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Bessent Kicks Off a Nvidia Blame Game

November 13, 2026 · 8 min

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent points the finger at Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over inaction towards the chip company run by the woman suspected of being a Chinese spy who reportedly had an affair with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Vice President JD Vance is reportedly reconsidering a 2028 presidential run. The global Microsoft outage appears to be resolving. Donald Trump Jr. is splitting with the popular prediction market Kalshi. And SpaceX is planning an audacious test of its rocket technology today – we’ll tell you how it could impact the entire industry.

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