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Western Digital stock slips as investors digest its 303% 2025 rally

Western Digital stock slips as investors digest its 303% 2025 rally

Western Digital shares fell 1.0% to $179.68 Monday, underperforming the broader market as about 1.9 million shares traded. The stock remains up 303% for 2025, making it the S&P 500’s top performer, amid surging demand for high-capacity hard drives in data centers. Seagate dropped 1.0%, while Micron rose 1.7%. Investors await updates on nearline drive pricing and volumes ahead of Western Digital’s next earnings report.
29 December 2025
Lumentum stock tumbles as year-end tech pullback hits AI optics names

Lumentum stock tumbles as year-end tech pullback hits AI optics names

Lumentum Holdings shares fell 4.1% to $374.87 by midday Monday, outpacing declines in tech benchmarks and optical peers. The stock swung between $390 and $364.50, retreating from last week’s 52-week high. Coherent and Ciena also dropped, but by less than Lumentum. Investors trimmed exposure to AI-linked names ahead of the New Year, with trading volumes thin and markets watching Fed minutes and jobless claims.
Rigetti stock slips as quantum trade cools into year-end — what investors watch next

Rigetti stock slips as quantum trade cools into year-end — what investors watch next

Rigetti Computing shares fell 2.1% to $21.92 in midday New York trading Monday amid continued volatility in quantum-computing stocks. The drop followed a sector pullback blamed on profit-taking and thin holiday volumes, Investors.com reported. Rigetti’s next earnings report is expected in early March. The stock remains up about 46% for 2025 but trades more than 40% below its yearly high.
GE Vernova stock slips as jet-engine turbine demand for AI data centers stays in focus

GE Vernova stock slips as jet-engine turbine demand for AI data centers stays in focus

GE Vernova shares slipped 0.2% to $662.11 midday Monday, outperforming a broader decline in industrials. A Financial Times report said data centers are buying aircraft-derived gas turbines from GE Vernova to speed up power access, with orders up about a third this year. Investors await the company’s next earnings update, expected Jan. 28. The stock traded between $651.77 and $670.99.
New expressway makes Ahmedabad-to-Salangpur Hanuman temple trip faster — even before official opening

New expressway makes Ahmedabad-to-Salangpur Hanuman temple trip faster — even before official opening

Motorists in Gujarat are using the new Ahmedabad–Dholera expressway before its official opening, local media reported. The route has reduced travel time from Ahmedabad to the Salangpur Hanumanji temple to about two hours. The 108-km corridor links Sardar Patel Ring Road to Adhelai village, passing through the Dholera Smart City area. Some approach roads remain narrow and potholed, according to reports.
29 December 2025
WBD stock hovers near takeover price as Jan. 21 tender deadline nears

WBD stock hovers near takeover price as Jan. 21 tender deadline nears

Warner Bros Discovery shares rose 0.2% to $28.86 midday Monday, trading near levels implied by rival takeover bids. Paramount’s $30-per-share cash offer, backed by a $40.4 billion guarantee from Larry Ellison, faces a Jan. 21 deadline. Warner’s board has not changed its recommendation favoring a Netflix merger. The stock traded between $28.71 and $29.10 during the session.
JPMorgan slashes KB Home target to $50 as Wall Street flags weaker 2026 returns

JPMorgan slashes KB Home target to $50 as Wall Street flags weaker 2026 returns

JPMorgan cut its KB Home price target to $50 from $71 and lowered 2026 and 2027 earnings estimates after the company’s fiscal Q4 report. KB Home’s 2026 return on equity is projected at 6%, down from 11% in 2025. Shares fell 0.3% to $57.16 in morning trading. Fiscal Q4 earnings per share dropped to $1.92 from $2.52 a year earlier, with revenue down 15.5% to $1.69 billion.

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  • Stock Market Today April 29: Tech Earnings Boosts Mixed as Markets Await Fed Decision
    April 29, 2026, 7:38 PM EDT. The S&P 500 edged down 0.04% to 7,135.95, the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.04% to 24,673.24, and the Dow Jones fell 0.57% to 48,861.81 on April 29 as traders awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's remarks following a two-day meeting. The Fed held rates steady, citing ongoing inflation concerns, and Powell will remain on the Board of Governors. After the bell, megacap tech firms Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft all exceeded earnings expectations; Alphabet and Amazon gained in after-hours trading, while Meta and Microsoft declined. Notably, Alphabet's strong Google Cloud revenue boosted AI investment confidence, whereas Meta's stock fell amid overspending worries. PayPal, Seagate Technology, and Bloom Energy also saw gains. Investors remain cautious about AI-driven valuations as total tech capital expenditures surpass $650 billion.

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Soluna Holdings Stock Jumps After Sazmining Bitcoin Deal, Then SEC Resale Filing Lands

Soluna Holdings Stock Jumps After Sazmining Bitcoin Deal, Then SEC Resale Filing Lands

30 April 2026
Soluna Holdings filed to register the resale of about 2.46 million common shares, with no proceeds going to the company. The move follows Sazmining’s launch of a 3-megawatt Bitcoin mining operation at Soluna’s Project Dorothy 1B in West Texas. Soluna shares last traded at $1.28, up from a $1.08 Nasdaq sale price on April 28. The registered shares include 2.4 million issuable to YA II PN, LTD. via warrant exercise.
Brookfield Renewable Stock Drops 12% Before Q1 Results as BEPC Investors Brace for Friday

Brookfield Renewable Stock Drops 12% Before Q1 Results as BEPC Investors Brace for Friday

30 April 2026
Brookfield Renewable Corp’s NYSE shares fell 12.5% to $35.20 on Wednesday, with volume quadrupling the three-month average ahead of first-quarter results due Friday. The drop came despite a higher quarterly dividend and mixed analyst views. The company operates 47 GW of clean energy assets globally. Analysts expect a first-quarter loss of 33.92 cents per share on $1.62 billion in revenue.
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