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SPY is experiencing significant volatility, prompting discussions about a potential market correction or even the start of a bear market. Fed Governor Lisa Cook's comments regarding high valuations are being cited as a possible catalyst for the downturn. Community sentiment is mixed, with both bulls and bears actively trading the volatility and debating potential bottom levels and future direction.

NVIDIA Corp. engages in the design and manufacture of computer graphics processors, chipsets, and related multimedia software. It operates through the following segments: Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) and Compute & Networking. The Graphics segment includes GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs, the GeForce NOW game streaming service and related infrastructure, Quadro and NVIDIA RTX GPUs for enterprise workstation graphics, virtual GPU, or vGPU, software for cloud-based visual and virtual computing, automotive platforms for infotainment systems, and Omniverse Enterprise software for building and operating metaverse and 3D internet applications. The Compute & Networking segment consists of Data Center accelerated computing platforms and end-to-end networking platforms including Quantum for InfiniBand and Spectrum for Ethernet, NVIDIA DRIVE automated-driving platform and automotive development agreements, Jetson robotics and other embedded platforms, NVIDIA AI Enterprise and other software, and DGX Cloud software and services. The company was founded by Jen Hsun Huang, Chris A. Malachowsky, and Curtis R. Priem in April 1993 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

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Despite strong earnings, NVIDIA is experiencing a sell-off, leading to widespread discussion about potential market manipulation and whether the AI bubble is bursting. Community sentiment is largely negative, with many questioning the high valuations and pointing to potential downside. Some traders are expressing frustration, while others are seizing the opportunity to buy the dip or profit from short positions.

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The $QQQ is experiencing significant volatility, driven by an intense intraday sell-off despite initially gapping up on strong earnings from major tech companies. Community sentiment is shifting rapidly, with many traders expressing shock and questioning the market's fundamentals as the index reverses sharply. Discussions revolve around potential manipulation, the influence of macroeconomic factors, and whether this signals a broader market correction or just a short-term pullback.

Bitcoin is the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency, created in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. It enables peer-to-peer electronic cash transactions without intermediaries like banks or governments, operating on a blockchain secured by Proof of Work mining and the SHA-256 cryptographic algorithm.   With a fixed supply cap of 21 million coins and programmatic halvings every four years that reduce miner rewards, Bitcoin is designed as a deflationary digital asset often called "digital gold." Its value stems from solving the double-spending problem without trusted intermediaries, creating the first truly scarce digital asset with censorship resistance and permissionless access that no government, corporation, or individual can control.  Bitcoin operates as a decentralized peer-to-peer network where transactions are recorded on a public ledger called the blockchain, distributed across thousands of computers globally. Transactions are grouped into blocks added approximately every 10 minutes through mining, where specialized computers compete to solve complex mathematical puzzles.   Bitcoin has achieved mainstream adoption through multiple vectors. The January 2024 SEC approval of 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs opened Bitcoin investment to traditional finance participants, and corporations like Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) are using Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset to protect against currency debasement, offering MSTR holders amplified exposure to Bitcoin.   The Bitcoin ecosystem continues to evolve with innovations like Ordinals, which emerged in January 2023 to enable NFT-like functionality directly on Bitcoin, and BRC-20 tokens, an experimental standard for creating fungible tokens using Ordinal inscriptions. BTCFi (Bitcoin Finance) represents emerging financial applications extending beyond Bitcoin's traditional role, with protocols like Babylon allowing Bitcoin holders to stake BTC to secure Proof of Stake chains.

