Western Digital the 2nd Best Stock in the S&P 500 As Shares Rally 65% in 2026

Western Digital the 2nd Best Stock in the S&P 500 As Shares Rally 65% in 2026

© Ian Tuttle / Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) has delivered an exceptional start to 2026, with shares climbing 64.9% year-to-date through yesterday’s close. The broader tech sector, measured by the Technology Select Sector SPDR (NYSEARCA:XLK), has slipped 0.68% in the same period. Best of all, Western Digital is now the…

SanDisk and Western Digital are the Real AI Kings of 2026

SanDisk and Western Digital are the Real AI Kings of 2026

© PhotoBylove / Getty Images As investors turned their back on software (notably, the seat-based software-as-a-service companies), they’re turned towards hardware in a big-time way. You wouldn’t know it by looking at those flat shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), but the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) is up around 13% year to date, with few signs of…

Western Digital to Host Innovation Day 2026 in New York City

Western Digital to Host Innovation Day 2026 in New York City

Subjects: Conference, Webcast Western Digital Corporation (Nasdaq: WDC) today announced that it will hold its Innovation Day event on February 3 in New York. At the event, the company will highlight key innovations designed to support the growing demand for data storage by our customers in the AI-driven data economy. Event Date: Tuesday, February 3,…