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China pauses Nvidia H200 AI chip orders as CES 2026 fuels data-center rush

China pauses Nvidia H200 AI chip orders as CES 2026 fuels data-center rush

BEIJING, January 8, 2026, 01:39 (GMT+8) Beijing has asked some Chinese tech companies to halt orders for Nvidia’s H200, a high-end graphics processing unit used to train and run AI models, the Information reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The move came as China weighs whether — and on what terms — it will allow access to the chips, the report said. “China is committed to basing its national development on its own strengths,” said Liu Pengyu, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the United States. Reuters The pause underlines how quickly AI hardware has become a bargaining chip
7 January 2026
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Johnson Controls (JCI) stock slides 6% after Nvidia’s “no water chillers” line jolts data-center cooling trade

Johnson Controls (JCI) stock slides 6% after Nvidia’s “no water chillers” line jolts data-center cooling trade

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 20:13 (EST) — Market closed Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE: JCI) shares closed down 6.2% at $113.95 on Tuesday after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the chipmaker’s next platform would sharply reduce the cooling equipment needed in data centers. The stock was down as much as 7.5% earlier in the session and hit a multi-month low. (Source: Reuters) The selloff matters because investors have treated Johnson Controls and other heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) suppliers as a way to play the AI-driven buildout of data centers. Cooling is a basic cost of running server farms,
7 January 2026
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Trane Technologies (TT) stock slides after Nvidia says “no water chillers” needed for data centers

Trane Technologies (TT) stock slides after Nvidia says “no water chillers” needed for data centers

New York, January 6, 2026, 19:43 EST — After-hours Trane Technologies plc shares closed down 2.5% on Tuesday at $381.10 and were steady in after-hours trading. The move followed comments from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang that next-generation chips would reduce cooling requirements in data centers, the buildings that house computer servers. Reuters Trane fell as much as 10.7% earlier in the session before trimming losses, underlining how sensitive the stock has become to shifts in the AI infrastructure trade. Barclays analyst Julian Mitchell wrote, “Given the primacy of Nvidia to the whole AI ecosystem, one should not take their comments
7 January 2026
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Marvell stock slides after $540 million XConn deal as MRVL doubles down on AI data-center switching

Marvell stock slides after $540 million XConn deal as MRVL doubles down on AI data-center switching

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 18:54 EST — After-hours Marvell Technology (MRVL.O) shares fell 2.2% to $88.23 on Tuesday, even as U.S. stocks ended higher, after the chipmaker agreed to buy networking technology firm XConn Technologies for about $540 million. The stock was little changed in after-hours trading. MarketWatch The deal lands as investors scrutinize the plumbing behind the AI boom, not just the chips that do the math. As data centers scale up clusters of accelerators, bottlenecks often show up in the links that move data between processors, memory and servers. Marvell has been leaning into that shift, pitching
7 January 2026
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Lumentum stock spikes 11% as AI data-center trade rebounds; Feb. 3 earnings loom

Lumentum stock spikes 11% as AI data-center trade rebounds; Feb. 3 earnings loom

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 18:26 ET — After-hours Shares of Lumentum Holdings Inc (LITE.O) were up 11.3% at $397.42 in after-hours trading on Tuesday, after swinging between $340.46 and $399.50 during the session. The move put the optical-components maker among the day’s standout gainers in a corner of the market tied to artificial-intelligence data centers, after a choppy start to 2026. Investors have been recalibrating bets on whether heavy capital spending by “hyperscalers” — the biggest cloud computing groups — will translate into profits, with several infrastructure stocks swinging sharply day to day. Investors.com Lumentum on Monday said it
7 January 2026
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Johnson Controls (JCI) stock slides after Nvidia’s CES cooling claim spooks data-center bulls

Johnson Controls (JCI) stock slides after Nvidia’s CES cooling claim spooks data-center bulls

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 15:15 EST — Regular session Johnson Controls International (JCI) fell 5.5% to $114.79 in afternoon trading on Tuesday after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the chipmaker’s next-generation Vera Rubin platform could sharply reduce cooling needs in data centers and that “no water chillers are necessary for data centres.” The stock has traded between $108.41 and $120.39, and other heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) names also weakened. Barclays analysts led by Julian Mitchell said investors “should not take their comments lightly” and estimated data centers account for a low-double-digit share of Johnson Controls’ sales. Reuters The
6 January 2026
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Cipher Mining (CIFR) stock slides in U.S. session as miner taps veterans for AI data-center push

Cipher Mining (CIFR) stock slides in U.S. session as miner taps veterans for AI data-center push

NEW YORK, Jan. 6, 2026, 15:06 (EST) — Regular session Shares of Cipher Mining Inc fell about 4% in afternoon trading on Tuesday after the bitcoin miner said it hired two industry veterans as it pushes further into artificial intelligence data centers and high-performance computing. The stock was down 3.9% at $17.46, with more than 20 million shares traded. markets.businessinsider.com The hires land as investors scrutinize which bitcoin miners can turn access to power and land into steadier revenue streams beyond crypto, a business where cash flow can swing sharply with coin prices and network competition. Cipher has been pitching
6 January 2026
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Modine (MOD) stock falls as Nvidia Rubin cooling remarks rattle data-center suppliers

