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Trump’s blessing of Nvidia AI chip sales to China gets a chilly reception from GOP
President Donald Trump’s decision to let U.S. tech giant Nvidia sell more advanced semiconductors to China is getting pushback from some Republicans wary of giving Beijing an edge in the global race to AI dominance. The agreement, which Trump announced in a Truth Social post Monday evening, would allow Nvidia to sell its H200 artificial […]
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Cramer sees any Nvidia sales of H200s in China as a ‘pure bonus,’ says the stock should be higher
Nvidia shares were not doing much on Tuesday as Wall Street failed to see the bigger picture of how the company can benefit from finally getting the green light from the U.S. government to sell its second-best chips in China. After Monday’s close, President Donald Trump said on social media that Nvidia will be allowed […]
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China is buying U.S. soybeans again — but falling short of goal set by Trump trade agreement
China has resumed buying U.S. soybeans, but still lags goals set by a trade agreement with President Donald Trump, an NBC News analysis found. China previously was a top buyer of U.S. soybeans, but last spring stopped purchasing American soybeans because of a trade war launched by Trump. The country resumed purchasing soybeans in October […]
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Vietnam’s stock market is booming in 2025. Why this may just be the beginning
Move over, China. Vietnam appears to be taking some of the shine away from Asia’s largest market. Propelled by stock market growth, domestic reforms and trade developments, Vietnam has garnered massive popularity in 2025, with the VanEck Vietnam ETF (VNM) surging around 62%. The iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) has lagged behind that, climbing almost […]
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Nvidia gets the OK from Trump to sell chips to China. Is it a reason to buy the stock?
President Donald Trump’s green light for Nvidia to sell certain chips in China still has many details to be worked out — including whether China itself will allow it — and that’s why the stock’s reaction to the long-sought-after blessing was muted on Tuesday. But Wall Street analysts mostly believed this was time to buy […]
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Nvidia can sell the more advanced H200 AI chip to China — but will Beijing want them?
Look at what Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has said this year, and what Chinese tech giants and Beijing have done, and you’ll see potential hints as to how this lifting of the ban will play out. Why China might push back against the H200 The H200 is one of Nvidia’s most advanced chips for training […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The Warner Bros. Discovery deal — a cliffhanger in the making?
A view of the water tower at Paramount Studios on Oct. 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Paramount Skydance on Monday launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, following Netflix’s announcement last week that it had reached a deal to buy the HBO owner. The company is “here […]
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Japan threatening us militarily, China foreign minister tells German counterpart
Federal Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (l, CDU) and Wang Yi, Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China, greet each other before their talks. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Japan is threatening China militarily which is “completely unacceptable”, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his German counterpart, after Japan said that Chinese […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Investors are loving the Paramount-Warner Bros-Netflix drama
A drone view shows a sign for Paramount in front of the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, California, December 8, 2025. Daniel Cole | Reuters Paramount Skydance on Monday launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, following Netflix’s announcement last week that it had reached a deal to buy the HBO owner. The […]
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Trump’s trade war shift away from Chinese manufacturing has reached tipping point
A container is offloaded from the Wanhai 175 cargo ship at the Tan Vu Terminal, operated by Vietnam Maritime Corp., at Haiphong Port in Haiphong, Vietnam, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The proportion of volume from suppliers in China, Hong Kong, and Korea has declined from 90% to 50% over […]
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