Nvidia authorizes $150 billion buyback, a vote on future AI demand
YvesMulkers · x · 2026-10-01
Nvidia has authorized a $150 billion stock buyback. Commentator Yves Mulkers frames buybacks as a vote on future demand: committing that much cash signals management confidence in sustained AI compute demand, and he suggests asking vendors what they did with last quarter's cash.
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