Mateusz Kaczmarek, Author at TechStock²

Bond Bombshell: Powell’s Dovish Tone Sends Treasury Yields Plunging – 2-Year Notes at 2022 Lows

Fed’s Dovish Signal Drives Rally After Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Oct 14 speech to business economists in Philadelphia, U.S. bond markets surged. Powell confirmed the Fed’s intent to proceed “meeting-by-meeting” with policy cuts and suggested the central bank may halt its $40 billion/month balance-sheet runoff soon reuters.com swissinfo.ch. His message – a familiar but balanced tone – calmed traders. 10-year Treasury yields plunged from about 4.1% into the low 4.0% range reuters.com swissinfo.ch, while 2-year yields dropped even more on expectations of aggressive rate easing. Economists note that Powell emphasized weak hiring, not inflation, as a growing risk. He said layoffs

15 October 2025

Morgan Stanley Q3 Earnings Skyrocket – Are Big Banks Making a Comeback?

Morgan Stanley reported $4.6 billion in Q3 net income ($2.80/share), versus $3.2 billion ($1.88) a year ago investing.com. Revenue hit a record $18.2 billion, driven by a 44% jump in investment banking fees (to $2.11B) and a boom in equity underwriting investing.com investing.com. Its wealth-management arm also set records: $8.2B in revenue with a 30.3% pre-tax margin investing.com. CEO Ted Pick called it an “outstanding quarter with strong performance in each of our businesses globally” investing.com. Shares closed around $155 on Oct. 14 and were up ~1.2% pre-market on Oct. 15 stockanalysis.com stockanalysis.com. Analysts note that a resurgence of IPOs, M&A deals and expected Fed

15 October 2025

Banking · Earnings Reports · Finance · Investment · NYSE:MS · Stock Market

Bank of America Stock Set to Soar: Big Q3 Beat, AI Push & Fed Pivot Fuel Rally

Earnings Triumph and Financial Snapshot Bank of America stunned investors on Oct 15. Third-quarter (Q3 2025) earnings per share came in at $1.06, topping the $0.95 consensus by $0.11 investing.com. Revenue was $28.09 billion, beating the $27.48B forecast investing.com. This translated into net income of roughly $8.5 billion, about 31% higher than a year ago marketscreener.com nasdaq.com. Net interest income (NII) – the bank’s key rate-sensitive revenue – hit a record $15.4B, up ~9% from Q3 2024 marketscreener.com, on both higher loan balances and lucrative new lending at elevated rates. Fees and trading revenues were also solid. Expenses rose more

15 October 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Banking · Financial News · Investing · NYSE:BAC · Stock Market

Amazon’s Latest Shock: Up to 15% of HR Workforce Axed in AI-Fueled Restructuring – Stock and Market Impacts

Amazon’s announced layoff plan underscores a shift in priorities. Sources tell Fortune (cited by multiple news outlets) that the cuts will “heavily impact” the PXT group investing.com. The exact number and timing aren’t disclosed, but it could amount to thousands of roles, given the division’s size. Senior VP Beth Galetti leads PXT, which spans everything from hiring to HR tech. Notably, these cuts come weeks after Amazon announced roughly 250,000 holiday hires, matching last year’s level. In other words, Amazon is pruning corporate ranks even as it staffs up its logistics network for peak season demand. The rationale is clear:

15 October 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Business News · Corporate Restructuring · Human Resources · NASDAQ:AMZN · Stock Market

Fluence Energy (FLNC) Stock Skyrockets: $10B Battery Boost and AI-Fueled Demand Ignite Rally

As of Oct 15, 2025, Fluence Energy (NASDAQ: FLNC) trades around $18.45 reuters.com, about 9% higher year-to-date (2025) but still roughly 20–21% below its November 2024 peak ts2.tech. The stock has been extremely volatile: it jumped about 21% on Oct 13 and 16% on Oct 14, 2025 ts2.tech ts2.tech. This surge came after analysts at Susquehanna upgraded Fluence to “Positive,” nearly doubling their price target to $17 (from $9) ts2.tech. A $1.5 trillion infrastructure proposal (including $10 billion for battery storage projects) also boosted investor enthusiasm ts2.tech. CEO Julian Nebreda says U.S. demand is booming – he expects about half

15 October 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Investment News · NASDAQ:FLNC · Renewable Energy · Stock Market · Technology Trends

Arcadia Biosciences Stock Rockets Amid Trade News – What’s Behind RKDA’s Wild Ride?

