Nvidia grew sales of its chips even faster than Wall Street anticipated in its latest quarter, and UK inflation fell to 3.6 per cent in October. Plus, Paramount is trying to buy Warner Brothers Discovery and China’s opaque economic data is coming under scrutiny.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Nvidia reports strong growth from bumper AI chip sales

The president’s men: Ellisons’ Trump ties shape battle for Warner Bros

UK inflation falls to 3.6% in October

The growing problem with China’s unreliable numbers

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