Modine (MOD) stock falls as Nvidia Rubin cooling remarks rattle data-center suppliers

New York, January 6, 2026, 14:46 ET — Regular session Modine Manufacturing shares fell 7.0% to $130.57 on Tuesday after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the chipmaker’s Rubin platform can run without water chillers, sparking a selloff in data-center cooling suppliers. The stock, which closed at $140.44 on Monday, earlier slid as much as 21% to $111.21. Nasdaq The move matters because Modine has become a high-beta bet on rising spending to cool AI-heavy data centers. The Racine, Wisconsin-based company supplies engineered thermal management and cooling solutions for data centers and other markets, according to its Reuters company profile. Reuters
6 January 2026
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Marvell stock whipsaws after $540 million XConn deal puts AI data-center switching in focus

Marvell stock whipsaws after $540 million XConn deal puts AI data-center switching in focus

New York, January 6, 2026, 13:09 ET — Regular session Marvell Technology, Inc. said on Tuesday it will acquire XConn Technologies for about $540 million, a bet on the high-speed links that stitch together AI data centers. Marvell shares were down about 1.1% at $89.26 after earlier rising as much as 4.3% and then turning lower. The move lands as chipmakers race to ease data bottlenecks inside AI servers, where moving information between chips can be as critical as raw compute. Switching silicon — chips that steer data traffic — can shape how quickly an AI model trains and how
6 January 2026
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Sandisk stock surges 22% on AI data-center SSD boom — but valuation doubts grow

Sandisk stock surges 22% on AI data-center SSD boom — but valuation doubts grow

NEW YORK, Jan 6, 2026, 10:27 EST Sandisk Corp shares were up about 22% at $335 on Tuesday after touching an intraday high of $337.51, extending a sharp rally in flash-memory and storage stocks tied to artificial intelligence data centers. The move follows fresh forecasts that memory pricing will keep rising as suppliers steer output toward server and AI hardware. TrendForce said NAND flash contract prices are expected to rise 33% to 38% from the prior quarter, while conventional DRAM contract prices are forecast to climb 55% to 60%. Source NAND flash is the non-volatile memory used in solid-state drives,
6 January 2026
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Jabil stock slides on Hanley Energy buy: what the $725 million AI data center deal means for JBL

Jabil stock slides on Hanley Energy buy: what the $725 million AI data center deal means for JBL

New York, January 5, 2026, 14:54 EST — Regular session Shares of Jabil Inc fell about 7% on Monday after the electronics manufacturing services provider said it had completed its purchase of data center power specialist Hanley Energy Group. The stock was down 7.3% at $222.90, after swinging between $248.88 and $222.86. Business Wire The move matters because investors have treated the “AI trade” as a cash-flow story as much as a growth story: companies that can convert data-center demand into durable margins and cash generation have been rewarded. Big, cash-funded deals can change that math fast. For Jabil, the
5 January 2026
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Barclays upgrades Vertiv and this data center stock jumps 8% — what traders watch next

Barclays upgrades Vertiv and this data center stock jumps 8% — what traders watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 13:25 ET — Market closed Vertiv Holdings (VRT.N), a supplier of power and cooling equipment used in data centers, closed Friday up 8.4% after Barclays upgraded the stock to overweight, meaning it expects the shares to outperform. “The recent volatility in the stock has created an attractive entry point,” Barclays analyst Julian Mitchell wrote. Barron’s The call matters now because investors are re-pricing “picks-and-shovels” beneficiaries of data-center buildouts heading into 2026, after a choppy finish to the year for high-multiple industrial tech suppliers. A single upgrade can have an outsized impact when positioning is crowded
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Stock Market Today

Westpac share price slides after ASX rout; investors brace for next week’s WBC update

Westpac share price slides after ASX rout; investors brace for next week’s WBC update

7 February 2026
Westpac shares fell 1.2% to A$39.43 Friday as the S&P/ASX 200 dropped 2% amid broad selling. The bank is set to roll out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 35,000 staff after a pilot last year. Investors are watching for signs of loan growth and credit quality ahead of Westpac’s first-quarter update on Feb. 13. The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate to 3.85% this week.
ANZ share price fell Friday — here’s what to watch before the ASX reopens

ANZ share price fell Friday — here’s what to watch before the ASX reopens

7 February 2026
ANZ shares closed at A$37.01 on Friday, down 1.52% as the S&P/ASX 200 fell 2% and nearly $70 billion was wiped from the market. The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate by 0.25 points to 3.85%, prompting ANZ to lift variable home loan rates from Feb. 13. ANZ announced a new Salesforce-based AI CRM rollout and a board change effective Feb. 8. Investors await ANZ’s first-quarter update on Feb. 12.
Northern Star Resources share price dips into weekend as $50m Central Tanami deal closes

Northern Star Resources share price dips into weekend as $50m Central Tanami deal closes

7 February 2026
Northern Star Resources fell 1.7% to A$26.77 Friday, extending losses as gold miners and the broader market declined. MGX Resources completed its A$50 million purchase of a 50% stake in the Central Tanami Gold Project from Northern Star. The All Ordinaries Gold index dropped 3.24%. CME Group raised COMEX gold futures margin requirements to 9% amid volatility.
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