Nvidia posted strong second-quarter results, reporting revenue of $96.2 billion, more than double the prior-year period, while earnings per share came in at $2.22 per share.
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Asian chip firms rallied Thursday following more blockbuster earnings from Nvidia that eased worries over the AI investment boom, though the euphoria was tempered by US data showing stubbornly high inflation.Nvidia is considered the bellwether for the AI spending frenzy, with its results largely determined by mega purchases from AI giants such as OpenAI, Amazon, Microsoft and xAI. The firm has led an eye-watering rally by tech firms over the past year and in October became the first to hit a mar

The stock market was essentially a waiting room for Nvidia’s earnings report, which came after the bell. At 13.61 billion shares traded, volume on U.S. exchanges hit the second-lowest level of the year, according to Dow Jones Market Data. “Most investors seem content to sit on their hands and wait for the print rather than put on meaningful risk ahead of what is arguably the most important earnings report of the quarter,” he writes.

Stock-index futures edged higher in after-hours trading Wednesday after Nvidia crushed another round of earnings. The company's strong report offered relief to the major indexes, which saw muted moves earlier in the day.

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The U.S. stock market drifted through a quiet day of trading after a report said inflation last month was a touch worse than economists expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.1%. Treasury yields ticked higher following the update on inflation, which has traders still mostly betting the Federal Reserve will hike the federal funds rate by the end of this year.
US equity indexes ended lower Wednesday as most government bond yields rose after the Federal Reserv
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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.

With the market in a holding pattern ahead of Nvidia’s earnings report, industrials, energy, and utilities were doing the heavy lifting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 156 points, or 0.3%. The S&P 500 was down 0.

Why are stocks stuck in neutral? Wall Street is holding its breath until Nvidia opens its books after the close.



