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.

Costco Stock Surges Amid Retail Gloom – Will $900+ Shares Keep Climbing?

Costco Stock Soars Amid Retail Gloom – What’s Driving the Rally and Will It Last?

Costco’s stock has been on a long-term upward climb, and 2025 is no exception – though it hasn’t been a smooth ride. After a strong rally in the first half of the year, Costco shares reached an intraday record high around $1,078earlier in 2025ts2.tech. Enthusiasm was fueled by robust sales growth and a broader market rally. However, by late summer the stock had pulled back into the mid-$900s amid some profit-taking and market volatilityts2.tech. As of October 9, 2025, COST trades in the $914–$928 rangets2.tech – essentially back to where it started the yearts2.tech.
9 October 2025
USA Rare Earth Stock Skyrockets on Rare Earth Boom and White House Buzz – What’s Driving USAR’s Record High?

USA Rare Earth (USAR) Stock Soars on Rare Earth Boom and White House Buzz – What Investors Need to Know

USA Rare Earth, Inc. is a U.S.-based critical minerals company focused on establishing a fully domestic rare-earth supply chain – from mining and processing raw rare earth elements to manufacturing finished rare-earth magnets. The company’s flagship asset is the Round Top Mountain rare-earth deposit in Texas, which contains a broad range of critical rare earth elementsts2.tech. Through a joint venture, USAR controls the Round Top deposit, which is still under development but is central to securing the raw materials for its magnet production plansts2.tech. On the downstream side, USA Rare Earth is building a neodymium-iron-boron permanent magnet manufacturing facility in Stillwater, Oklahomanasdaq.com. Once operational, this plant will produce high-performance magnets used in electric vehicle motors, wind turbine generators, defense systems, and other tech applications.
Akero Therapeutics (AKRO) Skyrockets on $5.2 B Novo Nordisk Buyout – Pipeline Breakthroughs & Expert Outlook

Akero Therapeutics (AKRO) Skyrockets on $5.2 B Novo Nordisk Buyout – Pipeline Breakthroughs & Expert Outlook

Sources: Akero Therapeutics investor materials; Novo Nordisk press statements; Reuters, TS2.tech and FierceBiotechnews reportsts2.techts2.techfiercebiotech.com; MarketBeat and DirectorsTalk analyst surveysmarketbeat.comdirectorstalkinterviews.com; Economic Times deal summaryeconomictimes.indiatimes.comeconomictimes.indiatimes.com; Business Wire legal alertbusinesswire.combusinesswire.com; and TradingView market datamarketbeat.comtradingview.com.
Turn Therapeutics (TTRX) Skyrockets After Nasdaq Debut – Biotech Breakthrough or Hype?

Turn Therapeutics (TTRX) Skyrockets After Nasdaq Debut – Biotech Breakthrough or Hype?

Turn Therapeutics, Inc. is a Westlake Village, CA-based biotech company founded in 2015renaissancecapital.com. The company officially rebranded to Turn Therapeutics in Sept 2025 ahead of its Nasdaq listingstockanalysis.com. Turn’s mission is to “turn the tides” in medicine by developing technologies that heal, not just manage, challenging traditional treatmentsbenzinga.com. CEO Bradley Burnam leads a lean operation “built on a shoestring, with an absolute disdain for waste,” as he emphasized during the Nasdaq bell-ringing ceremonybenzinga.com. Burnam and his team bring a “patient-first” approach and a frugal business model to drug development, aiming to maximize R&D output per dollar. The executive leadership also includes CMO Neilesh Ghodadra and directors Abraham Chesed and Andrew Gengosreuters.comreuters.com, who collectively have experience in dermatology, clinical research, and biotech management.
Novo Nordisk’s $5.2 Billion Bet to Reverse Fatty Liver Disease – Game-Changer or Big Gamble?

Novo Nordisk’s $5.2 Billion Bet to Reverse Fatty Liver Disease – Game-Changer or Big Gamble?

