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5 min readNvidia’s 70% Growth Forecast Resets the AI Narrative
“Nvidia crushed everywhere.” That was the verdict from one tech analyst after the world’s most valuable company reported earnings that blew past expectations and sent Asian chip stocks higher. Nvidia forecast 70% revenue growth for 2028, far above the 45% analysts had penciled in. For a company many assumed was exiting its hypergrowth phase, the numbers suggested otherwise—and the market responded accordingly.
But beneath the enthusiasm, the same old questions resurfaced. Can the AI build-out sustain itself? Are Nvidia’s biggest customers just passing money around in a circular loop? And what happens when the hype has to meet real revenue?
Why This Earnings Felt Different
Chris Beecham, chief market analyst at IG Markets, described the atmosphere around Nvidia’s results as “generally positive”—a shift from recent quarters where earnings had landed with a sense of disappointment. The key difference this time was not just the revenue forecast but what CEO Jensen Huang highlighted on the earnings call: the AI build-out is no longer confined to Nvidia and the hyperscalers feeding off each other. It is expanding into industry partnerships and broader commercial applications.
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- 1 (00:21) **Nvidia’s Blockbuster Forecast Lifts Markets** - The world’s most valuable company projects 70% revenue growth for 2028, far exceeding expectations, and Asian chipmakers rally in response.
- 2 (03:20) **Circular Financing Concerns Persist** - Questions about whether Nvidia’s investments are self-sustaining or just a circular game between the company and its biggest customers remain unresolved.
- 3 (05:04) **Salesforce Defies the ‘SASPocalypse’** - Salesforce posts double-digit revenue gains and teams up with Anthropic on a Claude-powered product, with CEO Marc Benioff pushing back against earlier fears that AI would kill software-as-a-service.
- 4 (07:47) **CIA Director’s Surprise Moscow Visit** - John Ratcliffe delivers a direct warning to Russia not to attack NATO countries, following U.S. intelligence that Putin may test the alliance with a limited assault in the next few years.
- 5 (09:16) **Devastating Floods in Nepal and China** - Tsunami-like floods, likely triggered by a glacier collapse in the Himalayas, have left more than 1,400 people missing, with bodies recovered up to 150 miles away.
- 6 (10:19) **Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh Faces Pressure at Jackson Hole** - Warsh, known for a policy of communicating less, is expected to speak tomorrow at the Fed’s annual conference, with markets anxious about his views on inflation and interest rates.
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Show Notes
A.M. Edition for Aug. 26. A bullish AI forecast from Nvidia lifts markets. And despite blockbuster growth and revenue forecasts, IG Markets’ Chris Beauchamp says Nvidia still has more room to run. Plus, Fed chairman Kevin Warsh has so far kept his views on interest rates to himself. But investors hope that’s about to change. And, WSJ’s Tripti Lahiri brings us the latest from the devastating floods in Nepal and China. Luke Vargas hosts.
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