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. Follow Marcin Frąckiewicz on Google News, Facebook. or Linkedin.

Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 12.10.2025

Sorkin warns: Stock market shows 1929-like signs amid AI boom October 12, 2025, 7:53 PM EDT. Financial journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin warns that today’s Wall Street mirrors the 1929 era, where highs preceded a devastating crash. He credits an AI- and technology-driven boom for recent gains but cautions it may be a temporary sugar rush rather than a durable recovery. Valuations, he suggests, could be overpriced and markets may be riding a fragile buoyancy. The piece contrasts today’s surge with the 1920s’ rapid credit expansion, including buying on margin, that helped fuel speculative excess. Sorkin says a crash is likely,
12 October 2025
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Cryptocurrency Market Update: October 2025 Rally Ends with Tariff-Driven Selloff

Cryptocurrency Market Update: October 2025 Rally Ends with Tariff-Driven Selloff

In early October 2025 the crypto market began on a strong footing. Record inflows into crypto ETFs and bullish equity markets helped push prices higher. For example, Reuters reported that Bitcoin hit a new all-time high above $125,000 on Oct. 5reuters.com – its eighth straight day of gains – as over $5.95 billion flowed into crypto ETFs in the week to Oct. 4reuters.com. According to CoinShares, investors poured $3.55 billion into Bitcoin and $1.48 billion into Ethereum products during that periodreuters.com. These inflows, along with a weaker U.S. dollar, helped lift Bitcoin’s market cap toward ~$2.48 trillion by Oct. 7coingecko.com, and pushed Ether and other assets sharply higher. In fact, Ether climbed to about $4,879 by Oct. 10binance.com – just above its previous record of ~$4,878 from 2021 – on the back of speculation over ETF demand and Fed monetary policy.
11 October 2025
Nasdaq Climbs Record Highs Then Retreats Amid Trade and Tech News

Nasdaq Climbs Record Highs Then Retreats Amid Trade and Tech News

The Nasdaq Composite Index surged to new highs in early October but slid by week’s end amid tariff fears and shifting investor sentiment. The tech-heavy index finished October 1 at 22,660, up about 0.3% on the day, as healthy corporate earnings and big gains in defense-related biotech names lifted the marketnasdaq.com. By October 2, the Nasdaq added another 0.4% – closing at a fresh record high – powered by broad gains despite worries over a looming government shutdowninvestopedia.cominvestopedia.com. The rally continued into Monday, October 6, when the Nasdaq jumped 0.7% to new closing highs on the heels of blockbuster news in the chip sectorinvestopedia.com.
11 October 2025
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Gold Soars Past $4,000 for the First Time – Inside the Historic Rally and What’s Next

Gold Prices Rally to New Records in Early October 2025

Gold prices surged in early October 2025, repeatedly hitting new all-time highs above $4,000 per ounce as investors sought safe-haven assets amid mounting global uncertainty. From October 1 to 11, the gold spot price climbed steadily, with U.S. December futures briefly topping the $4,000 mark on October 7 and again on October 10reuters.comreuters.com. After a strong rally in late September, spot gold accelerated into October – for example, futures soared to $4,014.6 on October 7reuters.com and to $4,059.05 on October 8reuters.com. When profit-taking and easing volatility entered on Oct. 9, the price dipped just under $4,000reuters.comreuters.com, but it quickly rebounded above that level by October 10 amid renewed trade-war and policy concernsreuters.comreuters.com. Overall, gold is up roughly 50–54% year-to-date in 2025reuters.comreuters.com. This rapid ascent makes 2025 the strongest year for gold since the late 1970s, with gold among the best-performing assets globally.
11 October 2025
Trump’s Tariff Tsunami: 100% Drug Tax and New Import Levies Rock Global Trade

Trump’s Shutdown Showdown: Troops Promised Pay as Thousands of Feds Face Layoffs

Each side blames the other. President Trump accuses Democrats of holding the military “HOSTAGE with their dangerous Government shutdown,” and vows “we will not allow” the troops to go unpaidreuters.com. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer retorts that Republicans are the ones “feeling the heat” for causing the shutdownfederalnewsnetwork.com. Near the Capitol, union leader Randy Erwin put it plainly: “Congress, do your damn job,” he told reportersfederalnewsnetwork.com. Democrats accuse House Republicans of unnecessarily dragging out the funding stalemate, while Republicans say Senate Democrats refuse to fund the government without new policy demands. In the clash of narratives, one veteran GOP lawmaker held up the Dem pay bill and said “all they have to do is pick it up… give us five votes and the military gets paid,” suggesting a fix is simple if Democrats would cooperatewashingtonpost.com.
11 October 2025
Live Like 007: £3M “Skyfall” Mansion Packed with Bond Memorabilia Hits the Market

