Microsoft Stock Jumps 4% on TikTok Acquisition Talks

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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorPresident Trump, in a new executive order Friday evening, set a 90-day deadline for China’s ByteDance to fully divest the U.S. assets of TikTok based on the U.S.

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Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVAs the clock is ticking for Microsoft or another company to acquire TikTok in the U.S. by mid-September, a new potential buyer may have emerged.Twitter has had preliminary talks with TikTok’s parent company, Beijing-based ByteDance, WSJ reported on Saturday, noting that it is not clear whether the Jack Dorsey-led social media company would pursue a deal, which would be for video-sharing app’s U.S.

Microsoft said it is in discussions with Beijing-based ByteDance about a possible acquisition, and has said it hopes to clinch a deal by September 15. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella spoke last weekend with Mr.

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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorShares of Disney were up more than 6% in premarket trading Wednesday, as investors rallied around the media conglomerate’s fast-growing streaming footprint and aggressive expansion strategy.Disney on Tuesday reported that its direct-to-consumer streaming services collectively surpassed 100 million paid subscribers worldwide.

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Microsoft said Sunday (Aug. 2) that it would continue to explore an acquisition of TikTok after discussing the matter with President Donald Trump.The statement follows Trump's Friday evening comments to reporters that he would take action as soon as Saturday to ban the app over national security concerns.Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella spoke to Trump over the weekend, the company disclosed.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorMicrosoft said Sunday evening it will continue to pursue a takeover of TikTok in the U.S.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorMicrosoft confirmed that it is in talks to buy TikTok from China’s ByteDance — coming after Donald Trump said he opposed such a deal and has claimed he plans to ban TikTok.Microsoft said that if it consummated a deal for TikTok, it would move all data servers covering U.S.-based users to American shores, in a bid to alleviate U.S.