Technology

Cemtrex (CETX) stock jumps 33% in premarket after Invocon deal closes — what to watch nextNew York,

Cemtrex Inc shares rose about 33% in U.S. premarket trading on Friday after the company said it had completed its acquisition of aerospace and defense engineering firm Invocon. The stock was at $3.86 at around 5:40 a.m. EST, after closing Thursday up 9.9% at $2.90. A filing showed Cemtrex paid $7.06 million in cash and said Invocon financial statements and pro forma information will be filed later in an amended report.

9 January 2026

NASDAQ:CETX·Stock Market·Technology

Alibaba stock (BABA) slips premarket as Nvidia H200 approval talk swirls in China

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s Hong Kong-listed shares jumped as much as 4.8% on Friday after Bloomberg reported China plans to approve some imports of Nvidia’s H200 artificial-intelligence chips as soon as this quarter. In the U.S., Alibaba’s American depositary shares were down about 2.5% at $150.63 in premarket trading, after a 5.3% rise in the previous session. Bloomberg+1

9 January 2026

HKG:9988·NYSE:BABA·Stock Market·Technology

DroneShield (ASX:DRO) stock jumps after Trump defense-budget push — what investors watch next

DroneShield Limited shares ended up 4.4% at A$4.02 on Friday, after the counter-drone tech stock swung between A$3.90 and A$4.09 in the session. Turnover was about 21.3 million shares, more than double Thursday’s volume. Investing.com

9 January 2026

ASX News·ASX:DRO·Defense Industry·Stock Market·Technology

Vertiv (VRT) stock drops 6% as Nvidia cooling remarks keep AI-infrastructure trade jumpy

Vertiv Holdings Co shares fell 6.3% to end Thursday at $160.78 after touching a session low of $158.77. Yahoo Finance

9 January 2026

NYSE:VRT·Stock Market·Technology

Why Qualcomm stock moved: Volkswagen’s 2027 chip plan and Samsung 2nm talks

Qualcomm shares closed Thursday 0.9% higher at $181.87 after Volkswagen announced it had signed a letter of intent naming Qualcomm as the main technology supplier for its next software platform. The stock fluctuated between $176.51 and $184.29 during the session. Reuters

9 January 2026

KRX:005930·NASDAQ:QCOM·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology·XETRA:VOW3

Dell stock slips after blunt CES AI-PC message; payrolls and Feb. earnings loom

Dell Technologies Inc shares dropped 1.3% to $118.50 on Thursday. Earlier, they slipped as much as 4.4% before clawing back some ground. Trading volume hit around 11.5 million shares, while the stock’s low of $114.79 left the $115 mark under the microscope heading into Friday.

9 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:DELL·Stock Market·Technology

Seagate stock tumbles nearly 8% as AI-storage trade cools ahead of payrolls

Seagate Technology Holdings plc shares fell 7.7% to close at $284.47 on Thursday, giving back more of this week’s sharp run-up in the data-storage group. Yahoo Finance

9 January 2026

NASDAQ:STX·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market·Technology

Mastercard stock steady as Apple taps JPMorgan for Apple Card — and keeps MA as the network

Mastercard Incorporated shares stayed flat in after-hours trading Thursday following Apple's announcement that JPMorgan Chase will take over as the new issuer of the Apple Card, with Mastercard continuing as the payment network. Mastercard Americas president Linda Kirkpatrick said the company is “thrilled” to keep working with Apple and Chase on the card. Apple

9 January 2026

Fintech·NASDAQ:AAPL·NYSE:GS·NYSE:JPM·NYSE:MA·NYSE:V·Stock Market·Technology

Microsoft stock slips after Copilot Checkout push; MSFT earnings loom

Microsoft Corp shares fell 1.1% in after-hours trading on Thursday to $478.11, after swinging between $475.87 and $482.98 in the regular session.

9 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·Microsoft·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market·Technology

Why Broadcom stock slid today: $4.5 billion bond sale, AI nerves and jobs data ahead

Broadcom Inc shares were down 3.2% at $332.48 in after-hours trading on Thursday, extending a late-day slide in chip stocks. Nvidia fell about 2.1% and Advanced Micro Devices dropped 2.5%.

9 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AVGO·Stock Market·Technology

Sandisk stock slips in late trade after AI-storage rally cools — what investors watch next

Sandisk shares were down 5.3% at $334.54 in late trading on Thursday, after closing the regular session sharply lower and erasing part of this week’s CES-fueled jump. The stock swung between $311.07 and $363.74 on the day after finishing Wednesday at $353.40.

9 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:SNDK·NASDAQ:STX·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market·Technology

Oracle stock slips as tech cools on AI spending doubts; payrolls next test

Oracle shares fell 1.6% to $189.65 on Thursday and last traded at the same level after the close, after swinging between $186.25 and $192.78. About 19.4 million shares changed hands.

