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AMD stock continues rally after OpenAI deal, now up 43% this week so far
Lisa Su, chair and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), during a Bloomberg Television interview in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images AMD stock climbed 11% on Wednesday, continuing a massive run since OpenAI announced plans to buy billions of dollars […]
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Air traffic control shortages add to U.S. flight delays
The Hollywood Burbank Airport air traffic control tower stands on October 6, 2025 in Burbank, California. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated the airport currently has no air traffic controllers in its tower amid the ongoing federal government shutdown. Incoming flights are being delayed for over two hours, with control duties currently being handled by […]
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AMD’s deal with OpenAI gives Nvidia much-needed challenger in market it dominates
Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, left, and Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia Benoit Tessier | Ritzau Scanpix | Mads Claus Rasmussen | Reuters In the 1990s, when Intel dominated the PC chip market, the semiconductor maker needed Advanced Micro Devices to exist as a viable No. 2 to help avoid being charged with monopolistic behavior. […]
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Iraq signs deal with Exxon to help develop large oilfield
A worker checks the valve of an oil pipe at Nahr Bin Umar oil field, north of Basra, Iraq. Essam Al-Sudani | Reuters Exxon Mobil signed an agreement with Iraq on Wednesday to help it develop its giant Majnoon oilfield and expand oil exports, government officials and sources said, marking the U.S. major’s return to the […]
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The global M&A engine is roaring, fueled by megadeals and rate-cut bets
Mergers-and-acquisitions activity globally is roaring back to life, with several megadeals in the third quarter building on momentum from earlier this year. When Donald Trump returned to the White House, markets expected a deregulatory wave and tax-friendly environment to spark a dealmaking surge. However, recession fears, geopolitical flashpoints and tariffs concerns kept boardrooms a bit […]
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Jensen Huang explains why Nvidia’s latest partnership with OpenAI is different
In an interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang discussed his company’s new deal with OpenAI, saying it’s the first “direct partnership” with the ChatGPT maker. “This is a partnership that, for the first time, OpenAI is going to buy directly from us,” Huang said. “Usually…a cloud service provider buys from us, and […]
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