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Technology 17 August 2026 - 18 August 2026

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

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

Breaking·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

Breaking·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

Breaking·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

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

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

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

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Technology 17 August 2026 - 18 August 2026

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

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

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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

Southern Company’s 17-GW Power Pipeline Faces a 144-Basis-Point Yield Hurdle

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

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