9 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:ORCL·Stock Market·Technology

Dow Jones ends higher on defense rebound as tech drags; Friday jobs report looms

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended higher on Thursday, lifted by a rebound in defense stocks after President Donald Trump called for a sharply larger U.S. military budget. The Dow rose 270.03 points, or 0.55%, to 49,266.11; the S&P 500 edged up 0.01% and the Nasdaq fell 0.44%. Reuters

8 January 2026

Defense Industry·NYSE:MS·Stock Market·Technology

Microsoft stock slides on Copilot Checkout launch with PayPal as Wells Fargo trims target

Microsoft shares closed down 1.1% on Thursday at $478.11 on about 18 million shares. PayPal said it is teaming up with Microsoft to support Copilot Checkout inside the company’s Copilot artificial-intelligence assistant, starting on Copilot.com, and aiming to “enable seamless, reliable transactions,” PayPal executive Michelle Gill said.

8 January 2026

Microsoft·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market·Technology

Broadcom stock drops in late trade as AI nerves bite; $4.5 billion bond sale, Wi‑Fi 8 CES push in view

Broadcom Inc shares fell 3.2% to $332.48 in after-hours trading on Thursday, after sliding to an intraday low of $330.52. The stock opened at $343.25 and briefly touched $343.50 before sellers pushed it lower.

8 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AVGO·Stock Market·Technology

Sandisk (SNDK) stock drops after CES-fueled surge cools, with earnings next

Sandisk Corp shares fell 5.4% in Thursday’s regular session to $334.54 and ticked up 0.3% after hours, after a volatile day that saw the stock swing between $310.78 and $360.98.

8 January 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:SNDK·Stock Market·Technology

Apple stock slips as India antitrust fine risk resurfaces and JPMorgan takes over Apple Card

Apple shares fell 0.7% to $258.58 in late trading on Thursday, valuing the iPhone maker at about $3.0 trillion. The stock, trading at roughly 30 times trailing earnings, swung between $255.83 and $260.25.

8 January 2026

Apple·NASDAQ:AAPL·Stock Market·Technology

Applied Materials stock slides nearly 4% as tech cools, even after Cantor lifts AMAT target

Applied Materials shares were down 3.9% at $280.91 in afternoon trading on Thursday, after earlier dipping to $279.43. Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target on the chip-equipment maker to $425 from $350 and kept an “overweight” rating, meaning it expects the shares to outperform. MarketBeat

8 January 2026

NASDAQ:AMAT·Stock Market·Technology

Fabrinet stock slides after T. Rowe Price filing as tech shares dip

Fabrinet shares fell 6.5% to $439.75 in afternoon trade on Thursday, down $30.75 from the prior close, after touching a session low of $431.20.

8 January 2026

NASDAQ:FN·Stock Market·Technology

Vertiv (VRT) stock drops 7% as tech traders turn picky on AI data-center plays

Shares of Vertiv Holdings fell about 7% on Thursday, trading near $159.55 and sliding as low as $158.78 after opening around $171.26.

8 January 2026

Data Centers·NYSE:VRT·Stock Market·Technology

Technology 8 January 2026 - 9 January 2026

Cemtrex (CETX) stock jumps 33% in premarket after Invocon deal closes — what to watch nextNew York,

Alibaba stock (BABA) slips premarket as Nvidia H200 approval talk swirls in China

DroneShield (ASX:DRO) stock jumps after Trump defense-budget push — what investors watch next

Vertiv (VRT) stock drops 6% as Nvidia cooling remarks keep AI-infrastructure trade jumpy

Why Qualcomm stock moved: Volkswagen’s 2027 chip plan and Samsung 2nm talks

Dell stock slips after blunt CES AI-PC message; payrolls and Feb. earnings loom

Seagate stock tumbles nearly 8% as AI-storage trade cools ahead of payrolls

Mastercard stock steady as Apple taps JPMorgan for Apple Card — and keeps MA as the network

Microsoft stock slips after Copilot Checkout push; MSFT earnings loom

Why Broadcom stock slid today: $4.5 billion bond sale, AI nerves and jobs data ahead

Sandisk stock slips in late trade after AI-storage rally cools — what investors watch next

Oracle stock slips as tech cools on AI spending doubts; payrolls next test

Dow Jones ends higher on defense rebound as tech drags; Friday jobs report looms

Microsoft stock slides on Copilot Checkout launch with PayPal as Wells Fargo trims target

Broadcom stock drops in late trade as AI nerves bite; $4.5 billion bond sale, Wi‑Fi 8 CES push in view

Sandisk (SNDK) stock drops after CES-fueled surge cools, with earnings next

Apple stock slips as India antitrust fine risk resurfaces and JPMorgan takes over Apple Card

Applied Materials stock slides nearly 4% as tech cools, even after Cantor lifts AMAT target

Fabrinet stock slides after T. Rowe Price filing as tech shares dip

Vertiv (VRT) stock drops 7% as tech traders turn picky on AI data-center plays

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