Market Speculates on Timeline for Potential Shift Away from Quarterly Earnings Reports SP 500 Rises as Tech Surge Offsets Energy and Consumer Weakness EU Considers Strategic Tariffs and Supply Chain Diversification as Trade Tensions with China Intensify NBCC Reports 388 YoY Profit Growth in Q4 Declares Dividend of 046 per Share Strait of Hormuz Tensions Rattle Oil Markets as Iran Threatens Ship Fees Nvidia Slumps After Earnings Beat Data Center Demand Surge Fuels Market Caution Infrastructure Control Emerges as Potential Next Frontier for Competitive Advantage