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Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower, nervous wait for U.S. jobs data

Asia's stock markets had their worst session in two weeks on Friday following a tech-led plunge on Wall Street, though gains in safer assets like bonds and dollars were muted as investors awaited U.S

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Golden passports: Scheme for the wealthy, boon for criminals?

The Akamas Peninsula along the western coast of Cyprus, May 31, 2020. /VCG For most people, a passport comes from being born in a country, having a parent from there, marrying a citizen or app

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12 Paris-based VCs look at the state of their city

Four years after the Great Recession, France’s newly elected socialist president François Hollande raised taxes and increased regulations on founder-led startups. The subsequent flight of entrep

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Zoom profits shoot higher as it eyes 'future of working anywhere'

The company's second quarter profits climbed to $185.7m compared to just $5.5m over the same period a year ago.

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Biden unleashes attacks, blames Trump for protest violence

Accusing President Donald Trump of “poisoning” the nation’s values, Joe Biden condemned violence at recent protests Monday and blamed Trump as the battle over who’s at

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France's school fears, UK cases spike: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- The UK reported its largest weekend rise in new infections since May, with 1,715 people testing positive for the virus.- France's education minister,Jean-Michel Blanquer, admitted itwo

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10 Berlin-based VCs discuss how COVID-19 has changed the landscape

A breeding ground for European entrepreneurs, Berlin has a knack for producing a lot of new startups: the city attracts top international, diverse talent, and it is packed with investors, events and a

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Global stocks struggle after Fed shift, Japanese markets shaken

A pedestrian in front of the London Stock Exchange offices in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. /Reuters Stock markets struggled for direction on Friday as investors worried abou

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In landmark shift, Fed rewrites approach to inflation, labor market

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday rolled out a sweeping rewrite of its approach to its dual role of achieving maximum employment and stable prices, putting new weight on bolstering the country's l

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The Chat Room: Love in the time of the pandemic

The pandemic has taken a toll on all aspects of our lives as stay-at-home measures have been in place across the globe at varying times to try to curb the spread of COV

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How Trump was able to leverage CFIUS to block Chinese deals

With the escalating geopolitical tensions between China and the United States, U.S. national security panel the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has weighed in on block

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Trump’s convention blurs official business and politics

Plenty of presidents have walked right up to the line separating official business from politics — or even stepped over it. President Donald Trump has blown past it wit

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Our 12 favorite startups from Y Combinator’s S20 Demo Day: Part 2

Figma for filmmakers, TikTok for English learners and a cryptocurrency twist that actually makes sense?After 197 pitches, Y Combinator’s Demo Day for its Summer 2020 cohort has concluded. While the f

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A quick peek at Snowflake’s IPO filing

Snowflake filed to go public today joining a bushel of companies making their S-1 documents public today. TechCrunch has a longer digest of all the IPO filings coming soon, but we could not wait to g

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Microsoft says Apple blocking Epic will hurt its games

Microsoft Corp. on Sunday said in a court filing that Apple Inc.'s threat to cut off the creator of "Fortnite" from Apple's developer tools would hurt Microsoft's gaming business, as well as other ga

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Lukashenko Says Deployment of Troops on Belarus Western Borders Was His Main Decision in 25 Years

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday that putting the army on combat alert and deploying troops on the country’s western borders was his main deci

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An American rooted in Beijing, Moser talks about China-U.S. ties

03:03 American David Moser loves the Chinese language. In a comedy sketch that aired on Chinese TV in the 2000s, Moser played a foreigner auditioning for a movie. The director was sati