Date 14 May 25 (Wed) : Coinbase to join S&P 500 index, US CPI falls to 2.3% yoy; Middle East still shine...

Coinbase to join the S&P 500, replacing Discover Financial

https://finance.yahoo.com/video/coinbase-join-p-500-wall-195155915.html

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President Trump has arrived in the Gulf for a three-day trip, and

[Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates]

Trump pledges to lift Syria sanctions as he seals $142bn arms deal on Saudi visit https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g239dwxw2o

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U.S. cancel the chip export restrictions initiated during Biden time

Nvidia, AMD Sell Chips to Saudi Arabia for AI Data Centers

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-13/nvidia-to-send-chips-to-saudi-s-humain-for-ai-data-centers?embedded-checkout=true

Why these tech titans joined Trump in Saudi Arabia, and the key tech players gather in Saudi Arabia :

[ Take note of who visited Middle East with Trump ]

1. Elon Musk (Tesla and SpaceX)

2. Ruth Porat (Google)

3. Andy Jassy (Amazon)

4. Ben Horowitz (Andreessen Horowitz)

5. Sam Altman (OpenA)

6. Jensen Huang (Nvidia)

7. Lisa Su (AMD)

8. Alex Karp (Palantir)

9. Travis Kalanick (CloudKitchens)

10. Tim Sweeney (Epic Games)

11. Dara Khosrowshahi (Uber Technologies)

    
    

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/05/13/trump-tech-execs-riyadh/

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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has started his official visit to Qatar by meeting the Gulf nation’s top leader, while also revealing that “multiple” deals covering trade, innovation, technology and tourism will be signed during his stay in the country.