Technology News 14.03.2026
LIVETechnology news rolling coverageStarted: March 14, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTUpdated: March 14, 2026, 9:20 AM EDT
Nebius Group NBIS stock takes a 13% hit as CoreWeave capex plan spooks AI cloud names
Nebius Group N.V. shares fell 13.05% to $91.19 Friday, with trading volume surging to 22.8 million shares. The drop followed CoreWeave’s announcement of a sharp increase in 2026 capital spending, raising sector-wide concerns over funding and margins. Nebius reported $2.1 billion in Q4 capital expenditures and expects 2026 revenue to reach $7–9 billion. CEO Arkady Volozh will speak at a Morgan Stanley conference on March 4.
AppLovin stock price whipsaws into the weekend — what to watch for APP shares next week
AppLovin shares closed Friday at $434.77, down 2.28%, after a 5.53% jump Thursday, with about 4.9 million shares traded. The stock moved between $426.50 and $447.53 during the session and slipped to $433.79 after hours. Investors are watching for macro data and updates on an ongoing SEC probe. AppLovin’s Q4 revenue was $1.66 billion, with net income of $1.10 billion.
Corning stock price holds near $150 — what GLW investors are watching next week
Corning (GLW) closed up 0.05% at $150.38 Friday, recovering slightly after a 6.31% drop Thursday. CEO Wendell Weeks sold 137,514 shares at an average $155.37, according to an SEC filing. The company’s CFO will deliver a business update at a Morgan Stanley conference on March 3. Corning went ex-dividend Feb. 26 for a $0.28 payout, payable March 30.
Caterpillar stock price slips into the weekend as inflation heats up; what CAT investors watch next
Caterpillar shares fell 1.34% to $742.83 Friday and slipped further after hours as hotter U.S. wholesale inflation data stoked rate hike concerns. The U.S. producer price index rose 0.5% in January, above forecasts. About 3.44 million Caterpillar shares traded. Markets are closed until Monday.
NextEra Energy stock rebounds after $2 billion equity-units deal; traders eye the March 3 close
NextEra Energy shares rose 1.9% to $93.77 Friday after pricing a $2 billion equity-units offering at $50 each, with a 7.375% annual distribution. The deal is set to close March 3, with an option for underwriters to buy up to $300 million more. A subsidiary also sold €1.75 billion in junior subordinated debentures. The stock traded ex-dividend for a $0.6232 payout.
XRP price today slips near $1.33 as Iran strikes and hot U.S. inflation shake crypto
XRP fell 2.2% to $1.33 on Saturday as traders reacted to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and a higher-than-expected U.S. producer price increase. Bitcoin and ether also declined. Ripple announced plans to shift XRP Ledger developer funding toward more distributed, community-led sources. U.S. stock markets remained closed for the weekend.
Lam Research (LRCX) slips for a second day — 3 things to watch before Monday
Lam Research fell 2.17% to $233.89 Friday, extending a two-day slide after hitting a 52-week high Wednesday. Chip stocks stayed under pressure following a hotter-than-expected U.S. wholesale inflation report and Nvidia’s recent drop. The Philadelphia semiconductor index fell about 3% Thursday. Investors await Lam’s March conference appearances and next week’s U.S. jobs data.
Citigroup stock price drops 5% to $110 as bank selloff bites — what to watch before Monday
Citigroup shares dropped 5.2% to $110.19 on Friday, with trading volume nearly doubling to 29.1 million. The KBW Nasdaq Bank Index fell 4.9% as investors reacted to higher U.S. inflation, renewed credit worries, and sector-wide risk aversion. U.S. stocks ended lower, with the Dow down 1.05% and the S&P 500 off 0.43%. Focus turns to next week’s jobs data and fallout from private credit strains.
Intel stock week ahead: ASML’s next-gen EUV call and Nvidia’s CPU push put INTC in focus
Intel shares closed Friday up 0.33% at $45.61 but slipped 0.48% in after-hours trading. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Nvidia could become a major CPU maker, intensifying competition. ASML’s new High-NA EUV tools are ready for high-volume use, but full production integration will take two to three years. Intel will present at the Morgan Stanley TMT Conference on March 4.
Coherent (COHR) stock price rises ahead of Morgan Stanley CEO/CFO chat — what to watch next week
Coherent shares rose 3.5% to $258.93 at Friday’s close. CEO Jim Anderson and CFO Sherri Luther will speak at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference in San Francisco on March 3. The company reported $1.69 billion in quarterly revenue and $0.76 GAAP EPS on Feb. 4, citing strong datacenter demand. Investors await management’s outlook on capacity and demand.