Forecast: Experts believe that within the next 2–3 years, we’ll know if Novo’s gamble pays off. Phase 3 readouts for efruxifermin are anticipated in 2026, and Novo hopes to launch the drug by late this decade if approvedreuters.com. By then, the landscape may include other new NASH therapies, but Novo’s combination strategy could set it apart. Wolfe Research analyst Andy Chen recently said the field has reached a “meaningful tipping point” as the first therapies emerge, predicting the leading NASH drug could see $5 billion+ in annual sales under broad useinvesting.com. Novo’s own management clearly shares that optimism – they characterize EFX as a potential “first- and best-in-class” treatment for mid-to-late-stage fatty liver diseasebiospace.com. In the near term, investors seem cautiously optimistic: Novo’s stock has soared in 2025 thanks to obesity drug success, and adding Akero is seen as a bold but logical extension of that success into fatty liver disease. “This acquisition embodies Novo Nordisk’s relentless ambition to move faster, go further,” CEO Doustdar proclaimedbiospace.com. If efruxifermin fulfills its promise, Novo could not only help millions of patients with a previously untreatable condition, but also secure a new multi-billion dollar franchise – solidifying its position as a powerhouse in
Delta Air Lines Stock Takes Off on Strong Earnings and Upbeat Outlook

Delta Air Lines Stock Takes Off on Strong Earnings and Upbeat Outlook

Delta’s stock has been on the move following its latest earnings. As of October 9, 2025, DAL trades around $60 per share after spiking about 5–6% on the Q3 reporttradingview.com. This marks a sharp rebound from the mid-$50s levels seen earlier in the week. Over the past week, the stock ranged roughly $56–$58 and is now up slightly week-over-week, bucking a broader market lull. Even after this rally, Delta’s share price remains ~5.6% lower year-to-datetradingview.com, underperforming the S&P 500, which makes the renewed momentum particularly noteworthy. The company’s market capitalization stands near $37–38 billion, making it one of the largest U.S. airlinesgurufocus.com. Notably, Delta reinstated its dividend in late 2023; at the current price the stock yields about 1.3%, providing income alongside potential capital appreciationgoogle.com.
Double Meteor Shower Spectacle: Draconid and Orionid Displays Will Light Up October’s Night Sky

Meteor Storm or Moonlit Fizzle? Draconid ‘Dragon’ Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight with Skywatchers on Alert

Every October, the Draconid meteor shower gives skywatchers a chance – however slim – to see fireballs from the Dragon. The Draconids occur when Earth passes through dust debris shed by Comet 21P/Giacobini–Zinner, a small periodic comet that orbits the sun every 6.6 yearsts2.tech. As these cometary bits hit Earth’s atmosphere at a relatively languid pace, they burn up and streak across the sky as meteorsts2.tech. The Draconids take their name from the constellation Draco, from which the meteors appear to radiate. Because Draco is a northern constellation, the Draconid shower is best viewed from the Northern Hemisphereearthsky.orgfoxweather.com. Southern Hemisphere observers see little to none of this display, since Draco lies low or below the horizon for them in the evening.
Gerresheimer Stock in Freefall After Another Profit Warning – Is the Worst Over?

Gerresheimer Stock in Freefall After Another Profit Warning – Is the Worst Over?

Gerresheimer AG – a supplier of specialty packaging – delivered yet another profit warning for 2025, stunning investors. Late on October 8, the Düsseldorf-based firm announced it would abandon its previous annual guidance after third-quarter results came in far below expectationsreuters.comreuters.com. CEO Dietmar Siemssen was candid about the shortfall: “The operative performance of our business in the first nine months is clearly below our expectations,” he admittedfinanzen.at. As a result, Gerresheimer’s board withdrew its prior targets and issued gloomier new forecasts for the full yearboersen-zeitung.deboersen-zeitung.de.
MedTech Giant’s IPO Shakes Up Market: Ottobock’s Blockbuster Debut Revives IPO Hopes

MedTech Giant’s IPO Shakes Up Market: Ottobock’s Blockbuster Debut Revives IPO Hopes

