Nvidia Stock Is Near a Record Again. The $300 Case Now Turns on Vera Rubin
Nvidia shares rebounded Friday, edging close to their all-time highs as investors refocused on the AI chip giant’s valuation prospects ahead of next month’s earnings.
IREN Stock Faces May 7 Test as AI Data Center Pivot, Microsoft Deal and $6 Billion Share-Sale Risk Collide
IREN Limited has locked in May 7 for its fiscal Q3 earnings update, teeing up the next big look at its AI data center push after shares on the Nasdaq surged 7.5% Thursday. The company plans to detail results for the quarter through March 31, with a call for investors scheduled at 5 p.m. Eastern.
AMD Stock Jumps as Intel’s AI CPU Boom Puts $500 Billion in Sight
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices jumped over 7% in U.S. premarket trading Friday, as a surge in central processor names followed Intel’s numbers, which flagged mounting AI data-center appetite outside the graphics chips that have led the sector. AMD and Arm both traded higher; investors are now wagering that answering AI queries—known as inference—will drive heavier use of CPUs in big server clusters.
Nvidia’s Nuclear AI Deal Puts Oklo Stock Back in Focus
Oklo Inc is teaming up with Nvidia and Los Alamos National Laboratory to push ahead on nuclear fuel validation and AI-driven infrastructure—part of a broader effort as advanced reactor firms eye the surging power needs of artificial intelligence. According to the company, the partnership will zero in on testing and analyzing nuclear fuel performance and related studies at Los Alamos.
Nvidia Stock Today: NVDA Rises as Google Unveils New AI Chips, Still Backs Vera Rubin
Nvidia shares climbed roughly 1.3% in premarket trading Thursday, steadying above $200 despite Alphabet’s Google rolling out its latest line of in-house AI chips. The stock got a lift after Google announced plans to be one of the first cloud providers to offer Vera Rubin NVL72, Nvidia’s upcoming AI server platform.
NVIDIA Corporation Shares Slip as Google’s AI Chip Push Tests Inference Lead
Nvidia slipped $1.98 to $200.08 early Tuesday, reacting to news that Alphabet's Google is reportedly negotiating with Marvell Technology on fresh AI chips—a move suggesting that key clients remain eager to diversify away from Nvidia hardware. That pullback trimmed Nvidia’s market cap to around $4.53 trillion.
US Stock Market Today: Live Updates 21.04.2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: April 21, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTUpdated: April 21, 2026, 11:57 PM EDT Indian stock market opens lower amid geopolitical tensions; gold, silver prices rebound April 21, 2026, 11:57 PM EDT. On April 22, 2026, Indian stock benchmarks closed higher, with Nifty 50 up 211 points at 24,576 and Bank Nifty gaining 789 points. However, early Wednesday sessions show the Gift Nifty index trading lower, indicating a probable gap-down start to the day amidst fragile market sentiment influenced by escalating geopolitical tensions and mixed global cues. U.S. President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran, keeping the naval
Alphabet Stock Slips as Google-Marvell AI Chip Talks Put Spending, Earnings in Focus
Alphabet stock edged down Monday, despite news that Google is negotiating with Marvell Technology on two new artificial intelligence chips—a signal that new AI initiatives aren’t quelling investor unease over spending. Class A shares slipped 0.9% to $338.45 by the afternoon, putting Alphabet’s market cap around $2.94 trillion.
TQQQ Is Back in Focus as Filings Reveal Bigger Bets on Leveraged Nasdaq ETF
Between April 18 and April 20, three reports relying on the latest 13F filings found that money managers boosted their holdings in ProShares UltraPro QQQ during the fourth quarter. Oriental Harbor Investment Master Fund took the most aggressive stance, raising its position to 2.40 million shares—about $126.6 million in value. Q3 Asset Management and Main Street Group wrapped up the period with 234,413 shares and 113,470 shares, respectively.
Apple Stock Gets Fresh Wall Street Backing Ahead of Earnings as Morgan Stanley Sees $300 Path, Qualcomm Cut
Apple shares climbed Monday, with Morgan Stanley telling clients to stick with the stock heading into the April 30 earnings report, arguing the results might put some of the current concerns to rest. BNP Paribas, meanwhile, bumped up Apple on Friday but downgraded Qualcomm—cranking up the debate among analysts over which names are best positioned to handle pricier smartphone memory.
