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Trump says he asked for 20% cut from Nvidia, calls H20 an ‘obsolete’ chip
U.S. President Donald Trump (L) listens as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks in the Cross Hall of the White House during an event on “Investing in America” on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday said that he initially asked Nvidia for a 20% cut of […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Paramount Skydance, Nvidia, C3.ai, Intel and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Paramount Skydance , TKO Group — Shares of Paramount Skydance gained 4% after the media company acquired the U.S. rights to TKO Group’s UFC for seven years, beginning in 2026, according to a statement from the companies. TKO shares added roughly 2%. C3.ai — The AI software company […]
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What Trump’s Nvidia and AMD China deal means for the world
U.S. President Donald Trump (L) listens as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks in the Cross Hall of the White House during an event on “Investing in America” on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Nvidia and AMD have agreed to share some of their revenue from sales to China with […]
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Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China chip sales revenues to the U.S. government, FT reports
A smartphone with a displayed AMD logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. Florence Lo | Reuters Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices have agreed to give the U.S. government a share of revenues from certain chips sold in China, the Financial Times reported, in an unprecedented arrangement with […]
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Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao taken in for questioning, WSJ reports
Head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Liu Jianchao speaks during the 13th World Peace Forum in Beijing on July 3, 2025. Wang Zhao | Afp | Getty Images Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat widely seen as a potential future foreign minister, has been taken away by authorities for questioning, the Wall […]
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China’s July consumer prices flat, factory-gate prices miss forecast
A woman looks at there phone as she carries shopping bags next to a character from Pop Mart’s hugely popular Labubu dolls series while visiting the Pop Land theme park on July 17, 2025 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Images China’s consumer prices were unchanged in July, while producer […]
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Crocs CEO says consumer environment is ‘concerning,’ will reduce orders in the second half
Inside a Crocs store at Queens Center in New York. Ryan Baker | CNBC Casual footwear company Crocs plans to reduce orders for the second half of the year amid what its CEO called a “concerning” environment for the consumer. “We see the U.S. consumer behaving cautiously around discretionary spending. They are faced with current […]
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South Korea launches national AI model in tech race with U.S. and China
Ryu Young-sang, CEO of South Korean telecoms giant SK Telecom, told CNBC that AI is helping telecoms firms improve efficiency in their networks. Manaure Quintero | Afp | Getty Images South Korea has tasked some of its biggest companies and promising startups to build a national foundational AI model using mainly domestic technology, in a […]
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Beijing wants more babies — are businesses ready for Gen Z parents?
This report is from this week’s edition of CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. A parent walks down the street holding a child in Hangzhou, China, on Jan. 17, 2025. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images […]
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Nvidia says its AI chips don’t have a ‘kill switch’ after Chinese accusation
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks to the media at a hotel in Beijing, China July 16, 2025. Alessandro Diviggiano | Reuters Nvidia on Tuesday rejected Chinese accusations that its data center GPUs for artificial intelligence include a hardware function that could remotely deactivate the chips, which is commonly called a “kill switch.” “NVIDIA GPUs do […]
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