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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.

BYD’s European EV Invasion – Boom in Sales but Stock Takes a Hit

BYD’s European EV Invasion – Boom in Sales but Stock Takes a Hit

BYD’s European Sales Explosion Industry reports confirm that China’s biggest EV maker is tearing up European sales charts. Deutsche Welle’s Welt notes “the world’s largest Chinese e-car maker is celebrating ever greater success in Europe. In Britain sales have recently exploded… and in Germany the figures are also rising significantly” Welt. Indeed, BYD’s September figures were eye-popping: UK registrations jumped from 1,150 (Sept 2024) to 11,271 Eletric Vehicles, propelling the UK to BYD’s largest market outside China. In Germany, BYD sold 3,255 vehicles in Sept 2025, a new high (vs. just 140 a year ago) Eletric Vehicles. BYD’s SUV sedans
13 October 2025
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Crypto Shockwave: Justin Sun’s SunWukong DEX Takes Chinese Market by Storm

Crypto Shockwave: Justin Sun’s SunWukong DEX Takes Chinese Market by Storm

SunWukong DEX Debut Draws Worldwide Attention On October 9, 2025 at TOKEN2049 Singapore (streamed via X Spaces), TRON founder Justin Sun formally launched SunPerp (Sun Wukong), the first-ever perpetual futures DEX with a dedicated Chinese-language brandglobenewswire.com. The event (titled “Boundless Imagination of Next Gen DEX”) broke records, drawing over 42,000 live listenersglobenewswire.com. Sun dubbed this move a “new era for Chinese-speaking crypto traders”globenewswire.com. In his keynote, Sun explained that SunPerp’s timing leveraged momentum in the market – noting that the recent Chinese National Day holiday had seen “unprecedented momentum across Chinese-language crypto communities” with viral memes and discussionsglobenewswire.com. Industry media
13 October 2025
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BLS International Faces Govt Ban: Shares Plunge 18% – Analysts See 100% Upside?

BLS International Faces Govt Ban: Shares Plunge 18% – Analysts See 100% Upside?

Key facts: – India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Oct 9, 2025 barred BLS International from bidding on any new visa/passport outsourcing contracts with Indian embassies and missions for the next two yearsreuters.comeconomictimes.indiatimes.com. The MEA order cited unspecified court cases and applicant complaints as the reasonreuters.comeconomictimes.indiatimes.com. Government Ban and Stock Reaction On Oct 9 the MEA quietly issued a directive barring BLS International Services Ltd. from participating in any new tenders issued by the Ministry of External Affairs or India Missions abroadreuters.comeconomictimes.indiatimes.com. The order cited undisclosed court cases and complaints against BLS’s service (such as visa/passport processing delays), but
13 October 2025
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Gold & Silver Soar to Stratospheric Highs: What’s Fueling the Rally?

Gold & Silver Soar to Stratospheric Highs: What’s Fueling the Rally?

Record-Breaking Prices and Market Snapshot The broader precious-metals complex is also rallying: platinum rose ~5% to $1,666/oz, palladium ~6.5% to $1,496 Reuters, as safe-haven demand rippled through commodities. ETFs tracking bullion have seen record inflows – e.g. GLD (Gold) and SLV (Silver) are surging. As of Oct 13, GLD traded around $377 (+2.1%) and SLV around $47.20 (+3.9%) Benzinga. These prices are reflected in tables below: Asset Price (Oct 13) Change (Oct 13) Gold (spot) $4,114.31/oz +2.4% Reuters Silver (spot) $51.82/oz +3.1% Reuters Gold (Dec ’25 futures) $4,133.90/oz +3.3% Reuters Gold ETF (GLD) $376.83 +2.1% Benzinga Silver ETF (SLV) $47.20
13 October 2025
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Tata Capital’s ₹15,500-Crore IPO Rocks 2025 Markets – Should You Bet on India’s Biggest Listing?