Live Like 007: £3M “Skyfall” Mansion Packed with Bond Memorabilia Hits the Market

Agents tout Skyfall as “truly breathtaking and completely unique”rightmove.co.uk. Every corner is themed – even a silver Aston Martin-style sculpture adorns the entrance. The six-bed villa was carefully renovated by its owners with attention to Bond lorejamesbondlifestyle.com. The Telegraph noted Skyfall’s turreted, fairy-tale appearancejamesbondlifestyle.com, and local folklore linked it to actor Rowan Atkinson. Now it’s officially on the market for offers above £2,950,000rightmove.co.uk.
11 October 2025
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Tariffs Fail to Derail European Stock Rally as Markets Bounce Back

Wall Street Braces as Big Bank Earnings Kick Off: Are Markets in for a Surprise?

With traditional economic reports on hold due to the U.S. government shutdown, Wall Street is zeroing in on banks’ third-quarter results as a proxy for the economy’s pulse. Reuters notes that “investors will look to major banks’ quarterly earnings” to gauge growth, since other data have been interruptedreuters.com. Indeed, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and Citigroup are scheduled to unveil results this Tuesday, followed by Bank of America and Morgan Stanley on Wednesdayreuters.com. This cluster of big-bank reports effectively kicks off earnings season. Jim Cramer and other analysts have highlighted these financial results as especially important given the lack of fresh jobs or inflation data this month.
11 October 2025
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Rolex Price “Crash”? Experts Say It’s Just a Healthy Correction

Rolex Price “Crash”? Experts Say It’s Just a Healthy Correction

During the COVID lockdown and recovery, Rolex prices on the secondary market soared to unprecedented highs. Super-rare models were trading at multiples of retail. This “mania” phase saw average Rolex values nearly double in just two yearsquillandpad.com. However, that bubble has now burst. By late 2023 and into 2024, dealers saw more and more unsold inventory and declining bids. As the IBTimes report explains, as soon as sellers started undercutting each other, prices for common models fell up to 30% from their peaksinkl.com.
11 October 2025
Strive’s Bitcoin Bonanza: $1.3B Merger, 11K BTC and a Wild Stock Ride

Strive’s Bitcoin Bonanza: $1.3B Merger, 11K BTC and a Wild Stock Ride

Overview of Strive and Its Role: Strive Asset Management began as an ETF issuer and anti-ESG investment firmetf.comglobenewswire.com. In 2025 it transformed into a dedicated Bitcoin-treasury company. Strive’s business is to raise capital and convert it into Bitcoin holdings. The company uses a “preferred equity only” leverage model to accumulate cryptoglobenewswire.com. By merger and acquisitions, Strive aims to become a large public company that simply hoards Bitcoin. Its own COO calls this building a “scaled, innovative and accretive Bitcoin acquisition platform”globenewswire.com. In practice, Strive is effectively a corporatized Bitcoin ETF: shareholders buy Strive stock to get indirect exposure to Bitcoin’s price and the company’s management of that bitcoin hoard.
11 October 2025
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Visa (V) Stock Poised for a Surge? Crypto Pilot and Travel Deals Fuel Optimism

Visa (V) Stock Poised for a Surge? Crypto Pilot and Travel Deals Fuel Optimism

Visa trades under the ticker V on the NYSE. After markets closed on Friday, Oct 10, 2025, Visa was about $343.65investor.visa.com per share, down ~$3 on the day. Earlier in the week, the stock dipped to a new 2025 low when the DOJ antitrust news brokeainvest.com. Year-to-date, Visa’s stock is up on the order of 10–12%. For context, Reuters reported that by late July Visa was up ~13% for the year, versus +8% for Mastercard and –10% for AmExreuters.com. By late July, Visa’s price gains had outperformed both MasterCard and AmEx, thanks to strong spending momentum. With Visa’s 52-week high near $375 and low near $275investor.visa.com, the stock sits comfortably above its lows but below its mid-2024 highs. Over the past few days, trading has been choppy on the regulatory news – investors are watching carefully to see if Visa’s fundamental growth story can overcome legal headwinds.
11 October 2025
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AbbVie Stock Skyrocketing? Analysts Say This $230 Biotech Giant Is Just Getting Started

