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Mateusz Kaczmarek

A technology and finance expert writing for TS2.tech. He analyzes developments in satellites, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence, with a focus on their impact on global markets. Author of industry reports and market commentary, often cited in tech and business media. Passionate about innovation and the digital economy.

Krispy Kreme Stock Soars on Bold Global Expansion Amid U.S. Sales Slump

Krispy Kreme Stock Soars on Bold Global Expansion Amid U.S. Sales Slump

Krispy Kreme’s share price has bounced sharply this week, rekindling a meme-stock–style frenzy even as the doughnut chain struggles domestically. After closing at about $3.26 on Oct. 20, the stock jumped roughly 14% on Oct. 21 to around $3.7 stockanalysis.com marketbeat.com. Investors cited the recent news of Krispy Kreme’s aggressive overseas growth and renewed social-media hype, following a torrid year in which shares plunged from over $12 in late 2024 to current levels investopedia.com ts2.tech. (Memestock mania helped send DNUT up as much as 27% in a single day in July before it faded reuters.com.) This year’s slide reflects disappointing
22 October 2025
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Netflix Stock Tanks 5% After Q3 Earnings Miss — Analysts Remain Bullish

Netflix Stock Tanks 5% After Q3 Earnings Miss — Analysts Remain Bullish

Stock Performance and Recent Movement Netflix’s stock had been on a tear in 2025. By mid-October, NFLX was trading near $1,240, roughly 30–40% higher than its level a year earlier investopedia.com investing.com. This rally reflected strong subscriber and revenue growth earlier in the year. As one Investopedia analysis noted, Netflix was expected to benefit from higher pricing, hit original shows and its growing ad business investopedia.com. Year-to-date, Netflix’s gain has far outpaced the S&P 500. However, that momentum wobbled on Oct. 21. After the markets closed, Netflix’s Q3 report fell slightly short of forecasts. In extended trading, NFLX shares tumbled
22 October 2025
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Retiring at 62? It Could Cost You $182K — and 90% of Americans Are Doing It Anyway

Retiring at 62? It Could Cost You $182K — and 90% of Americans Are Doing It Anyway

Recent studies reveal a retirement funding crisis. 90% of U.S. workers say they’ll claim Social Security before age 70, even though waiting boosts benefits by ~30% (an early claim can cost ~$182,000 in lifetime payments) cbsnews.com cbsnews.com. Financial guru Dave Ramsey warns that retiring “too early” (like age 62) is a mistake – “it’s like jumping out of a plane without checking your parachute” kiplinger.com. Credit card debt has exploded (up to $1.2 trillion at ~25% APR) nasdaq.com, a burden experts say “can stand between you and your ideal retirement” nasdaq.com. Surveys show Americans are falling short: 58% feel their savings
21 October 2025
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Silver and Gold: All-Time High Spree Hits Wall – Markets Rally and Scramble

Silver and Gold: All-Time High Spree Hits Wall – Markets Rally and Scramble

Market Rally and Risk-On Sentiment U.S. and global stocks rebounded on Oct. 21 as investors gained confidence. European equity indexes opened modestly higher – Milan’s FTSE MIB led gains (+0.80%) on strength in banks (UniCredit, Intesa Sanpaolo), energy (Eni) and defense (Leonardo) euronews.com. Germany’s DAX was slightly down (–0.1%) despite defense stock strength, while the London FTSE 100 rose +0.22% on bank and energy rallies euronews.com euronews.com. Economists noted that “Wall Street enjoyed a particularly strong session on Monday, and that optimism has extended to Asia and Europe on Tuesday,” as AJ Bell’s Russ Mould said euronews.com. In Asia, Japan’s markets jumped
21 October 2025
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Wall Street on Fire: Apple’s Record Rally Lifts Stocks as Earnings Season Heats Up

Wall Street on Fire: Apple’s Record Rally Lifts Stocks as Earnings Season Heats Up

