered that question. He owns both …
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