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[overnight global news you need to know on wednesday] 1. blackrock and microsoft plan to raise $30 billion for artificial intelligence investment, and nvidia will provide support. 2. the three major u.s. stock indexes closed mixed, with the nasdaq up 0.20%, the s&p 500 up 0.03%, hitting an intraday record high, and the dow down 0.04%, also hitting an intraday record high. the market is currently waiting for the fed's interest rate decision. 3. small radio communication equipment exploded in many places in beirut, the capital of lebanon, and in southeastern and northeastern lebanon on the 17th. the latest correction of the number of casualties by the lebanese ministry of public health stated that the incident has confirmed 9 deaths and about 2,750 injuries. 4. bitcoin rose 6.4% to $61,337 on tuesday, the largest intraday gain since august 8. the prospect of a fed rate cut is expected to boost demand for speculative assets. 5. jpmorgan chase is negotiating with apple to replace goldman sachs in the apple credit card business. 6. "new bond king" gundlach expects the federal reserve to cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points on wednesday and a total of 125 basis points by the end of the year. 7. musk's brain-computer company neuralink said it has obtained breakthrough medical device certification for the "blindsight" project from the u.s. food and drug administration (fda). 8. the united states will seek to purchase up to 6 million barrels of oil to replenish strategic reserves. 9. the federal aviation administration proposed to impose a civil fine of approximately $630,000 on spacex. 10. the settlement price of wti crude oil futures rose 1.57% to $71.19 per barrel; the settlement price of brent crude oil futures rose 1.31% to $73.70 per barrel. 11. comex gold futures fell 0.47% to $2,596.80 per ounce; comex silver futures fell 0.29% to $31.045 per ounce. 12. the scale of the federal reserve's overnight reverse repurchase agreement (rrp) was $256.337 billion.