LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: April 13, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTUpdated: April 13, 2026, 3:04 PM EDT Dell and HP Shares Surge on Nvidia Acquisition Speculation April 13, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT. Shares of **Dell Technologies** and **HP Inc.** jumped sharply after reports that **Nvidia Corp.** is considering acquiring a major PC vendor to reshape the industry. Nvidia, the top chipmaker for artificial intelligence (AI), has been negotiating a large purchase for over a year. Dell holds about **17%** of the global PC market, HP nearly **19%**, according to Gartner. Nvidia has invested $70 billion to advance AI across sectors and Dell