How Marketers and Small Businesses Are Pivoting Ahead of TikTok Ban

Regulatory Pressures Weigh on Small-Business Owners

Small-business owners are overwhelmed by what’s required to keep up with regulatory compliance. But they hope they’ll have less to sweat in 2025.

Inc. - 4h

How Marketers and Small Businesses Are Pivoting Ahead of TikTok Ban

Though lawmakers have all but sealed TikTok’s fate in the U.S., the social media platform remains hugely popular and many businesses rely on it to reach younger customers.

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Court Denies TikTok’s Request to Halt Ban Enforcement

TikTok will be banned in the U.S. unless parent company ByteDance sells it.

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Appeals court denies TikTok's bid to delay ban

TikTok is now expected to ask the Supreme Court to weigh in.

CBS News - 2d

Lawmakers tell Apple, Google to prepare for TikTok ban

The top lawmakers on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) told Apple and Google on Friday to prepare to remove TikTok from their app stores, as a potential ban looms next ...

The Hill - 2d

Ahead of Trump's inauguration, Trump Organization expands its global business

As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, his namesake real estate firm has announced plans for a Trump Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

ABC News - 3d

RFK Jr. could prove a surprise boon for stem-cell stocks with pivotal year ahead

Stem-cell research is on the cusp of a breakthrough that could come as soon as 2025, and two biotech companies with promising therapies stand to gain, according to a new report from Maxim Group on ...

MarketWatch - 4d

TikTok's future in jeopardy as US ban looms

TikTok’s future in the U.S. is in serious jeopardy after a federal appeals court rejected its push to overturn a law that could ban the app next month. The popular social media app’s fate now ...

The Hill - 4d

Small business optimism jumps after election: NFIB

Small business optimism jumped in November, surpassing the 50-year average for the first time in nearly three years, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). The Small ...

The Hill - 6d

Small Businesses Handling Shorter Holiday Shopping Season With Earlier Events and Promotions

A quirk of the calendar means there are only 27 shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas, forcing business owners to hustle for shoppers’ business.

Inc. - 6d

How TikTok Hopes to Run Out the Clock on a Looming Legal Ban

After its appeal was defeated last week, the social media platform seeks to delay enforcement of a federally ordered U.S. shutdown in hopes Donald Trump or the Supreme Court will overturn the law.

Inc. - 6d

Small-Business Optimism Surges Post-Election

Following Donald Trump’s win, small-business optimism rose to a level not seen in nearly three years.

Inc. - 6d

Trump has vowed to defend TikTok — but there’s a tricky path ahead, say analysts

The president-elect may have to do some “fancy footwork” in protecting TikTok from a U.S. ban, says TD Cowen analyst Paul Gallant.

MarketWatch - Dec. 9

TikTok says ban would cost U.S. small businesses, creators $1.3 billion in first month

TikTok says the economic harm from a law signed by President Joe Biden would grow if the Supreme Court does not overturn it.

CNBC - Dec. 9

TikTok says ban would cost U.S. small businesses and creators $1.3B in first month

TikTok in a court filing Monday warned that U.S. small businesses and social media creators would lose $1.3 billion in revenue and earnings in just one month if the popular app is effectively shut ...

NBC News - Dec. 9

TikTok asks for emergency pause to looming US ban

The app says the Supreme Court - and incoming Trump administration - needs more time to consider the case.

BBC News - Dec. 9

Small businesses being 'crucified' by sea border

Stormont will vote on whether NI's Brexit deal should continue to operate for another four years.

BBC News - Dec. 9

India’s Luxury Property Market Is a Boon to Trump’s Business

The Trump Organization finds a warm welcome in India, where status-hungry home buyers clamor for a famous American brand.

The New York Times - Dec. 9

Spending on TikTok Shop Rises as App Faces Ban

TikTok Shop sales had reached $100 million on Black Friday.

Inc. - Dec. 8

ACLU spurns 'flawed and dangerous' ruling on TikTok ban

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) condemned Friday’s “flawed and dangerous” federal appeals court ruling that upheld the law banning the social media platform TikTok. “This ruling sets a ...

The Hill - Dec. 7

TikTok Creators React to Legal Ruling on U.S. Ban

The social media service was flooded with videos on Friday after a panel of judges upheld a law that could shutter the app in the United States.

The New York Times - Dec. 7

Federal appeals court upholds law requiring sale or ban of TikTok in the US

A federal appeals court panel on Friday unanimously upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok as soon as next month, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it ...

ABC News - Dec. 6

Trump Picks Kelly Loeffler, a Top Donor, to Head Small Business Administration

During a brief stint as a senator from Georgia, she became a fervent supporter of the president-elect’s agenda near the end of his first term.

The New York Times - Dec. 6

TikTok Ban or Sale Upheld by Federal Appeals Court

The D.C. Circuit denied TikTok’s petition to overturn the ruling that requires it to break with parent company ByteDance or be banned.

Inc. - Dec. 6

Appeals Court Upholds U.S. Ban of TikTok

A three-judge panel ruled Congress has the power to shut down the Chinese-backed app in the U.S. because of national security concerns.

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 6

Why TikTok Faces a U.S. Ban, and What’s Next?

The short-form video app lost a challenge to a law that will ban TikTok in the United States if its owner, ByteDance, does not sell to a non-Chinese company. It has pledged to appeal to the Supreme ...

The New York Times - Dec. 6

Social media stocks jump on a TikTok ban development. But it might be premature

Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

CNBC - Dec. 6

TikTok set to be banned in the US after losing appeal

The app - which faces being banned in a matter of weeks - says it will now take its case to the Supreme Court.

BBC News - Dec. 6

US court upholds law that could ban TikTok

Further appeal expected for bipartisan measure targeting video app owned by China’s ByteDance over security concerns

Financial Times - Dec. 6

Federal appeals court upholds TikTok ban

A panel of federal judges voted unanimously to uphold a law that could ban TikTok in the United States if the app's Chinese parent company does not sell to an American owner. NBC News' Savannah ...

NBC News - Dec. 6

Federal judges uphold law that could ban TikTok in the U.S.

A panel of three federal Appeals Court judges ruled unanimously to uphold a law Friday that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S.

NBC News - Dec. 6

Federal appeals court upholds law requiring sale or ban of TikTok in the U.S.

A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in a few short months, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its ...

ABC News - Dec. 6

US appeals court upholds law forcing sale or ban of TikTok

Decision is latest twist in a years-long battle between the social media company and the US government. TikTok is one step closer to facing a ban in the US. A federal appeals court ruled on ...

The Guardian - Dec. 6

Appeals court upholds TikTok ban law

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell the popular app or face a U.S. ban. A three-judge panel with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. ...

The Hill - Dec. 6

Why Small-Business Owners Are Cheering the Suspension of the Corporate Transparency Act

A Texas judge delivered a nationwide injunction against application of a law requiring small businesses to report their real beneficial owners by January 1.

Inc. - Dec. 5

EU steps up monitoring of TikTok ahead of Romania vote

Yahoo News - Dec. 5

Airbus to Move Ahead With 2,000 Job Cuts at Defense and Space Business

The cuts amount to around 5% of the division’s workforce, fewer than the up to 2,500 positions Airbus had initially sought to eliminate two months ago.

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 5