
Sandisk on Wednesday announced plans to put about $1 billion into Taiwan’s Nanya Technology, tying the investment to a multi-year DRAM supply deal and taking a 3.9% equity stake in the process. The U.S. flash-memory maker is looking to lock in access to another key memory part. In U.S. trading, Sandisk shares slipped 3.5%. Nanya’s Taipei-listed shares, meanwhile, jumped 4.6%.
Today’s highest-ranked model selections.
The catalysts most likely to move markets.
A large surprise can reset expectations for household spending and near-term growth, with read-through to Treasuries, USD and cyclical stocks.
Housing remains highly rate-sensitive; the print can move homebuilders, mortgage-sensitive names and the long end of the Treasury curve.
Guidance can influence software multiples and sentiment around U.S. small-business activity.