Tech stocks Palantir, Nvidia, and Intel rise after days of declines. Walmart is scheduled to report quarterly earnings ...

Asian shares were mostly higher on Thursday after a mixed finish on Wall Street, where shares in Nvidia, Palantir and other superstar stocks pared their earlier steep losses.

Hedge funds led by billionaires Israel Englander and Chris Rokos sold Nvidia and bought Palantir stock in the first quarter.

Nvidia ( NVDA -0.16%) is the world's largest company, which may give some investors pause before investing in it. A common mindset is: "If it's already the biggest company in the world, can it get any ...