Bloomberg Stock Movers

2026-05-13 · Hosted by — · Bloomberg / iHeartMedia

Executive Summary

A short stock-movers segment covering three names trading higher: Nvidia as Jensen Huang joined Trump’s China trip at the last minute, raising hopes for H200 chip exports to China; Nebius Group with a 684% Q1 sales jump on data center demand; and SoftBank surging on its OpenAI investment paying off in quarterly profits.

Key Stories & Changes

1. Nvidia and the China Trip

  • Jensen Huang joined the Trump China trip at the last minute

  • Big-ticket item: Beijing’s approval for Chinese customers to buy Nvidia’s advanced H200 chips

  • H200 used to train and run models like ChatGPT; requires Washington’s permission for China export

  • US concern: technology can boost Chinese military

  • Trump administration granted licenses several months ago — a reversal of US policy and “pretty big win for Nvidia”

  • Beijing is now the holdup; complains about US export controls, wants semiconductor self-sufficiency

2. Chinese Beneficiaries Rallying

  • Beini Max Group and Knowledge Atlas Technology (jointly listed in Hong Kong) — investors betting on Chinese AI developer access to Nvidia accelerators

3. Nebius Group Earnings Beat

  • Nebius Group (Netherlands-based cloud computing provider): Q1 sales +684% YoY

  • Revenue $399 million, slightly above expectations

  • Adjusted EBITDA $129.5 million (vs. loss in prior-year period)

  • Competes with CoreWeave and neocloud startups

  • Rents compute resources to AI developers

4. SoftBank Quarterly Profit Surge

  • SoftBank reported surge in quarterly profit driven primarily by OpenAI investment

  • Results suggest company will make an even bigger bet on ChatGPT maker

  • “It’s really going right for Mr. Son’s company at this point”

1. Nvidia-China Trade Pivot

Jensen’s last-minute addition to the China delegation marks a sharp reversal from yesterday’s Bloomberg Tech reporting that he had not been invited. The story centers on whether Beijing will permit H200 imports — a less powerful chip than Blackwell but still meaningful. Chinese AI developer stocks rallied on the possibility.

2. Neocloud Operators Hitting Hypergrowth

Nebius’s 684% revenue jump echoes CoreWeave-style growth and validates the existence of a real second-tier GPU cloud market outside the hyperscalers. The transition to positive EBITDA from a year-ago loss demonstrates operational maturity in addition to revenue scale.

3. SoftBank’s OpenAI Bet Paying Off

Masayoshi Son’s OpenAI investment is now meaningfully boosting reported profits, with expectations the company will increase the position. Reinforces the “winner-take-most” dynamic in AI labs. —-

Sentiment Analysis

Overall Market Sentiment: Bullish on AI Infrastructure

The short briefing was uniformly positive across all three stories, focused on revenue beats and policy thaws.

Risk Factors Highlighted

Beijing approval risk: China remains the holdup despite US license grants

US export control reversal risk: Policy could swing back; military-use concerns remain

Neocloud competition: Nebius competes with CoreWeave and large hyperscalers

OpenAI concentration risk: SoftBank’s profits increasingly tied to single AI lab

Chinese self-sufficiency drive: Long-term threat to Nvidia’s China revenue if domestic champions catch up

This episode was covered in today’s The Market Signal — 2026-05-13, a cross-source synthesis of multiple podcast reports.

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