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Bitcoin is trending downwards, sparking debate about potential support levels and whether this signals the end of the current cycle. Community members are discussing Michael Saylor's position and potential liquidations, while others point to broader market factors and potential manipulation. The conversation includes opinions on Bitcoin's role as a store of value and its impact on the wider market.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. engages in the provision of semiconductor businesses. It operates through the following segments: Data Center, Client, Gaming, and Embedded. The Data Center segment includes server-class CPUs, GPUs, AI accelerators, DPUs, FPGAs, SmartNICs, and Adaptive SoC products. The Client segment refers to the computing platforms, which are a collection of technologies that are designed to work together to provide a more complete computing solution. The Gaming segment is a fundamental component across many products and can be found in APU, GPU, SoC or a combination of a discrete GPU with another product working in tandem. The Embedded segment focuses on the embedded CPUs, GPUs, APUs, FPGAs, and Adaptive SoC products. The company was founded by W. J. Sanders III on May 1, 1969 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc

AMD is trending amid a broader tech sector pullback and ahead of Nvidia's earnings report, with some traders expressing concerns about an AI bubble. The community is debating whether the dip presents a buying opportunity or if further declines are expected, while others are highlighting AMD's partnerships and potential for growth in the AI space. Discussions also include potential price targets and the impact of macroeconomic factors on the stock's performance.

Strategy, Inc. engages in the provision of enterprise analytics and mobility software. The firm designs, develops, markets, and sells software platforms through licensing arrangements and cloud-based subscriptions and related services. Its product packages include Hyper. The company was founded by Michael J. Saylor and Sanjeev K. Bansal on November 17, 1989, and is headquartered in Vienna, VA.

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Strategy is trending downwards as it amplifies Bitcoin's movements, with concerns rising about debt leverage and potential liquidation. Community discussions revolve around whether the stock is overvalued and how much further it could drop, with some anticipating a significant decline. Broader market commentary suggests potential risks tied to hedge fund activity and overall market valuations which may impact Strategy.

Safe & Green Holdings Corp. is a design and construction services company, which engages in the provision of code engineered cargo shipping containers. It operates through the following segments: Construction, Medical, Development, and Corporate and Support. The Construction Services segment includes the manufacturing of unit SG ECHO and other modules projects. The Medical segment consists of joint venture COVID-19 laboratory operations. The Development segment focuses on real property development. The Corporate and Support segment includes general corporate expenses such as the executive office, corporate finance, accounting, audit, tax, human resources, risk management, information technology, marketing, and legal groups, corporate overhead, and other items not allocated to any of the company's other segments. The company was founded on December 29, 1993 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Safe & Green Holdings Corp

Safe & Green Holdings Corp is trending due to a shift in business strategy and community speculation around a potential short squeeze. Traders are actively debating float size, short interest, and the possibility of a GME-like scenario, while others express concerns about pump-and-dump schemes and dilution. High volatility and trading volume contribute to the ongoing discussion.

Ripple is the catchall name for the cryptocurrency platform, the transactional protocol for which is actually XRP, in the same fashion as Ethereum is the name for the platform that facilitates trades in Ether. Like other cryptocurrencies, Ripple is built atop the idea of a distributed ledger network which requires various parties to participate in validating transactions, rather than any singular centralized authority. That facilitates transactions all over the world, and transfer fees are far cheaper than the likes of bitcoin. Unlike other cryptocurrencies, XRP transfers are effectively immediate, requiring no typical confirmation time.  Ripple was originally founded by a single company, Ripple Labs, and continues to be backed by it, rather than the larger network of developers that continue bitcoin’s development. It also doesn’t have a fluctuating amount of its currency in existence. Where bitcoin has a continually growing pool with an eventual maximum, and Ethereum theoretically has no limit, Ripple was created with all of its 100 billion XRP tokens right out of the gate. That number is maintained with no mining and most of the tokens are owned and held by Ripple Labs itself — around 60 billion at the latest count.  Even at the recently reduced value of around half a dollar per XRP, that means Ripple Labs is currently sitting on around $20 billion worth of the cryptocurrency (note: Ripple’s price crashed hard recently, and may be worth far less than $60 billion by time you read this). It holds 55 billion XRP in an escrow account, which allows it to sell up to a billion per month if it so chooses in order to fund new projects and acquisitions. Selling such an amount would likely have a drastic effect on the cryptocurrency’s value, and isn’t something Ripple Labs plans to do anytime soon.  In actuality, Ripple Labs is looking to leverage the technology behind XRP to allow for faster banking transactions around the world. While Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are built on the idea of separating financial transactions from the financial organizations of traditional currencies, Ripple is almost the opposite in every sense.  XRP by Ripple price can be found on this page alongside the market capitalization and additional stats.

