Nvidia beats Q1 forecasts with strong AI chip sales, but export curbs to China hit guidance. Salesforce lifts 2026 outlook on rising AI cloud demand.
CYBR, LRCX, and MNDY defy 2025 tech slump with double-digit gains and Zacks buy ranks, signaling more room to run on the Nasdaq.
New York stock futures turned from red to green as US investors awoke on Wednesday and assessed the market ahead of keenly awaited earnings from Nvidia this evening. In sync with subdued blue-chip shares in Europe, S&P 500 and Dow Jones futures were indicating around a 0.3% decline but quickly flipped into positive territory with around two hours before the opening bell.
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9:52am: Tariff tweets shake markets—again Wall Street woke up to a rough start Friday morning, with major indexes tumbling as renewed trade tensions and inflation concerns rattled investor confidence. The Dow sank 380 points, or 0.9%, while the S&P 500 slid 1.1%.
Nvidia's strength affirms why it anchors my Nasdaq High-Alpha Black Swan Portfolio, which is now outpacing the Nasdaq-100 since inception, despite my ~15–30% cash position depending on macro factors. NVDA's valuation is rich, but leadership this dominant warrants holding through volatility and trimming at euphoric peaks. Portfolio agility and downside protection are crucial, as geopolitical shifts and capex-related revenue contraction can quickly reshape the growth narrative.
Galaxy Digital, founded by Mike Novogratz, made its Nasdaq debut on Friday, capping off a momentous week for cryptocurrency in public markets, with Coinbase joining the S&P 500 and retail brokerage eToro also going public.
Israel-based trading platform eToro (ETOR) debuted on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, its stock opening on the exchange at over 34% its original IPO price. eToro co-founder and CEO Yoni Assia sits down with Yahoo Finance executive editor Brian Sozzi at the Nasdaq for a conversation about the IPO, investor sentiments amid tariff headwinds, and crypto trading.
US stock futures were in the red ahead of Thursday's opening bell, as falls for maga-cap tech are expected to offset any boost from the deals being announced by Donald Trump on his Mideast tour. S&P 500 and Dow Jones futures were down 0.3%, while those for the Nasdaq were 0.5% lower.
Israel-based stock brokerage platform eToro Group Ltd made a striking debut on the Nasdaq overnight, with its shares surging as much as 42% above the initial public offering (IPO) price after the upsized deal raised almost US$620 million. The Robinhood competitor's strong market entry reflects renewed investor optimism as the IPO market beings to experience a broader rebound, driven by easing US-China trade tensions and the recent Wall Street rally.
The trading platform's stock is on a run in its first day of trading, elevating hopes for other stock-market debuts.
Nasdaq stocks are set to power gains for Wall Street on Wednesday, buoyed by deals struck by the sector on Donald Trump's tech-led trade trip to the Middle East. Futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.1% and for the Dow Jones were flat, while those for the Nasdaq were up 0.3%.