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UiPath Stock Holds at $15.99 as 43% Rally Runs 16% Above Analyst Target

UiPath Inc. barely moved on Monday despite unusually heavy trading. The automation-software stock closed at $15.99, down two cents. Volume reached 69.9 million shares, 8.3% above its three-month average.

18 August 2026

Breaking·NYSE:PATH·Stock Market·Technology

Nvidia Stock Holds Flat as $105 Billion OpenAI Guarantee Equals Two Quarters of Cash Flow

NVIDIA Corporation committed up to $105 billion of support for an OpenAI data-center project in Ohio. That ceiling equals 2.09 times Nvidia’s latest quarterly operating cash flow. It also exceeds core balance-sheet liquidity by the same ratio.

18 August 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Breaking·NASDAQ:NVDA·Stock Market·Technology·TYO:9984

Intel Stock Closes 8.9% Above $20 Billion Offering as CEO Buy Signals Confidence

Intel Corporation ended Monday at $103.49. That put the shares $8.49 above last week’s $95 offering price. The 8.9% premium is the clearest near-term signal that investors absorbed the new stock.

18 August 2026

Breaking·NASDAQ:INTC·Stock Market·Technology

Sony Stock Falls 2.4% as PS6 Timing Debate Highlights Its 74% Digital Mix

Sony Group Corporation faces renewed debate over its next PlayStation. Yet the latest accounts point to a narrower investor question. Hardware pricing and audience scale matter more than the loss of disc revenue.

18 August 2026

Gaming·NYSE:SONY·Stock Market·Technology

Microsoft Stock Loses an Estimated $112 Billion as Software Selloff Tests AI Capex Math

Microsoft Corporation lost an estimated $111.8 billion of market value on Monday. Shares fell 3.04% to $480.35 as investors sold software and favored AI hardware.

17 August 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Breaking·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market·Technology

Sandisk Shares Surge 35% as New Contracts Test the NAND Cycle

Shares of Sandisk Corporation surged nearly 9% on Monday, pushing its five-day advance to around 35%. The stock gained as the company announced bold long-term goals and received new backing from analysts following its recent investor day.

17 August 2026

NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:SNDK·NASDAQ:STX·NASDAQ:WDC·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Meta Faces $1.4 Trillion Claim as U.S. Cash Markets Open; Company Holds $90 Billion in Reserves

Meta Platforms Inc. began its most extensive youth-safety trial on Monday. The firm states that hypothetical penalties may total as much as $1.4 trillion. This figure is close to Meta’s full equity valuation, but the states have yet to reveal what they will seek.

17 August 2026

Breaking·NASDAQ:META·Stock Market·Technology

Marvell Shares Surge 7.5%, Market Value Rises $14.6 Billion Ahead of Earnings

Shares of Marvell Technology, Inc. surged 7.5% on Monday, boosting its market capitalization by roughly $14.6 billion ahead of its earnings report next week. At 11:13 EDT, the stock was priced at $238.72, marking a $16.70 gain.

17 August 2026

Breaking·Earnings·NASDAQ:MRVL·Stock Market·Technology

Wall Street opens: Nasdaq outpaces Dow, with AI hardware stocks in the lead

U.S. stocks saw a mixed start on Monday, as the Nasdaq rose 0.21% and the S&P 500 edged up 0.06%, while the Dow slipped 0.13%. At the open, the Nasdaq-Dow difference stood at 0.34 percentage point.

17 August 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:ALAB·NASDAQ:CSCO·NASDAQ:MRVL·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:NBIS·NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:SNDK·NASDAQ:WDAY·Stock Market·Technology

Micron Shares Gain 3.5% as Apple’s Chip Policy Highlights 87% Margin Segment

Shares of Micron Technology, Inc. rose 3.5% ahead of the opening bell on Monday. Moves by Washington against the use of Chinese memory in Apple products eased concerns over potential price pressure. The increase pushed Micron above $1,000 during early trade.

17 August 2026

NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:MU·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Alibaba’s $2 Billion Games Divestment Matches 80% of Quarterly Cash Usage

Alibaba Group Holding Limited has reached a deal to sell Lingxi Games to Trustar Capital for upwards of $2 billion, a source with knowledge of the situation told Reuters. The transaction is expected to offset around 80% of Alibaba’s most recent quarterly free-cash-flow shortfall.

17 August 2026

Gaming·NYSE:BABA·Stock Market·Technology

Nasdaq Futures Lead S&P in Pre-Market; AI Rally Drives Rebound

Nasdaq 100 futures climbed at a pace four times that of S&P 500 contracts on Monday. Optimism about AI boosted chipmakers and large technology stocks, while Dow futures edged lower.

17 August 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:AVGO·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:VIST·Stock Market·Technology

SK Hynix Shares Gain 3.9% with U.S. ADRs Trading at 48% Premium

SK hynix Inc. climbed 3.9% in premarket U.S. trading on Monday. However, this advance pushed the premium on its American depositary shares to about 48%. The size of that premium is now as significant as the chipmaker’s low price-to-earnings ratio.

