Today: 4 March 2026

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.

BlackRock’s Mega Bets Pay Off: Bitcoin ETF Soars, AI Fund Rallies & $40B Data-Center Deal Stuns Markets

BlackRock’s Mega Bets Pay Off: Bitcoin ETF Soars, AI Fund Rallies & $40B Data-Center Deal Stuns Markets

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has surged to about $90–95 billion in assets, making it one of the largest U.S. ETFs. Bitcoin peaked near $125,000 and trades around $112,000 as of Oct. 12, 2025. BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners is nearing a $40 billion deal for Aligned Data Centers and a $38 billion takeover of AES Corp. BlackRock shares trade near $1,130, up roughly 13% in 2025.
Novonix (NVX) Stock Skyrockets 35% After Battery Breakthrough – What Investors Must Know

Novonix (NVX) Stock Skyrockets 35% After Battery Breakthrough – What Investors Must Know

Novonix shares surged nearly 36% to $2.94 on Oct. 10, 2025, after announcing its first mass-production synthetic graphite sample delivery. Volume hit 28.5 million shares as the stock more than doubled in ten days. The company remains unprofitable, with $8 million trailing revenue and a high price-to-sales ratio. Novonix recently signed a major supply deal with Volkswagen’s PowerCo and targets Panasonic as a lead customer.
12 October 2025
Walmart Stock Soars: Will It Hit $1 Trillion by 2026? Key Analysis & Forecast

Walmart Stock Soars: Will It Hit $1 Trillion by 2026? Key Analysis & Forecast

Walmart shares traded near $101.8 on Oct. 12, 2025, up over 30% in a year and close to a 52-week high. Q2 FY2026 revenue rose 4.8% to $177.4 billion, with U.S. e-commerce up 26% and ad revenue up 46%, offsetting an 8.2% drop in GAAP operating profit. Management raised full-year guidance. The dividend was hiked 13% to $0.94 per share, the largest increase in over a decade.
US Antimony (UAMY) Stock Skyrockets on $245M Defense Deal – Is It Too Good to Be True?

US Antimony (UAMY) Stock Skyrockets on $245M Defense Deal – Is It Too Good to Be True?

U.S. Antimony won a five-year, sole-source contract worth up to $245 million to supply antimony ingots to the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency. The company announced a $10 million initial delivery order and raised $51.25 million in equity placements in October 2025. Shares surged over 50%, reaching a record $13.93 and lifting market value to $1.6 billion. Revenue for H1 2025 jumped 160% to $17.53 million.
Data Center Boom Ignites PPL Corp (PPL) Stock Surge – Analysts Weigh In

Data Center Boom Ignites PPL Corp (PPL) Stock Surge – Analysts Weigh In

PPL closed at $37.23 on Oct. 10, 2025, near its 52-week high, up about 14–15% year-to-date with a market cap near $28 billion. The company reaffirmed 2025 EPS guidance of $1.75–1.87 after mixed quarterly results and maintains a $0.2725 quarterly dividend. PPL is investing $20 billion through 2028, driven by a surge in data-center power demand and new gas-fired plant projects with Blackstone.
Is 3M Stock Poised for a Comeback? Key Facts & Analysts’ Take (Oct 2025)

Is 3M Stock Poised for a Comeback? Key Facts & Analysts’ Take (Oct 2025)

3M closed at $148.75 on Oct. 11, down about 6% over the past week and 4% below late September levels. The company reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $2.16, up 12% year-over-year, and raised full-year guidance. 3M faces ongoing PFAS and earplug litigation, with $2.2 billion in related Q2 payments. Wall Street’s average 12-month price target is $165.60, with most analysts rating the stock a “Moderate Buy.”
12 October 2025
Crypto CARNAGE: $20B Vanishes as Bitcoin Plummets – Will It Rebound?

Crypto CARNAGE: $20B Vanishes as Bitcoin Plummets – Will It Rebound?

