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9News | The motley crew of billionaires tagging along on Trump's China visit by 9News AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Donald Trump arrived in Beijing atop Air Force One accompanied by a heavyweight delegation of U.S. business leaders and billionaires whose combined net worth exceeds a trillion dollars, including Elon Musk, Tim Cook (referred to as “Tim Apple”), Jensen Huang of NVIDIA, leaders from Apple, Boeing, Meta, Mastercard, Visa, Goldman Sachs, Micron and others, as well as filmmaker Brett Ratner. Trump announced that his first request of President Xi will be to “open up” China for these companies to make deals, hoping to revive U.S.‑China trade after recent tariffs that have slashed Chinese purchases of American goods. The entourage also sparked controversy, with Musk facing potential legal trouble for traveling abroad despite a court order, and Trump defending the inclusion of Huang after a media report claimed he had been snubbed. The trip underscores Trump’s pattern of surrounding himself with corporate titans to pursue economic and diplomatic goals in China. Read more: https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-china-visit-beijing-elon-musk-billionaires-apple-boeing-tesla-brett-ratner-usa-news/ab06c2f2-4bdd-4b78-9f1e-1e779a0abba4 #DonaldTrump #ElonMusk #TimCook #GoldmanSachs #JensenHuang #LarryFink #StephenSchwarzman #KellyOrtberg #BrianSikes #JaneFraser #larryculp #DavidSolomon #SanjayMehrotra #CristianoAmon #BrettRatner

Times of India | After reports of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang missing Trump’s China visit, US President says ‘Jensen is currently ...’ AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. US President Donald Trump reportedly called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on the morning of May 12, urging him to join the President’s China delegation, and Huang subsequently boarded Air Force One for the trip. Trump confirmed Huang’s participation in a Truth Social post, listing other tech leaders such as Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Larry Fink, and several CEOs who will travel to China to meet President Xi Jinping, with the President’s agenda focused on agriculture and commercial aviation rather than high‑end semiconductors. The article notes that while the administration has cleared Nvidia’s H200 AI chips for export to China, the deals have stalled due to Chinese regulatory hurdles, and Trump plans to ask Xi to “open up” China for these industry leaders. Read more: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/after-reports-of-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-missing-trumps-china-visit-us-president-says-jensen-is-currently-on-/articleshow/131057141.cms #JensenHuang #DonaldTrump #Nvidia #XiJinping #Qualcomm #ElonMusk #TimCook #LarryFink #StephenSchwarzman #KellyOrtberg #BrianSikes #JaneFraser #larryculp #DavidSolomon #SanjayMehrotra #CristianoAmon

ABC News: Top Stories | Musk, Cook and other prominent US executives invited to join Trump on trip to China AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. According to a White House official, President Donald Trump has invited several high‑profile U.S. business leaders to accompany him on his upcoming trip to China, including Elon Musk—former head of the short‑lived Department of Government Efficiency and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX—who has been dealing with legal issues and ongoing AI controversies; Tim Cook, the outgoing Apple chief who has navigated tariff negotiations and shifted iPhone production amid Trump’s trade policies; and Robert “Kelly” Ortberg, the new Boeing CEO focused on recovering the aerospace giant while pursuing aircraft sales to Chinese airlines despite steep new Chinese tariffs. The delegation highlights Trump’s emphasis on trade, artificial intelligence and broader economic ties as he prepares to meet President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Read more: https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/musk-cook-prominent-us-executives-invited-join-trump-132884855 #ElonMusk #TimCook #DonaldTrump #XiJinping #business #RobertOrtberg #LarryFink #StephenSchwarzman

Zeteo | Top Susan Collins Donor Rakes in Millions From Maine Workers by Andrew Perez AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Stephen Schwarzman, the billionaire CEO of Blackstone, has become the top individual donor to Republican Senator Susan Collins’s re‑election effort, giving $2 million to her primary super‑PAC, Pine Tree Results, and an additional $5 million to the GOP‑aligned Senate Leadership Fund that will spend heavily to keep Collins in office. Blackstone manages roughly $480 million of Maine’s public‑employee retirement assets and, over the past 15 years, has collected about $49 million in fees from those investments—figures that likely understate the true cost because they omit typical profit‑sharing charges. This financial relationship highlights how the firm profits from Maine’s workers while its founder financially backs political campaigns aimed at preserving Republican control of the Senate. Read more: https://zeteo.com/p/susan-collins-donor-schwarzman-blackstone-maine-workers #SusanCollins #StephenSchwarzman #Blackstone #PineTree #StephenCollins