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Talks between Samsung Electronics and its largest labor union broke down, raising the prospect of a workers' strike. A general work stoppage will go ahead on Thursday, labor leader Choi Seung-ho told reporters. The collapse in negotiations puts the global technology supply chain at risk because Samsung is the world's biggest supplier of the chips that go into devices from data center servers to smartphones and electric vehicles. Bloomberg's Yoolim Lee reports.

"We may have to give (Iran) another big hit," President Donald Trump says while speaking with reporters at the White House.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang talks about the trip he took to China with President Donald Trump and other American business leaders. Huang says he didn't talk to the Chinese directly about selling them H200 chips. Huang and Michael Dell speak to Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow at the Dell World conference in Las Vegas.

President Donald Trump says he's going to have a great meeting with China's Xi Jinping. "My relationship with President Xi is a fantastic one. We've always gotten along and we're doing very well with China, and working with China has been very good, so we look forward to it," Trump said as he was leaving the White House for Beijing.

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg is expected to join the US delegation to China and has hinted at a major deal, saying President Donald Trump's visit would be "a meaningful opportunity for us." China is considering a deal for about 500 of the 737 Max jets. Bloomberg's Danny Lee reports.

US President Trump and Chinese President Xi will discuss China's purchases of Iranian oil, Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on "Bloomberg Surveillance." The two leaders are scheduled to meet in Beijing on May 14 and 15.

Jason Pang of JPMorgan Asset Management says that "higher oil for longer will translate into a more hawkish bias" among central banks in Asia. He also tells Bloomberg Television that "Malaysia, local, remains a good exposure for investors."

President Donald Trump says Iran's economy is crashing because of the Strait of Hormuz blockade during remarks to reporters at the White House.

China has decided to block Meta's $2 billion acquisition of agentic artificial intelligence startup Manus, sending a chill through China's burgeoning AI sector and happening weeks before a high-profile summit between US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping. Bloomberg Intelligence's Matt Bloxham explains.

China has decided to block Meta's $2 billion acquisition of agentic AI startup Manus, in a surprise move to unwind a controversial deal. The decision is likely to send a chill through China's AI sector and emerged just weeks before a summit between US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping. Bloomberg's Neil Campling reports.