Nvidia (NVDA +0.64%) is skyrocketing ahead of its highly anticipated first-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings call on May 20. At recent prices, the stock is up about 20% since the semiconductor giant reported its fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2026 results. That’s even after a 5.7% sell-off from Nvidia’s all-time high closing price on May 14 to market close on May 18.
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Consumer sentiment has remained weak for an extended period, with volatility continuing to weigh heavily this year. According to CNBC, consumer pessimism in the United States continues to linger, with economists increasingly debating whether households will meaningfully regain confidence anytime soon.
Per the article, preliminary data for the month of May from the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers showed sentiment dropping to record lows,
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Despite the bond market’s increasing expectations that the Federal Reserve will soon need to hike short-term interest rates, one major bank says the central bank will maintain holding rates steady and then resume a dovish stance next year.
Morgan Stanley’s May 18 note, shared with TheStreet, calls for two 25-basis-point rate cuts in 2027,
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Social Security may be looking at benefit cuts as early as 2032.
Based on the program’s Trustees’ estimates, a 23% cut may be in store.
Social Security cuts aren’t a given,
Financial markets were hit this week with negative news on both consumer and producer price inflation. Tuesday’s CPI report showed inflation running at 3.8% on a 12-month basis, well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target. Even more concerning, the data showed inflation accelerating again after a period of moderation.
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Investors in Balchem Corporation BCPC need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the June 18, 2026 $180.00 Call had some of the highest …
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When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard.
Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences.
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A dispute over semiconductor workers’ bonuses in Korea could upend global technology supply chains and weigh on South Korea’s economy, as Samsung’s (016360.KS) labor union has threatened to go on strike on May 21 for 18 days.
On Sunday, Samsung and the union agreed to extend negotiations after the first round of government-mediated talks failed and a South Korean court granted a partial injunction that could compel workers to show up amid a strike,
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