Today: 29 June 2026

Marcin Frąckiewicz

Marcin Frąckiewicz is the founder and CEO of TS2 Space, a satellite communications company serving customers around the world. A graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH), he has more than two decades of experience in telecommunications, satellite services and technology ventures. He writes about satellite communications, space technology, artificial intelligence and the stock market, with a particular focus on technology companies, semiconductors, emerging industries and the trends shaping global innovation.

Plug Power Stock’s Wild 170% Hydrogen Rally Cools – What’s Next for PLUG?

Plug Power Stock’s Wild 170% Hydrogen Rally Cools – What’s Next for PLUG?

Plug Power’s share price has been on a roller coaster. After languishing around $1.50 in late summer 2025, PLUG launched into an eye-popping rally. By early October, the stock had surged to a new 52-week high around $4.58, roughly a 170% jump in about three months ts2.tech. This hydrogen-fueled surge far outpaced the broader market and was accompanied by explosive trading volumes as momentum and buzz built. In fact, one analysis noted PLUG saw 97 trading days with >5% swings in the past year, highlighting its extreme volatility ts2.tech. However, the rally has cooled off in recent sessions. After peaking above $4, profit-taking set in by mid-October. For example, the stock spiked ~7% to around $3.70 on Oct. 19, then slid about 4% to $3.25 by Oct. 21 ts2.tech. By October 23, Plug was trading back in the high-$2 range ts2.tech – still well above its summer lows, but down significantly from the peak. As of Oct. 27, the share price hovers around $2.95 amid choppy trading. This back-and-forth suggests investors are trying to determine whether Plug’s huge run-up was overdone or if another leg higher could be ahead.
27 October 2025
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AiRWA (YYAI) Soars on Crypto Pivot – Tiny Stock on a Wild Ride or Warning Sign?

YYAI Stock’s Wild Ride: $100M Crypto Pivot and 1-for-50 Reverse Split Shock Investors

YYAI’s recent saga is a dramatic pivot from its roots. Until this month, the Nasdaq-listed company was known as Connexa Sports Technologies, a small-cap firm specializing in sports training techts2.tech. Facing stagnation and financial strain, Connexa’s management made a bold leap into the hottest buzzwords of 2025 – crypto and AI. On Oct. 6, 2025, they announced the company would rebrand as “AiRWA Inc.” and refocus entirely on blockchain-based financial servicesglobenewswire.comglobenewswire.com. The crown jewel of this plan is the proposed AiRWA Exchange, a platform to tokenize real-world assets – essentially converting traditional investments into crypto tokens tradeable 24/7. To fund this venture, YYAI struck a deal with JuCoin Capital, a Singaporean crypto firm, forming a $500 million joint ventureinvesting.com. JuCoin committed $100 million upfront, including roughly 150,000 Solana tokens to bootstrap the exchange’s liquidityts2.techinvesting.com. Company officials hailed the move as ushering in “a new era of blockchain-based financial services,” positioning AiRWA at the intersection of fintech and AIts2.techts2.tech.
27 October 2025
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Wolfspeed Stock’s Wild Comeback: From Bankruptcy to Boom – Will the Rally Last?

Wolfspeed Stock’s Wild Comeback: From Bankruptcy to Boom – Will the Rally Last?

Wolfspeed’s stock story of 2025 has been nothing short of extraordinary. In just one week, WOLF went from essentially worthless to a $30 stock, after the company executed a lightning-fast Chapter 11 bankruptcy exit. The restructuring, approved in September, wiped out most of the old shareholders but dramatically de-levered Wolfspeed’s balance sheet ts2.tech Nasdaq. Roughly $6.5 billion in debt was slashed to about $2.0 billion, extending maturities to 2030, and only ~25.8 million new shares were issued ts2.tech Nasdaq. This set the stage for a massive short squeeze-like rally: the “new” Wolfspeed stock exploded over 1000% intraday on Sept. 29, 2025, then jumped another 33% on Sept. 30 to a 52-week high near $32 ts2.tech. Even Wolfspeed’s management seemed stunned by the market’s reaction. “Wolfspeed has emerged from its expedited restructuring process, marking the beginning of a new era,” proclaimed CEO Robert Feurle as the firm re-listed its shares on the NYSE Reuters. He noted that with a cleaner balance sheet, Wolfspeed is “well positioned to capture rising demand” in fast-growing markets like EVs and AI Reuters. This optimistic narrative – that Wolfspeed can now pursue its vision unburdened by debt – helped restore some investor confidence Reuters. The company’s
27 October 2025
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Euronext Paris Shocks Markets with Historic Roots, Surging Stocks & Bold 2025 Moves

