{"id":834607,"date":"2025-03-17T08:12:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T13:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/17\/nvidia-nike-micron-darden-restaurants-stocks-to-watch-this-week\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T08:12:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T13:12:19","slug":"nvidia-nike-micron-darden-restaurants-stocks-to-watch-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/17\/nvidia-nike-micron-darden-restaurants-stocks-to-watch-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Nvidia, Nike, Micron, Darden Restaurants: Stocks to watch this week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In This Story<\/h6>\n<\/section>\n

The Federal Reserve will probably keep interest rates steady at its two-day meeting, which ends on Wednesday. But investors will be laser-focused on Fed Chair Jerome Powell\u2019s news conference for any fresh remarks about tariffs and the central bank\u2019s future course.<\/p>\n

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DraftKings CEO on March Madness, AI, and the future of sports gambling<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t think Powell will be committal on anything\u201d and will probably repeat the Fed will remain data dependent, said Jason DeLorenzo, whose Ad Deum Funds tracks options trading. \u201cI expect a rally during the news conference, so long as Powell doesn\u2019t say anything surprising, as hedges get unwound.\u201d<\/p>\n

That expectation could be upended if the Fed chair takes the opportunity to say something fresh and substantial or if President Donald Trump says something that unnerves investors.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what else investors will be watching.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Monday, March 17<\/h2>\n

U.S. retail sales may have rebounded in February, according to StreetAccount consensus estimates. Expectations are for a 0.7% rise in the headline tally from January, when they\u2019d fallen 0.9%. Stripping out auto sales, the gain may be 0.5%, compared with a 0.4% decline. The numbers are due at 8:30 a.m. EDT.<\/p>\n

More economic indicators: business inventories, homebuilder confidence index, Empire State manufacturing index<\/p>\n

<\/a>Tuesday, March 18<\/h2>\n

Nvidia (NVDA<\/a><\/span>) CEO Jensen Huang gives the keynote address at his company\u2019s AI conference in San Jose, California. Investors will be listening closely for any hints about future plans or demand for the company\u2019s products. He\u2019s due to start speaking at 10 a.m. PDT.<\/p>\n

Economic indicators: housing starts, building permits, import and export price indexes, industrial production<\/p>\n

Company earnings: Xpeng (XPEV<\/a><\/span>), Tencent Music (TME<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n

<\/a>Wednesday, March 19<\/h2>\n

The two-day Federal Reserve meeting ends, with the results to be released at 2 p.m. EDT, followed by Jerome Powell\u2019s press conference at 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Company earnings: General Mills (GIS<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n

<\/a>Thursday, March 20<\/h2>\n

Company earnings: Micron (MU<\/a><\/span>), Nike (NKE<\/a><\/span>), Darden Restaurants (DRI<\/a><\/span>), FedEx (FDX<\/a><\/span>), Accenture (ACN<\/a><\/span>), PDD Holdings (PDD<\/a><\/span>), Lennar (LEN<\/a><\/span>), FactSet (FDS<\/a><\/span>), Zeekr<\/p>\n

Economic indicators: initial jobless claims, Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index, existing home sales, leading economic indicators, current account<\/p>\n

Vernal equinox, the first day of Spring<\/p>\n

<\/a>Friday, March 21<\/h2>\n

Company earnings: Carnival (CCL<\/a><\/span>), Nio (NIO<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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