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Trump’s ‘Confusing’ Trade Deal Isn’t Putting Off Beijing’s Top Negotiator

November 21, 2019 UTC: 11:13 AM.

China’s top trade negotiator is ‘cautiously optimistic’ of a deal getting signed. US Congress passed a bill in support of Hong Kong protesters further complicating matters. President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill. Despite the mixed messages President Donald Trump is sending out with regards to a Sino-US trade deal, China’s top trade … Read more

Dow Jones Primed for a 100-Point Boost on US-China Trade Optimism

February 22, 2019 UTC: 8:26 AM.

US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet China’s President Xi’s special trade talk envoy Liu He today. The meeting could mean progress in US-China trade talks and set the Dow Jones and US Stock Markets on track for an end of week boost. Donald Trump to Meet China’s Vice Premier Liu He Liu He … Read more

Apple’s Asia Suppliers Slash Sales Forecasts as US-China Trade War Bites

January 18, 2019 UTC: 7:51 AM.

Apple’s suppliers in Asia are cutting sales forecasts in anticipation of reduced iPhone sales as the U.S.-China trade war drags on. Among the hardest hit include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing CO (TSMC) which singlehandedly supplies the iPhone’s core processor chips. According to the Nikkei Asia Review, TSMC estimates that its revenues during this year’s first quarter … Read more

Putting Blockchain to Test for Elections

September 13, 2016 UTC: 3:39 PM.

How can a voting platform that touts transparency also be secure? That’s the question posed by Jackie Burns Koven, a Research Assistant of Technology and Public Policy at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs in her published piece by Forbes.