Nathan Hager

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Trade Representative Jameson Greer says the president will sign a directive to raise his global tariff to 15 percent where appropriate in the coming days.

Greer was a guest on Bloomberg Surveillance.

U.S.

Trade Rep Jameson Greer says he'll speak with the EU soon about how to accommodate the bloc if the higher tariff violates their trade agreement.

Iran is pushing back at President Trump's State of the Union comments about its nuclear program.

This morning, two Iranian officials called the president's remarks big lies.

At the same time, they said negotiations could lead to an agreement through honorable diplomacy.

The next round of Geneva talks on Iran's nuclear program is set for tomorrow with U.S.

Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

On Wall Street, tech shares are leading gains this morning as the focus turns to the earnings story of the week.

AI chip giant NVIDIA reports after the closing bell.

Matthew Bloxham is a tech analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence.

Matt Bloxham with Bloomberg Intelligence.

Ahead of those earnings, NVIDIA shares are higher by 1.25%.

That's got the S&P 500 higher by 0.5%.

NVIDIA accounts for 8% of the index.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is higher by two-tenths of one percent, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is higher by almost one percent.

Netflix shares are higher by more than four percent, even after Warner Bros.

Discovery said the latest buyout offer from Paramount Skydance may be better than the streaming giant's existing deal.