Trump And Xi Jinping's Tariff Threats May Be 'Just For The LOLz,' Says Analyst: 'It's Not Like This Is A Great Financial Crisis' - Carrier Global (NYSE:CARR), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Trump And Xi Jinping’s Tariff Threats May Be ‘Just For The LOLz,’ Says Analyst: ‘It’s Not Like This Is A Great Financial Crisis’ – Carrier Global (NYSE:CARR), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Despite growing concerns about renewed trade tensions between Washington and Beijing, one analyst says the drama may be more performative than policy-driven. What Happened: Marko Papic, chief strategist at BCA Research, downplayed the long-term impact of escalating U.S.-China tariff rhetoric, suggesting that the latest threats may be largely symbolic and unlikely to result in sustained…

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Jeff Bezos And Nvidia-Backed Perplexity AI Eyes $18 Billion Valuation In New Funding Round — Doubling In Just 4 Months - Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Jeff Bezos And Nvidia-Backed Perplexity AI Eyes $18 Billion Valuation In New Funding Round — Doubling In Just 4 Months – Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Perplexity, backed by Amazon.com Inc. AMZN founder Jeff Bezos and Nvidia Corp. NVDA is reportedly in talks to raise up to $1 billion in a new funding round that would value the company at $18 billion—double its valuation just four months ago. What Happened: Perplexity is in discussions to raise between $500 million and $1…

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TikTok Invests $8.8 Billion in Thailand Data Centers, Bypassing US-China Tech Tensions - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

TikTok Invests $8.8 Billion in Thailand Data Centers, Bypassing US-China Tech Tensions – Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

ByteDance’s TikTok committed $8.8 billion in data centers in Thailand over five years, Reuters cited VP Helena Lersch on Friday. Prior reports indicated Nvidia Corp NVDA eying investments in Thailand after Alphabet Inc GOOG GOOGL Google and Microsoft Corp’s MSFT move as Southeast Asia becomes a hub for artificial intelligence data centers and component manufacturing. Thailand has attracted…

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Bezos Vs. Bezos: Amazon Files Lawsuit Related To Washington Post In Major Conflict Of Interest For Billionaire - Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Bezos Vs. Bezos: Amazon Files Lawsuit Related To Washington Post In Major Conflict Of Interest For Billionaire – Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Billionaire Jeff Bezos appears to have a major conflict of interest on his hands with a newspaper he owns trying to get records from another company he founded. What Happened: While he’s no longer the CEO of Amazon.com Inc AMZN, Bezos remains a shareholder and the executive chairman of the company. This means that a…

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Jeff Bezos-Backed Perplexity Revises TikTok Merger Deal, Proposes Giving US Government 50% Stake: Report - Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)

Jeff Bezos-Backed Perplexity Revises TikTok Merger Deal, Proposes Giving US Government 50% Stake: Report – Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)

Jeff Bezos-backed Perplexity AI has reportedly submitted a revised proposal to merge with TikTok’s U.S. business, offering the U.S. government a 50% stake in the new entity. What Happened: The new plan, submitted to TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance last week, allows the U.S. government to own up to 50% of the merged entity through a…

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Trump Announces Plans To Have Dinner With Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos As Billionaire Rivals Turn Unexpected Allies After Years Of Clashes - Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Trump Announces Plans To Have Dinner With Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos As Billionaire Rivals Turn Unexpected Allies After Years Of Clashes – Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

President-elect Donald Trump has disclosed plans to have dinner with Amazon Inc. AMZN founder Jeff Bezos. What Happened: During a Meet the Press interview with Kristen Welker on Sunday, Trump said that following his Nov. 5 win, he got calls from many people. He also heard from Bezos and added “We’re having dinner,” while expressing…

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Jeff Bezos Advocates Growth, Trump's Tariff Threats, And The Fed's Latest Moves: This Week In Economics

Jeff Bezos Advocates Growth, Trump’s Tariff Threats, And The Fed’s Latest Moves: This Week In Economics

The past week has been a whirlwind of economic insights and policy debates. From Jeff Bezos challenging Elon Musk‘s cost-cutting strategies to Donald Trump‘s tariff plans stirring up potential trade wars, the financial world is buzzing. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve hints at a possible rate cut, and the U.S. job market shows unexpected strength. Let’s dive into the key stories…

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Jeff Bezos Optimistic About Trump's Second Term, Wants To Help Streamline Rules: 'We Do Have Too Many Regulations In This Country'

Jeff Bezos Optimistic About Trump’s Second Term, Wants To Help Streamline Rules: ‘We Do Have Too Many Regulations In This Country’

On Wednesday, Amazon.com, Inc. co-founder Jeff Bezos shared his positive outlook on Donald Trump’s upcoming second term, underscoring potential regulatory reductions.  What Happened: In an interview at the New York Times DealBook Summit, Bezos expressed his willingness to assist in cutting regulations. “I’m actually very optimistic this time around,” he stated referring to Trump’s enthusiasm…

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Jeff Bezos' Amazon Unveils Powerful AI Chip Clusters To Supercharge Anthropic's Models, Challenging Nvidia And OpenAI's Dominance - NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Jeff Bezos’ Amazon Unveils Powerful AI Chip Clusters To Supercharge Anthropic’s Models, Challenging Nvidia And OpenAI’s Dominance – NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

On Tuesday, Jeff Bezos’ Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN unveiled advanced AI chip clusters designed to enhance the performance of its partner, Anthropic. This development aims to challenge the current market leaders, Nvidia Corporation NVDA and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. What Happened: During Amazon’s biggest re:Invent conference of the year, the tech giant deployed hundreds of thousands of its…

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Jeff Bezos-Backed Perplexity's New AI Election Hub Promises Real-Time Vote Counts And Candidate Summaries — But What About Its Accuracy? - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

Jeff Bezos-Backed AI Startup Perplexity Set To Triple Valuation To $9B in Fourth Funding Round — Can It Beat OpenAI And Google? – Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

AI startup Perplexity, backed by Amazon.com, Inc. founder Jeff Bezos, is set to triple its valuation in its fourth funding round this year. What Happened: Perplexity is finalizing a funding round that would see its valuation skyrocket to $9 billion, an increase from its valuation of $520 million at the start of the year. The AI-powered search company plans to…

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