Tata Capital IPO Debut: Flat Start, But Analysts Say Hold On

IPO Background and Structure Tata Capital Ltd is the financial-services arm of the Tata Group, offering retail loans, SME financing, housing finance (via subsidiary), insurance distribution, etc. It raised about ₹15,512 cr through a combination of fresh issue (₹6,846 cr via ~21 cr new shares) and offer-for-sale (₹8,666 cr via 26.58 cr shares)ts2.tech. Promoter Tata Sons sold 23 cr shares and the IFC (World Bank arm) 3.58 cr shares in the OFSts2.techts2.tech. The IPO was India’s largest of 2025ts2.tech, and complied with an RBI mandate (Tata Capital, being an “upper-layer” NBFC, must list by Sept 2025). The issue price band was set at ₹310–₹326/sharets2.tech. Anchor investors poured
13 October 2025
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The Ultimate Windows Version Comparison: From 1985’s Windows 1.0 to Windows 11 and Beyond

Windows 10 Support Ends Oct 14, 2025 – Millions of PCs at Risk, Experts Warn

Microsoft’s support page and tech media agree: Windows 10 won’t “shut down” on Oct 14, 2025, but it will become unsafe to use long-termsupport.microsoft.comindependent.co.uk. After that day, only devices enrolled in ESU or running Windows 11 will get patcheswindowscentral.comsupport.microsoft.com. Users should plan accordingly: if your PC can handle Windows 11, upgrade now via Windows Update. If not, consider replacing it (see WIRED’s laptop guidewired.com) or at least enrolling in Microsoft’s free ESU program to buy a year of breathing room. Security experts emphasize that continuing to run unpatched Win10 is too risky: “in an era of unprecedented cyber risk, one
13 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)

Stocks Soar: S&P 500 Rallies 1.5% to 6,651 as Trade Fears Ease

Key Facts: As of Oct. 13, 2025 the S&P 500 (SPX) closed around 6,651.03, up about +1.5% on the dayinvesting.com. Trading volume was heavy, reflecting heightened activity (about 24.3 billion shares traded on Oct. 10 versus a 20-day avg of 20.2Breuters.com). Major sectors diverged: technology and AI-related stocks led gains (Broadcom +9%, Nvidia +3%reuters.com) while industrials like Fastenal fell sharply (–6%investopedia.com). Political and economic news – especially President Trump’s conciliatory weekend trade comments – drove sentimentreuters.comnbcrightnow.com. Analysts remain broadly bullish: Goldman Sachs projects roughly +11% upside to ~6,900 in 12 monthsgoldmansachs.com, and Bank of America sees an 8% rally to
13 October 2025
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Tariff Shock and Fed Jitters: Asian Markets Stumble as Rally Meets Reality

Dow Jones Rockets 500 Points as Trump Calms China Tariffs – Market Rally Explained

Market Performance (Oct. 13, 2025) The Dow opened around 45,698 and rallied through the session. By mid-morning it was up ~1.1% (~+517 points at ~45,997)reuters.com. Major tech and financial names were the biggest contributors – Broadcom soared ~9% and topped the indexreuters.com; Nvidia, AMD and other chipmakers also gained as AI-related news buoyed sentimentreuters.com. JPMorgan rose after unveiling a $1.5 trillion plan, and Oracle and Estee Lauder jumped on analyst upgradesreuters.com. Defensive sectors lagged (consumer staples down slightly). Fastenal fell on a profit missreuters.com. Intraday range: The Dow’s intra-day low was near the open (~45,700) and the high approached the mid-46,000s
13 October 2025
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Verizon (VZ) Stock’s Wild Ride: New CEO & $20B Deal – Analysts Are Buzzing

