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Less than two days after Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp. submitted rival bids to China’s ByteDance Ltd. to acquire TikTok’s US business, a dark-horse possible third bidder emerged as the two software makers waited for a response to their offers.

Walmart’s shares jumped as much as 3.6% to US$135.47 ($185.03) in New York following news of the joint pursuit of TikTok, the biggest intraday gain since July 7.

TikTok is very addictive — particularly for teens — but whether Microsoft or any other buyer can build on that remains to be seen.

US President Donald Trump only agreed to allow Microsoft to negotiate the acquisition of popular short-video app TikTok if it could secure a deal in 45 days.

A four-day work week is a good talking point, but barely anyone has actually permanently implemented it yet.

This is a time for telecoms companies to capture opportunities amid adversity, and build long-term advantageous positions founded on effective near-term practices and enhanced medium-term structural resilience.

Now we have it, the answer to the oft-asked question, “When will the longest-ever bull market in US history end?”

SINGAPORE (March 9): Grab and Gojek could be heading towards some sort of alliance or even a merger, as their backers face pressure to justify the valuations of loss-making tech companies.

As component makers and tech-gadget assembly companies in China continue to face production slowdowns due to quarantines and shuttered factories, U.S. technology companies are reported to be scrambling for alternatives.

SINGAPORE (Feb 21): We are always told that we cannot escape taxes, death and economic and financial collapses. But are they, like gravity, truly a law of nature that cannot be overcome?