Today: 26 June 2026

VCI Global Limited (VCIG) Whipsaws After Malaysia NVIDIA-Powered AI GPU Center Goes Live

VCI Global Limited (VCIG) Whipsaws After Malaysia NVIDIA-Powered AI GPU Center Goes Live

VCI Global’s V Gallant unit launched what it called Malaysia’s first NVIDIA-powered AI GPU Computing Center on March 3 and introduced its Intelli‑X enterprise language model platform. The Nasdaq-listed company’s shares surged in U.S. premarket trading before retreating. The new facility targets government, enterprise, and SME customers seeking local AI compute and data control. VCI Global plans to monetize through compute leasing and subscriptions.
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Strategy stock jumps 11% as bitcoin climbs above $72,000 after fresh buying disclosure

Strategy stock jumps 11% as bitcoin climbs above $72,000 after fresh buying disclosure

Strategy Inc shares jumped 11% to $147.39 Wednesday morning as bitcoin surged 7.6% to $72,743. The company disclosed it bought 3,015 bitcoin for $204.1 million, funded by recent stock and preferred share sales. Strategy raised its STRC preferred dividend rate to 11.50%, with payouts set for March 31 to holders on record March 15. Traders remain focused on dilution risk and bitcoin’s price swings.
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Lumentum stock wobbles as Nvidia’s $2 billion optics deal sinks in, with traders eyeing what’s next

Lumentum stock wobbles as Nvidia’s $2 billion optics deal sinks in, with traders eyeing what’s next

Lumentum shares fell 0.8% to $688.94 after sharp swings following Nvidia’s $2 billion investment and purchase commitment for AI data-center optics. The deal includes 2.87 million Series A preferred shares sold to Nvidia at $695.31 each, pending antitrust review. Investors await capacity details at Lumentum’s OFC 2026 briefing on March 17. Needham raised its price target to $850, citing new laser supply commitments.
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Apple stock barely budges after $599 MacBook Neo reveal as Wall Street weighs margin risks

Apple stock barely budges after $599 MacBook Neo reveal as Wall Street weighs margin risks

Apple shares rose 0.1% to $263.94 after the company introduced the $599 MacBook Neo, its lowest-priced laptop to date. Pre-orders open Wednesday, with availability from March 11. The device features a 13-inch display, A18 Pro chip, and 8GB of memory, targeting budget buyers amid rising memory costs. The launch follows refreshed higher-end MacBook models announced a day earlier.
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Coinbase stock price jumps as bitcoin rebounds above $72,000; payrolls and Fed next

Coinbase stock price jumps as bitcoin rebounds above $72,000; payrolls and Fed next

Coinbase shares surged 12.4% to $204.89 as bitcoin rebounded to $72,088 and ether climbed 7.7%. Crypto-linked stocks including Robinhood and Riot Platforms also rose. Chainalysis reported $10.3 million exited Iranian crypto exchanges after weekend strikes. U.S. private payrolls increased by 63,000 in February, ahead of Friday’s jobs data.
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Nvidia’s $4 Billion Optics Bet: What It Signals for AI Chips and Data Centers

Nvidia’s $4 Billion Optics Bet: What It Signals for AI Chips and Data Centers

Nvidia will invest $2 billion each in Lumentum and Coherent, securing long-term supply and capacity rights for optical networking parts used in AI data centers. A Coherent filing showed Nvidia bought 7.79 million shares for $2 billion in a private placement. The agreements include multibillion-dollar purchase commitments and support for U.S. manufacturing expansion.
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Kontoor Brands stock jumps after 2026 profit forecast lifts Wrangler and Lee owner, tariffs still a worry

Kontoor Brands stock jumps after 2026 profit forecast lifts Wrangler and Lee owner, tariffs still a worry

Kontoor Brands forecast 2026 adjusted EPS of $6.40–$6.50 and revenue of $3.40–$3.45 billion, factoring in over $100 million in tariff costs. Shares surged 21% Tuesday after the outlook, then slipped 1% early Wednesday. Fourth-quarter revenue rose 46% to $1.02 billion, boosted by the Helly Hansen acquisition. Wrangler revenue climbed 12% to $562 million; Lee rose 2% to $198 million.
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Why Transocean’s CEO and top executives just sold shares — SEC filings explain the timing

Why Transocean’s CEO and top executives just sold shares — SEC filings explain the timing

Transocean CEO Keelan Adamson and three other executives disposed of shares this week to cover taxes after equity awards vested, according to SEC filings. Shares fell 2.3% to $6.11 in premarket trading Wednesday. The disclosures come as Transocean pursues a $5.8 billion all-stock takeover of Valaris. Each filing described the sales as tax-related, not discretionary selling.
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Petrobras won’t rush Brazil fuel price changes after Iran conflict spikes oil, CEO says

Petrobras won’t rush Brazil fuel price changes after Iran conflict spikes oil, CEO says

