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Snowflake takes the session's earnings lead as Broadcom's Hock Tan flags long-term AI upside

Snowflake ($SNOW) is Thursday's standout earnings winner, and Broadcom CEO Hock Tan is drawing attention to $AVGO with bullish long-term AI targets. Both names are in focus for growth and AI infrastructure investors…

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3 September 2026Markets desk
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Key takeaways

  • Snowflake ($SNOW) is Thursday's standout earnings winner and is named the big earnings winner on the session's markets watchlist.
  • For Snowflake, the immediate focus is how its guidance print lands relative to consensus.
  • Broadcom CEO Hock Tan is drawing attention to $AVGO with bullish long-term AI targets.
  • Tan's long-term AI targets are directional rather than tied to the current reporting cycle, serving as a frame for how the market prices AI infrastructure demand over a multi-year window.
  • What to watch for Broadcom is whether follow-on remarks or filings from management attach specifics to Tan's directional view.

Snowflake ($SNOW) is Thursday's standout earnings winner, and Broadcom CEO Hock Tan is drawing attention to $AVGO with bullish long-term AI targets. Both names are in focus for growth and AI infrastructure investors looking at the day's tape.

Snowflake's result is the headline print. The company is named the big earnings winner on the session's markets watchlist, which means the execution story is on trial. For a growth-and-margins watcher, the next read is how guidance lands relative to consensus. That is the number that moves the setup.

The Broadcom thread is a different kind of signal. Hock Tan's long-term AI targets are directional rather than tied to the current reporting cycle, so they operate as a frame for how the market prices AI infrastructure demand over a multi-year window. Long-term targets carry their own conditionality: the bullish framing Tan offered is meaningful as a signal, but the setup depends on how much duration the market is willing to assign. What to watch is whether follow-on remarks or filings from Broadcom's management attach specifics to his directional view.

For Snowflake, the immediate focus is the guidance print.

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Frequently asked

Which company was the top earnings winner in this session?

Snowflake ($SNOW) was Thursday's standout earnings winner and was named the big earnings winner on the session's markets watchlist.

What is the key thing to watch for Snowflake?

The immediate focus is Snowflake's guidance print and how it lands relative to consensus, which is the number that moves the setup.

How do Hock Tan's AI targets differ from a normal earnings signal?

Tan's long-term AI targets are directional and not tied to the current reporting cycle, so they act as a multi-year frame rather than a current-quarter result.

What could make Broadcom's long-term AI framing more concrete?

Follow-on remarks or filings from Broadcom's management that attach specifics to Hock Tan's directional view would give it more detail.