Technology News 14.03.2026
LIVETechnology news rolling coverageStarted: March 14, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTUpdated: March 14, 2026, 9:20 AM EDT
Bursa Malaysia weekly wrap: KLCI slides, big banks hit — what traders watch next
Bursa Malaysia’s KLCI fell 1.4% to 1,716.61 on Friday, closing the week down 2.1%. Press Metal Aluminium and Petronas Chemicals weighed on the index, while Tenaga Nasional and Sime Darby rose. MBSB shares dropped nearly 6% after weak earnings; IHH Healthcare reported a 27.9% profit fall but closed up 1.1%. Sunway Healthcare launched a RM2.86 billion IPO, with retail applications closing March 5.
Indonesia stocks face a 15% free-float rule after a choppy week — what to watch next
Indonesia’s stock exchange will require listed firms to raise their minimum public free float to 15%, affecting over 200 companies. The Jakarta Composite Index closed the week down 0.44% at 8,235.49, with turnover up 25% and foreign investors net selling 694 billion rupiah on Friday. U.S. tariffs on Indonesian solar products added pressure. Market volatility persisted ahead of key China data.
Spain’s IBEX 35 ends week higher despite bank scare; inflation and ECB dates loom
Spain’s IBEX 35 closed down 0.73% at 18,360.80 on Friday, pressured by a sell-off in banks amid renewed credit concerns, but ended the week up about 1%. European bank stocks dropped 1.7% as Market Financial Solutions, a UK lender, applied for administration citing a £930 million collateral shortfall. Spain’s February CPI flash estimate showed prices up 2.3% year-on-year. Eurozone inflation data is due March 3.
Nasdaq Nordic weekly wrap: Novo Nordisk shock drags Denmark as OMXN40 ends down
Denmark’s OMXC25 index dropped 4.7% last week, hit by Novo Nordisk’s 16% slide after an obesity-drug trial setback. The OMX Nordic 40 lost 2.2% for the week, while Sweden’s OMXS30 rose 1.3%. Traders now await U.S. jobs data on March 6 and central bank meetings later in March.
Taiwan Stock Exchange weekly wrap: Taiex hits 35,414 record — what to watch before Monday
Taiwan’s Taiex closed at a record 35,414.49 on Thursday, up 5.38% for the week, with turnover hitting NT$1.14 trillion. TSMC fell 0.99% while MediaTek gained 4.01%. Trading was closed Friday for a holiday, with the next session set for Monday. Margin financing exceeded NT$360 billion as traders eyed U.S. tariff risks and global tech sentiment.
KOSPI hit 6,000, then slipped on record foreign selling — what Korea stocks watch next
Kospi fell 1% to 6,244.13 on Friday, ending a six-day rally but closing the week up 7.5%. Foreign investors posted record net selling of 6.83 trillion won as chip stocks slipped; Hyundai Motor jumped 10.7% to a record high. The Korea Exchange is closed Monday for a holiday. February trade data is due Sunday.
Ibovespa ends first down week of 2026 after inflation jolt — what to watch next on Brazil’s B3
Brazil’s Ibovespa fell 0.92% for the week ended Feb. 27, closing Friday at 188,786.98 after hitting a record high midweek. A higher-than-expected IPCA-15 inflation reading shook rate-cut bets and weighed on sentiment. Foreign investors were net buyers of 15.3 billion reais in February. Brazil’s Q4 GDP is due March 3, ahead of the March 17–18 Copom meeting.
BSE Sensex weekly drop after 961-point Friday fall: GDP, oil and IT jitters to drive Monday trade
The Sensex fell 1.84% last week to 81,287.19, with autos and financials leading declines as foreign investors sold 34.66 billion rupees of equities Thursday. India’s GDP grew 7.8% in October-December, slowing from the previous quarter, and the rupee posted its first monthly gain since April 2025. Brent crude closed at $72.48 a barrel, with Barclays warning of a possible rise if U.S.-Iran tensions escalate.
Saudi Exchange weekly wrap: TASI slides 2.2% — what traders watch next as oil and geopolitics bite
Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index dropped 2.18% to 10,709.04 for the week ending Feb. 26, with a sharp selloff after Saudi Aramco confirmed LPG delivery cancellations due to damage at its Juaymah terminal. Aramco shares fell, while SRMG plunged 19.6%. Trading reached SAR 18.7 billion on 872.7 million shares. Brent crude rose 2.45% to $72.48 a barrel as markets watched U.S.-Iran nuclear talks.
HKEX stock price rises 2.7% for the week after record profit, dividend hike — what’s next
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing shares closed at HK$419 on Friday, up 2.7% for the week, after reporting a record 2025 profit of HK$17.75 billion and raising its full-year dividend to HK$12.52 per share. The exchange posted a 90% jump in average daily turnover and announced the shares will trade ex-dividend on March 11. Four new Hong Kong IPOs launched Friday, seeking up to HK$4.9 billion.
