A meeting between Jack Ma and Donald Trump is a major coup for Alibaba and bodes well for its US relations. E-commerce giant Alibaba is wasting no time making big headlines in the New Year, starting with a major coup that has seen founder Jack Ma become the first big Chinese business leader to score a meeting with incoming U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Alibaba’s Ma Meets With Trump to Talk About Creating Jobs
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Chairman Jack Ma met with Donald Trump on Monday to discuss how the online retailer could help create 1 million new U.S. jobs, keying in on one of the president-elect’s chief concerns amid fraught relations between China and the incoming administration. The Chinese e-commerce giant said the positions would be generated through Alibaba adding 1 million small and medium-sized U.S. businesses to its platforms, estimating that each one will hire a new person as a result of the added commerce.
CEOs talk to Trump about creating jobs
Asia’s richest man is the latest businessman to talk to Donald Trump about creating American jobs. Jack Ma is the billionaire founder and executive chairman of the Alibaba group, a Chinese e-commerce company.
Donald Trump has ‘great meeting’ with Alibaba boss Jack Ma
US President-elect Donald Trump has held what he said was a “great meeting” in New York with Jack Ma, chairman of the e-commerce site Alibaba. After the meeting Mr Ma said that both had agreed that US-China relations “should be strengthened, should be more friendly and do better”.
Hillary Clinton gets three standing ovations at ‘The Color Purple’
Hillary Clinton made a rare public appearance at the Broadway musical “The Color Purple” on Sunday – and received three standing ovations. Photos from the scene showed people gawking at Clinton and snapping photos.
Twitter Suspends – Pharma Bro’ Shkreli for Harassment
Twitter Inc. suspended the account of Martin Shkreli after the brash former pharmaceutical executive harassed a female reporter online, the latest high-profile case of abuse on the social media service. Over the past few days, freelance reporter Lauren Duca posted about several unwanted digital advances by Shkreli, the former chief executive officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals AG, including a message in which Shkreli invited her to the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
CNN anchor confronts Trump adviser on Russia: ‘How can you say…
CNN anchor Jake Tapper pressed President-elect Donald Trump’s top counselor over why his team hesitated to admit that they benefited from internal emails from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s campaign exposed by Russian hacking and leaking. In an interview on CNN on Sunday, Tapper asked Kellyanne Conway why she dismissed the hacking’s impact on the 2016 election.
UK’s May denies her government ‘muddled’ about EU exit
In this Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016 file photo, Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers’ Questions session, in parliament in London. Prime Minister Theresa May’s office says Thursday Jan. 5, 2017, the British leader will meet Donald Trump in Washington in the weeks following his Jan. 20 inauguration as U.S. president.
Tough challenge for Trump: Getting more men back to work
In this Sept. 3, 2014 file photo, people wait in line to sign up for unemployment in Atlantic City, N.J. The proportion of men in their prime working years who have a job has been steadily declining _ and holding back the United States’ growth potential.
Trump: Only ‘stupid’ people, fools oppose better Russia ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered … . The first page of the Joint Analysis Report narrative by the Department of Homeland Security and federal Bureau of Investigation and released on Dec. 29, 2016, is photographed in Washington, Jan. 6, 2017.
China Said Prepared to Retaliate If Trump Raises Trade Barriers
China is prepared to retaliate should President-elect Donald Trump take punitive measures against Chinese goods and trigger a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies, according to people familiar with the matter. Options include subjecting well-known U.S. companies or ones with large Chinese operations to tax or antitrust probes, said the people, asking not to be identified because the matter isn’t public.
China Said Prepared to Retaliate If Trump Raises Trade Barriers
China is prepared to retaliate should President-elect Donald Trump take punitive measures against Chinese goods and trigger a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies, according to people familiar with the matter. Options include subjecting well-known U.S. companies or ones with large Chinese operations to tax or antitrust probes, said the people, asking not to be identified because the matter isn’t public.
Tough challenge for Trump: Getting more men back to work
The proportion of men in their prime working years who have a job has been steadily declining and holding back the United States’ growth potential. Above, people wait in line in Atlantic City, N.J., to sign up for unemployment.
China Said to Mull Scrutiny of U.S. Firms Amid Trump Tension
China is prepared to step up its scrutiny of U.S. companies in the event President-elect Donald Trump takes punitive measures against Chinese goods and triggers a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies after he takes office, according to people familiar with the matter. The options include subjecting well-known U.S. companies or ones that have large Chinese operations to tax or antitrust probes, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter isn’t public.
All U.S. ambassadors directed to quit by Jan. 20
Ambassadors in some of the most desirable foreign capitals such as London and Paris have been told they must end their service immediately on Jan. 20, with “no exceptions,” State Department officials confirmed Thursday. The unusually stern and specific directive to “political” ambassadors – often presidential donors and friends – came at the behest of the incoming Trump administration, two officials said.
