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Asian tech stocks sank again Friday as the rollercoaster ride that has characterised the week continued into the weekend, while crude prices edged back down after a brief rally sparked by news of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.Oil prices resumed the downward shift that has marked the week, having risen around two percent Thursday on news that a cargo ship was damaged by an unknown projectile off Oman's coast in Hormuz.

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, June 26 (Reuters) - Asian shares eased from record highs on Friday as hefty price hikes from Apple showed the downside of the boom in chip demand, while only the threat of

For years, since its inception 40 years ago, Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the dominant name in smartphone chips, and little else, at least in the minds of investors who had grown comfortable with that narrative. I have seen the stock trade at a discount to its semiconductor peers precisely ...

U.S. stock markets are mostly headed for a month in the red amid a downbeat streak for technology names.

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‘The Big Short’ investor leans into long-duration tech bets while flagging technical pressure-driven weakness across global markets.

Bitzero just signed a binding letter for a 15-year, 110MW lease with OneQode to be backed by an IG counterparty worth $2.6 billion, validating the bitcoin-miner-turned-AI-landlord thesis.

An OpenAI IPO may not happen this year. Advisors are telling CEO Sam Altman to wait, citing the SpaceX IPO and recent market action.

Microsoft’s Azure growth remains a key support for the stock, with investors weighing whether AI demand can offset the rising cost of building cloud capacity.

On June 25, 2026, Apple’s price hikes across Macs and iPads put investor focus on margins and consumer demand.

icron stock soared 16% on strong Q3 earnings, while Apple slipped after increasing prices of Macs and iPads.

The Nasdaq reversed lower again while the Dow came off record highs. Micron soared but Apple led other tech titans lower.

(Updates with market moves at the end of the day.) The Nasdaq Composite extended its losing strea

Melius Research’s head of tech research, Ben Reitzes, told CNBC to lean into chip-stock weakness and stay clear of the cloud giants paying for the buildout. “I’m telling them to buy on the dip. These have been opportunities in the past, and we just don’t really see any change,” Reitzes said. His list of buys ... Melius Research: “Buy the chip dip, skip hyperscalers” until AI payoff becomes clear

Microsoft said it will raise Xbox console prices globally from August 1, with 512 GB models up $100 and 1 TB models up $150.

Chevron's 20-year deal will fuel a Microsoft AI data center in Reeves County with Permian natural gas, promising 2,000 jobs and $10B in tax revenue.

Apple is raising the prices of some MacBooks and iPads, while Microsoft is raising Xbox prices as semiconductor costs surge.

TECHnalysis Research President Bob O'Donnell joins Josh Lipton on Market Domination to break down Micron's (MU) strong earnings beat and what it could mean for a broader tech rally rebound.

Market Domination Host Josh Lipton tracks several of the day's biggest stories and top trending stock tickers, including Microsoft shares (MSFT) falling to their lowest level in nearly three years, memory chip stocks rallying around Micron Technology's (MU) post-earnings gains, and Qualcomm's (QCOM) latest move into AI data center products.

Heading into Thursday’s session, Microsoft stock had fallen more than 24% in 2026, putting it on track for its steepest first-half decline since a nearly 32% drop in 2000, according to Dow Jones Market Data. For much of its history, Microsoft was best known as the pioneer behind the Windows operating system and wildly popular Office software. Microsoft seemed like an obvious early winner in AI: The company became OpenAI’s first major corporate backer through a $1 billion investment in 2019, aligning itself early on with one of the industry’s juggernauts.

"Thanks" to AI, Microsoft may no longer be a buy.

Microsoft's Majorana dispute is shifting quantum focus toward proven progress, putting D-Wave Quantum's bookings growth and roadmap in the spotlight.

Five researchers out of Google’s core AI team in seven days, and the market noticed. Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) shares fell 5.09% over the past week to $345.29, and dropped another 1.14% Thursday morning to $341.34. The catalyst is talent, the subtext is product, and the spread between the two is where investors are getting nervous. What ... 5 Top Google AI Brains Bolted in 7 Days as Gemini Falls Behind, and Alphabet Stock Is Feeling It

Azure Spending Could Pressure Future Profit Estimates

Microsoft cited a more than 2.5x rise in storage and memory prices, with another doubling expected by fall 2027

Arm (NASDAQ:ARM) has been one of the wildest rides in semiconductors this year, and the question on every shareholder’s mind is whether the current run still has gas in the tank. After a vertical move off the spring lows, ARM trades at $347.57, and our proprietary model still sees room to push higher over the ... Is Arm Holdings a Buy Near $347? The Case for Double-Digit Upside

A new nonprofit group has raised more than $500 million and will initially partner with state governments to develop retraining programs

Market concerns over Amazon's substantial AI spending may overlook the powerful proprietary technology being built to drive it.

June 25 (Reuters) - Microsoft's Xbox is raising prices of its gaming consoles by up to $150 worldwide, citing a deepening global components crisis that has sent storage and memory costs soaring across