Month: November 2019

Jamie Dimon says Sen. Elizabeth Warren ‘vilifies successful people’

Jamie Dimon is wading into the ongoing feud between Sen. Elizabeth Warren and American billionaires including money manager Leon Cooperman. Dimon, himself a billionaire thanks to his decades running some of the biggest U.S. lenders, was asked by CNBC’s Wilfred Frost if Democratic presidential hopeful Warren was anti-business. “You really have to ask her what…
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China agreed with the US to cancel existing trade tariffs in phases

China’s Commerce Ministry said Thursday that Beijing had agreed with Washington to lift existing trade tariffs between the two nations in phases. Gao Feng, a spokesperson for China’s Commerce Ministry, said that both sides had agreed to simultaneously cancel some existing tariffs on one another’s goods, according to the country’s state broadcaster. The ministry spokesperson…
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Payments just got a lot easier in China

A few months ago, I got out of a taxi upon arriving at my hotel in Beijing. As mainstream credit cards are uncommon and rarely accepted here, I handed the driver cash. I couldn’t speak Chinese and he couldn’t speak English. He shook his head fiercely refusing the payment and pointed to his phone. He…
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Mada Seghete reveals why she will ‘never ever’ celebrate a funding round

When a start-up raises money, it shouldn’t necessarily be seen at as a good thing, according to the co-founder of tech unicorn Branch. Mada Seghete, Branch’s head of strategy and market development, said that though getting funding is a “necessary” step for new companies, it comes at the expense of a team’s ownership in their…
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