Apple shares pace for their best day since May ahead of CEO Tim Cook’s visit to the White house where he is expected to announce further investment in the United State. In addition new details emerge about exemptions for the iPhone maker as the President hikes tariffs on India over its purchases of Russian oil. Then OpenAI eyes a half trillion dollar valuation, a number that would make it the most valuable private company in the world. Plus the CEO of payments company Toast reacts to results and what he’s seeing in terms of consumer spending.