STOCK MARKETS SLUMP AS TRADE RISKS LOOM OVER NVIDIA
U.S. stock index futures slipped on Tuesday as investors digested fresh tariff comments from President Donald Trump and Nvidia dropped 1.5% ahead of its results, weighing down chip companies and megacaps. The report that the U.S. was planning to further restrict Nvidia's exports to China without a license added to the concerns, with other semiconductor stocks also falling. Investors are now questioning the industry's hefty spending on AI as low-cost competition from China's DeepSeek rattled markets in January.
- The simmering tensions between the U.S. and China over trade and technology could ultimately become a major driver of global economic instability if left unchecked.
- How will the ongoing trade disputes impact the future of innovation in the tech sector, particularly for companies like Nvidia that rely heavily on exports to other countries?