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.

Gas Price Crash: Pump Prices Near $3 for First Time in Years – How Low Can They Go?

Gas Price Crash: Pump Prices Near $3 for First Time in Years – How Low Can They Go?

American drivers are enjoying a level of pump price relief not seen in several years. The national average price for regular gasoline is now hovering around $3.05 a gallon, the lowest in roughly four years foxbusiness.com. Just a month ago it was about $3.20, and a year ago it was around $3.20 as well – meaning prices have fallen about 10¢ in the past month and 15¢ versus this time last year foxbusiness.com. In fact, gas prices have steadily declined for seven straight weeks, reaching their cheapest levels of 2025 so far ts2.tech.
23 October 2025
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Crypto Crash or Comeback? Yueda Digital (YDKG) Stock Crashes 90% After Fundraise, Then Bounces – What’s Next

Crypto Crash or Comeback? Yueda Digital (YDKG) Stock Crashes 90% After Fundraise, Then Bounces – What’s Next

Yueda Digital Holding’s stock saw a stunning collapse in mid-October. Over an eight-day rout, shares cratered from around $3 to mere pennies, wiping out virtually all 2025 gains ts2.tech. By October 20, YDKG closed at $0.043 – down ~98% in just ten trading days ts2.tech. This plunge marked a new 52-week low and erased a year’s worth of stock price appreciation simplywall.st. Trading volume exploded during the sell-off as panicked investors rushed to exit; on Oct. 20, volume hit 128 million shares, highlighting the frantic dumping of shares ts2.tech stockinvest.us.
23 October 2025
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Ventyx Biosciences (VTYX) Stock Rockets on Breakthrough Inflammation Study – Analysts Bullish

Ventyx Biosciences (VTYX) Stock Rockets on Breakthrough Inflammation Study – Analysts Bullish

Ventyx Biosciences has been one of 2025’s biggest small-cap biotech movers. The Nasdaq-listed stock jumped sharply on Oct. 22 after hours, when the company announced the positive Phase 2 data. On Oct. 22 regular trading, VTYX ended at $3.86 marketbeat.com, but in electronic after-hours trading it skyrocketed roughly 85–90%, touching the low $7’s marketbeat.com benzinga.com. By early Oct. 23 the stock was quoting around $3.86, reflecting profit-taking after the spike. Over the past six months, the stock had already climbed over 230%, driven by pipeline optimism benzinga.com. Analysts note that before the news, shares were near the bottom of their 52-week range and have now hit multi‑year highs.
23 October 2025
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Meta’s AI Shake-up: 600 Jobs Axed as Zuckerberg Doubles Down on “Superintelligence”

Meta’s AI Shake-up: 600 Jobs Axed as Zuckerberg Doubles Down on “Superintelligence”

Meta’s parent company quietly confirmed on Oct. 22 that it is “slashing” roughly 600 jobs from its superintelligence-focused AI unit reuters.com timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Axios first reported the cuts via an internal memo, and Reuters/Tech news sites later confirmed that Meta is cutting staff in three of its four AI sub-units: research, product AI, and infrastructure. By contrast, the TBD Labs – a newly formed group of “a few dozen” top researchers working on the next generation of foundation models – will not be affected reuters.com timesofindia.indiatimes.com. In other words, Meta is trimming the older teams while protecting the hires it made in its summer AI blitz.
23 October 2025
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Quantum Hype Fuels SEALSQ (LAES) Stock Surge – Can It Last?

Quantum Hype Fuels SEALSQ (LAES) Stock Surge – Can It Last?

