Nvidia-AMD China Deal, General Motors Rises, Cannabis Linked Companies Rally

On this edition of Stock Movers:

- Nvidia (NVDA) shares are down right now while Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) shares are gaining. Both chip companies have agreed to pay 15% of their revenues from Chinese AI chip sales to the US government in an unusual deal that threatens to set a precedent for American companies doing business in the Asian nation. Meantime, President Donald Trump signaled on Monday that he’d be open to allowing Nvidia Corp. to sell a scaled-back version of its most advanced AI chip to China. Trump said he would consider a deal that would allow Nvidia to ship its Blackwell chips to China if the company could design it to be less advanced. “It’s possible I’d make a deal” on a “somewhat enhanced — in a negative way — Blackwell” processor, he said in a briefing with reporters. “In other words, take 30% to 50% off of it.”

- General Motors (GM) shares are rising after the company is seeking to lure back some former employees of its defunct Cruise autonomous-vehicle business as part of a renewed push to develop a new driverless car, according to people familiar with the matter. This time around, the project would be focused on autonomous cars for personal use, rather than a robotaxi service, these people said. The first step is development of hands-free, eyes-free driving with a human in the vehicle, with the ultimate goal being a car that can drive with no one at the wheel, they said.

- Shares of cannabis-linked companies rallied on Monday after President Donald Trump said he was considering reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug — giving the sector a much needed boost. The stock of greenhouse production firm Village Farms International Inc. surged as much as 42% on Monday, its biggest intraday jump since June 2017. Tilray Brands Inc., Canopy Growth Corp., Aurora Cannabis Inc., SNDL Inc. and Cronos Group Inc. all climbed by double digits.

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