Chinese social network TikTok trying through the courts to appeal the decree of US President Donald Trump, which provides for a ban on its activities in the country, if it is not sold to an American company. This was reported by Interfax-Ukraine on Tuesday, August 25, with reference to the Chinese media.
“It is not easy for us to sue the government, but we have no choice, except to act, to protect our rights, as well as the rights of our communities and employees,” – TikTok said in a press release.
As we know, Trump signed a decree on August 6, under which, 45 days after the date of its publication, any agreements of any person or property under the jurisdiction of the United States with ByteDance Ltd., the owner of TikTok, will be prohibited.
Trump’s next decree gave the company 90 days to complete the deal.
The original decree stated that TikTok was a threat to the US economy and national security. U.S. officials fear the Chinese government will gain access to TikTok users’ data, including U.S. citizens. The company claims that it never transmits such data to the authorities.
The Dow Jones and S&P 500 stocks hit record highs on Tuesday, November 24 amid official news of the transfer of power in the United States and progress in the development of coronavirus vaccines. In particular, the Dow Jones industrial index rose by 1.5% and for the first time in history exceeded 30,000 points. According […]
NASA has provided to Nokia with $ 14.1 million to deploy 4G (LTE) network on the moon. The US space agency noted that telecommunications networks of this standard will be able to provide more reliable than radio signals, communication on the Earth’s satellite, where it is planned to build the lunar base by 2028. NASA […]
Eli Lilly and Regeneron have applied to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the permission to use emergency coronavirus drugs. Eli Lilly conducted clinical trials with the placebo group, as a result of which the drug has proven its antiviral action. Regeneron did not provide the research data, but the company’s drug was widely […]
South Korean electronics maker Samsung Electronics has signed an agreement with US cellular operator Verizon to supply $ 6.64 billion worth of 5G equipment to the United States, reported Reuters. According to Samsung representative, the order concerns to supply of network equipment. Company declined to comment on the detailed terms of the contract. Noted that […]
US President Donald Trump canceled the trade negotiations with China due to pandemic of coronavirus. The American leader has accused China in the spread of the virus in the world. The information was reported by Bloomberg. The trade agreement concluded in the first stage, which came into force in February, ensured a discussion of the […]
Microsoft announced the plan: to buy the fashionable social application TikTok, that owned by the Chinese company Bytedance Ltd, and confirms the long-standing efforts of the technology giant to occupy a niche in the digital advertising market, along with Facebook and Google. It is known that Microsoft intends to acquire TikTok’s business in the United […]
The stevedoring company “Brooklyn-Kiev” is going to invest $ 200 million in the construction of a grain terminal in the port of Ilyichivsk. This is stated in the message of the seaport. “Brooklyn-Kyiv” emphasizes that the company comes into the port of Illichivsk not only with the investments, but also with its know-how in the […]
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Low-cost airline Wizz Air will restart its flight from Kiev to Stockholm on December 16. The company has been operating the flight since 2010, but then canceled. Another low-cost carrier, Ryanair, has decided to close the route in 2019. Now Wizz Air will fly to Sweden twice a week – on Thursdays and Sundays. The […]
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The State Fiscal Service of Ukraine imposed a fine on Philip Morris Ukraine. In turn, the tobacco company believes that the claims of the Department of tax and customs audit of the SFS for 4.1 billion. UAH are unfounded. “Now the fine is not yet accrued officially. The verification was completed on May 10 and […]
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Pfizer and BioNTech shares rose sharply on Monday by 4% and 10%, respectively. This happened after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) assigned an “accelerated” status to their two COVID-19 potential vaccines. Although the companies have not yet completed the final tests and have not received approval for the production and sale of their […]
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Panasonic Corporation shareholders intend to invest $ 260 million in the continuation of construction for production of solar plant in the State of New York (Buffalo). This is reported by foreign journalists edition of The Wall Street Journal referring to representatives of the Japanese company. According to official information, the company will be put into […]
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The other day, was held a working meeting of representatives of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine and the State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine together with the Ministry of Environment and Water of the United Arab Emirates. UAE experts arrived in Ukraine for the inspection of domestic enterprises producing poultry […]
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Recently, foreign automobile corporations are increasingly exposed to multi-million dollar fines from regulators. The reason is negligence of manufacturers who violate the road safety legislation at the stage of cars’ production. Scandals accompanied by multi-million dollar fines recently occurred in companies BMW, Volkswagen, and Fiat Chrysler, which subjected the charges from the regulatory authorities for […]
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Shares of AT&T fell 5.8% on Tuesday, showing the largest one-day decline since June 11, 2020, when shares fell 6.1%. Shares of AT&T rose first on Monday, then fell in the second half of the trading session. The initial growth was due to positive assessments of the future merger agreement between AT&T WarnerMedia and Discovery […]
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Goldman Sachs launches Marcus Invest asset management service for investors with small capital, according to Reuters. The service will automatically invest clients’ funds in exchange-traded funds (etf) on stocks and bonds and rebalance portfolios based on models that develop the bank’s investment strategy. Historically, Goldman Sachs has offered asset management services to clients with capital […]
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The “Auchan” network won a lawsuit against the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine in the case of cartel retailers. In April 2015 the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine made a decision on the most massive and scandalous case in the food retail market – the cartel of 14 retailers, which, according to the AMC, has led to […]
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In general, over the past 2 years, the real estate market has shown positive dynamics in almost all segments, especially since the situation has equaled both in the capital and in the regions. Let’s consider more different segments. THE RESULTS OF THE 4TH QUARTER OF 2017 AT THE OFFICE REAL ESTATE MARKET IN KIEV The […]
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The policy of GFS of Ukraine, directed to the problem resolution of central government budget deficit doesn’t promote business development at all. Entrepreneurs ring the alarm bells! Despite the moratorium of business checks conducting , the expiring year has remembered by just improbable actions activation of the Public fiscal service of Ukraine. From practice As […]
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Cosco is the world’s leading container carrier that is the only candidate to bit for the purchase of 51% stake in the state port of Piraeus in Greece. The sale will help to generate hundreds million of euros for Greece, which is experiencing significant financial difficulties , therefore is engaged in the sale of State […]
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In the United States over the past 15 years, 25 billionaires have paid a much lower income tax than they should have. ProPublica based on confidential data from the US IRS published the investigation. In particular, among the 25 billionaires are Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Amazon founder Jeff […]
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The National Bank of Ukraine plans to sell PrivatBank. Its privatization, the NBU believes, may be of interest to the most prestigious international investors, as the Ukrainian banking sector has potential. The head of the NBU Kirill Shevchenko in an interview with GlobalCapital stated this. “Our banking sector has significant potential for international investors. We […]
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According to Interfax-Ukraine, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has won the tender for carrying out USEP Ukrposhta financial and economic activities audit for 2015-2016 in the amount of 5, 79 million UAH. The press-service of USEP Ukrposhta admitted: “Within corporatisation process in USEP Ukrposhta, it is necessary evaluating a property and own property rights for forming of the […]
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