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Nebius Group on Wednesday reported higher-than-expected first-quarter capital spending, driven by investments tied to the ‌procurement of graphics processing units and data center ‌hardware for its core AI cloud business. The company has grabbed a slice of ​the lucrative AI and cloud infrastructure market by providing Nvidia GPUs and computing platforms to developers. However, analysts have flagged Nebius' heavy capital spending as a major concern as the company aggressively ‌expands its global data ⁠center footprint, putting pressure on margins despite strong revenue growth.

Circle and CoreWeave could grow much larger over the next few years.

Market Catalysts host Julie Hyman takes a look at some of Friday's trending tickers and stories. CoreWeave (CRWV) stock is sinking after the company issued weak revenue guidance. IREN (IREN) stock is surging on news that Nvidia (NVDA) is investing up to $2.1 billion in the company. Rocket Labs (RKLB) stock is skyrocketing on the company's strong quarterly sales numbers. Wendy's (WEN) stock is on the rise after the company beat Wall Street's earnings estimates.

CoreWeave (CRWV) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -24.57% and +5.99%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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Wall Street analysts project first-quarter sales growth of 139% from last year to almost $2 billion.

CoreWeave’s Q1 will reflect solid top-line growth as demand for its high-performance computing infrastructure remains solid.