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US chip stocks slide after Intel forecast misses estimates
US semiconductor shares fell after Intel's forecast missed estimates.
EQUITY | Oct 29, 2026, 09:08 PM UTC
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Seagate, Western Digital and SanDisk shares fall
Seagate fell 3%, Western Digital 1.8% and SanDisk 3.2%.
EQUITY | Oct 29, 2026, 01:37 PM UTC
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US Stocks Rise With Tech Shares Ahead of Fed Decision
US stocks rose with support from technology shares ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision.
EQUITY | Oct 28, 2026, 03:44 PM UTC
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Bitcoin Rebounds Above $81,000 as Pepe Jumps 9%
Bitcoin moved above $81,000, while pepe rose 9%.
CRYPTO | Oct 28, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC
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Nasdaq Futures Rise as SK Hynix Boosts Chip Shares Ahead of Fed Decision
Nasdaq futures rose, with SK Hynix supporting chip stocks ahead of the Federal Reserve decision and earnings.
EQUITY | Oct 28, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC
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South Korea’s Kospi Surges 7% as AI Stocks Rebound
The Kospi surged 6.6% on Wednesday, with SK Hynix earnings helping fuel a rebound in AI stocks.
EQUITY | Oct 28, 2026, 09:59 AM UTC
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Western Digital Reports Q1 FY2027 Revenue of $4.38B, EPS of $4.63
Western Digital reported net income of $1.78 billion and diluted EPS of $4.63. Revenue rose 55% and net income increased 51% from the prior-year quarter, with demand across Cloud, Client and Consumer markets.
EQUITY | Oct 23, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC
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Western Digital First-Quarter Profit and Revenue Grow on Storage Demand
Western Digital's profit and revenue grew in its fiscal first quarter. The company cited growing data-storage demand tied to AI infrastructure and higher pricing.
EARNINGS | Oct 22, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC
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Western Digital reports quarterly results for period ended September 30
EQUITY | Oct 22, 2026, 09:01 PM UTC
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Western Digital Reports Higher Fiscal First-Quarter Profit and Revenue
Western Digital said profit and revenue rose, driven by continued data storage demand and improved pricing.
EQUITY | Oct 22, 2026, 08:33 PM UTC
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Western Digital Reports 1Q EPS of $4.63
EARNINGS | Oct 22, 2026, 08:25 PM UTC
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Western Digital Reports First-Quarter Adjusted EPS of $4.64
EARNINGS | Oct 22, 2026, 08:09 PM UTC
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Western Digital Reports $1.60B Operating Cash Flow, $1.38B Free Cash Flow
EQUITY | Oct 22, 2026, 08:03 PM UTC
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Western Digital Q1 Revenue Rises 55%, Raises Dividend 17%
Western Digital reported Q1 FY27 revenue up 55% year over year, with non-GAAP gross margin of 58.1% and operating margin of 49.1%. It raised its quarterly dividend 17% to $0.175 and guided Q2 FY27 revenue to $5.1 billion
EQUITY | Oct 22, 2026, 08:02 PM UTC
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Western Digital Q1'27 Results Previewed With EPS Estimate
Western Digital is scheduled to report Q1'27 results on October 22 after the market close. Revenue and EPS estimates were provided.
EQUITY | Oct 21, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC
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Western Digital Expected to Report $4.07 Per Share in Earnings Preview
Western Digital’s August 5, 2026 guidance for the period ended September 30 forecast a gross profit margin range.
EQUITY | Oct 20, 2026, 08:17 PM UTC
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Western Digital Shares Rise 4.8% as Investors Return to Beaten-Down Stocks
Western Digital shares rose 4.8% in morning trading. The move followed a technology retreat the previous week; the report also cites an analyst upgrade for Intel.
EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 02:36 PM UTC
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Seagate and Western Digital Shares Fall on Toshiba Competition Concerns
Seagate fell 4.9% to $657.41 on Friday, while Western Digital dropped 4.6% to $339.8. Wells Fargo said the selloff was exaggerated.
EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 03:53 PM UTC
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US Producer Inflation Accelerates to 6.3% in September
US producer prices rose 1.3% month over month in September, versus 0.5% expected. Annual headline inflation accelerated to 6.3% from August’s revised 5.6%, above the 5.3% consensus estimate.
