Mateusz Kaczmarek

Mateusz Kaczmarek is a financial and technology journalist at TS2.tech, covering stocks, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and global market developments. A graduate of the Poznań University of Economics and Business, he previously worked in financial analysis before moving into business journalism. His reporting focuses on technology companies, market trends and the forces shaping global investment markets. Follow Mateusz Kaczmarek on Google News.

Asia-Pacific Hotel Investment Frenzy: Billions Pour In Despite Mixed Hotel Recovery

Asia-Pacific Hotel Investment Frenzy: Billions Pour In Despite Mixed Hotel Recovery

Asia-Pacific hotel investment activity has surged in 2025, setting the stage for one of the strongest deal years on record. By the end of August, hotel transaction volumes hit US$12.1 billion – a figure that nearly eclipses the pace of last year’s record haul realestateasia.com. Despite a slow start to the year, deal-making accelerated in recent months as buyer and seller expectations realigned. “Investors are ready and interested in deals,” observed Jesper Palmqvist of STR, describing 2025 as a “mixed year” where capital is eager even if performance hasn’t fully rebounded costar.com. Real estate services firm CBRE reports that full-year investment is on track to at least match 2024’s US$16.3 billion total realestateasia.com, while JLL expects roughly 5% growth in hotel deal volume this year to about $12.8 billion jll.com.
29 October 2025
Etsy Stock Plunges as CEO Quits – Depop Exec Takes Over to Revive Growth

Etsy Stock Plunges as CEO Quits – Depop Exec Takes Over to Revive Growth

Etsy’s CEO transition comes at a pivotal moment for the 18-year-old online marketplace. Josh Silverman has led Etsy since 2017, steering it through a period of rapid pandemic-era growth followed by recent turbulence. His departure, effective end of this year, was announced just ahead of Etsy’s Q3 earnings and caught many by surprise. The company simultaneously unveiled that Kruti Patel Goyal, its current President and Chief Growth Officer, will assume the CEO role on January 1, 2026 moneycontrol.com businessoffashion.com. Goyal will also join Etsy’s board upon taking over.
29 October 2025
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No More Buttons?! iPhone 20 Leak Teases Radical 2027 Redesign & Camera Shake-Up

No More Buttons?! iPhone 20 Leak Teases Radical 2027 Redesign & Camera Shake-Up

Apple appears poised to fundamentally change how we interact with the iPhone by the time its 20th anniversary rolls around in 2027. According to a reliable Chinese leaker, the special “iPhone 20” edition will eliminate every physical button on the device macrumors.com appleinsider.com. Instead of clickable mechanical keys for power, volume, and other functions, the phone’s aluminum frame itself would serve as the input surface – with pressure-sensitive areas and haptic feedback mimicking the feel of clicks. In other words, no moving parts: you’d press on a solid piece of the iPhone’s side, and built-in sensors plus vibration motors would register the command and “fake” a click feeling under your finger macrumors.com appleinsider.com.
29 October 2025
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Android’s PS2 Emulation Revolution: New ARMSX2 Emulator Brings PlayStation 2 Classics to Your Phone

Android’s PS2 Emulation Revolution: New ARMSX2 Emulator Brings PlayStation 2 Classics to Your Phone

Have you ever wanted to carry a PlayStation 2 in your pocket? Thanks to a new app called ARMSX2, that retro gaming dream is closer to reality. ARMSX2 is an Android emulator that lets users run PS2 games on modern phones. It just hit a major milestone – version 1.0 went live over the weekend – marking the emulator’s first stable release Notebookcheck. Early adopters could already test preview builds since August, but now the project is official, complete with open-source code and an easy install via Google Play Store Indiatimes Timeextension. In other words, gamers will no longer need to hunt down APK files or sideload; ARMSX2 will be just a download away once Google approves the Play Store listing later this week.
29 October 2025
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Microsoft’s Next-Gen Xbox Could Play PlayStation Games – as a $1000 PC-Console Hybrid

Microsoft’s Next-Gen Xbox Could Play PlayStation Games – as a $1000 PC-Console Hybrid

Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox is shaping up to be unlike any console before it. Reports indicate the device will essentially be a gaming PC in console form, running a full version of Windows 11 with an Xbox-oriented interface on top windowscentral.com. In practice, that means players can boot it up like a normal Xbox – with the usual dashboard and controller-friendly menus – or switch to a desktop mode to install and run software just like a PC. According to Windows Central’s Jez Corden, the Xbox team has been integrating PC capabilities so that “if you choose, you can remain fully inside the Xbox ecosystem… [or] exit out to Windows” for games not traditionally available on console windowscentral.com.
29 October 2025
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48 Hours Without AI: Why Some People Are Unplugging from Artificial Intelligence

48 Hours Without AI: Why Some People Are Unplugging from Artificial Intelligence

Ellen Rugaber, a 16-year-old student from Virginia, might seem like a typical high schooler – except she refuses to use AI on principle. “It’s part of growing up to learn how to do your own work,” she says, noting that many of her classmates rely on tools like ChatGPT for homework nzherald.co.nz. Rugaber worries outsourcing her thinking to a machine would stunt her skills, and she’s uneasy about the biases and errors AI text generators can produce nzherald.co.nz. In her eyes, using AI to write an essay or solve a problem feels like cheating herself of an education.
29 October 2025
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Volkswagen’s Bold Gambit: Used-Car Boom & Rental Push to Revive Profits (Plus One Driver’s Harrowing Pond Rescue!)

Volkswagen’s Bold Gambit: Used-Car Boom & Rental Push to Revive Profits (Plus One Driver’s Harrowing Pond Rescue!)

In summary, Volkswagen is doubling down on used-car and rental strategies to bolster revenues amid a tough market. Its finance arm is aggressively marketing pre-owned vehicles and expanding mobility offerings through partners like Europcar. At the same time, VW must navigate industry challenges – from chip shortages to collapsing used-EV values and fierce competition from Chinese automakers. Investors are watching closely: VW’s stock has been weak, but some technical charts hint at a bounce, and analysts remain cautiously optimistic that core sales and cost cuts will underpin a moderate profit rebound into 2025 reuters.com stockinvest.us. As VW’s Dahlheim put it, success will hinge on adapting to a future where “most people will still prefer individual mobility … but it will be more about using and less about owning vehicles.” volkswagen-group.com
29 October 2025
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Saudi Economy Rockets: IMF Ups Forecast, 5% GDP Growth on the Table – and a Nobel Laureate Boosts Innovation

Saudi Economy Rockets: IMF Ups Forecast, 5% GDP Growth on the Table – and a Nobel Laureate Boosts Innovation

Saudi Arabia’s outlook brightened this week after the IMF lifted its 2025 GDP forecast to 4.0% Reuters. Reuters notes this upgrade is driven by faster-than-expected unwinding of OPEC+ oil cuts and rebounding output Reuters. IMF Middle East director Jihad Azour has warned that oil price recoveries significantly improve the Kingdom’s finances – each additional 1 million barrels/day adds ~3.2% of GDP to the fiscal balance Worldoil. In practical terms, breakeven oil prices remain high Worldoil, so the recent rise of Brent back toward ~$70 supports the budget.
29 October 2025
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Putin’s Oil Nightmare: Ukraine’s Drone Blitz Cripples 20% of Russia’s Refining – Oil Markets Rally

Putin’s Oil Nightmare: Ukraine’s Drone Blitz Cripples 20% of Russia’s Refining – Oil Markets Rally

Ukraine has dramatically expanded its drone and missile strikes against Russia’s energy sector. Since early 2025 Kyiv has carried out dozens of long-range raids “hundreds of kilometers” inside Russia, deliberately targeting refineries, pipelines and fuel depots ts2.tech. In an Oct. 24 speech Zelenskyy noted, “We hit a certain number of their refineries… When they started to restore and saw the queues of cars, they redistributed the volumes to other refineries.” He vowed to keep up pressure on every spare plant that is boosting output eenews.net.
29 October 2025
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Crypto Market Explodes: Bitcoin Nears $115K as Hot Presale Tokens (BlockchainFX, Nexchain, Ozak AI) Promise 100x+ Gains