JNJ stock price jumps near a year-high — what to watch after Johnson & Johnson’s latest updates
Johnson & Johnson shares closed Friday at $248.43, up 2.04%, after early-stage trial data for its prostate cancer drug showed a 50% PSA drop in 64.7% of patients and no new safety issues. The company also launched new stroke devices in the U.S. A Texas judge rejected Kenvue’s bid to dismiss a Tylenol labeling lawsuit. J&J will present at TD Cowen’s Health Care Conference on March 3.
Oracle stock price: ORCL slides into weekend after hot U.S. inflation data; March 9 earnings ahead
Oracle shares fell 3.3% Friday to $145.40, ending the week down 1.8% as investors weighed higher inflation and interest rate risks. The company plans to raise up to $50 billion in 2026 for cloud expansion, split between equity and bonds. January’s U.S. wholesale inflation came in above forecasts, reinforcing expectations the Federal Reserve will keep rates steady. Oracle’s next earnings report is pending.
Meta stock slips into the weekend as Google AI chip deal report adds to spending focus
Meta shares closed at $648.18, down 1.34% Friday after reports of a multi-billion-dollar deal to rent Google’s AI chips. CFO Susan Li sold 55,702 shares on Feb. 24, per SEC filings. An EU court adviser backed regulators in an antitrust dispute with Meta. The White House will meet with Meta and others on March 4 over data center power use.
Google stock price: Alphabet’s GOOG gets a lift from reported Meta AI chip deal
Alphabet Class C shares closed up 1.39% at $311.43 Friday after a report said Meta signed a multi-year deal to rent Google’s AI chips. The S&P 500 fell 0.43%, and Nvidia dropped 3.5%. Alphabet’s trading volume topped 33 million shares, above its 50-day average. U.S. markets reopen Monday; the next major data is Friday’s jobs report.
Microsoft stock drops on OpenAI’s $110 billion raise — what MSFT investors watch next week
Microsoft shares fell 2.24% Friday to $392.74, dropping below $400 as investors reacted to OpenAI’s $110 billion funding round and a new Amazon cloud deal. The stock was little changed after-hours. Microsoft and OpenAI said their commercial relationship and Azure’s API exclusivity remain unchanged. Japan’s Fair Trade Commission raided Microsoft Japan on February 25 over alleged cloud market restrictions.
Nvidia stock slides into weekend after new “inference” chip report — what NVDA investors watch next
Nvidia shares dropped 4.16% to $177.19 on Friday, extending a two-day slide, but edged up 0.35% after hours. The Wall Street Journal reported Nvidia is preparing a new processor for AI inference work for OpenAI and others. The stock is down about 9% since February 25. Traders await Monday’s market reopen and Nvidia’s GTC conference on March 16 as the next major events.
Chile’s IPSA took a Friday hit — what could move Santiago stocks next week
Chile’s S&P/CLX IPSA index fell 1.47% Friday to 10,887.71, narrowing its weekly gain to 0.3% as global rate expectations shifted after U.S. producer prices rose more than forecast. Copper prices slipped and lithium producer SQM posted a 53% jump in Q4 net profit. Chile’s central bank will release January’s IMACEC activity index on March 2.
EGX30 slips nearly 3% last week — IMF $2.3bn and Telecom Egypt earnings set up Cairo stocks
Egypt’s EGX30 index closed at 49,212.83 on Thursday, up 0.4% for the day but down 2.9% from Feb. 19. Telecom Egypt shares rose 3.4% after reporting a fourfold jump in quarterly profit. The IMF approved $2.3 billion in new funding for Egypt. Total market capitalisation reached 3.247 trillion pounds.
Why Qatar stocks fell last week — and what could move the Qatar Stock Exchange on Monday
Qatar’s QE Index closed Thursday at 11,055.20, down 1.91% for the week and 2.26% for February, with real estate stocks leading losses. Barwa Real Estate accounted for 37% of turnover in the final session. The exchange will close Sunday, March 1, for a bank holiday, reopening Monday. Qatar Islamic Bank issued a $750 million, five-year sukuk at 4.402%.
Abu Dhabi stocks slide into the weekend — what ADX investors watch next week
Abu Dhabi’s FTSE ADX General Index closed Friday at 10,453.9, down 1.33%, led by declines in First Abu Dhabi Bank and Americana Restaurants. The drop followed failed U.S.-Iran talks and rising oil prices, with Brent crude up nearly 2% to $72.14 a barrel. Dubai’s main index fell 1.8%. OPEC+ meets March 1, with renewed U.S.-Iran negotiations set for next week.