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Nvidia will slow down its hiring pace and control expenses as the company deals with a challenging macroeconomic environment. Revenue for the March quarter came in at $8.29bn on EPS of $1.36.

Forecast revenue for the June quarter is expected to be $8.1 billion.

The company’s operating expenses increased 35% year-over-year. On the positive side, demand for its graphics processors used for gaming and artificial intelligence helped support sales growth of 46% year-over-year. Nvidia’s data center business, which sells chips for cloud computing companies and enterprises, grew 83% annually to $3.75 billion.

Nvidia said its board has authorized an additional $15 billion in share buybacks through the end of next year.

In Q1 AMD delivered a 71% increase in revenue to $5.9bn on EPS of $1.13, beating consensus estimates. The Q2 outlook is for revenue to increase further to $6.5 billion.

For the full year, 2022 management expects $26bn, or 60% growth compared to 2021.

AMD’s acquisitions of Xilinx and Pensando should see expanded revenue growth from new industries.

Berkshire is now betting on Citigroup as new management takes over.

Berkshire has spent recent years revamping its bank bets. It reduced JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs investments while maintaining Bank of America and US Bancorp. The long-term holding in Wells Fargo has been cut.

The company also added a $US2.61 billion exposure to Paramount.

Investors will be watching the retail earnings following the weak results last week from Target and Walmart.

This week sees Costco, Best Buy, Advance Auto Parts, Nordstrom, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Macy’s as consumer-facing companies.

Nvidia’s results are due after market close on May 25. Revenue growth is anticipated to be 40%+ on the same time last year at $8.1bn.

Datacenter revenue should surpass the gaming segment revenue for the first time, driven by strong demand from hyper-scale data centers and AI.

The stock now trades 25x 2023 earnings.