- Deepwater Asset Management analyst Gene Munster estimates that SpaceX now accounts for approximately 5 % of Nvidia's revenue, totaling about $4.8 billion, as it expands its AI infrastructure to operate as a hyperscaler.
- Nvidia reported strong second-quarter financial results with revenue jumping 106 % year-over-year to $96.22 billion, while forecasting third-quarter revenue of about $108 billion.
- The integration of SpaceX into Nvidia's largest cloud-and-internet customer group reflects the chipmaker's continued massive demand for AI infrastructure and processors like the Vera Rubin platform.
- US stock index futures traded mixed in pre-market on August 26 as investors remained cautious ahead of Nvidia's earnings report and core PCE inflation data.
- Software stocks fell broadly, with Intuit tumbling nearly 12% due to weak fiscal 2027 guidance and Zoom dropping over 6% despite beating Q2 expectations.
- Key market news included Canada announcing retaliatory tariffs on US goods worth approximately C$27.6 billion and SoftBank considering issuing up to $20 billion in bonds.