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15-05-2025
U.S. markets were mixed Wednesday: the S&P 500 rose slightly and the Nasdaq gained on chip strength, while the Dow fell. Nvidia jumped over 4% on a Saudi AI chip deal, turning positive for the year and joining Meta and Microsoft among the “Magnificent Seven” in the green; Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, and Tesla remain down YTD. AMD rallied on a $6 billion buyback. Boeing secured a landmark order of up to 210 jets from Qatar Airways during President Trump’s Middle East visit. At a U.S.-Saudi forum, Trump praised Saudi Arabia and its crown prince as he pursued broader dealmaking. Klarna’s CEO said AI-driven efficiencies helped shrink its workforce by about 40%, and the firm paused its IPO after tariffs. Investor Steve Cohen warned stocks could retest April lows with a 45% recession chance. Meanwhile, new U.S. AI chip export curbs on China add fresh hurdles for Nvidia even as it expands globally.
Entities: Nvidia, Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump, Boeing, Qatar Airways • Tone: analytical • Sentiment: neutral • Intent: inform
15-05-2025
US markets staged a historic $8 trillion rebound after President Trump paused new “reciprocal tariffs” for 90 days and cut some China tariffs, easing fears of a recession sparked by an April selloff that hit both stocks and bonds. The S&P 500 swiftly erased losses, led by tech as smartphones and electronics were exempted; Apple, Amazon, and Nvidia surged. Investor sentiment flipped from “extreme fear” to “greed,” and major banks lowered recession odds. Still, tariffs remain historically high (average 17.8%, China at ~30%), risking inflation and growth headwinds. Strategists warn the rally may be overbought without stronger earnings and data, and volatility could return given policy uncertainty and Trump’s shifting trade stance.
Entities: US markets, President Donald Trump, China tariffs, S&P 500, Apple • Tone: analytical • Sentiment: neutral • Intent: inform
15-05-2025
President Trump’s three-day Middle East trip yielded major AI chip and data center deals with the UAE and Saudi Arabia, sparking internal U.S. debate. The UAE agreement envisions annual shipments of hundreds of thousands of Nvidia chips, including about 100,000 for Emirati firm G42, and a 5-gigawatt Abu Dhabi AI campus serving U.S. cloud providers and global customers. Parallel multibillion-dollar chip sales to Saudi Arabia and talks on a larger AI pact are underway. Supporters, including Trump AI advisers David Sacks and Sriram Krishnan, argue the partnerships will extend U.S. AI leadership and prevent Gulf states from turning to China. Critics inside the U.S. government warn of inadequate safeguards against tech leakage to China, offshoring critical AI infrastructure and jobs, and empowering authoritarian partners. The deals contrast with Biden-era reluctance to approve such large-scale exports and underscore tensions between Trump’s protectionist rhetoric and globalist AI strategy. Proposed safeguards include security guarantees, tracking of chip use, licensing for G42, and reciprocal investment commitments to fund U.S. data centers, but key details remain uncertain.
Entities: Donald Trump, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Nvidia, G42 • Tone: analytical • Sentiment: neutral • Intent: analyze
15-05-2025
The US under President Trump issued new export-control guidelines that classify the use of Huawei’s Ascend AI chips anywhere in the world as a violation, replacing the prior “AI diffusion” framework and explicitly targeting Huawei. This elevates scrutiny of Huawei’s secretive Ascend lineup, whose details are mostly known through teardowns. Huawei’s chips are seen as competitive with Nvidia’s, helping China reduce reliance on foreign hardware for AI development (e.g., DeepSeek), a view echoed by Nvidia’s CEO who called Huawei formidable and said China isn’t behind in AI. Analysts say the move forces global firms to choose between US and Chinese hardware, deepening the US‑China tech divide.
Entities: Huawei Ascend AI chips, Donald Trump, United States export controls, Nvidia, Jensen Huang • Tone: analytical • Sentiment: neutral • Intent: inform
