Sarah Chen

Sarah Chen

Technology & Crypto Editor

Sarah Chen leads technology and cryptocurrency coverage at StockTi. With a background in computer science from MIT and five years in fintech equity research, she brings deep technical fluency to her market analysis. Sarah covers earnings, product launches, and regulatory developments across the tech and digital asset sectors. She is a regular contributor to industry panels on blockchain adoption and AI-driven trading.

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XRP Dips as Oil Spike Triggers Crypto Sell-Off
Crypto

XRP Dips as Oil Spike Triggers Crypto Sell-Off

XRP declined roughly 1.1% to $1.34, underperforming Bitcoin and Ethereum, as a 25% surge in oil prices rattled investor sentiment and triggered broad risk aversion.

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Meta Faces CPI, Regulatory Hurdles, and Soaring AI Costs
Technology

Meta Faces CPI, Regulatory Hurdles, and Soaring AI Costs

Meta shares declined amid EU regulatory pressure and ballooning AI infrastructure costs, with investors shifting focus to upcoming U.S. inflation reports and global market cues.

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SanDisk Plunges 17% Ahead of Key Conference, CPI Data
Technology

SanDisk Plunges 17% Ahead of Key Conference, CPI Data

SanDisk shares dropped 6.8% on Friday, closing at $527.33, marking a 17% weekly decline. The selloff extended across memory and storage stocks, with Micron, Western Digital, and Seagate also posting losses.

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Apple's March 11 Launch and CPI Data Set to Test Investor Sentiment
Technology

Apple's March 11 Launch and CPI Data Set to Test Investor Sentiment

Apple shares closed at $257.46 ahead of a critical week featuring new product launches and the February CPI report. The company's strategic push into lower-priced hardware faces a market test amid inflation concerns.

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Amazon Faces Key Week After Service Outage, Healthcare AI Launch
Technology

Amazon Faces Key Week After Service Outage, Healthcare AI Launch

Amazon resolved a significant U.S. shopping outage that contributed to a stock decline, while its AWS unit introduced a new AI platform for healthcare. Market focus shifts to upcoming inflation data.

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Nvidia's 3% Drop Sets Stage for Key Inflation, TSMC Data and GTC Conference
Technology

Nvidia's 3% Drop Sets Stage for Key Inflation, TSMC Data and GTC Conference

Nvidia shares declined 3% Friday as rising oil prices and a soft jobs report pressured growth stocks. The focus shifts to upcoming U.S. inflation data, TSMC's monthly sales, and Nvidia's GTC developer conference.

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Tesla's Critical Week: Robotaxi Hype Meets European Sales Slump and Inflation Test
Technology

Tesla's Critical Week: Robotaxi Hype Meets European Sales Slump and Inflation Test

Tesla shares enter the week under pressure as declining European sales and regulatory questions about its autonomous driving ambitions collide with broader market inflation concerns. Analyst optimism on robotaxis provides a counterpoint.

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Netskope Launches AI Security Guardrails Ahead of Key Earnings Report
Technology

Netskope Launches AI Security Guardrails Ahead of Key Earnings Report

Netskope has made its AI Guardrails product generally available, positioning the launch just before its March 11 AI event and Q4 earnings report. The company aims to help businesses secure generative AI use.

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MARA Stock Slides Amid Bitcoin Retreat, AI Transition Costs Scrutinized
Crypto

MARA Stock Slides Amid Bitcoin Retreat, AI Transition Costs Scrutinized

MARA Holdings shares declined 5.4% in premarket trading Friday as Bitcoin retreated toward $70,000, intensifying focus on the company's capital needs for its strategic shift into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing infrastructure.

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Trade Desk Soars on OpenAI Partnership Talks, CEO's Major Stock Purchase
Technology

Trade Desk Soars on OpenAI Partnership Talks, CEO's Major Stock Purchase

The Trade Desk shares jumped 18% early Friday amid reports of early-stage talks with OpenAI about advertising collaboration. CEO Jeff Green purchased $148.1 million in company stock this week.

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Ondas Secures $20M Border Drone Contract, Adds McKinsey Veteran to Board
Technology

Ondas Secures $20M Border Drone Contract, Adds McKinsey Veteran to Board

Ondas Holdings announced a $20 million initial order for its Airobotics unit to begin work on a national autonomous border-security program. The company also appointed McKinsey senior partner David Chinn to its Ondas Autonomous Systems board.

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SoFi Stock Gains as Mastercard Adopts SoFiUSD for Global Settlement
Crypto

SoFi Stock Gains as Mastercard Adopts SoFiUSD for Global Settlement

SoFi Technologies stock advanced approximately 3% following Mastercard's announcement that it will support SoFi's dollar-pegged stablecoin for settling transactions across its global payments network.

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