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Super Micro Taiwan raid wipes $1.4 billion off SMCI on $22 million hardware confiscation

Super Micro Taiwan raid wipes $1.4 billion off SMCI on $22 million hardware confiscation

TAIPEI, June 30, 2026, 04:04 Taiwanese prosecutors are expanding their AI server smuggling investigation beyond three traders to include the hardware supply chain tied to Super Micro Computer Inc. That puts a sharper focus on how much of a risk premium investors should put on a fast-growing AI server name if its gear keeps getting flagged in export-control cases.
29 June 2026
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Accenture (NYSE:ACN) holds firm after selloff as cyber deal at 20x tests reset

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) holds firm after selloff as cyber deal at 20x tests reset

Accenture plc climbed 2.51% to $128.98 on Friday. The move outpaced the broader market, but the stock stayed deep in a hole—still 58.09% under its 52-week high. The S&P 500 slipped 0.05%, while the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.24% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down 0.09%. NYSE is closed on weekends. This read covers last week and the week ahead. Normal trading is 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern. The exchange shows Friday, July 3, as the Independence Day observed holiday in 2026.
27 June 2026
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Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) gains $8.7 billion as cyber growth bucks Nasdaq drop

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) gains $8.7 billion as cyber growth bucks Nasdaq drop

U.S. stocks were closed Saturday. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. was one of the big software names standing out in a slow tech market. The stock finished at $304.20, up 3.7%. Volume was at 8.27 million shares, giving it a $243.7 billion market cap. Nasdaq Composite ended Friday at 25,297.62, slipping 0.24% for the day and falling 4.6% across the week. Palo Alto finished up 6.2% for the week, moving against the drop in other AI-tied tech stocks.
27 June 2026
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Polymarket hack puts ICE-backed prediction market in focus

Polymarket’s latest hack is small next to its market valuation. But the numbers point to changing risk for investors—it's less about smart contracts and more about the web layer users see. Polymarket said on Thursday that a third-party vendor was compromised, which let attackers slip malicious code onto its frontend seen by some users. The company said it contained the issue, removed the bad dependency, and is now contacting users who lost funds to offer refunds. A Polymarket spokesperson, Connor Brandi, told TechCrunch that user funds were stolen but didn't say more.
26 June 2026
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Arqit Quantum (NASDAQ:ARQQ) climbs after fresh U.S. quantum security deals, SEC filing

Arqit Quantum (NASDAQ:ARQQ) climbs after fresh U.S. quantum security deals, SEC filing

Arqit Quantum Inc was at $29.21 in U.S. premarket trading Wednesday, up 0.6%. The stock finished Tuesday at $29.04, up 35.6% on the day, Google Finance data show. The Nasdaq had yet to open; regular trading runs 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern. June 24 isn’t listed as a 2026 U.S. market holiday. The stock jumped after President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on June 22 tied to quantum technology. One order warns that large-scale quantum computers could break current encryption and tells federal systems to shift to post-quantum cryptography, or PQC, encryption designed to withstand quantum attacks. The second order asks for the U.S. to speed up work on quantum computing, sensing, and networking.
24 June 2026
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Accenture Drops After Forecast Misses, Despite $4.18 Billion Cybersecurity Spend

Accenture Drops After Forecast Misses, Despite $4.18 Billion Cybersecurity Spend

Accenture shares dropped hard in premarket trade Thursday after the consulting and tech firm cut its full-year sales forecast. This overshadowed news of a $4.18 billion cybersecurity acquisition. The guidance cut comes as the stock faces investor worry over weaker IT budgets and what AI means for consulting jobs. Accenture is often seen as a gauge for tech spending, so its downbeat forecast is raising questions. The outlook points to clients holding off on some projects, despite companies pouring money into AI and cybersecurity. Investors are wondering if AI brings new business for consultants, or ends up replacing them.
18 June 2026
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Delta won’t face US penalty after DOT CrowdStrike outage probe ends

