Nathan Hager

The Nasdaq Composite is higher by a half percent.

NVIDIA shares are up 1.5%.

The information is reporting that China has asked some tech companies to temporarily halt plans to buy the chip giant's H200 AI chips.

President Trump said last month he would allow sales of that lower-end processor in China.

Boeing shares are higher by 1%.

Alaska Airlines says it's ordering a record 110 Boeing models as it lays the groundwork for a global network.

Right now, Alaska shares are down 1.5%.

Warner Bros.

Discovery is up four-tenths of 1%.

The studio's board rejected an amended offer from Paramount Skydance.

It's urging shareholders to stick with the existing deal with Netflix.

And Ventix Biosciences is soaring by 37%.

The Wall Street Journal reports Eli Lilly's close to a deal to buy the maker of Crohn's and rheumatoid arthritis treatments for a billion dollars.

That's news when you want it with Bloomberg News Now.

I'm Nathan Hager.

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blockade of Venezuelan oil continues even after the ouster of Nicolas Maduro.