A trifecta:
- Mideast tour.
- American Manufacturing Program.
- Tech Prosperity Deal.
"Tech Prosperity Deal."
$200 billion deal.
Apparently, very, very specific.
CEOs from Apple (note who is listed first in this news story), Nvidia, Blackstone, and OpenAi are scheduled to attend a business leaders' reception with Starmer on Thursday (tomorrow) when the $200 billion deal will be formally announced.
Jumping out at me: Apple, OpenAI ... and Nvidia.
OpenAI: Sam Altman.
To best of my knowledge, Elon Musk not invited.
Think back to Apple's "American Manufacturing Program" announced in the Oval Office on August 28, 2025, or thereabouts.
$600 billion program? I forget.
Corning.
Coherent provides laser-related equipment, components, and services used for a range of industries and applications. It operates numerous subsidiaries that focus on specific applications like engraving, drilling, or soldering. It manufactures things like lenses, mirrors, diodes, laser measurement equipment, industrial lasers, and lasers used in research labs.
MP Materials.
TSMC.
Broadcom.
And a long list continues.
Back to the UK.
Trump's opening remarks: mentions Jensen by name, "taking over the world." Then Blackstone, Then Jensen again.
We'll see full list later.
Trump emphasizes need for electricity. ChatGPT says Germany's economy at greater risk with regard to energy, but I think it's actually England, but for different reasons. Germany: heavy industry. England: light industry.
