Week Ahead: Nvidia (NVDA) and Retail Earnings, FOMC Minutes on Tap

As markets continue to reel from the abrupt resignation of Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang last week, traders will digest the beleaguered computer chip maker’s quarterly earningsTuesday. 

Nvidia is likely to be the standout earnings report, though retail is largely the earnings theme for the week, with Home Depot (HD), Lowe’s (LOW), Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT), The TJX Companies (TJX), and Ross Stores (ROST) among the retailers reporting. Other notable names reporting results include Walt Disney (DIS), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), and Alibaba (BABA). 

On the economic data front, FOMC minutes will be released in the middle of the week, while traders will get further insights on the state of the retail sector with Retail Sales, Import/Export Prices, and Retail/Business Inventories. Housing will be another prominent area to watch with the NAHB Housing Market Index, Housing Starts, and Pending Home Sales, as will manufacturing with the NY Empire State Manufacturing Index and Industrial production. 

Select Economic Data (ET), Week of Nov. 16, 2026

Monday, November 16

• 08:30 AM: NY Empire State Manufacturing Index

Tuesday, November 17

• 08:30 AM: Retail Sales
• 08:30 AM: Import/Export Prices
• 09:15 AM: Industrial Production
• 10:00 AM: Business Inventories
• 10:00 AM: NAHB Housing Market Index

Wednesday, November 18

• 08:30 AM: Housing Starts and Permits
• 10:00 AM: Pending Home Sales
• 02:00 PM: FOMC Minutes

Thursday, November 19

• 08:30 AM: Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index
• 08:30 AM: Jobless Claims
• 10:00 AM: Leading Indicators
• 11:00 AM: Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Index

Friday, November 20

• 10:00 AM: University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment

Select Earnings, Week of Nov. 16, 2026

Monday, November 16

• Premarket: Baidu (BIDU), Tyson Foods (TSN), XPeng (XPEV)
• Postmarket: n/a

Tuesday, November 17

• Premarket: Home Depot (HD), Walt Disney (DIS), Viking Holdings (VIK), JD.Com (JD), Klarna Group (KLAR)
• Postmarket: Nvidia (NVDA)

Wednesday, November 18

• Premarket: The TJX Companies (TJX), Lowe’s (LOW), Target (TGT)
• Postmarket: Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Everpure (P)

Thursday, November 19

• Premarket: Walmart (WMT), Alibaba Group Holding (BABA), NetEase (NTES)
• Postmarket: Intuit (INTU), Ross Stores (ROST), The Gap (GAP)

Friday, November 20

• Premarket: BJ’s Wholesale Club (BJ)
• Postmarket: n/a

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