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Global semiconductor stocks skidded after a summit between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping concluded without major chip deals or a breakthrough on Nvidia’s sales to the country.
By Laurie Chen and Casey Hall BEIJING/SHANGHAI, May 15 (Reuters) - With red-carpet treatment, selfies and culinary diplomacy, America's richest and most powerful executives - from Tesla's Elon Musk to
Tesla (TSLA) came under pressure from an Australian judge, who questioned whether the automaker was
Toyota Motor (TM) and Tesla (TSLA) are generally seen as rivals in the global auto business. Toyota is the manufacturing powerhouse, selling more than 11 million automobiles a year in almost every major market. Tesla is the electric vehicle disruptor that pushed the industry to embrace batteries, ...
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures show that he made a slew of stock and bond purchases with major American companies in the first quarter of the year totaling in the tens of millions of dollars and possibly more. Most Read from BloombergHormuz Oil Flows Creep Higher as More Supertankers ExitIran’s Kharg Island Oil Jetties Empty Again Yesterday, Satellite ShowsWhat Is The Thucydides Trap and Why Did Xi Raise It With Trump?Xi Tells US CEOs on Trump Visit That Chi
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, May 15 (Reuters) - Asian shares came under pressure on Friday as investor euphoria over tech stocks gave way to inflation fears that saw Treasury yields spike to one-year highs
<body><p>STORY: Tesla's robotaxi service is experiencing significant operational problems in Texas, raising questions about CEO Elon Musk’s ambitious vision for a near future full of driverless cars.</p><p>Reuters testing in Dallas, Houston and Austin found long wait times exceeding 30 minutes, limited availability and navigation problems.</p><p>In one case, a 20‑minute trip in Dallas stretched to nearly two hours.</p><p>The service remains confined to those three Texas cities despite Musk predicting last July that robotaxis would serve half the U.S. population by the end of 2025. </p><p>Much of Tesla’s $1.6 trillion valuation hinges on investor belief that the company will soon unleash a vast fleet of robotaxis.</p><p>But analysts say the expansion is moving slower than expected, with Musk now describing a more “cautious approach” to avoid injuries or fatalities.</p><p>In the meantime, experts have raised concerns about the technology's limits, including Peter Stone, a computer science professor at the University of Texas at Austin.</p><p>“People, at least so far, tend to be much better at unexpected situations and being able to reason about something that you've never seen before. But to be able to figure out on the fly what to do, especially if you're using a machine learning-based system, it relies critically on the training data that's been given. And if you come up with a completely, what's known as out of distribution, which is sort of a code word for just new or novel situation, then it's going to be much more difficult for a software-based system to react than people are.” </p><p>Police in Austin said Tesla's robotaxis tend to ignore posted speed limits, noting that vehicles in test rides last year drove 5 mph above the speed limit. </p><p>Since August, Tesla has reported 15 robotaxi crashes in Austin to federal regulators.</p><p>Most did not involve injuries, but one involved someone being sent to the hospital.</p><p>Tesla has requested that all information about the incidents be kept confidential, according to police.</p><p>Tesla did not respond to Reuters requests for comment.</p></body>
President Trump’s posture toward China has whipsawed markets for over a year, with prediction markets confirming tariffs escalated from 10% to 40% to 100% between February and June of last year. Any thaw in that relationship, whether through tariff relief, eased chip export rules, or restored market access, would flow straight into the income statements ... 5 Companies Are Betting on Trump’s China Pivot. Here’s Who’s Best Positioned.
Xi Jinping has told American chief executives travelling with Donald Trump that China’s door to business “will only open wider and wider” as...
(Bloomberg) -- Xi Jinping signaled China is moving toward greater openness, striking an upbeat note during his meeting with US business leaders accompanying Donald Trump as the two presidents wrapped up morning talks that featured more divisive issues like trade and Taiwan.Most Read from BloombergIran’s Kharg Island Oil Jetties Empty Again Yesterday, Satellite ShowsAmbani’s Cola War With Coke, Pepsi Spurs Fridge Bonanza in IndiaNvidia’s CEO Joins Trump in China With AI in the SpotlightTrump Land
Top Pension officials from New York and California have written to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, expressing concern over the “extreme” governance structure of the commercial space flight company ahead of its public listing. Comptrollers Express Concern New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, as well as New York City Comptroller Mark Levine and California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) CEO Marcie Frost, wrote a letter to Musk, accessed by Reuters on Wednesday. Notably, CalPERS had also
Donald Trump’s state visit to China gives the US president an opportunity to distract attention from his war with Iran and troubles at home,...
May 14 (Reuters) - In China, Elon Musk has been the object of love - and occasional loathing.
(Bloomberg) -- It’s not just US retail investors piling into any asset connected to space exploration. Europeans want in, too. Most Read from BloombergIran’s Kharg Island Oil Jetties Empty Again Yesterday, Satellite ShowsAmbani’s Cola War With Coke, Pepsi Spurs Fridge Bonanza in IndiaNvidia’s CEO Joins Trump in China With AI in the SpotlightTrump Lands in China for Xi Trade Summit With Iran War in LimboShares in British SpaceX supplier Filtronic Plc are up 257% in a year, while German satellite
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk reportedly accompanied President Donald Trump on his trip to China without seeking permission from the Judge currently presiding over the OpenAI trial. Elon Musk Defies ‘Recall Order’ Amid the ongoing trial in Oakland, California, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers placed Musk on a “recall status” order, but the billionaire failed to seek permission from the Judge before leaving, NBC News reported on Wednesday, citing anonymous sources familiar with
(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 IndiaIran’s Kharg Island Oil Jetties Empty Again Yesterday, Satellite ShowsNvidia’s CEO Joins Trump in China With AI in the SpotlightTrump Lands in China for Xi Trade Summi
(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
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.
(Bloomberg) -- Elon Musk’s xAI has recruited multiple Wall Street firms with ties to the billionaire’s business empire to test its Grok chatbot, according to people familiar with the matter, part of a push to bolster revenue ahead of parent company SpaceX’s initial public offering.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 RevenueInside a Yea
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.
Alphabet Inc.‘s Waymo is issuing a recall for over 3,791 autonomous vehicles after a software glitch affecting its latest self-driving stack came to light. Software Issue Affects Waymo Fleet The issue could likely cause the Robotaxis to drive on to...
Tesla’s (TSLA) worldwide EV story is looking a bit vulnerable. The car company that appeared to be dictating the pace of the electric vehicle market has spent the past year trying to regain momentum in some of its key locations. Chinese competitors have been quicker on pricing, Europe has grown ...
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
If you've ever wondered who makes the machines that build the chips powering artificial intelligence (AI), Applied Materials (AMAT) is a good place to start your education. It doesn't make chips. But it manufactures the equipment that enables chipmaking, and right now, the world can't get enough of ...
Good Morning Traders! Today's economic calendar for Wednesday is lighter overall, but markets will still be closely watching inflation related data and Treasury activity. The key release comes at 8:30AM ET with Producer Price Index data, including headline and core PPI figures, which will provide additional insight into inflation pressures following yesterday's CPI report. Markets may react sharply if producer inflation comes in materially above or below expectations. Additional events include c
Tech is the standout perform in a narrowing market, with oil, trade, and inflation issues brewing on the sidelines.
Tech stocks looked set to rise on Wednesday as investors bought the dip ahead of President Donald Trump’s summit with China's premier Xi Jinping in Beijing. The three major indexes all slid on Tuesday after the April consumer price index report showed inflation picked up faster than expected last month. The market will be keeping a close eye on Trump’s trip to China, with the two leaders expected to discuss trade and the Iran war.
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