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NASDAQ:WDC News 7 January 2026 - 13 January 2026

Western Digital stock jumps nearly 6% as it sets Jan. 29 earnings — what traders watch next

Western Digital stock jumps nearly 6% as it sets Jan. 29 earnings — what traders watch next

New York, January 12, 2026, 19:25 EST — After-hours Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) shares jumped 5.8% to $212.14 in after-hours trading, extending moves after the closing bell. Earlier Monday, the stock fluctuated between $193.35 and $213.40. Timing is the late-day focus. Western Digital has turned into a momentum play in the storage sector, with its next earnings report now marked on the calendar. This matters because the stock’s rally has drawn more quick capital into a sector known for swift shifts in pricing and customer demand. Investors are watching to find out if AI and cloud spending still drive orders—and
13 January 2026
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Western Digital stock climbs even as Wall Street wobbles — what to know now

Western Digital stock climbs even as Wall Street wobbles — what to know now

New York, January 12, 2026, 12:22 EST — Regular session Shares of Western Digital (WDC.O) climbed 2.1% to $204.76 by midday Monday, bouncing around between $193.35 and $206.37 during a choppy session. The rise occurred as U.S. stocks dipped amid renewed political pressure on the Federal Reserve, casting doubt on the central bank’s independence. Financial stocks also took a hit from a proposed cap on credit-card interest rates. “It’s another dent to the armor” of Fed independence, said Jordan Rizzuto, chief investment officer at GammaRoad Capital Partners. (Reuters) Shares of Seagate Technology climbed roughly 2.4%. Micron Technology nudged up 0.4%,
12 January 2026
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Seagate (STX) stock rebounds toward $300 after Goldman target hike, earnings in focus

Seagate (STX) stock rebounds toward $300 after Goldman target hike, earnings in focus

New York, January 9, 2026, 14:10 EST — Regular session Seagate Technology Holdings plc (STX.O) gained 5.4% to $299.92 in afternoon trade, bouncing back from a steep slide the prior day and moving higher alongside storage peers. Western Digital (WDC.O) added 4.3%. Goldman Sachs raised its price target on Seagate to $310 from $280 and reiterated a Buy rating, citing bullish 2026 pricing forecasts. (TipRanks) Why it matters now: Seagate is heading into the stretch of the quarter when investors tend to square positions ahead of results and guidance. The company has not confirmed a date for its next report,
9 January 2026
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Seagate stock tumbles nearly 8% as AI-storage trade cools ahead of payrolls

Seagate stock tumbles nearly 8% as AI-storage trade cools ahead of payrolls

New York, January 8, 2026, 20:49 EST — Market closed Seagate Technology Holdings plc shares fell 7.7% to close at $284.47 on Thursday, giving back more of this week’s sharp run-up in the data-storage group. Yahoo Finance The drop came as investors stepped away from “AI-linked” memory and storage winners after a strong start to the year. SanDisk fell 5.4% and Western Digital dropped 6.1% as the broader Nasdaq slipped and the S&P 500’s tech index lagged. Reuters Macro nerves were in the mix. Weekly jobless claims rose to 208,000 and economists in a Reuters poll expect December nonfarm payrolls
9 January 2026
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Western Digital stock drops again as AI-storage rally unwinds — what traders watch next

Western Digital stock drops again as AI-storage rally unwinds — what traders watch next

NEW YORK, January 8, 2026, 18:52 EST — After-hours Western Digital (WDC.O) shares were down 6.1% at $187.68 in after-hours trading on Thursday, after swinging between $180.70 and $201.78 during the session. Seagate Technology (STX.O) fell 7.7%, while SanDisk (SNDK.O) and Micron Technology (MU.O) slid 5.3% and 3.7%, respectively. The two-day pullback has tested a trade that ran hot at the start of the year, with investors treating storage and memory names as spillover plays on artificial intelligence infrastructure spending. “While AI is still hot, there are going to be winners and losers,” said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at
9 January 2026
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Sandisk stock slips in late trade after AI-storage rally cools — what investors watch next

Sandisk stock slips in late trade after AI-storage rally cools — what investors watch next

