CEO Brian Niccol. His reason is Niccol’s success at Chipotle Mexican Grill. Cramer’s primary observation is that the best chief executive officers get the best results, and the best results are best for shareholders.

The company’s stock price has similarly soared, and its total market value quickly passed rivals like Intel, Microsoft and others. Nvidia alone accounted for more than a fifth of all of the S&P 500 index’s total return last year. No other stock came close, and it had more than triple Apple’s impact.

ASML stock rises after fourth-quarter bookings at the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker top analysts’ forecasts, T-Mobile smashes profit expectations, and Wall Street awaits quarterly earnings Wednesday from Tesla,

U.S. stocks slipped after the Federal Reserve held its main interest rate steady and broke a run of cuts that began in September

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock fell 1.3%, a day after the chipmaker rallied to recover some of Monday’s steep losses suffered on Monday. Week to date, the stock is down more than 9% after the DeepSeek-sparked sell-off to start the week.

NASDAQ is losing ground as traders sell tech stocks. NVIDIA is the worst performer in the NASDAQ index today. Starbucks, which was up by 8.2%, was the biggest gainer in the index. The stock rallied as traders reacted to the better-than-expected earnings report.

Plus: How AI propelled Nvidia up the list and other insights from this year's survey of corporate reputations.

Fed rate decision, stock market updates: Dow, Nasdaq, S&P 500 slip, Nvidia falls as Fed leaves rates unchanged

Investors also assessed a return to a tougher tone on tariffs from President Donald Trump, ahead of the start of a Federal Reserve meeting

U.S. equities were mostly lower at midday as the market waited for the latest comments from the Federal Reserve about the future of interest rates, which are coming later today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was little changed, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell.

Trump's plan for widespread buyouts raises plenty of questions.

The FOMC votes unanimously for no change with inflation sticky. Powell says he's had 'no contact' with Trump. Nvidia facing new China sale restrictions?