Ripple

XRP is trending as the community debates its future amidst market volatility and the launch of new ETFs; traders are actively discussing potential price floors and whether upcoming events will act as catalysts. Community members are split on whether to buy the dip or brace for further declines, while some question XRP's utility and its correlation with Bitcoin's price movements.

Micron Technology, Inc. engages in the provision of innovative memory and storage solutions. It operates through the following segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit (CNBU), Mobile Business Unit (MBU), Embedded Business Unit (EBU), and Storage Business Unit (SBU). The CNBU segment includes memory products and solutions sold into client, cloud server, enterprise, graphics, and networking markets. The MBU segment is involved in memory and storage products sold into smartphone and other mobile-device markets. The EBU segment focuses on memory and storage products sold into automotive, industrial, and consumer Markets. The SBU segment consists of SSDs and component-level solutions sold into enterprise and cloud, client, and consumer storage markets. The company was founded by Ward D. Parkinson, Joseph Leon Parkinson, Dennis Wilson, and Doug Pitman on October 5, 1978 and is headquartered in Boise, ID.

Micron Technology Inc.

Micron Technology Inc

Micron is trending as traders digest a recent price target increase from UBS, countered by potential concerns over capex spending. Community discussion revolves around the sustainability of the rally and whether the stock is currently overbought, especially in light of the broader AI-driven memory demand narrative. Some traders are pointing to potential short-term pullback scenarios.

Rocket Lab Corp. engages in the development of rocket launch and control systems for the space and defense industries. It operates through the Launch Services and Space Systems segments. The Launch Services segment provides launch services to customers on a dedicated mission or ride share basis. The Space Systems segment consists of spacecraft engineering and design services, spacecraft components, spacecraft manufacturing, and on-orbit mission operations. The company is headquartered in Long Beach, CA.

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Rocket Lab USA Inc

Rocket Lab is trending downwards, with community members citing general market conditions and a delayed Neutron launch as catalysts for the dip, despite a recent successful launch and positive earnings report. The community is debating whether to buy the dip or brace for further declines, with some expressing frustration while others remain bullish on the company's long-term potential and are taking the opportunity to add to their positions. Some traders attribute the drop to short sellers and broader market trends.

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TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, will reportedly still receive 50% of the profits from the U.S. spinoff of its social media app, even after selling a majority ownership stake.According to a Bloomberg&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-26/bytedance-to-get-about-50-of-tiktok-us-profit-under-trump-deal">report</a>, citing sources familiar with the matter,&nbsp;<a href="http://stocktwits.com/symbol/BYTEDANCE">Bytedance</a> is likely to receive a “licensing fee” of all revenue generated from making its algorithm available to the U.S. operating entity, which includes Oracle (ORCL), Silver Lake, and MGX.&nbsp;Retail sentiment on Stocktwits around Bytedance, which is not a publicly traded company, was in ‘extremely bearish’ territory even as chatter trended at ‘high’ levels.The report added that TikTok U.S. would compensate ByteDance for revenue derived from its algorithm, representing around 20% of incremental revenue under the new proposal. Additionally, ByteDance would also receive around 20% of the profits from its remaining equity stake. The U.S.-backed consortium and existing investors would share the remaining profitTikTok’s three U.S. investors are&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/oracle-silver-lake-mgx-line-up-as-key-tik-tok-us-investors/chDl1cfR34C">expected</a> to collectively hold approximately 45% of the company’s American entity, while ByteDance is expected to retain a 19.9% stake in the company. The remaining 35% would be owned by other ByteDance investors.&nbsp;<a href="http://stocktwits.com/symbol/ORCL">Oracle’s stock</a> fell as much as 2.3% in morning trade, with retail sentiment dipping to ‘bullish’ from ‘extremely bullish’ territory amid ‘high’ levels of chatter.&nbsp;Friday’s report comes after President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Thursday finalizing ByteDance’s divestment from TikTok. Trump had repeatedly delayed the sale while negotiating a compromise to keep the platform operational.Read also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/pce-report-core-inflation-holds-steady-at-2-9-in-august/chDViYeR3eE">PCE Report: Core Inflation Holds Steady At 2.9% In August</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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ByteDance To Get 50% Of US TikTok Profit Despite Majority Sale: Report