AbbVie Stock Skyrocketing? Analysts Say This $230 Biotech Giant Is Just Getting Started

AbbVie’s stock closed at $230.88 on Oct. 10, 2025marketbeat.com. Over the prior five trading days it moved modestly: Oct. 7: $232.83; Oct. 8: $231.24; Oct. 9: $230.69; Oct. 10: $230.50investing.com. Notably, on Sept. 30 ABBV hit a 52-week high around $244.8, buoyed by regulatory filings and a sector-wide rally. From that late-September peak it has pulled back into the low-$230s as investors digest upcoming FDA news. On Oct. 1 the entire pharma sector rallied after Pfizer announced a U.S. drug-pricing dealreuters.com; AbbVie’s shares jumped ~6–8% that day as well. Technicals remain bullish, and the stock trades above bothmarketbeat.com, though momentum indicators suggest it could be oversold.
11 October 2025
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AstraZeneca (AZN) Stock Skyrockets: $50B U.S. Gamble, Trump Pricing Deal & Analyst Forecasts

AstraZeneca (AZN) Stock Skyrockets: $50B U.S. Gamble, Trump Pricing Deal & Analyst Forecasts

AstraZeneca PLC is a leading Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant specializing in oncology, respiratory, cardiovascular/metabolic, and rare disease medicinesmarketbeat.comastrazeneca.com. Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, it maintains primary listings on the London Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stockholm, with secondary ADR trading in the U.S.astrazeneca.com. The company was formed in 1999 by merging Sweden’s Astra AB and the UK’s Zeneca. Its 2024 revenues were $54.07 billionastrazeneca.com, driven by top-selling drugs like Tagrisso, Lynparza, Farxiga, and Symbicortmarketbeat.com. In its 2024 Annual Report, AZN describes itself as “a global, science-led, patient-focused pharmaceutical business” and targets $80B in sales by 2030 with at least 20 new drugs launchedastrazeneca.comastrazeneca.com. Current Chair Michel Demaré and CEO Sir Pascal Soriot lead a company with roughly 70–80,000 employees worldwide, strategic R&D hubs in the US, UK, Sweden, China and emerging cell/gene therapy centers.
11 October 2025
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Pinterest Stock Takes on Gen Z: Is PINS the Next AI-Powered Shopping Juggernaut?

Pinterest Stock Takes on Gen Z: Is PINS the Next AI-Powered Shopping Juggernaut?

Pinterest, Inc. is a visual search and discovery platform launched in 2010investor.pinterestinc.com. Users browse and save image-based “Pins” on topics from fashion and home decor to recipes and travel, often linking to products or content. The site’s tagline – “where people discover new ideas, plan and shop” – reflects its e-commerce focus. Pinterest has over half a billion MAUs globallyinvestor.pinterestinc.com; two-thirds of users are women, and more than 50% now are Gen Zinvestor.pinterestinc.com. Crucially, Pinterest is free to users and monetizes almost exclusively through ads. Advertisers buy Promoted Pins, search ads, shopping and video ads targeted to Pinterest’s highly engaged audience. As one analysis notes, Pinterest’s “primary revenue source is advertising, including Promoted Pins and Shopping Ads”iide.co. The company leverages AI and personalization to match products to users’ intent. Pinterest also integrates shopping tools and affiliate links so users can purchase directly from Pins, blending inspiration with e-commerce.
11 October 2025
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CNQ Stock Skyrocketing? Oil Rally, 25-Year Dividends & Expert Forecasts (Oct 2025)

CNQ Stock Skyrocketing? Oil Rally, 25-Year Dividends & Expert Forecasts (Oct 2025)

CNQ’s stock has climbed in recent weeks. The TSX-listed share reached ~C$45.55 on Oct 9simplywall.st. This is near its 3-year high, though still below the 2023 peak. Over the last week it gained ~3%simplywall.st, driven by a bounce in oil prices and positive sentiment. For context, CNQ is up ~45% over 3 years and nearly +400% over 5 yearssimplywall.st, illustrating its strong long-term return.
11 October 2025
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Is Duke Energy (DUK) Poised to Soar? Top 5 Things Investors Need to Know

