Microsoft, Donald Trump and TikTok
Donald Trump seeks a "bidding war" for the app after years of pressure on ByteDance to sell its US operations over security concerns.
January saw Meta, Amazon, Microsoft announce layoffs. With China growing influence in the AI space, and Donald Trump at the helm in the US, what lies ahead for the tech industry in 2025?
President Trump tells reporters on Air Force One that Microsoft is the latest contender in the race to buy TikTok's US operations.
Murkowski issued a statement on X earlier Wednesday similarly denouncing the pardons, calling the Capitol Police officers the “backbone of Congress.” She was one of seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump during his second impeachment trial over the riot.
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, said on Tuesday, January 28, that Microsoft would be in talks to buy TikTok, although he stressed that he would like to see a "bid
Leavitt, 27, is the youngest White House press secretary in history. She served as the spokesperson for Trump's 2024 campaign and transition team.
Kenya is set to lose tax revenue following an executive order by US president Donald Trump, which affects how American multinational companies are taxed abroad.
President Donald Trump on Monday said Microsoft was in talks to acquire TikTok, shortly after the social media app went dark last week. He further suggested that he would like to see a bidding war over the popular platform.
Optimists looking for an encore performance from Wall Street were handsomely rewarded in 2024. Last year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite all achieved multiple record-closing highs and ended higher by 13%, 23%, and 29%, respectively.
Recent comments by President Trump have stirred discussions, as he suggested that FEMA might need to be revamped or possibly even discontinued.
Asian shares wavered on Friday, weighed down by the return of tech-heavy South Korean stocks from holidays, but relatively strong earnings from U.S. tech giants kept risk sentiment intact while tariff threats pushed the dollar and gold prices higher.