17 August 2026

Breaking·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:SKHY·NASDAQ:SNDK·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

IREN Shares Gain 3.8% After Microsoft Partnership Eases Risk on 30-Fold AI Revenue Increase

Shares of IREN Limited advanced 3.8% in premarket trade on Monday after Microsoft Corporation gave acceptance for the initial site linked to their $9.7 billion cloud agreement. This milestone transitions a significant segment of IREN’s largest development from the building phase to customer acceptance.

17 August 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Breaking·NASDAQ:IREN·Stock Market·Technology

Broadcom Faces $370 Billion Financing Challenge as $30 Billion AI Orders Arrive

Broadcom Inc. starts the new week facing a key challenge to its AI valuation: demand now exceeds shipments, but fulfilling this backlog is growing reliant on external financing. Shares dropped 5.94% on Friday, as the S&P 500 edged down 0.17%.

17 August 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Breaking·NASDAQ:AVGO·NYSE:APO·NYSE:BX·Stock Market·Technology

Sandisk shares in focus as $93.9 billion in contracts puts promise of 80% margin to the test

Sandisk Corporation starts Monday holding $93.9 billion in long-term customer contracts and pledging ambitious margins. The total contracted amount is 4.6 times its projected revenue for fiscal-2026, making these agreements a key factor in the company’s valuation.

17 August 2026

NASDAQ:SNDK·Stock Market·Technology

SpaceX Shares Gain 1.5% in Premarket Ahead of $45.5 Billion Share Unlock

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. gained 1.54%, reaching $142.15 ahead of Monday’s session. The stock advanced just three days prior to when approximately 320 million restricted shares will become eligible for transfer.

17 August 2026

NASDAQ:SPCX·Space·Stock Market·Technology

Capcom Stock Slips 1% as AI Testing Meets a 26-Times Earnings Valuation

Capcom Co., Ltd. shares slipped on Monday as fresh search interest in its game-development technology put automated testing back in focus. The stock closed at ¥4,138, down ¥42, after ranging between ¥4,113 and ¥4,226.

17 August 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Stock Market·Technology·TYO:9697

Apple Stock: iPhone 18 Split Launch Puts 49.6% of Revenue on a Premium-Mix Test

Apple Inc. is reportedly keeping its premium iPhone 18 models on a fall 2026 schedule while moving the standard model into early 2027. The distinction matters. It turns a release-date rumor into a test of pricing power and product mix.

17 August 2026

Breaking·NASDAQ:AAPL·Stock Market·Technology

Alphabet Shares: Pixel 11’s $100 Launch Increase Offset by Strong Preorder Discounts

Alphabet Inc. has increased the starting price for each Pixel 11 phone by $100 compared to last year's equivalent version. However, the initial weekend of preorders is buoyed by significant incentives from retailers and carriers, with some deals offering savings of about $1,300 on eligible trade-ins and plans.

17 August 2026

NASDAQ:GOOGL·Stock Market·Technology

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Technology 17 August 2026 - 18 August 2026

UiPath Stock Holds at $15.99 as 43% Rally Runs 16% Above Analyst Target

Nvidia Stock Holds Flat as $105 Billion OpenAI Guarantee Equals Two Quarters of Cash Flow

Intel Stock Closes 8.9% Above $20 Billion Offering as CEO Buy Signals Confidence

Sony Stock Falls 2.4% as PS6 Timing Debate Highlights Its 74% Digital Mix

Microsoft Stock Loses an Estimated $112 Billion as Software Selloff Tests AI Capex Math

Sandisk Shares Surge 35% as New Contracts Test the NAND Cycle

Meta Faces $1.4 Trillion Claim as U.S. Cash Markets Open; Company Holds $90 Billion in Reserves

Marvell Shares Surge 7.5%, Market Value Rises $14.6 Billion Ahead of Earnings

Wall Street opens: Nasdaq outpaces Dow, with AI hardware stocks in the lead

Micron Shares Gain 3.5% as Apple’s Chip Policy Highlights 87% Margin Segment

Alibaba’s $2 Billion Games Divestment Matches 80% of Quarterly Cash Usage

Nasdaq Futures Lead S&P in Pre-Market; AI Rally Drives Rebound

SK Hynix Shares Gain 3.9% with U.S. ADRs Trading at 48% Premium

IREN Shares Gain 3.8% After Microsoft Partnership Eases Risk on 30-Fold AI Revenue Increase

Broadcom Faces $370 Billion Financing Challenge as $30 Billion AI Orders Arrive

Sandisk shares in focus as $93.9 billion in contracts puts promise of 80% margin to the test

SpaceX Shares Gain 1.5% in Premarket Ahead of $45.5 Billion Share Unlock

Capcom Stock Slips 1% as AI Testing Meets a 26-Times Earnings Valuation

Apple Stock: iPhone 18 Split Launch Puts 49.6% of Revenue on a Premium-Mix Test

Alphabet Shares: Pixel 11’s $100 Launch Increase Offset by Strong Preorder Discounts

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UiPath Stock Holds at $15.99 as 43% Rally Runs 16% Above Analyst Target

Nvidia Stock Holds Flat as $105 Billion OpenAI Guarantee Equals Two Quarters of Cash Flow

Outshine Recall Covers 55 Lots, Testing Nestlé’s 50% Ice-Cream Venture

América Móvil Shares Gain 1% as Peso Approaches 17, Highlighting 1.7-Point Growth Disparity

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