According to a Bloomberg report, Bytedance is likely to receive a “licensing fee” of all revenue generated from making its algorithm available to the U.S. operating entity. 

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Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX are reportedly set to become the primary investors in TikTok’s U.S. operations, in a deal designed to address U.S. national security concerns over the Chinese-owned social media app.&nbsp;According to a CNBC&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/25/oracle-silver-lake-mgx-tiktok.html">report</a>, the three investors would collectively hold about 45% of TikTok US, while ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, would retain a 19.9% stake. The remaining 35% would be owned by other&nbsp;<a href="http://stocktwits.com/symbol/BYTEDANCE">ByteDance</a> investors.<a href="http://stocktwits.com/symbol/ORCL">Oracle’s stock</a> fell as much as 6.3% in afternoon trade on Thursday after the company received a ‘Sell’ rating from Rothschild Redburn, which predicted a 40% pullback because the “market materially overestimates” how much Oracle’s recent AI deals will boost the company’s core cloud business.&nbsp;However, retail sentiment around the company remained at ‘extremely bullish’ levels amid ‘high’ levels of chatter over the past, according to Stocktwits data. Meanwhile, retail sentiment around ByteDance, which isn’t a publicly listed company, was in the ‘neutral’ zone.The proposed deal comes after&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/trump-xi-hold-pivotal-call-to-finalize-tik-tok-deal-report/chD3cUNR3TG">months</a> of negotiations aimed at allowing TikTok to continue operating in the U.S. while mitigating concerns about user data access by foreign entities. Under the agreement, Oracle is expected to provide cloud infrastructure support, while Silver Lake and MGX would contribute as strategic financial partners.&nbsp;The U.S. government will&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/us-government-wont-have-any-take-equity-stake-in-tiktok-new-entity/chDQsItR32F">reportedly</a> not have any equity stake or ‘golden share.’President Donald Trump&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/trump-confirms-news-corp-s-murdochs-larry-ellison-michael-dell-lining-up-to-take-over-tik-tok-us/chDQBrbR3cR">said</a> on Sunday that Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, Oracle's Larry Ellison, and Dell Technologies’ (DELL) Michael Dell would all have roles in the transaction.According to the report, Trump is scheduled to sign an executive order on Thursday backing the arrangement. The order would formalize the deal, ensuring TikTok’s ongoing operations in the U.S. under the new ownership structure after several&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/trump-delays-tik-tok-ban-by-90-days/chlxcWxRR2M">postponed</a> deadlines.Read also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/ken-griffin-warns-trump-tariff-impact-only-halfway-through/chDlLeNR34D">Ken Griffin Reportedly Warns Trump’s Tariff Impact Only Halfway Through, Says Inflation Could Stay Near 3%</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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Oracle, Silver Lake, MGX Line Up As Key TikTok US Investors Ahead Of Trump’s Executive Order: Report 

According to a CNBC report, the three investors would collectively hold about 45% of TikTok US.

