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Nasdaq futures rise nearly 2% as CoreWeave earnings calm AI spending fears

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In short

Major index futures rebounded as CoreWeave shares leaped over 13% premarket on projections of adjusted profitability by the first half of 2028. Chipmakers recovered significantly, with Nvidia surging 5.2% following a steep two-session market value decline linked to scrutiny over its chief executive. Despite the corporate optimism and Anthropic's multi-trillion-dollar valuation target, elevated October consumer price index figures renewed expectations for tighter monetary policy.

Key points

  • Reassuring forward guidance in the neocloud space provided broad relief to the artificial…: Reassuring forward guidance in the neocloud space provided broad relief to the artificial intelligence hardware supply chain.
  • Traders have fully priced in a Federal Reserve interest rate increase next month after Oc…: Traders have fully priced in a Federal Reserve interest rate increase next month after October consumer inflation exceeded expectations.
  • Chatbot creator Anthropic established terms targeting a valuation reaching up to $1.4 tri…: Chatbot creator Anthropic established terms targeting a valuation reaching up to $1.4 trillion for its future initial public offering.

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CoreWeave's shares jumped more than 13%in premarket trading after the company said it would become profitable in the first half of 2028 on an adjusted basis, as the battered neocloud firm seeks to reassure markets that strong demand and customer commitments would support debt-fueled expansion.

Equities have been caught in a tug of war this week as worries over slower data center deployment, higher interest rates and Nvidia's troubles are pitted against an appetite to buy the dip.

At 06:39 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis rose 58 points, or 0.11%, S&P 500 E-minis gained 65 points, or 0.86%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis added 527.5 points, or 1.9%.

"I expect continued investments on AI infrastructure, which will drive share prices higher in time, even though multiples are compressed because of concerns over politics," said Eric Schiffer, chairman of The Patriarch Organization, a Los Angeles-based family office.

Shares of Nvidia jumped 5.2%in premarket trading after shedding about $430 billion in the last two sessions as questions about CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with a businesswoman alleged to be a Chinese spy roiled shares.

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