CAC 40 Near Record High, Defies Moody’s Warning as Luxury Stocks Rally

The CAC 40 index was essentially flat on Monday, closing around 8,230 points – a negligible change on the dayrttnews.com. This keeps the Paris benchmark within sight of its all-time high reached just days agofastbull.com. Last week, the CAC 40 briefly notched fresh record levels amid strong earnings reports and improving economic signals. It closed at 8,226 on Friday, ending the week modestly higherfastbull.com despite some mid-month volatility. The index has now gained roughly 10% in 2025 so farts2.tech, reflecting robust momentum as investors look past recent headwinds. Recent momentum: France’s blue-chip index has rallied on the back of cooling inflation and optimism around tech. Easing price pressures and an AI-driven tech boom have helped the CAC 40 climb steadily this yearts2.tech. As a result, the index is up about 13% from a year ago and only a few percent below its historic peakts2.tech. In fact, the CAC 40 spent much of Monday flirting with record territory, buoyed by company earnings and global risk-on sentiment. Traders note that Paris stocks have proven resilient through recent global market swings, rebounding quickly from an early-October selloff tied to U.S.-China trade fears.
27 October 2025
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Mega Metal Rally! Gold Rockets Past $4,000 as Silver Nears $52 on Debasement Fears

Silver’s Wild October: Record Highs, Big Swings – Inside Oct 27, 2025’s Silver Price Shocker

As of midday October 27, spot silver hovers around $47.8 per troy ounce, easing from last week’s levelsfxstreet.com. The metal is down about 1.6% from Friday’s close but is still up an astonishing ~65% since Januaryfxstreet.comfxstreet.com. In other words, an ounce of silver costs nearly two-thirds more today than it did at the start of 2025 – a testament to how dramatically this year’s rally has reshaped the market. Why the surge? In 2025 silver has benefited from a rare mix of bullish factors. It’s both a precious metal and an industrial commodity. That dual nature means silver drew in waves of safe-haven investors this year while manufacturing demand stayed robust. The result: prices climbed relentlessly through the year, recently reaching levels not seen in decades.
27 October 2025
Gold Soars Past $4,000 for the First Time – Inside the Historic Rally and What’s Next

Gold Price Breaks Records, Dips on Trade Hopes – Could $5,000 Gold Be Next?

Gold bullion bars: Gold prices have surged in 2025, repeatedly breaking records above $4,000 an ounce as economic uncertainties drive investors into safe-haven assets. The precious metal is up over 50% year-to-date – far outpacing stocks and most other assetsts2.tech. However, after reaching an all-time peak of about $4,381/oz last week, gold has since pulled back slightly amid profit-taking and hopes of easing geopolitical tensionsreuters.com. After a steady climb all year, gold’s rally went into overdrive this fall. The metal broke one record high after another in early October, crossing the $4,000/oz threshold for the first time everts2.tech. By mid-month it was hitting fresh peaks almost daily – spot gold reached about $4,318 on Oct. 16 and then an intraday record ~$4,381 on Oct. 20reuters.com. At that level, gold had surged roughly 60% in 2025, making it one of the best-performing assets of the yearts2.tech.
27 October 2025
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XRP Price Jumps Back After Wild Swing – Ripple’s Token Eyes ETF Catalyst in Volatile Crypto Market

XRP Price Soars 440% in a Year – Will Ripple’s Token Hit $5 or Crash? (Oct 27 Update)

As of October 27, 2025, XRP is trading around $2.62, slightly up on the day amid a period of stabilitytradersunion.com. Over the weekend, Ripple’s token staged a notable breakout, rallying from about $2.60 to $2.68 and pushing above a key $2.63 resistance levelcoindesk.com. This move – accompanied by a dramatic spike in trading volume – is being viewed as a bullish signal, firmly establishing a new support zone in the $2.61–$2.63 rangecoindesk.com. Analysts noted the volume on the breakout was 147% above normal, indicating heavy accumulation by buyers rather than erratic speculationcoindesk.com. Late-session consolidation around $2.67 suggested that buyers were defending gains instead of immediately taking profitcoindesk.com, a constructive sign for momentum. Traders and on-chain data confirm a shift in market behavior. In recent days, large XRP “whales” have been moving tokens off exchanges instead of selling, signaling accumulation and confidence in the price’s short-term outlooktradersunion.com. This whale accumulation trend, alongside rising on-chain volume and futures interest, points to a more constructive phase for XRP as investors prefer holding through the volatilitytradersunion.comtradersunion.com. “The modest gain reflects a stable but constructive phase for XRP following recent volatility, as investors favor accumulation over speculation,” one market analyst observedtradersunion.com.
27 October 2025
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$100B in Crypto? How Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) Stocks Became the Hottest Trend in Finance

Bitcoin Skyrockets Past $115K in “Uptober” Comeback Rally – Will the Surge Continue?

