Earnings live: Target stock sinks, TJX and Lowe's rise as the focus turns to Nvidia earnings

With the greater part of third quarter earnings results in the rearview mirror, investors are looking ahead to marquee reports from Nvidia (NVDA) and Walmart (WMT) this week. So far, the Q3 earnings season is off to a positive start. As of Nov. 14, 92% of S&P 500 companies have reported results, according to FactSet data, and analysts are expecting a 13.1% jump in earnings per share during the third quarter. If that figure holds, it would mark the fourth straight quarter of double-digit earnings growth an ...