U.S. spy chief ‘resolute’ on Russia cyber attack, differs with Trump
The top U.S. intelligence official said on Thursday he was “even more resolute” in his belief that Russia staged cyber attacks on Democrats during the 2016 election campaign, rebuking persistent skepticism from Republican President-elect Donald Trump about whether Moscow was involved. James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, said he had a very high level of confidence that Russia hacked Democratic Party and campaign staff email, and disseminated propaganda and fake news aimed at the Nov. 8 election.
Trump Voter, You Aren’t Racist? Prove ItBy Keli Goff
Trump voters who say ‘Not me!’ when racism charges fly should see the new film about the three black women at NASA-and how John Glenn treats them-and contemplate its lessons. Since the election a seemingly never-ending debate has raged between those who voted for Donald Trump and those who did not.
China Said to Mull Scrutiny of U.S. Firms Amid Trump Tension
China is prepared to step up its scrutiny of U.S. companies in the event President-elect Donald Trump takes punitive measures against Chinese goods and triggers a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies after he takes office, according to people familiar with the matter. The options include subjecting well-known U.S. companies or ones that have large Chinese operations to tax or antitrust probes, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter isn’t public.
Intelligence Chiefs ‘Stand More Resolutely’ Behind Finding Of Russia Election Hacking
Intelligence agency leaders repeated their determination Thursday that only “the senior most officials” in Russia could have authorized recent hacks into the U.S. electoral and political system. The director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, affirmed an Oct. 7 joint statement from 17 intelligence agencies that the Russian government directed the election interference – and went further.
Tough challenge for Trump: Getting more men back to work
In this Sept. 3, 2014 file photo, people wait in line to sign up for unemployment in Atlantic City, N.J. The proportion of men in their prime working years who have a job has been steadily declining _ and holding back the United States’ growth potential.
US auto sales hit a record 17.55M in 2016, led by SUVs
Six Mexican veterinarians who say they were recruited to work as animal scientists at an Idaho dairy farm have filed a federal human trafficking lawsuit against the dairy’s owners and the lawyer who arranged… Six Mexican veterinarians who say they were recruited to work at an Idaho dairy farm as animal scientists have filed a federal human trafficking lawsuit against the dairy’s owners and the lawyer who arranged work… U.S. consumers bought a record number of new cars and trucks in 2016. A repeat performance in 2017 could be a tall order.
Trump to tap Wall Street lawyer Jay Clayton to head SEC
President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Wall Street lawyer Jay Clayton to head the Securities and Exchange Commission , according to Sean Spicer, a spokesman for Trump’s transition team. As chair of the SEC, which polices Wall Street and the financial markets, Clayton would play a key role in Trump’s efforts to usher in a period of deregulation, including undoing parts of 2010’s financial reform legislation, known as the Dodd-Frank Act.
Trump tariff on GM would violate NAFTA, but that may not stop him
In another tweet targeting GM, President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to slap a tax on the U.S. automaker for importing compact cars to the U.S. from Mexico. But GM makes the vast majority of compact Chevrolet Cruzes at a sprawling factory complex in Lordstown, Ohio, near Cleveland.
Pence: Trump has ‘healthy skepticism’ of Russian hacking reports
Vice President-elect Mike Pence said Wednesday that he supports Donald Trump’s move to question U.S. intelligence agency claims that the Russia was responsible for the pre-election hacking of Democratic emails. “The president-elect has expressed his very sincere and healthy American skepticism about intelligence conclusions,” Pence said following a closed-door meeting with House Republicans on Wednesday.
Trump Slams Delay in ‘Intelligence’ Briefing on Russian Hacking
President-elect Donald Trump said the “intelligence” briefing he was to have with Obama administration officials was moved to Friday – noting “perhaps more time needed to build a case.” The “Intelligence” briefing on so-called “Russian hacking” was delayed until Friday, perhaps more time needed to build a case.
The Democratic Party Line That Could Torch Civil Liberties… and Maybe Help Blow Up the World
Many top Democrats are stoking a political firestorm. We keep hearing that Russia attacked democracy by hacking into Democratic officials’ emails and undermining Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
3 Questions for Rick Perry, Trump’s Pick to Lead the Um…
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry meets with president-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower December 12, 2016 in New York. Rick Perry is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Energy, a government agency that seemingly annoyed Perry so much that, in 2011, he boasted that he would abolish it, if elected president.
Trump Said to Pick Lighthizer for U.S. Trade Representative
Lawyer Robert Lighthizer, who was deputy trade representative during the Reagan administration, is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the U.S. Trade Representative office, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Lighthizer, a partner at the Washington offices of law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, has focused on traditional trade litigation, policy advice and legislative initiatives for a roster of large U.S. corporations and coalitions, according to the firm’s website.
