Photographs of meetings in Taipei draw attention to classified US assessments concerning Alice Huang.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces scrutiny over an alleged secret affair with Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, whom US intelligence suspects of working for Beijing.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces scrutiny over alleged meetings with a Chinese businesswoman suspected of working for Beijing.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is facing scrutiny over an alleged secret affair with Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, whom US intelligence suspects of working for Beijing.
Photographs of their meetings in Taipei have drawn attention to a classified US assessment, while her association with a Singapore-based AI computing firm adds a national security dimension.
Nvidia shares declined after the company launched an internal investigation into CEO Jensen Huang over a past relationship with a Chinese businesswoman identified as an intelligence asset.
Global food prices declined 1.2% in October 2026 as lower cereal, dairy, and meat prices offset a sharp surge in sugar, according to the FAO.
Oil prices opened lower on Monday after President Donald Trump said fresh US strikes on Iran were highly unlikely if negotiations progress, with Brent falling 52 cents to $97.80 and WTI slipping 15 cents to $90.68. However, shipping attacks near the Strait of Hormuz kept disruption concerns alive, following eight months of supply disruption that cut global refinery inputs by 4.8 million barrels per day in Q2 2026.
Sensex and Nifty closed lower during Diwali's Muhurat trading session for the first time since 2017, ending a seven-session rally. Sensex settled at 80,999 points, down 29 points, while Nifty closed at 24,986 points, down 44 points. Midcap and smallcap indices rose, and BSE market capitalisation reached a record Rs 506 lakh crore.
Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran invited Mehli Mistry, recently voted out of Tata Trusts, to Bombay House to rebuild their relationship after more than a year of strain following Ratan Tata's death. Mistry's challenge to his removal is pending before the Maharashtra Charity Commissioner. Chandrasekaran's second term ends in February 2027.
Jacob Mann, 14, from Norwich, England, turned a family gardening competition during the Covid pandemic into The Tomato Cart, a business growing up to 7,000 tomato plants annually. He sells plants, growing kits, and crocheted tomato merchandise through markets, online sales, and his website, with customers as far away as Australia. He balances the business with school work and aims to encourage more people to grow their own food.