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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.

AI Metaverse Leaps, Cyber Attacks, and Space Triumphs – Global Tech News Roundup (Sept 26–27, 2025)

AI Metaverse Leaps, Cyber Attacks, and Space Triumphs – Global Tech News Roundup (Sept 26–27, 2025)

AI and Big Tech Developments Meta bets on the Metaverse + AI: Meta Platforms grabbed headlines with a suite of announcements blending augmented reality and generative AI. At the Meta Connect 2025 conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced “Horizon AI,” a new service for creating personalized virtual worlds on the fly theverge.com. Using Meta’s latest large language model (Llama 4) and user data, Horizon AI can “stitch” together custom 3D environments via an intelligent assistant theverge.com. In a demo, Zuckerberg showed how speaking a few prompts (or even scanning your room) could generate an immersive scene – for example, recreating a
27 September 2025
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Global Commodities Soar as War, Weather & Tariffs Upend Markets (Sept 25–26, 2025)

Global Commodities Soar as War, Weather & Tariffs Upend Markets (Sept 25–26, 2025)

Key Facts Energy: Oil Climbs on Conflict and Cuts, Gas Steadies Ahead of Winter Oil markets rallied sharply during the week. Brent crude rose above $69.5/barrel on Sept 26, its highest since early August reuters.com, and is set for a ~4% weekly gain – the biggest in three months reuters.com. West Texas Intermediate followed to ~$65.3/barrel reuters.com. The catalyst was a confluence of supply shocks and geopolitical tensions. Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian oil facilities have dealt a serious blow to Moscow’s fuel infrastructure reuters.com. In response, Russia banned most diesel exports and extended a gasoline export ban through year-end
26 September 2025
Precious Metals Boom: Gold Nears Record High, Silver Hits 14-Year Peak as Fed Pivot and Tariff Shocks Spark Rally

Precious Metals Boom: Gold Nears Record High, Silver Hits 14-Year Peak as Fed Pivot and Tariff Shocks Spark Rally

Market Recap: Prices Surge to Multi-Year Highs Precious metals extended their spectacular 2025 rally through September’s final week, with gold and silver leading the charge. Gold prices steadied around $3,748/oz on Friday after a 1.6% weekly gain reuters.com. Earlier in the week, gold hit a fresh record high near $3,790/oz kitco.com, surpassing previous peaks as investors flocked to safety. The yellow metal is now up over 40% year-to-date, propelled by economic jitters and expectations of looser monetary policy mining.com. “Investors don’t see enough fiscal stability on the U.S. side… it’s easy to understand why gold is surging,” said Carlo Alberto
26 September 2025
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Tariff Shock and Fed Jitters: Asian Markets Stumble as Rally Meets Reality

Tariff Shock and Fed Jitters: Asian Markets Stumble as Rally Meets Reality

Key Facts and Headlines September 25, 2025 – Cautious Optimism Before the Storm Asian markets were mostly steady on Thursday as investors navigated mixed signals from central banks and awaited key U.S. data releases. Japan’s Nikkei 225 edged up 0.3% to 45,755, recovering from early losses abcnews.go.com. Optimism in Tokyo was underpinned by hopes that the Bank of Japan would maintain its ultra-easy policy: fresh data showed Tokyo consumer inflation at 2.5% in September, below forecasts (2.8%) abcnews.go.com. While still above the BoJ’s 2% target, the cooler-than-expected price rise eased pressure for immediate tightening. This spurred bets that the BoJ
26 September 2025
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Tariff Shocks & Rate Jitters Ignite Wild 48 Hours in European Markets

Tariff Shocks & Rate Jitters Ignite Wild 48 Hours in European Markets

Key Facts German DAX index graph at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, reflecting volatile mid-week trading reuters.com. Pan-European Overview: From Slump to Rebound European equities seesawed over the two days, buffeted by transatlantic trade tensions and shifting rate expectations. On Thursday Sept. 25, the STOXX Europe 600 index dropped 0.7%, touching levels not seen in three weeks reuters.com. Almost every major bourse closed in the red reuters.com as traders digested a slew of worrying signals: fresh U.S. trade investigations into high-tech imports, surprisingly robust U.S. economic data, and guarded comments from central bankers. By Friday Sept. 26, however, markets regained footing
26 September 2025
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Crypto’s 48-Hour Whirlwind: Market Bloodbath, Big Bank Bets, and $1M Bitcoin Prophecies (Sept 25–26, 2025)

Crypto’s 48-Hour Whirlwind: Market Bloodbath, Big Bank Bets, and $1M Bitcoin Prophecies (Sept 25–26, 2025)