Crypto Market Explodes: Bitcoin Nears $115K as Hot Presale Tokens (BlockchainFX, Nexchain, Ozak AI) Promise 100x+ Gains

Equity and crypto markets are celebrating progress on a US–China trade truce. A Reuters roundup notes global stocks “jumped” on Oct.28 after reports of a framework deal on tariffs reuters.com. The S&P 500 hit a record high, while China’s CSI 300 and Japan’s Nikkei also rose reuters.com. Multi-asset strategist Evelyne Gomez-Liechti observed the familiar pattern – Trump threats followed by market relief once talks resume reuters.com. Ross Hutchison of Zurich Insurance adds: “There is scope for investors to buy into positive news flow here” reuters.com.
29 October 2025
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Australia’s Inflation Bombshell: RBA Cuts Wiped Off Table as Markets Recoil

Australia’s Inflation Bombshell: RBA Cuts Wiped Off Table as Markets Recoil

On Oct. 29, official data showed Australia’s consumer price index surged unexpectedly in Q3 2025. Headline CPI rose 1.3% from the previous quarter – the largest jump in 2½ years – pushing the annual rate to 3.2% reuters.com. Underlying inflation was even more worrying: the RBA’s preferred “trimmed mean” measure jumped 1.0% in Q3, well above the 0.8% gain analysts predicted reuters.com bloomberg.co.jp.
29 October 2025
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Meta’s Q3 Showdown: Can AI Spend and Ad Growth Drive Another Rally?

Meta’s Q3 Showdown: Can AI Spend and Ad Growth Drive Another Rally?

Meta will release its Q3 2025 earnings Wednesday after the close. Wall Street’s consensus sees ~$49.5 billion revenue and ~$6.7 EPS businessinsider.com ig.com. That implies roughly 22% organic growth – fueled by a rebound in ad spending and AI-driven ad targeting. Management guided Q3 revenue at $47.5–50.5B ts2.tech, so analysts’ estimates are near the top end of that range.
29 October 2025
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Fed Cuts Rates, Stocks Soar — But U.S. Mortgage Rates Refuse to Budge

Fed Cuts Rates, Stocks Soar — But U.S. Mortgage Rates Refuse to Budge

At its Oct. 28–29 meeting, the Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate by 0.25% to a 3.75–4.00% range reuters.com, following a similar move in September. Fed officials, facing a softening job market and still-elevated inflation, emphasized the need to tread carefully. Governor Christopher Waller and Boston Fed chief Susan Collins publicly backed further rate cuts, noting inflation risks have eased and unemployment is the bigger concern floridarealtors.org floridarealtors.org. In contrast, some Fed members want caution and will likely avoid promising future cuts reuters.com reuters.com. Powell’s communications will be key – he is expected to leave options open rather than guarantee another cut in December reuters.com reuters.com.
29 October 2025
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Fiserv Earnings Miss Expectations, Shares Slide – What’s Next for the Fintech Giant?

Fiserv Earnings Miss Expectations, Shares Slide – What’s Next for the Fintech Giant?

Background: Fiserv is a Fortune 500 payments and fintech company. Before today’s release, analysts expected a solid quarter – roughly 9% revenue growth and $2.65 EPS stockstory.org. Instead, Fiserv’s adjusted EPS came in at only $2.04 gurufocus.com, missing estimates by about $0.60. Notably, GAAP EPS was $1.46 due to a large one-time item in last year’s quarter gurufocus.com – a quirk of accounting that masked underlying weakness in the core business.
29 October 2025
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Meet Neo: The $20K Humanoid Butler Coming to Your Home (With a Big Catch!)

Meet Neo: The $20K Humanoid Butler Coming to Your Home (With a Big Catch!)