In-Depth: Arcadia’s stock price (RKDA) has been extremely volatile in October 2025, jumping ~68% pre-market on Oct 15. The rally was sparked by a Trump tweet on China trade and follows mixed Q2 results. In the past few days RKDA’s trading range has widened dramatically. After closing at $3.69 on Oct 14 stockanalysis.com, pre-market Oct 15 it was near $6.22 stockanalysis.com, on very high volume. This wild move came as commodity and agri-tech stocks rallied on geopolitical news. At the same time Arcadia’s own recent earnings tell a mixed story. In its Aug. 14 Q2 report, Arcadia highlighted a healthy

15 October 2025

Biotechnology · Company News · Financial Analysis · Investing · NASDAQ:RKDA · Stock Market

Sealsq (NASDAQ: LAES) Stock Soars 50% on Quantum Cybersecurity Partnerships and New Chip Launch

Stock Surges on Quantum Security Buzz SEALSQ’s share price has exploded higher in October, powered by news flow rather than broad markets. After spending months under $5, the stock spiked ~40% on Oct. 9 alone ts2.tech and continued its advance into mid-October. By Oct. 14 the shares briefly traded near $7.70 ts2.tech – about 20× higher than early-2024 levels. In one session Oct. 14, LAES jumped another ~22–25% (to close ~$7.65) when the Wecan partnership was revealed investing.com stockinvest.us. This manic rise came on huge volume (well over 100 million shares on Oct. 9 ts2.tech). Market data indicate LAES has

15 October 2025

Cybersecurity · Investing · NASDAQ:LAES · Quantum Computing · Stock Market · Technology News

Viscofan Stock Plunges on US “Toxic Emissions” Allegations – Is a Rebound Coming?

Recent Stock Performance and Investor Sentiment Viscofan’s stock declined sharply in mid-October 2025, reflecting a sudden drop in investor confidence. On Oct 14, shares slumped ~13% intraday – the steepest fall since 2018 – after a US-based news report accused Viscofan’s largest North American plant (Danville, IL) of uncontrolled “toxic” emissions cincodias.elpais.com cnmv.es. By Oct 15, VIS.MC traded around €50.7 marketscreener.com. This represented about a 5-day loss of –12.7% marketscreener.com and brought the 2025 decline near –17%. The sector and Spanish indices showed little special weakness, suggesting the drop was driven by company-specific fear and heavy selling pressure (likely from

15 October 2025

Company Analysis · Environmental Issues · Financial News · Investing · Stock Market

Ouster Stock Skyrockets 470% to 52-Week High – What’s Next for LiDAR Leader?

Stock Soars to 52-Week High on Strong Momentum Ouster’s stock has been on a tear, recently hitting an intraday high of about $36.30 per share – a new 52-week peak au.investing.com. As of yesterday’s close, OUST was up roughly 473% from its 52-week low of $6.34 au.investing.com, an almost fivefold increase in just a year. By comparison, the S&P 500 index has risen only around 9% year-to-date ts2.tech. This highlights Ouster’s dramatic outperformance versus the broader market. In fact, Ouster’s stock has climbed about 339% over the last 12 months, including an astounding 340% surge in just the past six

15 October 2025

Financial News · Investing · LiDAR · NASDAQ:OUST · Stock Market · Technology

Gevo Stock Soars on DOE Loan Lifeline – Analysts See Triple-Digit Upside Amid Clean Fuel Boom

Current Stock Price & Performance Trends (Oct 15, 2025) Gevo’s stock price has been on a wild ride in 2025. After starting the year near the low-$1 range, GEVO climbed steadily on improving fundamentals and policy buzz. As of mid-October, the stock trades around $2.50–$2.60 per share – up roughly 30% from a year ago and 23.7% year-to-date newsable.asianetnews.com. This outperforms the broader market by a wide margin finimize.com. Shares saw an especially sharp spike following Q2 earnings in August and again this week on regulatory news (more on that below). In the past week alone, GEVO has popped from

15 October 2025

Clean Energy · Financial News · Investing · Market Analysis · NASDAQ:GEVO · Stocks

Caterpillar’s Stock Rally Roars: AI Boom, $650 Target Fuel All-Time High

Stock Rockets to Record High on AI Hype and Upbeat News Caterpillar’s stock has been on a tear, and the momentum culminated on October 14 with a sharp 4.5% intraday jump to ~$528 – an all-time high ts2.tech. The stock closed just shy of that peak, adding roughly $10 billion in market value in one day ts2.tech. This milestone caps an extraordinary run in 2025: CAT shares have nearly doubled from their 52-week lows, vastly outperforming the broader market ts2.tech. By mid-October, Caterpillar was up over 30% for the year, leaving the S&P 500’s ~13% gain in the dust ts2.tech. Such

15 October 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Company Analysis · Financial News · Investment · NYSE:CAT · Stock Market

Soluna Holdings Soars on Bitcoin Mining Deals, $100M Lifeline, and Nasdaq Comeback

In-Depth Analysis Stock Price Surge and Nasdaq Reprieve Soluna’s share price explosion has been the most visible sign of its turnaround. Trading under $0.50 as recently as mid-September, SLNH shares soared past $1 by the end of that month stockanalysis.com stockanalysis.com. This rally – driven by a flurry of positive news – allowed Soluna to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s $1.00 minimum bid rule on Oct. 2 solunacomputing.com. Nasdaq notified the company that the deficiency was cured, averting a potential delisting solunacomputing.com streetinsider.com. Investors cheered the development. By Oct. 8, Soluna’s stock spiked 39% in one day stockanalysis.com, and it continued climbing into

15 October 2025

Bitcoin Mining · Cryptocurrency · Financial News · Nasdaq · NASDAQ:CAN · NASDAQ:KULR · NASDAQ:SLNH · Stock Market