Nvidia shares tumble over investigation into Huang's affair with alleged Chinese spy
Reported by 29 outlets in the past day, including BBC, CBS News, CNBC.
1What happened
President Donald Trump said that he had spoken to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang earlier in the day Monday, after Nvidia revealed late Sunday that it had launched an investigation into his extramarital affair with an alleged Chinese spy. NBC News ↗
2Compared to what
America’s great building booms, compared
At an estimated 3.6% of the economy a year, the AI build-out is larger than the railroad boom and more than three times the highway program. AI spending is an estimate. Source: Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 23, 2026
3What’s next
Nvidia’s stock slid more than 4% after its board opened an investigation into Jensen Huang’s relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, and one securities law expert says the company’s earlier insistence that it was all “normal” could turn into a very expensive problem. TechCrunch ↗
4Also reported
The share price dropped wiped hundreds of billions of dollars from the value of Nvidia. BBC ↗
Sources
- Trump says Nvidia boss told him he had no idea woman he had affair with was Chinese spy ↗BBC
- Zoe Kleinman: Nvidia CEO's affair will cause ripples across US and beyond ↗BBC
- Nvidia shares tumble over investigation into Huang's affair with alleged Chinese spy ↗BBC
- What we know so far about Jensen Huang's affair with suspected Chinese spy ↗BBC
- Who is the suspected Chinese spy at centre of the Nvidia investigation? ↗BBC
- What do we know about Nvidia CEO’s affair with a suspected Chinese spy? ↗BBC
- Trump says FBI is investigating Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang ↗CBS News
- Nvidia’s Trump ties draw scrutiny after reports Huang was targeted by Chinese intelligence ↗CNBC