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Vinny Lingham, co-founder of Praxos Capital, said Strategy’s financial structure is coming apart in a way he says he forecast 18 months ago. Speaking with Unchained host Laura Shin, Lingham said the company could be nearing a point where any available move worsens its position. He pointed to layers of debt and preferred securities as leaving limited room to maneuver.

An analyst cautioned investors against assuming Strategy has limited downside simply because the stock has already fallen sharply. He pointed to the company’s roughly 99.86% collapse during the Dot-com Bubble as a historical precedent. The warning argues that steep drawdowns can still deepen materially from current levels.

Apple raised prices for Macs, iPads, home devices and the Vision Pro to offset cost increases tied to shortages of memory chips and storage, sending the stock down more than 6% in a single session. The slide weighed on the “Magnificent Seven,” with Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms, Tesla, Nvidia and Coinbase all ending lower. In contrast, Micron Technology issued an AI-driven revenue forecast that topped expectations and sparked a sharp rally in chipmakers, leaving tech performance split.

Triller said it obtained economic exposure to 3,917,185 SpaceX shares via an offshore fund structure, valuing the position at $411 million, or $105 per share equivalent, a 32% discount to SPCX’s recent close. The company’s market cap is about $13 million and it reported $2 million in cash, yet the financing carries a 68% loan-to-value ratio. A further 15% to 20% decline in SPCX could trigger a forced liquidation. The structure has been described as effectively “renting” shares and follows Triller’s recent 1-for-10 reverse split and the end of a four-month trading halt.

Strategy (MSTR) shares fell nearly 30% over five days and are down about 36% over the past month, outpacing Bitcoin’s decline over the same period. The company’s 847,363 Bitcoin position is sitting on roughly $10.6 billion in unrealized losses, while its STRC preferred stock has fallen to around $76, below its $100 par value. Dividend obligations tied to STRC have risen to $1.2 billion and cash reserves fell 38%, according to CryptoQuant. Rosen Law Firm also said it is investigating potential securities fraud claims involving the company and its publicly traded securities.

Apple raised prices for iPads and MacBooks on Thursday, after CEO Tim Cook said higher pricing was unavoidable. The increases follow a surge in memory-chip demand tied to the AI boom and the buildout of large data centers. iPhone pricing has so far avoided the latest round of increases.

Apple said it is raising prices for several hardware lines, including iPad and Mac, with increases ranging from $100 to $200, citing soaring memory costs driven by AI data centers. The company said the speed and scale of component price increases were unprecedented and that it could no longer absorb the costs. Apple shares fell 6.12% on the day, erasing about $265 billion in market value. Microsoft’s Xbox also announced price increases, underscoring broader pressure across the memory supply chain.

SpaceX completed its first $25 billion senior unsecured bond offering, with the 10-year tranche pricing about 40 basis points wider than BBB peers, underscoring investor unease over heavy cash burn and uncertain long-term profitability. The company said proceeds will refinance a $20 billion short-term bridge loan and help fund capital spending tied to Starship, Starlink expansion and AI data centers. It also disclosed data-center leasing agreements with Google and Anthropic totaling about $26 billion a year, but the softer pricing suggests investors are focused on execution risk rather than longer-dated growth narratives.

Apple has raised prices across hardware including Macs, iPads, HomePod, Apple TV and Vision Pro, citing a global memory shortage fueled by AI, with some products up by more than $200. Counterpoint data show smartphone DRAM prices jumped 50% quarter-over-quarter in Q1 2026, while NAND Flash rose by more than 90%. The move underscores that memory supply-chain cost pressure has reached device makers, serving as a positive catalyst for Memory ETFs while creating manageable near-term profit pressure for Apple shares.

Micron Technology reported Q3 revenue of $41.46 billion, up 315% year over year, and guided Q4 revenue to $50 billion, sending its shares up 11.33%. Tech sentiment then soured after Nvidia slid more than 3% intraday, pressuring the broader semiconductor group, with AMD down 7% within an hour and Intel off 2%. Apple fell more than 5% after raising prices for flagship iPad, iMac and home devices. The Nasdaq sank more than 1.0% on the session while the Dow set a record high.