Vidya Ramakrishnan

Dow Jones and other indexes fell after a retail sales report on the stock market today. Nvidia fell further while Tesla soared to another record high.

Nvidia Wednesday morning recovered from a significant fall as the latest challenges to the AI chip leader drove the stock 15% below its all-time high of 152.89 at Tuesday's low. Nvidia fell below it for the first time since Sept. 12 on Tuesday last week — ending a nearly three-month-long stint above the benchmark. In its Securities and Exchange Commission filing earlier this year, Nvidia had disclosed that one customer accounted for 13% of its fiscal first-quarter revenue.

Not many stocks can boast what Toast has done. The maker of tech tools for the restaurant industry has more than doubled in price this year — beating the likes of megacaps like Meta Platforms in the process — despite suffering a sharp fall earlier this month. Now, analysts are bullish on Toast's full-year outlook and expect earnings of 57 cents per share for 2024 after five years of losses.

Pilgrim's Pride has gained 74% year to date. Shares are in an ascending base with 55.50 as the buy point.

Nvidia hovered around break-even levels on Thursday after the latest challenges to the artificial intelligence chip leader have driven the stock as much as 15% below its all-time high. Nvidia fell below it for the first time since Sept. 12 on Tuesday last week — ending a nearly three-month-long stint above the benchmark. If you look back at Nvidia's chart, this week's action is a breakout failure.

C3.ai stock reversed sharply lower Wednesday amid Chief Executive Office Thomas Siebel's warning about an AI bubble. Is AI stock a buy or sell now? Sales grew 29% to $94.3 million while the company reported a loss of 6 cents per share.

Firewall and cybersecurity tools provider Fortinet is near an all-time high and buy point. Shares have rallied 60% this year.

Meme stocks like AMC and GameStop get their price spikes from strong buying interest. GameStop reported its third quarter results on Dec. 10, a key event for meme traders. Sales of $860 million on a loss of 4 cents per share missed analysts' estimates of $887.7 million in revenue and a loss of 3 cents per share.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and major stock indexes reversed from a premarket deficit and surged higher in morning trades Friday as an inflation report helped investors shake off concerns over a partial government shutdown.

Nvidia rose 2% early Friday after the latest challenges to the artificial intelligence chip leader drove Nvidia stock more than 15% below its all-time high. Nvidia fell below it for the first time since Sept. 12 on Tuesday last week — ending a nearly three-month-long stint above the benchmark. If you look back at Nvidia's chart, this week's action is a breakout failure.