Verizon (VZ) Stock’s Wild Ride: New CEO & $20B Deal – Analysts Are Buzzing

Stock Price & Recent Moves Verizon’s stock has been volatile in recent days. After trading around $43.7 on Oct 3 ts2.tech, VZ stock fell on the surprise CEO announcement. Reuters reported Verizon shares were down 3% in early Oct 6 trading Reuters, and by Oct 7 the stock was roughly 5% lower than before the news. As of Oct 13 the price is about $40.0 Reuters. Overall, VZ has underperformed its sector: a recent analysis noted VZ is down ~5% over the past year vs. ~+26% for the telecom industry, trailing peers (AT&T +23%, T-Mobile +7% in the same period)
13 October 2025
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IBM Stock Soars on Quantum Breakthrough and AI Revival – Key Updates (Sept 25, 2025)

IBM Stock Rockets: How AI Boom, Quantum Wins & Major Deals Are Fueling a 2025 Rally

Key Facts (IBM – NYSE: IBM, as of Oct 13, 2025): Stock Performance & Recent Moves IBM’s stock has rallied strongly into fall 2025. It closed about $279.74 on Oct 13investing.com, just a few percent below the late-Sept peak near $296ts2.tech. The year-to-date gain (~28%) vastly outpaces the S&P 500ts2.techts2.tech. Investors’ optimism stems from better-than-expected financial results and big strides in IBM’s tech pivotts2.techts2.tech. In fact, Q2 2025 revenue ($16.98B) and EPS ($2.80) beat forecaststs2.tech, and IBM subsequently raised its 2025 profit and cash-flow guidancets2.techts2.tech. These fundamentals, combined with buzz around AI/cloud/quantum projects, have driven the uptick (even if the
13 October 2025
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Nasdaq Climbs Record Highs Then Retreats Amid Trade and Tech News

Nasdaq Surges 1.7% on Monday After Trump Calms Trade War Fears – Tech Stocks Lead Wild Comeback

Market Summary – Nasdaq Composite & Nasdaq-100 Performance Monday’s session saw a sharp recovery in equities after Friday’s selloff. The Nasdaq Composite rebounded to 22,513.52 at the close, up 1.39% for the dayinvesting.com. The tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 also climbed to 24,697.77, up 1.97%investing.com. These gains came as U.S. futures jumped and major tech names surged (see below). By comparison, on Friday Oct 10 the Nasdaq Composite had plunged to 22,204.43 (-3.56%)investing.com on news of fresh trade tensions – wiping out nearly two weeks of gains (the index had traded at record highs near 23,043 on Oct 9ts2.tech). The broader S&P 500 fell
13 October 2025
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Rivian’s $5 Billion Georgia EV Megaplant: A Bold Gamble to Outdrive Tesla, Ford & More

Rivian’s EV Gamble: $5B Factory Bet and Tax Credit Cliff – Stock Poised to Explode or Crash?

Stock Price & Recent Performance Rivian’s stock climbed steadily in mid-2025 as production efficiencies and partnerships were announced, but has pulled back sharply since late Sept. It hit a multi-month high (~$15.50) around Sept 26investing.com, then plunged ~7% on Oct 2 to about $13.5 on heavy volumets2.techinvesting.com. This coincided with the Q3 delivery report and lowered guidance that dayts2.techreuters.com. By Oct 10 the stock was around $12.80investing.com, down ~3% over the prior week and ~18% from September highs. Over the past year RIVN is up roughly 37%ts2.tech, reflecting earlier optimism. However, recent daily charts show five straight down days (as
13 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

7 February 2026
Ashtead shares closed Friday at 4,936p, up 1.09%, after the company bought 88,872 shares under its repurchase program. The group is set to shift its primary listing to New York on March 2, pending court approval, and will be removed from the FTSE UK index the same day. Ashtead paid a half-year dividend of 37.5 U.S. cents per share on Friday.
Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

7 February 2026
Beazley shares closed flat at 1,236 pence Friday as BlackRock disclosed a 6.55% stake and Vanguard reported 5.02%. Wellington Management cut its holding below 5%. The disclosures follow Zurich Insurance’s possible takeover offer of up to 1,335 pence per share, with a Feb. 16 deadline for a firm bid.
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