Intel, Nvidia, CrowdStrike, Cracker Barrel Lead Today’s Market Charge - Here’s Who’s Winning Big

Tech titans and unexpected players are rewriting the rulebook as markets hit turbulence.

Semiconductor Supremacy

Intel and Nvidia aren't just moving—they're dictating market momentum. While traditional analysts scratch their heads, these chip giants prove hardware still drives the digital revolution.

Cybersecurity Cash Grab

CrowdStrike's surge signals what smart money already knows: fear sells better than fundamentals. When markets get shaky, security stocks become the ultimate comfort blanket for nervous portfolios.

Unexpected Contenders

Cracker Barrel's presence among tech heavyweights says everything about today's market—where nostalgia trades at premium multiples and actual innovation gets priced like a meme stock.

Because nothing says 'bull market' like comfort food and cybersecurity riding the same wave while Wall Street pretends this all makes perfect sense.

Key Takeaways

• A surge in tech stock stocks helped pushed the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq to record highs in recent trading. 
• Nvidia said it would invest $5 billion in Intel, sending shares of the embattled chipmaker soaring.
• Shares of Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants slumped, after the company warned higher costs could hurt profits.

Tech stocks surged in recent trading, pushing the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq to record highs.

Intel (INTC) was the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 after Nvidia said it would invest $5 billion in the struggling chipmaker, and the two agreed to co-develop new data center and PC chips. Nvidia (NVDA) shares were up as well.

Shares of PayPal (PYPL) and Google-owner Alphabet (GOOGL) also gained following an agreement that will have PayPal use Google’s artificial intelligence tools to boost internet commerce.

CrowdStrike (CRWD) shares jumped after the cybersecurity firm gave a better-than-expected forecast for annual recurring revenue.

Darden Restaurants (DRI) shares slumped as the owner of Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse chains missed profit estimates and warned higher costs could hurt future earnings.

Shares of another restaurant operator, Cracker Barrel (CBRL), sank as the blowback from the restaurant chain’s location updates and logo change hit its results and guidance.

A lower-than-anticipated outlook sent shares of Nucor (NUE) lower. The steelmaker said it sees weakness in all its segments.

Oil futures rose and Gold prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note advanced. The U.S. dollar was up on the euro, pound, and yen. Most major cryptocurrencies traded higher.