Bloomberg Podcasts · Bloomberg News Now: US, China Hail Talks as Positive Ahead of Trump-Xi Meet

1. 1. The US and China agreed to open a new dialogue on artificial intelligence ahead of Xi Jinping's Wednesday arrival in Washington.
2. 2. The Trump-Xi summit is expected to center on AI competition, trade, semiconductor exports, and potential Chinese EV manufacturing in the US.
3. 3. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella plans to attend the White House state dinner for Xi, joining leaders from Apple, OpenAI, Nvidia and Qualcomm.
4. 4. Trump says he is open to meeting Iran's president as the UN General Assembly opens in New York, telling Fox News he is in 'sighting mode' on Iran.
5. 5. Qatar's energy chief rejects Treasury Secretary Bessent's claim that the Strait of Hormuz will become worthless within a couple of years.
6. 6. Oil is falling for a fourth day, with Brent set for its longest losing streak since June, even as crude and LNG flows through Hormuz hit a six-month high.
7. 7. US retail diesel prices topped $6.50 a gallon for the first time as global supplies are squeezed by the Iran war and Russia's export ban.
8. 8. Iran has been sending the US conditions to resume negotiations through Qatari mediators, according to an adviser to Qatar's prime minister.
9. 9. Zelensky says he will meet Trump during the UN General Assembly, calling the meeting potentially significant and citing diplomatic momentum.
10. 10. The US, Denmark and Greenland signed a security pact boosting Washington's presence on the Arctic island without transferring any land.
11. 11. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under mounting pressure after the CDU failed to win a single seat in a state election for the first time since World War II.
12. 12. Merz will hold crisis talks with party leaders today as the CDU grapples with the escalating confrontation between the SPD and the AfD.