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Micron MU stock price forecast: $400 targets collide with a $100 billion New York megafab plan

Micron MU stock price forecast: $400 targets collide with a $100 billion New York megafab plan

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 14:36 EST — Regular session Micron Technology shares eased on Wednesday after a sharp early-year run, with the stock down about 1% at $339.90 and swinging between $335.10 and $346.24. The pullback comes a day after memory and storage names ripped higher on fresh AI optimism out of CES, sending Micron and peers such as SanDisk, Western Digital and Seagate to record highs. Reuters Why it matters now: investors are trying to price a chip cycle that looks less like the old boom-and-bust pattern, just as U.S. labor data reshapes rate-cut bets. Job openings fell
7 January 2026
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Micron stock slips as it sets Jan. 16 groundbreaking for $100 billion New York megafab

Micron stock slips as it sets Jan. 16 groundbreaking for $100 billion New York megafab

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 10:19 (EST) — Regular session Micron Technology said it will break ground on its New York “megafab” on Jan. 16, moving a $100 billion project closer to construction after permits and environmental reviews. Micron shares were down 1.2% at $339.23 in morning trade. “Breaking ground at Micron’s New York megafab is a pivotal moment for Micron and the United States,” Chief Executive Sanjay Mehrotra said. Micron Technology The update matters for Micron stock because it puts a date on a long-planned U.S. manufacturing buildout at a moment when investors have been pricing in tight supply
7 January 2026
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Micron stock in focus as $100B New York “megafab” groundbreaking gets a date

Micron stock in focus as $100B New York “megafab” groundbreaking gets a date

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 09:47 EST — Regular session Micron Technology said on Wednesday it will break ground on its planned New York megafab on Jan. 16, kicking off what it calls a $100 billion project that would be the largest U.S. semiconductor manufacturing facility, with up to four fabs. Shares were down 0.1% at $342.97 in early Nasdaq trade. “Breaking ground at Micron’s New York megafab is a pivotal moment for Micron and the United States,” Chief Executive Sanjay Mehrotra said. GlobeNewswire The timing matters because memory — especially DRAM, the chips that act as working memory in
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Sandisk stock rockets as Nvidia’s CES message revives the AI storage trade

Sandisk stock rockets as Nvidia’s CES message revives the AI storage trade

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 08:05 EST Sandisk shares jumped 27.6% on Tuesday to $349.63, extending a breakneck run for the flash-memory maker as investors poured back into the data storage trade. Western Digital rose 16.8%, Seagate Technology climbed 14.0% and Micron Technology gained 10.0%. The rally matters because it widens the artificial intelligence bet beyond chip designers to the companies that store and shuttle the data that powers AI systems. Sandisk has risen more than 40% in the first three trading sessions of 2026, as traders position for signs that tight supply is turning into stronger pricing power across
7 January 2026
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Semiconductor stocks today: Nvidia holds up premarket as SanDisk, Micron cool after CES spike

Semiconductor stocks today: Nvidia holds up premarket as SanDisk, Micron cool after CES spike

New York, January 7, 2026, 07:42 EST — Premarket U.S. semiconductor stocks were little changed in premarket trade on Wednesday after an AI-led rally, with Nvidia up 0.3% around 6:53 a.m. ET. Memory chipmakers paused: SanDisk and Micron fell 1.3% and 1.2% after jumping 27.5% and 10% a day earlier. Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.22% ahead of ADP private payrolls data and the JOLTS job openings report. Reuters Tuesday’s surge pushed the PHLX semiconductor index to an all-time high, up 2.75% on the day and about 8% higher over the first three trading sessions of 2026. Memory and storage-linked stocks
7 January 2026
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Micron stock slips premarket after CES-fueled rally to record close

Micron stock slips premarket after CES-fueled rally to record close

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 04:53 EST — Premarket Micron Technology, Inc. shares fell 1.4% to $338.60 in early premarket trading on Wednesday, a day after the stock jumped 10% to a record close of $343.43. The move followed a broad rally in memory and storage names after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang spoke at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas; SanDisk jumped more than 27% and Western Digital rose about 17% on Tuesday. Public+1 The stock action matters because investors are treating memory as a binding constraint in the AI buildout, not just an add-on component. Huang said Nvidia’s
7 January 2026
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Western Digital (WDC) stock jumps 17% after Nvidia CES storage talk sparks AI-driven rally

Western Digital (WDC) stock jumps 17% after Nvidia CES storage talk sparks AI-driven rally

