Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Robinhood (HOOD), Alibaba (BABA)

Takeaways:

Markets await key economic data releases this week
Nvidia (NVDA) earnings in focus amid AI and chip sector buzz
Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) ramp up AI data center hiring and expansion

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Nvidia earnings, Apple and Microsoft AI hiring in focus