Global Regulatory Developments and Crypto Policy Shifts United States – A Friendlier Stance: In Washington, a significant shift in crypto policy is underway. President Donald Trump’s administration has adopted a crypto-friendly approach, prompting U.S. regulators and Congress to advance new legislation gemini.com. Earlier this year, lawmakers passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, providing a clear framework for stablecoins cointelegraph.com gemini.com. The GENIUS Act establishes standards for reserve-backed stablecoins and even allows foreign-issued stablecoins from equivalent regulatory regimes, signaling a more open U.S. market cointelegraph.com cointelegraph.com. A broader digital asset market structure bill is also
26 September 2025
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Nasdaq Stumbles as Fed Jitters Mount, Intel Soars, Tariffs Rattle Tech Markets

Nasdaq Stumbles as Fed Jitters Mount, Intel Soars, Tariffs Rattle Tech Markets

Key Facts: Nasdaq and Indexes Retreat from Highs Wall Street’s momentum faltered in the latter half of this week, with the Nasdaq Composite and Nasdaq-100 both posting their third straight daily loss on Thursday. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 22,384.70 (down 0.5%), and the S&P 500 and Dow Jones also fell around 0.5% and 0.4%, respectively reuters.com. These declines marked a sharp reversal from Monday, when all three indices notched record-high closes investopedia.com after a months-long tech-driven rally. Traders say the pullback partly reflects investors locking in profits on big tech names that had run up dramatically through the summer.
26 September 2025
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Wall Street’s Wild 48 Hours: NYSE Hit by Fed Jitters, Tariff Shocks & Earnings Surprises

Wall Street’s Wild 48 Hours: NYSE Hit by Fed Jitters, Tariff Shocks & Earnings Surprises

Key Highlights (Sept. 25–26, 2025) NYSE Market Indexes – From Record Highs to Rate Jitters After a euphoric run to all-time highs earlier in the week, U.S. equity indices hit a speed bump over the September 25–26 span. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 0.37% on Thursday (−171 points) to 46,121, and the S&P 500 lost ~0.5%, as nearly every sector sank rakutentrade.my reuters.com. Tech-heavy indexes like the Nasdaq Composite also slipped ~0.5%. These declines marked the third consecutive daily drop for Wall Street m.economictimes.com, ending a streak of record closes that kicked off the week. By Friday’s close,
26 September 2025
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Cosmic Sky Show: Northern Lights, Shooting Stars & Space Spectacles Dazzle Sept. 26–27, 2025

Cosmic Sky Show: Northern Lights, Shooting Stars & Space Spectacles Dazzle Sept. 26–27, 2025

Key Facts Space Weather Outlook: Auroras & Solar Storms After a geomagnetically active equinox week, Earth’s magnetosphere is settling down for now. A few days ago, skywatchers as far south as Alberta were treated to vibrant auroral shapes (one even looked like a green “shark’s fin” cutting through the stars) thanks to a high-speed solar wind stream spaceweather.com. As of Friday, Sept. 26, that solar wind has slackened, and NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center forecasts quiet geomagnetic conditions in the near term earthsky.org. Any auroras tonight will likely be confined to the high Arctic latitudes – think northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland,
26 September 2025
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Launch Doubleheader and Lunar Revelations – Space News Roundup (Sept 25-26, 2025)

Launch Doubleheader and Lunar Revelations – Space News Roundup (Sept 25-26, 2025)

Marathon Launch Day: Starlink & Kuiper Soar September 25, 2025 saw an extraordinary launch doubleheader. In the pre-dawn hours, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 4:39 a.m. EDT carrying 28 Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit spaceflightnow.com. Just a few hours later at 8:09 a.m. EDT, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V roared skyward from a neighboring pad with 27 of Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband satellites onboard spaceflightnow.com. The rare one-two punch meant two orbital launches from one spaceport within 3.5 hours, treating spectators on Florida’s Space Coast to dual rocket trails in the sky. SpaceX’s early-morning Starlink
26 September 2025
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Tech’s Big Week: TikTok’s $14B Sale Twist, Nvidia’s $100B AI Bet & 6G on the Horizon

Tech’s Big Week: TikTok’s $14B Sale Twist, Nvidia’s $100B AI Bet & 6G on the Horizon

Key Facts Full Report Artificial Intelligence: Massive Investments and Partnerships Artificial intelligence dominated tech headlines this week, as industry leaders forged unprecedented deals to secure their edge. Nvidia’s blockbuster commitment to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI made waves across Silicon Valley reuters.com. Under the proposed arrangement, Nvidia will pour cash into OpenAI in exchange for OpenAI purchasing Nvidia’s cutting-edge GPUs for its AI data centers reuters.com reuters.com. Essentially, OpenAI gets the state-of-the-art chips it desperately needs to train advanced AI models, and Nvidia gains a stake in AI’s hottest startup (and a guaranteed buyer for its chips). “Everything starts
26 September 2025
AI Stock Frenzy: Nvidia’s $100B OpenAI Bet and Major Tech AI Moves Send Shares Surging (Sept 24–25, 2025)

