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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.

Anthropic Valuation 2025: Claude Maker’s $183B Price Tag Meets $300B+ Funding Talk as IPO Buzz Builds (Updated Dec. 14, 2025)

Anthropic Valuation 2025: Claude Maker’s $183B Price Tag Meets $300B+ Funding Talk as IPO Buzz Builds (Updated Dec. 14, 2025)

Anthropic—the AI company behind the Claude chatbot and Claude Code—has become one of the most watched private firms in tech, largely because its valuation is now being discussed in the same breath as the largest “frontier model” players on the planet. As of December 14, 2025, the most recently disclosed, official post‑money valuation for Anthropic remains $183 billion, set in its $13 billion Series F announced on September 2, 2025. Anthropic+1 But over the past two weeks, a rapid sequence of developments—IPO legal prep reports, new mega‑enterprise partnerships, an acquisition to bolster Claude Code, and fresh commentary questioning whether AI’s private valuations are “ahead of” public‑market reality—has intensified a
14 December 2025
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Databricks Valuation Today (14/12/2025): $134B Fundraising Talk, $100B Baseline, and What Investors Watch Next

Databricks Valuation Today (14/12/2025): $134B Fundraising Talk, $100B Baseline, and What Investors Watch Next

Updated: December 14, 2025 (14/12/2025) Databricks has become one of the most closely watched private tech companies in the AI era—not because it builds chatbots, but because it sits underneath them. Its platform is where enterprises store, govern, process, and increasingly activate data for analytics and AI. That position at the center of “AI in production” is now showing up in the numbers investors care about most: valuation multiples, growth, and margin dynamics. Here’s the cleanest way to understand Databricks valuation today—what’s confirmed, what’s being reported, what secondary markets are signaling on December 14, 2025, and what could determine whether a rumored valuation
14 December 2025
xAI Valuation Today (Dec. 14, 2025): Why Elon Musk’s AI Startup Is Being Priced at $200B–$230B and What Comes Next

xAI Valuation Today (Dec. 14, 2025): Why Elon Musk’s AI Startup Is Being Priced at $200B–$230B and What Comes Next

Updated: December 14, 2025 Elon Musk’s xAI has become one of the most closely watched private companies in the AI boom—and for one reason above all: valuation. In recent weeks, reporting has pointed to a fresh fundraising push that could lift xAI’s implied worth to about $230 billion, a level that would place it among the most valuable private technology companies on Earth. Reuters But “xAI valuation” in late 2025 is not a single clean number. It’s a moving target shaped by a mix of reported financing terms, secondary-market trading, capital-intensive infrastructure buildout, and fast-evolving product distribution through X, Tesla, and new international
14 December 2025
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SpaceX Valuation Surges to $800 Billion in Insider Share Sale—What the Latest IPO Forecasts Say for 2026 (Updated Dec. 14, 2025)

SpaceX Valuation Surges to $800 Billion in Insider Share Sale—What the Latest IPO Forecasts Say for 2026 (Updated Dec. 14, 2025)

SpaceX’s valuation has vaulted to a new headline number: about $800 billion, after an insider share sale was set at $421 per share—a price outlined in a Dec. 12 letter from Chief Financial Officer Bret Johnsen that was reviewed by Reuters. The arrangement allows new and existing investors (and SpaceX itself) to purchase up to $2.56 billion worth of shares from eligible shareholders, giving employees and insiders a fresh liquidity window while also resetting expectations for what SpaceX could command if it enters public markets. Reuters+2Reuters+2 The timing is not an accident. Over the past week, a tight cluster of reports—from secondary-sale chatter to IPO “target window” briefings—has turned SpaceX valuation into one
14 December 2025
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OpenAI Valuation Today (Dec. 14, 2025): The $500 Billion Benchmark, $600B Secondary Signals, and the New Money Questions Investors Are Asking

OpenAI Valuation Today (Dec. 14, 2025): The $500 Billion Benchmark, $600B Secondary Signals, and the New Money Questions Investors Are Asking

December 14, 2025 — OpenAI’s valuation has become one of the most closely watched numbers in global tech, not because the company is public (it isn’t), but because the private market is now treating “the ChatGPT maker” like a bellwether for the entire AI economy. The headline valuation most investors still anchor to is $500 billion, set by a blockbuster employee share sale this fall. Reuters But in the past few weeks—and especially in the last few days—fresh signals have started to widen the conversation from “What is OpenAI worth?” to a sharper, more consequential question: What does OpenAI need to become worth even more—and
14 December 2025
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Sydney attack today: Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting leaves 12 dead, 29 injured as Australia treats incident as terrorism

Sydney attack today: Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting leaves 12 dead, 29 injured as Australia treats incident as terrorism

SYDNEY, Australia (December 14, 2025) — A deadly shooting during a Hanukkah gathering at Sydney’s Bondi Beach has left at least 11 people dead, with one suspected gunman also killed, taking the total death toll to 12, authorities and local media reported Sunday. Twenty-nine people were taken to hospital with injuries, including two police officers, as investigators described the attack as a targeted act of antisemitic terrorism. ABC+2Reuters+2 The violence erupted on one of Australia’s most iconic beaches at the end of a hot summer day, when crowds were gathered for a community event marking the start of the eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah. Officials say the investigation
14 December 2025
Copper Price Forecast December 2025: LME Near $12,000 as AI Demand, Tariff Flows and Supply Shocks Drive Volatility

