Nasdaq Declines as Nvidia Announces $80B Buyback
The major averages were broadly lower near noon, as investors continue to grapple with rising Treasury yields, sticky inflation concerns, another bump in oil prices, and renewed geopolitical tension.Technology shares were mixed following earnings from Nvidia, which topped expectations and included an $80B buyback authorization. Meanwhile, AI-linked and quantum computing names surged after the U.S. government announced major funding initiatives benefiting companies tied to advanced computing infrastructure.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Nvidiareported, provided an upbeat revenue guide for Q2, approved an additional $80B in share repurchases, and increased its quarterly dividend to 25c per share from 1cElon Musk's SpaceX hason NasdaqWalmartreportedand reaffirmed its FY27 outlookIBMand the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a letter of intent to build anIntuitprovided areport for Q32. WALL STREET CALLS:Etsyto Buy at Argus amid improving metricsJPMorganAmerenon data center growth, Missouri backdropZoomInfoto Hold at JefferiesKyndrylat Susquehanna amid "challenging signs"Craig-Hallum bullish on MapLight Therapeutics,with a Buy3. AROUND THE WEB:The Bear Cave issued a cautious note on Ethos Technologies (LIFE)Match Group'sTinder is betting Gen Z daters would prefer to be offline, introducing in-person events two months ago to steer users toward actual dates, Bloomberg saysManus's cofounders, Xiao Hong, Ji Yichao and Zhang Tao, are exploring ways to fulfill Beijing's demand to unwind a takeover by Meta Platforms, Bloomberg reportsAlibabaadded a new processor to its AI technology stack, unveiling its Zhenwu M890 AI accelerator, Bloomberg saysAirbushas warned some customers of additional A350 delivery delays later this decade due to supply chain issues affecting fuselage parts from its recently acquired North Carolina plant and disruptions in Spain affecting cargo door production for the A350 Freighter, Reuters reports4. MOVERS:D-Wave Quantumgains after signing a Letter of Intent forunder the U.S. CHIPS and Science ActApplied Digitalincreases after entering awith the same U.S. based hyperscaler that previously signed at Delta Forge 1Nebiushigher in New York after entering anto power the company's AI infrastructure build-outOsisko Developmentlower in New York after announcing aDeereand Borr Drillingfall in New York after5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:Williams-Sonoma, with CEO Laura Alber commenting on the "strong start in 2026"Ralph Laurenand provided guidance for FY27Advanced Drainage, with EPS and revenue beating consensusAdvance Auto Partsand reaffirmed its guidance for FY26Shoe Carnival, with EPS in-line with consensusINDEXES:Near midday, the Dow was down 0.21%, or 107.38, to 49,901.97, the Nasdaq was down 0.34%, or 89.08, to 26,181.28, and the S&P 500 was down 0.28%, or 21.01, to 7,411.96.
