Marcin Frąckiewicz, Author at TechStock²

Canada Stock Market Today: TSX Slips at Midday as Financials Weigh, While Cannabis and Commodities Stay in Focus (Dec. 17, 2025)

Canada’s stock market is struggling to hold early momentum on Wednesday as the heavyweight financial sector drags on the Toronto Stock Exchange, even while commodity-linked and cannabis stocks remain in the spotlight. By late morning, the S&P/TSX Composite Index had

17 December 2025

Cannabis Industry·Market Trends·Stock Market·TSX

Commodities Prices Today in US Markets (Dec. 17, 2025): Oil Jumps on Venezuela Blockade, Silver Breaks $66, Gold Forecasts Eye $5,000

NEW YORK — Commodities are ending the year with a classic cross-asset tug-of-war: energy prices are bouncing off multi-year lows on fresh geopolitical risk, precious metals are extending a historic run as rate-cut expectations return, and agriculture remains weighed down

17 December 2025

Commodities·Investment News·Market Analysis·Precious Metals

Big Tech Stocks Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Magnificent Seven Slide on AI Infrastructure Jitters as Amazon–OpenAI Talks and Fed Rate Outlook Take Center Stage

Big Tech stocks are setting the tone for U.S. markets on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, with the “Magnificent Seven” trade showing fresh signs of stress even as the sector’s long-term AI narrative keeps expanding. The day’s action is being driven

17 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Big Tech·Federal Reserve·Investment News·Stock Market

UK Stock Market Today (17 December 2025): FTSE 100 Rallies as Inflation Surprise Fuels Bank of England Rate-Cut Bets

LONDON — 17 December 2025. UK equities finished higher on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 closing up 0.9% at 9,774.32 after stronger gains earlier in the session, as a sharper-than-expected drop in inflation strengthened expectations of a Bank of England (BoE) rate cut on

17 December 2025

Bank of England·FTSE 100·Inflation·Investment News·Stock Market

Space & Satellite Stocks Today: Rocket Lab (RKLB), Viasat (VSAT), Planet Labs (PL), Spire (SPIR), Iridium (IRDM) and Globalstar (GSAT) — News, Forecasts and Analysis for Dec. 17, 2025

Space and satellite stocks are back in the spotlight on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, as investors juggle a busy mix of government launch schedules, fresh earnings, analyst price targets, and connectivity breakthroughs—all while the broader U.S. market digests shifting expectations for interest

17 December 2025

Financial News·Investment Analysis·Satellite Technology·Space Industry·Stock Market

Semiconductor Stocks Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Nvidia, Broadcom, Micron in Focus as AI Chip Competition Heats Up

Semiconductor stocks are ending 2025 the same way they powered most of it: at the center of the market’s biggest debate—whether the AI infrastructure boom still has years to run, or whether investors are finally forcing chipmakers (and their biggest

17 December 2025

AI Technology·Investment News·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Tech Industry

AI Stocks Today (US Market): Amazon–OpenAI Talks, Oracle’s Data-Center Shock, and the New Threat to Nvidia’s CUDA Edge (Dec. 17, 2025)

AI stocks are back in the center of the U.S. stock market conversation on Wednesday, December 17, 2025—but with a very different tone than the “everything goes up” phase earlier in the year. Today’s trade is being shaped by three

17 December 2025

AI Stocks·Amazon·Data Centers·NVIDIA

Defense Technology Stocks Today: US Defense Contractors, AI, Drones and Cyber Names React to Policy Risk and 2026 Spending Tailwinds (Dec. 17, 2025)

NEW YORK — December 17, 2025 — Defense technology stocks on the U.S. stock market are trading in a familiar crosscurrent: long-cycle demand for missiles, drones, cyber defense, and space systems remains strong, but Washington-driven policy risk is suddenly back in

17 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Cybersecurity·Drones·Military Technology

EV Stocks Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Tesla’s California Autopilot Case, Ford’s $6.5B Battery Deal Exit, and Fresh Catalysts for EVgo, QuantumScape, Rivian, and Lucid

NEW YORK — Wednesday, December 17, 2025 — U.S.-listed EV stocks are trading on a mix of regulatory headlines, shifting policy risk, and company-specific catalysts that are widening the gap between winners and laggards. Tesla remains the sector’s main gravity well

17 December 2025

Battery Technology·Electric Vehicles·Industry Updates·Stock Market·Tesla News

Comet 3I/ATLAS Today: Latest News, Science Updates, and How to See the Rare Interstellar Comet Before Its Dec. 19, 2025 Flyby

Updated Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 — Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (also referenced as C/2025 N1 (ATLAS)) is now just two days from its closest approach to Earth, and today’s coverage spans everything from practical skywatching advice to fresh scientific analysis of the comet’s “non‑gravitational” motion. Space On Friday,

17 December 2025

Astronomy·Interstellar Objects·Skywatching

Rocket Launches Today, Dec. 17, 2025: Ariane 6 Delivers Galileo Satellites as SpaceX Targets Two Starlink Missions

Europe’s newest heavy-lift rocket notched another high-profile success in the early hours of December 17, 2025, sending two Galileo navigation satellites toward medium Earth orbit—while the global launch calendar stays packed with two SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink flights still on the schedule for later today.

17 December 2025

Rocket Launches·Space News

Night Sky Tonight December 17, 2025: Moon Phase, Planets, Meteor Showers and Today’s Space News

If you’ve been waiting for a truly dark December evening to step outside and let your eyes drink in the stars, tonight is one of the best opportunities of the month. The Moon is in a very thin waning crescent

17 December 2025

Astronomy·Night Sky·Space News