Petrobras will monitor oil prices before deciding on gasoline and diesel adjustments in Brazil, CEO Magda Chambriard said, after Middle East conflict pushed Brent crude up 4.7% to $81.40 a barrel. Treasury Secretary Rogerio Ceron warned a prolonged oil shock could affect Brazil’s planned interest rate cuts. Banks raised oil forecasts as shipping risks grew near the Strait of Hormuz.
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Venture Global shares jump after New York judge blocks Shell bid in LNG fight

Venture Global shares jump after New York judge blocks Shell bid in LNG fight

Venture Global shares rose over 8% Tuesday after a New York judge rejected Shell’s attempt to overturn an LNG arbitration award. The company reported a 191% jump in adjusted core profit to $2 billion for Q4, driven by higher Plaquemines plant output. Venture Global also signed a five-year LNG supply deal with Trafigura starting in 2026. U.S. LNG supply remains tight after Qatar’s outage.
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Tesla’s EU carbon-credit pool just lost Stellantis, Toyota and Subaru for 2026, filings show

Tesla’s EU carbon-credit pool just lost Stellantis, Toyota and Subaru for 2026, filings show

Stellantis, Toyota, and Subaru have not joined Tesla’s 2026 EU carbon-credit pool, an EU filing showed, though all three participated in 2025. Stellantis said it may opt in later; Toyota called pooling decisions premature. The EU now allows carmakers to average CO2 targets over 2025–2027. Tesla’s regulatory credit revenue fell 28% to $1.99 billion in 2025.
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Intel shakes up board again as chair Frank Yeary exits, Craig Barratt tapped

Intel shakes up board again as chair Frank Yeary exits, Craig Barratt tapped

Intel board chair Frank Yeary will retire after the May 13 annual meeting, with director Craig Barratt set to take over. The board will shrink to 11 members. The leadership change comes as CEO Lip-Bu Tan pushes a manufacturing-focused turnaround and contract chipmaking strategy. Analyst Jay Goldberg called Yeary’s exit overdue and said Barratt’s promotion could help drive cultural change.
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Palantir shares jump on fresh $200 target as Thiel sale plan keeps traders edgy

Palantir shares jump on fresh $200 target as Thiel sale plan keeps traders edgy

Palantir shares rose 1.4% premarket after Rosenblatt raised its price target to $200 and kept a buy rating. U.S. agencies moved to ban Anthropic’s AI tools, shifting attention to defense AI policy and rival vendors. Palantir faces a new lawsuit in Texas alleging fraud and insider selling by a Thiel-linked entity. The U.S. Army’s $10 billion software deal with Palantir remains non-binding.
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Saylor’s Strategy buys another $204 million of Bitcoin — and leans on MSTR stock again

Saylor’s Strategy buys another $204 million of Bitcoin — and leans on MSTR stock again

Strategy Inc bought 3,015 bitcoin for $204.1 million, raising its total holdings to 720,737 tokens, according to a regulatory filing. Most of the purchase was funded by selling 1.73 million Class A shares for $229.9 million, with a smaller amount from preferred stock. Bitcoin traded at $70,684 Wednesday, below Strategy’s average purchase price of $75,985. The firm raised its Stretch preferred stock dividend rate to 11.5%.
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Ondas inks World View partnership after $10 million stake, chasing high-altitude defense ISR

Ondas inks World View partnership after $10 million stake, chasing high-altitude defense ISR

Ondas invested $10 million in World View Enterprises and signed a partnership to develop integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems. The deal aims to combine World View’s high-altitude balloons with Ondas’ drone and counter-drone technology. Ondas shares fell about 6% in premarket trading Wednesday. No timeline for joint product sales was disclosed.
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  • Nebius vs. Digital Realty: Evaluating AI Infrastructure Stocks for Investment
    June 26, 2026, 10:39 AM EDT. Nebius Group (NBIS) and Digital Realty Trust (DLR) are capitalizing on the surge in AI infrastructure demand driven by enterprises and hyperscalers investing in high-performance computing and AI-centric data centers. Nebius is rapidly expanding its GPU-powered data centers, increasing contracted power capacity over 75% owned, and enhancing its AI cloud with acquisitions and NVIDIA collaborations. Digital Realty is growing through record leasing activities and hyperscale developments globally. Both are aggressively investing but follow distinct business models within the AI infrastructure ecosystem. Nebius shows strong momentum with a 3.5x increase in sales pipeline, serving diverse industries from fintech to pharmaceuticals, making it a compelling AI cloud services provider. The comparative analysis of fundamentals, growth prospects, and market challenges will guide investors on the better AI infrastructure stock buy.

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EchoStar (ECHO) reset pulls attention to AT&T cash and SpaceX index moves

EchoStar (ECHO) reset pulls attention to AT&T cash and SpaceX index moves

26 June 2026
EchoStar’s new ECHO ticker plunged 6.5% in its first two sessions as investors weighed the $20.25 billion pending AT&T cash—equal to 71% of EchoStar’s equity value—while the stock rebounded 1.7% Friday; the timing of AT&T deal closing and SpaceX’s Russell index addition now loom large for EchoStar’s price.
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