Over $19 billion in leveraged crypto positions were liquidated Oct. 10–11 after President Trump announced 100% tariffs on Chinese imports. Bitcoin plunged nearly 20% at its lowest, briefly falling below $105,000, while Ethereum dropped to the mid-$3,000s. Major exchanges suffered outages, but decentralized platforms handled record volumes. By Oct. 12, Bitcoin had partially rebounded to around $111,000.
12 October 2025
Mexican Dining Crisis: Beloved Chains File Bankruptcy and Close Doors as Industry Hits Breaking Point

Mexican Dining Crisis: Beloved Chains File Bankruptcy and Close Doors as Industry Hits Breaking Point

Abuelo’s Mexican Food Embassy filed for Chapter 11 and closed 24 locations, joining El Burro Loco, On The Border, Rubio’s Coastal Grill, and Tijuana Flats in a wave of bankruptcies among U.S. Mexican restaurant chains since 2024. Industry reports cite falling sales, rising costs, and changing consumer habits as key factors. Chipotle’s stock fell 13% in July 2025 after weak sales. Restaurant menu prices rose nearly 4% year-over-year by August 2025.
Skip the TSA Line: Airports Use Your Face as Your Boarding Pass

Skip the TSA Line: Airports Use Your Face as Your Boarding Pass

CLEAR’s new biometric eGates are now in use at five major U.S. airports, allowing CLEAR+ members to bypass TSA ID checks with a facial scan. TSA’s Touchless PreCheck lanes, which use facial recognition instead of physical ID, have expanded to about 15 airports including San Francisco. CLEAR has opened its service to passport holders from over 50 countries and reports 7.6 million paid members. The ongoing government shutdown has not disrupted TSA PreCheck enrollments.
Budget Airline Bonanza: Frontier & Allegiant Expand Routes as Travel Demand Skyrockets

Budget Airline Bonanza: Frontier & Allegiant Expand Routes as Travel Demand Skyrockets

Allegiant’s August 2025 passenger count rose 12.6% year-over-year, with the airline guiding to a Q3 profit at the top of its range. Frontier launched 15 new routes in six days and announced more from Dallas-Fort Worth. U.S. leisure travel spending is forecast to grow 1.9% in 2025, while airline stocks rallied after Delta’s record Q3 results. Senate hearings on budget airline access are pending.
Airline Stocks Face Turbulence: JetBlue Crashes 41% and Experts Sound Alarm

Airline Stocks Face Turbulence: JetBlue Crashes 41% and Experts Sound Alarm

JetBlue shares have dropped about 41% in 2025, triggering a rare “sell” rating from Weiss Ratings and a consensus 12-month target of $5.28, just above the current $4.40. American Airlines, by contrast, beat Q3 earnings forecasts and saw its price target raised to $12, with analysts giving it a Moderate Buy consensus and an average target of $16.60.
Trump Axes 6.2GW “Vegas-Sized” Solar Farm in Nevada – Renewable Energy Industry Reels

Trump Axes 6.2GW “Vegas-Sized” Solar Farm in Nevada – Renewable Energy Industry Reels

The Bureau of Land Management on Oct. 10 listed the Esmeralda 7 solar project in Nevada as cancelled. The project would have spanned 185 square miles and generated up to 6,200 MW. The Interior Department under Secretary Doug Burgum now requires developers to submit individual proposals instead of a single review. Conservationists welcomed the move; clean-energy groups called it a setback for renewables.
Circle (CRCL) Stock’s Wild Ride: Stablecoin Boom, Volatile Swings & 2025 Outlook

Circle (CRCL) Stock’s Wild Ride: Stablecoin Boom, Volatile Swings & 2025 Outlook

Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL), the world’s second-largest stablecoin issuer, went public in June 2025 at $31 per share and soared to an all-time high close of ~$263 before dropping to around $132.80 in October. Q2 revenue hit $1.67 billion, but net loss reached $482 million. Circle’s market cap stands near $34 billion. The company has announced partnerships with Kraken and Deutsche Börse and launched its own blockchain.
Uranium Energy Corp (UEC) Stock Skyrockets on Nuclear Boom – Key Facts & Outlook

