U.S. stocks opened lower: Dow -0.2%, S&P 500 -0.3%, Nasdaq -0.6%. Meta Platforms (META.O) rose 6% on reports it is building a cloud business to sell excess AI compute capacity. Storage names fell: SanDisk (SNDK.O) -7.5%, Western Digital (WDC.O) down >4%, Micron Technology (MU.O) -6%.

2026-07-01

U.S. stocks opened lower: Dow -0.2%, S&P 500 -0.3%, Nasdaq -0.6%. Meta Platforms (META.O) rose 6% on reports it is building a cloud business to sell excess AI compute capacity. Storage names fell: SanDisk (SNDK.O) -7.5%, Western Digital (WDC.O) down >4%, Micron Technology (MU.O) -6%.