Bitcoin’s price is back on the upswing after a roller-coaster month. As of midday October 27, the leading cryptocurrency hovers near $115,000 – a level it has not seen since early October, when BTC hit a record high. This resurgence follows a dramatic mid-month correction: on October 10, Bitcoin briefly plunged from ~$125K to ~$104K in a single day amid a sudden macro shockts2.techts2.tech. That drop was triggered by an unexpected 100% tariff announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump, which sparked panic across risk assets and led to over $19 billion in leveraged crypto positions being liquidated within 24 hourscointelegraph.comts2.tech. The rapid crash – one of the worst liquidation events on record – shook market confidence and sent sentiment tumbling into “fear” territory. However, the downturn proved short-lived. Within days, buyers returned and stemmed the bleeding. By October 12, Bitcoin had already bounced back into the $111K–$112K range, essentially stabilizing about 10% below its peakts2.tech. “The worst of the selling had passed,” as one analyst observed, with markets digesting the tariff shock and finding a floorts2.tech. Crypto strategist Samson Mow quipped that “there are still 21 days left in ‘Uptober’,” suggesting the dip could be merely a temporary setback in
27 October 2025
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Pfizer Stock Surges 15% on Trump’s Pricing Pact & $7.3B Obesity Deal – Can the Rally Last?

Pfizer (PFE) Stock Rebounds on Trump Drug Deal & Obesity Gamble – Can the Rally Last?

Pfizer’s stock has endured a rough 2025, trading in the low-to-mid $20s for much of the year and touching multi-year lows. By late September, PFE was around $23.60 – down ~9% year-to-date and ~18% from a year priorts2.tech. It languished near the bottom of its 52-week rangets2.tech as the company faced a post-pandemic hangover: revenues from its COVID-19 vaccine and pill plummeted from $37.8B in 2022 to about $12.5B in 2024ts2.tech. Wall Street projected Pfizer’s EPS would fall by more than half from 2022 to 2025ts2.tech, reflecting this “COVID cliff” in sales and ongoing patent cliffs ahead. These factors, along with drug pricing worries, weighed heavily on investor sentiment through Q3 2025. That picture brightened suddenly as Q4 2025 began. In the final week of September, Pfizer’s stock staged a sharp rebound. PFE jumped about 15% in one week, rising from roughly $23.6 on Sept. 25 to around $27.2 by Oct. 1ts2.tech. On Sept. 30 alone, the stock spiked over 6%, then climbed further on Oct. 1 – marking one of Pfizer’s best weekly rallies in yearsts2.tech. This surge lifted shares toward the high end of their yearly rangets2.tech. The broader pharmaceutical sector also rallied in tandem, logging its biggest
27 October 2025
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North Sea Oil Giant Petrofac’s Shocking Collapse Puts 2,000 Jobs at Risk

North Sea Oil Giant Petrofac’s Shocking Collapse Puts 2,000 Jobs at Risk

Petrofac, a leading services provider to the oil, gas and renewable energy industry, filed for administration on 27 October 2025, after last-ditch restructuring talks fell apartireland-live.ie. The company confirmed it has applied to court to appoint administrators, effectively admitting it cannot meet its obligations without protection from creditorsireland-live.ie. Petrofac stressed that the insolvency filing affects only its top holding entity – all operating subsidiaries will continue to trade while “alternative options” are exploredireland-live.iereuters.com. In an announcement, the firm said administrators will work with management to “preserve value, operational capability and ongoing delivery” across Petrofac’s projectsnews.sky.com. Over 2,000 jobs – mostly in Scotland – hang in the balance as the company collapsesireland-live.ie. Petrofac’s UK business, based in Aberdeen, supports offshore platforms for majors like BP and Shellireland-live.ie. It employs around 7,300 people globally, including ~2,000 at its North Sea hubireland-live.ie. For those workers and their families, the sudden move into administration has unleashed uncertainty. However, there is a glimmer of hope: people close to Petrofac say they are “hopeful a buyer can be found swiftly” for its North Sea operations, possibly within daysnews.sky.com. A quick sale of key assets to a rival or investor could preserve jobs and critical services in
27 October 2025
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IAG Share Price Skyrockets 360% from Lows – Near Record Highs, What’s Next?

