Nvidia speeds things up in AI
I’d argue that the big news out of the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas wasn’t about new chips, or flashy hardware across TVs, PCs, phones, and robots. It’s all about speed: Nvidia (NVDA) pushed up the launch schedule for its new Vera Rubin AI...
Somehow Oracle just missed this little $248 billion item last week
When last week Oracle (ORCL) published its earnings update on the costs of its artificial-intelligence data center buildout, it didn’t include $248 billion in lease-payments committed for AI data centers. That cost, Bloomberg’s Chris Bryant reported today, December...
Next week is Nvidia’s week
Nvidia (NVDA) will report earnings Wednesday November 19, for the quarter that ended on October 25. According to Zacks Investment Research, based on 13 analysts’ forecasts, the consensus EPS forecast for the quarter is $1.17. The reported EPS for the same...
Walmart pops 7% in two days on news that it will sell stuff on ChatGPT–here’s what that means for the AI bubble/boom
Walmart (WMT) will “team” up with OpenAI to enable shoppers to browse and purchase its products on ChatGPT. Users will be able to shop Walmart’s catalog directly on ChatGPT by clicking a “buy” button.The catalog includes apparel, entertainment, packaged food and...
Nvidia drops 3.03% after earnings as market decides 56% data center growth isn’t good enough
Nvidia’s basic problem is that investor expectations are so high that the company struggles to meet them. In the quarter ended on July 27, results released today after the close of trading, Nvidia said it earned an adjusted $1.05 per share on $46.74 billion in...
Nvidia gains after-hours on earnings, but will the gains hold tomorrow?
In after-hours trading on Wednesday, May 28, shares of Nvidia (NVDA) were up 4.51% as of 5 p.m. in New York after the company reported earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2026. For any company but Nvidia the results would qualify as a home run. For the period...
Look for a big market reaction to Nvidia’s earnings on Wesnesday
I expect that the most important event of the short week ahead will be Nvidia’S (NVDA) report–after the market close on Wednesday, May 28–of earnings for the fiscal first quarter of 2026 that ended in April 2025. Expect volatility. Both in Nvidia’s...
Nvidia hit with surprise effective ban on chip sales to China
Just days after Nvidia and other chip stocks rallied on news that thee Trump Administration would pause tariffs on chips and electronic goods, the White House has informed the company it would require a special license for exports of its H20 chips. The H20 chips were...
More news likely to keep AI rally going in China–adding Alibaba to my portfolios
Ant Group, backed by Alibaba’s Jack Ma, has announced that it has used Chinese-made semiconductors to train AI models that would cut costs by 20%. Ant Group, formerly Ant Financial and the owner of Alipay, the world’s largest digital payment platform, used Chinese...Buying more Tencent ADRs for my portfolios
Quite a change in the color of the ink. I’ve owned China’s Tencent (the TCEHY ADRs), the world’s biggest computer game company, in my long-term 50 Stocks portfolio since January 3. 2022. I spent lot of 2024 looking at red ink in the position–and experiencing...
China stocks rallying on government stimulus plans–I’m buying iShares China FXI
Just because we’ve seen this page from the play book before and just because I’m skeptical about the long-term effects of this policy doesn’t mean I don’t want to own the China rally now. On Monday March 24, I added the iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) to my Perfect...
Will Nvidia’s earnings this week move the market?
The earnings report of the week will be Nvidia’s (NVDA) report after the close on Wednesday, February 26. For the fiscal quarter ending January 2025, the consensus EPS forecast is $0.79. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $0.49. Analysts expect...
AMD’s drop on huge revenue growth exemplifies risks in the tech sector
Yesterday, February 4, after the close of trading Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) reported record revenue growth for the fourth quarter. The chipmaker even reported growth in market share at the expense of rival Intel (INTC). Yet in after-hours reading the stock dropped...
As tech sells off in a rout, where’s the fear?
Don’t think traders and Wall Street market strategists haven’t noticed: on a day when AI stocks like Nvidia (NVDA) and Broadcom (AVGO) fell 17% each, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4%. Yes, Wall Street’s “fear gauge”—-the VIX—soared 20% the most since...
China’s DeepSeek news leads to AI stock rout–do you think AI stocks might have been overvalued?
