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Wall Street Week Ahead: Jobs Report, Broadcom Results Pose Next Hurdles for Stock Market Rally
Investors are watching whether September jobs data and Broadcom results can extend the rally after Nvidia projected 70% revenue growth.
On Wednesday, AI bellwether Nvidia's blowout quarterly report boosted stocks, with investors now turning to semiconductor company Broadcom's earnings, valued at about $1.7 trillion.
Strong corporate profit growth driven by massive spending on AI infrastructure is fueling the nearly four-year-old bull run in U.S. equities, with S&P 500 earnings on pace to climb 34.5% from a year earlier.
Seeking hints about the Federal Reserve's interest rate plans, investors are focusing on monthly U.S. employment data due September 4 after July's report showed the job market stalled unexpectedly.
Following a speech by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh on Friday, investors increased bets on a September rate hike, as markets grapple with inflation running above the central bank's 2% target.
Reports from Dell Technologies and Palo Alto Networks are due next week, with Michael Reynolds, vice president of investment strategy at Glenmede, noting the reporting season has demonstrated "really robust core earnings power.