IAG Share Price Skyrockets 360% from Lows – Near Record Highs, What’s Next?

IAG’s share price has staged a stunning comeback from its pandemic plunge. In October 2020, amid travel bans, IAG traded below 90p. Today it hovers around 410p, its highest level since February 2020uk.investing.com. The stock has more than quadrupled off the Covid-era bottomuk.investing.com. Just in the past year, IAG is up roughly 90%el-balad.com, vastly outperforming the broader FTSE 100 index. This rally has put IAG within touching distance of its record high set pre-pandemicuk.investing.com – an extraordinary turnaround for the British Airways and Iberia owner. Driving the surge is surging travel demand and a return to profitability. IAG was one of the pandemic’s hardest-hit companies, but the reopening of global travel unleashed “revenge travel” and pent-up demand for flights. As a result, IAG’s market capitalization has swelled to about £18–19 billionuk.investing.com, and the stock was among FTSE 100 leaders during recent market rallies. For instance, during a mid-October uptick, IAG shares gained around 1–2% intraday alongside other blue-chipsts2.tech. Investors now see IAG not as a distressed airline but as a recovery success story riding a multi-year uptrend.
27 October 2025
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Apple’s AirPods Production Boom in India – Foxconn Doubling Output & Hiring 5,000

Apple’s AirPods Production Boom in India – Foxconn Doubling Output & Hiring 5,000

Apple is rapidly scaling up AirPods manufacturing in India. According to sources, Foxconn Interconnect Technology – a subsidiary of Apple’s main manufacturing partner Foxconn – plans to double production at its Hyderabad, Telangana plant within the next 6–8 months Hindustantimes. The Kongara Kalan facility currently produces just over 100,000 AirPod units a month after starting mass production in April 2025 Hindustantimes. By early 2026, that output is targeted to reach 200,000 units per month, effectively doubling capacity Hindustantimes. To achieve this, Foxconn is undertaking a major expansion of the Hyderabad operation. Five existing assembly lines are being upgraded and refitted, and additional production lines are being installed – with much of the specialized manufacturing machinery being brought in from Foxconn’s Vietnam facilities Indiatimes. “This used machinery is coming from FIT’s Vietnam facility. I think one or two lines will be new because they are still expanding,” one person familiar with the plans said Indiatimes. The total investment in ramping up the plant is estimated at ₹4,800 crore, with over ₹3,000 crore already spent on the initial phase Business Standard. This includes not only relocated equipment but also brand-new tooling to support production of Apple’s latest AirPods models Business Standard.
27 October 2025
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Lloyds Share Price: Can the FTSE‑100 Bank’s Value Keep Surging or Is a Crash Coming?

Lloyds Share Price Hits Decade High Despite £2bn Scandal – Can the 50% Rally Last?

Lloyds Banking Group shares have been on a tear this year, climbing to levels not seen since 2015. As of October 27, 2025, LLOY.L trades around 86 pence, up slightly on the dayreuters.com and sitting just below its ~86.6p peak for the monthts2.tech. The stock has rallied ~50% in 2025, making Lloyds one of the FTSE 100’s standout performersts2.tech. By comparison, the blue-chip FTSE 100 index is up roughly 15% year-to-date and other UK bank stocks have also climbed, buoyed by an improved economic backdrop and earnings recoveryts2.techts2.tech. Elevated Bank of England interest rates – currently at multiyear highs – have widened banks’ net interest margins, a key profit driver for Lloydsts2.tech. Investors are also encouraged by Lloyds’ reinstated dividends and share buybacks. The bank resumed dividend payments and is partway through a £2bn share repurchase program for 2025ts2.techts2.tech. These shareholder returns signal management’s confidence in capital strength. “Lloyds Banking Group appears to be on solid footing… the share price is near its highest in a decade, supported by strong fundamentals,” noted a TS2.tech market analysis earlier this monthts2.tech. The bank’s Common Equity Tier-1 capital ratio is a healthy ~13.8%, well above regulatory minimums, even after accounting for recent chargests2.tech.
27 October 2025
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Rolls-Royce Soars to Record High: What’s Fueling the Unstoppable Rally?

