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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.

Lloyds Share Price: Can the FTSE‑100 Bank’s Value Keep Surging or Is a Crash Coming?

Lloyds Shares Hit Decade-High Despite £2 Billion Scandal – What’s Next for LLOY Stock?

Lloyds Share Price Rally Nears 10-Year High Lloyds Banking Group (LSE: LLOY) stock has been on a tear in 2025, flirting with decade highs. Shares currently trade around 84–85 pence, just shy of their highest level since 2015ts2.tech. In mid-October, Lloyds hit ~86.6p, a level not seen since before the Brexit referendum, underscoring the bank’s remarkable recovery. The stock has climbed roughly 50% year-on-year, vastly outperforming the broader FTSE 100 indexts2.tech. Elevated interest rates have turbocharged bank earnings, and Lloyds – as the UK’s largest retail lender – has been a prime beneficiary of fatter loan margins. Investors have also
23 October 2025
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HUL Q2 Profits Up 4%, Shares Jump – Target ₹2,800 in Sight?

HUL Q2 Profits Up 4%, Shares Jump – Target ₹2,800 in Sight?

Hindustan Unilever (HUL) is India’s largest fast-moving-consumer-goods company, so its quarterly results are a key gauge of consumer demand. In Q2 FY26, HUL’s consolidated net profit rose 4% year-on-year to about ₹2,690 crore, aided by a one-time tax settlement gainmoneycontrol.com. Revenue grew only 2% to roughly ₹16,060 croremoneycontrol.com, as the company noted a temporary dip in consumption while trade adjusted to recent GST rate cuts and a prolonged monsoon. On a standalone basis, sales were nearly flat at ~₹15,420 crore and standalone net profit was ~₹2,690 crore (up ~3%)moneycontrol.com. HUL’s underlying sales growth (USG) was ~2% while volumes were flat,
23 October 2025
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Dassault Systèmes Plunges: Company Cuts 2025 Growth Forecast, Stock Tumbles

Dassault Systèmes Plunges: Company Cuts 2025 Growth Forecast, Stock Tumbles

Solid Quarter, But Cautious Tone Dassault Systèmes – parent of brands like CATIA, SOLIDWORKS and Medidata – turned in healthy Q3 growth, with €1.46 billion in sales and 30.1% operating margins3ds.com. Even so, management signaled that some customers are holding back on spending. On a consolidated basis, IFRS operating income was €302 million and net EPS €0.20 (both +9–10% year-on-year)boursorama.com. Yet the big story was the revised guidance: the group now sees only mid-single-digit revenue growth for 20253ds.com. This reduction primarily reflects weaker-than-expected demand in its Medical/Pharma unit (Medidata) and delays in transitioning Centric PLM to SaaS. Stock Reaction and Analyst Views
23 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 Soar Past $4,100 on Record Rally – Is $5,000 Next?

Gold’s historic rally shows few signs of stopping. Traders note that after gold briefly slid earlier this week, geopolitical jitters and rate-cut bets helped it rebound. As Reuters reports, “gold prices have gained about 57% this year, reaching an all-time peak of $4,381.21 on Monday”reuters.com, and on Oct. 23 spot bullion was around $4,120/ozreuters.com. U.S. December futures climbed roughly 1.7% on Oct. 23 to $4,134.60reuters.com. This follows last week’s record highs and a brief profit-taking dip. “Gold is attempting to find its footing following the healthy and sorely-needed technical pullback,” notes Han Tan of investment platform Nemo.moneyreuters.com. But with “stubborn”
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 Skyrockets 3,000% — Is the Rally Sustainable?

Latest Stock Price and Performance D-Wave’s stock has been on a wild ride. After spending most of 2024 under $5, QBTS erupted in 2025. It surged into the mid-$40s in mid-October, hitting $46.75 on Oct. 15ts2.tech. That came after several back-to-back gains – for instance, a 23% jump on Oct. 13 alonets2.tech. By Oct. 22, the stock had retreated; it closed around $27.29 on Oct. 22stockanalysis.com and traded near $26.78 in after-hours that eveningstockanalysis.com. Reuters reports QBTS “trading lower” at $27.29 as of Oct. 23reuters.com. In total, QBTS is up roughly 300% so far in 2025ts2.tech, but its gains have
23 October 2025
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Quantum Stocks Rip Higher: IonQ Up 700% – Bubble or Breakthrough?