Tech Stocks Drive Monday’s Rally U.S. markets powered higher on Monday amid optimism over iPhone 17 demand and easing geopolitical jitters. Apple soared to a record $262.24 close (+3.9%) after Counterpoint data showed strong early iPhone 17 sales – 14% above last year’s model in key markets ts2.tech. That helped spark a broad tech surge. As Proactive Investors noted, the Nasdaq climbed 1.4% with Apple up 3.9%, and the Dow/S&P both +1.1% proactiveinvestors.com. “U.S. stocks advanced as Apple (AAPL) led gains,” TechStock² reported, and all three major indexes were near multi-year highs ts2.tech nasdaq.com. High-flying chip and AI names also
21 October 2025
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Gold Bonanza: GLD ETF Surges & Miners Skyrocket – Will Gold Hit $5,000/oz Next?

Gold Bonanza: GLD ETF Surges & Miners Skyrocket – Will Gold Hit $5,000/oz Next?

Gold’s Historic Rally and Prices Gold has shattered records this month. After breaking above $4,000/oz in early October, spot gold briefly hit $4,381.21 on Oct. 20 ts2.tech, surpassing the prior all-time high. By the end of Oct. 21 it traded near $4,288/oz, about 1.6% off its peak ts2.tech. Even with the recent pullback, gold is up roughly 60–63% in 2025 ts2.tech ts2.tech – one of the best returns of any major asset this year. Similarly, silver also hit new highs: above $54.47 on Oct. 20 (a 14-year high) before pulling back to ~$49.20 on Oct. 21 in.investing.com. The broader precious
21 October 2025
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Breaking: Eos Energy & MN8 Secure Huge 750 MWh U.S. Battery Storage Deal – Are Stocks Set to Skyrocket?

Breaking: Eos Energy & MN8 Secure Huge 750 MWh U.S. Battery Storage Deal – Are Stocks Set to Skyrocket?

Experts expect the MN8/Eos deal to catalyze further investment in long-duration storage. Data-center operators and grid planners alike see value in pairing renewables with dispatchable storage. “We can create efficiency when those [projects] are co-located,” says Eran Mahrer of Leeward Renewable Energy reuters.com, reflecting a broader push for integrated solar-storage sites. With lawmakers keen on grid resilience, analysts believe U.S. demand for safe, scalable solutions like Eos’s will grow sharply over the next 5–10 years reuters.com energy-storage.news. The big question is execution: if Eos can convert its pipeline into projects as planned, its zinc batteries could help power a new
21 October 2025
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Blackstone & TPG in $18B Hologic Takeover Shock – Women’s Health Stock Skyrockets

Blackstone & TPG in $18B Hologic Takeover Shock – Women’s Health Stock Skyrockets

Deal Details and Company Background Hologic (NYSE: HOLX) is a Marlborough, MA–based medical technology firm focused on women’s health. Its products include mammography and breast biopsy systems, cervical cancer tests, surgical equipment (notably after its acquisition of Gynesonics), and lab diagnostics including molecular tests for Covid-19 bostonglobe.com. The Blackstone/TPG consortium will buy all outstanding Hologic shares for $76 cash plus a $3 CVR (contingent on hitting revenue goals in 2026–27 for the breast health business) marketscreener.com. This values the deal at $79 per share maximum and around $18.3 billion total enterprise value marketscreener.com. The purchase price represents a roughly 46%
21 October 2025
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Billionaire Blowup: NYC’s Catsimatidis Tells Rival to Quit – Pershing Square’s Ackman Admits He “Hates Wasting Money”

Billionaire Blowup: NYC’s Catsimatidis Tells Rival to Quit – Pershing Square’s Ackman Admits He “Hates Wasting Money”

Catsimatidis vs. Sliwa: Divided GOP in NYC John Catsimatidis (often described as a “grocery and radio magnate” cbsnews.com) has been a longtime supporter of conservative causes. In recent days he threw his weight behind a unified effort to defeat Mamdani by clearing the Republican field. Catsimatidis – who employs Sliwa as a radio host on his WABC station – told reporters that Sliwa should “love New York more than anything else” and drop his mayoral bid to boost Cuomo’s chances abc7ny.com foxnews.com. Catsimatidis claimed New Yorkers would view Sliwa as a hero for “doing the right thing” by quitting abc7ny.com.
21 October 2025
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Yueda Digital (YDKG) Stock Crashes 90% After $28M Crypto Fundraise – Bargain or Bubble?

