Expo News Today — August 27, 2026

The artificial intelligence space continues to drive market excitement, with Hugging Face, an open-source AI startup, reportedly catching the attention of Nvidia, a leader in the field. Nvidia itself made headlines today with a strong quarterly performance and an optimistic sales forecast, wowing Wall Street and underscoring the growing demand for AI-related technologies. The company's success was echoed by Salesforce, whose stock jumped 14% on the back of AI growth and a gain on its investment in Anthropic.

Beyond the tech sector, global economic trends are also making news. The US and Russia are vying for influence in India's energy market, which is the world's third-largest. Meanwhile, economists are eagerly awaiting insights from Federal Reserve officials at the Jackson Hole symposium, with a survey suggesting that they would like to hear more from Governor Warsh on his views of the economy. In other market news, shares of Las Vegas Sands are expected to perform well, according to analyst Mike Khouw, and Nvidia's impressive results have contributed to a positive tone in the markets today.

Today's signal:
• What to know about Hugging Face, the open-source AI startup reportedly catching Nvidia’s eye (marketwatch.com)
• Nvidia wows Wall Street with a strong quarter and an eye-popping sales forecast (cnbc.com)
• Inside India newsletter: U.S., Russia vie for a bigger slice of the world’s third-largest energy market (cnbc.com)
• Salesforce stock jumps 14% on AI growth and Anthropic investment gain (cnbc.com)
• Las Vegas Sands shares are about to 'catch a heater,' says Mike Khouw (cnbc.com)
• Economists want Warsh to share more on his view of the economy at Jackson Hole, says CNBC survey (cnbc.com)