GeekWire examined 2019 stock changes of 34 public tech and biotech companies either based in the Seattle or with a huge presence in the region, bringing big names like Apple, Google, Facebook and Twitter into the conversation. Microsoft, with 55 percent stock growth in 2019, finished with the 10th-highest rise among the companies. Amazon finished with the third-lowest stock growth among any company that gained in 2019, with shares rising just over 20 percent.
German wholesaler Metro announced on Thursday that it has completed the sale of a majority stake in Metro China to Wumei Technology Group in exchange for net cash proceeds of more than 1.5 billion euros.
GeekWire: We’ve talked a lot about storytelling — that data becomes part of the story, too, right?
Given the history, it is hypocritical for Britain to deliberately violate its pledge made in the British memorandum associated with the Sino-British Joint Declaration despite the Chinese firm opposition and repeated representations, and insist on using the BNO passport or status, which some people in Hong Kong still hold, for political maneuver on the pretext of changing the policy to provide a route for relevant persons to reside and obtain citizenship in Britain, said a spokesman of the HKSAR government.
Given the continued threat of the coronavirus, the mayor urged the public to wear face masks and do their best to social distance.
Global confectioners aim to grab slice of market
天津胃溃疡最佳治疗方案
Global professional service firm Deloitte is doubling the size of its booth at the expo this year with "more sufficient preparation and a larger-scale of investment", said Deloitte China Innovation Leader Dora Liu. "Our theme for this year's CIIE is 'Smart+'. We want to bring our latest solutions on smart city, smart healthcare and smart finance," she said.
General Wei Fenghe, State councilor and minister of national defense, had met with Mattis three times in the past six months. They met in June when Mattis first visited China, a second time in October on the sidelines of the fifth ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus in Singapore and a third time in November for high-level diplomatic and security talks between the two countries in Washington.
Global investors are continually buying into the rally in China's equity market, which has taken the renminbi to its highest level in several months and reinforced hopes that the country's earlier economic recovery would sustain the bullish market sentiment, analysts said.
General view during the opening of the G20 First Meeting of Finace Ministers and Central Bank Governors, in Buenos Aires on March 19, 2018. [Photo/VCG]