Technology

Samsung Electronics shares (KRX:005930) drop 7.8% amid yield shock after Korea Exchange closes

Samsung Electronics declined by KRW 21,000 on Wednesday. Shares ended the session at KRW 247,500, after moving between KRW 246,500 and KRW 254,500. Trading volume totaled 22.68 million shares.

19 August 2026

KRX:005930·Stock Market·Technology

Tesla Shares Dip 0.7% as Robotaxi Rollout Highlights 10.5-Fold Gap in Mileage

Tesla shares ended Tuesday down 0.72% at $336.87. The stock’s decline continued despite reports of an August Cybercab rollout. Scaling remains the main challenge: Tesla has revealed around 380,000 paid unsupervised Robotaxi miles, in contrast to Alphabet’s Waymo, which logs about 4 million rider-only miles weekly. That represents a 10.5-times difference.

19 August 2026

Electric Vehicles·NASDAQ:TSLA·Stock Market·Technology

NVIDIA Shares Drop 2.3% as $105 Billion Guarantee Amounts to 2.1x Quarterly Cash Flow

NVIDIA Corporation declined 2.34% on Tuesday as rising bond yields pressured semiconductor stocks. Shares finished at $219.74. The Philadelphia semiconductor index dropped 5%.

18 August 2026

NASDAQ:NVDA·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Baidu Shares Fall 13% as AI Drives Half of Its Revenue but Declines From Previous Quarter

Baidu, Inc. fell 12.6% on Tuesday, pressured by disappointing second-quarter results. ADSs changed hands at $91.01 at 15:33 EDT, close to the day’s low. Trading volume totaled 13.7 million, approximately 5.8 times the average daily volume over the last three months.

18 August 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:BIDU·NASDAQ:IQ·Stock Market·Technology

VOO Declines 0.6% as Five Tech Firms Account for 78% of Slide, UnitedHealth Not a Factor

NEW YORK, August 18, 2026, 14:30 EDT – The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF slipped 0.6% in trading, with five technology stocks responsible for 78% of the loss; UnitedHealth’s movements had no significant effect.

18 August 2026

NASDAQ:AVGO·NASDAQ:INTC·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:UNH·Stock Market·Technology

Riot Platforms Shares Slide 5.5% After $9.1 Billion AI Deal Surpasses Market Cap

Shares of Riot Platforms, Inc. dropped 5.5% to $18.94 on Tuesday. The company’s recently announced $9.1 billion AI deal is now larger than its preliminary market capitalization of $7.47 billion, based on 394.4 million shares and the current share price. This is a non-discounted comparison.

18 August 2026

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

UiPath Shares Trade 14% Higher Than Analysts’ Consensus Ahead of Earnings

UiPath Inc. declined 1.8%, ending Tuesday near $15.70. The shares are still trading 13.8% over the average Wall Street target of $13.80, leaving limited buffer for any standard quarterly performance.

18 August 2026

Earnings·NYSE:PATH·Stock Market·Technology

Nvidia Shares Slide 2.1% as Wall Street Targets Point to $7.5 Trillion Valuation

NVIDIA Corporation slid 2.1% to $220.34 on Tuesday, putting its market capitalization at about $5.33 trillion. In comparison, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index saw a sharper drop of 5.4%.

18 August 2026

Breaking·NASDAQ:NVDA·Stock Market·Technology

AMC Stock Falls 2.9%; App Outage Tests Channel Tied to 52% of U.S. Attendance

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. fell 2.9% to $2.37 on Tuesday. Minutes later, Downdetector said user reports indicated problems with AMC Theatres beginning at 1:12 p.m. EDT.

18 August 2026

NYSE:AMC·Stock Market·Technology

SPY Slips 0.6% with Treasury Yield at 5.33%, Tech Splits Widen

The State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust fell 0.6% on Tuesday. Though the decline was slight, certain sectors experienced sharper losses. Technology shares were hit hardest, as long-term borrowing costs climbed to their highest in 19 years.

18 August 2026

ETFs·NASDAQ:MU·Stock Market·Technology

SanDisk Shares Drop 7% as $93.9 Billion Contract Book Put to 80% Margin Challenge

Shares of SanDisk Corporation slid around 7% early Tuesday, retracing after a run-up of approximately 47% over the previous six sessions. Market participants were weighing the extent of new contract visibility already reflected in the stock valuation.

18 August 2026

Earnings·NASDAQ:SNDK·Stock Market·Technology

Amazon Stock’s $500 Target Hinges on 5.9x AWS Expansion, Not Streaming Success

For Amazon.com Inc. to achieve the new $500 bull case, AWS revenue would have to increase by about 5.9 times. That growth target far exceeds the near-term impact of Prime Video’s recent success, Ride or Die.

18 August 2026

Breaking·Cloud Computing·E-Commerce·NASDAQ:AMZN·Stock Market·Technology

Netflix Shares Up 1.1% in Premarket; Tires Observes 2% Uptick in Engagement

Netflix Inc. gained 1.1% to reach $76.88 ahead of Tuesday's opening bell. Renewed attention to Tires came after the launch of its third season on August 13, with viewers now looking ahead to a possible fourth season.

