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China’s billionaires want to flee the country, and take $60 billion of wealth with them on their way out

China’s billionaires want to flee the country, and take $60 billion of wealth with them on their way out

Last month, Shanghai-based billionaire Yimeng Huang—the CEO and chairman of gaming company XD—announced in a company memo that he and his family would relocate from China. The note leaked onto the internet and went viral on Chinese social media, sparking netizen discussions on the growing number of prominent businesspeople leaving China. “I’m preparing my family to move abroad by next year. It’s still a plan though, and anything can happen in a year. I’m prioritizing both my… Source link

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‘Miserable f***ing excuse for a country’

‘Miserable f***ing excuse for a country’

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong told London concert-goers that he is “renouncing” his United States citizenship in protest over the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. Performing at London Stadium just hours after the majority-conservative court ruled that abortion rights are no longer protected, the 50-year-old rock star lashed out at the decision on Friday night. “F*** America,” Armstrong said on stage for the Hella Mega tour his band is headlining alongside Weezer, Fall Out… Source link

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Russian official admits sanctions are crippling the economy as the country grapples with a selloff and mass shortages

Russian official admits sanctions are crippling the economy as the country grapples with a selloff and mass shortages

The ruble may not be showing it, but Western economic sanctions imposed against Russia are working. In revealing testimony before the Duma parliament, the head of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) told the country’s lawmakers she had to throw everything but the kitchen sink just to prevent a full-blown run on the banking system. “The sanctions imposed against Russia affected the situation in the financial sector, spurred the demand for foreign currencies, and caused fire sales of financial… Source link

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Yahoo closes email service in China as it lowers curtain on the country

Yahoo has completely ceased its operations in China now that web services company has ended support for its email service in the country. In a recent email sent out to customers, the company explained that it would soon close Yahoo Mail in China while advising them to switch to an alternative email service as soon as possible. Yahoo also recommended that users download their contacts, schedules and other important data before its email service closed for good in the country. In an FAQ page… Source link

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Yahoo workers in Japan told they can work anywhere in the country rather than return to the office

Yahoo workers in Japan have been told that they can work from anywhere in the country rather than return to the office – and commute by plane when necessary.  Around 8,000 employees will benefit from the change, which takes effect on April 1, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. More than 90 per cent of employees are already working remotely and Yahoo President Kentaro Kawabe said their performance has held or improved at home, Japan Times reported. The new flexible working policy… Source link

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Trump warns on ‘scary’ inflation, says surging prices will ‘ravage our country’

Donald J. Trump joined Yahoo Finance for a wide-ranging conversation covering topics such as the U.S. economy, COVID-19 vaccines, cryptocurrencies, and his thinking on a third run for the presidency in 2024. The full interview will be released on Monday. Former President Donald Trump told Yahoo Finance that inflation is one of the issues that will help him determine if he will run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. Soaring prices have become a fixture of the pandemic-era… Source link

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Google plans to customize Play Store app ratings for users’ country and device

Google announced changes to how it calculates and displays app ratings on the Play Store on Monday that could make them more useful and relevant to users and developers (via 9to5Google). In place of one rating for an entire app, which can come in a variety of forms and levels of relative goodness depending on the device, Google plans to break things down with specific ratings for the country your device is registered in and specific ratings for the form factor of the device you’re using… Source link

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