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SanDisk and Seagate both posted stunning quarters fueled by AI demand, but they are chasing completely different versions of the storage boom. Which approach holds up when the cycle turns?
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A week of tech stock crashes!
Memory and data storage manufacturers can't keep up with AI-driven demand.
Micron and Nvidia look like great deals now -- and despite its recent stellar gains, so does Sandisk.
Sandisk was spun off as a separate, independent company by Western Digital in 2025, about a decade after it was purchased. The two now operate as independent, publicly traded companies, with Sandisk focusing on manufacturing flash storage cards, while Western Digital focuses on making hard disk ...
US equities (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) closed Friday's session in negative territory — led by the Nasdaq Composite's 1.4% drop — all three of the market indexes seeing weekly losses amid the recent sell-off in semiconductor stocks. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre examines the day's market moves, taking a closer look at the losses in semiconductor stocks and the gains seen across the software landscape.
The PHLX Semiconductor Index has clawed its way back to the flatline, escaping a technical bear market. The index, which uses the ticker SOX, was up 0.5%, with memory chip stocks leading charge. With the chip selling easing, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 pared their losses somewhat, with the indexes down 0.8% and 0.5%, respectively.
A stock split in 2026 could generate a short-term price boost, but long-term gains will depend on the memory company locking in consistent revenues.
Micron, Sandisk, Seagate and Western Digital are positioned to benefit as AI infrastructure drives rising demand for advanced memory and storage.
QQQ highlights a volatile market as sharp swings hit tech momentum stocks, with three practical trading tips aimed at navigating choppy conditions.
WDC sees AI-driven data growth fueling long-term HDD demand as new storage technologies and its focused strategy target hyperscale opportunities.
A wave of selling swept through semiconductor stocks Friday as investors began questioning whether the AI spending boom can justify chip valuations built on optimism alone. The forces driving this rotation reveal cracks in the narrative that sent some semis up triple digits this year.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -1.06%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.12%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -2.23%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are down -0.95%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...
Sandisk's long-term contracts with customers should ensure more upside for investors over the next couple of years.
July 17 (Reuters) - U.S. equity funds recorded outflows in the week through July 15, as a selloff in chip stocks and rising U.S.-Iran tensions, outweighed strong corporate earnings and cooler
Chip makers are selling off premarket as investors pare back investments in artificial intelligence-linked stocks. Intel, Micron and Sandisk are on track to notch double-digit losses for the week, while large tech names in Asia have cratered.
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FEATURE Tech was getting hit again on Friday as investors carried on selling chip makers and other artificial-intelligence stocks. Futures tracking the slumped 1.8%. The and were both also on track to open lower.
U.S. stock futures fell as a selloff in companies linked to the artificial-intelligence buildout continued to reverberate across the globe.
July 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slid on Friday as a selloff in chip stocks deepened, forcing investors to reassess the staying power of this year's AI-fueled rally, while a weak forecast
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