If you’re like most people, you might not want to revisit the painful events of 2020 as we close out the year. Understandable. The pandemic has left an indelible mark…
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ByteDance says proposal on TikTok still needs China, U.S. approvals
BEIJING - China will need to approve ByteDance’s proposed deal with Oracle Corp for its TikTok app, the Chinese company said on Thursday, indicating how its bid to stave off…

ByteDance’s bid to keep most of TikTok faces major hurdles
NEW YORK - China’s ByteDance faces an uphill struggle to convince the White House to allow it to keep majority ownership of its popular short video app TikTok in the…

Deloitte hit with record 15 million pound fine for Autonomy audit
NEW YORK - China’s ByteDance faces an uphill struggle to convince the White House to allow it to keep majority ownership of its popular short video app TikTok in the…

BOJ holds fire, sees economic gloom lifting slightly
TOKYO - The Bank of Japan will monitor not just inflation trends but job growth in guiding policy, its governor Haruhiko Kuroda said, signalling the BOJ’s readiness to ramp up…

GM faces unexpected bills as India-China tensions delay sale of India plant: sources
NEW DELHI/DETROIT - Delays to General Motors' GM.N sale of its Indian plant to Great Wall Motor 601633.SS due to tensions between India and China are likely to result in…

Exclusive: In the weeds – How Bayer, U.S. government teamed up against Thailand’s glyphosate ban
BANGKOK - Chemicals giant Bayer and the U.S. government cooperated closely last year to lobby Thailand to reverse its ban on glyphosate, used in the company’s controversial weedkiller Roundup, documents…

Stocks falter as Fed fails to offer fresh cause for cheer
NEW YORK - Global equity markets slid and the dollar eased on Thursday after a report showing persistently high claims for U.S. unemployment benefits reinforced the Federal Reserve’s assessment of…