Nvidia and Berkshire earnings and Trump's message: what investors need to know this week
Nvidia's financial report this week will be a key indicator of the state of the investment boom around AI / Photo: Shutterstock.com
The growing tensions between the United States and Iran and the consequences of the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of President Donald Trump's global duties will remain the focus of investors' attention this week, expects The Wall Street Journal. The decision of the highest court does not bring significant clarity to the situation with duties, but so far investors regard it as a positive factor, notes Barron's.
In Europe, inflation and market sentiment data will take center stage. In Asia, stock markets will resume after the Lunar New Year celebrations.
In the corporate sector, attention will be focused on Nvidia's report: the financial performance of the world's most expensive company is a key indicator of the state of the investment boom around artificial intelligence, states Yahoo Finance. Salesforce's report will allow to assess the consequences of the "software apocalypse". Berkshire Hathaway will report earnings for the first time since Warren Buffett resigned as CEO.
Domino's Pizza will report quarterly results on Monday, February 23rd.
Trump will deliver his annual State of the Union address to the U.S. Congress on Tuesday, February 24.
The Conference Board will publish the February U.S. consumer confidence index. Wall Street expects the index to rise to 87.5 points from January's 84.5, which was the lowest since 2014.
The People's Bank of China will announce the one-year and five-year benchmark lending rates (LPRs) to which the bulk of consumer and corporate loans are pegged.
Constellation Energy, Home Depot, HP, Keurig Dr Pepper, MercadoLibre and NRG Energy will disclose earnings.
On Wednesday, February 25, Eurostat will report final eurozone inflation data for January.
Nvidia, Salesforce, Circle Internet Group, Diageo, Paramount Skydance, Snowflake, Universal Health Services and Zoom Communications will report earnings for last quarter.
On Thursday, February 26, the eurozone will release February data on business activity and consumer demand.
Dell Technologies, CoreWeave, Autodesk, Baidu, Block, Eni, Intuit, NetApp, Rocket Lab and Warner Bros. Discovery will release their financial results.
On Friday, February 27, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release the January Producer Price Index (PPI). The consensus forecast is for PPI to rise 0.3% month-on-month, down 0.2 percentage points from December's reading.
BASF and Holcim will present their quarterly reports.
Berkshire Hathaway will release its quarterly results and annual report on Saturday, February 28. This will be the first time under the leadership of Greg Abel, who succeeded Warren Buffett as head of the company in early 2026.
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