The U.S. government will reportedly hold no equity stake, or ‘golden share,’ in the new entity that will oversee TikTok’s operations in the country.A White House official&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-22/no-golden-share-for-trump-in-tiktok-deal-white-house-says">told</a> Bloomberg on Monday that the revamped board will not include a member selected by the U.S. government. They stated that the consortium set to run TikTok U.S. will consist of Oracle (ORCL) and private equity firm Silver Lake Management.&nbsp;Meanwhile, ByteDance, TikTok’s current owner, would see its stake fall below 20% to comply with national security requirements, the report added. Retail sentiment around&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/BYTEDANCE">Bytedance</a> on Stocktwits was in ‘bearish’ territory even as chatter was at ‘high’ levels.The official stated that, under the proposed structure, U.S. citizens are expected to occupy six of the seven board seats, adding that the full roster of investors has not yet been finalized. They also did not disclose the final valuation, describing it only as “many billions of dollars.”There was speculation that the Trump administration might take a stake in the company, following previous investments this year in Intel (INTC), U.S. Steel (X), and MP Materials (MP), as well as its brokered deal with chipmakers Nvidia (NVDA) and AMD (AMD) to secure 15% of revenue from their chip sales to China.The official clarified that Oracle would rebuild and secure the U.S. version of TikTok’s algorithm, leasing a copy from ByteDance and retraining it “from the ground up” to prevent manipulation or foreign surveillance. According to them, Oracle would also manage U.S. user data on a secure cloud designed to block access by foreign adversaries, including China. The official stated that ByteDance would have no control over the algorithm or U.S. subscriber data.<a href="http://stocktwits.com/symbol/ORCL">Oracle’s stock</a> rose more than 3% in midday trade on Monday. Meanwhile, retail sentiment around the company on Stocktwits remained in ‘extremely bullish’ territory, accompanied by ‘high’ levels of chatter over the past day.&nbsp;President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order later this week approving the transaction, according to Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. He may reportedly extend the deadline for ByteDance to divest by another 120 days, following a previous 90-day extension to mid-December.&nbsp;Read also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/strive-merge-with-semler-scientific-boosts-bitcoin-holdings-to-nearly-11000-btc/chDQ82SR32f">Strive To Merge With Semler Scientific, Boosts Bitcoin Holdings To Nearly 11,000 BTC</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

US Government Won’t Have Any Take Equity Stake In TikTok’s New American Entity: Report 

Officials told Bloomberg that Oracle and Silver Lake will join the board as ByteDance’s ownership drops below 20%, with six of seven seats slated for American investors.

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly held a high-stakes call Friday morning to hammer out the final terms of a deal that would allow TikTok to keep operating in the U.S.According to a&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/19/trump-xi-tiktok-call.html">report</a> by CNBC, a White House official said the call began at 8:00 a.m. ET. The development follows U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/equity/markets/bessent-trump-willing-let-tiktok-shutdown-in-us-china-deal/chwyiogRdz3">announcement</a> earlier this week that a “tentative framework” had been reached between the two nations regarding the ByteDance subsidiary’s U.S. operations.Oracle (ORCL), widely&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-16/oracle-shares-climb-as-us-china-tiktok-negotiations-progress">reported</a> to be part of the consortium poised to acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations, edged higher in morning trade.&nbsp;<a href="http://stocktwits.com/symbol/ORCL">Oracle’s stock</a> was up 2.5% after the opening bell on Friday. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around the company surged higher within ‘extremely bullish’ territory, accompanied by ‘high’ levels of chatter over the past day.&nbsp;Meanwhile, retail sentiment around&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/BYTEDANCE">Bytedance</a>, which is not publicly listed, trended in ‘neural’ territory, accompanied by ‘extremely high’ levels of chatter.China’s sign-off on the framework is among the final hurdles Trump must clear to keep the app running in the U.S. The U.S. Congress had ordered TikTok to shut down for U.S. users by January 2025 if ByteDance fails to divest its American assets. However, Trump, who has credited TikTok with helping his 2024 election victory, has repeatedly delayed the divestment deadline.&nbsp;On Monday, he&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/trump-hints-at-tik-tok-deal-after-us-china-trade-talks-in-europe/chwwaeBRdUX">claimed</a> a deal had been reached in a Truth Social post, and a day later,&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/further-extending-the-tiktok-enforcement-delay-9dde/">signed</a> an executive order extending the deadline to December 16 from the earlier cutoff of September 16. During his visit to the United Kingdom on Thursday, Trump&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/trump-says-it-sounds-like-china-has-approved-tiktok-deal-2025-09-18/">signaled</a> his desire to keep the app available in the U.S. “We’re speaking to President Xi on Friday to see if we can finalize something on TikTok, because there is tremendous value, and I hate to give away value, but I like TikTok,” he said during the press conference.Key details of the potential agreement remain unclear, including the final ownership structure, the extent of Chinese government oversight, and whether Congress will approve the arrangement.Read also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/tim-cook-says-apple-watch-could-alert-1-million-users-to-hypertension-this-year/chD3RheR3RH">Tim Cook Reportedly Says Apple Watch Could Alert 1 Million Users to Hypertension This Year</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

