Here are the 3 big things we're watching in the stock market for the week ahead
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“Nvidia... will deliver first-quarter earnings on Wednesday night.”
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The claim that Nvidia reports earnings on Wednesday night is corroborated by a cross-reference from CNBC stating 'Nvidia reports after Wednesday's closing bell'.
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— Artificial Intelligence Computing Leadership from NVIDIA: inventor of the GPU, which creates interactive graphics on laptops, workstations, mobile devices, notebooks, PCs, and more.
http://www.nvidia.com/page/home.html
http://www.nvidia.com/page/home.html
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— NVIDIA GeForce RTX™ powers the world’s fastest GPUs and the ultimate platform for gamers and creators. Enjoy beautiful ray tracing, AI-powered DLSS, and much more in games and applications, on your de…
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/
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— Nvidia Corporation[a] (/ ɛnˈvɪdiə / en-VID-ee-ə) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia
“Home Depot kicks off our week of Club earnings on Tuesday morning.”
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The claim that Home Depot reports on Tuesday morning is corroborated by a cross-reference from CNBC stating 'Home Depot reports Tuesday before the open'.
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— MTA Regional Bus Operations operates local and express buses serving New York City, United States, out of 27 bus depots. These depots are located in all five boroughs of the city, plus one located in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_depots_of_MTA_Regional_Bus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_depots_of_MTA_Regional_Bus…
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— The 2006 Securitas depot robbery in Tonbridge, England, was the UK's largest cash heist. It began with a kidnapping on the evening of 21 February 2006 and ended in the early hours of 22 February, when…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securitas_depot_robbery
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securitas_depot_robbery
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— Yardbirds Home Center was a chain of home improvement stores founded by John Morrison Headley in 1975 and based in Santa Rosa, California, United States. Their trademark colors were yellow and white. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yardbirds_Home_Center
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yardbirds_Home_Center
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“Wall Street expects Home Depot's same-store sales growth in the first quarter to be 0.8%, according to FactSet.”
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While web results mention Home Depot's upcoming earnings and comparable sales growth predictions on Polymarket, none of the provided evidence specifies the 0.8% figure attributed to FactSet.
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— Robert Louis "Bob" Nardelli (born May 17, 1948) is an American businessman who was the CEO of Freedom Group from September 2010 to March 2012. Prior to that role, Nardelli served as chairman and CEO o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Nardelli
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Nardelli
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— The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow (), is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.
The DJIA is one of the olde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average
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— The Tulsa race massacre was a two-day-long terrorist massacre perpetrated by white supremacists that took place in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, between May 31 and June 1, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_race_massacre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_race_massacre
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“Home Depot acquired SRS in 2024”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Home Depot acquired SRS Distribution in 2024.
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— The Home Depot, Inc., often referred to as Home Depot, is an American multinational home improvement retail corporation which sells tools, construction products, appliances, and services including fue…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Depot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Depot
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— ShopRite is an American retailers' cooperative of supermarkets with stores in six Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
Based i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShopRite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShopRite
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— Trex Company, Inc. is a manufacturer of wood-alternative composite decking, residential railing, and other outdoor items made from recycled materials. Its headquarters is in Winchester, Virginia. The …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trex_Company,_Inc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trex_Company,_Inc.
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“It also just finalized the acquisition of an HVAC distributor.”
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Web search results explicitly state that SRS Distribution (a subsidiary of Home Depot) completed the acquisition of Mingledorff’s, an HVAC wholesaler.
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— The Home Depot, Inc., often referred to as Home Depot, is an American multinational home improvement retail corporation which sells tools, construction products, appliances, and services including fue…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Depot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Depot
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— Hughes Supply Incorporated was a very large wholesaler of construction supplies, operating more than 500 locations in 40 of the United States and two Canadian provinces.
Using acquisitions to fuel its…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_Supply
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_Supply
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— The Home Depot Pro, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, is a wholesale distributor and direct marketer of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products for non-industrial businesses in the Uni…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Home_Depot_Pro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Home_Depot_Pro
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“Revenue: $41.53 billion EPS: $3.41 [Home Depot]”
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The provided evidence for Home Depot contains general company profiles and news but does not list the specific revenue ($41.53 billion) or EPS ($3.41) estimates.
