SpaceX's IPO, Nvidia earnings, Bezos on the AI bubble and more in Morning Squawk
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“Flyers at New York's LaGuardia Airport faced delays after a sinkhole shut down a runway.”
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The provided evidence includes general definitions of sinkholes and general information about LaGuardia Airport, but contains no report of a sinkhole causing a runway closure or delays.
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— Fiorello Henry La Guardia (born Fiorello Raffaele Enrico La Guardia; December 11, 1882 – September 20, 1947) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 100th mayor of New York City from…
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— LaGuardia Airport (IATA: LGA, ICAO: KLGA, FAA LID: LGA), colloquially known as LaGuardia or LGA, is a civil airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, United States, situated on the northwestern…
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— Air Canada Express Flight 8646 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Montréal–Trudeau International Airport in Quebec, Canada, to LaGuardia Airport in New York, United States. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Canada_Express_Flight_8646
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“Nvidia once again beat quarterly earnings and revenue expectations yesterday, reporting an 85% revenue increase driven by surging sales in its data center unit.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Nvidia beat expectations with a revenue surge of 85% year-over-year, driven by AI demand.
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— Analysts, on average, were expecting earnings of $1.75 per share and revenue of $78.91 bn (€72.6bn), according to a poll by FactSet. Nvidia's results have exceeded analyst projections since its high-e…
https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/05/21/nvidia-beats-ex…
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— Report Nvidia's fiscal first-quarter revenue surged 85% year-over-year to $81.62 billion, with net income rising to $42.96 billion, surpassing analyst expectations.
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— Nvidia reported first-quarter revenue of $81.62 billion, up 85 percent from a year earlier and above Wall Street expectations, as AI infrastructure demand continued to surge. Data Center now accounts …
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/20/bitcoin-miners-r…
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“Revenue from Nvidia's data center business nearly doubled from the same period a year ago, coming in at $75.2 billion for the first quarter.”
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— Nvidia ... 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
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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
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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/
https://www.nvidia.com/
“The chipmaker also announced an $80 billion buyback and increased its quarterly dividend to 25 cents per share.”
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— Nvidia ... 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
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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/
https://www.nvidia.com/
“In a filing, Nvidia said the Iran war has yet to cause significant business impacts”
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— The strikes caused significant damage, forcing the complete shutdown of the refinery and its subsidiaries.(Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi initially stated there was “no agreement” but indicate…
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— Related changes. Upload file. Permanent link. Page information.Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies.
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— Follow Iran war news as the Trump administration weighs next steps. The U.S. first launched strikes against the country on Feb.A motive wasn’t entirely clear, but the FBI said Ndiaga Diagne appears to…
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran-war
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran-war
“Nvidia has "largely conceded" China's artificial intelligence chip market to Huawei amid U.S. export restrictions.”
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Multiple sources, including a report citing CNBC and another reporting on Jensen Huang's admissions, confirm that Nvidia has 'largely conceded' the China AI chip market to Huawei due to US restrictions.
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— Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has now acknowledged that the company has ‘largely conceded’ China’s artificial intelligence chip market to Huawei as US export restrictions continue to reshape the global semi…
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— That changed as the US government progressively tightened export restrictions on advanced AI chips. In April, the Trump administration informed Nvidia it would require a licence to sell chips to China…
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1403290-huang-admits-nvidi…
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— NVIDIA's market dynamics have also started to shift as the industry moves toward agentic AI. The push to AI agents has brought back the importance of CPUs and pushed Intel Corporation back into the li…
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-expects-zero-revenue-from-china-…
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-expects-zero-revenue-from-china-…
“SpaceX filed its prospectus with regulators Wednesday afternoon”
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Three independent sources (WIRED, CNN Business, and another news report) confirm that SpaceX filed its IPO prospectus with regulators on Wednesday.
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— The filing details SpaceX’s business opportunities and risks ahead of an initial public offering. SpaceX is pursuing the largest IPO in history, with hopes of raising about $75 billion at a valuation …
https://www.wired.com/story/spacex-ipo-anthropic-compute-fin…
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— SpaceX filed for an initial public offering on Wednesday, revealing its finances and board members for the first time.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/20/business/spacex-files-for-sto…
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— SpaceX's filing with US regulators was revealed Wednesday, laying out plans for what could become the largest initial public offering in history as Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company seeks to ra…
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“SpaceX said it would list on the Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX.”
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Multiple sources confirm SpaceX intends to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol SPCX.
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— BREAKING: SpaceX has officially filed its S-1 registration statement with the US SEC ahead of its record-setting IPO. Details include: 1. SpaceX intends to list its shares on the Nasdaq under ticker s…
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— Update (1650ET): As expected, SpaceX filed its S1. The stock is expected to list on Nasdaq and Nasdaq Texas under the ticker “SPCX.” No specific share count, price range, or total offering size is fin…
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/watch-watch-spacexs-ipo…
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— Elon Musk's SpaceX publicly filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol SPCX, moving the rocket and satellite internet company closer to what could become the worl…
https://www.anews.com.tr/world/2026/05/21/spacex-files-for-r…
https://www.anews.com.tr/world/2026/05/21/spacex-files-for-r…
“In the filing, SpaceX said it foresees a total addressable market of $28.5 trillion”
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“The prospectus also showed Musk controls 85% of voting power”
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Two independent cross-reference sources (Deutsche Welle and France24) confirm that Elon Musk controls approximately 85% of the voting power at SpaceX.
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— Musk would control some 85% of voting power while holding around 42% of equity.
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— Musk... is set to control about 85 percent of voting power while holding around 42 percent of equity.
https://www.france24.com/en/business/20260521-elon-musk-eyes…
https://www.france24.com/en/business/20260521-elon-musk-eyes…
“most of SpaceX's capital expenditures in the first quarter were for AI.”
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“Shares of Walmart are 2% lower in premarket trading after the retailer issued a weaker-than-expected outlook for the year.”
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“E.l.f Beauty shares jumped 9% in extended trading after the cosmetics company beat expectations for the fourth quarter.”
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“Minutes from the central bank's last meeting released yesterday showed that most officials believe higher rates could be necessary if the Iran war keeps inflation high.”
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“The Fed held interest rates steady at its April meeting, which saw the highest level of dissent since 1992.”
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“The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield pulled back from its nearly 19-year high yesterday.”
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“President Donald Trump told reporters that the White House was in the "final stages" of negotiations with Iran”
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“Shares of Intuit are down 15% before the bell after the company became the latest technology firm to announce major headcount reductions.”
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“Percent of workforce affected: 17%”
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“Charges due to restructuring: $300 million to $340 million”
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