Nvidia's stellar earnings reports haven't moved the stock much recently. BNP Paribas analyst David O'Connor said he expects a bigger catalyst to come next month at the chip maker's annual GTC. After the Washington,

Nvidia shares rose 2% afterhours following the AI chip giant reporting record sales and income. Here are the key figures: Fourth-quarter sales came in at $68.1 billion, beating the $66.1 billion expected by analysts.

Expect more eye-popping numbers when Nvidia posts its fiscal fourth-quarter results after the closing bell. Analysts tracked by FactSet are looking for $66.1 billion in revenue, up 68.1% from a year before.

Nvidia Corp.’s earnings report on Wednesday afternoon comes at a critical time for the US stock market with investors increasingly nervous about the outlook for artificial intelligence.

Nvidia said it expects revenue of $78bn for the current quarter, well above consensus analyst estimates of $72.1bn compiled by Visible Alpha, as tech giants continue to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into AI chips and data centres.

Data center revenue was over 91% of sales in Nvidia's fourth quarter, but the company's roots will always be in gaming graphics. It was a nice recovery for the gaming segment, up 49% from last year, but not as good as the 61% rise that Wall Street was expecting.

Nvidia, the chipmaker at the center of the AI boom, just released its quarterly results. Follow our live coverage here.

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