Nvidia earnings: AI's moment of truth

This week many companies will report their quarterly earnings. But all eyes will be on Nvidia. Wednesday's third-quarter earnings report will reveal updated guidance, with analysts expecting $54.9 billion in quarterly sales and scrutinizing Huang's comments about the $10 billion OpenAI partnership and rising competition from custom chips

Microsoft $7.9B deal with IREN; UAE hub in works

Microsoft $7.9B deal with IREN; UAE hub in works

IREN stock was soaring on Monday after the Australian company agreed a $9.7 billion deal to sell artificial-intelligence cloud capacity to Microsoft. The tech giant is spending billions on data centers in the UAE and securing new capacity from IREN in Texas to meet massive AI demand.

S&P 500 futures up 0.1%; Dow futures flat

S&P 500 futures up 0.1%; Dow futures flat

Markets worldwide commenced November trading with widespread advances Monday as OPEC+ announced plans to halt oil production increases for the opening quarter of 2026, sending energy stocks higher while uncertainty over Federal Reserve rate policy pressured the dollar and cryptocurrency markets.