Western Digital Slips on Profit-Taking as Micron Earnings Loom
Markets Daniel Marsh

Western Digital Slips on Profit-Taking as Micron Earnings Loom

Western Digital shares dropped 4% on profit-taking after an AI-storage rally. Investors focus on Micron earnings for enterprise spending signals, while analysts see HDD supply deficit lasting through 2027.

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BlackBerry Shares Slip Despite Stifel's Bullish Call, Volume Swamps Buyback Plan
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BlackBerry Shares Slip Despite Stifel's Bullish Call, Volume Swamps Buyback Plan

BlackBerry shares closed lower Wednesday, even as Stifel turned bullish, with trading volume far exceeding its buyback limit ahead of Q1 earnings.

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Opendoor Rises Ahead of Russell 3000 Inclusion Amid Housing Data Woes
Markets Daniel Marsh

Opendoor Rises Ahead of Russell 3000 Inclusion Amid Housing Data Woes

Opendoor shares rose 1.9% ahead of its Russell 3000 index addition, though soft housing data and volume near average tempered enthusiasm. The company faces margin challenges amid a weak new-home-sales report.

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Oracle shares tumble as AI spending dwarfs cloud revenue
Earnings James Calloway

Oracle shares tumble as AI spending dwarfs cloud revenue

Oracle shares dropped 4.62% as fiscal 2026 capital expenditures of $55.7B more than tripled cloud-infrastructure revenue, while free cash flow turned negative and restructuring costs surged.

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Wendy's Stock Surges on Record Volume Amid Short Squeeze and CFO Change
Markets Daniel Marsh

Wendy's Stock Surges on Record Volume Amid Short Squeeze and CFO Change

Wendy's stock surged 25.8% on record volume, with short interest at 34% and a new CFO appointed, adding pressure to its turnaround plans.

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AMD Shares Flat Despite UBS $1.1 Trillion Target as AI Competition Intensifies
Markets Daniel Marsh

AMD Shares Flat Despite UBS $1.1 Trillion Target as AI Competition Intensifies

UBS set a $670 price target on AMD, implying a $1.1 trillion valuation, but shares closed nearly flat amid Qualcomm's AI chip push and tech sector weakness.

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Nebius Group Slips Amid Capex Concerns Despite Nasdaq-100 Inclusion
Markets Daniel Marsh

Nebius Group Slips Amid Capex Concerns Despite Nasdaq-100 Inclusion

Nebius fell 5.66% on its third day in the Nasdaq-100, as heavy capex and a delayed Meta contract weighed on sentiment. The stock rebounded 5.14% after hours.

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Freshworks Shares Surge on Heavy Volume Ahead of Russell Index Rebalance
Markets Daniel Marsh

Freshworks Shares Surge on Heavy Volume Ahead of Russell Index Rebalance

Freshworks rallied 1.96% to $9.37 on volume equal to 17% of its float, just before the June 26 Russell rebalance. The stock is still down 23.5% YTD as cost cuts continue.

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SanDisk Surge Tested as AI Memory Demand Diverges From Micron
Technology Sarah Chen

SanDisk Surge Tested as AI Memory Demand Diverges From Micron

SanDisk (SNDK) shares surged 9.5% in after-hours trading following Micron's bullish Q4 forecast, but concerns linger over its data-center revenue mix.

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SpaceX Russell Inclusion Spurs $2.68B in Buying, Short Interest Rises
Markets Daniel Marsh

SpaceX Russell Inclusion Spurs $2.68B in Buying, Short Interest Rises

Russell index rebalance may drive $2.68B in SpaceX buying, while the company faces $1.46B in annual bond payments and a 31.5% drop from its post-IPO high.

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Alphabet Stock Dips Despite Major Dow Inclusion and $1.75B ETF Rebalancing
Markets Daniel Marsh

Alphabet Stock Dips Despite Major Dow Inclusion and $1.75B ETF Rebalancing

Alphabet (GOOGL) closed down 0.24% on Wednesday as tech sector pressures outweighed the $1.75 billion ETF buying expected from its Dow inclusion on June 29.

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Target Hits New High on Wolfe Upgrade, Retail Strategy Shift
Markets Daniel Marsh

Target Hits New High on Wolfe Upgrade, Retail Strategy Shift

Target surged 5.3% to a 52-week high after Wolfe Research upgraded the stock to Outperform, citing strong store execution and rising non-merchandise sales.

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