Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S. February 24, 2026.
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Stock futures were slightly higher Tuesday night ahead of a key earnings report from Nvidia.
Artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia on Wednesday will deliver a quarterly report likely to sway a jittery stock market as investors weigh whether the massive bets riding on technology’s latest craze will pay off.
As has been the case since Nvidia’s chipsets emerged as AI’s best building blocks, the expectations are sky high for the results covering the company’s fiscal quarter,
Soothing words from artificial intelligence startup Anthropic breathed new life into the technology sector on Wednesday as it told a jittery market it was trying to build partnerships rather than replace existing services.
But investors were still deciding if the rebound in tech stocks around the world, including in Australia, was a “dead cat bounce” – where prices jump before falling again – or a major buying opportunity.
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Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL), an alternative investment solutions provider, closed Tuesday at $10.73, up 2.78%. The stock moved as investors weighed fresh scrutiny of its private credit funds, including perceived capped withdrawals and loan sales, while watching for further clarity on liquidity management and retail private-credit flows.
Nvidia’s comments could act as a catalyst for its stock — and tech stocks in general.
One of the most-watched events of the quarter is happening in just a few hours: Nvidia (NVDA +0.68%) is set to report fourth-quarter and fiscal 2026 earnings.
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The US Software stocks rallied on Tuesday, February 24, after AI startup Anthropic unveiled new enterprise partnerships and product updates, helping calm investor concerns that artificial intelligence could significantly disrupt the sector.
At its enterprise agents event, Anthropic introduced updates to Claude Cowork, enabling companies to integrate the tool with major enterprise applications,
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Cathie Wood is one of my favorite investors to follow, for a number of reasons. Most notably, she’s a well-recognized growth investor who leaped to fame after the 2021-pandemic era surge of many of her high-growth investment stocks.
Nevertheless, she’s also an active and transparent manager of a number of growth ETFs.
What is swing trading?
Swing trading is a short-term strategy that aims to capture price moves over a few days to a few weeks.
Why are stocks near 52-week highs important?
Stocks near their yearly high often show strong buying interest and positive trend strength.
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The Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) features an attractive 4.17% yield and avoids exposure to the S&P 500.
The iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) includes 175 holdings with a focus on stocks that move slowly.
The State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU) brings you a 2.48% annualized distribution yield with an array of blue-chip electric power providers.
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Veteran Wall Street strategist Ed Yardeni is pushing back against the market panic sparked by a viral research note warning that artificial intelligence could trigger a self-reinforcing economic collapse.
On Monday, Citrini Research published a provocative thought experiment titled “The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis.”