Is Duke Energy (DUK) Poised to Soar? Top 5 Things Investors Need to Know

As of the Oct 10 close, Duke Energy trades around $127. It has rallied from the mid-$110s over the past few months and hit a 2025 high after the Oct 10 sessionainvest.com. Trading volume has been moderate. Over the last week it is up a few percent, building on solid gains in early October. In the past five years DUK returned ~+62%simplywall.st, handily outperforming the S&P 500 Utilities sector. Duke’s stability and dividend yield have made it attractive: investors “have been leaning into reliable utility stocks amid broader uncertainty,” boosting Duke’s share price as noted by Simply Wall Stsimplywall.st.
11 October 2025
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3M Stock Set to Soar! PFAS Settlement and Dividends Spark Rally (Oct 2025)

3M Stock Set to Soar! PFAS Settlement and Dividends Spark Rally (Oct 2025)

3M’s stock has been trading in the low-to-mid $150s this autumn. As of Oct 10, 2025, it closed near $148.75tradingview.com. That day’s drop came amid broad market pullback. Over the past week MMM has slid roughly –6.4%tradingview.com, reversing part of its earlier gains. The 52-week trading range is about $122–$164, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages near $154 and $149 respectivelymarketbeat.com.
11 October 2025
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Merck (MRK) Stock Could Skyrocket: Key Drug Approvals & Analyst Targets Unveiled

Merck (MRK) Stock Could Skyrocket: Key Drug Approvals & Analyst Targets Unveiled

Merck & Co. is a global healthcare company organized in Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines and Animal Health. It focuses on oncology/immunology, infectious disease, cardio-metabolic, and hospital specialty medicinesmerck.com. Its blockbuster product KEYTRUDA® – a PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor – has driven Merck’s growth, accounting for >50% of pharma sales in H1 2025nasdaq.com. Other pillars include GARDASIL® and type-2 diabetes drugs. Merck invests heavily in R&D, with hundreds of projects in clinical development. In mid-2025 the company announced a transformation plan to reallocate resources toward “new growth drivers” – including acquisitions and upcoming product launches – to drive long-term innovationmerck.com.
11 October 2025
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Gold $4K vs Bitcoin $125K: Inside the Epic 2025 Safe-Haven Showdown

Gold $4,000 vs Bitcoin $125,000 – Inside 2025’s Epic Safe-Haven Showdown

Both marquee inflation hedges soared to unprecedented heights in 2025, fueled by economic uncertainty. Gold’s ascent has been historic. By October 8, gold breached the $4,000/oz barrier for the first time ever, peaking around $4,078 intradayts2.tech. To put this in perspective, gold began the year near $2,800 and then rocketed almost 50% in under a yearts2.tech. Even after a slight pullback from its peak, the metal was hovering around the $4,000 level as of October 10ts2.tech. This rally vastly outpaced equitiests2.tech, underscoring how exceptional gold’s run has been. Investors worldwide poured into gold as an “insurance policy” against a litany of risks – from sky-high debt and fiscal instability to war and political chaosts2.tech. Unlike a speculative spike, this gold boom has been driven by fundamental safe-haven demand. As one analyst noted, gold’s unbelievable rise “signals ‘something bad is happening and we should be nervous’” – people are buying gold “not because everything is great, but because they are hedging against things going wrong”ts2.tech. In essence, gold’s record price has become a barometer of global anxiety in 2025.
11 October 2025
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Bitcoin $125K, Gold $4K, Silver $50 – Inside 2025’s Epic Safe-Haven Showdown

Bitcoin $125K, Gold $4K, Silver $50 – Inside 2025’s Epic Safe-Haven Showdown

As of mid-October 2025, both cryptocurrencies and precious metals are trading near historic highs after an extraordinary rally this year. Bitcoin – the leading cryptocurrency – spiked above $125,000 in early October, marking a new record hights2.tech. It has since pulled back slightly, hovering in the low $120K rangets2.tech. Ethereum, the second-largest crypto, similarly surged to about $4,753 before a sharp correction brought it back near $4,000 by October 10ts2.tech.
11 October 2025
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