Uranium Energy Corp (UEC) Stock Skyrockets on Nuclear Boom – Key Facts & Outlook

Uranium Energy Corp shares hit a record high of $15 in October 2025, more than doubling year-on-year as uranium prices reached 15-year peaks. The company raised $234 million in a public equity offering to fund a new U.S. uranium refining plant. UEC reported $66.8 million in fiscal 2025 revenue, holds no debt, and has a current ratio near 9. Wall Street analysts mostly rate the stock a “Buy.”
11 October 2025
NewAmsterdam Pharma (NAMS) Stock Soars on Cholesterol Drug Breakthrough – What Investors Should Know

NewAmsterdam Pharma (NAMS) Stock Soars on Cholesterol Drug Breakthrough – What Investors Should Know

NewAmsterdam Pharma shares jumped 12.3% to $37.05 on Oct. 10, 2025, hitting a new 52-week high and valuing the company at $4.2 billion. Its lead drug, obicetrapib, showed a 21% drop in major cardiovascular events and lowered Alzheimer’s biomarkers in Phase 3 trials. The EMA is reviewing marketing applications; a key U.S. trial will read out in 2026. The firm ended Q2 with $783.3 million in cash.
11 October 2025
Broadcom’s AI Windfall: Inside AVGO’s Trillion-Dollar Surge, $10B Chip Deal & 2025 Outlook

Broadcom’s AI Windfall: Inside AVGO’s Trillion-Dollar Surge, $10B Chip Deal & 2025 Outlook

Broadcom shares have more than doubled in a year, trading near $324.63 on Oct. 10, 2025, after a 10-for-1 stock split and surging AI demand pushed its market cap to $1.6 trillion. Fiscal Q3 2025 revenue rose 22% to $15.95 billion, with AI chip sales up 63% to $5.2 billion. The company disclosed a $10 billion custom AI chip order, widely believed to be from OpenAI. Broadcom raised Q4 guidance to $17.4 billion.
TSMC’s AI-Fueled Surge: Record Highs, Big Risks, and Bold Predictions (Oct 2025 Update)

TSMC’s AI-Fueled Surge: Record Highs, Big Risks, and Bold Predictions (Oct 2025 Update)

TSMC shares are trading near record highs after Q3 2025 sales rose about 30% year-on-year to $32.5 billion, slightly above forecasts. The stock is up roughly 45% in 2024, driven by soaring AI chip demand. Wall Street has raised price targets ahead of TSMC’s Oct 16 earnings. Tensions persist as Taiwan rebuffs U.S. chip relocation calls and Washington tightens export controls on China.
Trump Media’s Wild Ride: DJT Stock Soars on Politics, Crypto & Controversy

Trump Media’s Wild Ride: DJT Stock Soars on Politics, Crypto & Controversy

Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ: DJT) traded near $16 on October 11, 2025, down about 70% from its 52-week high. The company reported under $1 million in Q2 revenue against a $20 million net loss, and faces scrutiny over its inclusion in the Russell 3000 index. DJT recently bought $105 million in Cronos tokens and partnered with Crypto.com. The stock’s price has swung sharply with Donald Trump’s political moves.
Robinhood’s Wild 2025 Ride: HOOD Stock Skyrockets 200%, Plunges 9% in a Day – What’s Next?

Robinhood’s Wild 2025 Ride: HOOD Stock Skyrockets 200%, Plunges 9% in a Day – What’s Next?

Robinhood stock hit a record $153 in early October before dropping 9% to $139 on Oct. 10, following a 200% year-to-date surge and S&P 500 inclusion. Q2 2025 revenue jumped 45% to $989 million, with net income doubling to $386 million. The company faced a major outage on Oct. 6 and paid $45 million in SEC fines in January. Analysts remain mixed, with price targets below current levels amid valuation concerns.
Quoin Pharma (QNRX) Stock Skyrockets 150% on Funding Deal – What’s Next?

Quoin Pharma (QNRX) Stock Skyrockets 150% on Funding Deal – What’s Next?

Quoin Pharmaceuticals shares surged over 150% on Oct. 10, closing at $20.50 after announcing a $104.5 million private placement with institutional healthcare investors. Intraday, the stock touched $41.80 before retreating. Market cap rose to about $160–170 million. The company, which has no products on the market, is developing QRX003 for Netherton Syndrome and recently secured FDA and EMA orphan drug designations.
11 October 2025
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