BBCNEWS World Business Report July 6, 2024
we begin in the us, where time is ticking for tiktok. the chief of the social media app shou zi chew was grilled by us lawmakers over a range of issues, mostly related to the company's chinese ownership. his appearance before the congressional committee comes after the biden administration threatened to ban the social media app if the company's chinese owners didn't sell their stakes. tiktok is wildly popular in the states — it has 150 million american users, which includes almost five million businesses. well, our north america business correspondent michelle fleury has been follo...