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Dow closes above 29,000 after China and U.S. sign trade truce

The Dow ended above 29,000 for the first time on Wednesday and the SP 500 also closed at a record high after the United States and China signed a phase one trade agreement and pledged to resolve a

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Sophie Alcorn, Rebecca Lynn, MG Siegler and Garry Tan are joining us for Early Stage SF

One of the most valuable resources in the tech startup community is mentorship. Founders, tackling brand new challenges and adapting to a rapidly changing world, can sometimes feel like no one underst

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Goldman Sachs doesn't want to miss China's financial sector opening up

Editor's note: Matteo Giovannini is a finance professional at ICBC in Beijing and a member of the China Task Force at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development. The article reflects the author'

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Shanghai eyes citywide 5G coverage by year end

Shanghai will build 20,000 5G base stations to realize citywide 5G coverage by the end of this year, said Ying Yong, mayor of Shanghai, in a government work report at the opening of the local annual

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Bezos announces $1 bln investment in India as local traders cry foul

Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, attends a company event in New Delhi, India, January 15, 2020. /Reuters Photo Angry local Indian traders vowed Wednesday to stage protests against the world's ri

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China's island province Hainan reports duty-free sales surge in 2019

Offshore duty-free shops on China's island province of Hainan raked in 13.61 billion yuan (about 1.97 billion U.S. dollars) in sales in 2019, up 35 percent year on yea

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Sam Curran has what it takes to be England’s man of the moment

A few days before the start of the second Test against New Zealand Sam Curran was asked by one of his old coaches if he could record a short video welcome message for S

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Sam Curran has what it takes to be England’s man of the moment

A few days before the start of the second Test against New Zealand Sam Curran was asked by one of his old coaches if he could record a short video welcome message for S

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Interview: Xi's visit to cement "Paukphaw" friendship between China, Myanmar, ambassador says

YANGON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Myanmar will cement China-Myanmar "Paukphaw" (fraternal) friendship, Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai has said. Xi's state vi

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Questions of racism linger as Harry, Meghan step back

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, leave after visiting Canada House in London, after their recent stay in Canada, January 7, 2020. American actress Meghan Markle married P

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Paper-rich startup employees look for ‘pre-wealth’ help to lock down stock options

For Silicon Valley’s potential startup millionaires, compensation packages staked on future promises of wealth are where the action is, but what happens when these employees get laid off or have

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Microsoft and NSA say a security bug affects millions of Windows 10 computers

Microsoft has released a security patch for a dangerous vulnerability affecting hundreds of millions of computers running Windows 10.The vulnerability is found in a decades-old Windows cryptographic

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US patents hit record 333,530 granted in 2019; IBM, Samsung (not the FAANGs) lead the pack

We may have moved on from a nearly-daily cycle of news involving tech giants sparring in courts over intellectual property infringement, but patents continue to be a major cornerstone of how companies

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Google parent company Alphabet expected to reach $1tn value soon

Another tech behemoth is poised to join the club of Silicon Valley giants valued at more than $1tn. Alphabet, Google’s parent company, reached a value of $993bn on Mond

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The digital tax dispute: A new front in Trump's trade war?

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump at a welcoming ceremony in Paris, July 13, 2017. /AP Photo As the costly two-year trade standoff between China and the Unit

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Interview: Xi's visit to cement "Paukphaw" friendship between China, Myanmar, ambassador says

YANGON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Myanmar will cement China-Myanmar "Paukphaw" (fraternal) friendship, Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai has said. Xi's state vi

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19 suspects arrested for smuggling watches

Police in southern China's Guangdong Province have recently broken up a gang who smuggled watches, the local customs office said Monday. An investigation showed that a