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Jobless Claims ending on July 4 totaled 1.3M, dropping 99,000 from a week earlier, and beating the expectations of economists surveyed by Dow Jones, who predicted 1.39M.

Tik Tok Exits Hong Kong: The popular video-sharing app, which is owned by Beijing-based Bytedance, Ltd., announced it will no longer be available in Hong Kong. The decision comes as the company tries to distance itself from China following the new national security law in Hong Kong. 

As of late the most downloaded app in the world, Tik Tok finds itself in the middle of a geopolitical struggle (India recently banned the app following a border skirmish with China) primarily centered around privacy concerns. Tik Tok has said it does not share data with the Chinese government, nor would they if asked. Tik Tok has also discussed estab…