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Ericsson warns investors: This Biden fellow coming into the White House may look to resolve China trade dispute

Ericsson warns investors: This Biden fellow coming into the White House may look to resolve China trade dispute

And that might be bad news for our sales expectations Swedish telco and network provider Ericsson has warned investors that a potential thawing in relations between the US and China caused by a change of regime in Washington could hurt its bottom line.…

Date: 2020-11-11

URL: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2020/11/11/ericsson_warns_investors_the_huawei/

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