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Technology News 5 January 2026

Applied Materials stock hits a fresh record — what’s driving AMAT’s outsized rally today

Applied Materials stock hits a fresh record — what’s driving AMAT’s outsized rally today

New York, January 5, 2026, 11:59 ET — Regular session Applied Materials (AMAT.O) shares were up about 6.7% at $286.96 on Monday, after touching an intraday record of $287.68. The chipmaking-equipment supplier is a lever on capital spending: it sells wafer-fab tools, the machines used to manufacture semiconductors, so sentiment can swing quickly with expectations for customer spending. Reuters The stock’s move tracked a sharp bid for the equipment group. Lam Research rose about 6.3% and KLA gained roughly 7.2%, while U.S.-listed ASML added nearly 6%. In Europe, ASML shares climbed after Bernstein upgraded the stock to “outperform” from “market
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Lam Research stock jumps 6% as chip-tool rally builds on BofA AI call ahead of CES

Lam Research stock jumps 6% as chip-tool rally builds on BofA AI call ahead of CES

New York, January 5, 2026, 11:54 (EST) — Regular session Lam Research stock climbed about 6.4% to $196.90 in late-morning New York trading on Monday, valuing the chip equipment maker at about $162 billion. The shares touched $198.34 earlier in the session, market data showed. The move matters because investors treat chip-tool suppliers as a direct read on capital spending by chipmakers building capacity for AI workloads. Lam sells the machines used to etch and deposit materials on silicon wafers, a key step in making advanced chips and memory. Optimism got a lift from a Bank of America note on
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AAOI stock slides 8% as Applied Optoelectronics gives back Friday rally on AI optics trade

AAOI stock slides 8% as Applied Optoelectronics gives back Friday rally on AI optics trade

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 11:30 a.m. ET — Regular session Applied Optoelectronics, Inc shares fell about 8% to $36.43 in late morning trade on Monday, after earlier touching $41.28. The Nasdaq-listed stock opened at $41.05 before sliding to session lows. The pullback lands as investors reprice a fast-moving “AI optics” theme, where small shifts in risk appetite can whipsaw suppliers of high-speed links inside cloud data centers. In December, the company said it received its first volume order for 800G data-center transceivers — optical modules that move data at 800 gigabits per second — from a major “hyperscale” customer,
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Salesforce stock rises as RBC lifts price target, AI demand back in focus

Salesforce stock rises as RBC lifts price target, AI demand back in focus

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 11:23 ET — Regular session Salesforce shares rose about 1.4% to $257.07 on Monday, tracking a firmer tone in U.S. equities after RBC Capital Markets raised its price target on the enterprise software maker. The call matters because investors are starting the year still debating whether “enterprise AI” spending is translating into recurring revenue, not just pilot projects. Salesforce has positioned its newer AI agent products as a growth driver, and analyst target changes can shape near-term positioning in a stock that is widely held and sits in the Dow. It also lands as traders
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Baidu stock slides as Kunlunxin Hong Kong IPO plan shifts focus to timing, approvals

Baidu stock slides as Kunlunxin Hong Kong IPO plan shifts focus to timing, approvals

New York, January 5, 2026, 09:52 EST — Regular session Baidu’s U.S.-listed shares (BIDU) fell 3.7% to $144.75 in morning trading on Monday, retreating from Friday’s close of $150.30 as investors took profits after last week’s surge. The move matters now because the trade has shifted from the headline to the hard parts: how quickly Baidu can turn a filing into an offering, and what valuation the market will put on the chip unit. A spin-off is the separate listing of a business, and it can reset how investors value the parent company. Baidu said its artificial intelligence chip unit,
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ASML stock just hit another record after Bernstein’s upgrade puts AI memory spending in the spotlight

ASML stock just hit another record after Bernstein’s upgrade puts AI memory spending in the spotlight

AMSTERDAM, Jan 5, 2026, 16:32 CET ASML shares touched a new record on Monday after Bernstein upgraded the Dutch chipmaking equipment maker, pushing its price target sharply higher and extending a run that has turned the stock into one of Europe’s standout technology winners. The upgrade matters now because the next leg of the AI buildout is shifting from compute to memory and manufacturing capacity, raising the stakes for the companies that sell the tools chipmakers need to expand. For ASML, that link is direct. When chipmakers increase capital spending to make more advanced logic chips and higher-end server memory,
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Sandisk stock rises on chip-shortage bets as SNDK heads into Jan. 29 earnings

