Nasdaq Drops Over 300 Points After OpenAI's Revenue Comes In $20 Billion Short

COMPANY NEWSNasdaq Drops Over 300 PointsAfter OpenAI's Revenue ComesIn $20 Billion Short18IMPORTANCECLOSED2NEWS MEDIA4PIECESOct 8, 2026 18:11blockboard.net

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OpenAI disclosed an annualized revenue figure near $50 billion, below a $68 billion to $70 billion estimate that had been circulated previously. That disclosure was followed by a sharp move in AI-linked stocks and the Nasdaq 100 on Thursday afternoon, with Nvidia and CoreWeave both lower. One source also described the gap as an accounting issue discussed on CNBC’s Closing Bell.

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The Nasdaq 100 dropped more than 300 points in about half an hour on Thursday afternoon after a report said OpenAI’s revenue was running about $20 billion below a figure widely reported last month.
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OpenAI’s annualized revenue was reported at roughly $50 billion, about $20 billion below the previously cited $70 billion figure, and Oracle, Nvidia, AMD and Microsoft shares also fell on Thursday.
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Nvidia fell 2.94% on Thursday after OpenAI told investors its annualized revenue was roughly $50 billion, about $18 billion below the $68 billion figure that had circulated last month.
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OpenAI’s annualized revenue was described as roughly $50 billion, below a previously circulated $68 billion estimate, and Nvidia fell about 3% while CoreWeave dropped nearly 8% on Thursday.

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