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Why Wall Street's obsession with a company you probably never heard of is sending stocks surging

Nvidia's stock has boomed this year, driven by the company's success in AI technology and the increasing demand for generative artificial intelligence, making it one of the most sought-after AI stocks and leading the S&P 500 with a market capitalization of over $1 trillion.

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Nvidia shares reach an all-time high due to high expectations for its quarterly results, driven by its dominance in the booming artificial intelligence market.
Nvidia's upcoming earnings report, expected to show a 65% increase in revenue, could have a significant impact on global stock markets and sentiment around the AI industry.
Nvidia stock rises ahead of quarterly earnings report as analysts expect strong results due to high demand for AI products and services.
Nvidia's impressive second quarter earnings have further solidified the bullish trend for AI-related cryptocurrencies, causing tokens such as FET, GRT, INJ, RNDR, and AGIX to surge by over 4% in the past 24 hours.
Artificial intelligence (AI) cryptocurrencies surged as Nvidia reported strong second-quarter earnings, exceeding estimates and reinforcing the bullish trend in AI technology.
Nvidia's strong second-quarter earnings beat expectations, propelling stock futures higher and indicating continued investor interest in artificial intelligence.
A basket of stocks tied to artificial intelligence has outperformed the S&P 500 by 62 percentage points in 2023, with Nvidia being the top performer and companies like Meta Platforms, Amazon, Microsoft, and Salesforce also benefiting from AI.
Nvidia's sales continue to soar as demand for its highest-end AI chip, the H100, remains extremely high among tech companies, contributing to a 171% annual sales growth and a gross margin expansion to 71.2%, leading the company's stock to rise over 200% this year.
Nvidia's sales have doubled, reaching a record high of $13.5 billion, driven by increasing demand for its AI chips, and the company expects sales to continue to rise, with plans to buy back $25 billion of its stock.
Nvidia, the AI chipmaker, achieved record second-quarter revenues of $13.51 billion, leading analysts to believe it will become the "most important company to civilization" in the next decade due to increasing reliance on its chips.
Stocks surged as optimism built ahead of Nvidia's earnings report, despite disappointing economic data and mixed retail earnings, with Foot Locker's share price sliding and Abercrombie & Fitch beating expectations. Nvidia reported strong earnings, with revenue doubling, and investors are particularly interested in the company's comments on meeting the demand for AI chips and the future of the AI space.
Nvidia has reported explosive sales growth for AI GPU chips, which has significant implications for Advanced Micro Devices as they prepare to release a competing chip in Q4. Analysts believe that AMD's growth targets for AI GPU chips are too low and that they have the potential to capture a meaningful market share from Nvidia.
Nvidia's impressive earnings growth driven by high demand for its GPU chips in AI workloads raises the question of whether the company will face similar challenges as Zoom, but with the continuous growth in data center demand and the focus on accelerated computing and generative AI, Nvidia could potentially sustain its growth in the long term.
Nvidia's market capitalization surpassed that of the entire crypto market, reaching $1.18 trillion, after the chipmaker reported strong financial results, including double the net profit compared to the previous year, highlighting its leadership in AI hardware production and emphasizing the need for the crypto industry to embrace tokenization for similar growth.
Nvidia's strong growth potential and their ability to adapt to a slowing economy make them a key player in the stock market.
The rush of capital into Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is heavily dependent on Nvidia, as its better-than-expected second quarter results and forecast raise investor expectations and drive capital flows into the Generative AI ecosystem.
Nvidia reported a strong quarter, with beats across three out of its four businesses, driven by strong demand for its data center segment and generative AI products, leading to record revenues and beating market consensus by 22%. However, there are concerns about the sustainability of this growth and the potential impact of competition in the future.
Nvidia shares reached a record high and a $1.2 trillion market capitalization for the first time, putting them on track for their best year ever, after the company's blowout earnings report impressed investors.
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot trend in 2023, with the potential to add trillions to the global economy by 2030, and billionaire investors are buying into AI stocks like Nvidia, Meta Platforms, Okta, and Microsoft.
Nvidia predicts a $600 billion AI market opportunity driven by accelerated computing, with $300 billion in chips and systems, $150 billion in generative AI software, and $150 billion in omniverse enterprise software.
Semiconductor stocks, particularly Nvidia, have outperformed the market due to the high demand for chips in AI applications, making Nvidia the better AI stock to buy compared to Intel.
AI may be the biggest technological shift since the internet, and three stocks to buy and hold if this prediction holds true are Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon, while caution is advised for Nvidia due to its valuation.
Nvidia's revenue has doubled and earnings have increased by 429% in the second quarter of fiscal 2024, driven by the high demand for its data center GPUs and the introduction of its GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip, which is more powerful than competing chips and could expand the company's market in the AI chip industry, positioning Nvidia for significant long-term growth.
Nvidia and Amazon, both of which recently underwent stock splits, are positioned for long-term growth in the AI industry due to their focus on infrastructure and strong economic moats, with Amazon being the safer pick due to its diversified business model and cost-cutting efforts.
Nvidia's dominance in the AI chip market is making it difficult for smaller rivals to secure funding and compete, while Nvidia continues to experience rapid growth and is expected to see further upside in its stock price.
AI stocks have emerged as the driving force behind the stock market rally, with nearly $500 billion added to the US market cap in 2023, led by companies like NVIDIA and Apple, and the growth prospects of AI continue to be driven by rising demand for software and semiconductor chips.
Nvidia, known for developing hardware and software for AI models, is the "picks-and-shovels play" of the AI industry, according to Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary, despite the stock's high valuation. O'Leary believes Nvidia is the company best positioned to capitalize on the trillion-dollar AI market.
Nvidia has tripled its stock so far in 2023, but it is not among the best performing stocks of the year, as Carvana, MoonLake Immunotherapeutics, IonQ, and others have outperformed it.
Nvidia, with its dominant market share and potential for growth in the AI industry, is considered a worthwhile investment despite its high valuation. On the other hand, C3.ai has failed to capitalize on the AI boom and presents a poor investment opportunity.
Nvidia, the semiconductor giant, has experienced a 10% decline in their stock this month, leading to a $180 billion decrease in market capitalization, attributed to the "September effect," although it remains the best performer in the S&P 500 due to the rise of AI and ChatGPT.