Jensen Huang is the CEO of Nvidia ( NVDA 4.45%), a company whose chips power the vast majority of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. At a technology conference last year, Huang made a bold declaration: "The next wave of AI is here. Robotics, powered by physical AI, will revolutionize industries."

U.S. stock indexes slipped to start 2025. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% Thursday, marking its first five-day losing streak since April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4% after giving up an early gain,

U.S. stock indexes slipped Thursday as Wall Street’s weak end to last year carried into 2025. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 0.2% to extend the four-day losing streak that dimmed the close of its stellar 2024.

Stock indexes closed mostly lower on Wall Street on the final day of another record-setting year. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4% Tuesday, but still managed to rack up a gain of 23.3% for the year, its second straight year with gains of more than 20%.