Nvidia rages after the spying suspicions
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Nvidia's stock fell 7.2 percent in Monday's trading after the board launched an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang and allegations of an affair with a woman suspected of being a spy for China.
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Why It Matters
Nvidia is one of the world's largest companies in terms of market capitalization. Jensen Huang is the company's CEO and founder.
Nvidia's board announced on Sunday that it had opened an investigation into CEO and founder Jensen Huang's affair with a woman who was identified as a spy acting on behalf of China.
Now comes the price tag.
The stock, the world's second largest by market capitalization, fell 7.2 percent in early Monday trading in New York.
The slide is going against the tide, Nasdaq's technology-heavy composite index is simultaneously pointing to plus 1.0 percent.
The broad S&P 500 and the Dow Jones industrial average are up 1.1 percent.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The board will present the results of the investigation.
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What is the evidence for the espionage charges?
- How is Nvidia's future China strategy affected?