Trump, Xi Hold Pivotal Call To Finalize TikTok Deal: Report

 According to a report by CNBC, a White House official said the call began at 8:00 a.m. ET. 

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly stated on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s willingness to let TikTok shut down in the United States pushed China to make a deal with his administration.In an interview with CNBC, Bessent stated that the Trump administration prioritized national security over allowing the ByteDance-owned social media platform to operate in the U.S., and that this decision was what “turned the tide” in the TikTok deal&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/trump-hints-at-tik-tok-deal-after-us-china-trade-talks-in-europe/chwwaeBRdUX">framework</a> with China.“President Trump made it clear that he would have been willing to let TikTok go dark, that we were not going to give up national security in favor of the deal,” Bessent said.The deadline for TikTok-parent ByteDance to divest the social media app’s U.S. operations is set for Wednesday, September 17. If the U.S. and China do not reach a deal, TikTok faces a shutdown in the United States. Bessent added that while ByteDance and the investors in TikTok’s U.S. operations had reached an in-principle agreement about the commercial terms in March or April, President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs led to China putting the deal on hold.“We were able to reach a series of agreements, mostly for things we will not be doing in the future that have no effect on our national security,” Bessent said in the interview.Ahead of the deadline,&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/meta-snap-alphabet-stocks-on-traders-radar-as-us-and-china-discuss-tik-tok-s-us-future-at-madrid-summit/chww3MvRdxv">reports</a> suggest that Oracle Corp. (ORCL) remains among the top contenders to take over TikTok’s U.S. operations. Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) also remains a possible suitor.Meanwhile, U.S. equities edged up in Tuesday’s pre-market trade. At the time of writing, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, was up 0.15%, while the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust</a> (QQQ) rose 0.19%. Retail sentiment around the S&amp;P 500 ETF on Stocktwits was in the ‘bullish’ territory.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/dow-futures-flat-as-fed-meeting-kicks-off-today/chwyiEoRdzc">Dow Futures Flat Premarket As Fed Meeting Kicks Off Today: TSLA, ORCL, GOOGL, CMG Among Stocks To Watch</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

Bessent Says Trump’s Willingness To Shut Down TikTok In US Pushed China To Make A Deal: Report

In an interview with CNBC, Bessent stated that the Trump administration prioritized national security over allowing the ByteDance-owned social media platform to operate in the U.S.

