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Calling it “unfair retaliation”, President Donald Trump announced he has instructed the United States Trade Representative to consider US$100 billion in additional tariffs against China. Trump’s latest action is in addition to the 25% tariff on 1,333 Chinese products worth US$50 billion. This means the U.S. is targeting a combined US$150 billion tariffs on China products. […]
... written on Apr 07 2018Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump unveiled a list of Chinese imports that his administration aims to target, China strikes back with its own tariffs on U.S. products. Trump’s US$50 billion tariffs in Chinese imports cover a staggering 1,300 categories of products, arguably the most aggressive trade war against the Chinese. The slap of 25% […]
... written on Apr 05 2018You don’t want to pick up a fight with Donald Trump if you’re not 100% sure what you’re getting into. In a little more than a year as POTUS, this president has made more enemies than any president in the history of U.S. presidency. On the international stage, he picked up fights with EU, NATO, […]
... written on Apr 03 2018Thanks to Cambridge Analytica scandal, European Union has now found the excuse to regulate Facebook. The data-harvesting scandal has essentially opened the floodgate, presenting a golden opportunity for the EU to contain the growing influence of the world’s largest social media company. Well, don’t blame the EU – it was Zuckerberg’s fault. The co-founder […]
... written on Apr 02 2018Companies like Facebook and Google have a different business model as compared to brick-and-mortar stores like Apple. Yet, they are all giant tech companies. Both Apple and Facebook command planeloads of customers. Apple sells gadgets to its legions of loyal customers, while Facebook sells its targeted customers’ personal data to advertisers. Mark Zuckerberg becomes […]
... written on Mar 30 2018Eight years ago, Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs warned and lectured the young Mark Zuckerberg on issues about privacy. “Privacy means people know what they’re signing up for, in plain English and repeatedly,” – Jobs said in 2010. If only the young Zuckerberg had listened to the wise man who saw it coming. […]
... written on Mar 29 2018After President Trump proudly signed an executive memorandum to slap tariffs on up to US$60 billion in Chinese imports on Thursday, the Dow Jones dropped 724 points. The U.S. DJIA plunged another 425 points on Friday after China strikes back with its own counter-tariff measures. It appeared the markets were sending a message to Trump. […]
... written on Mar 25 2018President Donald Trump, as anticipated, signed an executive memorandum that would impose tariffs on up to US$60 billion in Chinese imports on Thursday. Unlike the earlier tariffs of 25% on steel imports and 10% on aluminium imports signed earlier this month, the latest tariffs are designed to specifically punish China unfair trade practices with the U.S. […]
... written on Mar 23 2018One of the reasons why North America, particularly United States of America, has reigned supreme for nearly a century as the world’s strongest and biggest economy is because of its consumption-based economy. Although some may argue that production, not consumption, is the true source of wealth, U.S.’ consumption-driven society is one of the main contributors. […]
... written on Mar 22 2018From June 2018 Google will ban all online adverts that promote cryptocurrencies and any related content. In the recent announcement, which follows similar action that Facebook took earlier in the year, Google’s other platforms such as YouTube and third-party websites will all be covered by the ban. For cryptocurrency businesses and investors, this is a […]
... written on Mar 22 2018