Rolls-Royce Stock Hovers at £11 After 2025 Rally – Is the Engine of Growth Still Running?

Rolls-Royce’s stock is holding steady around £11 per share as of Monday, Oct. 27, after an explosive run this year. In morning trading the share price hovered at approximately 1,121 pence on the London Stock Exchangedirectorstalkinterviews.com. That’s virtually unchanged from last week, suggesting the market is catching its breath. Just weeks earlier, Rolls-Royce hit a year-to-date peak of about 1,196p – an all-time high for the company – before easing back slightlyts2.tech. Even with this minor retreat, the stock has doubled in 2025, a remarkable feat for a FTSE 100 blue-chip. Recent price action: After peaking above the £11 mark, shares saw a mild pullback as some investors locked in profits. Last Wednesday Rolls-Royce traded around 1,135p, only a few points shy of its 2025 high of ~1,192pstockinvest.us. By Thursday, it slipped about 2.8% to roughly 1,102.5p intradaymarketbeat.com – a dip attributed to profit-taking rather than negative news. The stock then stabilized on Friday, closing the week in the low £11 range. This cool-down barely dents Rolls-Royce’s stellar year: the shares are still up roughly 100% year-to-date, making it one of the top performers on the FTSE 100 indexts2.tech.
27 October 2025
FTSE 100’s Record Run: Inside London’s Blue-Chip Rally and What’s Next

FTSE 100 Soars to Record on Oil & Trade Optimism; FTSE 250 Joins Rally

Britain’s stock market is extending its dramatic October rally, with both the blue-chip FTSE 100 and mid-cap FTSE 250 indices trading near multi-year highs. The FTSE 100 closed last week at a record 9,645.62 pointsreuters.com, capping its biggest weekly gain in over six months. The domestically-focused FTSE 250 likewise jumped to 22,529, its highest level since early 2022reuters.com. Early trading on Monday, October 27 saw the FTSE 100 hover flat to slightly higher around the 9,650 marktheguardian.com, holding onto those historic gains even as some investors cashed in profits. The index was essentially steady at the openinvesting.com, and by midday it inched up by ~0.6% as dip-buyers stepped in. The FTSE 250 also edged higher by midday, reflecting continued risk appetite in UK equities. Market sentiment is broadly positive as investors digest a confluence of supportive factors. “Good news has been piling up for London stocks,” noted one market strategist, pointing to resilient corporate earnings, easing inflation, and geopolitical tailwinds. Indeed, the FTSE 100’s latest leg higher has been underpinned by several upbeat developments in recent days – from spiking oil prices to hopes of a truce in the U.S.-China trade war – which together have made UK assets more
27 October 2025
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OpenAI’s AMD Mega-Deal Sparks an AI “Mega-Blob” – 6GW of Chips, a 10% Stake, and a $100B Bet

AMD Stock Near Record High as AI Mega-Deals Fuel Rally – Analysts Eye $300 Target

Advanced Micro Devices’ stock is starting this week right near its all-time high after a breathtaking rally in recent weeks. As of Monday morning, AMD traded around $252–$253 per sharereuters.com, essentially unchanged after its record-setting jump last week. On Friday Oct. 24, AMD soared roughly 7% intraday and closed in the low-$250s – a new peak that put the stock up about 90% year-to-datets2.tech. That blistering rally far outpaces other chip giantsts2.tech. This latest surge crowned AMD as one of 2025’s top-performing tech stocks. The company’s market capitalization now sits in the upper hundreds of billions, underscoring how dramatically investor sentiment has swung in AMD’s favor amid the AI boomts2.tech. Broader markets have likewise been buoyant – the Nasdaq and S&P 500 hit all-time highs recently on AI optimismts2.tech – but AMD’s climb stands out even in an exuberant field. The question now is whether AMD can keep up the momentum and fundamentally justify its lofty valuation as we head into the year’s final stretch.
27 October 2025
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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 27.10.2025

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27 October 2025
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Nasdaq Rally Hits Speed Bump as Tech Stocks Wobble – Fed Warning and AI Jitters Shake Markets (Sept 24–25, 2025)

Dow Futures Soar as Fed Rate Cut Looms, Trade Deal Advances – Tech Earnings Fuel Record Rally