SEALSQ’s recent moves come amid broader industry tailwinds. The AI/semiconductor rally is lifting related stocks: the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index is up ~15% since September ts2.tech. Governments are scrambling to prepare for the quantum age – the U.S. National Security Agency now mandates all new national-security systems be quantum-safe by 2027 ts2.tech – driving huge demand for post-quantum security. Markets research project the global post-quantum security sector growing from a few billion today to on the order of $72 billion by 2035 ts2.tech. SEALSQ positions itself as a pure-play beneficiary of these trends, touting certifications and a digital “Quantum Corridor” spanning Europe and the U.S.
23 October 2025
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Nokia Stock Skyrockets on Major 5G Contracts – Analysts Eye Upside

Nokia Stock Skyrockets on Major 5G Contracts – Analysts Eye Upside

Nokia’s stock has roared higher in October, buoyed by a string of positive catalysts. The ADR jumped roughly 14% in early October, briefly touching about $5.49 on Oct. 14 ts2.tech. By Oct. 15 it traded near $5.54 ts2.tech. According to MarketBeat, shares recently opened around $5.76 marketbeat.com. Overall, U.S.-listed Nokia shares are now up ~21% in the last month and ~12% year‑to‑date ts2.tech, significantly outpacing many tech peers. Helsinki-traded Nokia also rallied, hitting highs near €4.84.
23 October 2025
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QuantumScape (QS) Stock Rockets on Solid-State Battery Breakthrough – Analysts Split on Future

QuantumScape (QS) Stock Rockets on Solid-State Battery Breakthrough – Analysts Split on Future

QuantumScape Corporation, the Silicon Valley developer of solid-state lithium-metal batteries, has been in the spotlight this week amid a flurry of news. The company’s long-anticipated Q3 2025 results narrowed losses and delivered key operational wins. QS reported a GAAP net loss of $105.8 million for Q3 – slightly better than analysts’ –$0.20 estimate ts2.tech. More notably, it reported $12.8 million in “customer billings” for the quarter ts2.tech. Management says this metric – a proxy for future revenue – signals growing commercial engagement; CFO Kevin Hettrich explained that these were “the total value of all invoices issued by QS to our customers and partners” and are “evidence of our capital-light model at work” benzinga.com. QuantumScape ended Sept 2025 with roughly $1.08 billion in cash ts2.tech, extending its runway into the 2030s benzinga.com through recent stock offerings.
23 October 2025
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Evolution Gaming’s Stock Tanks After Q3 Miss and Rival Smear Allegations

Evolution Gaming’s Stock Tanks After Q3 Miss and Rival Smear Allegations

EVO.ST ~SEK 668.3; ∼–8% over the week marketscreener.com tradingview.com. YTD ↓∼30% tradingview.com. Market cap ~SEK 15.5 bn marketscreener.com. Q3 2025 revenue €507.1 M marketscreener.com. Adjusted EBITDA €337 M vs forecast €356 M marketscreener.com. EPS €1.25 marketscreener.com. Dividend yield ~4.2% investing.com. Analyst consensus: mostly “Buy” with ~SEK 938 average target tipranks.com stocksguide.com. Evolution holds ~45% of the global live-casino market pokertube.com pokertube.com, and has 20+ studios worldwide marketscreener.com. Major developments: October launch of Ezugi games in US agbrief.com; Jan 2025 Hasbro partnership to create Monopoly-branded casino games evolution.com; Brazilian studio opened July 2025 yogonet.com. Recent news: Fallout from a 2021 “smear report” has intensified, with Evolution accusing rival Playtech of commissioning it sbcnews.co.uk, sparking a steep selloff in Playtech’s stock reuters.com.
23 October 2025
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Quantum Computing Inc. (NASDAQ: QUBT) Rockets 3000% on Government Deals – Analysts Weigh In

Quantum Computing Inc. (NASDAQ: QUBT) Rockets 3000% on Government Deals – Analysts Weigh In

Massive Funding Rounds: In the past two months QCi has drawn headlines with record capital raises. On Oct 5, 2025 the company announced an oversubscribed private placement of 37,183,937 shares at market price, raising $750 million titanpartnersgrp.com. This followed a Sept 21, 2025 placement of 26,867,276 shares for $500 million titanpartnersgrp.com. CEO Dr. Yuping Huang celebrated the extra capital, saying it provides runway through 2028 and leaves QCi with the “strongest balance sheet among publicly traded quantum companies” ts2.tech.
23 October 2025
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IBM Stock Soars on AI, Cloud and Quantum Momentum

