US cuts tariffs on India to 18%, India agrees to end Russian oil purchases

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U.S. President Donald Trump said he had agreed on a trade deal with India that slashes U.S. tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from 50% in exchange for India lowering trade barriers, stopping its purchases of Russian oil and buying oil instead from the U.S. and potentially Venezuela.

OpenAI is unsatisfied with some Nvidia chips and looking for alternatives

OpenAI is unsatisfied with some of Nvidia’s latest artificial intelligence chips, and it has sought alternatives since last year, potentially complicating the relationship between the two highest-profile players in the AI boom.

London’s FTSE 100 rises as financials, defensive plays offset commodity-linked losses

The UK’s FTSE 100 closed at a record high as investors piled into financials and defensive pharma stocks amid a global selloff in energy and metal shares. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index losed up 1.1%, rising for the third straight session.