Ottobock’s IPO made headlines as the prosthetics manufacturer delivered a much-needed jolt to Germany’s capital market. Trading in Ottobock shares began on October 9, 2025, on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s Prime Standard segment. The stock’s first trade at €72.00 was significantly above the €66 per share offering pricedeutsche-boerse.com. That opening price equated to about a +9% “pop” for IPO investors, underscoring the high demand for the shares. In fact, Ottobock’s debut is being celebrated as “the country’s largest IPO in over a year”, according to Reutersglobalbankingandfinance.com. It’s a standout given the recent scarcity of large offerings in Frankfurt. The initial valuation of the company came in around €4.2 billion at the offer priceglobalbankingandfinance.com, and the robust first-day trading suggests the market is confident in Ottobock’s prospects.
9 October 2025
BMW’s Profit Warning Shocks Markets – Tariffs and China Slowdown Spark Stock Slide

BMW’s Profit Warning Shocks Markets – Tariffs and China Slowdown Spark Stock Slide

BMW AG stunned investors this week by issuing an ad-hoc profit warning and cutting its financial guidance for 2025. Late on Tuesday, the Munich-based luxury automaker announced that its profit before tax will likely decline slightly this year – a reversal from its earlier pledge of keeping earnings flat versus 2024reuters.com. Just hours after reporting a rise in Q3 vehicle deliveries, BMW admitted it must dial back expectations for profitability in light of mounting challengessueddeutsche.de. In an official statement, the company trimmed its Automotive segment’s expected EBIT margin to 5–6% and warned that group pre-tax income will fall by around 5–10% year-on-year instead of remaining stablesueddeutsche.defocus.de.
9 October 2025
Nvidia’s $4 Trillion AI Stock Surge: Record Highs, Mega Deals & Bold Forecasts

Nvidia’s $4 Trillion AI Stock Surge: Record Highs, Mega Deals & Bold Forecasts

Nvidia’s stock has been on a historic tear in 2025, buoyed by insatiable demand for its AI chips. The share price hit an all-time high in early October, briefly trading around $189 – a level that catapulted Nvidia’s market capitalization above $4 trillionts2.tech. That astounding valuation vaulted Nvidia past Apple and Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable company, at least momentarily. It marks an almost three-fold increase in Nvidia’s market cap within a yearts2.tech, reflecting Wall Street’s fervor for anything AI-related. Indeed, Nvidia – often called the “AI superpower” of semiconductors – has seen its stock climb roughly 40% year-to-date in 2025investopedia.com. This rally has been so steep that some veteran investors are reminded of the late-1990s dot-com mania. “The frenzy [around Nvidia] reminded me of 1999,” said James Anderson, a noted tech fund manager, cautioning that current exuberance echoes the dot-com bubblets2.tech.
UiPath’s Automation Stock Soars on AI Buzz – Latest PATH Analysis & Outlook

UiPath’s Automation Stock Soars on AI Buzz – Latest PATH Analysis & Outlook

UiPath’s stock has been on a tear in early October 2025, propelled by excitement around artificial intelligence. On October 8, PATH jumped 5.13% to close at $15.58 – its highest closing price since May 2024stocktwits.com. This capped a rapid climb from the ~$12–13 range just a week earlier. In fact, shares gapped up in late September after the company’s AI announcements, breaking out of a long trading range. The surge continued into this week, with PATH notching a new 52-week intraday high and then rising further in post-market tradingstocktwits.com.
9 October 2025
Euronext Paris Shocks Markets with Historic Roots, Surging Stocks & Bold 2025 Moves

Euronext Paris Shocks Markets with Historic Roots, Surging Stocks & Bold 2025 Moves

Euronext Paris traces its origins back over 300 years. The exchange was formally established by royal decree in 1724, making it one of the oldest in the worlden.wikipedia.org. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the Paris Bourse was France’s central marketplace for stocks and bonds. It operated via open-outcry trading on the floor of the Palais Brongniart well into the 1980sen.wikipedia.org. By 1986, Paris began shifting to electronic trading, introducing a system called CAC which fully automated quotations by 1989en.wikipedia.org. This early adoption of electronic trading positioned Paris as a modern exchange, ready to integrate with its European peers.
Euronext Amsterdam Soars to New Heights: Europe’s Oldest Exchange Making History

