Technology 8 January 2026

Seagate stock slides nearly 9% as AI-storage rally cools; traders refocus on Friday data

Seagate Technology Holdings fell 9.3% to $279.72 in afternoon trade, after swinging between $310.50 and $278.26. Western Digital dropped 8.0% and Sandisk fell 7.0% as the broader storage rally lost steam.

8 January 2026

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

Ciena stock tumbles 14% as AI-networking names retreat — what investors watch next

Ciena Corp shares were down about 14% at $222.73 on Thursday, after ending Wednesday at $259.27 and touching $260 earlier in the session. Roughly 2.8 million shares had changed hands by early afternoon. Optical peer Lumentum Holdings fell about 11% and Coherent slid roughly 9%, while Arista Networks was down about 5%.

8 January 2026

NASDAQ:ANET·NASDAQ:CIEN·NASDAQ:COHR·NASDAQ:LITE·Stock Market·Technology

Silicon Motion (SIMO) stock slides about 10% as chip trade cools — what’s next

Silicon Motion Technology Corp shares fell about 10% on Thursday, giving back a chunk of a sharp two-day run in the Nasdaq-listed storage chip name. The stock was down 9.9% at $109.10 in afternoon trading, after touching $123 earlier in the session.

8 January 2026

NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:SIMO·NASDAQ:STX·NASDAQ:WDC·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Why Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) stock is down today as tech pulls back

Applied Optoelectronics slid 14.9% to $32.40 in afternoon trading on Thursday after opening at $37.91, with about 6.2 million shares changing hands. The stock hit an intraday low of $31.70.

8 January 2026

NASDAQ:AAOI·Stock Market·Technology

CoreWeave stock rises as Wells Fargo trims target and insiders signal sales

CoreWeave shares rose 1.6% to $78.43 on Thursday, after Wells Fargo cut its price target on the AI cloud firm while keeping a buy-equivalent rating. The stock ranged between $76.03 and $79.92. Futu News

8 January 2026

NYSE:TFC·NYSE:WFC·Stock Market·Technology

IREN stock jumps 6% in Nasdaq trade as bitcoin miners rebound; CES buzz and payrolls ahead

IREN Limited shares were up about 6.3% at $46.38 in midday trading on Thursday, after swinging between $42.69 and $47.57 earlier in the session.

8 January 2026

Bitcoin·Nasdaq·NASDAQ:IREN·Technology

Ford stock jumps nearly 5% as Piper Sandler upgrades, 2028 “eyes-off” tech plan in focus

Ford Motor shares rose 4.7% to $14.39 by midday on Thursday after Piper Sandler upgraded the automaker to “overweight,” a call for the stock to outperform. The gain came as the broader S&P 500 was little changed. Reuters

8 January 2026

NYSE:F·Stock Market·Technology

AST SpaceMobile stock rebounds after Scotiabank downgrade — what’s next for ASTS

AST SpaceMobile shares were up 5.9% at $90.75 in midday trading on Thursday, after swinging between $85.11 and $93.96. The stock ended Wednesday at $85.73.

8 January 2026

NASDAQ:ASTS·Space Industry·Stock Market·Technology

Lumentum (LITE) stock sinks 11% as AI-optics rally breaks despite Needham target hike

Lumentum Holdings Inc shares fell 10.7% to $351.00 on Thursday, after touching $399.88 earlier in the session. The stock hit a low of $343.41 as the selloff spread through AI-linked hardware names.

8 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:LITE·Technology

Lam Research stock slips below $200 as chip gear makers slide; jobs report looms

Lam Research shares fell 2.2% to $198.62 on Thursday, tracking a broader drop in semiconductor names. The stock touched $195.14 at its low so far.

8 January 2026

NASDAQ:AMAT·NASDAQ:ASML·NASDAQ:KLAC·NASDAQ:LRCX·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Kratos (KTOS) stock jumps as Marine Corps drone award puts Valkyrie back in focus

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares jumped 17.3% to $107.30 in morning trading on Thursday, lifting the San Diego-based defense contractor to one of the market’s strongest gainers. The move followed news tied to a U.S. Marine Corps effort that pairs Northrop Grumman’s mission systems with Kratos’ Valkyrie uncrewed aircraft. Kratos Defense

8 January 2026

Defense Industry·NASDAQ:KTOS·Technology

GDS stock jumps 7% as DayOne’s $2 billion funding ripples into the parent

Shares of GDS Holdings Limited climbed about 7% on Thursday, lifting the U.S.-listed stock to $41.25 in midday trading. The move pushed the shares as high as $41.60 after they opened at $39.09.

