Stripe's valuation has increased to $91.5 billion following a tender offer for employees and shareholders. Co-founder John Collison emphasized the importance of liquidity for stakeholders and indicated that the company has no immediate IPO plans. Stripe reported significant growth in payment volume for 2024, largely driven by the rise of AI startups that are clients.

Despite strong earnings, Nvidia's stock was downgraded by KinNgai Chan of Summit Insights Group due to concerns over the impact of Chinese startup DeepSeek on computing power needs for AI development.

Nvidia reported an 80% profit increase to $22.09 billion, with revenue lifted by AI chip sales despite earlier concerns about its market value.