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(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for the first state visit to China by a US leader in nine years, as the world’s two largest economies look to stabilize ties with a summit playing out against the backdrop of the Iran war.Most Read from BloombergAmbani’s Cola War With Coke, Pepsi Spurs Fridge Bonanza in IndiaNvidia’s CEO Joins Trump in China With AI in the SpotlightMamdani Scraps Property Tax Hike, Counts Second-Home RevenueTrump Lands in China for Xi Trade Summit With Ira

Apple’s (AAPL) AI strategy has been quiet for a while, but things could change quickly. Wedbush analyst Dan Ives raised his 12-month price target on Apple to $400 from $350, making it the most bullish call among major Wall Street analysts, according to TheFly. The move shows a broader ...

Market Domination Overtime host Josh Lipton takes a look at the top stories for investors to watch on Thursday, May 15, including updates from President Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, earnings reports from Viking Holdings (VIK), Klarna (KLAR), Applied Materials (AMAT), and Figma (FIG), and a check-in on the consumer as new U.S. retail sales data is released.

Eyes are on the crucial Trump-Xi summit that has kicked off in Beijing, with trade and AI high on the agenda.

The Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 reached fresh peaks on Wednesday, buoyed by a rally in technolo

The latest leg of a blistering Nvidia stock rally fueled fresh records for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Wednesday, after Chief Executive Jensen Huang joined a high-stakes China summit that could determine the next phase of the global AI arms race. Shares of Nvidia rose 2.3%, their sixth consecutive day of gains. In a sign of the chip maker’s dominance over the market, Nvidia in intraday trading became the first company to reach a market capitalization of $5.5 trillion.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ran higher, led by Google, Nvidia, Tesla and other titans. Cisco earnings beat while AI chipmaker Cerebras will price its IPO.

Craig Johnson, Chief Market Technician at Piper Sandler, used his CNBC Morning Call Sheet appearance to flag concerns for self-directed investors riding the AI trade. Introducing Piper Sandler’s report The Bull Market That Few Trust, Johnson said: “The technology sector is now 41% of the investable assets here in the US. Semiconductors are 50% of ... Wall Street’s Top Chartist Warns US Tech Stocks Now At Highest Concentration Since the 2000 Bubble

Watch Video Highlights from 1st Princeton CorpGov Forum Below, or Click HERE: CorpGov is pleased to announce the agenda for the second Princeton CorpGov Forum to be held Thursday, May 21, 2026 at The Nassau Inn in Princeton, New Jersey. Our roster of speakers features industry leaders and alumni spanning five decades at Princeton, with […]

Morgan Stanley analysts on Wednesday reiterated their endorsement of hyperscaler stocks, which they argue offer investors exceptional earnings growth at "undemanding" prices.

Qnity Electronics, Inc. reported past first‑quarter 2026 results with sales of US$1.32 billion, net income of US$151 million, and basic earnings per share from continuing operations of US$0.72, while also raising its full‑year net sales outlook to between US$5.23 billion and US$5.38 billion. The company tied its stronger outlook to demand for materials and packaging used in artificial intelligence and advanced computing, underpinned by collaborations with NVIDIA and participation in Apple’s...

We just covered the Chris Rokos Stock Portfolio: Top 10 Stock Picks and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) ranks 6th on this list. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) first appeared in the 13F portfolio of Rokos Capital Management in the fourth quarter of 2020. Back then, this position comprised close to 1.3 million shares. By the second quarter of […]

US business leaders including Apple Inc.'s Tim Cook and Tesla Inc.'s Elon Musk on Trump's first overseas trip since waging war in the Middle East a 36-hour visit with Xi Jinping that's expected to encompass the war, tariffs and the self-ruled island of Taiwan. The list of attendees until Tuesday had not included Huang, whose company makes the chips at the heart of the AI boom and has been pushing for greater leeway in a market he's identified as a $50 billion opportunity. Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss.

Air Force One touched down at Ted Stevens Airport outside Anchorage last night on a refueling stop on its way to an important summit in Beijing. During the stop, a man in a black leather jacket stepped onto the plane. The final seat on Air Force One was claimed by NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) founder and CEO Jensen ... Trump Once Said He’d Never Heard of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang. Now Air Force One Stopped in Alaska to Pick Him Up.

In some quiet corner of Omaha, Nebraska, there sits the largest private collection of Treasury bills ever assembled in the history of capitalism. If it were physical, and in the highest denomination ever made to the public ($10,000 bill), it would weigh nearly 84,000 pounds – requiring a logistic operation on par with the national mint. However, for the last four decades, T-bills have been stored in a book-entry system, which is lucky for Greg Abel, Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE:BRK) new CEO. They'

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares are moving up on Wednesday. The company plans to update its iPhone software, including a fully customizable Camera app, a rebuilt Siri and broader user interface changes across core apps. Here’s what you should know. Apple stock is challenging resistance. Why are AAPL shares at highs? Apple is redesigning its Camera app, letting users choose their own layout and controls, a shift that appeals to both everyday users and professionals, Bloomberg reported. Key Feature

US benchmark equity indexes were mostly higher intraday as several key technology stocks advanced, w

Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives is calling President Donald Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping a defining inflection point for the artificial intelligence revolution, as the two leaders prepare for two days of high-stakes talks in Beijing on Thursday and Friday. Trump...

Apple stock was on pace for a record close on Wednesday, up nearly 2% to just under $300 per share as tech stocks rebounded from a selloff the previous day.

Tech stocks ripped higher on Wednesday despite a sharply hotter-than-expected April Producer Price Index reading that rekindled inflation anxieties and rate-hike fears, as strength in semiconductors fueled investor sentiment. Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) rallied for the sixth straight session to above $226 per share, with the company’s market cap soaring above $5.5 trillion ahead of next week’s highly awaited earnings report. Speaking via Truth Social shortly before landing in Beijing, Trump told

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Cirrus Logic stock has been in fine form on the market in 2026, driven by the company's close relationship with Apple.

President Donald Trump landed in China Wednesday for a high-stakes meeting with President Xi Jinping, bringing with him a roster of corporate heavyweights that underscores the market stakes behind the diplomacy. NVDA stock is trading at all-time highs. See the chart and price action here. Trump previewed the trip on Truth Social by saying he would ask Xi to "open up China" so U.S. business leaders could "work their magic," adding, "I will make that my very first request." The comment points to a

Is HIMX a good stock to buy? We came across a bullish thesis on Himax Technologies, Inc. on Hunterbrook’s Substack. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on HIMX. Himax Technologies, Inc.’s share was trading at $11.56 as of May 4th. HIMX’s trailing and forward P/E were 47.31 and 9.84 respectively according to Yahoo Finance. […]

The stock market has produced some astonishing winners over the years, but what’s happening with Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) feels different. Five years ago, Nvidia was still largely viewed as a high-end gaming graphics card maker with growing data center ambitions. Today, it sits at the center of the artificial intelligence economy — and increasingly, at the ... Nvidia Hits $5.5 Trillion — It’s Now Worth More Than the GDP of Every Country but the U.S. and China

Google is racing to make AI part of everyday phone use before Apple's next AI push.

Washington is signaling renewed engagement with Beijing, and investors are trying to figure out which stocks would benefit if tariffs ease, export controls loosen, and Chinese consumer demand stabilizes. Prediction markets currently put the odds of a tariff reduction announcement at 53% and AI export restriction relief at roughly 51%. Here we look at five ... Which of These 5 Companies Benefits Most From Easing China Tariffs?

President Donald Trump has put together an exclusive group of CEOs, representing the best the U.S. has to offer, to join his key summit with China’s Xi Jinping.

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