U.S. stock index futures rose strongly early Monday, extending Wall Street’s bullish momentum after a record-breaking finish last week. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained roughly 337 points in pre-market tradingwatcher.guru, while S&P 500 futures added ~0.7% and Nasdaq 100 futures outpaced with a +2.3% surgewatcher.guru. The rally comes on the heels of Friday’s powerful upswing, when cooler inflation data ignited broad buying. The Dow jumped ~400 points Friday to close at an all-time high, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite each climbing ~0.8–1.0% to their own record levelsts2.tech. All three major indices are now sitting on double-digit percentage gains for 2025 to datets2.tech, underscoring the market’s resilience through recent volatility. Investors are hoping to carry that momentum into the new week, buoyed by multiple tailwinds. “Friday’s session reinforced the rally” across the board, one market outlook noted, but continued earnings beats and upbeat economic commentary will be needed to sustain the advancests2.tech. Early indications are positive: bullish catalysts ranging from an expected Fed rate cut to progress in U.S.–China trade talks have futures pointed higher. Still, volatility could return as key events unfold in coming days – from central bank decisions to heavyweight corporate earnings. “Expect choppiness as
27 October 2025
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SpaceX’s Starship Triumph Sparks Moon Race 2.0 with China – Stocks Take Off

NASA’s Epic Week: Moon Rocket Ready, Mars Life Clue, and an Interstellar Visitor

NASA’s Moon program reached a major milestone this week: engineers at Kennedy Space Center finished stacking the Space Launch System rocket for Artemis 2, placing the Orion crew capsule atop the boosterspace.com. “The towering rocket…has come together,” NASA announced, after hoisting Orion onto SLS inside the Vehicle Assembly Buildingspace.com. This completed rocket – set to launch four astronauts around the Moon – was even exempted from the ongoing federal shutdown, underscoring Artemis 2’s high priorityspace.com. The mission is targeting February 2026 for liftoff, which would mark the first crewed journey beyond Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972space.comspace.com. Acting Administrator Sean Duffy confirmed Artemis 2 remains on schedule, but he acknowledged growing concerns about Artemis 3, the first lunar landing mission. In a candid CNBC interview, Duffy criticized SpaceX’s slow progress on its Starship lander: “I love SpaceX… The problem is, they’re behind. They’ve pushed their timelines out, and we’re in a race against China”space.com. China has announced plans for its own crewed Moon landing by 2030, and the White House has pressed NASA to beat that datets2.tech. “The president and I want to get to the Moon in this president’s term,” Duffy emphasizedspace.com.
27 October 2025
Delta Air Lines Stock Takes Off on Strong Earnings and Upbeat Outlook

Delta Flight Attendant’s $70,000 Slide Blunder Leaves Passengers Stranded

Passengers aboard Delta Connection flight 3248 at Pittsburgh International Airport got a shock before takeoff when the plane’s forward evacuation slide suddenly burst out of the front door. The Airbus A220 was parked at gate D2, preparing for an on-time 5:30 p.m. departure to Salt Lake City, when the emergency slide unexpectedly deployed onto the jet bridge areaviewfromthewing.comviewfromthewing.com. Crew members had just finished the standard pre-departure drill of arming the doors – a safety step that engages each door’s escape slide for automatic inflation if opened in an emergencyviewfromthewing.com. According to reports, a senior flight attendant at the 1L door made a split-second mistake that set off the slide. Immediately after the captain’s command to “arm doors for departure,” this lead attendant apparently tried to double-check or adjust the door and raised the door handle while the door was still armedviewfromthewing.com. In a properly armed door, even a slight lift of the handle triggers the emergency power-assist mechanism – the door springs open and the inflatable slide erupts out in secondspaddleyourownkanoo.compaddleyourownkanoo.com. That is exactly what happened: the slide blasted out and fully inflated, wedging itself between the aircraft and the jetbridge. There was no stopping it once it began –
27 October 2025
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  • Kimco Realty (KIM.PRL) Sets Quarterly Preferred Dividend; Ex-Date July 1
    June 29, 2026, 3:11 PM EDT. Kimco Realty Corp's Class L Preferred Stock (KIM.PRL) goes ex-dividend July 1, 2026, with $0.3203 per share due July 15. At Friday's close of $19.33, the annualized yield is about 6.63%. On the ex-date, shares are set to drop by about 1.66%. That payout is lower than the 8.12% average for preferreds in Real Estate. Monday, KIM.PRL eked out a 0.1% gain, while Kimco common (KIM) was unchanged. Kimco makes up 3.28% of the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Real Estate ETF (RSPR). Preferred stocks such as KIM.PRL appeal to investors looking for steady real estate income.
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