AI Stock Frenzy: Nvidia’s $100B OpenAI Bet and Major Tech AI Moves Send Shares Surging (Sept 24–25, 2025)

Market Snapshot (Sep 24–25, 2025) US and global indices treaded water after the blistering tech rally. On Sept. 24 the S&P 500 and Nasdaq slipped about 0.3–0.5% investopedia.com, as profit-taking hit “Magnificent 7” stocks and AI names. A key factor was Fed Chair Powell’s commentary on Sept. 23, warning that tech valuations were high. Post Powell, the S&P tech sector dipped (-0.5%) and Nasdaq futures fell modestly investopedia.com. Tech giants cooled: Oracle and Nvidia fell 1.7% and 0.8% investopedia.com; Amazon slid 0.2% (third day down) investopedia.com. Energy stocks bucked the trend (energy +1.3%) amid rising oil. But AI–focused stocks bucked that
25 September 2025
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Commodities Rollercoaster: Oil Rockets & Gold Smashes Records as Trade & Weather Woes Hit Agriculture (Sept 24–25, 2025)

Commodities Rollercoaster: Oil Rockets & Gold Smashes Records as Trade & Weather Woes Hit Agriculture (Sept 24–25, 2025)

Energy (Oil, Gas, Renewables) Oil led commodity moves this week. On Sept 24 Brent crude jumped about 2.5% (to ~$69.30) – its strongest gain since July – after U.S. stockpiles fell more than expected reuters.com. Supply concerns from geopolitics added fuel: planned disruptions in Iraq, reduced exports from Venezuela, and attacks on Russian energy sites (Ukraine’s military claimed strikes on Russian oil stations reuters.com) kept markets nervous reuters.com reuters.com. US crude settled at ~$65 (WTI) on Sept 24, up ~$1.60 (2.5%) for the day reuters.com. However on Sept 25 prices gave back some gains: Brent fell to ~$68.80 (-0.7%) and
25 September 2025
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Precious Metals Skyrocket as Gold Hits Record High – Fed Cuts & Global Tensions Fuel Rally

Precious Metals Skyrocket as Gold Hits Record High – Fed Cuts & Global Tensions Fuel Rally

Key Facts Gold (yellow bars) and silver (grey bar) prices have rallied sharply in late 2025 as investors seek safe-haven assets amid economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions. Gold reached record highs above $3,790/oz this week, while silver hit its best levels since 2011. Gold: Record Run on Fed Rate Bets and Unrest Gold has been on a tear, capping a two-year rally with new all-time highs this week. On September 23, spot gold hit an intraday record of $3,790.82/oz reuters.com before settling slightly lower. Even after a brief mid-week pullback on profit-taking, prices were holding near $3,750 by Thursday. The
25 September 2025
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Asia Markets Whipsaw: Japan’s Record Rally, China Tech Soars on AI, Scandal Rocks Manila (Sep 24–25, 2025)

Asia Markets Whipsaw: Japan’s Record Rally, China Tech Soars on AI, Scandal Rocks Manila (Sep 24–25, 2025)

Key Facts Japan: Record Highs Amid Sector Rotation Japan’s Nikkei 225 extended its remarkable 2025 rally, closing Sep 25 at ¥45,754.93, up 0.27% and marking a third consecutive record finish Tradingview. The broader TOPIX gained 0.47% to reach 3,185 Tradingview. Investors piled into previously lagging sectors – notably non-ferrous metals, which jumped 3.2% Tradingview – betting that broader participation will sustain the bull run. “These days, the stocks that lead the market’s gain rotate, which is a good sign for … further gains,” observed Shoichi Arisawa of IwaiCosmo Securities Tradingview. Cyclical and value plays outperformed: Sumitomo Metal Mining rocketed +11.3%
25 September 2025
European Markets Whiplash: Defense Stocks Soar as Luxury Lags in 48-Hour Rollercoaster

European Markets Whiplash: Defense Stocks Soar as Luxury Lags in 48-Hour Rollercoaster

Key Facts European Stock Indices: Two Days of Turbulence Major indexes in Europe seesawed between gains and losses over the two-day span, reacting to a flurry of news. On Wednesday Sept. 24, the broad STOXX Europe 600 slipped -0.2% by the close reuters.com. Regionally, performance was mixed – the UK’s FTSE 100 actually rose +0.3% (outperforming peers), and Germany’s DAX edged up +0.2%, while France’s CAC 40 sank -0.6% to a two-week low nasdaq.com. Spain’s IBEX 35 and Italy’s FTSE MIB also leaned negative, but with smaller declines (~0.2–0.3%). This divergence reflected differing sector weights: London’s FTSE was propped up
25 September 2025
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Shutdown Jitters, ETF Tsunami & Crypto Power Plays – Top Crypto News (Sept 24–25, 2025)

