A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Day two of Donald Trump's second presidency culminated in an announcement that OpenAI, SoftBank Group and Oracle will form a venture called Stargate and invest $500 billion in AI infrastructure across the United States,

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a major investment to build infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI) led by Japan’s Softbank Group Corp, cloud giant Oracle Corp and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.

Tech giants OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle are forming a new entity in a bid to advance artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States. Stargate aims to

By Sam Nussey and Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) -SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son's plan to invest billions in AI in the United States shows one way to handle the new Trump administration: go big and deal with the details later.

Shares of technology companies rallied amid hopes for an acceleration of the artificial-intelligence boom.

President Trump unveiled the AI initiative on Tuesday alongside the executives of OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank.

President Donald Trump gives remarks in the Roosevelt Room where he announced a new AI initiative at the White House in Washington D.C., on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, as Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman look on. | Aaron Schwartz/Sipa USA

The move is one of many executive actions focused on the federal workforce enacted since Trump took office Monday afternoon. His other actions addressed DEI hiring more broadly, froze hiring in most executive agencies and directed a return to in-person work for many federal employees, among other directives.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would be in favor of Elon Musk or Larry Ellison purchasing TikTok and giving half ownership with the U.S. government.

Trump Administration announced Stargate AI infrastructure joint venture, investing $500 billion over 4 years. SoftBank, Oracle, OpenAI, and Abu Dhabi's MGX involved.

Most Asian markets extended a global rally Wednesday as investors gave a cautious welcome to Donald Trump's first full day in office amid hopes he will

US and European stock markets pushed higher Wednesday as investors tracked earnings and President Donald Trump's policy plans that are starting to impact the global economy.