MACRO | Oct 15, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC
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Western Digital Q1'27 Earnings Preview
Western Digital is scheduled to report Q1'27 results on October 22 after the market closes. Revenue and EPS estimates were provided.
EQUITY | Oct 15, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC
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Wall Street Edges Lower as Chip Stocks Fall
US stocks edged lower as chip shares came under selling pressure, while investors assessed quarterly results from major banks.
EQUITY | Oct 13, 2026, 05:19 PM UTC
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US Chip Stocks Extend Slide on China Memory Report and AI Spending Jitters
US chipmaker shares fell Tuesday, led by memory-related companies, as reports of a technology advance by China's CXMT raised competition fears and renewed concerns about AI spending.
EQUITY | Oct 13, 2026, 02:44 PM UTC
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Stocks in Focus as Futures Rise and Oil Prices Drop
Stock futures rose as oil prices dropped, with bank earnings and the September consumer price index report ahead. Micron fell 2.1% and SK Hynix declined 1.5% before the opening bell.
EQUITY | Oct 12, 2026, 10:28 AM UTC
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'Stock Whisper' Index: Five Stocks Investors Secretly Monitor But Don't Talk About Yet
Each week, Stock Whisper Index uses a combination of proprietary data and pattern recognition to showcase five stocks that are just under the surface and deserve attention. Investors are constantly on the hunt for underv
LIVE | Oct 09, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC
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Seagate vs. Western Digital vs. Toshiba: The AI Storage War Is Getting Serious
The AI boom has created an unexpected comeback story for one of technology’s oldest products: the hard drive. But as demand for high-capacity storage surges, the three companies still making hard disk drives (HDDs) — Sea
LIVE | Oct 06, 2026, 03:18 PM UTC
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Western Digital Jumps 6.4% on Analyst Support for AI Storage Demand
Western Digital (WDC) shares surged 6.4% to $441.885, recovering some of Friday's losses. Analysts from Morgan Stanley and Melius Research recommended buying the dip, citing strong demand for AI-related storage.
EQUITY | Oct 05, 2026, 07:38 PM UTC
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Nasdaq Jumps 300 Points Following Jobs Data: Investor Sentiment Improves, Greed Index Remains in ‘Fear’ Zone
The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed some improvement in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Fear” zone on Friday. U.S. stocks settled higher on Friday, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining m
LIVE | Oct 05, 2026, 06:56 AM UTC
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Seagate, Western Digital Tumble on Easing Hard-Drive Shortage Worries
Shares of hard-drive makers Western Digital and Seagate Technology fell sharply following a report that Japanese rival Toshiba may ease its hard-drive shortage. The drop suggests investors are reassessing the impact of t
EQUITY | Oct 02, 2026, 10:12 PM UTC
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Seagate, Western Digital Shares Drop On Toshiba AI HDD Capacity Report
Shares of Seagate (STX) and Western Digital (WDC) fell Friday following a report that Toshiba plans to expand its hard-disk drive capacity for AI applications. However, analysts from Morgan Stanley, Rosenblatt, and Citi
EQUITY | Oct 02, 2026, 06:23 PM UTC
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Crude Oil Down Over 1%; US Factory Orders Edge Higher In August
U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining over 1% on Friday. The Dow traded up 0.45% to 51,157.95 while the NASDAQ jumped 1.27% to 27,212.06. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.79
LIVE | Oct 02, 2026, 05:08 PM UTC
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Western Digital, Seagate Fall on Report Toshiba to Double HDD Production
Shares of Western Digital and Seagate Technology declined after Nikkei reported that Toshiba plans to double its hard-disk drive production capacity by fiscal year 2027. Seagate shares were down 12% on Friday morning.
EQUITY | Oct 02, 2026, 02:27 PM UTC
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Western Digital and Seagate shares slide on Toshiba AI HDD expansion report
WDC and STX shares fell, with reports saying Toshiba plans to expand hard-disk drive production for AI data centers, citing a Nikkei Asia report.
