Why Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Is Down Today

Shares of leading designer of graphics chips Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) fell 7.4% in the morning session after the company announced it might be unable to sell some high-end chips (including the H20 chips) to China due to export controls and requirements from the Trump administration. Notably, Nvidia received an export restriction notice on April 9, 2025, suggesting the development was unanticipated heading into the quarter and likely not baked into its near-term sales forecast.

Startup funding hit records in Q1. But the outlook for 2025 is still awful.

Startups attracted $91.5 billion in venture capital funding in Q1, according to the latest report from data provider PitchBook. This figure not only exceeds the previous quarter’s allocation by 18.5% but also represents the second-highest quarterly investment in the last decade. Despite this seemingly positive news, Kyle Stanford, lead U.S. venture capital analyst at PitchBook, […]