Marcin Frąckiewicz, Author at TechStock²

ASX Top Gainers Today (18 December 2025): RocketBoots Soars on $9.1m ARR Contract as Australian Shares Trade Lower

Australia’s share market was softer in late-morning trade on Thursday, 18 December 2025, with tech stocks again in the firing line — but that didn’t stop a handful of small caps from posting eye-catching gains. By around 11:00am Sydney time

18 December 2025

ASX·Market News·Stock Market·Top Gainers

Australia Economic Calendar Today (18 December 2025): ABS Population & Finance-and-Wealth Data Due at 11:30am as MYEFO Lifts Inflation Outlook

At 11:00am Sydney time (AEDT) on Thursday, 18 December 2025, Australia’s macro focus is squarely on a cluster of official releases at 11:30am—landing just one day after the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) reset the national conversation on inflation, deficits, and the Reserve

18 December 2025

Australia·Economy·Inflation

Quantum Stocks on the US Market Today: IonQ, Rigetti, D‑Wave, QCi and Arqit Slide After Close as Analyst Coverage Expands (Dec. 17, 2025)

NEW YORK — Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 (6:00 p.m. ET): Quantum-related stocks ended sharply lower after the U.S. market close, extending a choppy pullback that has rattled high-beta “future tech” themes in recent weeks. The selling came even as Wall Street broadened

18 December 2025

Financial Analysis·Quantum Computing·Stock Market·Technology News·US Stocks

Australia Stock Market Today (18 December 2025): ASX 200 Slips by 11am as Tech Sell-Off Deepens; RBA Rate Outlook, ANZ Pay Revolt and Netwealth, Bendigo, Woodside in Focus

Sydney, 18 December 2025 (11:00am AEDT) — Australia’s share market edged lower late in the morning session, with the S&P/ASX 200 down about 0.3% to 8,568 points by 11am as technology stocks again took the brunt of selling. The Australian The weaker tone

18 December 2025

ASX 200·Financial News·Stock Market·Tech Stocks

Semiconductor Stocks Today: Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom Sink as AI Selloff Deepens—Micron Jumps After Hours (Dec. 17, 2025)

As of 6:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, U.S.-listed semiconductor stocks have wrapped up a bruising regular session—then immediately pivoted into a very different after-hours story led by Micron Technology. The day’s defining theme was a renewed wave of “AI trade”

18 December 2025

AI Technology·Financial News·Investing·Semiconductors·Stock Market

Big Tech Stocks Today: Magnificent Seven Slide After AI Funding Jitters Hit the Nasdaq (Dec. 17, 2025)

As of 6:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, Big Tech stocks finished the U.S. session broadly lower, with the AI trade back in the crosshairs. The headline driver wasn’t a single earnings miss from a mega-cap—rather, it was a growing

18 December 2025

AI Industry·Big Tech·Investment News·Nasdaq·Stock Market

AI Stocks Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Nvidia, Oracle, Broadcom Slide on AI Funding Jitters as Micron Surges After Hours

NEW YORK — As of 6:00 p.m. EST, the U.S. “AI trade” is ending Wednesday on a sharply split note: mega-cap AI infrastructure and chip leaders fell hard into the close, while memory maker Micron Technologies jumped in extended trading

18 December 2025

AI Stocks·Investing News·Market Trends·Stock Analysis

Space Technology Stocks Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Rocket Lab’s Rapid Space Force Launch, BlackSky’s Gen‑3 Milestone, and Spire Earnings Jolt a Volatile Sector

NEW YORK — As of 6:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, U.S.-listed space technology stocks finished a bruising session largely in the red, pressured by a broader tech-led pullback that hit higher‑beta growth names. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% to 6,721.43 and the Nasdaq

18 December 2025

Market Analysis·Space Technology

EV Stocks Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Tesla Slides After Record High, QuantumScape’s Automaker Deal Steals the Spotlight, Ford Signals EV Pullback

Updated: Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 — 6:00 p.m. ET (U.S. market closed; after-hours trading active) Electric vehicle (EV) stocks ended the Wednesday session with a familiar late‑2025 feel: big headlines, bigger volatility, and a market backdrop that made growth names hard

18 December 2025

Automotive Industry·Electric Vehicles·Investment News·Stock Market·Tesla

Australian Firm Neumann Space Pioneers Molybdenum-Fueled Space Propulsion With a Metal “Fuel Rod” Thruster

When most people hear “space propulsion,” they picture fire and chemical exhaust. But one of Australia’s most closely watched propulsion efforts is built around something far less cinematic—and potentially far more practical for modern satellites: a solid metal rod of molybdenum that

18 December 2025

Space Technology

The Role of Starlink in Scientific Research: How SpaceX’s Satellite Internet Is Transforming Field Science, Earth Observation, and Space Missions—While Challenging Astronomy

Starlink—the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet network built by SpaceX—was designed to solve a commercial problem: fast, low-latency connectivity anywhere on Earth. But as the constellation has scaled into the thousands of satellites and millions of users, it has

18 December 2025

Astronomy·Satellite Internet·Space Technology

The Benefits of Brain-Computer Interfaces for Cognitive Enhancement: What 2025’s Breakthroughs Mean for Memory, Attention, and Communication

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are having a breakout moment—not because humans suddenly have “telepathy,” but because several parallel developments are turning decades of lab research into early clinical reality. In 2025, multiple companies and research groups reported milestones that expand what

18 December 2025

Technology Trends