Yueda Digital (YDKG) Stock Crashes 90% After $28M Crypto Fundraise – Bargain or Bubble?

Yueda Digital (Nasdaq: YDKG) – a small-cap crypto/finance stock – saw its share price tumble in mid-Oct 2025 amid heavy selling. Recent corporate events (including a $28M share sale and CEO change) drove the plunge stockinvest.us finimize.com. Though YDKG touts “explosive” crypto-driven growth, the stock is near its lows and extremely volatile. Stock Performance and Trend YDKG has collapsed in recent trading. According to market data, the stock closed Oct. 20, 2025 at about $0.043 stockinvest.us, down roughly 25% on the day and -98.8% over the last 10 sessions stockinvest.us. This slide erased nearly all gains from earlier in the
21 October 2025
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Sunrun (RUN) Stock Soars 5% to 12-Month High on Analyst Upgrades and Solar Incentives

Sunrun (RUN) Stock Soars 5% to 12-Month High on Analyst Upgrades and Solar Incentives

Stock Rallies on Upbeat Sentiment On Oct. 21, 2025, Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN) traded around $20.50, up about 5% intraday reuters.com. This surge followed news that Wall Street’s Citigroup had upgraded Sunrun to “Buy” with a $26 price target marketbeat.com. The stock’s rally pushed it above the consensus 12-month analyst target (~$20) ts2.tech. In fact, RUN hit a new 12-month high (~$20.25) on Oct. 7 markets.financialcontent.com, as investors cheered its improving fundamentals and solar incentives. Over the year, Sunrun has been on a tear. Earlier in 2025, the shares languished near multi-year lows (around $5.38), but rallied into the teens after
21 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

7 February 2026
Meta shares dropped 1.3% to $661.46 on Friday after the company projected 2026 capital spending of up to $135 billion, raising investor concerns over cash flow. Meta reported Q4 revenue of $59.89 billion, up 24% year-over-year, with ad impressions rising 18%. Analysts remain divided on whether AI-driven ad gains can offset the steep spending ramp.
IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

7 February 2026
IAG shares rose 4.33% to 438.50 pence Friday, near their 52-week high, ahead of full-year results due later this month. The company reported 162,073,135 treasury shares and total voting rights of 4,565,128,012. Brent crude fell 2.2% Thursday to $67.93 a barrel. South Europe Ground Services logged 712,340 operations in 2025 and seeks approval to operate in Portugal.
Binance scoops up 3,600 more Bitcoin for SAFU as BTC whipsaws after brutal selloff

Binance scoops up 3,600 more Bitcoin for SAFU as BTC whipsaws after brutal selloff

7 February 2026
Binance bought 3,600 bitcoin for its Secure Asset Fund, bringing its holdings to 6,230 BTC after bitcoin rebounded above $70,000 following a sharp drop. The broader crypto market lost about $2 trillion since October, with $1 billion in leveraged bitcoin positions liquidated in 24 hours. Strategy reported a wider Q4 loss as bitcoin fell. Gemini will cut up to 200 jobs and exit the UK, EU, and Australia.
Halma share price: Friday’s lift sets up what investors watch next week

Halma share price: Friday’s lift sets up what investors watch next week

7 February 2026
Halma shares closed up 0.7% at 3,548 pence on Friday, valuing the group at about £13.4 billion. The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% in a split vote, keeping rate-cut speculation in focus. Halma’s next trading update is set for March 12. The FTSE 100 ended the week up 0.6%, lifted by bank stocks.
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