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Technology Stocks News 5 January 2026

Palantir stock rebounds, but fresh commentary warns PLTR’s valuation may bite harder

Palantir stock rebounds, but fresh commentary warns PLTR’s valuation may bite harder

New York, January 5, 2026, 09:45 EST Palantir Technologies shares were up about 3% in early New York trading on Monday, rebounding from last week’s slide as investors re-priced how much they are willing to pay for the software maker’s AI narrative. The timing matters because the first week of a new year often forces a reset in positioning, especially in high-multiple technology names. Palantir’s rise has made it one of the most closely watched bellwethers for whether enthusiasm around artificial intelligence can stay ahead of valuation gravity. The push and pull is now less about whether Palantir can sell
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SkyWater Technology (SKYT) stock jumps 23% into 2026 as investors eye ISM data and Feb. earnings

SkyWater Technology (SKYT) stock jumps 23% into 2026 as investors eye ISM data and Feb. earnings

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 06:53 ET — Premarket SkyWater Technology, Inc shares jumped 23.5% on Friday to close at $22.43, after trading between $18.96 and $22.55. The Nasdaq-listed stock ended the week near the top of its 52-week range of $5.67 to $24.23, with volume of about 3.44 million shares. The burst higher puts the small-cap name back in focus before Monday’s open, with traders weighing whether the move reflects durable buying or a holiday-thinned momentum swing. The stock’s proximity to its recent highs raises the importance of the next datapoints and management commentary. Macro headlines arrive quickly. The
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Sandisk (SNDK) stock flat in premarket after 16% surge; new director and Jan. 29 earnings in focus

Sandisk (SNDK) stock flat in premarket after 16% surge; new director and Jan. 29 earnings in focus

NEW YORK, January 5, 2026, 05:59 ET — Premarket Sandisk Corp shares were little changed in premarket trading on Monday after a sharp rise in the first session of 2026. The stock last traded at $275.24. The move keeps Sandisk on traders’ screens as money rotates through storage and memory names tied to data-center demand. Sandisk sells NAND flash, a type of memory chip used in solid-state drives, and the group can swing sharply on shifts in pricing and capital spending. That sensitivity matters more now because Sandisk’s next earnings update is approaching, and investors are looking for proof that
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ASML stock rises after Bernstein upgrade; DRAM upcycle thesis back in play ahead of earnings

ASML stock rises after Bernstein upgrade; DRAM upcycle thesis back in play ahead of earnings

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 05:22 ET — Premarket ASML Holding N.V. shares rose 3.2% in early Amsterdam trading on Monday after Bernstein upgraded the chip equipment maker to “outperform” from “market perform” and raised its price target to 1,300 euros from 800. The move put fresh attention on memory-chip spending plans at the start of 2026. Reuters ASML sits at the choke point of lithography — the process that uses light to print circuit patterns onto silicon wafers — and its order pipeline is often treated as an early read on chipmakers’ capital spending. The Bernstein call lands weeks
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Tokyo stocks today: Nikkei starts 2026 higher as TEPCO, chip and defense names lead

Tokyo stocks today: Nikkei starts 2026 higher as TEPCO, chip and defense names lead

TOKYO, January 5, 2026, 02:10 ET Japan’s Nikkei 225, a price-weighted index of blue-chip shares, jumped about 3% on Monday in Tokyo’s first session of 2026 as investors chased chip and defense stocks and looked past U.S. action in Venezuela. “The market turned risk-on as if uncertainties and threats had been removed,” said Kazuaki Shimada, head of research at IwaiCosmo Securities. The Nikkei closed up 3.03% at 51,865, with Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) leading gainers on a 9.23% surge. ( The Business Times) Currency traders echoed that appetite for risk and ran with a stronger dollar. The greenback hit two-week
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Top Hong Kong stocks today: Kuaishou surges, Alibaba climbs, CNOOC slides

Top Hong Kong stocks today: Kuaishou surges, Alibaba climbs, CNOOC slides

HONG KONG, Jan 5, 2026, 02:22 ET — Regular session Kuaishou Technology jumped 11.4% in afternoon trade, leading gains among Hang Seng blue chips as the benchmark index eased 0.06% to 26,321.87. Investors also pushed Innovent Biologics up 6.7% and Hansoh Pharma up 5.7%, while they sold oil producers CNOOC and PetroChina, down 3.5% and 3.2%, respectively. Turnover — the cash value of shares traded — clustered in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with the Tracker Fund and the HSCEI ETF in the top five, alongside Alibaba, Tencent and SMIC. etnet 經濟通 That split tape matters now because traders keep treating Hong
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ASX top stocks today: Silex jumps 9% in uranium surge as WiseTech drops on ACCC move

ASX top stocks today: Silex jumps 9% in uranium surge as WiseTech drops on ACCC move

