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Shell’s $2 Billion Nigeria Gas Gamble Ignites LNG Boom Amid $8 B Investment Surge

Shell’s Surprise Hedge Deal Turbocharges Bulgaria’s Battery Boom — Sunotec Locks 5‑Year Price Shield on 600+ MWh; Sungrow Secures 2.4 GWh Supply

Key facts (Nov 5, 2025): What happened — and why now On Nov. 4, Sunotec announced a cross‑border spread hedge with Shell Energy Europe for its Bulgarian 600+ MWh BESS. The arrangement, facilitated by Enery Portfolio Optimisation, gives the project long‑term price certainty by locking in revenues against market spreads between bidding zones. Sunotec says the facility is already under development and aims to reach COD in Q2 2026. Renewables Now A spread hedge manages the difference between prices in two connected wholesale electricity markets (or zones). In Europe’s coupled power system, such hedges are a recognized way to tame
5 November 2025
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AI Chip Boom, Google’s New Tricks, and Hollywood’s Robot Wars – Today’s AI News Roundup

$500 Billion Vanishes From Chip Stocks: Is the AI Boom Finally Hitting a Wall?

Key facts (as of Nov 5, 2025, UTC) What just happened—and why it matters Global markets were jolted on Wednesday, Nov 5, as an AI‑led selloff in U.S. megacaps rolled through Asia and then Europe. The immediate trigger: rising skepticism that AI‑exposed winners can sustain nosebleed valuations, compounded by fresh policy headlines out of China and high‑profile warnings from Wall Street heavyweights. Reuters+1 Asia’s hit list. Korea’s memory giants Samsung and SK Hynix led the initial downdraft, dragging the Kospi down as much as 6.2% before some buyers stepped in. In Japan, chip‑equipment and testing names were pummeled, with Advantest
5 November 2025
AI & Quantum Frenzy Propels IBM Stock to New Heights – Will the Rally Last?

IBM’s Shock Q4 Layoffs: Thousands of Jobs Cut as Big Blue Doubles Down on AI and Software—What It Means for You and the Stock

Key facts (Nov. 5, 2025) What happened and why now IBM confirmed it is cutting jobs in the fourth quarter of 2025, affecting “thousands” of employees. The company framed the move as a routine workforce rebalance to align headcount with areas where it sees stronger, more profitable growth—namely software, hybrid cloud (Red Hat), and AI‑driven services. Reuters Bloomberg first reported the reduction and published the company’s statement: “In the fourth quarter we are executing an action that will impact a low single‑digit percentage of our global workforce.” IBM regularly reviews staffing “through this lens and at times rebalance[s] accordingly,” the
5 November 2025
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BREAKING: Apple’s M5 Chip Revolution – New MacBook Pro, iPad Pro & Vision Pro Leaks Explode

Apple’s ‘Chromebook Killer’ Budget Mac Is Coming: Sub-$1,000 Price, iPhone Chip Inside, and a 2026 Launch Window

Apple’s low‑cost Mac: what’s new and why it matters Apple is preparing to enter the budget laptop market for the first time, seeking to lure buyers away from Chromebooks and entry‑level Windows PCs. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports the project is code‑named J700 and aimed squarely at education, casual use, and cost‑conscious businesses. Bloomberg+1 Several details stand out: Bloomberg also notes the device is in active testing at Apple and early production with overseas suppliers, with an H1‑2026 window targeted—timed to coincide with refreshed MacBook Air and Pro models on newer M‑series silicon. Bloomberg+1 Designed for education—and to blunt Chromebook momentum
5 November 2025
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Trump Tariffs Spark Asian Market Meltdown: Stocks Dive, Rupee Crashes & Gold Soars

Tech Meltdown, Fed Fog: Wall Street Sours as Global Markets Grab the Lead — What It Means for Your Money Today

