Global tech sell-off continues as investors question A.I. stock valuations
Global markets are in the red as concerns mount over A.I. stocks being over-valued, prompting a tech sell-off. In the U.S., Democrats record wins in key gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey while in New York City, far-left candidate Zohran Mamdani claims victory to become mayor. Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk slashes its top-end forecasts as sales growth expectations for its flagship obesity drugs tumble.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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UK's Reeves prepares tax hikes ahead of Budget
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves signals a slew of tax hikes in her upcoming budget while Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has warned MPs in the House Of Commons of the need to make ‘tough but fair’ decisions. Philips posts a 3 per cent growth in sales in the third quarter and has hiked its FY margin forecast. In tech news, OpenAI inks a $30bn deal with Amazon to use its AWS cloud infrastructure while Microsoft wins approval to export Nvidia chips to the UAE. CEO Brad Smith tells CNBC that A.I. investments will eventually bear fruit. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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China-U.S. trade tensions ease
China relaxes restrictions on rare earth exports and stops investigations into the chip sector following last week’s trade agreement with the U.S. President Trump signals continued opposition to exports of Nvidia’s most advanced chips. Crude extends gains following Opec+ nations’ announcement that it would pause further output hikes going into the first quarter next year. In aviation news, Ryanair posts an H1 profit beat and predicts stronger footfall. CEO Michael O’Leary slams UK APD policy, telling CNBC UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves ‘hasn’t a clue’ about stimulating economic growth.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Nvidia lines up major chip deals with ROK titans
Nvidia announces a slew of deals with major South Korean firms involving more than 250,000 Blackwell A.I. chips with CEO Jensen Huang due to address the APEC summit in Gyeongju. Apple posts a Q3 beat thanks to strong iPhone sales while Amazon shares are up 13 per cent in after-hours trade following its fastest growth in cloud computing in years. In Frankfurt, the ECB holds rates steady at 2 per cent for the third consecutive meeting. President Christine Lagarde tells our Italian colleagues at Class CNBC she believes the continent is “in good place”.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Trump hails "12/10" trade talks with Xi
President Trump slashes tariffs on China to 47 per cent following a “12 out of 10 meeting” with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in the South Korean city of Busan. Trump said that all rare earth restrictions had been lifted as one of several concessions from Beijing. Federal reserve Chairman Jerome Powell casts off assumptions of a definite December rate cut following the FOMC’s decision to cut rates by 25bps – their lowest level in three years – causing markets to waver. Airbus posts a Q3 net profit beat and confirms FY guidance despite scaling back production targets for the A220. CEO Guillaume Faury told CNBC that so far US-EU tariffs have not disrupted the plane maker’s supply chains. However, U.S. tariffs and Porsche’s abandonment of EVs for petrol engines push Volkswagen to a €1.3bn quarterly loss. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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