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Technology News 2 January 2026

Palo Alto Networks stock today: PANW slides nearly 3% as cybersecurity shares lag to start 2026

Palo Alto Networks stock today: PANW slides nearly 3% as cybersecurity shares lag to start 2026

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 15:04 ET — Regular session Palo Alto Networks, Inc. shares fell about 2.9% to $178.87 in afternoon trading on Friday. The stock opened at $184.81 and swung between $186.99 and $177.23; about 4.1 million shares had traded. The move matters because investors are using the first trading day of the year to reset risk positions, and high-growth software has been sensitive to shifts in interest-rate expectations. A heavy U.S. data calendar next week could move bond yields and reshape valuations quickly. The weakness was broad across cybersecurity: CrowdStrike was down about 3.5%, Zscaler fell about
Marvell stock jumps 5% in early 2026 session as chip rally lifts MRVL — what’s next

Marvell stock jumps 5% in early 2026 session as chip rally lifts MRVL — what’s next

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 14:52 ET — Regular session Marvell Technology, Inc. shares were up 5.3% at $89.52 in afternoon trading on Friday, after earlier touching $90.08, as chip stocks opened 2026 with broad gains. Volume was about 8.3 million shares, versus a prior close of $84.98. Semiconductors helped keep U.S. equities from sliding further, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index — a widely watched gauge of chip stocks — up 3.5%, Reuters reported. “Stocks trade expensive on 18 of 20 measures,” said Savita Subramanian, Bank of America’s equity and quant strategist, in a note. Reuters Why it matters now:
Texas Instruments (TXN) stock jumps nearly 3% as chip rally returns — what investors watch next

Texas Instruments (TXN) stock jumps nearly 3% as chip rally returns — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 14:59 ET — Regular session Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) shares rose 2.9% to $178.54 by 2:59 p.m. ET on Friday, up from a prior close of $173.49, as semiconductors led gains to start the year. The move matters because Texas Instruments is heavily exposed to industrial and automotive demand, end-markets investors watch for early-cycle turns as 2026 begins. Reuters The advance tracked strength across the chip group, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index up about 3.5% on the session. “The next Fed Chair is probably going to be much more dovish than Jerome Powell,” said Dennis
JFrog stock sinks nearly 7% despite Barclays note on new Enterprise X price hike

JFrog stock sinks nearly 7% despite Barclays note on new Enterprise X price hike

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 14:31 ET — Regular session JFrog Ltd shares fell nearly 7% on Friday, extending a sharp pullback that took the DevOps software maker below $60 a share during the session. The decline matters because the stock has been treated as a “pricing power” story into year-end, a narrative that can fray quickly if broader software multiples come under pressure. It also comes at the very start of 2026, when investors tend to reset risk and rebalance portfolios. A fresh note from Barclays underscored that pricing lever. But the market reaction showed traders are still demanding
Klaviyo stock sinks in first 2026 session as software selloff bites KVYO

Klaviyo stock sinks in first 2026 session as software selloff bites KVYO

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 14:22 ET — Regular session Klaviyo, Inc. shares fell more than 8% on Friday afternoon, extending a pullback in software stocks in the first regular trading session of 2026. The stock was down 8.4% at $29.75 after moving between $32.46 and $29.64 on the day, according to market data. The move matters because investors are re-pricing rate-sensitive growth names at the start of the year, when positioning often resets and liquidity can thin out. For smaller software companies, that can amplify day-to-day swings. Software broadly lagged. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF fell about 3.1%,
CrowdStrike stock today: CRWD slides as cybersecurity sector lags Wall Street

CrowdStrike stock today: CRWD slides as cybersecurity sector lags Wall Street

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 12:51 ET — Regular session CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. shares were down 3.6% at $451.74 on Friday, sliding more than the broader market as cybersecurity stocks pulled back on the first regular session of 2026. The move matters because investors often reset portfolios at the start of a new year, and richly valued software names can see outsized swings when risk appetite shifts. Macro focus is also returning after the holidays. Reuters reported investors are bracing for a batch of delayed U.S. economic releases and watching for fresh signals on the Federal Reserve’s policy path —
Qualcomm stock rises today as chip rally lifts QCOM ahead of CES and Feb. earnings