Delta won’t face US penalty after DOT CrowdStrike outage probe ends

The U.S. Transportation Department ended its probe into Delta Air Lines’ response to the July 2024 meltdown caused by the CrowdStrike software outage. The agency decided against fining Delta, which said the disruption affected 1.3 million customers and cost around $500 million. Delta is no longer facing a federal enforcement risk after nearly two years. The move also offers airlines a new sign about Washington’s stance on consumer cases under President Donald Trump, following a stretch of tougher oversight during President Joe Biden’s term.
18 June 2026
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HUB Cyber Security Surges 42% Following Filings, Nasdaq Status Update

HUB Cyber Security Surges 42% Following Filings, Nasdaq Status Update

HUB Cyber Security Ltd. jumped 42.37% to close at $1.68 on Monday. Shares opened at $1.44, swinging between $1.35 and $2.56 during the session. HUBC saw much more volatility than usual for the Nasdaq micro cap. After the bell, the stock was up again, changing hands at $1.86, up 10.71% in after-hours trading, according to StockAnalysis. Volume hit 48.9 million. That’s far above normal for a $5.6 million market cap company. Market cap is stock price times outstanding shares. Recent owner filings and post-split trading have pushed the stock higher. MarketBeat’s tracker has kept up a steady stream of Schedule 13G and 13G/A filings for HUBC through early June. These are passive beneficial-ownership forms, not company updates. The latest was an amended 13G/A from Matthew James Schad, filed June 12. StockTitan says Schad holds 5,769 shares, or 0.17% of the class. That’s not a large position.
16 June 2026
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Palo Alto Networks Reaches All-Time High Ahead of Results as AI Security Rally Drives Wall Street

Palo Alto shares fall premarket even after AI cyber earnings beat

Palo Alto Networks shares slid in premarket trading Wednesday. The cybersecurity firm had raised its annual guidance and reported revenue above forecasts, helped by demand for its AI-related security products. The stock ended Tuesday at $297.18, down 1.1% in regular hours. MarketScreener showed shares at $290.88 before the bell at 7:14 a.m. EDT. Nasdaq hadn’t opened its regular session yet—normal trading goes from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern, and premarket runs from 4:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
3 June 2026
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Cisco Stock Jumps as AI Security Push Puts $508 Billion Giant Back in Play

Cisco Stock Jumps as AI Security Push Puts $508 Billion Giant Back in Play

Cisco Systems shares rose more than 5% in Tuesday afternoon trading, outpacing the broader technology tape, as the networking company leaned harder into AI security and investors kept bidding up infrastructure names tied to the buildout. Cisco recently traded at $127.54, up 5.1%, after touching an intraday high of $128.05. The move valued the company at about $507.9 billion. The Invesco QQQ Trust, a proxy for the Nasdaq-100, was up 0.3%, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF was up 0.1%.
2 June 2026
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QQQM’s $835 Million AI Wave Meets a Zscaler Reality Check

QQQM’s $835 Million AI Wave Meets a Zscaler Reality Check

Invesco’s Nasdaq-100 ETF QQQM edged higher Tuesday, helped by fresh inflows and gains in Nvidia, even as Zscaler slid nearly 9% and reminded investors that the AI trade is not moving in one clean line. QQQM traded at $306.54, up 0.2%, while the larger Invesco QQQ Trust rose 0.2%; Zscaler was down 8.9% at $141.90. The move matters now because investors are still putting money into concentrated growth funds even after several sharp stock-level reversals. TipRanks reported that QQQM had risen 1.09% over the past week and took in $835.44 million over five days, citing sentiment around large AI-linked holdings including Nvidia, Apple and Microsoft.
2 June 2026
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Palo Alto Networks Stock Gains 9%, with Tuesday the Next Marker

Palo Alto Networks Stock Gains 9%, with Tuesday the Next Marker

Palo Alto Networks shares jumped 9.28% to $281.69 on Friday, capping a choppy, shortened week. Investors bought in ahead of earnings and after the company wrapped up its acquisition of AI security startup Portkey. The stock hit an intraday high of $283.71, according to historical price data. Palo Alto shares just got another test after a big run. U.S. markets were shut Monday for Memorial Day. Still, Palo Alto managed to log an 8.1% gain across the four trading days ending Friday. AI-linked stocks once again moved the market last week.
30 May 2026
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Palo Alto Networks Reaches All-Time High Ahead of Results as AI Security Rally Drives Wall Street

Palo Alto Networks Reaches All-Time High Ahead of Results as AI Security Rally Drives Wall Street

