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Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent were among a dozen companies being examined for inclusion in a Defense Department list of firms deemed to support Chinas military, intelligence and security services.
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In the wake of the riot at the Capitol, companies moved to cut ties with President Trump and his supporters and fired workers who participated.
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Online stores run by the Trump Organization and Trump campaign were taken offline on Thursday by the e-commerce software provider, which said President Trump violated company policy against promoting violence.
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The legal action followed a monthslong investigation by attorneys general in Colorado and other states into whether the tech giant abuses the market power of its dominant search business.
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The House unanimously approved legislation that threatens a trading ban of shares of Chinese companies, such as Alibaba, over concerns that their audits arent sufficiently regulated.
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Unlike Standard Oil and U.S. Steel, its market share is beneficial to sellers and customers.
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A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administrations executive order curbing Americans use of WeChat, agreeing with free-speech arguments raised by users of the popular Chinese-owned messaging and e-commerce app.