US stock futures made a modest comeback on Friday: the Dow up 136 points, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 also ticking higher.
This follows Thursday's dip after NVIDIA's shares slid 4.3%, sparked by leadership changes as CEO Jensen Huang stepped down amid allegations of misconduct.
Colette Kress named interim CEO
NVIDIA's CFO, Colette Kress, will take over as interim CEO while the company looks for a new leader, a move that rattled investors and added to market uncertainty.
Meanwhile, oil prices stayed steady despite all this drama. Crude prices were little changed on Friday, with West Texas crude holding above $88 a barrel and Brent crude staying above $96 a barrel, keeping energy markets calm for now.