SYDNEY, January 5, 2026, 02:08 ET Uranium and rare-earth stocks topped the Australian market on Monday, led by Silex Systems, which jumped 9.43% to A$9.75. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index, Australia’s main basket of large caps, finished near flat, up 0.01% at 8,728.6. Livecenter The rally landed as investors tracked the fallout from U.S. action in Venezuela that put oil supply and sanctions policy back in focus. Traders leaned into “critical minerals” — metals that power batteries, electronics and defence systems — and trimmed rate-sensitive tech and consumer names. Seymour Telegraph The timing matters because macro data can reset rate
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Applied Digital stock (APLD) jumps 15% into earnings week as ChronoScale spin-out plan sharpens focus

Applied Digital stock (APLD) jumps 15% into earnings week as ChronoScale spin-out plan sharpens focus

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 9:06 PM ET — Market closed Applied Digital Corporation shares jumped 14.6% in the last regular session, closing at $28.11 on Friday after swinging as low as $24.65. The move came on volume of about 36.1 million shares. The rally puts the spotlight on Applied Digital heading into its next earnings update, a key checkpoint for a company that has been funding rapid data-center expansion. Applied Digital said it will issue fiscal second-quarter results after the market closes on Jan. 7 and discuss them on a 5 p.m. ET conference call. Applied Digital Corporation That
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Astera Labs (ALAB) stock jumps nearly 8% as insider files to sell $5 million in shares

Astera Labs (ALAB) stock jumps nearly 8% as insider files to sell $5 million in shares

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 21:05 ET — Market closed Astera Labs, Inc. closed sharply higher on Friday, outpacing the broader market on the first trading day of 2026 even as an insider sale notice flagged potential supply for the weeks ahead. The timing matters because chip stocks have regained traction just as investors brace for catalysts that can quickly reprice risk appetite and interest-rate expectations. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index closed up 4.01% on Friday at 7,367.47. Nasdaq Global Index Watch The insider filing is not a report of a completed sale. Form 144 is a notice filed when an
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Lumentum stock nears $400 as jobs report week looms — here’s what investors watch next

Lumentum stock nears $400 as jobs report week looms — here’s what investors watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 20:46 ET — Market closed Lumentum Holdings Inc shares head into Monday’s U.S. session with momentum after ending Friday up 4.75% at $386.11. The stock traded as high as $392 and logged about 2.82 million shares in volume, Yahoo Finance data showed. Yahoo Finance The move matters because Lumentum has become a fast-moving proxy for spending on higher-speed data-center links that support artificial intelligence (AI) computing. With the stock already pressing toward a 52-week high, traders are bracing for a week where macro data and risk sentiment can reprice growth names quickly. “The market is
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Workday (WDAY) stock hugs 52-week low after Friday slide as focus shifts to jobs data, next earnings

Workday (WDAY) stock hugs 52-week low after Friday slide as focus shifts to jobs data, next earnings

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 19:46 ET — Market closed Workday (WDAY.O) shares ended the first trading session of 2026 with a 4.2% drop, closing at $205.79 on Friday. The stock earlier hit $202.22, its lowest level in the past year. Barchart The slide matters because Workday is a valuation-sensitive software name, and the market is again trading off interest-rate expectations at the start of the year. On Friday, the U.S. 10-year yield stood around 4.20%, according to Reuters market data. Reuters It also comes as investors head into a busy stretch for macro data and company results, with Workday’s
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CrowdStrike stock fell 3% Friday — what to watch before markets reopen

CrowdStrike stock fell 3% Friday — what to watch before markets reopen

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 18:48 ET — Market closed CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD) shares fell 3.2% on Friday to close at $453.58, trading between $449.49 and $477.25 as the cybersecurity stock lagged the broader market’s first session of 2026. Volume was about 3.3 million shares. The slide matters heading into Monday because early January trading often sets the tone for positioning after year-end, especially in high-valuation software where small shifts in sentiment can move prices quickly. U.S. stocks eked out small gains on Friday in a choppy start to the year, with technology names driving much of the up-and-down
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Stock Market Today

Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

7 February 2026
Corning shares jumped 8.3% to a record $122.16 Friday, gaining 11% over two sessions amid strong demand for AI infrastructure stocks. The move follows a $6 billion optical fiber deal with Meta and upgraded company forecasts. Shares traded as high as $122.56 and rose 0.6% after hours. COO Avery Nelson sold 1,894 shares for tax withholding, retaining 66,050.
PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

7 February 2026
PepsiCo priced €2.5 billion in euro notes across four maturities, with settlement set for Feb. 11, according to an SEC filing. The company plans to use proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repaying commercial paper. Shares closed at $170.49 Friday, up 1.8%. PepsiCo is also cutting U.S. snack prices by up to 15% after consumer pushback.
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