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Western Digital

Tracked across 16 events · 1750 articles · First seen Feb 04, 2026 · Last active Aug 20, 2026

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Impact: Fell up to 10.8% in a single session; still up over 170% year-to-date.
Apr 20, 2026 · 344 articles
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Impact: Western Digital's stock was up more than 3% as the semiconductor sector recovered.
May 20, 2026 · 72 articles
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Impact: Western Digital was among the AI-related assets traded on RealStocks.
Jul 28, 2026 · 6 articles
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Impact: Western Digital spun off Western Digital — Sandisk in 2025, and its stock has benefited indirectly from the memory boom, though it is less directly exposed to the NAND shortage.
Apr 20, 2026 · 95 articles
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Supermicro announced the seventh annual Supermicro Open Storage Summit, a virtual event running from August 11 through September 3, 2026. The 12-session technical series, presented with theCUBE, brings together 38 industry experts from 21 leading…
Impact: Western Digital is an ecosystem partner, showcasing its storage devices for AI infrastructure.
Aug 06, 2026 · 12 articles
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Nvidia is scheduled to report its fiscal second-quarter 2027 earnings on August 26, 2026. Analysts expect revenue of approximately $91.8 billion, nearly double year-over-year, and EPS of about $2.08. The company's management guided revenue around…
Impact: Western Digital, another memory/storage player, has also outperformed Nvidia recently, drawing investor interest.
Jul 22, 2026 · 33 articles
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Impact: Western Digital, a storage and memory peer, saw its stock jump following Micron Technology's strong results, benefiting from the overall positive sentiment in the chip market.
May 19, 2026 · 104 articles
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Impact: Western Digital shares popped, benefiting from the upbeat chip outlook.
Jun 24, 2026 · 57 articles
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Impact: Western Digital sank 9.2% but still up 171% for the year.
Jul 17, 2026 · 20 articles
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A wave of strong corporate earnings, particularly from AI-related companies, drove major U.S. stock indexes to record highs in early August 2026. Microsoft, Amazon (company), Palantir, and Caterpillar reported better-than-expected results, easing investor concerns about…
Impact: Benefited from AI memory demand.
Jul 14, 2026 · 280 articles
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Western Digital — Sandisk reported fiscal Q4 2026 results and announced a major expansion of its share repurchase program. The board approved an additional $14 billion buyback, bringing total remaining authorization to $15.5 billion, which…
Impact: Western Digital spun off Western Digital — Sandisk in 2025 and is mentioned as the former parent. The event highlights Western Digital — Sandisk's independent success, which may reflect positively on Western Digital's strategic decision.
Aug 10, 2026 · 6 articles
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The 60-day deadline for a US-Iran peace deal expired on August 17, 2026, with the two sides further apart than ever. The interim Memorandum of Understanding signed in June collapsed over control of the Strait…
Impact: Western Digital's stock fell in premarket trading due to higher yields and risk-off sentiment.
Jul 31, 2026 · 335 articles
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International
Impact: Western Digital is mentioned as a manufacturer that will benefit from the U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve.
Feb 04, 2026 · 6 articles
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The United States and Iran, with mediation from Pakistan and Qatar, are reportedly close to an arrangement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed since the start of the US-Israeli attacks…
Impact: Western Digital is a chipmaker, affected by market sentiment but not the crisis.
Jun 16, 2026 · 349 articles
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Business
Western Digital — Sandisk, a leading NAND memory manufacturer, experienced a significant stock sell-off in mid-2026, with shares dropping roughly 45-50% from their June peak. The decline followed a period of extraordinary gains driven by…
Impact: Western Digital spun off Western Digital — Sandisk in 2025, and the event is part of Western Digital — Sandisk's history but has no direct impact on Western Digital now.
Aug 04, 2026 · 11 articles
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Tech
Jun 01, 2026 · 20 articles
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