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-0.42% this morning as
- Also, Sandisk (SNDK) slumped more than -9% in pre-market trading after the memory maker issued disappointing FQ1 revenue guidance, overshadowing its strong FQ4 results.
- Those losses spilled over into other AI-related stocks and weighed on Nasdaq 100 futures.
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What happened
Nasdaq Futures Slip as Western Digital and Sandisk Sink on Disappointing Guidance Oleksandr Pylypenko Thu, August 6, 2026 at 7:39 PM GMT+9 12 min read WDC SNDK ^NDX CL=F ^IXIC Down market by Artit Wongpradu via Shutterstock September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU26) are down -0.42% this morning as concerns about the AI trade linger after forecasts from Western Digital and Sandisk fell short of investors' lofty expectations. Western Digital (WDC) tanked over -14% in pre-market trading after the storage maker issued good but not great FQ1 guidance, failing to meet investors' lofty expectations. Also, Sandisk (SNDK) slumped more than -9% in pre-market trading after the memory maker issued disappointing FQ1 revenue guidance, overshadowing its strong FQ4 results.
Primary evidence
Primary reporting sourced from Barchart (https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/nasdaq-futures-slip-western-digital-103922429.html). All transaction figures, dates, and statements cross-referenced against wire feeds.
Why it matters
As a significant CORPORATE EARNINGS development, this event shifts institutional capital allocations across Financials, Corporate Intelligence and directly alters operating assumptions for related benchmarks.
Transmission mechanisms
Market transmission operates through supply chain linkages, cost-of-capital adjustments, and sector re-rating across Financials, Corporate Intelligence, impacting near-term valuation multiples for related benchmarks.
Uncertainties and competing interpretations
Key execution risks include duration delays, regulatory scrutiny across Financials, Corporate Intelligence, and whether secondary price discovery sustains support for related benchmarks amid macro rotation.
What to monitor next
Key upcoming milestones include official regulatory disclosures, next quarterly SEC filings, and volume-weighted institutional accumulation in related benchmarks.
[S1] Barchart Disclosure & Report
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