All eyes on Wall Street turn to Nvidia with AI superstar finally due to report earnings

Group 1: Market Overview - Wall Street showed signs of recovery with S&P 500 futures up 0.3%, Dow Jones Industrial futures up 0.1%, and Nasdaq futures up 0.4% ahead of Nvidia's earnings report [1] - Nvidia's stock is influential on Wall Street, with shares rising about 2% before market opening, driven by strong demand for its artificial intelligence chips [2] Group 2: Company Performance - Target's shares fell 1.9% after reporting a significant drop in third-quarter profit and projecting a continued sales slump through the holiday season, resulting in a 43% decline in shares over the past year [3] - Lowe's shares increased by more than 5% after exceeding Wall Street profit expectations and raising its full-year guidance [3] Group 3: Energy Sector - Constellation Energy's stock rose 3.4% following the announcement of a $1 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Energy to finance the restart of its nuclear power plant, which will supply power to Microsoft data centers [4] Group 4: Global Market Performance - In Europe, France's CAC 40 rose 0.1%, Germany's DAX increased by 0.4%, while the FTSE 100 remained unchanged [4] - In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.3%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 0.4%, while the Shanghai Composite rose 0.2% [5]