Euronext Amsterdam Soars to New Heights: Europe’s Oldest Exchange Making History

Euronext Amsterdam is the Amsterdam-based stock exchange and one of the principal markets within the pan-European Euronext group. It traces its roots back over four centuries, giving it a unique historical significance. Founded in 1602 as the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, it facilitated trade in shares of the Dutch East India Company and is often cited as the world’s first formal stock marketen.wikipedia.org. The exchange pioneered many concepts of modern finance – from continuous trade in company equity to investor speculation – helping Amsterdam become a cradle of early capitalism. By 1913, the exchange had moved to its grand building at Beursplein 5 in central Amsterdam, which remains its iconic homecommons.wikimedia.org.
London Stock Exchange at Record Highs – Inside the Historic Market’s Brexit Battle and 2025 Revival

London Stock Exchange at Record Highs – Inside the Historic Market’s Brexit Battle and 2025 Revival

Founded over 300 years ago, the London Stock Exchange has a rich heritage. It began informally in 1698 when John Castaing, a London broker, first published stock and commodity prices at Jonathan’s Coffee Houseinvestopedia.com. By 1801, stockbrokers seeking a more orderly market created a regulated exchange with membership rules and fees – marking the birth of the modern LSEinvestopedia.com. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the exchange grew alongside the British Empire and industrial revolution, listing companies from around the world. Major reforms shaped its development: for example, the “Big Bang” deregulation in 1986 suddenly abolished fixed commissions and embraced electronic trading, catapulting the LSE into a new era of global competitivenessinvestopedia.com.
9 October 2025
FTSE 100’s Record Run: Inside London’s Blue-Chip Rally and What’s Next

FTSE 100’s Record Run: Inside London’s Blue-Chip Rally and What’s Next

The FTSE 100 is the flagship stock index of the London Stock Exchange, tracking the 100 largest companies by market capitalization listed in the UK. Often called the “Footsie,” it serves as a barometer of British large-cap equities. The index is market-cap weighted, meaning each company’s influence on the index is proportional to its market valuetheguardian.com. In practical terms, bigger companies like Shell or HSBC move the FTSE 100 far more than smaller constituents. The FTSE 100 is maintained by FTSE Russell and is updated in real time during trading hours. It’s also a basis for countless investment products – from index funds and ETFs to futures contracts – giving investors a way to track or trade the overall London market easily.
AMD’s AI Mega-Deal Sparks Stock Surge – Inside the OpenAI Partnership, New Chips & Showdown with Rivals

AMD Stock Skyrockets on AI Mega-Deal: Inside the 2025 Rally, Financials & Rivalry

Advanced Micro Devices has been one of 2025’s top semiconductor stocks, staging a dramatic rally after a volatile 2024. As of early October, AMD shares traded around $230+ – nearly double their level at the start of the yearfinviz.com. The stock had already climbed ~30% year-to-date by late Septemberts2.techts2.tech, outperforming both the S&P 500 and the Philly Semiconductor Index. Then came an explosive surge in October: AMD’s stock leapt about 29% in a matter of days, topping $213 by Oct. 7stockstotrade.com, and continued to rally into Oct. 8 with a further ~10% intraday jumpstockstotrade.com. In fact, across the first three sessions of October, AMD notched its best three-day run in years, driven by a wave of AI-fueled optimism.
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    July 27, 2026, 6:54 PM EDT. Shares in ASML Holding (ASML) declined 6% following news that China has started making its own immersion deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machines. Analysts at JPMorgan and P Equity Research described the market response as excessive, highlighting that China's output is minimal in comparison to the 131 units delivered by ASML last year. China's technology is still in its infancy and lags behind ASML's systems. The company's EUV machines are still subject to U.S. export bans affecting sales to China.