Nvidia's Bold 70% Promise 🤖

Nvidia $NVDA ( ▼ 1.59% ) posted good financial earnings results and a healthy financial outlook on Wednesday, sending the stock up 4.71% in after-hours trading.

Financials: Nvidia reported earnings of $2.46 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $96.2 billion. Both were better than expected.

Details: Revenue skyrocketed 106%, including a 117% increase in data center revenue.

Powering the Story: On Wednesday, Nvidia said it expected 70% revenue growth in the next fiscal year.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: The 70% projection is an unusually aggressive outlook and depends on AI infrastructure spending staying extremely strong through calendar 2027.

Final Thoughts: The stock was quietly up 11% in 2026. It was also up about 6% in the past month.

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Notables

Notable Earnings Today: Marvell Technology (Nasdaq: MRVL), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Bilibili (Nasdaq: BILI), Autodesk (Nasdaq: ADSK), Dollar General (NYSE: DG), Dollar Tree (Nasdaq: DLTR), Affirm (Nasdaq: AFRM), Ulta Beauty (Nasdaq: ULTA), Workday (Nasdaq: WDAY), Gap (NYSE: GAP), Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD), SentinelOne (NYSE: S), HealthEquity (Nasdaq: HQY), Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK), Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL), Elastic (NYSE: ESTC), Burlington Stores (NYSE: BURL), Canadian Solar (Nasdaq: CSIQ), IREN (Nasdaq: IREN), Malibu Boats (Nasdaq: MBUU), PagerDuty (NYSE: PD), Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY).

Notable IPOs Today: Ares Acquisition Corporation III (NYSE: AAC), Karman Line Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: XTER), Rainier Acquisition Corporation Units (Nasdaq: RNAQU).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: rHEALTH (StartEngine), Mous (Crowdcube).

Notable Economic Events Today: Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m. ET), Retail Inventories Excluding Auto (8:30 a.m. ET), Goods Trade Balance (8:30 a.m. ET).

Salesforce's Anthropic Deal

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Salesforce $CRM ( ▼ 0.03% ) surged 12.98% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after announcing good financial earnings results and some AI news.

Financials: Salesforce reported earnings of $5.90 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $11.3 billion. Both were better than expected.

Powering the Story: In addition to announcing its financial results on Wednesday, the company also announced an expanded strategic partnership with AI giant Anthropic.

Final Thoughts: Finally, a recovery for Salesforce’s stock. It had been down 19% this year during the software stock selloff.

CrowdStrike’s “Best Quarter”

Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike Holdings $CRWD ( ▲ 2.05% ) jumped 10.49% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after posting results in what the CEO called the “best quarter” in company history.

Financials: CrowdStrike reported earnings of 31 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $1.47 billion. Both were better than expected.

Final Thoughts: The good times continue for CrowdStrike. The stock was already up 66% in 2026.

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