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Donald Trump said his team had, quote,

fine-tuned America's revised peace plan for Ukraine

and directed his envoy, Steve Wittkoff,

to meet Vladimir Putin in Russia, with parallel

talks planned in Ukraine. Earlier, Sir Kiyosthama, Britain's prime minister, said Vladimir Zelensky,

his Ukrainian counterpart, was, quote, indicating he could accept much of the 19-point proposal. Negotiations are ongoing and Russia has yet

to approve the revision. NVIDIA bragged it, quote, is a generation ahead of the industry

after it emerged that Meta, a customer, may jump ship to Google. Google's parent, Alphabet, recently

released an AI model that appears to perform better than those running on NVIDIA chips.

NVIDIA's share price fell by nearly 3% since the report. Investors worry the American chipmaker,

which controls most of the AI chip market, may fall behind the report. Investors worry the American chipmaker, which controls most of the AI chip market, may fall behind its rivals. Retail sales in America rose just 0.2% month on month

in September, below expectations, while consumer confidence fell to its second lowest level in five years.

The releases add to a string of data that point to a weakening economy.

Inflation remains stubborn and unemployment has climbed to a four-year high.

Pressure is mounting on Donald Trump as voters grow frustrated over affordability.

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