Nvidia Earnings Lead to Share Slump; SpaceX IPO Details
Bloomberg Daybreak covers NVIDIA's blowout quarter with a muted market reaction, SpaceX's IPO filing revealing massive losses and ambitious Mars colonization goals, and OpenAI's plans to go public. Additional stories include U.S.-Iran tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, a new U.S. consulate in Greenland, and Jamie Dimon's criticism of New York City's proposed tax hikes.
Summary
The broadcast opens with NVIDIA's latest earnings report, showing 85% revenue growth to $81.6 billion with forward guidance of approximately $91 billion for the coming quarter. Despite strong numbers, NVIDIA shares fell slightly pre-market, reflecting what analyst Neil Campling described as a maturing company that no longer delivers 'mic drop' surprise moments. CEO Jensen Wang attributed demand to the arrival of 'agentic AI,' arguing that compute capacity is now directly tied to revenue and profits. Campling noted that buy-side investors have grown accustomed to NVIDIA's outsized growth, and competition from companies like Google developing internal chipsets poses a long-term threat to NVIDIA's competitive moat.
On the IPO front, SpaceX filed publicly for what could be the largest IPO in history, with SEC filings revealing billions in losses — a tenfold increase — and ambitious goals including building data centers in space and establishing a human settlement on Mars with at least one million inhabitants. Elon Musk would retain super-voting rights and could receive up to one billion shares contingent on hitting these milestones. Separately, OpenAI is expected to file for an IPO in the coming days or weeks as it transitions to a for-profit structure, partly motivated by beating rival Anthropic to the public markets. Anthropic itself is on pace for its first profitable quarter with $10.9 billion in projected Q2 revenue.
Geopolitically, the U.S. and Iran remain at a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, with Trump warning of resumed military action while Iran reviews a U.S. peace proposal. The U.S. opened a new consulate in Greenland amid local protests over American territorial ambitions. The Trump administration charged former Cuban President Raul Castro with murder over a 1996 incident, raising speculation about potential military action. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon criticized New York Mayor Zoran Mamdani's proposed tax hikes on the wealthy, warning that high taxes push wealthy individuals and businesses out of the city. Other stories included Capitol Police officers suing to block January 6th rioters from receiving settlement payouts, an Ebola outbreak in Central Africa with nearly 600 suspected cases, and a sinkhole at LaGuardia Airport that canceled over 200 flights.
About this episode
<p>Today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes.<br />On today's podcast:<br />1) Nvidia reported another blowout earnings report and beat analyst estimates, but faced skepticism from some investors. The tech giant aims to rely less on giant data center operators and predicts other businesses and governments will become a bigger source of revenue for its chips and computing products to support artificial intelligence ambitions. The company faces growing competition from chipmakers trying to carve out a piece of the AI computing business, and major buyers of Nvidia's technology are developing their own in-house components. Nvidia's sales gained 85% to $81.6 billion in the three months ended April 26, and the company boosted its quarterly dividend and announced $80 billion in stock repurchases, but investors were not swayed and shares slipped about 1% in late trading.<br />2) SpaceX filed for an initial public offering, revealing billions in losses and a super-voting share plan allowing Elon Musk to keep the company under his control. The company's goals include a human settlement on Mars with at least 1 million inhabitants and making data centers in space a reality, part of a $28.5 trillion total addressable market. The IPO is targeted to raise as much as $75 billion, with Musk standing to benefit significantly, including potentially receiving as many as 1 billion shares if he meets certain goals.<br />3) Iran is assessing the latest peace proposal from the US, as the countries seek to avoid a resumption of hostilities. The exchange of messages is based on Iran’s 14-point text, which suggests a short-term deal that would see Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz and the US lift a blockade of Iranian ports. Iran gave no indication of when it would respond to the US and reiterated it wants a commitment that fighting will end “on all fronts, including Lebanon.”</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Key Insights
- Analyst Neil Campling argued that NVIDIA is transitioning from a surprise-driven growth stock into a 'mature growth tech leader' similar to Apple, with buy-side investors now expecting massive numbers rather than being wowed by them.
- SpaceX's IPO filing revealed a tenfold increase in losses, which Campling framed not as a red flag but as necessary capital burn to fund an 'exceptional growth trajectory,' suggesting the company needs public market funding to sustain its ambitions.
- CEO Jensen Wang claimed that agentic AI has created a race among model makers to produce more tokens, making compute capacity directly equivalent to revenue and profits — positioning NVIDIA as the essential platform of the current AI era.
- Bloomberg reported that Anthropic, which had no products less than three years ago, is now projecting $10.9 billion in quarterly revenue, more than double the prior quarter, signaling explosive monetization of AI software at a pace that surprised even industry observers.
- Jamie Dimon warned that New York City's proposed wealth taxes risk accelerating the exodus of high-net-worth individuals, arguing that studies show wealthy taxpayers 'vote with their feet' and that their departure ultimately harms lower-income residents by shrinking the city's tax base.
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