One of the more prominent market-beating financial sector stocks this month has been payment processing giant Mastercard (NYSE: MA). That stands to reason: On Oct. 31, the company delivered a third-quarter earnings report showing solid growth and a double beat on analysts' estimates.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is proving to be a transformative force across industries, from cloud computing to retail, advertising, and factory automation, and we’re still only at the dawn of this tech revolution.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a speech in Tokyo, Japan on November 13, 2024. Chip design leader Nvidia (NVDA) plans to report earnings for the fiscal third quarter on Wednesday. The chipmaker is expected to report revenues of $33 billion for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025,