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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Raises AI Revenue Forecast to $1 Trillion Through 2027 at GTC, Unveils Vera Rubin and Groq LPU

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed at the company's annual GTC developer conference in San Jose that he now expects 'at least $1 trillion' in purchase orders for Blackwell and Vera Rubin GPU systems through 2027 — doubling a prior $500 billion estimate — while also debuting the Groq 3 Language Processing Unit and announcing Uber as an autonomous vehicle partner across 28 cities. The announcements supercharged an already-rallying AI infrastructure sector and sent Nvidia shares to fresh multi-week highs.

Meta Shares Surge Nearly 3% as Reuters Reports Planned 20% Workforce Reduction to Offset $135 Billion AI Spending

Meta Platforms shares climbed nearly 3% on Monday after Reuters reported that the social media giant is weighing layoffs affecting 20% or more of its roughly 79,000-person workforce — potentially eliminating more than 15,000 jobs — as the company seeks to offset its $135 billion AI capital expenditure plan for 2026, roughly double last year's spending. The news accelerated a sector-wide narrative of tech giants using AI efficiency gains to justify historic reductions in headcount.

Stock Futures Rise as Investors Rotate Toward Energy and Defense

U.S. stock futures moved higher Monday despite geopolitical tensions, as investors rotated capital toward energy producers and defense contractors. The shift reflects growing expectations that prolonged geopolitical risk could sustain elevated oil prices and drive increased government defense spending. Market strategists say the rotation highlights a broader repositioning across global portfolios as investors seek sectors with resilient earnings during periods of macroeconomic uncertainty.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Projects $1 Trillion in AI Chip Orders Through 2027 at GTC Conference

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered a landmark keynote at the company's GTC 2026 conference in San Jose, California, projecting at least $1 trillion in revenue from Blackwell and Vera Rubin AI chip orders through 2027. The announcement nearly doubled Huang's previous $500 billion forecast and sent Nvidia shares up roughly 2%, providing the strongest single-day catalyst for the broader semiconductor sector and reigniting bullish sentiment across the AI infrastructure trade.

Meta Platforms Surges on Report of 20% Workforce Reduction to Offset Surging AI Infrastructure Costs

Meta Platforms shares climbed more than 2% Monday after Reuters reported that top executives have directed senior leaders to begin planning layoffs affecting at least 20% of the company's roughly 79,000 employees — a move analysts say would be the largest restructuring since Meta's 2022 'Year of Efficiency.' The cuts are designed to offset the company's $115 to $135 billion capital expenditure plan for 2026, driven by a massive push into generative AI infrastructure and the newly formed Meta Superintelligence Lab.

Micron Technology Surges on Taiwan Expansion and Pre-Earnings Momentum Ahead of Wednesday Report

Micron Technology shares jumped more than 6% on Monday after the chipmaker confirmed it had completed the $1.8 billion acquisition of Powerchip Semiconductor's Taiwan P5 manufacturing site and announced plans to build a second comparable facility at the same Tongluo location. With Q2 FY2026 earnings due Wednesday and analysts projecting $18.7 billion in revenue, Micron's aggressive capacity expansion for high-bandwidth memory positions it as a key beneficiary of surging AI infrastructure demand heading into mid-2026.

U.S. Stocks Rebound as Oil Pullback Sparks Short-Term Relief Rally

U.S. equities staged a tentative rebound Friday as oil prices eased slightly after a sharp geopolitical-driven rally earlier in the week. Investors cautiously returned to risk assets as energy markets stabilized, though uncertainty surrounding the Middle East conflict continues to cloud the outlook for inflation, monetary policy and corporate earnings.

Nvidia Chips Rally Ahead of GTC 2026 as Jensen Huang Teases 'World-Surprising' AI Chip

Nvidia shares gained approximately 1.6% Friday ahead of the company's marquee annual developer conference, GTC 2026, set to begin Monday in San Jose, California. CEO Jensen Huang has teased a 'world-surprising' chip announcement expected to center on the Vera Rubin AI architecture and the Feynman next-generation GPU platform, with Wall Street analysts broadly maintaining buy ratings and price targets implying substantial upside.

Oracle Surges on AI Cloud Blowout: Q3 Revenue Jumps 22%, RPO Backlog Hits $553 Billion

Oracle reported its strongest quarterly results in over 15 years Tuesday, with fiscal Q3 revenue rising 22% to $17.2 billion and cloud infrastructure revenue surging 84% year over year. The company's remaining performance obligations—a key measure of future contracted revenue—exploded to $553 billion, up 325% from a year earlier, driven by large-scale AI infrastructure contracts.