Nvidia's Jensen Huang to step down as CEO, US index futures slip
Nvidia says Jensen Huang is leaving the CEO job, pushing US index futures lower before the open, while oil rises and Fed hike bets firm up.
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what happened
Reuters reports that US index futures were pointing to a weaker open on Thursday after Nvidia announced that its chief executive, Jensen Huang, is stepping down. An earlier Reuters story, filed before that announcement, had focused on reports of a second affair involving Huang and on investor worries about who would lead the chipmaker at the center of the AI boom.
At 8:58 a.m. ET, Dow E-mini futures were down 41 points, or 0.08%, S&P 500 E-minis had shed 47.25 points, or 0.62%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were off 353.5 points, or 1.24%. Nvidia shares had already fallen 8.5% in premarket trading. Nebius, a cloud provider for AI workloads, said its 2026 revenue would land at the low end of its earlier forecast, and its stock dropped 16%, while CoreWeave lost about 10%.
Outside tech, Brent and WTI crude rose 1.4% and 1% after US President Donald Trump said “we don't need a deal with Iran.” Reuters cited CME FedWatch data showing traders saw a December Fed rate hike as close to certain. Strategy, Michael Saylor's company, fell 6.4% premarket after MSCI said it would drop the stock from its global indexes.
why it matters
Nvidia is one of the largest weights in US indexes and a bellwether for AI spending, so uncertainty over its top job can hit the whole sector. Higher oil and expectations of tighter Fed policy add a second source of pressure, which is why the early selloff spread beyond chipmakers.
market impact
US index futures and AI stocks: Nvidia leadership change and Fed hike bets add pressure on the market
- US stock index futures pressure down — uncertainty over Nvidia's leadership and rising Fed hike expectations weigh on sentiment
- Nvidia shares pressure down — investors worry about a leadership gap at the chipmaker that anchors the AI trade
- Brent crude pressure up — Trump's remarks on Iran add a geopolitical risk premium to oil
- AI cloud infrastructure stocks pressure down — Nebius's revenue outlook cut and CoreWeave's drop hit the sector
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- Wall St set to open lower after Nvidia rout, oil gains — Reuters, 12 November 2026 at 13:50 UTC
- Wall St set to open lower after Nvidia CEO steps down — Reuters, 12 November 2026 at 14:01 UTC
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