Nvidia earnings, outlook top Wall Street forecasts as CEO Jensen Huang touts ‘light speed’ AI advances

Nvidia (NVDA) reported its fourth quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday beating analysts’ expectations on the top and bottom line and issuing solid Q1 guidance.

Nvidia’s stock was up more than 2% on the news.

Nvidia’s earnings come as the company girds itself for potential 25% tariffs on chips imported into the US and the threat of increased export controls on its shipments to China. The AI giant is also contending with the fallout from claims that Chinese startup DeepSeek…