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Amazon has been awarded a record amount of tax exemptions, grants and other incentives this year from local government across the US.

Amazon has received $650m in tax breaks across the US this year

October 6, 2021

Amazon has been awarded a record amount of tax exemptions, grants and other incentives this year from local government across the US. State officials have given Amazon an estimated $650…

Container shipping rates between the US and China continue to rise sharply according to data from freight-tracking firm Freightos.

Container shipping rates from the US to China continue to climb high

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August 24, 2021

George Iddenden

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Container shipping rates between the US and China continue to rise sharply according to data from freight-tracking firm Freightos. Shipping costs have recently reached $20,000 compared with only $4,000 a…

Amazon now employs one in every 153 workers in the US after hiring tens of thousands of new staff to meet demand during the pandemic.

1 in every 153 US workers now works for Amazon

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Amazon Employees US Walmart

August 4, 2021

Ben Stevens

Amazon now employs one in every 153 workers in the US after hiring tens of thousands of new staff to meet demand during the pandemic. The online behemoth now employs…

The Biden administration's proposed export tariffs on UK goods to the US has backfired on the UK government's tax on big tech.

US propose damaging new export tariffs in retaliation to UK’s Digital Service Tax

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March 31, 2021

George Iddenden

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President Biden has announced plans to place tariffs on select UK goods travelling across the Atlantic in retaliation to the UK’s Digital Services Tax (DST). The new tariffs would mean…

Boohoo saw its shares dip around seven per cent today despite posting runaway sales growth of 41 per cent last year.

Boohoo could be banned from the US as “modern slavery” allegations continue

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March 2, 2021

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Boohoo could be banned from the US following widespread allegations of “modern slavery enforced labour” in its supply chain. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has now launched an investigation…

Ocado’s boss Tim Steiner has denounced Amazon as a “very, very small player” in the UK grocery market as he brushed aside concerns it could majorly disrupt the sector.

Ocado expands Kroger partnership despite fears it could be banned from importing tech to US

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November 25, 2020

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Ocado has significantly expanded its partnership with US grocery giant Kroger helping quell investor fears it could be banned from importing its tech into the country. Kroger today announced that…

President Trump has vowed not to extend social media giant TikTok’s sell-by date of September 15.

Trump says he will not extend TikTok sell-by date

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ByteDance Microsoft Oracle President Trump TikTok TikTok sale US Walmart

September 11, 2020

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President Trump has vowed not to extend social media giant TikTok’s sell-by date of September 15. Speaking to reporters on Thursday night, Trump said the deadline for TikTok to sell…

Walmart has agreed to purchase a 7.5 per cent stake in TikTok as a complex deal to keep the social media giant operating in the US is receives President Trump’s “blessing”.

TikTok owner announces bonuses for staff after US labels app a security threat

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September 8, 2020

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TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd. has announced it will pay out a rare half-month’s salary bonus for its employees, hoping to assuage its workforce as questions mount over its sale…

Apple is set to start reopening its retail stores across the US after being forced to close them for a second time due to a spike in coronavirus cases.

Apple to begin reopening stores for a second time as US cases begin to decline

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August 25, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Apple is set to start reopening its retail stores across the US after being forced to close them for a second time due to a spike in coronavirus cases. The…

TikTok is being sued for billions of pounds in the UK and Europe over accusations it has illegally collected personal information of millions of children.

Microsoft confirms plans to buy TikTok despite imminent US ban

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August 3, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Microsoft is in talks to buy social media giant TikTok in the US just days after President Trump threatened to ban the app over security concerns. Microsoft confirmed yesterday that…

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Amazon has received $650m in tax breaks across the US this year

Container shipping rates from the US to China continue to climb high

1 in every 153 US workers now works for Amazon

US propose damaging new export tariffs in retaliation to UK’s Digital Service Tax

Boohoo could be banned from the US as “modern slavery” allegations continue

Ocado expands Kroger partnership despite fears it could be banned from importing tech to US

Trump says he will not extend TikTok sell-by date

Apple to begin reopening stores for a second time as US cases begin to decline

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