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The main stock indexes failed to make big moves on Wednesday ahead of Nvidia's earnings report, while Meta settled a landmark social media case.

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A late-afternoon recovery fell short for the S&P 500 ahead of a major earnings test for the AI stock rally. The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.1%. An eclectic mix of moment, growth, quality, value, and risk stocks helped propel the market on an otherwise rudderless day.

Nvidia—looking to beat analysts' already high expectations for the 15th quarter in a row—may be in league of its own in tech. But Wall Street sure isn't acting like it. The forward price to earnings ratio for shares of the world's most valuable company is dragging behind chip-makers and other large tech players, perhaps because of concerns about financing risks, long-term revenue generation, or expectations that are just too high.

IREN Stock Under Pressure Ahead of Earnings Despite $4 Billion Revenue Target

Another earnings beat may not be the biggest catalyst

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) reports fiscal second-quarter results after Wednesday’s closing bell. Polymarket traders put the odds of adjusted earnings topping 29 cents per share at 80%. The livelier action is on Kalshi, where traders are betting on which words...

IREN Limited (NASDAQ:IREN) stock is down 6% to $39.85 midday Wednesday, as traders trim exposure ahead of a busy earnings sequence for the AI hosting group. Meanwhile, Core Scientific (NASDAQ:CORZ) stock is down 4% to $17.40 in sympathy, marking a coordinated de-risk in two Bitcoin miners turned AI hosts. The Global X Data Center & […]

The bigger story may be what comes after Thursday

Gorilla Technology stock collapsed 11% on its earnings filing Tuesday, then did something traders did not expect on Wednesday. The question now is whether the buyers piling back in actually read the same filing that spooked them 24 hours ago.

The company nearly doubled its long-term non-handset target in June, while a faster Apple exit and a cost squeeze went straight into the near-term numbers.

Nvidia is expecting another quarter of massive revenue growth, while its valuation has fallen to historically low levels.

Dollar Tree earnings and Dollar General earnings are on deck Thursday, with Five Below due next week. On Wednesday, DLTR stock and FIVE stock rose in buy zones. Early Thursday, Dollar Tree and Dollar General will report for the fiscal second quarter.

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) shares jumped Wednesday as the company raised its full-year earnings outloo

A senior bank executive running real AI deployments just told CNBC that three years of pilots still haven't become scaled infrastructure, and she named 2027 as the year that needs to change. Her warning lands the same night Nvidia reports earnings that Wall Street expects to beat.

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CrowdStrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CRWD) set to report fiscal second-quarter results tonight, with Wall Street split on how much of a beat is needed to satisfy investors after the stock's sharp rally this year. Jefferies expects CrowdStrike to post around $310 million in net new annual...

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. shares rallied after revenue topped estimates and the retailer raised its annual earnings guidance, suggesting the preppy apparel company is regaining some momentum even after another quarter of slow sales growth. Bloomberg's Mary Ross Gilbert joined Bloomberg Intelligence to discuss their earnings.

CATO's Q2 earnings per share and sales decline year over year as weaker consumer spending, lower merchandise margins and occupancy-cost deleverage weigh on results.

Marvell is set to report its Q2 earnings on Aug. 27, and Barchart data is constructive heading into the company’s quarterly release.

SpotGamma's Brent Kochuba says one specific number explains why tonight's Nvidia earnings report will move far more than just one stock, and the S&P 500 options market is already showing the strain.

In an interview with CNBC, BofA analyst Vivek Arya said investors are likely to pay closer attention to how Nvidia deploys the enormous cash it generates than to the earnings themselves.

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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.02% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down by -0.10%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are down -0.03%, and September E-mini...

Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) reported second-quarter results that exceeded its prior outlook, though sales remained under pressure as the retailer invests in product innovation, marketing, digital capabilities and expanded distribution to support a planned return to revenue growth in 2027. Net

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) reported record second-quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $1.27 billion, up 5% from a year earlier, as growth across regions and brands exceeded the company’s prior outlook. The retailer also raised its full-year sales, operating-margin and earnings-per-share expecta

Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI) reported a second-quarter net loss as revenue and vehicle margins declined from a year earlier, while management outlined plans for new battery-electric vehicle launches, continued investment in proprietary technology and expansion into overseas markets. Total revenue for the se

Nvidia (NVDA) reports second quarter earnings results after the closing bell on Wednesday. Bloomberg Intelligence head of technology research Mandeep Singh explains what markets need to see in the earnings print.