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What’s News in Markets: Bond Selloff, Big Nvidia Deals, Apple’s New CEO

Sep 5, 2026 · 4m

Summary

WSJ’s Shrada Dinesh reviews a rocky market week driven by Middle East tensions pushing oil above $90 and bond yields to multi-year highs. A strong jobs report increased expectations for a Fed rate hike. Nvidia expanded its AI dominance through major deals with MediaTek, Lambda, and Hugging Face, while Apple’s new CEO Tim Turner faces challenges catching up in AI after replacing Tim Cook.

Topics discussed

Sponsor: ReliaQuest Agent Defense AI Introduction and market overview Middle East conflict and oil price surge Bond yields hit multi-year highs Jobs report and Fed rate hike odds Nvidia's major AI deals and acquisitions Apple's new CEO John Ternus Show credits and sign-off Sponsor: David Booth's book 'Stay Calm'
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