Copper Price Forecast December 2025: LME Near $12,000 as AI Demand, Tariff Flows and Supply Shocks Drive Volatility

Copper is closing out 2025 with the kind of price action usually reserved for crisis commodities: sharp rallies, sudden air pockets, and a market that looks tight in some places and oddly comfortable in others. Midway through December, London Metal Exchange (LME) copper is still trading at historically elevated levels after repeatedly printing new highs this month—supported by supply disruptions, policy-driven shifts in global inventory, and a fresh narrative that “AI infrastructure is the new mega-demand driver.” Lme+1 So what’s the most realistic copper price forecast for December 2025—not next year, not “the decade of electrification,” but the final stretch
14 December 2025
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Cotton Price Forecast for December 2025: USDA Lowers U.S. Price Outlook as ICE Futures Grind Sideways

Cotton Price Forecast for December 2025: USDA Lowers U.S. Price Outlook as ICE Futures Grind Sideways

Updated Dec. 14, 2025 Cotton is ending 2025 with a familiar feel: a tight trading range, stubbornly soft demand signals, and a market that keeps looking for a catalyst big enough to break it out of the low‑60s cents-per-pound zone. The latest benchmark numbers underline that “range-bound” tone. USDA’s weekly spot market review put average U.S. spot quotations (base quality, seven designated markets) at 60.33 cents/lb for the week ending Dec. 11, while the ICE March 2026 contract ended that same week at 63.97 cents/lb. AMS USDA Meanwhile, international pricing remains notably higher: the Cotlook A Index was 73.95 cents/lb
14 December 2025
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US Treasury Bonds Forecast for December 2025: Fed Rate Cut, Delayed Jobs & CPI Data, and Auction Supply Set Up a Volatile Finish

US Treasury Bonds Forecast for December 2025: Fed Rate Cut, Delayed Jobs & CPI Data, and Auction Supply Set Up a Volatile Finish

Mid-December is shaping up as one of the most consequential stretches of the year for the U.S. Treasury market—not because investors lack information, but because too much of it is about to arrive at once. After the Federal Reserve’s December rate cut and a surprise pivot back to technical Treasury bill purchases to steady money markets, traders are now bracing for a shutdown-delayed burst of jobs and inflation data that could reprice the entire yield curve before year-end. Meanwhile, the U.S. Treasury’s auction calendar marches on, with key mid- and late-December auctions still ahead—right as liquidity conditions typically tighten into
14 December 2025
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US Stock Market Forecast for December 2025: S&P 500 Outlook After the Fed Cut, Delayed Jobs & CPI Data, and the Santa Rally Question

US Stock Market Forecast for December 2025: S&P 500 Outlook After the Fed Cut, Delayed Jobs & CPI Data, and the Santa Rally Question

Wall Street heads into the second half of December with a familiar mix of momentum and nerves. The S&P 500 just logged a record close on Thursday, December 11 (6,901.00), then slipped on Friday, December 12 as the market reassessed the “AI trade” and a jump in Treasury yields. Reuters+1 The big picture for a US stock market forecast for December 2025 now hinges on three fast-moving forces: Below is a detailed, news-driven outlook for the S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq for the remainder of December 2025—grounded in the latest reporting and strategists’ calls from the past several days. Where the US stock market
14 December 2025
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Oil Price Forecast December 2025: Can Brent Crude Hold the Line Above $60 as a 2026 Glut Looms?

Oil Price Forecast December 2025: Can Brent Crude Hold the Line Above $60 as a 2026 Glut Looms?

Oil prices are limping into the final weeks of 2025 with Brent crude hovering just above $60 a barrel and traders fixated on one word: oversupply. As of Friday, December 12, Brent settled at about $61.12 per barrel and WTI at $57.44, both benchmarks down more than 4% for the week and sitting near their lowest levels in several years. Reuters+1 At the same time, big agencies and Wall Street banks are rolling out fresh forecasts that increasingly point to sub‑$60 oil in 2026, even as OPEC insists the market will be roughly balanced next year. OilPrice.com+3U.S. Energy Information Administration+3Reuters+3
14 December 2025
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ETF Forecast for December 2025: What to Expect for Stock, Bond, Gold and Bitcoin ETFs After the Fed’s Year-End Cut

ETF Forecast for December 2025: What to Expect for Stock, Bond, Gold and Bitcoin ETFs After the Fed’s Year-End Cut

December 2025 is shaping up as a “busy but brittle” month for ETF investors: record-setting inflows are colliding with a Federal Reserve that just cut rates again—but is also signaling it may pause. That combination often produces the same market pattern ETFs make easy to express: a late-year bid for risk assets, paired with very selective positioning in fixed income and “hedge” exposures like gold. Below is a data-driven ETF outlook for the rest of December 2025, based on the most recent fund-flow reports, central-bank messaging, and market analysis published over the past several days. The macro backdrop driving December’s
14 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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