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Closing Bell

Closing Bell: Tech’s Continued Takeoff 5/26/26

Closing Bell

CNBC

News, Business

4.4139 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

We drill down on two big stories in tech: Apple’s record run and Micron’s market cap momentum. Dan Greenhaus from Solus, Abby Yoder from JP Morgan and NewEdge Wealth’s Cameron Dawson weigh in on those mega moves. Plus, author and thought leader Walter Isaacson gives his take on the war of words over the future of AI. And, star retail analyst Matthew Boss tells us what he is watching ahead of some critical earnings in that sector.

Transcript

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0:00.0

All right, guys, thanks. Welcome to closing bell. I'm Scott Wapner, live from Post 9 here at the New York Stock Exchange. This maker breakout begins with the amazing tech trade. Yet another new high for the NASDAQ. There it is. Almost 1%. 21%. We'll call it that. Apple and Micron leading that charge. We'll have reports on both coming up. In the meantime, let's show you the scorecard here with 60 to go in regulation. We've been mixed throughout the day. The S&P, by the way, also hitting a new high of its own. Good for about one half of 1%. The chip names, other than Micron moving higher. Invidia, not so much today. But we'll watch all of that. Oil and yields are falling,

0:38.3

and that's been good for the market and good for small caps, especially. In fact, the Russell

0:42.3

Ripping again, now the best performing index year to date, up near 18%. It takes us to our talk of the

0:49.3

tape. Tech's continued takeoff. Let's zero in on two big stories there today. Apple's record run and Micron's

0:55.7

market cap momentum. And we'll begin there. And Christina, parts and nevoloz. Hi there.

1:00.3

Hi. Well, you mentioned the NASDAQ. It's been on a tear up about 27% since the March 30th low

1:05.3

making or marking its best 40 day stretch since mid 2020. And if you zoom in on the NASDAQ 100, it's knocking on all-time

1:12.8

highs as well to start this short and weak. A lot of that strength, of course, is tied to

1:17.5

easing geopolitical tensions, optimism. But more importantly, the AI trade is still very, very much

1:23.8

alive. And you can see that most clearly in semiconductors. Broadbase strength here.

1:27.9

Marvell, on semi, Texas Instruments, all AMD, all pushing towards or hitting 52-week highs today.

1:34.1

Memory leading the move. Micron getting a lift from retail demand not only in the new DRAM

1:39.2

ETF that just launched lots of moving in there, but also a huge price target from UBS, tripling to

1:45.8

$1,625 bucks.

1:48.2

They're pointing to more stable, long-term pricing, which is definitely a notable shift from

1:53.4

what's usually a very cyclical business.

1:56.1

And then Scott, you pointed out one name that's maybe not keeping up as much, though,

2:00.0

Invidia.

2:00.4

It's been lagging

2:00.9

the broader semi-group over the past week with that post-earnings sell the news dynamics, still

2:05.8

hanging over the stock.

2:08.5

Christina, thank you. Christina Parts and Neveless. Meantime, Apple on pace for its longest

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