IonQ’s Quantum Boom: 700% Stock Surge on Breakthrough Feats & $2B Mega-Funding

Stock Performance & Recent Moves IonQ’s stock has been extremely volatile in recent days. After skyrocketing to a 52-week high near $82 in mid-Octoberts2.tech, shares pulled back to the mid-$60s and have since settled around $55–$60. On October 22, IONQ closed at $55.45finviz.com, about 23% below its recent peak. Even so, the stock remains up roughly 700% year-to-datets2.tech, making it one of the biggest gainers of 2025. Trading volumes are heavy (tens of millions of shares daily) and daily swings of 5–10% are commonts2.techfinviz.com. This roller-coaster pattern reflects euphoria and caution: IonQ is now valued at nearly $20 billion (around 200×
23 October 2025
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Trump’s Tariff Tsunami: 100% Drug Tax and New Import Levies Rock Global Trade

Trump Seeks a Slice of the Quantum Pie: Stocks Rocket as Govt Eyes IonQ, Rigetti, D-Wave Stakes

Trump Administration’s Quantum Push Citing Wall Street Journal sources, U.S. officials are now treating commercial quantum computing as a strategic sector. Under Secretary Gina Raimondo’s reorganized Chips R&D Office, the Commerce Department is reportedly willing to “go deep” in quantum startups – becoming shareholders in exchange for government R&D grantsreuters.comcm.asiae.co.kr. This extends Trump’s “government-as-shareholder” industrial policy in tech; for example, in August the administration agreed to convert nearly $9 billion in CHIPS Act grants into a 10% equity stake in Intelreuters.comcm.asiae.co.kr. The quantum proposals would similarly tie about $10 million of support per company to a U.S. equity investmentreuters.comcm.asiae.co.kr. Commerce sources
23 October 2025
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Quantum Rocket or Bubble? RGTI’s Stunning Surge Explained—And How It Stacks Up to IonQ, D‑Wave, and QUBT

Quantum Gold or Bubble? Rigetti (RGTI) Stock Skyrockets 5,000% Then Crashes to $36

Stock Performance & Recent Trading Rigetti’s stock has been on a rollercoaster. After languishing under $1 early in 2025, RGTI soared to $56.34 on Oct. 15 (a nearly 50× Y/Y gain)ts2.tech. But the rally ran into profit-taking and market jitters. On Oct. 16, RGTI plunged ~15% intraday, slipping from the $50s into the high-$40sts2.tech. This slide extended over the week: by Oct. 20 it was in the mid-$40sts2.tech, by Oct. 21 it closed around $40.00ts2.tech, and on Oct. 22 it closed $36.06investing.com (down 9.85% that day). All told, the stock gave back about 25% of its value from the Oct.
23 October 2025
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Dominion Energy Bets Big on Solar & Storage in 2025 – Even as Critics Cry “Scam”

Dominion Energy Stock Surges on Clean-Energy Push – What’s Next?

Stock Performance and Recent Trading Dominion Energy’s stock has stabilized in the low $60s after a choppy October. On Oct 22, shares traded near $61.5 intradaymarketbeat.com, above the 50-day moving average (~$60.43)marketbeat.com. Earlier in the week, the stock briefly dipped to around $60.5 before rebounding; for example, the Oct 21 close was $60.87ts2.tech. Over the past month, Dominion’s roughly +5% gain has outperformed many peers and the broad marketts2.tech. Investors have noted that Dominion’s total return (price plus dividends) is in line with the utilities sector’s defensive performance this year. The market capitalization is about $52–$53 billion (forward P/E ~18)investing.commarketbeat.com.
22 October 2025
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QuantumScape Rockets on Solid-State Battery Breakthrough – Investors Thrilled But Cautious

QuantumScape Rockets on Solid-State Battery Breakthrough – Investors Thrilled But Cautious

Solid-State Breakthrough and B1 Cell Shipments QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) develops solid-state lithium-metal batteries – a next-gen design using a thin ceramic separator and a lithium-metal anode instead of traditional graphite. This allows much higher energy density and faster charging (while improving safety) compared to conventional Li‑ion cellscarboncredits.com. In practice, QS demonstrated its technology at this year’s IAA Mobility show: a Ducati V21L electric race bike (VW/Audi/PowerCo collaboration) ran on QS’s QSE‑5 cells and achieved an astonishing ~844 Wh/L of energy density and a 10%→80% charge in only about 12 minutests2.tech. This real‑world demo “silenced some skeptics” and showed the promise
22 October 2025
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Lam Research Stock Rockets on AI Chip Demand – Can LRCX Keep Climbing?

