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Marcin Frąckiewicz

CEO of TS2 Space and founder of TS2.tech. Expert in satellites, telecommunications, and emerging technologies, covering trends in space, AI, and connectivity.

Blackstone (BX) Shines With Big Q3 Beat & $18B Hologic Deal – But Why Are Shares Falling?

Blackstone (BX) Shines With Big Q3 Beat & $18B Hologic Deal – But Why Are Shares Falling?

Q3 Earnings and Market Reaction Blackstone’s latest results (for the quarter ended Sept. 30) painted a mixed picture. The firm reported distributable earnings of $1.889 billion ($1.52 per share), up 48% from a year ago and well above the $1.23 forecastreuters.com. (Distributable earnings roughly measure cash profits available for dividends.) However, on a GAAP basis net income dropped to $624.9 million ($0.80/share) from $780.8 million last year, and total revenue slid about 15.7% year-over-yearts2.tech. Investors focused on the earnings miss and slowing revenue, which partly offset the beat on cash profit. As a result, BX shares dipped about 1% intraday on Oct. 23, trading around
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Garrett Motion Stock Skyrockets on Turbocharged Q3 Beat and EV Tech Push

Garrett Motion Stock Skyrockets on Turbocharged Q3 Beat and EV Tech Push

Key Facts: GTX stock closed near $12.50 on Oct 22, 2025 and then surged about 20% to roughly $15 on Oct 23, hitting a 52-week highreuters.comstockanalysis.com. The jump followed a 9% jump in Q3 sales ($902M vs. $826M a year ago) and EPS of $0.38 (vs. $0.32 expected)investing.com. Garrett raised its 2025 outlook, approved a 33% dividend hike to $0.08/share, and repurchased $84M in stockinvesting.com. Analysts are largely bullish: consensus is a “Strong Buy” with an average 12‑month target around $16–$17nasdaq.comstockanalysis.com. Industry observers note Garrett’s focus on turbocharging and electrified boosting tech could keep growth momentum strongchartmill.comglobenewswire.com. Garrett Motion (NASDAQ:
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Dow Inc. Stock Skyrockets on Earnings Beat – Dividend Cut and Tariffs Still Cloud Outlook

Dow Inc. Stock Skyrockets on Earnings Beat – Dividend Cut and Tariffs Still Cloud Outlook

Key Facts: Dow Inc. (NYSE: DOW) stock surged on Oct. 23 after the company’s Q3 report, trading around the mid-$20s (around $23.5 by mid-session) – roughly 8–10% higher on the day Investing Bloomberg. Over the past week the stock jumped sharply amid heavy volatility. The company reported a smaller-than-expected third-quarter adjusted loss (–$0.19 per share vs. –$0.29 est.) on sales of about $9.97 billion, narrowly missing revenue forecasts Reuters Nasdaq. This beat helped lift shares, though sales fell 8% year-on-year due to softer chemicals pricing. Dow’s annualized dividend was recently cut in half (to $0.35 quarterly from $0.70) and it
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Plug Power Stock Skyrocketed 170% on Hydrogen Hype – Now It’s Sliding: Can PLUG Rebound?

Plug Power Stock Rockets on Hydrogen Hype: 170% Rally Driven by New Deals

Hydrogen Partnerships and Projects This week’s news flow highlights Plug Power’s expanding footprint in clean energy. On Oct. 23 the company announced it had outfitted Floor & Decor’s large Washington distribution center with a complete hydrogen ecosystem – 77 GenDrive fuel-cell forklifts plus on-site fueling – replacing diesel equipment with zero-emissions powerir.plugpower.com. “This partnership with Floor & Decor showcases the proven reliability and performance of our GenDrive systems in demanding retail distribution environments,” said Plug CEO Andy Marshir.plugpower.com. The system is expected to eliminate ~400 metric tons of CO₂e per year at the facility. In the same announcement, Plug revealed
23 October 2025
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Quantum Leap: D-Wave (QBTS) Stock Skyrockets 2000% Amid Fed Rate Cuts and AI-Fueled Quantum Breakthroughs

Quantum Gold Rush: D-Wave (QBTS) Stock Rockets 3000% This Year – Government Funding News Fuels Wild Swings

