Daily Markets Briefing — 2026-04-16

Key Markets & Headlines · Apr 16, 2026 · 7m · transcript

# Daily Markets Briefing — 2026-04-16 **Alex:** Welcome back to your morning markets briefing, Jordan! Let's dive right into today's headlines. First up, AI21 Labs is reportedly in acquisition talks with Nebius after talks with Nvidia fell through. What’s going on there? **Jordan:** Hey Alex! Yeah, AI21 Labs initially had discussions with Nvidia that valued the company between $2 billion and $3 billion, but those talks didn’t lead to a deal. Now, they’re in talks with Nebius, an AI infrastructure company, which could be a strategic move to strengthen their tech foundation. **Alex:**…