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In the next 10 minutes, you'll understand why Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's Beijing trip this week could reshape tech M&A for the next decade.
Here's what's making waves:
- Huang lands in China for a rare briefing while Trump's 30% tariff bomb ticks down (17 days left), creating the ultimate diplomatic high-wire act.
- We decode what this means for the $16 billion in Chinese GPU orders hanging in the balance.
- Plus: Tuesday's inflation data could unlock Fed rate cuts, banking titans JPMorgan and Citi reveal their loan books, TSMC earnings expose the real AI demand picture.
Plus your tactical edge: A negotiation move that cuts deadlocks by 24% — the surprising power of offering three options instead of one.
Monday Smart-Start | 14 July 2025
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