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TRUMP MEETS XI: High stakes trade and tech summit in South Korea

President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met in Busan, South Korea to negotiate tariffs, rare earths and technology access in a bid to ease months of trade tension and secure commercial and strategic agreements

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5 trillion - Nvidia market valuation as the first company to reach a $5 trillion market cap

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"I (WE!) just won the War on the Climate Change Hoax" — President Donald Trump

SPX 6,891 ↓ 0.00% Dow 47,632 ↓ 0.16% Nasdaq 23,958 ↑ 0.55% Gold 3,958 ↓ 1.06% BTC 110,525 ↑ 0.42%

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