JPX stock surges nearly 14% in a week — what drove Japan Exchange Group shares, and what’s next
Japan Exchange Group shares closed Friday at 2,135.5 yen, up 3.5% on the day and 13.8% for the week, with 6.84 million shares traded. Tokyo’s core inflation slowed to 1.8% in February, dipping below the Bank of Japan’s 2% target. The Nikkei ended at a record high, rising 10.4% in February. The yen remains in focus ahead of key BOJ and U.S. data next week.
Euronext stock ends a strong week after broker upgrade — what to watch next
Euronext shares closed Friday at 140.00 euros, up 2.2% on the day and nearly 10% for the week after a Kepler Cheuvreux upgrade to “buy.” The broker raised its price target to 157 euros. Investors are watching next week’s euro zone inflation data and U.S. jobs report for signs of increased market volatility and trading volumes. Euronext’s Q1 results are due May 19.
NYSE Composite ends February wobbling as AI jitters and hot inflation set up a big jobs week
The Dow fell 1.1% Friday and 1.3% for the week; the S&P 500 and Nasdaq also posted weekly declines. The NYSE Composite closed at 23,494.44, down 0.13%. Block announced over 4,000 job cuts, while Dell forecast AI server revenue to double. Oil rose and the 10-year Treasury yield slipped to 3.96%.
Technology News 28.02.2026
ENDEDLive coverage has endedEnded: March 1, 2026, 12:00 AM EST Iran near-total internet blackout as Operation Epic Fury begins February 28, 2026, 11:46 PM EST. NetBlocks (an independent internet watchdog) reported a near-total internet blackout in Iran, with connectivity down to about 4% as of 07:00 UTC on February 28. Cloudflare Radar (a real-time internet-traffic monitor) corroborated the drop, noting near-zero traffic in major regions including Tehran, Isfahan and Razavi Khorasan. Officials attributed the outage to government-imposed measures rather than a cyber-attack by Israel or the United States, noting it follows domestic unrest earlier this year. The BBC said Starlink
Merck (MRK) stock price jumps after Keytruda survival data; Gardasil layoffs in focus next week
Merck shares closed up 3.8% Friday after reporting Keytruda cut the risk of death by 18% in a late-stage ovarian cancer trial. The company will lay off about 150 workers at a North Carolina Gardasil plant amid weak vaccine demand in China. Investors await management remarks at a March 3 health-care conference. Keytruda accounts for nearly half of Merck’s revenue, with major patents expiring from 2028.
Corning stock (GLW) holds near $150 after CEO sale filing as March catalysts line up
Corning CEO Wendell Weeks sold 137,514 shares after exercising options, according to an SEC filing. The stock closed up 0.05% at $150.38 and rose to $150.48 after hours. UBS and Citi raised price targets this week, citing AI-related demand and upcoming conferences. Weeks now holds 733,891 shares directly.
Cisco stock ends higher into the weekend as critical SD-WAN bug stays in focus
Cisco shares closed up 1.74% at $79.46 Friday, outperforming a declining market as 27.46 million shares traded. U.S. cyber agencies warned of active exploitation of a critical Cisco SD-WAN flaw, with emergency patch deadlines set for federal agencies. Cisco said no new financial details will be shared at investor events in early March, including a March 5 Morgan Stanley conference.
Flutter Entertainment share price sinks 15% after FanDuel owner flags soft 2026 outlook
Flutter shares fell 15% in London and nearly 14% in the U.S. after the company forecast 2026 core profit of $2.97 billion, missing analyst estimates by over $500 million. The company cited weaker U.S. betting engagement and underperforming promotions. Fourth-quarter revenue rose 25% to $4.74 billion, but U.S. wagering growth slowed to 3%.
Exxon Mobil stock price jumps as oil hits multi-month highs — what XOM traders watch next
Exxon Mobil shares closed up 2.7% at $152.60 Friday, leading oil majors as crude prices hit multi-month highs. Brent settled at $72.48 a barrel and WTI at $67.02 after U.S.-Iran nuclear talks extended without a deal. OPEC+ meets Sunday to discuss a possible output increase. Saudi Aramco sold its first Jafurah condensate cargoes to U.S. majors, including Exxon.
American Express stock slides late Friday as hot inflation data bites — what investors watch next
American Express shares dropped 7.3% Friday to $308.90 after a hotter-than-expected U.S. producer-price report triggered a selloff in financial stocks. The company filed plans for a new 2 million square foot headquarters at 2 World Trade Center, with construction set for 2026. Visa and Mastercard also fell. Traders now await next week’s U.S. jobs data.