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Western Digital stock jumps 11% as storage shares rally on AI demand signals

Western Digital stock jumps 11% as storage shares rally on AI demand signals

New York, Jan 28, 2026, 13:16 EST — Regular session Shares of Western Digital Corp jumped 11.2% to $280.94 in afternoon trading, extending a two-day rally and reaching a new intraday high of $281.61. Seagate Technology soared 19.7%, while Sandisk and Micron Technology gained 8.8% and 5.6%, respectively. Western Digital is now at the center of a trade boosting hardware…
Roper stock slips again after outlook miss; Deltek in focus as U.S. funding deadline nears

Roper stock slips again after outlook miss; Deltek in focus as U.S. funding deadline nears

New York, Jan 28, 2026, 13:23 ET — Regular session Roper Technologies shares slipped roughly 2% in early afternoon trading Wednesday, as the software company’s 2026 forecast missed Wall Street expectations, pushing the stock lower. (Yahoo) This move matters since Tuesday’s guidance reset thrust Deltek back into the spotlight. Investors are now trying to figure out if the hiccup is…
Salesforce stock edges higher as $5.6 billion U.S. Army deal keeps CRM in focus

Salesforce stock edges higher as $5.6 billion U.S. Army deal keeps CRM in focus

New York, January 28, 2026, 12:22 EST — Regular session Salesforce shares edged up 0.3% to $229.28 by midday Wednesday, bouncing back after an earlier dip. The stock fluctuated between $227.10 and $231.83 during the session. The modest shift comes after investors keyed in on a fresh U.S. Army contract that brought the software maker back onto the defense-tech radar.…
Corning stock slides as traders digest Q1 outlook and Meta’s $6 billion fiber deal

Corning stock slides as traders digest Q1 outlook and Meta’s $6 billion fiber deal

New York, Jan 28, 2026, 11:42 a.m. ET — Regular session Shares of Corning Incorporated (GLW) dropped 3.2%, hitting $106.18 by late morning on Wednesday. Earlier, the stock had fluctuated between $103.38 and $117.29 during the session. Corning, the Gorilla Glass supplier to Apple, expects first-quarter core sales between $4.2 billion and $4.3 billion, beating analysts’ consensus of $4.23 billion,…
Netflix stock price slips as Senate sets Feb. 3 hearing on Warner deal, NFLX traders eye next catalysts

Netflix stock price slips as Senate sets Feb. 3 hearing on Warner deal, NFLX traders eye next catalysts

New York, January 28, 2026, 11:31 (EST) — Regular session Netflix shares slipped 0.8% to $84.92 in late morning trading Wednesday. The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee announced a hearing set for Feb. 3 to review the proposed Netflix-Warner deal. (Reuters) The hearing comes as Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters push investors to back their nearly $83…
BigBear.ai stock pops early on AD Ports partnership — and a share-vote deadline is looming

BigBear.ai stock pops early on AD Ports partnership — and a share-vote deadline is looming

New York, Jan 28, 2026, 10:53 EST — Regular session Shares of BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc climbed in early trading Wednesday following news that AD Ports Group inked a partnership deal between its digital division, Maqta Technologies, and BigBear.ai’s U.A.E. operation. The stock gained 0.6% to $6.20, having spiked to $6.545 earlier, on volume near 25.9 million shares. (WAM) This announcement…
Ondas stock rises after Optimus drone lands DCMA Blue List approval

Ondas stock rises after Optimus drone lands DCMA Blue List approval

NEW YORK, Jan 28, 2026, 10:52 EST — Regular session. Ondas Inc shares climbed Wednesday following news that its American Robotics Optimus drone earned a spot on the Defense Contract Management Agency’s (DCMA) Blue List. The list serves as the U.S. government’s directory for purchasing approved commercial drones. (Ondas Inc.) The stock climbed 2.9%, hitting $12.62 by late morning, after…
BKYI stock jumps premarket after BIO-key lands Portugal digital identity deal with Visualforma

BKYI stock jumps premarket after BIO-key lands Portugal digital identity deal with Visualforma

New York, Jan 28, 2026, 09:22 EST — Premarket Shares of BIO-key International Inc surged roughly 36% in premarket trading Wednesday, climbing to around $0.74. The jump followed the company’s announcement of a new public-sector contract in Portugal. BKYI closed Tuesday near $0.55. (StockAnalysis) The company announced that its Visualforma partnership is kicking off a new business line targeting Portuguese…
Amazon layoffs 2026: 16,000 more jobs cut as AI push and anti-bureaucracy drive deepen

Amazon layoffs 2026: 16,000 more jobs cut as AI push and anti-bureaucracy drive deepen

Seattle, January 28, 2026, 04:03 PST Amazon announced Wednesday it is slashing roughly 16,000 jobs, expanding its latest wave of layoffs at the retail and cloud giant. These cuts move Amazon nearer to its wider goal of slashing roughly 30,000 corporate jobs, following a post-pandemic slowdown and a fresh drive from CEO Andy Jassy to flatten the hierarchy and accelerate…
FTSE 100 today slips as pound jumps and gold hits $5,300; Marston’s dives

FTSE 100 today slips as pound jumps and gold hits $5,300; Marston’s dives

London, January 28, 2026, 11:04 GMT — Regular session. Britain’s FTSE 100 turned lower on Wednesday, down 0.3% at 10,177.85, as dollar weakness pushed up sterling and pressured big overseas earners. GSK fell 2% and Experian slipped, while gold miner Endeavour Mining rose 3% and BP and Shell gained about 1%. (The Standard) The dip follows Tuesday’s 0.6% gain, when…
RELX share price slips early after Tuesday drop as buyback runs and LexisNexis flags FedRAMP step

RELX share price slips early after Tuesday drop as buyback runs and LexisNexis flags FedRAMP step

London, Jan 28, 2026, 08:04 GMT — Regular session RELX shares fell 1.4% to 2,683 pence by 0804 GMT, following a drop of over 5% in the previous session. (MarketScreener) The FTSE 100 information and analytics firm is hovering close to its 52-week low, following a series of drops that have pushed the stock far below last year’s high. Investors…
ASML’s record AI orders hit €13.2 billion — and its $250 million chip machines are the bottleneck

ASML’s record AI orders hit €13.2 billion — and its $250 million chip machines are the bottleneck

AMSTERDAM, January 28, 2026, 07:48 (CET) ASML reported Wednesday that its fourth-quarter bookings soared to €13.2 billion ($15.8 billion), well above estimates, driven by chipmakers ramping up orders for AI chip equipment. The company also lifted its 2026 sales forecast to between €34 billion and €39 billion, reversing earlier guidance that predicted flat or declining growth versus 2025. This new…
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