TRADING DAY -Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Alden Bentley, Editor in Charge, Americas Finance and Markets Jamie is enjoying some well-deserved time off, but the Reuters markets team will still keep you up to date on what markets were focused on today and why investors shifted their focus from tariffs to a big milestone for AI chip-leader Nvidia.

Many investors may wonder if shares have gotten too expensive to buy. Don't be fooled: Nvidia stock is still reasonably priced. Get the story here.

Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for analysis on the companies making news on Wall Street.

Nvidia ( NVDA 1.10%) has been one of the best investments to own over the past few years. However, if you examine how the stock has performed in 2023 and 2024, it's clear that the second half of the year hasn't been as strong as the first half, though it's still been positive.

Asian stocks rose slightly on Thursday, riding on optimism from Nvidia's brief rise to a world-record $4 trillion valuation and as investors largely shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff salvos.

Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for analysis on the companies making news on Wall Street.

The AI Titan’s Ascent Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) has evolved from a niche graphics chip maker to a global technology titan, driven by its dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) and accelerated computing.

Continuing questions about the impact of Trump administration tariffs caused U.S. equities to be higher but little changed at midday.

Nvidia ( NVDA 1.80%) remains one of the best artificial intelligence (AI) stocks on the market. But with the chipmaker now trading at a price-to-sales multiple of 26.4, many investors may wonder if shares have gotten too expensive to buy. Don't be fooled: Nvidia stock is still reasonably priced.

Wall Street looked to keep momentum from a tech-fueled rally that saw Nvidia leap to become the world's first $4 trillion public company.