When a Company is Bigger Than its Country
Novo Nordisk is worth more than home country’s Denmark annual GDP.
FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements
A massive change to the business environment — if it survives judicial scrutiny.
Mickey Mouse Entering Public Domain (Sort Of)
Steamboat Willie is about to be ripe for exploitation.
Chinese Attack Critical Infrastructure
The US intelligence community and Silicon Valley are warning of a major threat.
Taco Bell Sues over Taco Tuesday Trademark
A regional chain registered it in 1989. Has it become generic?
Roald Dahl Books Bowdlerized
A team of “sensitivity readers” has taken the bad thoughts out of some beloved children’s literature.
FTC Wants to Ban Noncompete Clauses
A proposed rule would increase the freedom of a huge segment of the labor force.
US and UK Intelligence Leaders Warn of Increasing Chinese Threat
They’re stealing our secrets and working to undermine our elections.
Winnie the Pooh and Bambi Enter Public Domain
But only the original books, not the Disney adaptations.
Vaccine Nationalism in a Global Pandemic
The US has more shots available than willing arms while those in the developing world are dying.
China And U.S. Reach Deal Averting Additional Tariffs
China and the U.S. have reached an initial trade deal that averts billions of dollars of new, inadvisable, tariffs, but the devil is in the details.
Trump Fine With Letting His Foolish Trade War Continue Past 2020 Election
President Trump said this morning that he’s fine with letting his trade war with the rest of the world continue all the way to the 2020 election.
Trump’s Trade War Could Force Economy Into Recession, Analysts Warn
Economic analysts are growing increasingly worried that the President’s trade war could push the world economy into recession, and take the American economy along with it.
Trump Announces New China Tariffs
President Trump announced a new round of tariffs on Chinese goods set to take effect on September 1st Another stupid move in a very dumb trade war.
China To Surpass U.S. In Box Office Revenue In 2020
A new report suggests that the Chinese movie-going market will surpass the American market in 2020.
Trump Escalates His Ill-Advised Trade War
As he had threatened, President Trump has imposed new tariffs on Chinese goods, making a bad situation even worse.
Trump Emoluments Suit Moves Forward
200-odd Congressional Democrats are taking an odd route to go after corruption.
Lanham Act is FUCT
The Supreme Court is likely to finish striking down restrictions on offensive trademarks.