Author Archives: Mark Brown

US consumers are feeling less confident about economy’s prospects

Americans are still feeling pretty good about the current state of the United States economy, but less so about its short-term outlook.  Americans are still feeling pretty good about the current state of the United States economy, but less so about its short-term outlook. The latest survey by The Conference Board showed its Consumer Confidence […]

US removes Xiaomi’s designation as a Communist Chinese Military Company

Xiaomi, one of China’s high-profile tech firms that fell in the crosshairs of the Trump administration, has been removed from a U.S. government blacklist that designated it as a Communist Chinese Military Company. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has vacated the Department of Defence’s designation of Xiaomi as a CCMC in January, […]