Affair + child, admitted · Dec 2015
Confessed in a newspaper letter. The divorce took ten years.
+3,835%since the news
The affair × stock index
Affairs are bad for relationships. Good for stocks.
When a CEO gets caught cheating, the stock only goes up. Eventually. We track every case.
NvidiaHEARTCON 5
Jensen HuangRelationship status:Status: Served papersView
Jensen HuangRelationship status:Status: Served papersView- Up since the news
- 10 of 11
- Best · SK hynix
- +3,835%
- NVDA · day 5
- −12.7%loading…
Since the affair went public
Only up.
Reported affair · Aug 2013
Google Glass: the gadget that ended a marriage, per Vanity Fair.
+1,293%since the news
Divorce + tabloid exposé · Jan 2019
Lost a marriage and 4% of Amazon. Kept the votes.
+222%since the news
Affair, acknowledged · May 2021
An old affair, a board probe, then the headlines.
+111%since the news
A confession, then two more reports · Nov 8Live
One confession, two more reports, out by Thursday. The chart is still deciding.
−12.7%day 5
Next up?
NVDA is on day 5.
Watch the live caseEach chart starts at the last close before the news. Grey is before, pink after.
Leaderboard
Relationship: ruined. Stock: only up.
Chey Tae-wonSK hynix · Dec 2015Affair + child, admittedStill chairman · Divorced after a decade in court
+3,835%
Sergey BrinGOOGL · Aug 2013Reported affairStayed on · Divorced twice
+1,293%
Jeff BezosAMZN · Jan 2019Divorce + tabloid exposéDivorced · Remarried in 2025
+222%
- Harry StonecipherBA · Mar 2005
Affair with an executiveForced out as CEO
+194%
Bill GatesMSFT · May 2021Affair, acknowledgedLeft the board · Divorced in 2021
+111%
Elon MuskTSLA · Jul 2022Alleged affair, deniedDenied · Divorced three times
+43.3%
- Steve EasterbrookMCD · Nov 2019
Workplace relationshipsFired · Divorced
+40.2%
Mark HurdHPQ · Aug 2010Undisclosed relationshipResigned · Married nearly 30 years
+39.6%
Laurent FreixeNESN · Sep 2025Undisclosed relationshipFired as CEO
+16.2%
Brian KrzanichINTC · Jun 2018Workplace relationshipResigned as CEO
+11.6%
- Jensen HuangNVDA · Nov 8
A confession, then two more reportsResigned · Married since 1985
−12.7%day 5 · loading…
10 of 11 up since the news. The one in the red is 5 trading days in.
HEARTCON
Relationship status: it’s complicated.
- 1Single0 CEOs
- 2It's complicated2 CEOs
- 3Caught0 CEOs
- 4Confessed3 CEOs
- 5Served papers6 CEOs
Now at 5 · Served papers. Nvidia's CEO resigned on Nov 12, four days after admitting he was unfaithful. Historically, this is where it gets good.