18 August 2026

Earnings·NASDAQ:NFLX·Stock Market·Technology

Southern Company Shares May Rise 8% With Data-Center Agreements Hitting 17 GW

The Southern Company has capitalised on surging electricity demand, securing 17 gigawatts in major load agreements. Despite this, shares ended Monday at $92.42. Analysts’ average price target suggests an upside potential of just 8.3%.

18 August 2026

Stock Market·Technology

Microsoft Shares Rise 0.5% Premarket While Xbox Faces 10% Decline Amidst Game Pass Update

REDMOND, August 18, 2026, 05:51 PDT – Microsoft shares edged up 0.5% in premarket activity, as the company rolls out a Game Pass update that tests Xbox’s position following a 10% slide.

18 August 2026

Gaming·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market·Technology

Samsung Shares Lose 2.2% as SK Hynix Advances, Testing AI Rally Amid Korea Risk

Samsung Electronics ended Tuesday down 2.19% after a change in South Korea’s security sentiment and higher oil prices. Meanwhile, its top memory competitor saw gains. The contrasting moves are more significant than the headline index drop.

18 August 2026

Artificial Intelligence·KRX:000660·KRX:005930·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Micron Shares Fall 4.4% Before Market, Wiping Out Previous Day’s Gains

Micron Technology, Inc. slipped 4.4% to $967 in premarket trading Tuesday, wiping out Monday’s 4.1% gain. The decline put the stock 0.5% lower than Friday’s closing level.

18 August 2026

NASDAQ:MU·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Intel Stock Falls 4% Premarket as SoftBank’s 67% Weight Came Without New Buying

SANTA CLARA, August 18, 2026, 04:36 PDT — Intel Corporation fell about 4.1% before Tuesday's open. A new SoftBank Group Corp. filing also made Intel look like two-thirds of Masayoshi Son's disclosed U.S. stock portfolio.

18 August 2026

Breaking·NASDAQ:INTC·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Ondas Shares Drop 4.7% Before Market Open as Aran Agreement Prices Revenue at 1.9x Sales

Shares of Ondas Inc. declined 4.7% to $8.58 during premarket trading on Tuesday, after the company announced an all-stock deal worth $33.9 million to acquire Aran Defense. On Monday, Ondas had already fallen 2.6%.

18 August 2026

NASDAQ:ONDS·Stock Market·Technology·TLV:ARAN

Trade Desk Stock Drops 5% as Analyst Consensus Offers Just 3% Upside

The Trade Desk fell 5.23% on Monday to $13.40. That left the advertising-software stock just 4.4% above its 52-week low. It slipped another 0.1% to $13.39 before Tuesday's open.

18 August 2026

NASDAQ:TTD·Stock Market·Technology

Technology 18 August 2026 - 19 August 2026

Samsung Electronics shares (KRX:005930) drop 7.8% amid yield shock after Korea Exchange closes

Tesla Shares Dip 0.7% as Robotaxi Rollout Highlights 10.5-Fold Gap in Mileage

NVIDIA Shares Drop 2.3% as $105 Billion Guarantee Amounts to 2.1x Quarterly Cash Flow

Baidu Shares Fall 13% as AI Drives Half of Its Revenue but Declines From Previous Quarter

VOO Declines 0.6% as Five Tech Firms Account for 78% of Slide, UnitedHealth Not a Factor

Riot Platforms Shares Slide 5.5% After $9.1 Billion AI Deal Surpasses Market Cap

UiPath Shares Trade 14% Higher Than Analysts’ Consensus Ahead of Earnings

Nvidia Shares Slide 2.1% as Wall Street Targets Point to $7.5 Trillion Valuation

AMC Stock Falls 2.9%; App Outage Tests Channel Tied to 52% of U.S. Attendance

SPY Slips 0.6% with Treasury Yield at 5.33%, Tech Splits Widen

SanDisk Shares Drop 7% as $93.9 Billion Contract Book Put to 80% Margin Challenge

Amazon Stock’s $500 Target Hinges on 5.9x AWS Expansion, Not Streaming Success

Netflix Shares Up 1.1% in Premarket; Tires Observes 2% Uptick in Engagement

Southern Company Shares May Rise 8% With Data-Center Agreements Hitting 17 GW

Microsoft Shares Rise 0.5% Premarket While Xbox Faces 10% Decline Amidst Game Pass Update

Samsung Shares Lose 2.2% as SK Hynix Advances, Testing AI Rally Amid Korea Risk

Micron Shares Fall 4.4% Before Market, Wiping Out Previous Day’s Gains

Intel Stock Falls 4% Premarket as SoftBank’s 67% Weight Came Without New Buying

Ondas Shares Drop 4.7% Before Market Open as Aran Agreement Prices Revenue at 1.9x Sales

Trade Desk Stock Drops 5% as Analyst Consensus Offers Just 3% Upside

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