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— The Complete U2 is a digital box set by Irish rock band U2. It was released on 23 November 2004 exclusively through the iTunes Store by Apple Inc. in partnership with Island and Interscope Records. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_U2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_U2
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— The first season of the Attack on Titan anime television series was produced by IG Port's Wit Studio, with production assistance by Production I.G, and directed by Tetsurō Araki, with Yasuko Kobayashi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Titan_season_1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Titan_season_1
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— Berghain (German: [ˈbɛʁkhaɪn]) is a nightclub in Berlin, Germany. It is named after its location near the border between Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain and is a short walk from Berlin Ostbahnhof main li…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berghain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berghain
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“TJX Companies is up next on Wednesday morning.”
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The claim that TJX reports on Wednesday morning is corroborated by the CNBC cross-reference stating 'off-price retailer TJX reports Wednesday morning'.
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— When is TJX Companies' next earnings announcement? View the latest TJX earnings date, analysts forecasts, earnings history, and conference call transcripts.
https://www.marketbeat.com/stocks/NYSE/TJX/earnings/
https://www.marketbeat.com/stocks/NYSE/TJX/earnings/
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— Annual Report SEC Filings Quarterly Results TJX Global Corporate Responsibility Report Corporate Responsibility Reporting & Disclosures Board of Directors Quarterly Results
https://www.tjx.com/investors/financial-information/quarterl…
https://www.tjx.com/investors/financial-information/quarterl…
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— Yahoo Finance provides transcripts for the latest The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) earnings call and access historical call transcripts to help inform your investment decisions.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TJX/earnings-calls/
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TJX/earnings-calls/
“Consensus is for same-store sales growth of 4.1% in the quarter [TJX]”
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Web results discuss TJX's same-store sales (mentioning 4% in a previous quarter), but there is no evidence in the provided text confirming a 4.1% consensus estimate for the current quarter.
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— TJX Cos Inc's second-quarter same-store sales fell short of Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, as the off-price retailer struggled to attract shoppers amidst stiff competition from online and other …
https://www.reuters.com/article/tjx-companies-results/tjx-qu…
https://www.reuters.com/article/tjx-companies-results/tjx-qu…
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— In the latest quarter, TJX’s same-store sales rose 4% year on year. This performance was more or less in line with its historical levels. Key Takeaways from TJX’s Q4 Results. We were impressed by how …
https://www.tradingview.com/news/stockstory:c8e5caada094b:0-…
https://www.tradingview.com/news/stockstory:c8e5caada094b:0-…
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— TJX also raised its quarterly dividend by 25 percent to 39 cents per share and said it would repurchase about $2.5 billion to $3 billion worth of shares this fiscal year. Same-store sales rose 4 perce…
https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/tjx-samesto…
https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/tjx-samesto…
“Revenue: $13.98 billion EPS: $1.01 [TJX]”
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“the market will also be listening to commentary on Nvidia's visibility into the $1 trillion sales forecast that Huang issued in March at its splashy GTC conference.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a $1 trillion sales forecast issued by Jensen Huang at the GTC conference.
“Nvidia currently pays out a quarterly dividend of 1 cent per share, resulting in a microscopic yield of 0.02%.”
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“It paid out $974 million in dividends in its fiscal year 2026, which ended in January.”
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“Nvidia repurchased $40.09 billion worth of stock last fiscal year and had $58.5 billion remaining under its share repurchase authorization.”
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“this is a company worth $5.56 trillion”
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“projected to be $182 billion this fiscal year and even higher in the next two after that, according to FactSet [Nvidia free cash flow]”
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“Revenue: $78.67 billion EPS: $1.76 [Nvidia]”
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“Alphabet hosts its annual I/O developer conference on Tuesday and Wednesday.”
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“Alphabet will host its Google Marketing Live event [on Wednesday]”
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“queries are already at an all-time high, CEO Sundar Pichai said on the company's first-quarter earnings call”
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“the company just unveiled the eighth-generation family [of TPU chips] at a Google Cloud event in late April”
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