Heading into Nvidia's critical report next week, Wall Street remains decidedly bullish. Analysts' consensus estimates are calling for revenue of $33 billion -- or growth of about 82%. Nvidia has a strong track record of beating its own expectations and that of Wall Street, so the results could be more robust.

U.S. stocks are drifting as the market’s big burst following Donald Trump’s election continues to cool. The S&P 500 was virtually flat in early Thursday trading and still near its

However, no company has more directly benefited from the rise of AI than semiconductor behemoth Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). In less than two years, Nvidia has grown from a $360 billion business that was somewhat important within the tech sector to Wall Street's most-valuable publicly traded company ($3.