Nvidia Gives Upbeat Forecast as Data Centers Fuel Growth

  • Chipmakers third-quarter revenue and forecast beat estimates
  • The company’s Arm purchase, meanwhile, remains in limbo
Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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Nvidia Corp., the world’s largest chipmaker by market value, jumped as much as 11% on Thursday morning after reporting a strong third quarter and boosting it’s sales outlook for the rest of the year.

Revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter will be about $7.4 billion, the company saidBloomberg Terminal Wednesday. That compares with a $6.86 billion average analyst estimate, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The shares hit a record intraday high of $326.07 in New York.