Nvidia stock was sliding on Thursday as a business partner’s weak outlook took some of the shine off President Trump’s artificial intelligence announcements.The shares were down 1.2% to $145.24 in early trading.

SK Hynix Inc.’s shares slid after record quarterly results failed to impress investors grappling with stagnant smartphone demand and questions about AI spending in 2025.

South Korea's SK Hynix on Thursday posted a record quarterly profit as the Nvidia supplier saw strong sales of advanced chips such as high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in generative artificial intelligence chipsets.

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The past few years have been undeniably profitable for Nvidia ( NVDA 4.43%) investors. The stock price has surged more than sevenfold over the past two years, and today, it topped the charts as the world's most valuable company in terms of market cap. The stock was up as much as 4.7% Wednesday morning. At 12:32 p.m. ET, the stock was still up 4.1%.

Nvidia stock rose early Wednesday after President Donald Trump sent another signal to markets that artificial intelligence would be a priority under his new administration. The absence of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the inauguration Monday stuck out as Big Tech CEOs thronged to the event.