Enrique Abeyta:

Musk, Cook, Huang and Other Prominent U.S. Executives Invited To Join Trump on Trip to China

Prominent U.S. executives from Big Tech and Wall Street to agriculture and aerospace will join President Donald Trump on his trip to China this week, according to a White House official.

Trump is expected to arrive in Beijing Wednesday to meet with President Xi Jinping. Aside from discussions about Iran, the two leaders are expected to discuss trade and artificial intelligence.

Joining Trump is Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, who led Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency until leaving in the spring of 2025 before the controversial pop-up agency was shuttered in November.

Tim Cook is also joining the trip as his tenure at Apple winds down. Apple’s reliance on overseas manufacturing required Cook to master the art of political diplomacy, particularly while Trump waged trade wars with China during both his terms in the White House.

Nvidia CEO Huang, too, heads to Beijing just months after the company received approval to sell one of its powerful AI chips to China, with conditions.

Click the link below for a more comprehensive look at some of the executives reportedly joining Trump on his trip to China.

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James Altucher:

David Epstein: Why Constraints Make You More Creative (Not Freedom)

Today on The James Altucher Show, I’m excited to welcome back one of my favorite guests, David Epstein.

David is the bestselling author of Range, which completely changed how I think about my own jack-of-all-trades life. In his new book, Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better, David flips the usual idea of creativity on its head. We’re always told that creativity comes from total freedom: the blank page, the blank canvas, unlimited resources. But David shows that the opposite is often true. Constraints can make us more creative, more focused, and better at solving problems.

We talk about why General Magic had unlimited talent and money but still fell apart, while Pixar thrived by using strict story rules. We talk about Dr. Seuss writing Green Eggs and Ham with only 50 words, Bach boxing himself into fugues, Duke Ellington working inside the limits of early recording technology, and how the periodic table came out of a textbook deadline.

This conversation gave me a new way to think about my own writing, podcasting, and creative process. So if you ever feel stuck, blocked, or overwhelmed by too many options, this episode is for you.

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Davis Wilson:

Chip Stocks are Partying Like it's 1999

That’s all anybody talks about right now. And honestly, I get it. The AI trade has completely taken over the market. But today, let’s take a break from the world’s most talked-about investment theme. Here are 3 non-AI stocks to buy NOW…

The first is Netflix (NFLX). Netflix got crushed over the last year as the company pursued an unpopular deal for Warner Bros. Discovery. But the underlying business remains incredibly strong, and the stock still trades at one of its cheapest valuations in years. That disconnect creates opportunity.

Second is Toast (TOST), a company many investors wrote off after the meme-stock era ended. The company provides payment systems, software, and operational tools for restaurants. The business continues to grow rapidly. And despite improving fundamentals, the stock is down roughly 20% over the last several months.

The third stock is Pegasystems, another interesting and overlooked setup. The company builds workflow automation and customer engagement software for large enterprises. This combination of low valuation, rising earnings estimates, and shareholder returns makes the setup compelling.

To be clear, I still think AI remains one of the biggest long-term opportunities in the market. But great investments certainly aren’t exclusive to the AI buildout.

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