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Technology News News 7 January 2026

Credo Technology (CRDO) stock whipsaws, rebounds after CTO share-sale filing; Needham talk next

Credo Technology (CRDO) stock whipsaws, rebounds after CTO share-sale filing; Needham talk next

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 14:22 EST — Regular session Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd shares rebounded on Wednesday, up 6.7% at $141.80 after sliding as much as 6% earlier in the session, as investors digested an insider-sale disclosure. The stock swung between $124.85 and $143.14 in heavy midday trading. The snapback followed two down sessions to start the week. Credo closed down 2.1% on Monday and fell another 5.2% on Tuesday, with more than 7 million shares trading each day, StockAnalysis.com data showed. StockAnalysis A Form 4 filed on Tuesday showed Credo chief technology officer and director Chi Fung
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Nvidia price forecast: Analysts keep $270–$352 targets as China H200 orders turn into the new risk

Nvidia price forecast: Analysts keep $270–$352 targets as China H200 orders turn into the new risk

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 14:35 EST — Regular session Nvidia (NVDA.O) shares rose 1.3% to $189.59 by mid-afternoon on Wednesday, after trading between $186.60 and $191.26. Raymond James analyst Simon Leopold said CES comments “offered encouragement” on Nvidia’s leadership, and recent notes from Evercore ISI, Citi and BofA pegged targets at $352, $270 and $275 — about 42% to 86% above the stock’s current level. Investors.com+2Investing.com+2 The Nvidia stock forecast matters because the company has become a stand-in for the pace of spending on AI data centres. CES roadmaps tend to hit models fast, especially when investors are trying to
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Micron MU stock price forecast: $400 targets collide with a $100 billion New York megafab plan

Micron MU stock price forecast: $400 targets collide with a $100 billion New York megafab plan

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 14:36 EST — Regular session Micron Technology shares eased on Wednesday after a sharp early-year run, with the stock down about 1% at $339.90 and swinging between $335.10 and $346.24. The pullback comes a day after memory and storage names ripped higher on fresh AI optimism out of CES, sending Micron and peers such as SanDisk, Western Digital and Seagate to record highs. Reuters Why it matters now: investors are trying to price a chip cycle that looks less like the old boom-and-bust pattern, just as U.S. labor data reshapes rate-cut bets. Job openings fell
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Skyworks Solutions stock tumbles nearly 12% in regular session as SWKS slides on CES week

Skyworks Solutions stock tumbles nearly 12% in regular session as SWKS slides on CES week

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 13:25 ET — Regular session Skyworks Solutions shares were down 11.8% at $58.44 in afternoon trade on Wednesday, after touching an intraday low of $58.17. No immediate catalyst was apparent. The selloff comes as the chipmaker works to convince investors it can lean more on markets beyond smartphones, with CES 2026 in full swing. “As AI accelerates at the edge, Skyworks delivers high-performance technologies that move data, synchronize intelligent systems,” Yusuf Jamal, a senior vice president at the company, said in a CES-related release. Nasdaq That push sits alongside a bigger overhang: Skyworks’ planned cash-and-stock
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CrowdStrike stock jumps 6% as Cantor sticks with $590 target and CRWD leads cyber rally

CrowdStrike stock jumps 6% as Cantor sticks with $590 target and CRWD leads cyber rally

New York, January 7, 2026, 13:10 (EST) — Regular session CrowdStrike Holdings Inc (CRWD.O) shares climbed 5.6% to $483.88 on Wednesday, leading a broad rise in cybersecurity stocks. Palo Alto Networks rose 4.7%, Fortinet gained 3.0% and SentinelOne added 1.8%. The move comes as traders in high-growth software weigh fresh signs the U.S. labor market is cooling, a backdrop that can swing appetite for rate-sensitive tech. Private payrolls rose by 41,000 in December, below economists’ forecasts, according to ADP. Reuters Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an Overweight rating and kept a $590 price target on CrowdStrike, pointing to improving subscription momentum. Investors
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China pauses Nvidia H200 AI chip orders as CES 2026 fuels data-center rush

China pauses Nvidia H200 AI chip orders as CES 2026 fuels data-center rush

BEIJING, January 8, 2026, 01:39 (GMT+8) Beijing has asked some Chinese tech companies to halt orders for Nvidia’s H200, a high-end graphics processing unit used to train and run AI models, the Information reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The move came as China weighs whether — and on what terms — it will allow access to the chips, the report said. “China is committed to basing its national development on its own strengths,” said Liu Pengyu, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the United States. Reuters The pause underlines how quickly AI hardware has become a bargaining chip
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Intel stock jumps 8% on CES 2026 18A chip debut as INTC investors eye the next catalyst

Intel stock jumps 8% on CES 2026 18A chip debut as INTC investors eye the next catalyst