Sandisk stock rises on chip-shortage bets as SNDK heads into Jan. 29 earnings

NEW YORK, January 5, 2026, 09:44 EST — Regular session Sandisk Corp (SNDK.O) shares rose 2.6% in early trading on Monday, extending a rally in U.S. memory and storage names after reports that chip shortages could translate into higher prices. Micron Technology (MU.O) was up 2.8% and Western Digital (WDC.O) gained 3.1%, Reuters reported. Reuters The move matters because memory pricing can swing quickly when supply tightens. For Sandisk, which sells NAND flash — a type of storage memory used in devices from smartphones to data-center drives — firmer pricing can lift revenue and margins in a business that is
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Broadcom (AVGO) stock slides while chip peers rally — what’s weighing on shares now

Broadcom (AVGO) stock slides while chip peers rally — what’s weighing on shares now

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 10:24 (EST) — Regular session Broadcom Inc shares slid on Monday, bucking a broader lift in chip stocks as investors kept a tight focus on the cost of the AI buildout and what it means for margins across the sector. The move matters because Broadcom sits at the center of the AI infrastructure trade, selling networking silicon and custom chips into hyperscale data centers — large cloud operators that spend heavily on computing capacity. Traders have treated the stock as a proxy for whether AI growth can stay fast without eroding profitability. It also lands
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AMD stock rises as CES keynotes near; traders watch Lisa Su and Nvidia updates

AMD stock rises as CES keynotes near; traders watch Lisa Su and Nvidia updates

New York, January 5, 2026, 10:26 EST — Regular session Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) shares edged higher on Monday, tracking gains across chip stocks as investors positioned ahead of a pair of CES events featuring the CEOs of AMD and rival Nvidia. The Consumer Electronics Show, which runs in Las Vegas from Jan. 6-9, often sets the tone for early-year product roadmaps in PCs and graphics, and has increasingly become a stage for companies to frame their artificial intelligence strategy. Reuters That matters now because traders are looking for any read-through on demand for AI accelerators — specialized processors used
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AMD stock rises in premarket as Lisa Su’s CES keynote puts AI chips in focus

AMD stock rises in premarket as Lisa Su’s CES keynote puts AI chips in focus

New York, January 5, 2026, 09:17 EST — Premarket Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) were up 2.8% at $229.73 in premarket trading, before Wall Street’s opening bell at 9:30 a.m. ET. The stock ended the last session at $223.47. Stooq The move puts attention back on CES, where chipmakers and hardware suppliers use early-January stages to reset expectations for new products and demand. For AMD, traders are looking for any fresh signposts on the pace of AI hardware spending and the 2026 PC upgrade cycle. Su is scheduled to deliver AMD’s CES keynote at 6:30 p.m. PT (9:30 p.m.
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Rigetti Computing stock steadies premarket after Needham fireside chat reveal — what RGTI investors watch next

Rigetti Computing stock steadies premarket after Needham fireside chat reveal — what RGTI investors watch next

New York, January 5, 2026, 09:16 EST — Premarket Rigetti Computing (RGTI) shares held near Friday’s close in U.S. premarket trading on Monday after the quantum-computing company said its CEO will join a fireside chat at the Needham Growth Conference next week. The session is scheduled for Jan. 13 at 12:45 p.m. ET and will be webcast, the company said. Rigetti ended Friday up 6.6% at $23.60. GlobeNewswire The appearance offers a near-term checkpoint for a stock that has swung with sentiment toward speculative growth names. With few fresh company updates in early January, traders are watching for anything that
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Micron stock just set another record — Bernstein’s $330 target is keeping the AI-memory trade hot

Micron stock just set another record — Bernstein’s $330 target is keeping the AI-memory trade hot

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 10:03 (EST) Micron Technology shares set a fresh record in early trading on Monday, touching $328.44 before reversing and turning lower. The stock was down about 0.7% at $313.12 in late morning trade. The swing shows how quickly sentiment is shifting around memory chips — the DRAM that acts as a computer’s working memory and NAND, the flash storage used in everything from servers to smartphones. Investors are trying to pin down a simple question with an annoyingly non-simple answer: is this another classic memory upcycle that fades, or a tighter, AI-driven market where prices
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Stock Market Today

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

7 February 2026
Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 9% Friday after the company announced plans for $200 billion in 2026 capital spending, mainly for AWS and AI, and issued a first-quarter profit outlook below estimates. The stock drop could erase $200 billion in market value. Fourth-quarter net sales rose 14% to $213.4 billion, while free cash flow declined due to higher spending on AI infrastructure.
Blockchain’s New Pitch: Tracking Supply-Chain Emissions for a Price

Blockchain’s New Pitch: Tracking Supply-Chain Emissions for a Price

7 February 2026
Blockchain industry groups are promoting supply-chain emissions tracking and data transparency, not crypto trading, as key business uses. Companies face mounting pressure to map Scope 3 emissions, which are often hard to verify. Past blockchain supply-chain projects, including Maersk’s TradeLens, struggled with adoption when partners failed to participate.
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