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Nvidia Shares Fall After Report Board May Oust Jensen Huang

Nvidia shares fell 8.5% to $159 in late trading Wednesday after The Wall Street Journal reported that the company’s board was preparing to decide on Chief Executive Jensen Huang’s future. The stock had closed the regular session up 2.9% at $173.73.

Nvidia Shares Fall After Report Board May Oust Jensen Huang

The Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that the board could meet as soon as Wednesday to make a decision. Independent directors had been investigating whether Huang was targeted by a foreign espionage effort, following an affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese intelligence source, the report said.

Nvidia shares were already declining in after-hours trading after The New York Times reported that Huang had a separate extramarital relationship with an Nvidia vice president. The Times cited people who worked at the company.

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