Nvidia Reaches a Milestone $4 Trillion Valuation
Nvidia made history on Wednesday as the first company ever to exceed $4 trillion in market valuation. The brief achievement marks a stunning rebound for the chipmaker after a rough start to the year when spending fears sparked by DeepSeek and Donald Trump's trade war weighed on risk sentiment and pulled the stock market down. The company's shares have risen more than 21% in 2025, and are up a staggering 1,015% since the beginning of 2023.
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