New York, January 7, 2026, 11:40 (EST) — Regular session Intel shares jumped about 8% on Wednesday after the chipmaker showcased laptop processors built on its new “18A” manufacturing technology at the CES trade show in Las Vegas. The stock was up 8.3% at $43.37 in late-morning trade, after topping $44.55. Investing.com The move matters now because 18A — Intel’s label for its next chipmaking process — sits at the center of its turnaround pitch, including hopes of winning more advanced manufacturing work. Intel said its Core Ultra Series 3 line is the first compute platform built on 18A, which
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Intel stock jumps nearly 9% as CES Panther Lake push meets fresh Wall Street upgrade

Intel stock jumps nearly 9% as CES Panther Lake push meets fresh Wall Street upgrade

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 11:06 (ET) — Regular session Intel shares climbed 8.9% to $43.62 on Wednesday, after a sharp early swing that took the stock as low as $39.85 and as high as $44.55. The move puts fresh attention on Intel’s attempt to prove it can build advanced chips at scale again, after years of delays and lost market share. Traders have treated CES as a read-through on whether “AI PCs” — laptops built with dedicated hardware to run AI features on the device — can drive the next upgrade cycle. At CES in Las Vegas, Intel launched
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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
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Meta Platforms stock drops as China reviews Manus AI deal, legal risks resurface

Meta Platforms stock drops as China reviews Manus AI deal, legal risks resurface

New York, January 7, 2026, 10:39 EST — Regular session Meta Platforms, Inc. shares fell on Wednesday after a report that Chinese officials are reviewing the Facebook parent’s planned $2 billion purchase of artificial intelligence startup Manus, raising the risk of a regulatory delay. The stock was down 2.2% at $646.20 in morning trading. The Financial Times said China’s commerce ministry was assessing whether the deal would need an export license — a government permit to move controlled technology out of the country — and warned the process could, in an extreme case, push the parties to abandon the transaction.
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Micron stock slips as it sets Jan. 16 groundbreaking for $100 billion New York megafab

Micron stock slips as it sets Jan. 16 groundbreaking for $100 billion New York megafab

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 10:19 (EST) — Regular session Micron Technology said it will break ground on its New York “megafab” on Jan. 16, moving a $100 billion project closer to construction after permits and environmental reviews. Micron shares were down 1.2% at $339.23 in morning trade. “Breaking ground at Micron’s New York megafab is a pivotal moment for Micron and the United States,” Chief Executive Sanjay Mehrotra said. Micron Technology The update matters for Micron stock because it puts a date on a long-planned U.S. manufacturing buildout at a moment when investors have been pricing in tight supply
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Nvidia stock rises after CEO says Rubin chips are in “full production” at CES

Nvidia stock rises after CEO says Rubin chips are in “full production” at CES

New York, January 7, 2026, 10:07 EST — Regular session Nvidia shares rose 1.4% to $189.84 in morning trade on Wednesday, after Chief Executive Jensen Huang laid out fresh details on the chipmaker’s next-generation “Vera Rubin” platform at CES in Las Vegas. The move comes with U.S. stocks steady at the open as investors paused after an AI-driven rally and waited for a labor market report due later in the day. Huang said the next generation of Nvidia chips is in “full production,” and claimed they can deliver five times the artificial-intelligence computing of the company’s prior chips for chatbots
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Stock Market Today

Westpac share price slides after ASX rout; investors brace for next week’s WBC update

Westpac share price slides after ASX rout; investors brace for next week’s WBC update

7 February 2026
Westpac shares fell 1.2% to A$39.43 Friday as the S&P/ASX 200 dropped 2% amid broad selling. The bank is set to roll out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 35,000 staff after a pilot last year. Investors are watching for signs of loan growth and credit quality ahead of Westpac’s first-quarter update on Feb. 13. The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate to 3.85% this week.
ANZ share price fell Friday — here’s what to watch before the ASX reopens

ANZ share price fell Friday — here’s what to watch before the ASX reopens

7 February 2026
ANZ shares closed at A$37.01 on Friday, down 1.52% as the S&P/ASX 200 fell 2% and nearly $70 billion was wiped from the market. The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate by 0.25 points to 3.85%, prompting ANZ to lift variable home loan rates from Feb. 13. ANZ announced a new Salesforce-based AI CRM rollout and a board change effective Feb. 8. Investors await ANZ’s first-quarter update on Feb. 12.
Northern Star Resources share price dips into weekend as $50m Central Tanami deal closes

Northern Star Resources share price dips into weekend as $50m Central Tanami deal closes

7 February 2026
Northern Star Resources fell 1.7% to A$26.77 Friday, extending losses as gold miners and the broader market declined. MGX Resources completed its A$50 million purchase of a 50% stake in the Central Tanami Gold Project from Northern Star. The All Ordinaries Gold index dropped 3.24%. CME Group raised COMEX gold futures margin requirements to 9% amid volatility.
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