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Why Western Digital Stock Just Crashed

Toshiba is coming for Western Digital's market share.

Why Western Digital Stock Just Crashed

Published October 2, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

Computer hard-drive manufacturer Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) stock tumbled 11.7% through 1 p.m. ET Friday -- but not for any fault of its own.

Instead, investors seem to be selling off Western Digital stock amid reports that rival Toshiba -- currently the No. 3 producer of hard disk drives worldwide -- is expanding its production capacity to grab more market share.

Details

Presumably, including market share that belongs to Western Digital.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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