Technology News 8 January 2026

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

New York, January 8, 2026, 21:23 (EST) — Market closed Vertiv Holdings Co shares fell 6.3% to end Thursday at $160.78 after touching a session low of $158.77. Yahoo Finance The move matters now as data-center infrastructure stocks turn skittish

9 January 2026

Financial News·Investing·Stock Market·Technology

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

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 21:19 (EST) — Markets closed for the day. Trading ended with all major indexes settled. Qualcomm shares closed Thursday 0.9% higher at $181.87 after Volkswagen announced it had signed a letter of intent naming Qualcomm

9 January 2026

Automotive Industry·Investment·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

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

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 20:54 EST — Market closed Dell Technologies Inc (DELL.N) 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,

9 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Business News·Earnings Reports·Stock Market·Technology

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

New York, January 8, 2026, 20:49 EST — Market closed 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 The drop came

9 January 2026

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

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 19:42 EST — After-hours trading kicked off and was in progress. 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

9 January 2026

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Microsoft stock slips after Copilot Checkout push; MSFT earnings loom

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 18:11 EST — After-hours 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. The dip keeps Microsoft (MSFT) tied to a familiar

9 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·Microsoft·Stock Market·Technology

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

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 6:08 PM EST — After-hours Broadcom Inc (AVGO.O) shares were down 3.2% at $332.48 in after-hours trading on Thursday, extending a late-day slide in chip stocks. Nvidia (NVDA.O) fell about 2.1% and Advanced Micro Devices

9 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Economic News·Investing·Stock Market·Technology

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

New York, January 8, 2026, 17:51 (EST) — After-hours Sandisk (SNDK.O) 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

9 January 2026

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

NEW YORK, January 8, 2026, 17:55 (ET) — After-hours 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. The

9 January 2026

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

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 17:06 EST — After-hours 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

8 January 2026

Defense Industry·Economic News·Stock Market·Technology

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

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 16:39 EST — After-hours Microsoft (MSFT.O) shares closed down 1.1% on Thursday at $478.11 on about 18 million shares. PayPal (PYPL.O) said it is teaming up with Microsoft to support Copilot Checkout inside the company’s

8 January 2026

Business News·Financial Analysis·Microsoft·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

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 16:37 EST — After-hours 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

8 January 2026

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