President Donald Trump said the US would explore normalizing relations with Syria after the toppling of longtime autocrat Bashar al-Assad, doubling down on a pledge to lift sanctions against the country’s new government. Trump spoke after a brief meeting in Saudi Arabia’s capital with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Trump's Middle East visit has also opened a floodgate of AI deals. The Trump administration is clearing a path for two key Persian Gulf allies to pursue their artificial intelligence ambitions — and some of the biggest US tech companies are seizing on that opening with plans to spend billions of dollars in the region. Today's guests: Arend Kapteyn, UBS Global Head of Economics and Strategy Research, Kamakshya Trivedi, Goldman Sachs Head of Global Foreign Exchange, Interest Rates & Emerging Market Strategy.