The potential to compound one’s wealth grows by the day as the world shrinks by the day through commercial advances that reach greater and greater numbers of people.

Shares of Nvidia ended up 0.75 percent at $164.10, giving it a market value of $4.004 trillion as it benefits from an ongoing surge in demand for artificial-intelligence technologies. Nvidia’s stock market value briefly peaked above $4 trillion on Wednesday before closing at about $3.97 trillion.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang spoke to USA TODAY about tariffs, trade and his trip to China after a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House.

Nvidia briefly eclipsed a $4 trillion valuation on Wednesday. Nvidia's growth is closely tied to the expansion of AI data centers. Investors need to see Nvidia's growth stay rapid to justify its stock price.

Nvidia Corp. became the first company in history to achieve a $4-trillion market valuation, cementing its status as a kingpin in the global financial market.

Nvidia has rebounded about 74% from its lows in April, when global markets were jolted from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff volley.

Nvidia briefly reached a market capitalization of $4 trillion on Wednesday, making it the first company in the world to reach the milestone and solidifying its position as one of Wall Street's most-favored stocks.

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