US-China talks on ‘huge’ Boeing aircraft order would be centerpiece of trade agreement

September 23, 2025

Breaking News

The US and China are in the final stages of negotiations for a "huge" Boeing aircraft deal which some say could be the "centerpiece of a trade agreement." US Ambassador to China David Perdue discussed the potential deal but did not offer details on the size of the order.

“This is a huge order, and it’s very important to the president. Very important for Boeing. I think it’s very important to China,” he said Tuesday.

Boeing has been working on finanzling a deal with China to sell as many as 500 aircrafts, the order has been years in the making. On Tuesday, Reuters reported that Chinese buyers have booked at least 10 cargoes of Argentine soybeans, dealing another blow to US farmers who have been shut out of their main market and hit by low prices.

In other developments, following a Friday call between Trump and China's President Xi Jinping, Trump said that an agreement to spin off the TikTok app in the US had been reached. Trump said the two leaders plan to conduct a series of meetings in the coming months. Yahoo Finance reports.

EdgeUp

🥇 Gold hits fresh record as traders weigh China reserves, Fed cuts

Gold climbed to a fresh record, with traders weighing China’s plan to become a custodian of foreign sovereign gold reserves in a bid to strengthen its standing in the global bullion market.

The People’s Bank of China is using the Shanghai Gold Exchange to court central banks in friendly countries to buy bullion and store it within the country’s borders, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Asian nation is the world’s biggest producer and consumer of the precious metal, and the country taking a bigger role in the global bullion market could mean looser import restrictions, or a broader role for gold in the financial services sector. Yahoo Finance reports.

🤖 Huawei plans three-year campaign to overtake Nvidia in AI chips

Huawei Technologies Co. openly admits its silicon can’t match Nvidia Corp.’s in raw power and speed.

So to pack the same punch, China’s national champion is counting on its traditional strengths: brute force, networking, and policy support.

Huawei on Thursday took the rare step of publicizing a three-year vision for eroding Nvidia’s dominance in the AI boom.

Rotating Chairman Eric Xu outlined the technology the Shenzhen-based company envisions in painstaking detail during its annual Huawei Connect conference, triggering wall-to-wall media coverage. Yahoo Finance reports.

🤖 Nvidia plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI as part of data center buildout

Nvidia will invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI as the artificial intelligence lab sets out to build hundreds of billions of dollars in data centers based around the chipmaker’s AI processors, the companies said on Monday.

OpenAI plans to build and deploy Nvidia systems that require 10 gigawatts of power, the companies said on Monday. A gigawatt is a measure of power that is increasingly being used to describe the biggest clusters of AI chips.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC’s Jon Fortt in an interview in San Jose, California, that the 10 gigawatts is equal to between 4 million and 5 million graphics processing units (GPUs), which is what the company will ship in total this year and “twice as much as last year.” CNBC reports.

🌬️ Orsted shares jump 12% after US judge lifts Trump ban on project

Investors bought in after a U.S. federal judge ruled the energy firm can resume work on the almost completed Revolution Wind project.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration had stopped the scheme last month.

Trump has criticized wind farms as ugly, unreliable and expensive.

He's also leaned on federal agencies to curb development of wind power projects.

The Danish offshore wind power developer has lost $2 million a day since August 22.

That after the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a work-stop order. Reuters reports.

Top 5 Movers in Early Pre-Market

(All pricing and percent gains are based on Early Pre-Market from 4:00 AM to 7:00 AM Eastern Time)
Benzinga reports.

1) SLE: Super League Enterprise
Total gain: +204.26%

2) SSKN: Strata Skin Sciences
Total gain: +98.23%

3) IPDN: Professional Diversity
Total gain: +80.76%

4) GLTO: Galecto
Total gain: +46%

5) JXG: JX Luxventure Group
Total gain: +41.49%

Yesterday’s Biggest Movers

The closing price of the top three market percent gainers trading near or above $3 on September 22.
Benzinga reports.

*All pricing and percent gains are based on regular market trading hours from 9:30am to 4:00pm Eastern Time

1) BOXL: Boxlight
Total gain: +210.25%
The stock appeared to be moving on no notable news.

2) AGRI: AgriFORCE Growing Systems
Total gain: +134.85%
The company announced it will be renamed AVAX One and intends to raise approximately $550 million, becoming the first NASDAQ-listed firm with a dedicated strategy to maximize ownership of AVAX, the native token of the Avalanche network. Benzinga reports.

3) QLGN: Qualigen Therapeutics
Total gain: +94.36%
The company announced a strategic investment in public company Qualigen Therapeutics, Inc., which plans to launch a crypto and Web3-related business. The announcement, along with several other company updates, was made during its annual 919 event on Friday, Sept. 19, at its Los Angeles headquarters. Benzinga reports.

Today’s Notable Earnings

*Estimate and Actual numbers represent Earnings Per Share in US Dollars

MU: Micron Technology
Q4 2025
After Market Close
Estimate: 2.790
Actual: N/A

AZO: AutoZone
Q4 2025
Before Market Open
Estimate: 50.860
Actual: N/A

AIR: AAR
Q1 2026
After Market Close
Estimate: 0.980
Actual: N/A

Today’s Economic Dates

Time (ET) | Report | Period

9:00 am - Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman speech
9:45 am - S&P flash U.S. services PMI - September
9:45 am - S&P flash U.S. manufacturing PMI - September

Parting Thoughts

"Financial peace isn't the acquisition of stuff. It's learning to live on less than you make, so you can give money back and have money to invest. You can't win until you do this."

- Dave Ramsey

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