Qualcomm stock rises today as chip rally lifts QCOM ahead of CES and Feb. earnings

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 12:41 ET — Regular session Shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated rose 1.3% to $173.26 on Friday, extending an early-year rebound for chip stocks. The stock traded between $172.21 and $174.63, with about 2.1 million shares changing hands by midday. The move matters because Qualcomm sits at the center of smartphone and connected-device supply chains, and its shares often trade with broader sentiment toward semiconductors. Investors are resetting positions at the start of the year after a choppy finish to 2025. It also lands days before CES in Las Vegas, a showcase where chipmakers and device brands
Sandisk stock jumps 12% to start 2026 — what’s driving SNDK today

Sandisk stock jumps 12% to start 2026 — what’s driving SNDK today

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 11:44 ET — Regular session Shares of Sandisk Corp (SNDK) jumped nearly 12% on Friday, trading at $265.80 after touching an intraday high of $267.65. The stock swung between $242.00 and $267.65 as about 5.4 million shares changed hands in late morning trade. The move puts Sandisk back on the front foot at the start of 2026, after tech stocks stumbled in the final sessions of 2025. Traders have treated the flash-storage maker as a direct play on AI-linked data-center spending, a theme that has driven sharp rotations across semiconductors and hardware. U.S. stocks opened
Fermi (FRMI) stock jumps about 14% today as traders track lawsuit probes and next Project Matador update

Fermi (FRMI) stock jumps about 14% today as traders track lawsuit probes and next Project Matador update

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 12:07 ET — Regular session Shares of Fermi Inc (FRMI.O) rose about 14% to $9.12 in midday trading on Friday, after swinging between $8.05 and $9.15 earlier in the session. Trading volume topped 4.4 million shares. The move keeps attention on Fermi, a data-center real estate investment trust, or REIT — a structure that typically relies on tenant rent for cash flow — as it tries to line up customers for its Texas “Project Matador” power-and-data campus. The company says the site is designed as an 11-gigawatt private electric grid to support large-scale artificial intelligence
Apple, Amazon, Google stocks in focus as Alphabet filings surface and charts turn bullish

Apple, Amazon, Google stocks in focus as Alphabet filings surface and charts turn bullish

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 11:02 ET Alphabet (GOOGL) shares rose about 1% on Friday as investors returned for the first U.S. trading session of 2026 and zeroed in on mega-cap technology names. Apple (AAPL) edged higher, while Amazon.com (AMZN) slipped. The moves matter because these companies are among the biggest weights in the Nasdaq and S&P 500. Even modest swings can tug on index levels and shape risk sentiment early in the year. Liquidity remains uneven after the holiday break, when fewer market participants are active. That can make short-term chart signals and headlines feel louder than usual. In
Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq start 2026 higher as tech rebounds; Intuit sinks on co-founder sale

Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq start 2026 higher as tech rebounds; Intuit sinks on co-founder sale

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 11:33 ET U.S. stocks rose on Friday, the first trading day of 2026, as investors returned to heavyweight technology names. Intuit fell after a regulatory filing showed co-founder and director Scott Cook sold shares. The opening moves matter because money managers often reset portfolios at the start of the year, amplifying early swings. Investors are also testing whether the 2025 rally — powered in part by enthusiasm around artificial intelligence — can carry into January. Wall Street is coming off a late-December pullback that undercut expectations for a “Santa Claus rally,” a seasonal pattern of
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq start 2026 higher as tech and chipmakers lead

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq start 2026 higher as tech and chipmakers lead

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 10:39 ET Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday, kicking off 2026 on an upbeat note after a late-December pullback. The Dow rose 42.7 points to 48,105.98 at the opening bell, while the S&P 500 gained 32.6 points to 6,878.11 and the Nasdaq added 239.5 points to 23,481.49. Reuters Investors are bracing for a heavy stretch of catalysts that could reset rate expectations, including the monthly U.S. jobs report on Jan. 9 and consumer price inflation data on Jan. 13, as fourth-quarter earnings season begins with major banks. Fed funds futures — derivatives that
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