Shutdown Jitters, ETF Tsunami & Crypto Power Plays – Top Crypto News (Sept 24–25, 2025)

Summary Market Overview: Crypto Slips as Macro Storm Brews A looming U.S. government shutdown (“Sorry, we’re closed” sign) spooked investors and weighed on crypto markets. Major cryptocurrencies stumbled over the past 48 hours, largely under pressure from mounting macroeconomic risks. Ether (ETH) led the pullback, dropping over 3% during Asian trading hours Thursday to test the $4,000 level for the first time since early August coindesk.com. Bitcoin (BTC) also dipped about 1%, sliding under $112,000 coindesk.com. A broad swath of altcoins followed suit: XRP, Solana (SOL) and Dogecoin all fell roughly 2.5–3%, with Solana teetering just above the key $200
25 September 2025
Nasdaq Rally Hits Speed Bump as Tech Stocks Wobble – Fed Warning and AI Jitters Shake Markets (Sept 24–25, 2025)

Nasdaq Rally Hits Speed Bump as Tech Stocks Wobble – Fed Warning and AI Jitters Shake Markets (Sept 24–25, 2025)

Market Recap: Nasdaq Retreats from Highs Wall Street’s momentum in tech stocks paused mid-week after an extended rally. On Wednesday, Sept. 24, the Nasdaq Composite index slipped 0.33% – its second straight daily decline investopedia.com. This dip ended a three-session streak of record closing highs. The Nasdaq-100 (top 100 Nasdaq stocks) likewise pulled back from recent peaks. Major indices were relatively flat through Wednesday morning, but turned lower around midday after fresh remarks from the Federal Reserve stirred concerns reuters.com investopedia.com. By the close on Wednesday, the Nasdaq Composite stood at 22,497.86 points reuters.com, which analysts noted was still among
25 September 2025
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Fed Warning and AI ‘Bubble’ Fears Hit Wall Street: NYSE Roundup (Sept 24–25, 2025)

Fed Warning and AI ‘Bubble’ Fears Hit Wall Street: NYSE Roundup (Sept 24–25, 2025)

Key Facts Market Overview & Sector Trends After a blistering summer rally, Wall Street’s momentum hit a speed bump mid-week. On Wednesday (Sept. 24), the S&P 500 fell about 0.3%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.3% smdailyjournal.com. It was the second straight down day after all three indices had notched record highs on Monday. By Thursday, stocks continued to drift in search of direction – trading was choppier and largely flat, as investors digested the week’s events and awaited fresh catalysts. Profit-taking was a major theme: with indexes still near all-time highs, many
25 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

Home Depot stock price: jobs, inflation and a Feb. 24 earnings test loom

Home Depot stock price: jobs, inflation and a Feb. 24 earnings test loom

7 February 2026
Home Depot shares rose 0.7% to $385.15 Friday, trading between $379.10 and $386.37. Investors await a delayed U.S. jobs report Wednesday and CPI data Friday, both postponed by a brief government shutdown. Home Depot reports fourth-quarter earnings Feb. 24. The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time.
JPMorgan stock price jumps 4% into weekend as Wall Street braces for a busy data week

JPMorgan stock price jumps 4% into weekend as Wall Street braces for a busy data week

7 February 2026
JPMorgan shares rose 3.95% to $322.40 Friday, outpacing other major banks as U.S. stocks rallied and the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The bank recently completed a $3 billion subordinated notes offering. Investors are watching for delayed U.S. jobs data and inflation figures next week, ahead of JPMorgan’s Feb. 23 company update.
AbbVie stock price: ABBV ends week near $223 after earnings swing — what to watch next

AbbVie stock price: ABBV ends week near $223 after earnings swing — what to watch next

7 February 2026
AbbVie shares rose 2% to $223.43 Friday, capping a volatile week marked by earnings and drug sales scrutiny. Moody’s upgraded AbbVie’s credit rating to A2, citing strong performance in immunology and neuroscience. Investors remain focused on Skyrizi and Rinvoq growth amid rising competition and recent regulatory filings. Trading volume stayed below average, with the stock still 9% off its 52-week high.
SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

7 February 2026
SK hynix shares closed at 839,000 won, down 0.36% Friday and 8% for the week, as tech stocks retreated across Asia. S&P Global Ratings upgraded the chipmaker to “BBB+” with a positive outlook, citing strong HBM sales. The KOSPI fell 1.4% Friday, ending a six-week winning streak. Traders await Monday’s Seoul open for signs of further tech weakness.
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