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AI chip leader Nvidia (NVDA) will be reporting its first quarter earnings this Wednesday, May 20. D.A. Davidson head of technology research Gil Luria sits down with Julie Hyman to dive into what he'll be listening for on Nvidia's earnings call later this week and what is being signaled about the chipmaker's margins.

Nvidia (NVDA) will be reporting its first quarter earnings this Wednesday, May 20. Morning Brief Host Julie Hyman and Barron's Investor Circle newsletter editor Josh Schafer take a closer look at whether Nvidia's earnings narrative is as big a proponent of the stock's overall trade that investors believe it to be.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said he "should have asked for more" of a stake in Intel on behalf of the U.S. government, in an interview with Fortune magazine published on Monday. (Reporting by Ananya Palyekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Alex Richardson)
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