Nvidia Stock Faces a $20 Billion AI Chip Test as Cerebras Heads for IPO
Nvidia Corp’s dominance in AI chips faced a fresh market check on Friday, when Cerebras Systems—a direct rival in the AI processor space—unveiled plans for a U.S. IPO and filed for a Nasdaq debut with the ticker “CBRS.” Cerebras’ numbers for 2025 jumped out: revenue climbed to $510 million, up from $290.3 million, and the company flipped to a profit, posting $1.38 per share after last year’s $9.90-per-share loss, according to Reuters.
NVIDIA Pushes Deeper Into Robotics as TSMC, ASML Signal AI Spending Boom Isn’t Cooling
Nvidia took a bigger step into robotics this week, expanding its partnership with Cadence Design Systems. The AI chip giant is searching for new growth avenues outside of the data-center servers that fueled its climb. TSMC and ASML, meanwhile, released new forecasts showing demand for AI chips and their production gear remains strong.
D-Wave Quantum Stock Jumps Again as Nvidia’s Ising Launch Reignites Quantum Rally
D-Wave Quantum Inc. shares climbed roughly 5% Thursday afternoon, building on Wednesday’s 22.6% surge that followed Nvidia’s debut of Ising—its new family of open AI models targeting quantum-computing applications. The stock last changed hands at $21.81, having earlier reached $23.35.
US Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Record Highs as Wall Street Bets on Ceasefire, Earnings
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq pushed to new intraday records Thursday, with Wall Street staying in rally mode amid optimism that Middle East tensions could cool. As of 11:38 a.m. ET, the S&P 500 had climbed 0.27% to 7,041.34, while the Nasdaq advanced 0.38% to 24,106.40. The Dow inched up, adding 0.06% to reach 48,494.13.
NVIDIA Corporation Deepens Robotics Push With Cadence as AI Chip Demand Holds Up
Nvidia and Cadence Design Systems on Wednesday announced plans to pair Cadence's physics engines—software used to model the behavior of materials and objects—with Nvidia's AI models for training robots in simulated environments. The news came out of a Cadence-hosted event in Santa Clara and marks a further pivot from just making data-center chips, moving deeper into robotics.
D-Wave Quantum Stock Jumps Again as Nvidia Ising Launch and CEO Pitch Put QBTS Back in Focus
UPDATE April 15, 2026, 22:45 - Shares of D-Wave Quantum extended gains after Nvidia unveiled its “Ising” quantum-AI models, with QBTS among the stocks lifted by renewed investor interest in the sector. The rally comes as CEO Alan Baratz publicly challenged Nvidia’s dominance, saying the chip giant should be “shaking in [its] boots” as quantum computing advances. Analysts say Nvidia’s push into quantum error correction and calibration could accelerate commercialization, keeping speculative momentum in quantum names despite ongoing profitability concerns.
Nvidia Kills PC Maker Acquisition Rumor, Sending Dell and HP Stocks Back Down
Nvidia shot down speculation on Tuesday, saying it’s not in discussions to buy any PC maker. The rumor—which had sent waves through Dell Technologies and HP—hinted at a major hardware play for the AI chip giant. The story, first reported by Bloomberg, traced the chatter back to SemiAccurate, which suggested such a deal might “reshape the PC landscape.”
IREN stock jumps as AI data-center race heats up after CoreWeave, Nebius deals
IREN shares surged Tuesday, last changing hands at $43.07. Gains for CoreWeave and Nebius added to the move. Bitcoin hovered close to $74,375, putting renewed attention on one of the market’s more volatile AI-and-crypto-linked stocks.
CoreWeave stock jumps again after Anthropic AI deal adds to $21 billion Meta pact
CoreWeave traded 7.5% higher at $109.64 just before 10 a.m. EDT Monday, extending a rally triggered by its latest deal to supply Anthropic with compute power for Claude models. Shares jumped more than 13% on Friday after the news broke.
NVIDIA Stock Rises on TSMC AI Demand Signal, but Amazon and Google Loom
Nvidia climbed $4.60 to $188.63 early Monday, with analysts pointing to strong AI infrastructure demand pushing key supplier TSMC toward a fourth consecutive record profit.
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