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Why Micron Stock Popped Today

Google just gave investors another reason to love Micron stock.

Why Micron Stock Popped Today

Published July 23, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

Micron (NASDAQ: MU) stock jumped 3.7% through 2 p.m. ET on Thursday, on no obvious good news for the computer memory stock -- but I think we can figure out why Micron popped anyway.

Yesterday evening, if you recall, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock reported its Q2 earnings -- sales up 24% year over year, and earnings up even more. Unfortunately for Alphabet investors, their company then proceeded to point out that AI is fueling its profits, and that for this reason, Alphabet is spending even more money on capital investment in its AI business.

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