Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality. Trump was born and raised in the New York City borough of Queens, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School. He took charge of his family's real-estate business in 1971, renamed it The Trump Organization, and expanded its operations from Queens and Brooklyn into Manhattan.
The company built or renovated skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. Trump later started various side ventures, mostly by licensing his name. He owned the Miss Universe and Miss USA beauty pageants from 1996 to 2015, and produced and hosted The Apprentice, a reality television show, from 2003 to 2015. Forbes estimates his net worth to be $3.1 billion.
China Launches Monopoly Probe Into Alibaba
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChinese authorities have begun an anti-monopoly investigation into Alibaba, the country’s second largest private sector company.
Alibaba has interests that range from e-commerce to cloud computing and movies.State media announced on Thursday morning local time that the probe is being conducted by the State Administration for Market Regulation.Only weeks earlier the same regulator warned that it was concerned by the country’s tech giants.
In the past week it followed that up by announcing fines for Alibaba and Tencent’s e-book and TV production offshoot China Literature for their conduct of corporate acquisitions.Alibaba’s stock trades in ADR form in New York.
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