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U.S. Businesses Need to Prep For Brexit: Brexit Negotiator

U.S. Businesses Need to Prep For Brexit: Brexit Negotiator

by Jinman Li | Jul 13, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON – American businesses should be prepared for the EU and British markets to be separate, but the EU will remain a major trading partner with the U.S. despite Great Britain’s withdrawal from the EU, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator said...
New California Law Highlights Need for Federal Data Privacy Protections

New California Law Highlights Need for Federal Data Privacy Protections

by Minghe Hu | Jul 12, 2018 | Business & Tech

WASHINGTON – California’s new law providing consumers with more protections againt data collected by Internet and other companies highlights the need for better federal data privacy laws, a senior Democratic lawmaker and several experts say. Current federal laws...
Senate committee proposes harsher penalties for bad credit reporting practices

Senate committee proposes harsher penalties for bad credit reporting practices

by Xin Liu | Jul 12, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON — A senate committee is considering a proposal to give the FTC more authority to supervise credit bureaus and impose harsher civil penalties from those that don’t follow standard credit reporting procedures and report wrongful data. A Federal Trade...
Ryan speaks on the need for more technical workers

Ryan speaks on the need for more technical workers

by Charlene Zhang | Jul 12, 2018 | Business & Tech

WASHINGTON – House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that the current four-year college system leads to “mountains of debt” and not enough of the technical skills needed in today’s workforce. Speaking at the Economic Club, Ryan also reproved the Trump...
Ryan Says Tariffs Won’t Solve Trade Issues

Ryan Says Tariffs Won’t Solve Trade Issues

by Brian Baker | Jul 12, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s new tariffs are not the answer to global trade issues and risk America’s leadership role in global trade. “New tariffs are not the solution,” Ryan said during a speech to the...
Congress headed toward approving added strength to block foreign investments in U.S.

Congress headed toward approving added strength to block foreign investments in U.S.

by Jinman Li | Jul 6, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON – A bill awaiting final congressional approval would beef up a Treasury program’s ability to review foreign investments for national security threats, especially related to intellectual property – a measure that experts say is largely aimed at China. The...
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