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  "id": 3586922,
  "title": "Strong AI chip demand fuels Nvidia’s Q2 results well beyond Wall Street’s expectations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/strong-ai-chip-demand-fuels-nvidias-q2-results-well-beyond-wall",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T20:53:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
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    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/nvidia-artificial-intelligence-earnings-dc8d556e709b50915cca9217a60b1991"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nvidia's latest quarterly results far exceeded Wall Street's expectations, with the computer chip company's high-end artificial intelligence chips driving a substantial surge in revenue, indicating that AI infrastructure spending remains robust. The company disclosed a net income of $59.69 billion, or $2.46 per share, for the May-July period, contrasting with $26.42 billion, or $1.08 per share, in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Excluding select items, earnings amounted to $2.22 per share, substantially surpassing the $2.09 per share consensus forecast by analysts from FactSet. Nvidia's revenue more than doubled compared to a year ago, reaching $96.22 billion, which surpassed analysts' average prediction of $92.27 billion. The Santa Clara, California-based company's performance has consistently outperformed analyst expectations over the past three years, often by a significant margin, given Nvidia's high-end chips have become the primary building blocks of AI. Alongside the elevated profit and revenue, Nvidia's operating expenses increased by 55% to $8.41 billion. For the current quarter, Nvidia projected revenue of approximately $108 billion, which analysts anticipate at $104.86 billion. If Nvidia achieves its revenue target for the August-October period, it would represent a nearly 89% increase from the previous year, suggesting that Nvidia's extraordinary growth rate continues to accelerate. Shortly after releasing its latest results, Nvidia's shares declined by 1.8% in after-hours trading, ending the regular trading session 1.6% lower and up 12.4% so far in 2026.",
  "summary": "Nvidia’s latest quarterly results once again blew past Wall Street’s expectations as revenue for the computer…",
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        "title": "OpenAI says its AI chip rivals Nvidia in inference",
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        "published": "2026-08-26T17:39:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Fast Company",
        "title": "Nvidia’s Q2 revenue tops $96.2 billion on strong AI chip demand",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/nvidias-q2-revenue-tops-96-2-billion-on-strong-ai-chip-demand",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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