Shan Ahmed Khan

Shan Ahmed Khan is a senior markets reporter at TS2.tech, specializing in stocks, technology and macroeconomic trends. A graduate of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), he previously worked in investment research and market analysis. His coverage helps readers understand the key developments influencing global financial markets and emerging industries.

Rocket Lab Stock Jumps After Early U.S. Space Force Launch: RKLB News, Forecasts, and Fresh 2025 Valuation Debate (Dec. 18, 2025)

Rocket Lab Stock Jumps After Early U.S. Space Force Launch: RKLB News, Forecasts, and Fresh 2025 Valuation Debate (Dec. 18, 2025)

Rocket Lab Corporation is back in the headlines on December 18, 2025, after the company pulled off a national-security launch ahead of schedule—an operational flex that helped lift the stock in Thursday trading and reignited the ongoing tug‑of‑war between “execution momentum” and “already-priced-in optimism.”
Blue Origin Stands Down NS-37 Launch After Preflight Issue, Delaying Historic Flight for First Wheelchair User to Reach Space

Blue Origin Stands Down NS-37 Launch After Preflight Issue, Delaying Historic Flight for First Wheelchair User to Reach Space

Blue Origin called off its planned New Shepard NS-37 launch attempt on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, saying the team “observed an issue” during built-in preflight checks and is now assessing the next opportunity to launch. The suborbital mission is closely watched because it is slated to carry Michaela “Michi” Benthaus, an aerospace and mechatronics engineer who uses a wheelchair—positioning her to become the first wheelchair user to travel beyond the Kármán line, the widely recognized boundary of space. Blue Origin+1
18 December 2025
Ondas Holdings (ONDS) Stock Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Shares Rally on Demining Pilot Results, New COO, and Fresh Analyst Targets

Ondas Holdings (ONDS) Stock Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Shares Rally on Demining Pilot Results, New COO, and Fresh Analyst Targets

Ondas Holdings Inc. is back in the market’s spotlight on Thursday, December 18, 2025, with the stock trading around the $8 level and showing sharp intraday gains on unusually heavy volume—a reminder that ONDS is currently priced like a fast-moving “story stock,” not a sleepy industrial. As of the latest available real-time snapshot, ONDS was up roughly 8% on the session with tens of millions of shares traded. StockAnalysis
18 December 2025
India’s SHANTI Bill Passes Parliament: Private Entry into Nuclear Power, Liability Overhaul, and Protests Explained

India’s SHANTI Bill Passes Parliament: Private Entry into Nuclear Power, Liability Overhaul, and Protests Explained

New Delhi witnessed a watershed moment in India’s clean-energy debate on December 18, 2025, as Parliament cleared the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025—legislation the government says will unlock investment and accelerate nuclear expansion, and critics say weakens accountability in one of the country’s most sensitive sectors. www.ndtv.com+2Reuters+2
18 December 2025
Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) USD Price Today and Forecast (Dec. 18, 2025): WBTC Holds Near $88K as CPI Surprise, ETF Flows Shape the Outlook

Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) USD Price Today and Forecast (Dec. 18, 2025): WBTC Holds Near $88K as CPI Surprise, ETF Flows Shape the Outlook

Wrapped Bitcoin is doing what it was engineered to do: shadow Bitcoin’s every mood swing — but in ERC-20 form for Ethereum and DeFi. On December 18, 2025, the WBTC/USD price is hovering around the high-$80,000s, tracking Bitcoin’s reaction to a softer-than-expected U.S. inflation print and fresh signals from spot Bitcoin ETF flows. Coinbase+2CoinGecko+2
18 December 2025
Lido Staked ETH (stETH) Price Today: Live USD Update, Key Market Drivers, and Forecast (Dec. 18, 2025)

Lido Staked ETH (stETH) Price Today: Live USD Update, Key Market Drivers, and Forecast (Dec. 18, 2025)

Dec. 18, 2025 — Lido Staked ETH is trading just under the psychological “$3,000 line in the sand,” mirroring Ethereum’s own struggle to reclaim that level. Because stETH is designed to track ETH, today’s stETH/USD action is less about “altcoin vibes” and more about a mix of ETH price direction, liquidity conditions in DeFi, and staking-market mechanics.
18 December 2025
USD Coin (USDC-USD) Price Today and Forecast: USDC Holds Near $1 as New U.S. Rules, Visa Settlement, and Bank Adoption Reshape 2026 Outlook

USD Coin (USDC-USD) Price Today and Forecast: USDC Holds Near $1 as New U.S. Rules, Visa Settlement, and Bank Adoption Reshape 2026 Outlook

December 18, 2025 — USD Coin is doing exactly what a fiat-backed stablecoin was designed to do: hover extremely close to $1.00. But while the price barely moves, the story around USDC is moving fast this week—driven by U.S. regulation, big payment-network integration, and a widening race among banks and fintechs to issue “digital dollars” at scale. fdic.gov+3CoinGecko+3CoinDesk+3
Tether USDT-USD Price Today and Forecast for December 18, 2025

Tether USDT-USD Price Today and Forecast for December 18, 2025

As of December 18, 2025, major price trackers show USDT-USD hovering around $1.00, with tiny intraday deviations that look dramatic only if you zoom in with a microscope. CoinGecko has USDT at about $0.9996, while MetaMask displays $1.00—a difference that mostly reflects venue, liquidity, and timestamp rather than a meaningful “move.” CoinGecko+1
18 December 2025
XRP Price Today (XRP-USD) Holds Near $1.90 as It Battles the $2.00 Line; Forecast and Key Levels for Dec. 18, 2025

XRP Price Today (XRP-USD) Holds Near $1.90 as It Battles the $2.00 Line; Forecast and Key Levels for Dec. 18, 2025

XRP’s USD price is trading around $1.90–$1.91 on Thursday, December 18, 2025, after another volatile session that briefly pushed the token down toward the mid‑$1.80s and up toward the high‑$1.90s. Across major market trackers, XRP’s 24-hour range has been roughly $1.83 to $1.98—a swing of nearly 8% from low to high, underscoring how jumpy risk assets remain into year‑end. CoinGecko
18 December 2025
BNB Price Today (BNB-USD): Binance Coin Holds Near $840 as Selling Pressure Builds — Forecast, Key Levels and What’s Next (Dec. 18, 2025)

BNB Price Today (BNB-USD): Binance Coin Holds Near $840 as Selling Pressure Builds — Forecast, Key Levels and What’s Next (Dec. 18, 2025)

BNB-USD traded around $840 on Thursday, December 18, 2025, slipping in a choppy session that saw prices probe the low $830s before stabilizing. Real-time quotes showed BNB down roughly 2% versus the prior close, with an intraday swing that—depending on venue and data source—reached from about $830 up toward the mid-$870s. CoinGecko+1
18 December 2025
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