President Donald Trump on Monday said that the trade meeting in Europe between the U.S. and China went “very well” and hinted that a potential deal may be in the works for TikTok.“A deal was also reached on a ‘certain’ company that young people in our country very much want to save,” he said in a cryptic&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115208260926006345">post</a> on TruthSocial. “I will be speaking to President Xi On Friday. The relationship remains a very strong one.”The comment comes after high-stakes trade negotiations in Madrid on Sunday, where U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/business/us-china-trade-tiktok-negotiations.html">reportedly</a> met with China on multiple issues, including the urgent deadline for <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/BYTEDANCE">ByteDance</a>, TikTok’s parent company, to divest its U.S. operations by September 17 or face a ban. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around Bytedance–which is not publicly listed–was in the ‘extremely bullish’ zone, accompanied by ‘high’ levels of chatter.<figure class="image"><a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115208260926006345" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img style="aspect-ratio:1080/615;" src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2025_09_15_17_54_07_55_cde5c65545eefd12266f03d3caad4d92_jpg_c2f6869829.webp" alt="Screenshot_2025-09-15-17-54-07-55_cde5c65545eefd12266f03d3caad4d92.jpg" width="1080" height="615"></a><figcaption>Source: @realDonaldTrump/Truth Social</figcaption></figure>Speaking to reporters from the U.S.-China talks in Madrid, Bessent also&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/15/trump-tiktok-china.html">confirmed</a> that the two countries have reached a ‘framework’ deal for TikTok. “It’s between two private parties, but the commercial terms have been agreed upon,” he said, indicating that the framework could pivot the social media platform towards U.S. ownership.Meanwhile, China’s antitrust regulator on Monday announced that Nvidia (NVDA) had violated the country’s anti-monopoly rules, stemming from an investigation launched in December. Chinese authorities stated that they would continue the investigation. “We discussed the poor timing of the Nvidia investigation on the day of these talks,” Bessent added, declining to provide further details.<a href="http://stocktwits.com/symbol/NVDA">Nvidia’s stock</a> fell 1.75% in morning trade with retail sentiment on Stocktwits trending in ‘bearish’ territory, despite a rally in the broader stock market. The&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY) was up 0.42%, the&nbsp;<a href="http://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF</a> (DIA) gained 0.07%, and the Nasdaq-100 tracking&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust</a> (QQQ) moved 0.60% higher. Retail sentiment around QQQ on Stocktwits improved to ‘bullish’ from ‘neutral’ territory over the past day.Read also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/dogecoin-shiba-inu-slide-after-2-4-million-hack-on-shibarium/chww7uMRdUc">Dogecoin, Shiba Inu Slide After $2.4 Million Hack On Shibarium Ripples Through Crypto Market</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

Trump Hints At TikTok Deal After US-China Trade Talks In Europe

The president said a deal on a “certain” company young people want to save has been reached, ahead of a Friday call with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

China is continuing to bring to market new artificial intelligence (AI) models at a breakneck pace, challenging the dominance of Western AI companies like OpenAI and Google.On Thursday, TikTok owner ByteDance and DeepSeek announced new AI models. ByteDance released three variants of its Seed-OSS-36B open-source AI model, which is known for its long-context window processing and various developer-friendly features.Chinese AI firms are closing the gap with their U.S. rivals by leaning on an open-source strategy. Most Chinese AI models are open source, enabling developers to use, modify, and distribute the code. The approach is aimed at driving broader adoption across the ecosystem.Citing recent benchmark tests,&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/BYTEDANCE">ByteDance</a> said the new model either matched or surpassed the capabilities of similar-sized models from Alibaba, Google, and OpenAI, as well as the firm's own Seed 1.6 model. ByteDance forayed into AI models with its Doubao LLM in May last year.DeepSeek, which rose to prominence earlier this year with AI models developed at a fraction of the cost compared to Western models, upgraded its flagship V3 model on Thursday.The version offers faster processing and includes a feature that optimizes V3 for Chinese-made chips. The modification is particularly crucial as China pushed for local development of advanced chips, including those suited for AI workloads.The developments come amid rapid growth in the Chinese AI industry, led by tech heavyweights&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/BABA">Alibaba</a> and&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/BIDU">Baidu</a>, which have released several iterations of their Qwen and Ernie AI, respectively.Chinese tech stocks have rallied this year on the back of AI advances, though gains have been tempered by U.S. tariff announcements and a recent surge in investment in the China's food delivery space.Still, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MCHI">iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI)</a>, which tracks Chinese stocks listed in the U.S., and the tech-focused&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/KWEB">KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB)</a>, have risen about 28% year-to-date.In recent news, Nvidia has&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/nvidia-on-track-to-extend-drop-on-h20-china-ai-chip-order-halt/chsmnkSRdiv">reportedly told its suppliers</a> to halt orders for its H20 chips, designed for the Chinese market in compliance with U.S. export controls.That compares to the 8.3% gain in the benchmark S&amp;P 500 (SPX) index.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

From left to right, AI apps DeepSeek, and Ernie, and the Baidu search app displayed on a smartphone screen.

