
米エヌビディアのフアンCEOが辞任し、コレット・クレスCFOが暫定CEOに就任。米大統領は後任としてアップルのクック会長を推す発言を行った。同社取締役会による解任準備が報じられていた。
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米紙ウォール・ストリート・ジャーナルが、エヌビディア取締役会によるフアンCEOの解任準備を報じていた。
米紙ウォール・ストリート・ジャーナルは米エヌビディアの取締役会がフアン最高経営責任者の解任を準備していると報じた。
米エヌビディアは、フアンCEOが辞任したと発表した。
米エヌビディアによると、コレット・クレスCFOが暫定CEOを兼務する。
米大統領は、フアン氏が「素晴らしい仕事をしてきた」と評し、後任はアップルのクック会長しかいないと主張した。

Jensen Huang, CEO of US semiconductor giant Nvidia, resigned on the 12th following allegations of infidelity with women suspected of being agents of the Chinese intelligence agency. CFO Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO until a successor is selected. The FBI is also investigating.

Nvidia CEO Huang is accused of leaking information to the Chinese government. The company's stock price, which boasts an overwhelming share of the AI semiconductor market, has fallen by more than 20% since the news was reported, raising concerns that the company's dominance may collapse due to rumors of CEO dismissal and intensifying competition.

On the 12th, the Hamamatsu Chamber of Commerce and Industry officially elected Yamaha Chairman Takuya Nakata to succeed Chairman Kaoru Saito. He will assume office on the 13th, and his term of office will continue for the remainder of Saito's term. This is the first time that a chairman from Yamaha has been appointed since 1950.

Skylark Holdings announced on the 12th that it will acquire the operating company of Fukuoka City's popular ramen restaurant "Shin-Shin" for 12 billion yen and make it a wholly owned subsidiary. The company aims to expand its store network and expand overseas by leveraging its manufacturing and logistics infrastructure.

The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) in October rose 0.4% from the previous month, exceeding expectations. Inflationary pressures are spreading due to increased investment due to high energy prices and the AI boom, and expectations are growing that the Fed will accelerate interest rate hikes. The yield on 10-year bonds briefly recovered to the 5% level, and it seems likely that interest rates will be raised at the December monetary policy meeting.

Axios reported that US Secretary of Commerce Lutnick has postponed imposing export restrictions on companies suspected of smuggling Nvidia's advanced semiconductors to China. Amid suspicions that CEO Huang was a spy, Treasury Secretary George Bessent on the 5th asked why he was being cautious about implementing the plan.