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Nvidia reported the kind of earnings that stop people mid-scroll. Revenue for the quarter came in at $81.6 billion — up 85% from a year earlier — driven almost entirely by data centre demand. But the detail that caught many long-term investors off guard was the dividend: Nvidia raised its quarterly payout from one cent per share to 25 cents, a 25-fold increase in a single announcement. The company also approved another $80 billion in share buybacks.

The earnings season wrapping up this week has been, by one important measure, the best since 2021. Bloomberg reported on Friday that roughly 83% of S&P 500 companies beat analyst expectations in the first quarter — the highest beat rate in five years. The broad strength, stretching across industries and not just technology, has pushed analysts to raise their full-year forecasts for the index.

More than $166 billion in tariff refunds is making its way back to US businesses — and Walmart said this week it intends to pass its share on to customers through lower prices. Retailers including Home Depot, Target, Apple, and Costco are among the companies that applied for refunds. For Walmart, the choice to cut prices rather than pocket the savings is a deliberate signal about where competition stands.

Kroger announced plans this week for the biggest price cuts the company has made in years, aiming to win back shoppers who have drifted toward Walmart and Costco. With consumer budgets stretched and price sensitivity running high, the grocery wars are intensifying — and Kroger's new CEO is making a clear bet that going cheaper is the fastest road back to relevance.

Bank of America reinstated coverage of Salesforce this week with an underperform rating, saying the stock faces further losses ahead. It has been a difficult year for the enterprise software giant — a reminder that even companies that dominated their category for a decade can struggle when the competitive landscape shifts beneath them.

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