Today is Thursday, February 26, 2026.

The Early Bird Index today is 79.23.

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Technology giant Nvidia $NVDA ( ▲ 1.41% ) posted strong financial earnings results and encouraging words on Wednesday, yet the stock ticked up just 0.15% in after-hours trading.

Financials: Nvidia reported earnings of $1.62 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $68.1 billion. Both were better than expected.

Quote: “Computing demand is growing exponentially — the agentic AI inflection point has arrived.” - CEO Jensen Huang.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Why were investors not enthusiastic about the results? Because investors were laser‑focused on what came next – growth sustainability, capex from big customers, and positioning after a massive prior run – and didn’t get enough upside surprise on those fronts to justify bidding the stock higher in the near term.

Final Thoughts: Nvidia’s stock has been up 54% in the past 12 months.

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Notable Earnings Today: CoreWeave (Nasdaq: CRWV), Dell (NYSE: DELL), Block (NYSE: XYZ), Celsius (Nasdaq: CELH), Zscaler (Nasdaq: ZS), Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK), Autodesk (Nasdaq: ADSK), Intuit (Nasdaq: INTU), Rocket Lab USA (Nasdaq: RKLB), Vistra (NYSE: VST), Duolingo (Nasdaq: DUOL), Papa John's (Nasdaq: PZZA), Sweetgreen (NYSE: SG), Warner Bros Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD), D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS), ACM Research (Nasdaq: ACMR), Innodata (Nasdaq: INOD), Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU), Opko Health (Nasdaq: OPK), SoundHound AI (Nasdaq: SOUN), Hertz Global (Nasdaq: HTZ), Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL), Ambarella (Nasdaq: AMBA), Brinks (NYSE: BCO), Cars.com (NYSE: CARS), Cheniere Energy (NYSE: LNG), Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE: CQP), Coterra Energy (NYSE: CTRA), Coupang (NYSE: CPNG), CubeSmart (NYSE: CUBE),  EMCOR Group (NYSE; EME),  Fortrea (Nasdaq: FTRE), Grindr (NYSE: GRND), J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM), Natera (Nasdaq: NTRA), NetApp (Nasdaq: NTAP), NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR), Pembina Pipeline (NYSE: PBA), PENN Entertainment (Nasdaq: PENN), Public Service (NYSE: PEG), Qnity Electronics (NYSE: Q), Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT), Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY), SBA Communications (Nasdaq: SBAC), Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), Talen Energy (Nasdaq: TLN), TeraWulf (Nasdaq: WULF), Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD), Warby Parker (NYSE: WRBY).

Notable IPOs Today: APEX Tech Acquisition Inc. (NYSE: TRAD), RF Acquisition Corp III Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: RFAM), Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. V Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: FVAV), Birchtech Corp. (NYSE American: BCHT).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Unicorns of Love (Crowdcube).

Notable Economic Events Today: Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m. ET), Fed's Balance Sheet (4:30 p.m. ET).

Salesforce $CRM ( ▲ 3.41% ) fell 4.56% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after posting mixed financial earnings results and a lower-than-expected full-year sales outlook.

Financials: Salesforce reported earnings of $3.81 per share in the past quarter, which were better than expected. But revenue was just $11.2 billion, which was in-line.

Final Thoughts: The stock was already down 24% this year.

C3.ai $AI ( ▲ 1.88% ) plunged 22.11% in after-hours on Wednesday after posting bad financial results.

Financials: C3.ai reported a loss of 40 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $53.3 million. Both were lower than expected.

Final Thoughts: The stock is now hitting its all-time low.

Slight Rally: Bitcoin snaps back near $69,000 but analysts warn the market may not be out of the woods yet (CoinDesk)

Warning: IMF urges US to change course on economic policy (Financial Times)

Doomscrolling: Why Wall Street panicked over a sci-fi blog post (Vox)

Milestone: Aave crosses $1T in lending as it seeks more bank, fintech integrations (Cointelegraph)

Powerless: US Data Center Construction Fell Amid Permit and Power Delays (Bloomberg)

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