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Powell and Yellen Suggest Need to Review Regulations After Bank Failures
2 hours ago | NY Times
Proposals for more scrutiny of the financial sector are meeting resistance from industry and Congress.
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The average TikTok user in the US is an adult 'well past college age,' CEO says
2 hours ago | Business Insider
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said the average TikTok user is "an adult well past college age." Matt McClain/The Washington Post/Getty Images.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said the...
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TikTok creators say ban would destroy their businesses
4 hours ago | WGN TV
WASHINGTON - TikTok creators took to Capitol Hill Wednesday to discourage Congress from banning the social media app nationwide.
The creators use TikTok for all sorts of...
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TikTok influencers are descending on Washington to lobby for the social media platform as its CEO prepares for a congressional grilling
5 hours ago | Fortune | 2 articles
Shou Zi Chew plans to tell Congress on Thursday that TikTok, which was founded by Chinese entrepreneurs, is committed to user safety, data protection and security, and keeping...
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Meet Shou Zi Chew, TikTok's 40-year-old CEO who's entered the spotlight as he tries to defend the company from growing security concerns and ban threats
6 hours ago | Business Insider | 2 articles
Shou Zi Chew in Hong Kong, Saturday, June 23, 2018. Kin Cheung/AP
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify before Congress this week as officials share security concerns about the...
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Tiktok's lobbying tops $5.3M in 2022 as it brings its charm offensive to Congress
6 hours ago | NPR
TikTok's CEO plans to tell the committee that it is working to protect U.S. users' data from Chinese government scrutiny. TikTok is pouring millions into lobbying to ease...
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Fed hikes rates despite concerns over banking crisis
7 hours ago | WGN TV
The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 0.25 percentage points on Wednesday after numerous failures in the banking sector had prompted some analysts on Wall Street to call...
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The Fed's latest move confirms it's trying to thread the needle between cooling inflation and helping banks in turmoil
7 hours ago | Business Insider
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress...
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TikTok CEO to insist to Congress it's 'inaccurate' to think its 'beholden to the Chinese government'
10 hours ago | Fortune
“Let me state this unequivocally: ByteDance is not an agent of China or any other country."
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TikTok's chief executive will testify before a congressional panel
14 hours ago | NPR | 3 articles
TikTok's CEO plans to tell Congress that TikTok is working to protect U.S. users' data from Chinese government scrutiny. TikTok is pouring millions into lobbying to ease...
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