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Pre-reading Questions:
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- What companies are leading artificial intelligence development today?
- Why do investors watch quarterly earnings reports closely?
Vocabulary:
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- projection /pruh-JEK-shuhn/
[noun] – a calculation or guess about the future based on information
Analysts made a projection about next year’s sales. - surge /SURJ/
[verb] – to increase suddenly and strongly
Sales can surge when demand is high. - accelerate /ak-SEL-uh-reyt/
[verb] – to happen or make something happen faster
The company plans to accelerate production. - skeptical /SKEP-ti-kuhl/
[adjective] – having doubts that something is true or useful
Some investors remain skeptical about rapid growth. - commitment /kuh-MIT-muhnt/
[noun] – a promise to do something
The firm made a commitment to invest in research.
Article Reading:
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Nvidia announced strong quarterly results on February 25, 2026, in California, showing that demand for artificial intelligence chips remains high and continues to influence global markets. Revenue for the November to January quarter rose 73 percent from the previous year to 68.1 billion dollars, while profit almost doubled to 43 billion dollars. The results went far beyond analyst projections, surprising many observers. Company leaders said the AI industry is still expanding rapidly and that demand for advanced chips continues to grow as more businesses adopt new computing systems.
The company expects revenue to surge again in the next quarter, possibly rising 77 percent compared with last year. Executives believe investment in AI will accelerate as major technology companies increase spending on data centers and computing power. However, some investors remain skeptical after three years of rapid gains that pushed Nvidia’s market value close to 4.8 trillion dollars. Large technology firms have made a commitment to spend hundreds of billions of dollars this year on AI infrastructure, much of which depends on Nvidia’s products.
The company expects revenue to surge again in the next quarter, possibly rising 77 percent compared with last year. Executives believe investment in AI will accelerate as major technology companies increase spending on data centers and computing power. However, some investors remain skeptical after three years of rapid gains that pushed Nvidia’s market value close to 4.8 trillion dollars. Large technology firms have made a commitment to spend hundreds of billions of dollars this year on AI infrastructure, much of which depends on Nvidia’s products.
Comprehension Questions:
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- Where did Nvidia announce its results?
- How much did revenue increase?
- What was the total revenue reported?
- How much profit did the company earn?
- Did the results exceed projections?
Discussion Questions:
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- Have you ever followed stock market news? If so, what did you learn? If not, why not?
- Have you ever been skeptical about a popular trend? If so, what happened? If not, why?
- Do you agree that AI investment will continue growing?
- What benefits can AI bring to society?
- What problems could happen if companies spend too much on one technology?