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Nvidia is investing $2 billion in Synopsys, which makes software and components for semiconductor chip design. The deal deepens the companies’ existing partnership as analysts begin to scrutinize the increasingly common circular trades in the AI industry and warn of potential bubbles. Nvidia announced that it has purchased Synopsys stock for $414.79 per share as part of a multi-year partnership to integrate Nvidia’s AI hardware and computing capabilities with Synopsys’ electronic design automation (EDA) and simulation software. The deal will help Synopsys transition its platform from CPU-based computing to GPUs, a move the company hopes will speed up chip design…
Sopa Images | Light Rocket | Getty ImagesThis is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. No-Tech NovemberDue to last week’s recovery meeting, Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P500 Both have won for seven months in a row. But tech stocks were unable to regain much momentum as investors weighed concerns about overspending on artificial intelligence.I’ll summarize it below.High-tech oriented Nasdaq Composite It fell about 1.5% in November, ending a seven-month winning streak.Palantir was a notable technical loser last month. Defense…
Russian President Vladimir Putin inspects a Russia-Belarus joint military exercise codenamed “Zapad-2025 (West-2025)” at the Mulino training ground in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region on September 16, 2025. Mikhail Metzel | via ReutersAll eyes are on Russia this week as talks on a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine move into high gear as they move to Moscow.U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is scheduled to visit Russia on Monday and meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a U.S.-backed 19-point peace plan. Ukraine has tentatively supported the fledgling peace plan, putting the ball back in Russia’s court as…
Nvidia On Monday, it announced it had purchased $2 billion in stock. synopsisThe common stock was acquired as part of a strategic partnership to accelerate computing and artificial intelligence engineering solutions.As part of the multi-year partnership, Nvidia will help Synopsys accelerate its portfolio of compute-intensive applications, advance agent AI engineering, expand cloud access and develop joint go-to-market initiatives, according to the release. Nvidia announced that it purchased Synopsys stock for $414.79 per share.”This is a big deal,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” “The partnership we are announcing today aims to revolutionize design and…
Alina Haba speaks after being sworn in as New Jersey Attorney General in the Oval Office of the White House on March 28, 2025 in Washington, DC.Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesAlina Haba, President Donald Trump’s pick to be New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, remains disqualified from holding office in either a permanent or acting capacity, a U.S. appeals court ruled Monday.In a 32-page opinion, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit unanimously upheld a lower federal court’s Aug. 21 ruling that Haba was illegally appointed.”It is clear that the current administration is…
Humans are living 20 years longer than they were in 1950, and more people are choosing to spend their later decades abroad. Selling your home and leaving your friends and family behind to start a new life abroad is a big move that requires serious research before taking the plunge. Monthly magazine and website International Living has released its annual Global Retirement Index, which evaluates the world’s top destinations for retirees across categories such as cost of living, healthcare, housing, visas, climate and ease of integration. The new number one spot for 2026 is a sunny southern European country whose…
Brydon Kearse is confident England can once again jolt Australia with their pace in the second day-night Ashes Test in Brisbane as the tourists look to level up the five-match series.Last week in Perth, England’s batting slumped in both innings, resulting in an eight-wicket defeat within two days. However, a five-arrow seam attack rocked Australia in their opening knock, posting a combined speed of 132mph and an average speed of 88mph. Kerse will be joined in the side by fellow seamers Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson and captain Ben Stokes, with Bar Wood (knee injury) all likely to feature…
German AI research institute Black Forest Labs announced Monday that it has raised $300 million in a Series B funding round that values the company at $3.25 billion. The round was co-led by Salesforce Ventures and Anjney Midha (AMP), with participation from a16z, NVIDIA, Northzone, Creandum, Earlybird VC, BroadLight Capital, General Catalyst, Temasek, Bain Capital Ventures, Air Street Capital, Visionaries Club, Canva, and Figma Ventures. The startup said it will use the funds for research and development. Black Forest Labs, which creates foundational AI models for image generation and editing, has rapidly risen to fame since its founding in August…
iShares 20-Year Treasuries ETF (TLT) chart on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Friday, August 1, 2025 in New York, USA. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesU.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday as traders began expecting economic growth to accelerate slightly in 2026. This was driven in part by expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again at the central bank’s final policy meeting of the year next week. As of 9 a.m. ET, the 10-year Treasury yield rose 5.4 basis points to 4.073%, and the 30-year Treasury yield rose…
Mustafa Hatipoglu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence startup Runway on Monday announced Gen 4.5, a new video model that outperforms previous similar models. google Independent Benchmark OpenAI.Gen 4.5 allows users to generate high-definition videos based on written prompts that describe desired movements or actions. Runway said the model is great at understanding physics, human movement, camera movement, and cause-and-effect relationships.The model holds the number one spot on Video Arena’s leaderboard, a position maintained by independent AI benchmarking and analysis company Artificial Analysis. To determine the ranking of text-to-video models, people compare two different model outputs and vote for their…