China Rapid With AI Rollouts As ByteDance, DeepSeek Unveil New Models: Should US Stalwarts Fear?

TikTok owner ByteDance and DeepSeek on Thursday announced upgraded AI models.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he is likely to extend the deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the U.S. assets of short video app TikTok, but will need the green light from China to make it happen.“Probably yeah,” he told reporters on Air Force One when asked about extending the deadline, as&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-says-he-will-probably-extend-tiktok-deadline-again-2025-06-17/">cited</a> by Reuters. “Probably have to get China’s approval but I think we’ll get it. I think President Xi will ultimately approve it.”This would mark the third time that Trump has put off enforcing a federal law requiring TikTok’s sale or ban, which was supposed to take effect the day before his January inauguration.Trump originally supported banning TikTok or forcing its sale due to national security concerns about the influence and data privacy risks associated with the Chinese government.However, during the 2024 election, he reversed his stance, stating that TikTok has “a little warm spot in my heart.”The President announced an initial 75-day delay of the ban upon taking office. A second extension pushed the deadline to Jun 19. Now, another delay may be in the works.&nbsp;TikTok’s parent company,&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/BYTEDANCE">ByteDance</a>, has been ordered to either sell the social media app’s U.S. operations to a non-Chinese buyer or face a nationwide ban.&nbsp;Despite the legal uncertainty, TikTok continues to operate in the U.S., even&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/meta-tik-tok-unveil-more-powerful-tools-to-generate-video-ads-through-ai/chlYATrRRTN">launching</a> new AI-powered features for advertisers.&nbsp;If no sale is reached and the deadline is not extended, TikTok could be forced offline in the U.S., affecting 170 million users.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.Read also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/amd-stock-hits-6-month-high-after-analysts-boost-price-targets-post-ai-event/chlnUEQRRRD">AMD Stock Hits 6-Month High After Analysts Boost Price Targets Post AI Event</a>

An illustration photo shows TikTok logo displayed in a smartphone in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on June 10, 2025. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Trump Says TikTok Ban Delay Possible, Says Xi Jinping Must Approve

This would mark the third time that Trump has put off enforcing a federal law requiring TikTok’s sale or ban, which was originally supposed take affect the day before his January inauguration.

China's popular AI chatbots have temporarily disabled their image-recognition feature during a key college entrance exam in China, according to a Bloomberg News report.Approximately 13.4 million students&nbsp;will take the&nbsp;prestigious “gaokao” between June 7 and 10. The high-stakes exam—covering Chinese, Math, and English—is among the world’s toughest and determines undergraduate admissions in China.According to the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-09/alibaba-tencent-freeze-ai-tools-during-high-stakes-china-exam">report</a>, apps, including Tencent's Yuanbao and Moonshot’s Kimi, have suspended photo-recognition services during exam hours.When asked to explain, the chatbots responded, “To ensure the fairness of the college entrance examinations, this function cannot be used during the test period.”Alibaba's (BABA) Qwen and ByteDance's Doubao still offered photo recognition as of Monday.But when asked to answer questions about a photo of a test paper, Qwen responded that the service was temporarily frozen during exam hours. Doubao said the picture uploaded was “not in compliance with [the] rules.”China doesn’t have a broad university application system like the U.S., where admissions consider years of academic records, tests, and personal essays.The centralized gaokao is tightly regulated to prevent cheating and ensure fairness.&nbsp;Last month, the education ministry issued rules urging schools to nurture AI talent early but forbidding students from submitting AI-generated content in homework and exams.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

Students walk into an exam venue on the second day of the Gaokao, or National College Entrance Examination, on June 8, 2025 in Fuyang, Anhui Province of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

China's Top AI Bots From Alibaba, Tencent, Others Go Dark On Key Features During High-Stakes Gaokao Exam To Curb Cheating

Approximately 13.4 million students will take the “gaokao” between June 7 and 10.

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