Donald Trump, hacking expert
So now Donald Trump is a hacking expert? After all of this time saying that he and no one else knows what is going on, that has changed 180 degrees to being a cyber security expert? Is this another sales pitch or is this the real deal? Apparently Mr. Trump feels he knows more than all of America’s intelligence agencies. In fact, Mr. Trump has continually defended Russian espionage while lambasting the US intelligence agencies who have unanimously reported Russian hacking in the last election.
The Wall Street Journal: Donald Trump expresses doubts over Russia cyberattack accusations
President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday he wanted to press U.S. intelligence agencies to make sure they are correct in asserting that Russia was behind a cyberattack aimed at disrupting the 2016 presidential race. In a brief exchange with reporters on New Year’s Eve at his home in Palm Beach, Fla., Trump said that the intelligence community has been wrong before.
Donald Trump’s Press Secretary Won’t Say Whether Russia Was Behind The DNC Hack
Donald Trump’s press secretary repeatedly refused to say whether the president-elect believes Russia was behind the hack of Democratic National Committee emails during the 2016 presidential race. Trump’s initial response to the sanctions was that “it’s time for our country to move onto bigger and better things.”
Beauty And The Beast To Baywatch: The Movie Reboots We Can’t Wait For In 2017
From the return of our favourite lifeguards to the resurrection of a classic monster, 2017 looks set to be a great year for movie reboots. Movie reboots are always risky business and in recent years we’ve seen the good, the bad and the ugly, when it comes to studios trying to breathe new life into an old story.
Obama leaves Trump with difficult decision on Russian hacking sanctions
President Barack Obama is forcing his successor Donald Trump into a difficult choice: reverse the sanctions the departing president just imposed on Russia for hacking the U.S. election or put at risk his campaign vow to improve relations with Vladimir Putin. Hours after Obama imposed penalties on Russian agencies, individuals and companies and ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian operatives Thursday, Trump issued a terse statement far milder than his previous assertions that Democratic emails may well have been stolen and leaked by “somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds.”
What’s the diplomatic message behind Kremlin’s largesse?
There appeared to be two separate messages coming out of the Kremlin on Friday, when Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that 31 American diplomats would be expelled as retaliation — and then Russian President Vladimir Putin announced no U.S. diplomats would be ousted. Lavrov’s announcement of a tit-for-tat expulsion — President Obama said on Thursday that 35 Russian diplomats would be expelled from the U.S. — is a common practice that goes back to the Cold War.
What’s the diplomatic message behind Kremlin’s largesse?
There appeared to be two separate messages coming out of the Kremlin on Friday, when Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that 31 American diplomats would be expelled as retaliation — and then Russian President Vladimir Putin announced no U.S. diplomats would be ousted. Lavrov’s announcement of a tit-for-tat expulsion — President Obama said on Thursday that 35 Russian diplomats would be expelled from the U.S. — is a common practice that goes back to the Cold War.
Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher to be buried together
In this Sept. 10, 2011 file photo, Carrie Fisher kisses her mother, Debbie Reynolds, as they arrive at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher to be buried together
In this Sept. 10, 2011 file photo, Carrie Fisher kisses her mother, Debbie Reynolds, as they arrive at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
U.S. Said to Plan Release of Evidence Showing Russian Hacking
The FBI and Homeland Security Department will release a report Thursday with technical evidence intended to prove Russia’s military and civilian intelligence services were behind hacking attacks during this year’s presidential campaign, according to a U.S. official. The documentation will be offered in tandem with sanctions that the Obama administration announced Thursday in retaliation for the breach of Democratic National Committee e-mails as Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump were campaigning for the White House.
Trump Says He’ll Weigh Intelligence Findings on Russian Hacking
President-elect Donald Trump said he’ll meet next week with U.S. intelligence officials to discuss their findings that Russia hacked Democratic Party e-mails to meddle in the 2016 election, signaling a possible shift from his previous dismissals of Russian involvement. In his first statement following President Barack Obama’s action on Thursday to sanction Russian intelligence officials and agencies for the hacking, Trump released a statement, saying, “It’s time for our country to move on to bigger and better things.
Trump Says He’ll Weigh Intelligence Findings on Russian Hacking
President-elect Donald Trump said he’ll meet next week with U.S. intelligence officials to discuss their findings that Russia hacked Democratic Party e-mails to meddle in the 2016 election, signaling a possible shift from his previous dismissals of Russian involvement. In his first statement following President Barack Obama’s action on Thursday to sanction Russian intelligence officials and agencies for the hacking, Trump released a statement, saying, “It’s time for our country to move on to bigger and better things.