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Nvidia Eases AI Bubble Concerns; Walmart Rallies Post-Earnings; Bath & Body Works Plummets

Nov 20, 20254 min
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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Nvidia (NVDA) rallied in the premarket session after the company delivered a surprisingly strong revenue forecast and pushed back on the idea that the AI industry is in a bubble, easing concerns that had spread across the tech sector. The world’s most valuable company expects sales of about $65 billion in the January quarter — roughly $3 billion more than analysts predicted. Nvidia also said that a half-trillion-dollar revenue bonanza due in coming quarters may be even bigger than anticipated. The outlook signals that demand remains robust for Nvidia’s artificial intelligence accelerators, the pricey and powerful chips used to develop AI models. Nvidia had faced growing fears in recent weeks that the runaway spending on such equipment wasn’t sustainable.
- Shares of Walmart (WMT) rallied in early trading after the company increased its outlook for sales in the full year, a sign the world’s biggest retailer is winning over price-sensitive shoppers while digesting costs it expects to rise in the coming months. The company now sees net sales rising 4.8% to 5.1%, higher than its previous projection in August. It marks a second increase in forecast during the fiscal year. The results are likely to alleviate some concerns that consumers are pulling back amid a cooling job market, corporate layoffs and rising prices. Rival big-box chains have warned that consumers remain cautious, increasing attention on the world’s largest retailer as it prepares to enter its next chapter under a new chief executive officer next year.
- Shares of Bath & Body Works (BBWI) plummeted ahead of the US market open after the company cut its full-year outlook and announced a turnaround plan to refocus the home products retailer on its core business. The company’s previous strategy was aligned to drive incremental growth but led to weakness of the brand, as it expended beyond its core business, Chief Executive Officer Daniel Heaf told Bloomberg. That prompted a raft of promotions which eroded returns for the company. A new transformation plan — named the Consumer First Formula — is projecting $250 million in cost savings over the next two years, according to a Thursday statement.

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Speaker 1

Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio News, The Stock Movers Report, your roundup of companies making moves in the stock market, harnessing the power of Bloomberg Data. Let's take a look at some stocks on the move today. I'm Tom Keen with Paul Sweeny and Bloomberg's Lisa Mantail.

Speaker 2

You got it, okay, So let's start with n Video Right Sticker NVDA up as much as five percent strong revenue forecast. Right expects sales about sixty five billion in the Janniyar quarter, roughly three billion more than analysts expected. Third quarter results also topped estimates revenue rows sixty two fifty seven billion in the period. So basically, in a nutshell, at ease those concerns about AI that the AI industry is in this bubble. Some positive commentary from its CEO.

He said there's plenty of blackwelled chips to meet demand. But he also talked about deals like there's been recent deals with open Ai with Anthropic, and he really kind of pumped them up. In Videa's investment in open Ai, which is still not finalized, by the way, it will provide a good return and that backing anthropic. He said it's going to help established ties that the company hasn't

seen a big user in Invidia's technology. So he kind of had a lot of these things to say, and investors just liked it, and they ate it, They really ate it up. But look at the markets reaction to it too, So not too bad. Walmart, Okay, so let's go to WMT. Their shares have been fluctuating. Now they're up as much as four percent. We've heard concerns from other retailers, right, consumers are pulling back, but Walmart increase

its outlook for sales for the full year. The company is seeing higher costs, but they say they're feeling good about the business overall. But it's e commerce that was really this bright spot. It's broadening delivery areas, lowering shipping costs, right, got to compete with Amazon. Yeah, so it's helping. What it's also doing, it's pulling in more affluent shoppers online because that's where they're starting to come into. So they're

opening up the doors there more. They're using AI across their operations, and that goes to the news today that it's transferring the listing of its stock to the Nasdaq stock market effective December ninth, because they really like reflecting their focus on tech more.

Speaker 1

So, so keep the symbol the old days they had to go to four letters. Yeah, yeah, they're going to keep w MT.

Speaker 2

You think they're breaking out the champagne over at the nansticky time, huge, huge, folks. You know this is like wicked inside in Manhattan Baseball. That's a huge thing. It is. It's a huge loss for the n y S. Yeah, but you know that's just it's just economics and we're going to get a better deal.

Speaker 1

Okay.

Speaker 2

It's sort of like scooball of Detroit going to the Red Sox.

Speaker 1

That could that could happen, That could have happened stock.

Speaker 2

Okay, Beth and Bodyworks BBW. I I like to call this the place of gazillion smells. Like you walk in there and it's candles, it's body spray, it's body scrub, it's all that all different sense. Yes, here's I'm glad you mention that because listen. Okay, so their shares are down as much as fifteen percent cut, it's full your out.

Speaker 1

Look.

Speaker 2

They're doing this turnaround plan like it's called consumer first formula. They project are going to be two hundred and fifty million in cost savings over the next two years. What are they changing, it's the categories. They are going to start exiting the men's grooming and haircare because they pushed into that. Like my husband was a big part of that, and but you look around, he's the only guy in the store. That's a strategy, I know, interesting, but there you go.

Speaker 1

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