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Group that includes congressional leaders and leading intelligence committee members is traditionally briefed on major national security actionsNvidia shares rose 1.7% in US pre-market trading on Tuesday after Trump said he would allow the sale of its H200 chips to approved Chinese customers. The...
<p>Group that includes congressional leaders and leading intelligence committee members is traditionally briefed on major national security actions</p><p>Nvidia shares rose 1.7% in US pre-market trading on Tuesday after Trump said he would allow the sale of its H200 chips to approved Chinese customers. The US president announced on Monday that he had granted Nvidia permission to ship H200 chips to China in exchange for a 25% surcharge for the US, a move that could allow the world’s most valuable company to win back billions of dollars in lost business.</p><p>China’s tech stocks slipped slightly after Trump’s announcement. China’s SSE Star Chip index dropped by 1% at the start of trading, before recovering slightly to a 0.43% fall. China’s CSI semiconductor industry index had a similar drop, before recovering to a 0.36% fall.</p><p>Nvidia’s US Customers are already moving forward with their incredible, highly advanced Blackwell chips, and soon, Rubin, neither of which are part of this deal.</p><p>My Administration will always put America FIRST. The Department of Commerce is finalizing the details, and the same approach will apply to AMD, Intel, and other GREAT American Companies. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!</p><p>This guy [Powell] should too. But I think he’s a combination of not a smart person and doesn’t like Trump. But the reason he doesn’t like Trump ... is because I hit him hard because he’s doing a bad job.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/dec/09/hegseth-rubio-venezuela-trump-tariffs-pennsylvania-nvidia-china-us-politics-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>
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