{
 "date": "2026-10-08",
 "display_date": "Thursday, October 08, 2026",
 "session": "Wednesday",
 "published_at": "2026-10-08T12:43:37+00:00",
 "prices_as_of": "2026-10-02",
 "stops": [
  {
   "kind": "open",
   "t": null,
   "caption": "At Wednesday's close, SPY slipped 0.24% to $777.22 and QQQ lost 0.25% to $757.73."
  },
  {
   "kind": "up",
   "t": "NNBR",
   "caption": "NN was the biggest gainer among the companies we follow in Friday’s session, up 24.2%."
  },
  {
   "kind": "down",
   "t": "WDC",
   "caption": "Western Digital was the biggest decliner among the companies we follow in Friday’s session, down 10.2%."
  },
  {
   "kind": "news",
   "t": "SNX",
   "caption": "TD Synnex signs definitive agreement to acquire BlueStar. TD Synnex announced the transaction from Fremont, Calif. and Clearwater, Fla. The acquisition adds BlueStar to TD Synnex's global distribution and solutions aggregation platform."
  },
  {
   "kind": "news",
   "t": "AEHR",
   "caption": "Aehr Test Systems receives follow-on Sonoma orders for next-gen AI processor. Aehr Test Systems announced the production orders for its Sonoma system, supporting a lead hyperscale customer's next-generation AI processor. The repeat production order indicates the customer's AI processor program has moved into production volumes."
  },
  {
   "kind": "news",
   "t": "PENG",
   "caption": "Penguin Solutions appoints Stephen Cumming CFO, reports record FY26. Penguin Solutions named Stephen Cumming senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective immediately, citing his financial leadership across infrastructure systems, software, services, and semiconductor companies. Separately, Penguin reported fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2026 results with multiple company records, reflecting AI-driven data center demand, and raised its full-year fiscal 2027 outlook."
  },
  {
   "kind": "watch",
   "t": "CHRN",
   "caption": "ChronoScale reports today with a consensus EPS estimate of -$0.09."
  },
  {
   "kind": "watch",
   "t": "AZZ",
   "caption": "AZZ reports on 2026-10-13. No estimate or financial detail was provided in the source data."
  },
  {
   "kind": "close",
   "t": null,
   "caption": "That’s the brief for Thursday, October 08, 2026. Read it in full on the site, or keep exploring from here.",
   "link": {
    "label": "Read the full brief ↗",
    "href": "https://thebuildout.co/brief/2026-10-08"
   }
  }
 ],
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  "AEHR",
  "AZZ",
  "CHRN",
  "NNBR",
  "PENG",
  "SNX",
  "WDC"
 ]
}