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On today's show, Bloomberg understands that Apple is in negotiations to buy chips from two Chinese semiconductor firms which are currently on a Pentagon blacklist. Sources say CEO Tim Cook has appealed to Trump administration officials to help soften the political fallout from any possible deal with the Chinese chipmakers.

A selloff in chip stocks spread to South Korea, after a Bloomberg scoop on Meta's cloud business plans raised concerns over the speed of the AI buildout.

Today's guests: Hetal Mehta, St James's Place, Chief Economist & Marc Chowrimootoo, Hayfin, Portfolio Manager & Co-Head of Direct Lending. (Source: Bloomberg)