New York, January 8, 2026, 17:51 (EST) — After-hours Sandisk (SNDK.O) shares were down 5.3% at $334.54 in late trading on Thursday, after closing the regular session sharply lower and erasing part of this week’s CES-fueled jump. The stock swung between $311.07 and $363.74 on the day after finishing Wednesday at $353.40. The pullback hit other AI-linked memory and storage names too, with Western Digital down 6.1% and Seagate Technology off 7.7% in Thursday’s session. “It’s become a ‘show me’ sector,” Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley Wealth, said, as investors grew pickier about richly valued AI beneficiaries.
9 January 2026
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Seagate stock slides nearly 9% as AI-storage rally cools; traders refocus on Friday data

Seagate stock slides nearly 9% as AI-storage rally cools; traders refocus on Friday data

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 14:34 EST — Regular session Seagate Technology Holdings fell 9.3% to $279.72 in afternoon trade, after swinging between $310.50 and $278.26. Western Digital dropped 8.0% and Sandisk fell 7.0% as the broader storage rally lost steam. The pullback follows a burst of buying earlier this week after comments from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the CES show in Las Vegas pushed traders toward memory and storage names. Investopedia reported Huang told analysts AI-specific storage and memory are “a completely unserved market today,” and noted Seagate and Western Digital jumped on Tuesday before giving back part
8 January 2026
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Silicon Motion (SIMO) stock slides about 10% as chip trade cools — what’s next

Silicon Motion (SIMO) stock slides about 10% as chip trade cools — what’s next

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 14:17 EST — Regular session Silicon Motion Technology Corp shares fell about 10% on Thursday, giving back a chunk of a sharp two-day run in the Nasdaq-listed storage chip name. The stock was down 9.9% at $109.10 in afternoon trading, after touching $123 earlier in the session. The drop came as tech shares slipped more broadly, with traders looking ahead to Friday’s U.S. payrolls report after jobless claims rose modestly. Storage names also weakened; SanDisk fell about 10% while Western Digital and Seagate lost about 9% each. “Investors might be repositioning their holdings, so tech
8 January 2026
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Wall Street jolted by Trump buyback, home-buying moves; S&P 500 slips, Nasdaq steadied by AI

Wall Street jolted by Trump buyback, home-buying moves; S&P 500 slips, Nasdaq steadied by AI

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 21:13 (EST) U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Dow closing lower after touching record highs earlier in the session as President Donald Trump’s policy shots hit defense and housing-related shares. The Nasdaq ended slightly higher as investors returned to AI, or artificial intelligence, heavyweights including Nvidia and Alphabet. The S&P 500 fell 0.34% to 6,920.93, the Nasdaq rose 0.16% to 23,584.28 and the Dow dropped 0.94% to 48,996.08. (Reuters) The retreat comes with earnings season weeks away and valuations already stretched. The S&P 500 is trading about 22 times expected earnings
8 January 2026
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Western Digital stock sinks after CES-fueled rally cools; WDC traders eye jobs data next

Western Digital stock sinks after CES-fueled rally cools; WDC traders eye jobs data next

New York, January 7, 2026, 16:54 EST — After-hours Western Digital Corp shares were down 8.9% at $199.88 in after-hours trading on Wednesday. The stock swung between $219.36 and $195.30 in the session. The pullback followed a burst of buying on Tuesday that sent storage-linked names to fresh highs after Nvidia’s Jensen Huang outlined new AI hardware and a new layer of storage technology at CES in Las Vegas. Western Digital rose 17% on Tuesday, while flash-memory spinoff SanDisk jumped more than 27% and peers Seagate Technology and Micron Technology also rallied. “I think we’re going to have a very
7 January 2026
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Western Digital stock slides after CES-fueled rally; WDC shares swing in U.S. trade

Western Digital stock slides after CES-fueled rally; WDC shares swing in U.S. trade

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 11:09 EST — Regular session Western Digital (WDC) shares fell 7.9% to $201.99 in late morning trade on Wednesday, pulling back from Tuesday’s $219.38 close. The stock was down as much as about 11% earlier in the session. The swing shows how fast the market is repricing storage names as the AI trade widens beyond chips into the hardware that holds and feeds data. Western Digital has moved like a sentiment gauge this week, not a slow-and-steady industrial. That matters now because investors are trying to map big talk at CES into near-term demand, with
7 January 2026
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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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