5 Things To Know: September 15, 2025

Group 1 - TikTok owner ByteDance faces a deadline to divest its US operations by Wednesday or risk a shutdown in the US [1] - US officials indicated that there was a misunderstanding from China regarding the US position on TikTok, and technical aspects of the divestiture have been worked out [1] - Trade talks are ongoing in Madrid between US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant, US Trade Representative Jameson Greer, and their Chinese counterparts [2] Group 2 - South Korea's Cosby index reached a record high after ten consecutive sessions of gains, influenced by the government's decision to scrap plans to raise taxes on stock investments [2][3] - The CEO of Swatch announced a price increase of 5% to 15% for US markets, following a 39% tariff imposed by President Trump on Switzerland [3] - Nvidia is under preliminary investigation by China for violating anti-monopoly laws, resulting in a 2.4% decline in its stock price [4]