Today: 29 June 2026
Apple shares hold steady as buyback talk meets AI chip strain
29 June 2026

Apple shares hold steady as buyback talk meets AI chip strain

Apple surged 3.14% Friday with trading volume at 506% of its 65-day average as investors weigh a $100 billion buyback—potentially reducing shares by 2.4%—against soaring memory costs and Apple’s push for U.S. approval to buy DRAM from blacklisted CXMT, raising policy risks as device price hikes hit Macs and iPads.
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Micron (NASDAQ:MU) moves pull Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) into focus this week for AI stocks

Micron (NASDAQ:MU) moves pull Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) into focus this week for AI stocks

Micron’s record $41.46 billion quarter and $50 billion Q4 outlook highlight surging memory demand as Apple hikes Mac and iPad prices after DRAM costs nearly double; with the Philadelphia semiconductor index down 7.9% last week, investors face a compressed four-day week to gauge if AI’s memory squeeze boosts profits or triggers a tech cost shock, as payrolls data and rate risks loom.
28 June 2026
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SpaceX stock eyes $8 billion index hurdle as shares stumble in first week after IPO

SpaceX stock eyes $8 billion index hurdle as shares stumble in first week after IPO

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28 June 2026
SpaceX closed at $153.23, up 13.5% from its $135 IPO, as index funds prepare to buy over $8 billion of shares—about 8% of the listed float—due to forced inclusion in the Russell and Nasdaq-100, making index mechanics, not fundamentals, the key near-term driver for this $2 trillion stock with limited public float and heavy capital needs. (Reuters)
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AI News Roundup – June 28, 2025

AI News Roundup – June 28, 2025

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28 June 2025
Meta hired OpenAI researcher Trapit Bansal and bought a 49% stake in Scale AI, valued at nearly $15 billion, while securing 1.1 GW of nuclear power for future AI data centers. Amazon’s stock nearly doubled in three years as AWS holds about 30% of the global cloud market. U.S. Judge Alsup ruled AI training on copyrighted books can be fair use, but Anthropic faces trial in December over alleged use of pirate copies.
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June 2025 AI News Roundup: Breakthroughs, Surprises, and Global Developments

June 2025 AI News Roundup: Breakthroughs, Surprises, and Global Developments

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28 June 2025
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said GPT-5 will launch in summer 2025, claiming major improvements over GPT-4. Midjourney released its first text-to-video system, Model V1, in June 2025. Meta delayed LLaMA 4 Behemoth to late 2025 due to performance issues. Google DeepMind introduced Gemini Robotics On-Device, running vision-language-action AI entirely on robots.
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AST SpaceMobile spike faces 62 million shares sold short

AST SpaceMobile spike faces 62 million shares sold short

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) surged 9.08% premarket to $77.94 on heavy short interest—62.49 million shares, or 24.09% of float—while BlueBird satellites 8-10 reached orbit and launches 11-13 are set for August; with the stock still down 32.37% over the past month, regular-session volume could trigger sharp moves as investors weigh launch execution against high short positioning.
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29 Jun
ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) stock: $9 billion Friday jump puts contract base back in focus

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) stock: $9 billion Friday jump puts contract base back in focus

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) surged 9.85% to $98.34 Friday, adding $9.1 billion in equity value—about 72% of its $12.64 billion Q1 current remaining performance obligations—as software stocks outperformed amid rotation out of AI names; the move comes ahead of a potential near-term bookings catalyst tied to price increases and legacy tier retirements, with short interest at 5.82% of float.
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29 Jun
SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) launch puts Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI) cash flow to the test

SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) launch puts Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI) cash flow to the test

SpaceX (SPCX) successfully launched SiriusXM’s (SIRI) SXM-11 satellite to replace aging XM-5, cutting launch risk but shifting investor focus to how quickly SXM-11 enters service; SIRI last traded at $28.35 and SPCX at $153.23, with SXM-10’s 74-day commissioning gap now the key benchmark for SIRI’s satellite fleet refresh and cash flow outlook.
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29 Jun
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

US Stock Market Today: Live Updates 29.06.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: June 29, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: June 29, 2026, 8:11 AM EDT 67% Chance of Bear Market When Dow Outperforms Nasdaq, Experts Warn June 29, 2026, 8:11 AM EDT. There is a 67% probability of a bear market, defined as a 20% or greater drop in stock prices, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average significantly outperforms the Nasdaq Composite. This rare market signal is drawing attention as the Dow currently leads the Nasdaq, raising concerns for investors. Historically, such divergence has often preceded market downturns, indicating potential volatility ahead. Market participants should monitor this trend closely as
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