EQUITY | Oct 02, 2026, 01:41 PM UTC
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Western Digital, Seagate Drop on Toshiba AI Storage Expansion Fears
Western Digital and Seagate shares are falling as investors worry about potential competition from Toshiba's planned expansion into high-capacity HDD manufacturing. This move could impact the pricing power currently enjo
EQUITY | Oct 02, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC
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Shares of memory and storage-related companies are trading lower. Elevated bond yields and Fed interest rate expectations are weighing on technology sectors that have exposure to AI buildout capex plans that may come under closer scrutiny from costlier borrowing costs.
Shares of memory and storage-related companies are trading lower. Elevated bond yields and Fed interest rate expectations are weighing on technology sectors that have exposure to AI buildout capex plans that may come und
LIVE | Sep 28, 2026, 05:26 PM UTC
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AMD, Intel, Western Digital, Vishay Intertechnology, and Penguin Solutions Stocks Trade Down, What You Need To Know
What Happened? A number of stocks fell in the morning session after OpenAI paused training of its frontier artificial intelligence models following a security breach, raising concerns over near-term hardware demand. In e
NEWS | Sep 28, 2026, 02:48 PM UTC
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Weekly Recap: AI storage-driven growth and S&P Global upgrade
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) is poised for a multi-year rebound as AI-driven storage demand, higher HDD pricing and HAMR progress could lift revenue ~44% in FY2027 and ~30% in FY2028 with expanding EBITDA mar
EARNINGS | Sep 28, 2026, 11:04 AM UTC
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Consumer Tech (Sep 21-25): Meta Launches Muse & Smart Glasses, US-China Ensure AI Remains "Under Human Control," & More
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife on a red carpet at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, kicking off a three-day visit amid tensions over trade, artificia
LIVE | Sep 27, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC
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Micron Stock Eyes a Big Move as Closely Watched Q4 Earnings Report Nears
Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU ) stock has traded sideways since July, in line with other leading memory chipmakers. Shares currently trade at $1,015, up 212% year to date. This consolidation could end soon, as the compan
LIVE | Sep 20, 2026, 05:45 PM UTC
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What's Going On With Western Digital Stock Thursday?
Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC ) stock rose more than 3% in Thursday’s premarket session as risk appetite improved across equities. Traders leaned into higher-beta technology stocks. Nasdaq futures climbed 1.62%, whi
LIVE | Sep 17, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC
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As AI Data Surges, WD Outlines a New Path to Economically Scalable Storage Infrastructure
As AI moves from experimentation to deployment, organizations are confronting a new infrastructure reality: while compute cycles are temporary, the data AI creates continues to accumulate. As that data compounds, the abi
NEWS | Sep 15, 2026, 01:00 PM UTC
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Micron Stock Has Stalled, But One Catalyst Could Bring the Momentum Back
Micron (NASDAQ: MU ) stock has stalled this month as demand across the memory industry cools. It has broken below the crucial support level of $1,000 and is down over 22% from its high for the year. Still, its upcoming e
LIVE | Sep 13, 2026, 07:26 PM UTC
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DRAM ETF Outflows Surge as the Memory Stocks Remain in a Bear Market
The viral Roundhill Memory ETF (CBOE: DRAM) is losing momentum as its outflows jump. Its top constituent companies also remain in a technical bear market, having fallen more than 20% from their highest levels this year.
LIVE | Sep 12, 2026, 04:30 PM UTC
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Western Digital Stock Slips Friday: What's Happening?
Shares of Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC ) are trading lower Friday afternoon as storage and semiconductor equities faced broad-based selling following a software efficiency breakthrough from AI developer DeepSeek. H
LIVE | Sep 11, 2026, 07:21 PM UTC
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WDC cites cloud and AI storage demand driving growth
TradingView News says secular cloud and AI storage demand is supporting exabyte growth above 25% CAGR, aided by long-term customer agreements and product innovation in high-capacity, high-performance HDDs.
EQUITY | Sep 09, 2026, 02:23 PM UTC
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WDC sees cloud and AI demand boosting HDD growth, margins
Secular demand for high-capacity HDDs is driven by cloud and AI, supporting long-term customer commitments. WDC cites 40TB+ roadmaps and HAMR drives, aiding margin expansion and free cash flow for shareholder returns.
