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In US, teleworkers don't want to turn back
In US, teleworkers don't want to turn back
by  AFP

For Curtis Sparrer, a work-from-home evangelist, an office is nothing less than a "corporate jail." Five years after the Covid-19 pandemic sent workers scrambling for home, laptops under their arm, Sparrer methodically challenges the arguments made by corporate America as it pushes for a full-time return to office.

Trump launches his own meme coin, value soars
Trump launches his own meme coin, value soars
by  AFP

US President-elect Donald Trump has launched his own cryptocurrency, appropriately called $TRUMP, sparking feverish buying that sent its market capitalization soaring on Saturday to several billion dollars. By mid-morning on Saturday, the market capitalization for $TRUMP stood at nearly $6 billion.

US TikTok ban looms as Trump seeks last-ditch solution
US TikTok ban looms as Trump seeks last-ditch solution
by  AFP

TikTok says it will "go dark" in the United States on Sunday, threatening access to the app for 170 million users, unless the government provides assurances that a law mandating its sale or ban won't be used to punish service providers.

US Treasury to take 'extraordinary measures' to avoid debt default
US Treasury to take 'extraordinary measures' to avoid debt default
by  AFP

The US Treasury Department will start taking "extraordinary measures" next week to avoid risking a default on government debt, Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday, days before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. On Friday, Yellen said: "The period of time that extraordinary measures may last is subject to considerable uncertainty."

Canada vows 'Trump tax' on US in response to tariffs: minister
Canada vows 'Trump tax' on US in response to tariffs: minister
by  AFP

Americans will be hit by a "Trump tariffs tax" if the US president-elect increases customs duties on Canadian products, the Canadian foreign minister said Friday, pledging a hard-hitting response in any trade war. "This would be the biggest trade war between Canada and the US in decades," Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said.

'More sad than shocked': TikTok users brace for ban
'More sad than shocked': TikTok users brace for ban
by  AFP

"I almost, like, don't know how to define myself without TikTok," content creator Ayman Chaudhary sighed, reflecting the consternation of millions over US authorities' scheduled banning Sunday of the hugely popular app. Until then, Ayman and countless other content creators have been left gloomily contemplating a future without TikTok.

US to tighten trade rules to hit low-cost China shipments
US to tighten trade rules to hit low-cost China shipments
by  AFP

The United States unveiled a new rule Friday to tighten an exemption allowing low-value imports to enter the country duty-free, taking aim at Chinese shipments that might be benefiting from it. The proposal disqualifies certain products from the low-value, or "de minimis," exemption, which allows goods valued at $800 or below to come into the United States without paying duties or certain taxes.