The most magnificent of the Magnificent Seven, NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) isn’t just a king; it’s a kingmaker in the financial markets. As a standout designer of processors powerful enough to handle artificial intelligence (AI) workloads,

Data center revenue has been steadily growing, up almost 15% year over year each quarter over the last year. Nvidia stock has only gone sideways this year. That is about to change.

Nvidia shares dipped ahead of next week’s earnings release. Oppenheimer expects $2–3 billion sales upside led by GB300. OpenAI funding and hyperscaler capex seen supporting demand.

Nvidia sold its position in Recursion Pharmaceuticals, while others keep a measured outlook. Does this divergence signal risk or opportunity?

Nvidia is expected to deliver unprecedented top- and bottom-line growth over the next five years.

Nvidia ( NVDA) stock has gained about 32% over the past year, at the time of writing, Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 17, according to Yahoo Finance. Meanwhile, the SPDR S&P 500 index ( SPY) is up about 11% in the same period.

Nvidia slips 2% as investors turn cautious ahead of Q4 earnings. Profit-taking follows a 40% gain in 2025 and range-bound trading. Focus shifts to Blackwell ramp and hyperscaler AI spending.

Intel INTC stock: fell 1.3% to $46.18 Tuesday as Nvidia's expanding Meta data center deal and a Reduce consensus rating at $45.74 weighed on shares.

APLD shares fell more than 8% in after-hours trading on February 17, 2026, following reports that NVIDIA had reduced its stake in the firm.

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