Palo Alto Networks shares jumped 9.3% to close at a record $281.69 on Friday. The cybersecurity name hit an intraday high of $283.71. Trading volume was about twice the usual level as buyers positioned ahead of the company’s earnings next week and on signs Wall Street wants more AI security names. Tight timing for Palo Alto. The company will post fiscal Q3 earnings after the bell on June 2, and the webcast starts at 4:30 p.m. ET. That leaves its big May run heading into a crucial moment.
29 May 2026
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HUB Cyber Security Stock Jumps 345%, Putting Tiny Nasdaq Name Back in Focus

HUB Cyber Security Stock Jumps 345%, Putting Tiny Nasdaq Name Back in Focus

HUB Cyber Security Ltd. shares surged in heavy Nasdaq trading on Friday, a sharp move in a micro-cap stock that has drawn fresh ownership filings and remains under a separate Nasdaq compliance clock. The stock traded at $0.49 at 12:49 p.m. EDT, up 345.45% on the day, after moving between $0.32 and $0.63. Volume reached 1.06 billion shares, against average volume of 29.16 million, Google Finance data showed.
29 May 2026
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Okta Shares Climb 20% as Investors Revalue AI Identity Push

Okta Shares Climb 20% as Investors Revalue AI Identity Push

Okta shares surged nearly 20% at the open Friday. The identity-security firm topped Wall Street’s expectations for its fiscal first quarter, and analysts from RBC, BMO Capital and Mizuho upped their price targets after the results. Okta shares were up around $19 at $113.77 as of 09:47 a.m. Eastern. The company posted adjusted earnings of 91 cents per share and revenue of $765 million, topping Wall Street forecasts for 85 cents and about $752 million. Adjusted earnings leave out certain accounting expenses like stock-based compensation.
29 May 2026
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SentinelOne Drops Premarket as AI Job Cuts Hit

SentinelOne Drops Premarket as AI Job Cuts Hit

SentinelOne shares slid nearly 20% before the bell Friday. The cybersecurity firm issued a second-quarter revenue outlook that missed estimates and plans to eliminate about 8% of jobs, saying it will focus spend on artificial intelligence, data, cloud and endpoint security. Shares closed up 0.4% at $18.02 Thursday and jumped 27% in May. Investors have hit software stocks hard when companies boast about AI demand but fail to deliver on short-term growth. SentinelOne is pitching a bigger security platform as big clients keep a tight grip on spending, checking contracts and slowing down deal closings.
29 May 2026
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SentinelOne Sinks After Forecast Disappoints, Plans to Cut 8% of Jobs

SentinelOne stock dropped after hours Thursday. The cybersecurity company guided second-quarter revenue under Wall Street views and announced plans to lay off about 8% of staff. The stock dropped 18.65% to $14.66 after hours. That came after a 0.39% gain to $18.02 at the close. More than 25 million shares changed hands during the session, volume above what's been typical lately.
29 May 2026
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Okta Shares See Sharp Analyst Shift Ahead of Results, Eyes on AI Security Demand

Okta Shares See Sharp Analyst Shift Ahead of Results, Eyes on AI Security Demand

Arete Research upgraded Okta twice on Tuesday, moving it to Buy from Sell and lifting its price target to $127 from $83 ahead of Okta’s earnings this week. Shares gained about 0.7% to $92.89 in early Nasdaq trading. Okta is due to report fiscal Q1 results after the U.S. close on May 28. The stock now trades as a way for Wall Street to judge if AI agents will hurt software sellers or drive higher security budgets. Timing is crucial.
26 May 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • SGX cuts board lot sizes for Singapore banks from Oct 5, opening door for smaller trades
    July 2, 2026, 12:04 AM EDT. Singapore Exchange (SGX) will trim the standard board lot size for local banks and some other stocks from October 5, making it easier for retail investors to buy in. The lot drops to 10 units for stocks trading between $10 and $100, and to just one unit for shares priced above $100. That includes heavyweights DBS, UOB and OCBC. SGX says the change affects securities making up 35% of trading in H1 2026. Board lot thresholds will be reviewed quarterly, with the next update set for January 2027. SGX will also roll out omnibus broker custody accounts to match global practices and widen investor choices.
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