IBM Stock Soars on AI, Cloud and Quantum Momentum

IBM’s headquarters in Armonk, N.Y., is at the center of the company’s growing focus on AI and cloud computing. In late October 2025, the stock was trading in the high $200s after strong third‑quarter results. The 2025 rally reflects renewed investor enthusiasm under CEO Arvind Krishna’s strategy, but the after‑hours selloff shows that even good news can trigger profit‑taking.
23 October 2025
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Tesla Stock Soars on Record Q3 Deliveries, Profit Miss Raises Concerns

Tesla Stock Soars on Record Q3 Deliveries, Profit Miss Raises Concerns

Tesla’s stock has been on a tear in October, but also volatile. It hit an intraday high near $453 on Oct. 6 ts2.tech, then oscillated with market swings. By Oct. 21 TSLA closed around $442.60 ts2.tech. The stock jumped about 5% on Oct. 13 amid a broad tech rally, then eased 1–2% the next day as concerns over U.S.–China trade flared ts2.tech. Year-to-date TSLA is up roughly 80%, far outpacing the S&P 500’s ~17% gain ts2.tech ts2.tech. This strength reflects excitement over Tesla’s growth initiatives, but also means much is priced in. Notably, Tesla’s forward P/E is roughly 250× ts2.tech, a steep valuation that some experts view as overly optimistic if execution falters.
23 October 2025
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Gold’s Epic Rally Ends With a Shock Slump: What’s Next for Bullion?

Gold’s Epic Rally Ends With a Shock Slump: What’s Next for Bullion?

After months of safe-haven buying and Fed-cut bets, gold blasted off this year – from ~$2,700 in Jan to over $4,000/oz by early October ts2.tech reuters.com. Factors included an embattled U.S. economy, geopolitical strife, and aggressive Fed easing expectations reuters.com ts2.tech. Central banks from China to India bought record amounts, and ETF inflows hit ~$64 billion YTD ts2.tech ts2.tech.
22 October 2025
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Nebius Group Explodes 350% on AI Boom – Microsoft Deal and Earnings Next Week in Spotlight

Nebius Group Explodes 350% on AI Boom – Microsoft Deal and Earnings Next Week in Spotlight

Nebius Group is a Netherlands-based tech firm that provides full-stack AI cloud infrastructure. Its high-performance GPU data centers and software help clients train and run machine-learning models ts2.tech. CEO Arkady Volozh hailed the Microsoft deal as a “first of [many] major contracts” that will “accelerate the growth of our AI cloud business… in 2026 and beyond” ts2.tech.
22 October 2025
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Verizon Stock Takes a Hit: Analyst Downgrade and CEO Shake-Up Rattle Investors

Verizon Stock Takes a Hit: Analyst Downgrade and CEO Shake-Up Rattle Investors

Verizon’s stock sold off on Oct. 21 after BNP Paribas Exane analyst Sam McHugh downgraded the shares to Neutral and cut his target to $44 tipranks.com. “The recent CEO change at Verizon has raised questions about strategy and how aggressively [the company] will be willing to defend share,” he wrote tipranks.com. This follows broader investor caution after Dan Schulman replaced long-time CEO Hans Vestberg on Oct. 6.
22 October 2025
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Nuburu Stock Soars on New Defense Deals – Price, News, and Expert Analysis

Nuburu Stock Soars on New Defense Deals – Price, News, and Expert Analysis

Sources: Official press releases and filings provide details of the acquisitions and leadership changes businesswire.com businesswire.com. Financial and stock commentary from TechStock² and media outlets add analysis: for example, TechStock² notes the Orbit deal spurred a 30% share jump ts2.tech, while CoinCentral highlights real-contract revenue for Nuburu coincentral.com. Stock market sites confirm the price moves benzinga.com ts2.tech and summarize the company’s historic financials ts2.tech. All sources together paint a picture of a penny-stock rocket fueled by defense-tech hype, yet shadowed by risk.
22 October 2025
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AI Buzz Lifts Pegasystems Stock – Pega Shares Soar on Strong Q3 Results and New Platform Launch