News that DeepSeek a Chinese AI startup, had developed an open-source AI model that matched the performance of U.S. AI models from OpenAI, Alphabet, and Meta platforms at a fraction of the cost sent AI stocks reeling today, Monday, January 27. Nvidia (NVDA) shares...
Nvidia to get pop from CES and Huang keynote today
Last year, Nvidia’s stock experienced a 16% increase over the 10 days following the beginning of the huge Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. This year Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang is scheduled to deliver the opening keynote speech at 6:30 p.m. Las Vegas...
Nvidia to replace Intel in Dow Jones industrials Average–another catalyst for shares
AI chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) will join the Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing chipmaker Intel (INTC), S&P Dow Jones Indices, the owner of the 127-year-old index, said late Friday. Nvidia’s (NVDA) is currently the world’s second-most valuable public company....
Is a guidance cut from Texas Instruments another sign of a top?
Here’s the indicator that I’m watching and my strategy for staying in the market or deciding to step aside. Looking at the aggregate forecast for earnings for the companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500, I think it’s reasonable to think that third quarter...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing beats on earnings and raises forecast
Shares of global chipmaking powerhouse Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) rose 9.79% today to hit a record high after the chipmaker topped quarterly estimates and raised its target for 2024 revenue growth. The company—-the main chip manufacturer for Nvidia...
Micron surge shows why it’s so hard to leave this market
This is why it’s so hard to sell this market in spite of stunningly high valuations. “This” is the 14.7% gain on September 26 in shares of Micron Technology after the company announced results for the fiscal fourth quarter and forecasts for fiscal first quarter...
This market has an AI problem–AI companies aren’t making money
Remember the good old days–say, 2023–when all you had to do was slap AI in the name of a company and the stock would soar? I kept waiting for AI Burgers made from AI cows, or AI Shoes, which used AI machine learning algorithms to tell you what size shoe...
The big thing to watch for in today’s Nvidia after-the-close earnings report: Blackwell delays
“Several publications have reported potential delays in the production and shipment of Nvidia’s new Blackwell chips. Nvidia has not commented or confirmed this, but most of our channel checks suggest that the delays should be relatively short-lived, likely due to a...
Hold onto Nvidia for Blackwell chip launch–it’s a big deal even for the AI rocket
If you own Nvidia (NVDA) shares or are thinking of buying them post the stock’s 10 for 1 split, I know you’re trying to figure out 1) how much more upside is there to Nvidia’s shares, and 2) how much more valuable can a stock with a $3 trillion market cap get? You’re...
Today I added Salesforce from my 5 Next Big Things Special Report to my Jubak’s Picks portfolio
At this point in the AI cycle I’d like to own shares of companies providing AI solutions in relatively “easy” data universes. (Nothing as complex as voice recognition for an interface with a diverse customer universe under uncontrolled environmental conditions. Like a...
Yesterday I made Broadcom Pick #3 in my Special Report on the 5 Next Big Things
I’ve made Broadcom Pick #3 in my Special Report on my subscription set JubakAM.com. And today I’m adding it to my long-term 50 Stocks Portfolio. Here’s what I wrote: Pick #3 is Broadcom (AVGO) As AI chips and systems get more powerful, someone has to build the chips...
Nvidia beats even the most optimistic earnings forecasts
esterday, May 22, after the market close, Nvidia (NVDA) crushed Wall Street projections for revenue and earnings for the company’s fiscal first quarter of 2025. Nvidia reported that revenue soared 262% year-over-year to a record $26 billion, marking an 18%...
Looking for indicators on market momentum? Try Nvidia’s earnings on Wednesday
This week we hit a key moment for momentum in a market that keeps setting new records on Wednesday, May 22, when Nvidia (NVDA) announces revenue and earnings for the company’s first fiscal quarter of 2025 and the quarter that ended in calendar April 2024. The...It’s a make or break earnings week for tech
I’m sure you’ve noticed. The technology sector, which led the stock market rally in 2023 and in the early days of 2024, is in a slump. The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tumbled 6.27% last week and is down 7.16% in the last month. For 2024 to date, as of the...
Nvidia’s next earnings report shaping up as very, ahem, “interesting”
Nvidia (NVDA) doesn’t report earnings until May 22. But the report is already shaping up as critical for the stock. Analysts see the company reporting earnings of $5.13 a share for the quarter, up from just 88 cents a share in the same quarter of 2023. But the...Jim’s Daily Email Alerts:
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