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title: "Nvidia Slips Despite New Bet on AI's Power Bottleneck"
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description: "Nvidia slipped 0.5% to $215.74 despite taking a minority stake in Cloverleaf Infrastructure, targeting AI power bottlenecks. The move supports Nvidia's $500 billion infrastructure campaign. Trading significantly below its GF Value estimate of $384.95, the stock faces risks from project delays but offers upside if AI demand persists. Investors await the August 26 earnings report as a key trigger for future performance."
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# Nvidia Slips Despite New Bet on AI's Power Bottleneck

Nvidia , the artificial-intelligence chip king, slipped approximately 0.5% to $215.74 Friday morning despite taking a minority stake in Cloverleaf Infrastructure. This is not just another investment. Nvidia is attacking the next monster bottleneck in AI: power. Customers cannot deploy mountains of accelerators without land, electricity and grid connections ready to go.

Cloverleaf has helped develop more than seven gigawatts of powered projects and holds a pipeline exceeding 10 gigawatts, according to The Wall Street Journal. Nvidia sees the problem coming and wants to crush it early. Its wider campaign to mobilize more than $500 billion for AI infrastructure could unlock more data-center capacity, accelerate accelerator deployments and protect the company's future revenue engine.

The valuation signal is loud: Nvidia's $215.74 share price sits 43.96% below its GF Value estimate of $384.95. That gap points to serious upside if AI demand keeps roaring, but it is not a free ride. Power projects can get trapped by permits, cost overruns and slow construction. That is why it also suggested it might be a possible value trap. With semiconductor peers down roughly 5% this week, Nvidia's August 26 earnings report is the real trigger. Cloverleaf strengthens the empire. Revenue guidance decides whether the stock breaks higher.

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