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3rd of January – 9th of January

Situation in Sudan

Last week, Sudan’s military and security forces re-gained complete control over the country. The military leader promised to form “an independent government,” after the civilian prime minister Abdalla Hamdok left the country last Sunday, leaving the country in chaos. Protests were met with security forces, especially in the capital, Khartoum. According to the New York Times, at least 57 people died.

Other News

  • There was an assasination attempt on Haiti’s President over the weekend, which he survived
  • Turkey’s year-on-year inflation reached 36% in December, a 19-year high
  • Apple’s value as a company has tripled since 2018 when it recently became the first company to become a $3 trillion company
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17th of August – 23rd of August

Apple is worth $2 trillion

On Wednesday the 19th of August, Apple became the first U.S. company that is estimated to be worth $2 trillion. The value of shares increased by 1.4% during midday trading.

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27th of July – 2nd of August

Chief Executives appear before Congress

Last year, Cicilline, the chairman of the antitrust panel, opened a congressional investigation of Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon. This Wednesday the executives of these tech giants were questioned for almost 6 hours about the strategies their respective company used to get to their supreme position of dominance over the technology market. All chief executives denied the claims of harming the economy, oppressing competitors, and purposefully limiting the choices consumers have.