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As it tries to sanitize the playing field, the FTC has announced an investigation into some of the biggest tech companies: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft.The Federal Trade Commission, FTC, has announced its decision to begin an investigation targeted at some tech giants. The Commission said that the investigation is to shine its spotlight on these companies’ acquisitions carried out in the past, that may not have been thoroughly scrutinized by the regulator. The tech giants...

President Trump called four big tech companies with trillion-dollar market caps, Microsoft, Apple, Google and Amazon, the MAGA club. MAGA is also a short form of ‘Make America Great Again’, a favorite slogan of Trump and his supporters.United States President Donald Trump called out four tech giants for becoming a trillion-dollar companies – thanks to his merits. And not just that. We all remember his slogan ‘Make America Great Again’ (MAGA), right? Well, he went that far to call Microsoft,...

The coronavirus death toll is spreading fears to investors who are trying to turn to gold, the U.S. dollar and also Bitcoin as a safe haven.Investors are seeking safety in gold, the dollars and also Bitcoin as the coronavirus outbreak death toll in mainland China alone hit 1000. The virus has spread in a dozen other countries across the globe, raising a red alert to investors who are wary of the likelihood of an economic recession.As a result of the coronavirus outbreak, big investment...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) said in the filing that it wants to depose President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and former Defense Secretary James Mattis over a $10 billion Pentagon’s JEDI contract awarded to Microsoft.Amazon Web Services (AWS) spokesperson blames United States President Donald Trump for using his executive powers in order “to advance his personal agenda.” They also claim that the example of this was awarding of the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense...

In a quest to fund the Blue Origin project, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos continued with his initial plan to sell shares. He has now sold $3.5 billion worth of shares in a week after AMZN stock jumped higher and the company joined the $1 trillion club.Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has sold almost $3.5 Billion worth of Amazon’s (AMZN) shares in the last one week, in the quest to fund his aerospace project Blue Origin. According to filings from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Jeff sold slightly...

Venture divisions of Salesforce and Samsung joined a second Series C funding round for a startup called Digital Asset that had already gathered $35 million from investors.Digital Asset, a New York-based financial technology company that builds products based on distributed ledger technology for regulated financial institutions, has acquired investments from Salesforce Ventures and Samsung Venture Investment Corp in the second closing of its Series C funding round. It was revealed on Tuesday,...

Amazon joined Microsoft, Apple, and Google (Alphabet Inc) to rank among the wealthiest companies in the U.S. with a market cap of over one trillion dollars on February 4, 2020. Now it is a new member of the elite $1 trillion club.Amazon joined Microsoft, Apple, and Google’s parent Alphabet to tank among the wealthiest companies in the U.S. The other three entered the elite club for the first time in January 2020. All of them together make up the “Trillion Dollar Club.”Up to today, only these...

Visa’s quarterly earnings came through last week. The first-quarter results were exciting for many investors. But they have been in line with expectations. Revenues hit about $6.05 billion. Earnings per share were about $1.46 as well. This has led to many wondering if centralized payments are still the way to go. It is also a 10% increase from 2018. It has also reinforced the common belief that the payments industry is still going strong. This also is in line with post-earnings forecasts...

Asana Inc., the developer of web and mobile app for organizing, tracking, and managing work, has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In the statement, Asana revealed their plan to enter the public markets via a direct listing. In other words, Asana files for IPO.Asana stated:“The public listing is expected to take place after the SEC completes its review process, subject to market and other conditions.”When...

Can anyone be a billionaire? Maybe. I sat down with Dr. Morgan Shi – who is one of China’s most well-regarded experts in domestic and international investment as well as risk management – and asked about his philosophy, which investments brought him the most return, and what investment vehicles have the most upside. The following transcript has been edited for clarity.Are billionaires, or even millionaires, different in how they approach money and investment?Everyone has the opportunity to...