AI Buzz Lifts Pegasystems Stock – Pega Shares Soar on Strong Q3 Results and New Platform Launch

Earnings Beat Propels Stock: On October 21, Pega reported Q3 FY2025 results that handily beat forecasts. Quarterly revenue hit $381.4 million, up 17% from a year ago and above the $351M consensus, and adjusted EPS jumped to $0.30 stocktwits.com. CEO Alan Trefler emphasized that Pega’s AI strategy – especially its Blueprint and GenAI tools – is “resonating deeply with clients, prospects, and partners, unlocking new levels of speed, predictability, and scale in enterprise applications” businesswire.com. COO/CFO Ken Stillwell noted “strong sales performance powered by Pega Blueprint” and said the company generated $347M in operating cash flow in Q3, enabling a “significant year of buybacks” businesswire.com.
22 October 2025
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Avadel Stock Rockets on $2.1B Alkermes Buyout Offer – Key Developments & Analyst Takeaways

Avadel Stock Rockets on $2.1B Alkermes Buyout Offer – Key Developments & Analyst Takeaways

On Oct. 22, 2025, Alkermes announced it would acquire Avadel for $18.50 cash per share plus a $1.50 contingent value right tied to an FDA approval for idiopathic hypersomnia, valuing the deal at up to $2.1 billion prnewswire.com. The all-cash offer represents roughly a 12% premium to Avadel’s recent trading range. Avadel CEO Greg Divis hailed the terms as “a compelling outcome for our shareholders” prnewswire.com, while Alkermes CEO Richard Pops said the deal is “a pivotal step” to accelerate Alkermes’ entry into the sleep-medicine market prnewswire.com. Avadel’s board and Alkermes’ board have approved the merger, which is expected to close in Q1 2026 pending regulatory and shareholder approval.
22 October 2025
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Amphenol (APH) Stock Soars on Record Q3 and AI Boom – Analysts Target $150

Amphenol (APH) Stock Soars on Record Q3 and AI Boom – Analysts Target $150

Amphenol’s Q3 2025 results were truly outstanding. Sales hit $6.2 billion – up 53% from a year ago – and adjusted EPS was $0.93 businesswire.com, far above analysts’ $0.79 estimate. CEO R. Adam Norwitt said they “closed Q3 with record sales and Adjusted EPS, both significantly exceeding the high end of our guidance” businesswire.com. Operating margin hit a record 27.5% and cash flow was robust. In short, the core electronics business is firing on all cylinders.
22 October 2025
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Applied DNA (BNBX) Stock Surges on $58M Binance BNB Crypto Bet; New Ticker Takes Effect

Applied DNA (BNBX) Stock Surges on $58M Binance BNB Crypto Bet; New Ticker Takes Effect

Applied DNA’s share price has been extremely volatile amid its strategic shifts. According to market data, BNBX closed at $3.42 on Oct. 21 marketscreener.com. It then jumped after hours on Oct. 22 with news of the PIPE closing, trading around $4.49 by 8:43 AM EDT on Oct. 22 benzinga.com. This recent pop follows a 31.62% surge on Oct. 6 when Nasdaq officially changed its symbol to BNBX nasdaq.com. Earlier in October the stock briefly spiked near $5.85 on Oct. 6 tipranks.com. In summary, BNBX has climbed from the low-$3’s to the mid-$4’s over the past week, reflecting enthusiasm around the crypto funding news.
22 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Vanguard’s VTI Owns 18.7M SpaceX Shares Valued at $3.2B
    July 26, 2026, 9:12 AM EDT. The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) holds 18,738,438 SpaceX shares, with a value of $3.2 billion as of June 30. The holding accounts for 3.4% of SpaceX's IPO shares that sold for $135 apiece. VTI's SpaceX allocation makes up 0.14% of the ETF, and 109 other stocks have greater weights in the fund. Other Vanguard ETFs, including VOX, Growth, and Mega Cap Growth, reflect larger SpaceX stakes due to a focus on sector or growth investing.