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Kids want $70 wrinkle creams. Parents and lawmakers are "fighting a losing battle"
Jul 9, 2024
Elementary and middle school kids are flocking to stores to buy products recommended on TikTok. But they may be harming their skin.
TikTok color analysis trend presents a vibrant business opportunity
Jul 2, 2024
Guessing at someone’s color season has become a popular internet parlor game. It’s also a growing business for people looking to boost their professional image and the entrepreneurs ready to help them do that.
A look at India's TikTok ban four years on
by
Devina Gupta
and Naomi Rainey
Jun 28, 2024
U.S. lawmakers passed a bill that could lead to a TikTok ban. But it wouldn't be the first country block the Chinese-owned platform.
Kyla Scanlon wants to remind us that "people are the economy"
by
Kyla Scanlon
May 30, 2024
Scanlon explains her philosophy of economic education in this excerpt from her book, "In This Economy? How Money & Markets Really Work."
Why the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. has been getting busier
by
Justin Ho
May 7, 2024
CFIUS has a say in foreign transactions when national security is a concern, including venture capital and real estate deals.
Worry about foreign ownership of telecom companies has a long history in the U.S.
by
Henry Epp
Apr 24, 2024
It's part of an overall mistrust of foreign influence with deep roots in American history.
The TikTok ban is poised to make the U.S.-China divide even starker
by
Kimberly Adams
and Sean McHenry
Apr 23, 2024
"You sort of have these two parallel internets that are existing in both countries," says WSJ technology reporter Meghan Bobrowsky.
For public good, not for profit.
A TikTok ban would be bad news for the beauty brands that advertise on it
by
Kristin Schwab
and Sofia Terenzio
Apr 2, 2024
A lot of brands don't seem to have a backup plan, says Jordan Holman of The New York Times. The platform is where "they need to be."
Congressional crackdown on TikTok raises logistical and legal questions
Mar 14, 2024
Efforts to force parent company ByteDance to either divest or sell off the app would likely meet resistance from China.
Steamy, sultry and stigmatized no more: romance novels are having a moment
Feb 13, 2024
They used to sell as a guilty pleasure to be hidden away. Now they're cool and out in the open.