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Technology News 17 January 2026 - 18 January 2026

UMC stock price hits a 52-week high zone — what to watch before United Microelectronics earnings

UMC stock price hits a 52-week high zone — what to watch before United Microelectronics earnings

Taipei, Jan 18, 2026, 08:41 (GMT+8) — Market closed. Shares of United Microelectronics Corp listed in the U.S. closed Friday up 6% at $9.30, outperforming the more subdued broader market heading into the weekend. The ADR climbed to the upper edge of its 52-week range, hitting $9.37 at its peak. That tight margin leaves the company little wiggle room for weak guidance when it reports to investors later this month. (Investing.com) Chip stocks fueled gains on Wall Street to close out a volatile week. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so Tuesday’s session will
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Nanya Technology stock jumps 5% ahead of Monday earnings call as DRAM prices firm

Nanya Technology stock jumps 5% ahead of Monday earnings call as DRAM prices firm

Taipei, Jan 18, 2026, 08:27 GMT+8 — Market closed. Shares of Taiwan DRAM maker Nanya Technology Corp (2408) ended Friday up 5.26% at NT$250.00, with the market shut over the weekend and investors turning to Monday’s earnings call as the next near-term catalyst. Source The rally came as Taiwan’s Taiex climbed 1.94% to a record close on Friday, lifted by upbeat signals from heavyweight chipmaker TSMC and fresh risk-on positioning in tech. “These figures simply told investors AI demand is robust,” Mega International Investment Services analyst Alex Huang said, adding that a U.S.-Taiwan tariff deal helped ease uncertainty. Source Memory
18 January 2026
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ON Semiconductor (ON) stock price: Wall Street lifts targets as traders size up the next chip catalyst

ON Semiconductor (ON) stock price: Wall Street lifts targets as traders size up the next chip catalyst

New York, January 17, 2026, 19:32 EST — The market has closed. ON Semiconductor Corp (ON) ended Friday at $60.33, edging up 0.08% following a wave of price-target boosts from Wall Street analysts. The stock held its ground ahead of the U.S. market holiday. In after-hours trading, shares hovered around $60.29 and have gained roughly 6% year-to-date. (Investing.com) Timing is key as U.S. markets close Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, leaving Tuesday’s open as the first real test of risk appetite after the long weekend. Chip stocks led gains on Friday, with the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index jumping
18 January 2026
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Coherent stock swings into Tuesday reopen as analysts cite AI-optics demand, Photonics West

Coherent stock swings into Tuesday reopen as analysts cite AI-optics demand, Photonics West

New York, Jan 17, 2026, 19:09 EST — Market closed Coherent Corp shares closed Friday down 2.5%, slipping to $191.04 after a big bounce the day before. The photonics supplier had surged 6.4% on Thursday, reaching an intraday peak of $210.90 before retreating. Wall Street’s fresh price-target upgrades kept the stock in focus on AI-driven trading lists. (MarketWatch) Coherent’s stock has gained attention as a high-beta play on data center optical link spending, where “transceivers” handle signal conversion between electrical and light forms to shuttle data across machines. With U.S. markets closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Tuesday’s
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MediaTek stock price: Taiwan chip designer closes higher as AI trade lifts sentiment — what to watch next

MediaTek stock price: Taiwan chip designer closes higher as AI trade lifts sentiment — what to watch next

TAIPEI, Jan 18, 2026, 07:13 GMT+8 — The market has closed. MediaTek Inc (2454.TW) saw its shares finish Friday at NT$1,505, marking a 1.01% gain ahead of the weekend pause for Taiwan markets following a strong bounce in tech stocks. (StockAnalysis) The Taiwan Stock Exchange benchmark (^TWII) closed at 31,408.70, gaining 1.94%. Chip-related stocks led the rally, driving the index to yet another record high. (Yahoo Finance) The tone is crucial as investors weigh if the recent surge in Taiwan chip stocks will continue into next week or if it was just a one-off spike pushing them to a record
18 January 2026
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ARM stock price: Arm Holdings ends higher ahead of long weekend, eyes on chip rally and Feb. 4 earnings

ARM stock price: Arm Holdings ends higher ahead of long weekend, eyes on chip rally and Feb. 4 earnings

New York, January 17, 2026, 18:03 EST — Market closed. On Friday, Arm Holdings Plc’s sponsored ADRs ticked up roughly 0.6% to close at $105.78. U.S. stocks ended almost unchanged in a jittery session ahead of the long weekend, with chipmakers pushing higher once again, according to Reuters. “Markets have been flat-lining” as the earnings season kicks off, said Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial. Bruce Zaro of Granite Wealth Management described mid-January as “pretty choppy,” highlighting Friday’s monthly options expiration, when many derivatives contracts expire. The market will be closed Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr.
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AMD stock price rises into long weekend as $311 million data-center lease puts AI demand in focus

AMD stock price rises into long weekend as $311 million data-center lease puts AI demand in focus

New York, January 17, 2026, 17:46 EST — Market closed. Advanced Micro Devices Inc shares ended Friday up about 1.7% at $231.83, after trading between $228.95 and $235.71, with about 42.5 million shares changing hands. The move left AMD not far below its 52-week high of $240.34. Why it matters now: the market is treating power and data-center space as a new bottleneck for AI computing, not just chips. AMD sells data-center processors and is pushing deeper into AI accelerators, so any signal about infrastructure demand tends to spill into the stock. It also lands at an awkward moment —
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Micron stock price jumps on New York megafab groundbreaking, insider buy — what to watch next week

