US President Donald Trump hinted on Tuesday, November 18, that he has decided on a candidate to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed chairman, Yahoo Finance <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-he-thinks-he-knows-his-choice-for-the-next-fed-chair-211141859.html">reports </a>. "I think I already know my choice," Trump told reporters when asked who would next lead the regulator. Powell's term expires in May, and the president had <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/minfin-ssa-nazval-final-nyh-kandidatov-na-post-glavy-frs-srok-pauella-istekaet-v-mae">intended to </a>announce a decision by the end of 2025.

Trump has hinted that he has already picked a new head of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Powell's term expires in May

SoftBank Corp.

NVIDIA Corporation

Nebius Group N.V.

Meta Platforms, Inc.

This week saw the end of the longest government shutdown in US history. Investment gurus sounded the alarm: Michael Burry accused Big Tech of artificially inflating profits, and Mark Mobius warned of an impending correction in the AI sector. The announcement of the stake sale to Nvidia caused SoftBank's stock price to decline, reflecting market doubts about the return on large-scale AI investments. At the same time, Arkady Volozh's Nebius signed a $3 billion contract with Meta, following an agreement with Microsoft. You can read about the main events from November 10 to 14 in our review.


Highlights of the week: US shutdown finale, Burry vs Big Tech, SoftBank sold to Nvidia

BP p.l.c.

Cisco Systems, Inc.

The US ended a record 43-day shutdown, which caused tangible damage to the country's economy and became a cause for political conflicts on the eve of the next budget round. BP is negotiating the sale of Castrol for $8 billion as part of a major restructuring and divestment plan. These and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of November 13.

The longest shutdown in U.S. history has ended

Funding for the U.S. government, suspended Oct. 1, could resume in the middle of this week

US shutdown nears end: bill to end it passes Senate

PSQ Holdings, Inc.

Shares of small cap PSQ Holdings (PublicSquare), whose shareholders include Donald Trump Jr., are up today, November 10, after the company <a href="https://investors.publicsq.com/news/news-details/2025/PublicSquare-to-Acquire-Assets-of-Tandym-Adding-Virtual--Private-Label-Credit-Cards-to-its-Growing-Fintech-Ecosystem/default.aspx">announced</a>&nbsp;an agreement to acquire certain assets of payment platform Tandym. One of Tandym’s partners is the streaming service Spotify.

Trump Jr.-backed PublicSquare buying Tandym software assets to boost fintech offering

Aluminum futures are considered a key indicator of global industrial activity

Oil, aluminum and copper rose in price on hopes of an end to the U.S. shutdown

According to the US president, the entire volume will be reserved for US customers

Trump says Nvidia won't ship top AI chips to other countries

Baidu, Inc.

Donald Trump says Nvidia's most advanced Blackwell chips will only be available to American companies. OPEC + decided to suspend oil production growth in the first quarter of 2026 amid signs of global oversupply and the fall of Brent prices below $65 per barrel. About these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of November 3.

Seven long years of preparation: how China has built a defense in its trade war with the U.S. 

Amazon.com, Inc.

Melania Trump - coming soon to all movie theaters nationwide. On January 30, 2026, a documentary about the First Lady <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/amazon-melania-trump-doc-release-date-1236396807/">will be released</a> on US movie screens. It is being produced by Amazon. In addition to theaters, the film will be available on the streaming platform Amazon Prime. WSJ sources say that Bezos's company <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-family-election-cash-bonanza-2f5f8714?mod=Searchresults&amp;pos=3&amp;page=1">paid</a> $40 million for the license to show the film, of which at least $28 million <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/02/14/business/melania-trump-to-earn-at-least-28m-in-amazon-deal-report/">will be</a> on Melania's personal account. Oninvest continues the series of materials about how the family of the American president earns on the surname "Trump". In the new issue - business projects of the First Lady of the United States.

Trump Family Corp.: How Melania Trump is capitalizing on her status as U.S. first lady

Apple Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

Alphabet Inc.

Nvidia temporarily surpassed its $5 trillion capitalization for the first time in history and announced partnerships with Uber, Nokia and the U.S. government. Apple's market value rose above the $4 trillion mark for the first time, while Amazon announced it was laying off 14,000 employees and realigning its business around artificial intelligence. Donald Trump and Xi Jingping agreed to a one-year truce in the trade war. About the main events from October 27 to 31 - in our review.