Stocks & Investing·May 20, 2026

Nvidia Earnings Can Affirm Chip Stock Rally or Spur Market Chaos

For much of the year, chip stocks have been powering the market higher. Now, Nvidia Corp.’s earnings have a chance to confirm that the rally has more room to run — or add another brick to investors’ wall of worry.

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May 20, 2026 at 9:11 AM UTCFor much of the year, chip stocks have been powering the market higher.
Now, Nvidia Corp.’s earnings have a chance to confirm that the rally has more room to run — or add another brick to investors’ wall of worry.The leader in artificial intelligence semiconductors reports its results after the market close on Wednesday.
Wall Street is expecting the latest in a series of strong prints from chipmakers as Big Tech continues to shower the companies with cash to build out AI infrastructure.
So investors will be looking for indications about what the growth outlook is from here.

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May 20, 2026 at 9:11 AM UTCFor much of the year, chip stocks have been powering the market higher. Now, Nvidia Corp.’s earnings have a chance to confirm that the rally has more room to run — or add another brick to investors’ wall of worry.The leader in artificial intelligence semiconductors reports its results after the market close on Wednesday. Wall Street is expecting the latest in a series of strong prints from chipmakers as Big Tech continues to shower the companies with cash to build out AI infrastructure. So investors will be looking for indications about what the growth outlook is from here.

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