Amazon & Apple Lift Sentiment, Nvidia Hopes to Sell China Blackwell Chips | The Opening Trade 10/31

US stock futures advanced after strong earnings from Amazon and Apple. Amazon surged 12% in premarket trading on its fastest cloud-unit growth in nearly three years, while Apple gained on a revenue beat and upbeat holiday forecast. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hopes to sell chips from the company's Blackwell lineup to customers in China someday. “No decisions have been made, and we’ll see how it turns out,” Huang said Friday in South Korea. The Nvidia chief said earlier this week that the company hasn’t applied for Washington’s permission to sell Blackwell chips to China, permits that are required under export controls first imposed in 2022. The Opening Trade has everything you need to know as markets open across Europe. With analysis you won't find anywhere else, we break down the biggest stories of the day and speak to top guests who have skin in the game. Hosted by Kriti Gupta and Tom Mackenzie. (Source: Bloomberg)