Shares of enterprise software giant Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) fell 3.9% in the afternoon session after geopolitical tensions between the United States and the European Union escalated, sparking fears of a renewed trade war.
As the global financial markets enter the first month of 2026, the dealmaking environment has shifted from a tentative recovery into a full-scale renaissance. Following a monumental 2025 that saw aggregate merger and acquisition (M&A) values surge to over $5 trillion—the second-highest level in history—market analysts and
The latest inflation data for December has arrived with a sense of stability that offers both a sigh of relief and a note of caution for the Federal Reserve. Headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained at 2.7%, while the core figure—which excludes the often-volatile food and energy sectors—
On Friday, January 16, 2026, Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) shares ignited a massive rally, surging 7.7% to reach a fresh all-time high of $368.50. This leap, which continued to stabilize through the morning of January 20, marks a definitive shift in the semiconductor landscape, as the "memory supercycle"
In a dramatic shift of sentiment for the high-performance computing sector, Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) saw its stock price rocket 11.01% on Friday, January 16, 2026, closing at $32.64. This double-digit rally marks a significant "relief" moment for a company that spent much of 2025 battling intense
Shares of personal computing and printing company HP (NYSE:HPQ) fell 1.7% in the morning session after Morgan Stanley turned more cautious on the U.S. IT hardware sector and lowered its price target on the company's stock.
Shares of audio technology Sonos company (NASDAQ:SONO)
fell 1.1% in the morning session after reports revealed increased competition in the consumer electronics space as Sony Group announced plans to form a joint venture with TCL Electronics.
Shares of computer hardware and IT solutions company Dell (NYSE:DELL) fell 5.3% in the morning session after Morgan Stanley downgraded its view on the IT hardware industry to 'cautious' and an analyst from the firm lowered the price target on Dell's stock.
Shares of health insurance company Oscar Health (NYSE:OSCR) fell 2.1% in the morning session after institutional investor Blue Square Asset Management, LLC, disclosed it sold its entire stake in the company.
Shares of semiconductor quality control company Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI) jumped 3.3% in the morning session after Needham upgraded its rating on the stock from 'Hold' to 'Buy' and set a price target of $500.
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE Arca: SPY), the primary barometer for the health of the U.S. equity market, faced a turbulent start to the third week of 2026. As traders returned from the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday on January 20, 2026, the fund slid
So far in 2026, the Magnificent 7 are not moving together. Let's take a look at who's up, who's down, and what comes next for these tech-stock darlings.
WASHINGTON D.C. / NEW YORK — Global financial markets were plunged into a state of "Arctic uncertainty" this Tuesday, January 20, 2026, as U.S. stock futures cratered following a weekend of unprecedented geopolitical brinkmanship. President Donald Trump, marking the one-year anniversary of his second term, has reignited his long-standing ambition
The immediate implications are stark: production of Google’s sixth and seventh-generation Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) and Amazon’s custom Trainium and Inferentia chips are now directly bottlenecked by raw material availability rather than chip design or foundry capacity. With supply lines for the highest-grade "T-Glass" (Low Coefficient of Thermal
As of January 20, 2026, the global semiconductor landscape has reached a fever pitch, centered on a high-wire act orchestrated by Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). In a series of rapid-fire developments over the past week, the U.S. Department of Commerce has officially greenlit the export of the high-performance H200 Tensor
As of January 20, 2026, the global semiconductor supply chain is facing a critical bottleneck that threatens the production schedules of the world’s most advanced hardware. At the center of this crisis is a specialized material known as high-grade "T-glass" cloth, a fundamental component in the high-performance chipboards required
As of January 20, 2026, the global financial landscape is grappling with a sudden and aggressive escalation in trade tensions, as the U.S. administration pivots from traditional protectionism to a geopolitical showdown over Arctic territory. President Trump has intensified his long-standing ambition to acquire Greenland, issuing a direct ultimatum
While Intel’s revenue growth is expected to remain modest and margins are still under pressure, the company’s operational execution has been improving.
Intel has been mounting a recovery, but a failure in Q4 could end up ruining the rally. This analyst believes otherwise and has increased his price target instead.
