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Microsoft & Western Digital

9 shared events · Importance 3 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026

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Microsoft: Reported strong quarterly earnings, with Azure growth and AI monetization reassuring investors. Stock surged to its best day in 18 years, adding $450 billion in market value.
Western Digital: Benefited from AI memory demand.
Jul 14, 2026 · 280 articles
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Microsoft: Less directly impacted; part of hyperscaler spending.
Western Digital: 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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Microsoft: Microsoft is a major hyperscaler investing heavily in AI, and its capex is a significant driver of Nvidia's data center revenue.
Western Digital: Western Digital, another memory/storage player, has also outperformed Nvidia recently, drawing investor interest.
Jul 22, 2026 · 33 articles
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Microsoft: Microsoft shares were down, contributing to the drag on tech-heavy indices.
Western Digital: Western Digital shares popped, benefiting from the upbeat chip outlook.
Jun 24, 2026 · 57 articles
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Microsoft: Microsoft's stock was down, indicating some pressure on major technology companies within the software sector.
Western Digital: Western Digital's stock was up more than 3% as the semiconductor sector recovered.
May 20, 2026 · 72 articles
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Microsoft: Microsoft was a well-known large cap that drew broad participation on RealStocks.
Western Digital: Western Digital was among the AI-related assets traded on RealStocks.
Jul 28, 2026 · 6 articles
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Microsoft: Microsoft's stock fell in premarket trading due to higher yields and risk-off sentiment.
Western Digital: 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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Microsoft: Microsoft is a company where Manuvir Das previously held a senior leadership position, indicating his relevant experience in the tech industry.
Western Digital: 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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Microsoft: Microsoft has signed long-term cloud contracts with IREN, indicating its investment in data center capacity for AI workloads.
Western Digital: 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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