EARNINGS | Sep 09, 2026, 01:44 PM UTC
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New Research Reveals the Reshaping of AI Infrastructure Economics as Data Persists and Compounds
The AI infrastructure conversation has largely been defined by compute. But new global research from IDC reveals another critical factor organizations must address as they scale AI: data that persists and compounds long
EQUITY | Sep 09, 2026, 01:30 PM UTC
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Micron and Western Digital Shares Skyrocket, What You Need To Know
What Happened? A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after investors shrugged off interest rate hike expectations following the August jobs report and unwound defensive positioning in beaten-down chip design
CENTRAL_BANK | Sep 04, 2026, 06:41 PM UTC
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Nasdaq poised to lead Wall St after Nvidia puts AI fears to rest
Nasdaq poised to lead Wall St after Nvidia puts AI fears to rest
EQUITY | Aug 27, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC
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Nasdaq futures outperform after Nvidia puts AI fears to rest
Nasdaq futures outperform after Nvidia puts AI fears to rest
EQUITY | Aug 27, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC
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Memory names lead lower this morning
SNDK, MU, STX, WDC and SKHY are leading lower this morning, with the alert showing declines of -5.1%, -3.5%, -3.4%, -3.35% and -3.3%.
EQUITY | Aug 24, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC
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SanDisk, Micron, Western Digital stay cheap despite rallies
SanDisk, Micron and Western Digital have rallied sharply this year, but the story says they still screen cheap on forward valuation metrics despite AI and cyclical concerns.
EARNINGS | Aug 23, 2026, 05:31 PM UTC
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Cramer criticizes SK Hynix, Samsung stock reliance on retail traders
Jim Cramer says the AI data center supply chain depends too heavily on SK Hynix and Samsung shares that he says are controlled by leveraged retail traders, while SK Hynix also announced a 40 trillion won buyback and canc
EARNINGS | Aug 19, 2026, 11:28 AM UTC
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U.S. stocks fall as yields stay near multi-decade highs
U.S. stocks close lower Tuesday as Treasury yields hover near multi-decade highs; the Nasdaq falls more than 350 points intraday, while the CNN Fear and Greed Index slips to 54.3 from 58.4 and into Neutral.
EARNINGS | Aug 19, 2026, 07:28 AM UTC
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Earnings Volatility Watch: Applied Materials and 10 Other Stocks Could See Double-Digit Moves This Week
It is a make-or-break week for the AI trade. After the market shrugged off strong results from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD ), SanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ: SNDK ) and Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC ) last week,
EARNINGS | Aug 09, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC
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Bulls And Bears: Palantir, Marvell, AppLovin
examined the prospects for many investors’ favorite stocks over the last week — here’s a look at some of our top stories. U.S. stocks capped one of their strongest weeks in months as softer-than-expected labor market dat
EARNINGS | Aug 08, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC
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Chip Stocks Find Buyers After Earnings Shock Shakes Out AI Trade
Semiconductor stocks attempted to stabilize in Friday’s session as investors reassessed the artificial intelligence trade and digested recent chip earnings. Chip Stocks Recover After Pullback Semiconductor stocks posted
EARNINGS | Aug 07, 2026, 02:26 PM UTC
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Western Digital PT Raised
Western Digital price target increased
EQUITY | Aug 07, 2026, 09:58 AM UTC
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Western Digital PT Raised
Western Digital price target raised
EQUITY | Aug 06, 2026, 02:58 PM UTC
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Western Digital shares are trading lower despite reporting better-than-expected Q4 financial results, issuing Q1 adjusted EPS guidance above
Western Digital shares are trading lower despite reporting better-than-expected Q4 financial results, issuing Q1 adjusted EPS guidance above estimates and sales guidance with its midpoint above estimates. Rosenblatt lowe
EARNINGS | Aug 06, 2026, 02:13 PM UTC
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Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Gain, Nasdaq 100 Tumbles as Hormuz Deal Talks Progress—SpaceX, SanDisk, Applovin in Focus (UPDATED)
(Editor’s note: The ETFs data was updated and economic data was added.) U.S. stock futures were mixed on Thursday, as the Dow Jones and S&P 500 indices rose and the Nasdaq 100 index declined, following Wednesday’s mixed
EARNINGS | Aug 06, 2026, 01:13 PM UTC