New York, January 6, 2026, 16:58 (EST) — After-hours Western Digital Corp shares were up 16.8% at $219.38 in after-hours trading on Tuesday, after touching $221.16 earlier in the day. The move tracked a broader jump in data-storage stocks as investors leaned into demand tied to artificial-intelligence data centers. AP News The buying followed comments from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the CES tech show in Las Vegas, where he detailed a next-generation “Vera Rubin” chip platform and described a new layer of storage technology called “context memory storage.” Huang said the feature is designed to help chatbots respond faster
6 January 2026
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Sandisk (SNDK) stock jumps nearly 28% as Nvidia CES storage push fuels memory rally

Sandisk (SNDK) stock jumps nearly 28% as Nvidia CES storage push fuels memory rally

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 4:22 PM EST — After-hours Sandisk Corp shares jumped 27.6% on Tuesday and were last up the same at $349.57 in after-hours trading, as investors piled into storage and memory names after Nvidia’s CES updates highlighted rising data-center storage needs for AI systems. Western Digital rose 16.8%, Seagate climbed 14.0% and Micron gained 10.0%. The stock traded between $281.59 and $352.36 in the session. Nvidia on Monday introduced an “Inference Context Memory Storage Platform” powered by its BlueField-4 data processor, saying AI models generate vast amounts of context data that must move quickly around a
6 January 2026
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Micron stock jumps 10% as Nvidia CES comments push MU to fresh highs

Micron stock jumps 10% as Nvidia CES comments push MU to fresh highs

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 16:12 EST — After-hours Micron Technology (MU.O) shares were up 10.1% at $343.72 near the end of the regular session on Tuesday. The stock traded between $314.83 and $344.30, with about 44 million shares changing hands. The move came as memory and storage technology stocks rallied after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, described what Reuters called a new layer of storage technology. The PHLX semiconductor index, which tracks U.S.-listed chipmakers, hit an all-time high and was up about 8% in the first three trading sessions of 2026.
6 January 2026
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Dow nears 50,000 as Nvidia CES remarks ignite SanDisk, Micron surge and lift Wall Street

Dow nears 50,000 as Nvidia CES remarks ignite SanDisk, Micron surge and lift Wall Street

NEW YORK, Jan 6, 2026, 15:16 EST U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, lifting the Dow to a fresh record as chip and healthcare shares led gains. At about 2:30 p.m. ET, the Dow was up 1.02% at 49,476.54, while the S&P 500 gained 0.62% to 6,944.55 and the Nasdaq rose 0.61% to 23,537.96. SanDisk jumped 23% and Moderna climbed 10%; Argent Capital portfolio manager Jed Ellerbroek said he expects “a very strong earnings season for Big Tech” and higher capex, short for capital spending. Reuters The rally kept the S&P 500 within range of the record it set in late
6 January 2026
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Sandisk stock surges 23% as Nvidia CES update puts AI data-center storage back in play

Sandisk stock surges 23% as Nvidia CES update puts AI data-center storage back in play

New York, January 6, 2026, 12:35 EST Sandisk shares jumped 23.4% to $338.26 in midday trade on Tuesday, leading a renewed run in storage and memory stocks linked to AI data-center spending. Micron rose 6.4%, Western Digital gained 15.3% and Seagate added 12.3%. Sandisk was on track for its biggest one-day rise in nearly a year. MarketWatch Traders pointed to Nvidia’s message at CES that serving AI models is reshaping what data centers need to keep close at hand. Nvidia said its new Inference Context Memory Storage Platform is designed to store and share the “key-value” cache — the running
6 January 2026
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Sandisk stock jumps 24% as AI storage demand and memory-price surge lift chip names

Sandisk stock jumps 24% as AI storage demand and memory-price surge lift chip names

NEW YORK, Jan 6, 2026, 11:42 EST — Regular session Sandisk Corp shares jumped about 24% on Tuesday to $339.20, after hitting a record $342.81, as investors piled into memory and data-storage names tied to artificial-intelligence spending. Western Digital climbed about 14%, Micron rose about 6%, and Seagate gained nearly 12%. The move underlined how quickly sentiment has turned back to the “memory” trade at the start of the year, with traders betting tight supply will keep pricing firm. Samsung co-CEO TM Roh told Reuters on Monday the shortage was “unprecedented,” as chipmakers divert capacity toward high-bandwidth memory (HBM), a
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Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

7 February 2026
Ashtead shares closed Friday at 4,936p, up 1.09%, after the company bought 88,872 shares under its repurchase program. The group is set to shift its primary listing to New York on March 2, pending court approval, and will be removed from the FTSE UK index the same day. Ashtead paid a half-year dividend of 37.5 U.S. cents per share on Friday.
Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

7 February 2026
Beazley shares closed flat at 1,236 pence Friday as BlackRock disclosed a 6.55% stake and Vanguard reported 5.02%. Wellington Management cut its holding below 5%. The disclosures follow Zurich Insurance’s possible takeover offer of up to 1,335 pence per share, with a Feb. 16 deadline for a firm bid.
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