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Nvidia (NVDA) down 5% ahead of earnings... your pre-market briefing inside →                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 February 21, 2024 | [Read Online]( Good morning. The Fast Five → Nvidia ([NVDA]() down 5% ahead of earnings, Walmart to buy TV maker [Vizio]( for $2.3 billion, Neuralink's [first human patient]( able to control mouse with thoughts, Biden admin [slow down]( key emissions rules, and YouTube now [dominates]( TV streaming in the US… Calendar: - Today, 2/21: Minutes of Fed’s January FOMC meeting, 2:00p ET - Nvidia (NVDA) earnings call, 5:00p ET Your 5-minute briefing for Wednesday, February 21: BEFORE THE OPEN As of market close 2/20/2024. Pre-Market: Market Recap: - Stock futures down: Nasdaq 100 -0.2%, Dow -0.06%, S&P 500 -0.1%. - After-hours movers: Palo Alto Networks -20%, SolarEdge -10%. - Tech drag: Nasdaq -0.92%, S&P 500 -0.6%, Dow -0.17%. - Nvidia slide: -4% ahead of earnings today (after the bell) - Fed minutes: Rate stance after economic data. - Today’s earnings: HSBC, Wingstop, Analog Devices, Etsy. EARNINGS What we’re watching this week: - Today: Etsy (ETSY) - [Nvidia (NVDA)]( - expected: $4.56 per share, up from 88 cents the year prior. Revenue is forecast to jump to $20.4B from last year's $6.1B. - Thursday: Intuit (INTU), Live Nation (LYV), Moderna (MRNA), Wayfair (W) - Friday: Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Full earnings calendar [here]( Poll: Will Q4 beat drive Nvidia stock higher? [📈 YES]( | [📉 NO]( HEADLINES [Walmart to Buy TV maker Vizio for $2.3B in Move to Grow Its Ad Business]( The move is a bid to boost the big-box retailer’s high-margin ad business. Walmart has long been a major seller of Vizio’s TVs. [Neuralink's First Human Patient Able to Control Mouse Through Thinking]( "Progress is good, and the patient seems to have made a full recovery, with no ill effects that we are aware of. 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