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Broadcom $AVGO ( ▲ 1.18% ) jumped 5.27% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the semiconductor company posted good financial earnings results.

Financials: Broadcom reported earnings of $2.05 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $19.31 billion. Both were better than expected.

Quote: “Q1 AI revenue of $8.4 billion grew 106% year-over-year, above our forecast, driven by robust demand for custom AI accelerators and AI networking. Our AI revenue growth is accelerating, and we expect AI semiconductor revenue to be $10.7 billion in Q2.” - CEO Hock Tan.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Broadcom is seeing robust demand primarily because hyperscale cloud providers are ramping orders for its custom AI chips and Ethernet networking to build out AI data centers, creating a large, multi‑year backlog of AI-related semiconductor revenue.

Final Thoughts: This marks a small recovery for Broadcom after the stock started 2026 with an 8% decline.

Notable Earnings Today: Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL), Costco (Nasdaq: COST), Kroger (NYSE: KR), The Gap (NYSE: GAP), BJ's Wholesale (NYSE: BJ), Smith & Wesson Brands (Nasdaq: SWBI) Ciena (NYSE: CIEN), Samsara (NYSE: IOT), Victoria's Secret (NYSE: VSCO), Burlington Stores (NYSE: BURL), JD.com (Nasdaq: JD), Omada Health (Nasdaq: OMDA), Guidewire Software (NYSE: GWRE), Pattern Group (Nasdaq: PTRN),  AudioEye (Nasdaq: AEYE), Autohome N(YSE: ATHM), BCP Investment (Nasdaq: BCIC), Bilibili (Nasdaq: BILI), Cooper (Nasdaq: COO), Global Ship Lease (NYSE: GSL), GoPro (Nasdaq: GPRO), Grid Dynamics (Nasdaq: GDYN), Kura Oncology (Nasdaq: KURA), Liquidia (Nasdaq: LQDA), Methanex (Nasdaq: MEOH), Olaplex (Nasdaq: OLPX), Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS), Tango Therapeutics (Nasdaq: TNGX).

Notable IPOs Today: Presidio Production Company (NYSE: FTW), Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VI Units (Nasdaq: IPFXU), SUMA Acquisition Corporation Units (Nasdaq: SUMAU).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Quantic (Republic), Settantatre Pasta (Honeycomb), Have It SUST (Crowdcube), Unicorns of Love (Crowdcube).

Notable Economic Events Today: Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m. ET), Import Price Index (8:30 a.m. ET), Export Price Index (8:30 a.m. ET), Nonfarm Productivity (8:30 a.m. ET), Factory Orders (10:00 a.m. ET), Fed's Balance Sheet (4:30 p.m. ET).

Wednesday was a recovery day for cryptocurrency prices, especially for Ethereum $ETH ( ▲ 2.42% ), which saw an increase of about 7%.

Details: Analysts such as Tom Lee highlighted the potential for a March rebound despite geopolitical tensions. Meanwhile, research desks have reiterated upside targets toward $4,000 for Ethereum.

Final Thoughts: Despite the recent rally, Ethereum is still down about 28% in 2026.

StubHub Holdings $STUB ( 0.0% ) fell 9.32% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after reporting bad financial results.

Financials: StubHub reported a loss of $1.56 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $449 million. Both were lower than expected.

Final Thoughts: Sales were only up year-over-year after excluding Taylor Swift’s “Eras” Tour.

Disappointing: Okta beats fourth-quarter estimates, but issues weak guidance (CNBC)

Meme Coin Surge: Dogecoin Pumps as Bitcoin Pops, Reversing Recent DOGE Losing Streak (Decrypt)

Powerful and Powerless: Trump Announces A.I. Industry Pledge to Pay for Power (New York Times)

Feeling Bullish: Goldman Strategists Say Buy Any Stocks Dip From Iran and AI (Bloomberg)

Something is Fishy: Homebuyers have another thing to worry about. This time, it's 'housefishing.' (Business Insider)

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