Even the handshake spoke volumes: When Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron met at the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, a polite gesture turned into a visible test of strength. For 30 seconds, they held each other's hand—tense, rigid, controlled. What the cameras did not capture was later revealed by a lip reader.

The well-known CNBC trader Dan Nathan, previously known as a Tesla critic, has changed his opinion. Despite a weak car business, he is now optimistic about the stock – thanks to technical strength and improved investor sentiment.

The hype startup Black Forest Labs from Freiburg is apparently on the verge of a new, large financing round. According to Bloomberg, Salesforce and AMP, a new investment vehicle from Andreessen-Horowitz partner Anjney Midha, are said to be leading the round. The goal: up to 300 million dollars in fresh capital, with a possible valuation of 3.25 billion dollars.

More and more fund managers are leaving their investment decisions to artificial intelligence. At LAIC in Hamburg, for example, no human has been managing the portfolio for some time now – instead, a neural network analyzes 125 million data points for 5,000 stocks daily and makes quick decisions: buy or discard.

The Dutch government has unexpectedly taken control of the chip manufacturer Nexperia, causing alarm in the automotive industry. The company, owned by the Chinese corporation Wingtech, produces essential semiconductors for automotive and consumer electronics.