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Nvidia Eases AI Jitters as Capital Keeps Coming

Chip-maker’s bonanza revenue forecast steadies investor nerves

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It’s been a reassuring few days for private lenders and investors in the thick of the artificial intelligence super-cycle, after bumper forecasts from Nvidia muffled talk of an imminent AI apocalypse.

The world’s most valuable chip-maker said it was expecting sales of about $65 billion in the January quarter — roughly $3 billion more than analysts predicted — and dropped hints that it may exceed the half-trillion-dollar revenue pot expected in coming quarters.