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US Allows Deadline On TikTok Deal To Lapse, Talks To Continue
Saturday, December 5, 2020 - 11:40am | 497TikTok's future remains murky as the U.S. heads into a new presidential administration still with no final sale. What Happened: The Trump administration did not extend the Friday night deadline for the forced sale of TikTok's U.S. assets, following two previous extentions. But the Treasury...
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TikTok Seeks Extension Of US Deadline On Forced Sale To Oracle, Walmart
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - 3:37am | 577ByteDance has filed a petition in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to extend the Nov. 12 deadline of a forced sale to Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) and Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL), the Wall Street Journal reports. What Happened: The TikTok...
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Fastly Analysts Have More Questions Than Answers Amid Q3 Warning
Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 3:05pm | 405Analysts are out with their reaction to Fastly Inc's (NYSE: FSLY) preliminary third-quarter earnings and the subsequent 30% drop in share price. Credit Suisse analyst Brad Zelnick maintains an Outperform rating on Fastly and lowers his price target from $110 to $100. Raymond James...
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Never Break The Chain: Fleetwood Mac Downloads Surge After Viral TikTok Video
Monday, October 5, 2020 - 11:27am | 726"Dreams" is making money for Stevie Nicks even while she's in isolation. A viral TikTok video has Fleetwood Mac surging up the music charts and has provided some free publicity for Ocean Spray. What Happened? A TikTok clip showing a longboarding man drinking Ocean Spray...
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TikTok Awaits Judge Ruling After Sunday Morning Hearing
Sunday, September 27, 2020 - 1:46pm | 656A federal ruling is expected to be announced tonight on whether downloads of the video-sharing app TikTok will be banned throughout the U.S. A hearing took place Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. EST before U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington. During the ninety-minute...
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Delay TikTok Ban Or Defend By Friday, Judge Tells Trump Administration
Friday, September 25, 2020 - 12:29am | 475TikTok may have secured legal respite against the ban on its U.S. operations after U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols on Thursday asked President Donald Trump's administration to either file a response to TikTok's injunction by 2:30 p.m. ET Friday, or delay the ban that goes into effect...
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TikTok Parent Puts Ball In China's Court — Says Will Abide By Tech Export Rules
Thursday, September 24, 2020 - 12:15am | 490ByteDance has applied for an export license from China's regulator, as it moves ahead with a deal involving Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) taking 12.5% and 7.5% stake respectively in subsidiary TikTok Global's U.S. operations, reports CNBC. What Happened:...
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How Trump's Chinese Tech Crackdown Could Impact 'Fortnite,' 'League of Legends'
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - 3:48pm | 635The ongoing saga between China and the United States over how data collected is now shifting from TikTok to gaming companies. What Happened: Chinese gaming companies are being scrutinized by the U.S. government, according to a Thursday Bloomberg report. Tencent (Pink: TCEHY), the world...
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Fintech Focus For September 22, 2020
Monday, September 21, 2020 - 6:33pm | 1543Quote Of The Day: A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies. - Aristotle Fintech Movers: Federally chartered banks can hold reserve funds for stablecoin issuers, according to new guidance from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. - Block Binance creates exclusive Innovation Zone....
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ByteDance Denies Most Of Trump's Claims On TikTok Deal With Oracle, Walmart
Monday, September 21, 2020 - 3:58am | 368ByteDance is shooting down the U.S. optimism surrounding the TikTok deal with Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT), and Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL). What Happened: Neither U.S. company will not gain ownership rights for TikTok’s video recommendation algorithms or the technology that powers...
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Trump Said TikTok Deal Would Create $5B Patriotic Education Fund. ByteDance Says It Has No Clue
Sunday, September 20, 2020 - 10:16pm | 362President Donald Trump suggested Saturday that the TikTok deal he gave his "blessing" to involved a $5 billion education fund for the United States, but ByteDance claims it didn't hear of this until media reports emerged. What Happened: “They are going to pay $5bn into a...
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Why Trump's TikTok Ban Could Be 'Fort Sumter Moment' In Cold Tech War Between US, China
Friday, September 18, 2020 - 10:03am | 826The drama over the fate of popular Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok is ongoing Friday, with the U.S. Commerce Department announcing that it will ban U.S. business transactions on TikTok starting Sunday. What Happened? Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat will seemingly no longer be able...
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TikTok Parent Proposes US IPO Post-Oracle Deal To Gratify Trump
Thursday, September 17, 2020 - 9:45pm | 363ByteDance plans to take TikTok public in the United States after it forms a partnership with Oracle Inc (NYSE: ORCL), the Financial Times reported Wednesday. What Happened: The Chinese parent of TikTok made a commitment to list the short-form video app's shares in the U.S. as a part of its...
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Fintech Focus For September 18, 2020
Thursday, September 17, 2020 - 8:57pm | 2110Good morning! If you're new to the Fintech Focus, you can subscribe here! Quote Of The Day: You can do everything right and still fail. - Will Eastman Fintech Movers: Banking giant UBS is skeptical that Bitcoin is a safe-haven asset, according to a report issued on September 9 by its Swiss...
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Confusion Over ByteDance, TikTok Ownership Pattern Said To Be Latest Sticking Point In Oracle Deal
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 11:22pm | 389Trump Administration wants investors from the United States to hold a majority stake in ByteDance-owned short-form video app TikTok, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. What Happened: The Beijing-based company is partnering with Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) to form a new U.S.-based firm...