Major averages are mostly higher on Thursday as stocks aim for their eighth straight winning week.<br><br>Kelly Evans &amp; Brian Sullivan are joined on-set by analysts covering Nvidia &amp; Walmart to give their takes on the latest earnings reports while investors comb through SpaceX’s S-1 filing ahead of the company’s expected $1.5 trillion IPO on June 12th.<br><br>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Markets trading mostly higher despite post-earnings declines from Nvidia & Walmart 5/21/26

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Stocks near session highs as the market brushes off. Some rather odd Iran headlines. Walking to Power Lunch alongside Kelly Evans. The market's up again higher on the week and if the gains hold, this would be an incredible eighth straight winning week. The Nasdaq 100 now up 16% this year. We'll get more on that. Iran, Nvidia and more, Kellyanne. Plus, Walmart flip side seeing its worst day since 2023. The big box retailer issued disappointing

guidance raising some questions about the health of the U.S. consumer as high gas prices strain the budget. One top ranked analyst is here with a look behind the numbers. All right, so obviously folks, there was a lot going on with that Walmart news, with the Nvidia news, with Iran and oil, but let's kick it off with something else, but important. IBM. Big blue getting bigger right now. Shares popping 9%. IBM on pace for its best day in seven months. All this on a report

the government is awarding $2 billion to nine different quantum computing companies. IBM being the biggest quantum computer, the biggest beneficiary of the U.S. government and taxpayer dollars. And that stock then has been one of your next guest top picks since early last year.

Markets trading mostly higher despite post-earnings declines from Nvidia & Walmart 5/21/26

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The candid version is on a podcast,
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Markets trading mostly higher despite post-earnings declines from Nvidia & Walmart 5/21/26

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.