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$Intuitive Surgical(ISRG)$ is scheduled to report its fiscal Q4 2025 earnings on Thursday, January 22, 2026, after the market close. Because the company released preliminary results on January 14, much of the revenue data is already known. This shifts the focus of the actual earnings call toward margins, profitability, and 2026 guidance. Q4 2025 Preliminary Numbers (Known) Revenue: ~$2.87 billion (up 19% YoY), beating the $2.73B consensus. Procedure Growth: Worldwide da Vinci/Ion procedures grew ~18%. System Placements: 532 systems placed (vs. 493 last year), including 303 da Vinci 5 (dV5) systems. Ion Growth: Ion procedures surged ~44% YoY, showing strong diversification beyond soft-tissue robotics. Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) reported its Fiscal Q

$Intuitive Surgical(ISRG)$ is scheduled to report its fiscal Q4 2025 earnings on Thursday, January 22, 2026, after the market close. Because the company released preliminary results on January 14, much of the revenue data is already known. This shifts the focus of the actual earnings call toward margins, profitability, and 2026 guidance. Q4 2025 Preliminary Numbers (Known) Revenue: ~$2.87 billion (up 19% YoY), beating the $2.73B consensus. Procedure Growth: Worldwide da Vinci/Ion procedures grew ~18%. System Placements: 532 systems placed (vs. 493 last year), including 303 da Vinci 5 (dV5) systems. Ion Growth: Ion procedures surged ~44% YoY, showing strong diversification beyond soft-tissue robotics. Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) reported its Fiscal Q

The $S&P 500(.SPX)$ experienced a modest pullback and soft finish to 2025, with a roughly 0.7% drop on the final trading day (December 31, 2025) amidst light volume, we need to look at the dip as a healthy reset rather than a bursting bubble, with some expectations for continued growth and broadening market leadership into 2026 despite some year-end volatility in mega-cap tech. The late-December pullback is better interpreted as a positional reset than a structural warning—however, it does carry information about how 2026 is likely to unfold rather than whether it will be positive. In this article, I would like to share the structured way to think about the two competing interpretations. Why the Late-2025 Dip Looks Like a Healthy Reset Several

CES 2026 would be a defining moment for AI as we are seeing intelligent systems becoming smarter, faster and more integrated into our daily lives. CES 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal industry moment for AI and semiconductors, not just another gadget show. The narrative this year (and likely beyond) is shifting from raw chip performance to what these chips enable in real-world outcomes, such as energy efficiency, AI-assisted workflows, next-generation mobility, and integrated AI across devices and systems. This has important implications for chip giants and the broader technology ecosystem. From Raw Performance to Outcomes and Experiences Broader Industry Emphasis At CES 2026, the focus extends far beyond benchmark numbers. Companies are presenting AI technologies as enablers of new expe

$Quantum Computing Inc.(QUBT)$ is scheduled to report its fiscal Q3 2025 earnings after the market closes on November 14, 2025. The quantum computing sector, as a whole, is in an early-stage commercialization phase, which means companies like QUBT are highly speculative. Here is a breakdown of the analysis and key metrics to watch. QUBT Q3 2025 Earnings Analysis & Forecast Consensus Estimates Expected Loss: A loss is expected, which is common for early-stage quantum companies due to heavy R&D and operational ramp-up costs. The consensus estimate has been revised slightly higher (indicating a potentially lower loss) in the past 30 days. Revenue Focus: Revenue is minimal and highly scrutinized. The market is looking for any substantial sign

We saw SoftBank exiting from its $5.83 billion of Nvidia share, and we are going to have Nvidia earnings soon, SoftBank is getting this money to fund its investments in other artificial intelligence (AI) companies and initiatives. There are some AI software, robotics, chip design companies in SoftBank AI invested companies. So in this article we would like to example the signals and rotation implications which might possibly happen. There are definitely several signals and rotation implications that emerge from SoftBank Group Corp.’s exit from its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (≈ US$5.8 billion) that we should unpack, particularly in view of upcoming $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ earnings. Key Signals From SoftBank’s Exit Here are the main takeaways: Capital recyc

This article is a continuation of previous article : [1/2] How SoftBank's $5.83B Sales Interacts With NVIDIA’s Upcoming Earnings. Due to the limit of 20,000 characters. In this article, we will discuss how SoftBank’s $5.83B sales would interacts with Nvidia’s upcoming earnings. Since the exit adds a new dimension to the story, it affects how the market will interpret NVIDIA’s upcoming results. Here’s how: Elevated Expectations + Higher Scrutiny NVIDIA is widely expected to report strong numbers for Q3 FY26: consensus revenue around US$54.6 billion (or up ~56% year-over-year) and EPS around US$1.25. Some analysts expect even more: for example, one expects revenue of US$56.8 billion and bullish guidance into Q4. With this exit, the market may treat the upcoming earnings as a test: strong num

$Trip.com Group Limited(TCOM)$ expected earnings date is Monday, November 17, 2025, after the U.S. market close. Trip.com Group (TCOM) upcoming fiscal Q3 2025 earnings suggests a continuation of strong revenue and earnings growth, primarily driven by a sustained recovery in the global and Chinese travel markets. Q3 2025 Earnings Consensus (CNY/USD) Analyst consensus forecasts, which are key drivers of short-term stock movement, are generally positive for the Q3 period ending September 2025, which covers the peak summer travel season. Note: The USD EPS consensus varies between $1.04 and $1.15 across sources. The YoY EPS comparison can be skewed by varying share count, non-GAAP adjustments, and fluctuating CNY/USD exchange rates between the reportin

$Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$ mentioned on 11 Nov that it expected profit to triple by 2030, the data center chip market is set to grow to $1 trillion. With the AI bubbles narrative coming back, will investors be missing out on the AI story? In this article, I would like to share how we might want to look at this AI story, and how I plan to do option play for AMD for its AI story, I have been holding AMD for long-term. Here is how we planned to break it down: The big picture (AI/chip market + AMD’s positioning) The risk/structural questions (are investors missing out, is consolidation likely) Strategy considerations for an existing long position in AMD (including selling puts) and The Pros/cons of the “sell-put” approach Big Picture — Market + AMD

$Baidu(BIDU)$ is scheduled to report its Q3 2025 financial results before the U.S. market opens on Monday, November 18, 2025. Q3 2025 Earnings Forecast & Key Metrics Analyst consensus suggests a challenging quarter in terms of year-over-year (YoY) growth, primarily due to persistent headwinds in the core online marketing business and elevated AI infrastructure costs. Note: Consensus estimates have seen a downward revision over the past 30 days, indicating lowering expectations for the quarter. Summary of Baidu (BIDU) Fiscal Q2 2025 Earnings Baidu reported its fiscal Q2 2025 earnings on August 20, 2025, revealing a mixed performance characterized by a significant transition toward its AI-centric future. While traditional segments faced strong h