NvidiaHEARTCON 5
Jensen Huang
Co-founder and CEO, 1993–2026 · NVDA
Relationship statusServed papersA confession, then two more reports · Married since 1985
- −12.7%
- Since the news
- −4.3%
- News day
- day 5
- Live
BoeingHEARTCON 5
On file
Harry Stonecipher
Forced out as CEO, 2005 · BA
Relationship statusServed papersAffair with an executive · Forced out
- +194%
- Since the news
- −0.1%
- News day
- Mar 2005
- Since
McDonald'sHEARTCON 5
Steve Easterbrook
CEO, McDonald's · MCD
Relationship statusServed papersWorkplace relationships · Divorced
- +40.2%
- Since the news
- −2.7%
- News day
- Nov 2019
- Since
Hewlett-PackardHEARTCON 5
Mark Hurd
CEO, Hewlett-Packard, 2005–2010 · HPQ
Relationship statusServed papersUndisclosed relationship · Married nearly 30 years
- +39.6%
- Since the news
- −8.0%
- News day
- Aug 2010
- Since
NestléHEARTCON 5
On fileLaurent Freixe
Fired as CEO, 2025 · NESN
Relationship statusServed papersUndisclosed relationship · Fired
- +16.2%
- Since the news
- −0.7%
- News day
- Sep 2025
- Since
IntelHEARTCON 5
On fileBrian Krzanich
Resigned as CEO, 2018 · INTC
Relationship statusServed papersWorkplace relationship · Resigned
- +11.6%
- Since the news
- −2.4%
- News day
- Jun 2018
- Since
SK hynixHEARTCON 4
Chey Tae-won
Chairman of SK Group, home of chipmaker SK hynix · SK hynix
Relationship statusConfessedAffair + child, admitted · Divorced after a decade in court
- +3,835%
- Since the news
- +2.6%
- News day
- Dec 2015
- Since
AmazonHEARTCON 4
Jeff Bezos
Founder and CEO, Amazon · AMZN
Relationship statusConfessedDivorce + tabloid exposé · Remarried in 2025
- +222%
- Since the news
- +0.2%
- News day
- Jan 2019
- Since
MicrosoftHEARTCON 4
Bill Gates
Co-founder; left Microsoft's board in 2020 · MSFT
Relationship statusConfessedAffair, acknowledged · Divorced in 2021
- +111%
- Since the news
- −1.2%
- News day
- May 2021
- Since
GoogleHEARTCON 2
Sergey Brin
Co-founder, Google · GOOGL
Relationship statusIt's complicatedReported affair · Divorced twice
- +1,293%
- Since the news
- +0.8%
- News day
- Aug 2013
- Since
TeslaHEARTCON 2
Elon Musk
CEO, Tesla · TSLA
Relationship statusIt's complicatedAlleged affair, denied · Divorced three times
- +43.3%
- Since the news
- −1.4%
- News day
- Jul 2022
- Since
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History
Every affair on file
2026 LiveNvidia · Resigned
One confession, two more reports, out by Thursday. The chart is still deciding.
2025 Laurent Freixe
Nestlé · Fired
One year as CEO. One undisclosed relationship.
2022 Tesla · Denied
“This is total BS,” he posted. She denies it too.
2021 Microsoft · Left the board
An old affair, a board probe, then the headlines.
2019 McDonald's · Fired
Fired over one relationship, then paid back $105 million.
2019 Amazon · Divorced
Lost a marriage and 4% of Amazon. Kept the votes.
2018 Brian Krzanich
Intel · Resigned
Broke Intel’s non-fraternization rule.
2015 SK hynix · Still chairman
Confessed in a newspaper letter. The divorce took ten years.
2013 Google · Stayed on
Google Glass: the gadget that ended a marriage, per Vanity Fair.
2010 Hewlett-Packard · Resigned
HP cleared him on harassment, then cited his expense reports.
2005 Harry Stonecipher
Boeing · Forced out
Forced out at 68 over a relationship with an executive.
FAQ
Questions
Are affairs good for stocks?
SK hynix is up +3,835% since its chairman confessed in a newspaper letter. You do the math.
What is HEARTCON?
Our alert level, from 1 (Single) to 5 (Served papers). PizzINT watches Pentagon pizza orders. We watch CEO marriages.
Nvidia is down. Doesn't that break the pattern?
It's day 5. All 10 went red first. Then they went up.
Should I buy the next scandal?
We track. We don't advise. We did set HEARTCON to 5, though.
Is any of this real?
The affairs and the prices are, and every claim links to its source.
He confessed on Sunday. He was out by Thursday.
Jensen Huang co-founded Nvidia in 1993. On Nov 8 he admitted he had been unfaithful, after reports that US officials saw the woman as a Chinese intelligence asset. On Nov 12 he resigned.
- Since the news
- −12.7%
- market value erased on Nov 12
- $182B
- Trading days in
- 5
- Close, Nov 13
- $162.85
- 1Oct 29 · Spy report
- 2Nov 9 · Confession
- 3Nov 12 · Resigns