Marketplace®

Daily business news and economic stories

As technology and geopolitics change, so does scrutiny of foreign business deals

President Trump put the brakes on a plan for Chinese investors to buy U.S.-based Lattice Semiconductor, after the Committee on Foreign Investment gave the deal a thumbs down. Foreign companies who want major stakes in U.S. firms face a federal process anytime national security is deemed at stake. With technology evolving, more deals may be […]

President Trump put the brakes on a plan for Chinese investors to buy U.S.-based Lattice Semiconductor, after the Committee on Foreign Investment gave the deal a thumbs down. Foreign companies who want major stakes in U.S. firms face a federal process anytime national security is deemed at stake. With technology evolving, more deals may be showing up for committee approval – and more often from China.

Click the audio player above to hear the full story.

Related Topics

Latest Episodes

View All Shows
  • Marketplace Morning Report
    an hour ago
    7:04
  • Marketplace Tech
    3 hours ago
    11:03
  • Marketplace
    15 hours ago
    25:19
  • Make Me Smart
    20 hours ago
    19:00
  • This Is Uncomfortable
    3 days ago
    56:05
  • Million Bazillion
    24 days ago
    32:45