President Trump and his allies have tried to paint the Democratic nominee, Joseph R. Biden Jr., as soft on China, in part by pointing to his son's business dealings there.
Senate Republicans produced a report asserting, among other things, that Mr. Biden's son Hunter "opened a bank account" with a Chinese businessman, part of what it said were his numerous connections to "foreign nationals and foreign governments across the globe."
But Mr. Trump's own business history is filled with overseas financial deals, and some have involved the Chinese state. He spent a decade unsuccessfully pursuing projects in China, operating an office there during his first run for president and forging a partnership with a major government-controlled company.
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Intel is selling its SSD business for $9 billion, but keeping Optane - The Verge
Intel is selling its SSD business to SK Hynix in a deal worth $9 billion, which will see the chipmaker almost completely exit the flash memory and storage business — except for Intel's high-end Optane memory technology , which it'll still be hanging onto. The deal includes Intel's former NAND SSD, component, and wafer businesses, along with the company's NAND factory in Dalian, China.
"For Intel, this transaction will allow us to further prioritize our investments in differentiated technology where we can play a bigger role in the success of our customers and deliver attractive returns to our stockholders," said Intel CEO Bob Swan.
Waterville business owner says late-night crowd urinates, defecates in street - CentralMaine.com
John Fortier, a former city councilor and Parking Study Committee chairman, said he has owned State Farm Insurance on Silver Street 40 years and while he has reported the activity, it continues.
A Belgrade resident, Fortier attended the meeting Tuesday to ask that the council postpone voting on a request to close parts of Silver Street and Merchant's Way downtown to through traffic from April 1, 2021, to Nov. 1, 2021, to provide additional opportunities for outdoor dining. He said no one knows how the COVID-19 situation will be next year or what social distancing guidelines will be and there should be no rush to make a decision now.
Local business owner deciding to defy the mask mandate in DeSoto County
DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. — A DeSoto County man who challenged Tate Reeves in last year's election now challenges the governor's renewed mask mandate in the county.
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He owns The Barn at Cedar Hill just south of Hernando and said people who don't want to wear a mask don't have to.
Foster also told FOX13 that he doesn't think anyone is going to pay much attention to the new mask mandate in DeSoto County.
Foster told us he has chosen to defy the governor's mask mandate because social distancing and the mask mandate have cost him a lot of business so he will not enforce it.
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$76M available in third-round of small business grants
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MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont officials Tuesday said $76 million more in small business grants are coming to the hardest hit by the pandemic.
The leaves are falling -- a sign that foliage season is waning, and along with it, the state's tourism revenue. Because there's been an uptick in COVID cases in our region and across the country, the state reduced the number of people allowed to visit without a quarantine down to 1.6 million from 1.8 million last week. In fact, officials say only about 3-percent of the country would qualify under Vermont's criteria.
Sixty small-business owners oppose Portland minimum wage initiative - Portland Press Herald
Sixty local business owners have signed a letter in opposition to Question A on the Portland ballot, which would increase the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour in the coming years and require businesses to pay time and a half during a declared emergency.
The emergency wage provision contained in Question A would increase the city’s minimum wage to $18 an hour in December, assuming the city and statewide emergencies declarations in response to the coronavirus pandemic are still in effect.
Detroit Means Business to hand out 2nd round of free PPE
A coalition that formed as businesses struggled to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic is giving out more equipment to small Detroit employers.
With $175,000 through state funding under the federal CARES Act it will purchase 6,000 more kits to be handed out Monday, Oct. 26, through Thursday, Oct. 29, according to Charity Dean, director of Detroit's Civil Rights, Inclusion and Opportunity department and a leader of the city's small-business assistance during the pandemic. The Ilitch family's Olympia Development and DTE Energy are lending their "support" to the effort, according to a media advisory.
The separate Cellino and Barnes firms are open for business | wgrz.com
BUFFALO, N.Y. — This week marks a new beginning for a pair of upstart Buffalo-based personal injury law firms and their attorneys.
The firms created by the splitting of Cellino & Barnes PC have each announced they are open for business. Ross Cellino and the late Stephen Barnes agreed to a private settlement earlier this year to break up their legal partnership.
Happening on Twitter
Not at all surprised. "Trump Records Shed New Light on Chinese Business Pursuits" https://t.co/JtzFJUSIpz McFaul (from Stanford, California) Wed Oct 21 03:50:16 +0000 2020
Trump Records Shed New Light on Chinese Business Pursuits https://t.co/zIUMYjBW91 JillWineBanks (from Chicago, IL) Wed Oct 21 03:51:06 +0000 2020
New tax story from the NYT Trump Records Shed New Light on Chinese Business Pursuits As he raises questions about… https://t.co/MMSRK4bc2R yashar (from 🐘🐘🐘🐘) Tue Oct 20 23:44:26 +0000 2020
You don't say, Trump had a bank account with the Chinese Communist Party. Trump Records Shed New Light on Chinese… https://t.co/uI67ZhzQl6 MSignorile (from NYC) Wed Oct 21 00:27:18 +0000 2020
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