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Nvidia Up on Share-Repurchase Program; Mining Stocks Slide | Stock Movers

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Nvidia (NVDA) shares are up after the board of the leader in AI chips authorized an additional $150 billion under the company's existing share-repurchase program. The move increases the total remaining amount authorized to $235 billion. - Australia's Northern Star Resources Ltd. rejected a takeover approach from South African rival Gold Fields Ltd. that could have created the second-largest gold miner, saying the A$38.7 billion ($27.1 billion) cash-and-shares offer undervalued its business. - Roblox (RBLX) was cut to underperform from hold at Jefferies, which said the stock's 30% rally since the gaming company's second-quarter results in July reflects an overly optimistic view of bookings for the next 12 months.

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Healey Vows to Ensure UK 'Wins in This AI Revolution'

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey speaks about the artificial intelligence boom and its impact on the economy, calling the technology "the greatest innovation of our time." Addressing the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, Healey adds: "We will make sure that Britain wins in this AI revolution."

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Fiscal Discipline to Be at Core of UK Budget, Healey Says

"The prime minister and I are united in meeting the fiscal rules," UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey says in his address to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. He adds that fiscal discipline will be at the center of the budget he will deliver in late October, which marks a high-stakes moment for both Healey and Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

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Nvidia Rolls Out New Tools to Keep AI Agents in Line

Nvidia is rolling out two open-source software security tools designed to control what AI agents can access in real time and shut them down when they break the rules. The company says this would've prevented the recent high-profile breach of Hugging Face by OpenAI's artificial intelligence models. Neil Campling reports on Bloomberg Television.

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EU Agriculture Ministers Meet as Rising Oil Prices Threaten Farmers

Further European Union emergency support for the bloc's agriculture sector depends on how market conditions develop, after extreme heat over the summer, according to the Ireland's Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon. "It does depend on a number of factors," Heydon said in an interview with Bloomberg Television, when asked whether the EU would need to go further than measures already announced. "Europe I think stands ready to support our agriculture sector" He added.

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