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U.S. allows ZTE transactions to maintain networks

The authorization from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Services, dated July 2 and which was seen by Reuters, runs until Aug. 1. ZTE and spokespeople for the U.S. Department of Commerce did not respond to requests for comment. ZTE, which makes smart phones and networking gear, was forced to cease major operations in April after the United States slapped it with a supplier ban saying it broke an agreement to discipline executives who conspired to evade U.S. sanctions on Iran and North Korea. …read more […]

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U.S. allows ZTE transactions to maintain networks

(Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department has granted ZTE Corp, China’s No. 2 telecommunications equipment maker, the authority to engage in commercial transactions needed to maintain existing networks and equipment in the United States as it works toward the lifting of a U.S. sales ban.

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Sprint Takeover Needs Scrutiny Over China Ties, Lawmakers Say

U.S. lawmakers plan to pressure the Trump administration to closely scrutinize T-Mobile US Inc.’s planned purchase of Sprint Corp., arguing the acquisition poses a threat to American security because the owner of Sprint has ties to Chinese telecommunications company Huawei Technologies Co. A draft letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, who leads a U.S. national security review of the deal, is to be sent next week and is being circulated for signatures among lawmakers in the House by congressional critics of the deal, according to a copy obtained by Bloomberg News. The $26.5 billion merger of the No. …read more […]

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Dow Chemical settles SEC charges for failing to report ex-CEO’s perks

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A three-year U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation found that Dow Chemical failed to properly disclose around $3 million in perks for former Chief Executive Andrew Liveris, ranging from personal use of company aircraft to sporting events and dues Dow paid to a charity Liveris chaired.

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