Stock Performance & Volatility D-Wave’s stock story in 2025 has been nothing short of dramatic. After languishing near $1 in late 2024, QBTS entered 2025 on a tear. By early October it had more than tripled on the year, and on Oct. 15 it briefly hit $46.75 – an astonishing jump of roughly 3,000% from a year priorts2.tech. However, the post-peak price action has been a roller coaster. In the days following Oct. 15, QBTS tumbled: it fell ~35% from its high to close around $27.29 on Oct. 22ts2.tech. On Oct. 21 it fell ~6%, then another ~15% on Oct.
23 October 2025
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Incredible Rally: Bitfarms (BITF) Stock Jumps 148% YTD Amid Crypto Boom & AI Pivot

Bitfarms (BITF) Stock Rockets: Bitcoin at $125K & $500M AI Data Deal Fuel Rally

The bottom line: Bitfarms is riding a double tailwind of an explosive Bitcoin rally and its own strategic shift into AI data centers. Its stock is highly volatile (beta ~4–5) and swings with crypto prices. After a furious multi-month rally, BITF has paused and retraced from its mid-October highs (reflecting classic overbought conditionsts2.tech). Whether the rally continues hinges on Bitcoin staying strong and Bitfarms executing its expansion. With record BTC prices boosting mining margins and a huge war chest from recent financings, Bitfarms may deliver outsized gains if it can turn its plans into profits. However, investors should note risks:
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Opendoor’s Wild 2025 Ride: Meme-Stock Surge, Crypto Pivot & Housing Hopes – What’s Next for OPEN?

Opendoor’s Stock Skyrockets 1,600% – Wild Meme Rallies, Crypto Twist & Looming Home-Market Crash?

From Penny Stock to Meme Super-Star: The 2025 Rally Opendoor’s logo at its San Francisco office. The company’s name is now prominent after this year’s wild stock surge. In 2025 Opendoor became a Wall Street sensation. After opening the year under $1, online retail investors drove OPEN from about $0.50 in June to a peak above $10 by mid-September – roughly a 1,600% gain in three monthsts2.tech. That rally briefly gave Opendoor a multibillion-dollar market cap and made it a viral “meme stock” story on platforms like Reddit and Twitterts2.techts2.tech. However, the stock has been extremely volatile. After the Sept.
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Osram Stock Plunges on German Plant Closure – Key Facts & Forecast

Osram Stock Plunges on German Plant Closure – Key Facts & Forecast

Factory Closure Shocks Local Community In Schwabmünchen (near Augsburg, Bavaria) the announcement that Osram’s factory will shut by end-2027 hit as a bombshell. Long-time plant manager Rainer Barthel recalled seeing “tears in the eyes of several employees” when learning the news Augsburger Allgemeine. At a workers’ meeting on Oct 22 the company explained that unprofitable traditional lighting segments (industrial lamps and auto bulbs) have shrunk and could not be saved. Ams OSRAM said it explored options – even talks with a defense-industry firm – but ultimately decided closure was unavoidable Augsburger Allgemeine B4Bschwaben. Local media report that roughly 270 jobs will vanish
23 October 2025
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Oil Prices Rollercoaster: Trade War Fears & OPEC Moves Spark 5-Month Lows

Oil Prices Skyrocket: Brent Nears $66 on U.S. Sanctions – Experts Weigh In

Current Oil Prices As of mid‑October 23, 2025, benchmark crude prices have rebounded from recent lows. Brent crude (the global benchmark) was trading near $66 per barrelreuters.comreuters.com, up sharply after news of sanctions. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was around $62. OPEC’s reference basket of 15 fuels – a key price gauge – stood near $63.4 (Oct 22)countryeconomy.com. In short, oil is roughly 5–7% higher than a few days earlier. This comes after a selloff in prior weeks that had sent prices to five‑month lows due to oversupply concerns. Geopolitical and Supply Factors Sanctions on Russia. The biggest recent
23 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 to $2.4 on ETF Hype – $5 Next for Ripple’s Crypto?