With its launch on Oct 28, Neo has become a symbol of both promise and reality in home robotics. It embodies the cutting edge of AI and mechanical engineering – and a hint of sci-fi-level convenience – but it also underscores how far we have to go. As 1X’s CEO and robotics experts alike note, Neo will improve over time through data and software updates, but for now early adopters are effectively helping to train the robot. In the words of one expert, Neo is a “bold glimpse of our robot-assisted future” – exciting, but not yet the household Rosie the Robot we’ve imagined ts2.tech fastcompany.com.
29 October 2025
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Tech Titans Hit Stratospheric Highs: Apple & Microsoft Smash $4T, Nvidia Eyes $5T Amid AI Frenzy

Tech Titans Hit Stratospheric Highs: Apple & Microsoft Smash $4T, Nvidia Eyes $5T Amid AI Frenzy

U.S. equity indexes opened the week with a bang as investors piled into 2025’s biggest winners. On Oct. 27 the Nasdaq jumped 1.4% and the S&P 500 0.8%, both closing at fresh all-time highs ts2.tech. Optimism over a looming Fed rate cut and a potential U.S.–China trade deal boosted sentiment ts2.tech ts2.tech. Most critically, Big Tech led the charge: Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Meta are reporting earnings this week, and have collectively gained roughly $6 trillion in value this year ts2.tech. Investors point to strong fundamentals — about 87% of S&P companies have beaten profit forecasts recently ts2.tech — but also credit a wave of AI-driven enthusiasm. As one strategist put it, cooling inflation and hopes of Fed easing have provided a “notable macro tailwind” for high-growth tech shares ts2.tech.
29 October 2025
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Market Mania: AI Frenzy and China Trade Hopes Send Stocks Soaring to Record Highs

Market Mania: AI Frenzy and China Trade Hopes Send Stocks Soaring to Record Highs

Wall Street’s rally continued on Tuesday, pushing all major indexes to new records reuters.com ts2.tech. The S&P 500 closed around 6,890, above its 6,800 milestone, while the Nasdaq Composite and Dow Industrials likewise hit fresh peaks. The advance was broad-based: by late afternoon, all three indexes had chalked up their 2nd or 3rd straight record close. “Momentum and earnings are pushing the market higher,” noted Peter Cardillo of Spartan Capital – a view shared by many investors who say strong corporate profits and policy shifts are fueling the buying reuters.com ts2.tech.
29 October 2025
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CVS Health Stock Rockets After Blockbuster Q3 Results, Raises Profit Outlook

CVS Health Stock Rockets After Blockbuster Q3 Results, Raises Profit Outlook

In Wednesday’s earnings announcement, CVS Health beat expectations across the board. The pharmacy-and-insurance giant reported Q3 total sales of $102.9 billion and adjusted profit of $1.60 per share cvshealth.com gurufocus.com, handily exceeding consensus. Revenue was about $7.5 billion higher than a year ago, driven by volume gains and modest price increases. The results “exceeded Wall Street’s expectations,” according to the Associated Press timesunion.com. Management simultaneously hiked its full-year guidance: adjusted earnings are now seen at $6.55–$6.65 per share cvshealth.com timesunion.com. This marks CVS’s third profit outlook raise in 2025, reflecting confidence in its turnaround plan. Investors rewarded the news – CVS stock spiked after the close – adding to a strong rally this year investing.com.
29 October 2025
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Tax Season Shocker: Fewer Refunds but Bigger Payouts as New Tax Changes Loom

Tax Season Shocker: Fewer Refunds but Bigger Payouts as New Tax Changes Loom

Americans saw slightly fatter refunds on average this year even as the number of people getting refunds dipped. Final IRS data through October shows the average refund climbed to $3,052, about $48 more than last year’s average accountingtoday.com. That uptick may reflect higher incomes and inflation adjustments that boosted tax withholding – leading many filers to overpay a bit more and get larger refunds. In total, the IRS disbursed $311.65 billion in refunds for the 2025 season, roughly 0.6% more than the prior year el-balad.com.
29 October 2025
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  • Investec Rises 147% in Five Years, Delivers Over 6% Dividend Yield in FTSE 100 Debut
    July 26, 2026, 5:33 AM EDT. Investec (LSE: INVP), which joined the FTSE 100 on 22 June, has climbed 147% across five years and currently provides a 6.07% trailing dividend yield. The company's evolution into a comprehensive bank and wealth manager has boosted profits from £687.4m in 2022 to a projected £951.0m by 2026. While share price advances have moderated and the P/E ratio stands at 7.47, Investec is regarded as a strong FTSE 100 income pick, highlighted by its stable dividends and recent £110m share repurchase.