The August jobs report could be a market-moving event, with the data impacting how investors see the economy and the outlook for Federal Reserve rate cuts. Economists polled by Dow Jones expect a 75,000 job gain. Daniel Morris, chief market strategist of BNP Paribas, doesn’t see a big market reaction unless the number is approximately…
For all of the handwringing about Nvidia Corp.’s sky-high market value pushing the stock into bubble territory, its revenue growth is keeping investors buying. While the chipmaker’s earnings this week weren’t the blowout Wall Street was hoping to see, they did show that its sales are still climbing faster than most of the technology universe….
Shares of Nvidia were under modest pressure Thursday, despite the company reporting an overall strong quarter with guidance that came in ahead of expectations. Clearly, some investors are finding issues within the report. While we think those concerns are misguided, here are three nitpicks generating the most noise on Wall Street. Data Center revenue missing…
European stock markets fell on Thursday, as investors assessed an above-consensus quarterly earnings report from tech giant Nvidia. The U.S.-listed firm, which makes products for tech giants including Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon, said sales growth this quarter will remain above 50% in a sign of the continued resilience of the artificial intelligence boom. Fiscal…
European markets are heading for a higher open Wednesday as traders gear up for a quarterly earnings report from chipmaker Nvidia. The Nasdaq-listed stock has become a bellwether for the global technology sector, particularly regarding the progress of the artificial intelligence boom, as its major corporate customers include Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon. Its value…
After a week of bearish action, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole remarks were a welcome curveball. Most indexes ripped almost 2% on Friday on hints that a rate-cut cycle could kick off in September. Rate cuts are a tailwind for growth, and tech sits squarely in that lane. Most of the “Magnificent Seven”…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends the “Winning the AI Race” Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters It’s been two years since the explosion of generative artificial intelligence started to transform Nvidia’s business. Since then, the chipmaker’s revenue has more than tripled and profits have quadrupled. Nvidia‘s fiscal second-quarter earnings…
The conundrum of the stock market going down ahead of Jackson Hole confounded me. With a market that had been headed down every day, except for deep cyclicals and housing-related stocks, the setup seemed extreme. By the end of the week, the bet was one way: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell , perhaps because he…
For going on three years now, a once-scrappy company based in Santa Clara, California, has been the center of the Wall Street universe. That’s unlikely to change anytime soon — most certainly not in the week ahead, when its earnings report is the market’s biggest event. On Wednesday night, Nvidia is set to release its…
It was a topsy-turvy week for Wall Street, saved by a big Friday rally. The market was looking at a weekly loss at Thursday’s close. But a day later, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell came through, hinting at possible interest rate cuts ahead. His speech on Friday at the central bank’s economic symposium in Jackson…