XRP Price and Recent Movement As of Oct. 23, 2025, XRP is trading in the mid-$2 range. Crypto.news reports XRP at about $2.42, roughly flat on the daycrypto.news. This marks a striking rebound from earlier in the month: on Oct. 10 a sudden U.S.–China tariff shock sent all crypto prices plunging, and XRP briefly fell to $1.64ts2.tech. Institutional dip-buyers then flooded the market, driving XRP back above $2.50 by Oct. 12ts2.tech. In fact, Coindesk notes that XRP closed near $2.43 on Oct. 22, with trading volume surging ~12% above its weekly averagecoindesk.com. Since the mid-month crash, XRP has spent most
23 October 2025
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Crypto Frenzy: Bitcoin Wavers at $120K, Altcoins Roar, Regulators Act, and NFTs Rebound (July 22–23, 2025)

Bitcoin’s Uptober Rollercoaster: Price at ~$108K After Wild Swings – Analysts Still Bullish

Bitcoin Price Update and Recent Moves Bitcoin was trading around $108,500 on Oct. 23, 2025economictimes.indiatimes.com. After soaring past $125K in early October (“Uptober”), the price plunged ~15% on Oct.10 when U.S. tariffs on China shocked marketsts2.tech. That crash wiped out about $19 billion in leveraged positions in a single dayts2.tech. Since then, Bitcoin bounced back: by Oct.20–21 it climbed roughly 3–4% to retest $110Kts2.tech. Over the past week it is roughly flat, edging up from the mid-$104K lows to where it stands noweconomictimes.indiatimes.comts2.tech. In short, Bitcoin has given back much of the early-October gain but remains above late September levels. Just
23 October 2025
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American Airlines (AAL) Stock Takes Off on Travel Demand – Will It Keep Climbing or Hit Turbulence?

American Airlines Stock Soars After Earnings – Is a Major Rally Underway?

Earnings Details and Guidance American Airlines’ October 23 release laid out its Q3 2025 results. Revenue hit a record $13.7 billion (up from ~$13.6B a year ago)news.aa.com. However, GAAP net income was negative $114 million ($0.17 loss per share) due mainly to higher costs and one-time itemsnews.aa.com. On a non-GAAP basis, the loss was $111 million (also $0.17/share)news.aa.com. These figures beat Street expectations, helping allay fears. In fact, Bloomberg noted that American “reported a smaller-than-expected loss in the third quarter”bloomberg.com. The adjusted loss of $0.17/share was better than the ~$0.28 consensus Wall Street had forecastbloomberg.comreuters.com. The airline reaffirmed a fully profitable 2025. American
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Stock Market Today

Alphabet stock drops for a fourth straight day as AI spending jitters linger

Alphabet stock drops for a fourth straight day as AI spending jitters linger

7 February 2026
NEW YORK, Feb 7, 2026, 09:00 ET — Market closed. Alphabet (GOOGL.O) shares closed down 2.53% at $322.86 on Friday, their fourth straight daily decline. With U.S. markets shut for the weekend, investors are left weighing the Google parent’s surge in planned spending against signs demand for its AI tools is real. (Investing.com) The stakes are bigger than one stock. Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta have all pushed outlays higher for artificial intelligence, with the group expected to spend more than $630 billion this year; Alphabet alone has pointed to as much as $185 billion in capital spending, or capex
BBAI stock jumps 16% into BigBear.ai share-vote week — what to watch next

BBAI stock jumps 16% into BigBear.ai share-vote week — what to watch next

7 February 2026
BigBear.ai Holdings shares surged 15.7% Friday to $4.72 ahead of a key shareholder vote on doubling authorized shares to 1 billion. Options trading was heavy, with a put/call ratio of 0.19. The company recently announced deals in AI customs technology and a partnership with Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Group. The special meeting is set for Feb. 18, with online voting open until late Feb. 17.
American Airlines stock jumps nearly 8% as airlines rally — what to watch next week

American Airlines stock jumps nearly 8% as airlines rally — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
American Airlines shares jumped 7.6% to $15.24 Friday, rebounding with a broad rally that sent the Dow past 50,000 for the first time. Investors are watching the carrier’s battle with United at Chicago O’Hare, where a summer capacity surge could trigger a fare war. American also announced new Philadelphia–Porto service for 2027 and launched a centennial inflight menu.
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