Micron stock price jumps on New York megafab groundbreaking, insider buy — what to watch next week

New York, Jan 17, 2026, 17:27 EST — Market closed. Micron Technology Inc shares (MU.O) closed Friday 7.8% higher, at $362.75. The stock fluctuated from $346.65 to $365.59, with roughly 47.9 million shares traded. U.S. markets were closed Monday for the holiday, but Micron’s rally puts it near the front of traders’ minds heading into Tuesday. The move also refocuses attention on semiconductor segments linked to data centers, beyond just consumer electronics. Micron focuses solely on memory — the chips that store data or serve as short-term “working” memory in servers and devices. Its main area of emphasis is high-bandwidth
17 January 2026
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ASML stock price: Morgan Stanley’s new €1,400 target lands ahead of a big earnings test

ASML stock price: Morgan Stanley’s new €1,400 target lands ahead of a big earnings test

Amsterdam, Jan 17, 2026, 23:25 CET — Market closed. Morgan Stanley laid out a bull case for ASML Holding NV that could push the stock up by as much as 70% in its most optimistic forecast, keeping the chip-equipment giant in focus as the new week starts. On Friday, ASML shares (ASML.AS) closed at €1,167.20 in Amsterdam, gaining 1.55% on the day. (Bloomberg.com) Why it matters now: European semiconductor trade is fixated on one key issue — the duration of the next spending surge and how much of it translates into actual equipment orders. Bernstein analysts pointed to Taiwan Semiconductor
17 January 2026
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AppLovin stock price: APP slides 6% into holiday week as traders brace for the next catalyst

AppLovin stock price: APP slides 6% into holiday week as traders brace for the next catalyst

NEW YORK, Jan 17, 2026, 16:32 EST — Market closed. AppLovin Corp (APP.O) shares dropped 6.3% Friday, closing at $568.76 as high-growth software stocks continued to slide. The stock fluctuated between $615.98 and $560.05, with roughly 8.6 million shares traded. The slide marked the third day in a row of losses, pushing the stock down roughly 15% since Tuesday’s close. AppLovin now trades about 24% under its 52-week peak of $745.61. Friday’s volume nearly doubled compared to the session before. (Investing.com) Investors are pulling back from software stocks amid rising interest rates. Adam Turnquist, chief technical strategist at LPL Financial,
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Blackstone stock price rises into long weekend as BX eyes Germany data center report

Blackstone stock price rises into long weekend as BX eyes Germany data center report

New York, Jan 17, 2026, 16:04 (EST) — Market closed. Shares of Blackstone Inc climbed 1.7% on Friday, ending at $163.50 after swinging between $160.65 and $165.14. Trading volume surged to around 4.1 million shares, compared to about 2.4 million the previous day, as the stock built on Thursday’s 1.3% rise. (StockAnalysis) This matters now since Blackstone offers one of the clearest public insights into private-market demand—covering buyouts, real estate, and private credit—just as investors scour early earnings and adjust to changing rate expectations. Data centers are becoming increasingly central to the narrative. Positioned at the crossroads of real estate
17 January 2026
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Micron stock jumps after insider buy as chip stocks brace for tariff headlines, Intel earnings

Micron stock jumps after insider buy as chip stocks brace for tariff headlines, Intel earnings

New York, Jan 17, 2026, 13:08 ET — Market closed. Micron Technology (MU.O) shares jumped on Friday after a Form 4 filing — the SEC disclosure insiders use for stock trades — showed director Teyin M. Liu bought 23,200 shares in open-market transactions. The purchases were priced around $337 a share and totaled about $7.82 million, the filing showed. (SEC) Chip stocks now head into a holiday-shortened week with tariffs and U.S. buildout plans back in focus after the United States and Taiwan clinched a trade deal that cuts broad tariffs on most Taiwanese exports to 15% from 20% and
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Jardine Matheson stock slid 2.4% Friday — here’s what matters before Monday’s open

Jardine Matheson stock slid 2.4% Friday — here’s what matters before Monday’s open

7 February 2026
Singapore, Feb 7, 2026, 15:29 SGT — Market closed. Jardine Matheson Holdings fell 2.4% on Friday to close at $75.71 in its U.S. dollar counter on the Singapore Exchange, after trading between $75.30 and $78.83. About 293,900 shares changed hands, compared with 410,700 a day earlier. (Yahoo Finance) The move landed as regional markets cooled on a tech-led selloff and broader de-risking. Singapore’s shares fell 0.8% on the day, while investors tracked turbulence tied to U.S. tech and fresh debate over how quickly new AI tools could reshape software and services. “With U.S. tech wobbling, sentiments tend to trickle over
CapitaLand Investment share price jumps as CapitaLand REIT payouts roll in — what’s next for 9CI

CapitaLand Investment share price jumps as CapitaLand REIT payouts roll in — what’s next for 9CI

7 February 2026
CapitaLand Investment shares rose 1.3% to S$3.12 on Friday, bucking a 0.8% drop in Singapore’s benchmark index. CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust reported a 16.4% jump in second-half distributable income, while CapitaLand Ascendas REIT posted a 1.4% full-year rise. CapitaLand China Trust saw full-year DPU fall to 4.82 cents amid weaker yuan and occupancy. CLI reports FY2025 results on Feb. 11.
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