8 January 2026

NASDAQ:GDS·Stock Market·Technology

JPMorgan stock climbs on Apple Card takeover as earnings near

JPMorgan Chase & Co shares rose about 1.1% to $330.65 in late morning trading on Thursday after the bank said it will become the new issuer of Apple’s Apple Card, replacing Goldman Sachs. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and is not expected to close for roughly two years. “This transaction substantially completes the narrowing of our focus in our consumer business,” Goldman Chief Executive David Solomon said. Reuters

8 January 2026

Earnings·NYSE:JPM·Stock Market·Technology

Palantir stock steadies after Truist’s $223 call as investors eye next catalyst

Palantir Technologies shares were up 0.1% at $181.81 on Thursday after swinging between $180.59 and $186.89 in early trade. Truist Securities initiated coverage with a buy rating and a $223 price target, calling the stock a “best-in-class AI asset” and pointing to demand for generative AI — software that can produce text and code — across governments and companies.

8 January 2026

NYSE:PLTR·Technology

Meta stock drops as China opens scrutiny of Manus AI deal

Meta Platforms shares fell on Thursday after China’s commerce ministry said it would assess and investigate the company’s acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus. Reuters

8 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:META·Stock Market·Technology

Mobileye stock falls as $900 million humanoid-robot deal meets a reality check

Shares of Mobileye Global fell 3.4% to $11.82 in early trading on Thursday, giving back some recent gains as investors digested the company’s push into humanoid robotics and fresh disclosure on its latest annual revenue. The stock traded between $11.73 and $12.50 after closing at $12.24 on Wednesday.

8 January 2026

NASDAQ:MBLY·Robotics·Stock Market·Technology

Nokia Oyj stock slides in Helsinki as Kepler upgrade bounce fades ahead of Jan. 29 results

Nokia shares fell about 4% to 5.534 euros in Helsinki on Thursday, giving back some of the prior session’s rise after an analyst upgrade, while another broker kept a bearish view. The stock has traded between 5.534 and 5.844 euros on the day and remains below its 52-week high of 6.650 euros, according to Investing.com data. Investing.com

8 January 2026

Earnings·NYSE:NOK·Technology

Intel stock jumps in premarket as 18A ramp talk keeps the turnaround trade hot

Intel shares rose 6.4% to $42.63 in premarket trading on Thursday, after ending Wednesday at $40.06. Chip stocks were mixed, with Nvidia up about 1% while AMD and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s U.S. shares slid around 2%.

8 January 2026

NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:INTC·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:TSM·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Hyperscale Data (GPUS) stock jumps as company flags $369 mln in assets, touts Bitcoin war chest

Hyperscale Data Inc shares rose about 38% in premarket trading on Thursday after the company published preliminary estimates of its year-end assets and pushed a planned cadence of balance-sheet updates. The stock was at $0.3604.

8 January 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:GPUS·Stock Market·Technology

Uber stock gets a CES jolt as Lucid-Nuro robotaxi plan takes shape

Uber Technologies shares closed up 0.8% on Wednesday at $86.19, extending a recent lift as the company and partners showcased a new robotaxi program tied to the CES tech conference in Las Vegas. The stock was last up 0.1% in after-hours trading at $86.30. MarketWatch

8 January 2026

Autonomous Vehicles·NASDAQ:LCID·NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:UBER·Stock Market·Technology

Technology 8 January 2026

Seagate stock slides nearly 9% as AI-storage rally cools; traders refocus on Friday data

Ciena stock tumbles 14% as AI-networking names retreat — what investors watch next

Silicon Motion (SIMO) stock slides about 10% as chip trade cools — what’s next

Why Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) stock is down today as tech pulls back

CoreWeave stock rises as Wells Fargo trims target and insiders signal sales

IREN stock jumps 6% in Nasdaq trade as bitcoin miners rebound; CES buzz and payrolls ahead

Ford stock jumps nearly 5% as Piper Sandler upgrades, 2028 “eyes-off” tech plan in focus

AST SpaceMobile stock rebounds after Scotiabank downgrade — what’s next for ASTS

Lumentum (LITE) stock sinks 11% as AI-optics rally breaks despite Needham target hike

Lam Research stock slips below $200 as chip gear makers slide; jobs report looms

Kratos (KTOS) stock jumps as Marine Corps drone award puts Valkyrie back in focus

GDS stock jumps 7% as DayOne’s $2 billion funding ripples into the parent

JPMorgan stock climbs on Apple Card takeover as earnings near

Palantir stock steadies after Truist’s $223 call as investors eye next catalyst

Meta stock drops as China opens scrutiny of Manus AI deal

Mobileye stock falls as $900 million humanoid-robot deal meets a reality check

Nokia Oyj stock slides in Helsinki as Kepler upgrade bounce fades ahead of Jan. 29 results

Intel stock jumps in premarket as 18A ramp talk keeps the turnaround trade hot

Hyperscale Data (GPUS) stock jumps as company flags $369 mln in assets, touts Bitcoin war chest

Uber stock gets a CES jolt as Lucid-Nuro robotaxi plan takes shape

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