CNBC Daily Open: Everybody wants to rule the AI world
One question will hang over the Trump-Xi meeting: Which country will win the AI race, and can any one side control the technology?
Here are the 3 big things we’re watching in the stock market this week
The week ahead is light on macroeconomic data, but investors can still expect plenty of market-moving headlines.
Nasdaq jumps 2% to close at a record, buoyed by surge in AI stocks, as well as cooling oil and yields
The Nasdaq Composite posted its first record close since June.
Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after historic German state election defeat
Projections showed Merz’s Christian Democratic Union won 4.9% in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania — the party’s lowest result in any state since World War II.
Russia’s ruling pro-Putin party on track to win wartime election after drones strike Moscow
Russia’s ruling party was on track to win a parliamentary election that Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine, partial results showed.
Bessent calls meeting with China Vice Premier He Lifeng ‘successful’ ahead of Trump-Xi summit
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said his meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng was “successful” ahead of the Sept. 24 Trump-Xi summit.
The ‘robot relations’ department may become reality in workplace of the future
AI, from chatbots to humanoids and automated management systems, are being widely deployed by corporations with huge repercussions for worker pay and autonomy.
U.S. urges Americans to reconsider Middle East travel as Iran tensions rise
The State Department urged Americans to reconsider Middle East travel as Houthi attacks intensify and Iran keeps the Strait of Hormuz closed.
Ukraine launches heavy Moscow drone attack as Russia votes
The State Duma vote, the first since Russia launched its full-scale war in Ukraine, is likely to see the ruling United Russia party easily retain its dominance.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emerges as Trump’s top ally in AI safety debate
Jensen Huang’s position as the leader of the world’s most valuable company, has earned him Trump’s ear on the most important topics in AI.