Lam Research Stock Rockets on AI Chip Demand – Can LRCX Keep Climbing?

Earnings Beat on Surging Demand Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) handily beat forecasts for its fiscal Q1, as demand for cutting-edge chipmaking gear remains hot. The Fremont, CA company reported $5.32 billion in revenue and $1.26 EPS (non-GAAP) for Q1, versus analyst estimates of $5.22 B and $1.21timesunion.cominvesting.com. On a GAAP basis Lam earned $1.57 B ($1.24 per share)timesunion.com. These results, aided by strong year-on-year growth in both logic and memory equipment, “significantly surpassed analyst expectations” and underscore Lam’s role as a bellwether of chipmakers’ AI-driven spendingmarkets.financialcontent.cominvesting.com. Management’s guidance was equally positive. Lam forecast Q2 revenue of ~$5.20 B (±$0.3B) and EPS around $1.15 (±$0.10)investing.comstocktitan.net –
22 October 2025
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SAP Stock Skyrockets on Cloud Boom – Analysts Eye New Highs?

SAP Stock Skyrockets on Cloud Boom – Analysts Eye New Highs?

SAP’s in-depth report shows the company gaining market share in enterprise software. The Q3 2025 earnings release (Oct 22) highlighted broad growth across cloud segmentsnews.sap.com. Total revenue rose 7% (11% cc), and IFRS operating profit was up 12%news.sap.comreuters.com. By segment, the cloud ERP suite grew 31% (cc) – a sign customers are migrating to SAP’s newer cloud products. (SAP’s legacy software licenses continued to decline, a known trend as customers shift to subscriptions.) Management was upbeat. In a press release, Klein said “we are gaining market share as our customers are adopting solutions across the entire Business Suite,” including AI
22 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

Vodafone shares steady up after Q3 wobble — Germany, buyback and next results now set the tone

Vodafone shares steady up after Q3 wobble — Germany, buyback and next results now set the tone

7 February 2026
Vodafone shares rose 1.47% to 110.60p Friday, recovering part of Thursday’s 4.68% drop after a Q3 update. Group revenue climbed 6.5% to €10.5 billion, but Germany’s 0.7% service revenue growth missed some forecasts. Vodafone launched a new €500 million buyback tranche, bringing total buybacks since May to €3.5 billion. Investors remain focused on Germany’s pace and cash flow execution.
NatWest Group stock: buyback filing and Rightmove mortgage deal set up a busy week

NatWest Group stock: buyback filing and Rightmove mortgage deal set up a busy week

7 February 2026
NatWest shares closed up 1.45% at 659.4 pence Friday, buoyed by a buyback of 797,428 shares and a new digital mortgage deal with Rightmove. The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% but signaled possible cuts, with markets pricing in two reductions for 2026. NatWest plans to expand its Accelerator community to 50,000 members by 2026. Annual results are due Feb. 13.
Unilever share price holds at 5,250p as results week looms — what investors watch next

Unilever share price holds at 5,250p as results week looms — what investors watch next

7 February 2026
Unilever shares closed flat at 5,250p in London Friday, underperforming the FTSE 100’s 0.6% gain. The company issued 4.2 million new shares for employee plans, bringing total shares to over 2.18 billion. Investors await Q4 and full-year results on Feb. 12, with analyst consensus pointing to 3.9% Q4 sales growth. Unilever’s U.S. ADR rose 0.8% to $72.12.
BP share price near 52-week high ahead of Feb 10 earnings as buyback runs on

BP share price near 52-week high ahead of Feb 10 earnings as buyback runs on

7 February 2026
BP shares closed up 1.9% at 478 pence Friday, just below a 52-week high, as the company continued buybacks ahead of next week’s results. BP repurchased 2.789 million shares on February 6. Oil prices firmed on geopolitical risk, with Brent at $68.05 a barrel, but sector outlook remains uncertain. Investors await BP’s earnings and dividend decision due Tuesday.
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