Key facts (updated Nov. 5, 2025): What just happened on Wall Street U.S. stocks stumbled Tuesday, with the S&P 500 down 1.2% and the Nasdaq off 2%, as the same AI and megacap names that led 2025’s rally sank, including a sharp pullback in Nvidia and Palantir. The Russell 2000 fell 1.8%, underscoring broader risk‑off sentiment beyond Big Tech. The Washington Post The risk-off mood didn’t stay home. By Wednesday in Asia, the selloff deepened: Japan’s Nikkei plunged up to 4.7% and Korea’s KOSPI fell as much as 6.2% before trimming losses. The yen and Swiss franc caught safe‑haven bids
5 November 2025
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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 05.11.2025

ENDEDLive coverage has endedEnded: November 6, 2025, 12:02 AM EST AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) Q3 Revenue Beats, EBITDA Ahead but Margin Pressure Persists November 5, 2025, 11:54 PM EST. AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) posted a mixed Q3. Revenue came in at $1.3 billion, beating estimates by 6.3% on a 3.6% year-over-year decline. Adjusted EPS was -$0.21, in line with consensus, while Adjusted EBITDA reached $122.2 million, a beat of about 26.8%. The operating margin was 2.8%, down from 5.3% a year ago. Free cash flow was -$81.1 million. With a market cap around $1.29 billion, the stock's long-term growth remains debated: five-year
5 November 2025
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Pixel 10 vs. iPhone 17 – 2025 Flagship Showdown Leaks Reveal Shocking Upgrades

Pixel 10 Price Earthquake: Google’s Entire Lineup Just Dropped—Here’s What’s Real, What’s Hype, and What It Means for Your Wallet (and Alphabet’s Stock)

Key facts (Nov 5, 2025) What’s happening: the Pixel 10 price wave Multiple reliable outlets confirm that Google’s entire Pixel 10 lineup just got its steepest markdowns yet. The Verge’s latest deal roundup puts the Pixel 10 at $599 (25% off), the Pixel 10 Pro at $749 (25% off), and the Pixel 10 Pro Fold at $1,499 (–$300), with listings across Amazon, Best Buy and the Google Store. The piece also notes these prices are expected to last through the week, aligning with 9to5Google’s guidance that the promos end Nov 9 at 11:59 PM PT. The Verge+1 Deal‑tracking sites that
5 November 2025
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Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS Just Turned Blue and “Accelerated”—Here’s What Really Happened This Week

Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS Just Turned Blue and “Accelerated”—Here’s What Really Happened This Week

Key facts (updated Nov 5, 2025): The story so far: what changed in the last few days While 3I/ATLAS was hidden in the Sun’s glare in late October, it slipped into the fields of view of several solar‑monitoring cameras: STEREO‑A (SECCHI), SOHO/LASCO C3 and NOAA’s GOES‑19 CCOR‑1 coronagraph. A new analysis by Qicheng Zhang (Lowell Observatory) and Karl Battams (U.S. Naval Research Lab) reports an extra‑steep brightening as perihelion approached (scaling approximately as r^‑7.5), and color photometry showing the comet was bluer than the Sun, signaling that glowing gas (not just dust) dominated the visible output near perihelion. This is
5 November 2025
Don’t Miss October 2025’s Super Hunter’s Moon – A Dazzling Full Moon Spectacle

Biggest Supermoon of 2025, Beaver Moon & Taurid ‘Fireball’ Show Collide This Week

What Is the Beaver Moon and Why Does It Matter? Each month’s full moon carries a traditional name tied to seasonal rhythms. November’s full moon is widely known as the “Beaver Moon.” According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, this name harkens back to a time when beavers finish preparations for winter – gathering food and retreating to their lodges once ponds start to freezeeconomictimes.indiatimes.com. It was also the prime season for trappers in North America to catch beavers for their thick winter pelts during the fur trade eraeconomictimes.indiatimes.com. In other words, the Beaver Moon signaled an important period of pre-winter
5 November 2025
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Today’s Moon Is a Record Supermoon: See 2025’s Biggest, Brightest Full Moon (Nov 5) — What to Know, When to Look, and Why It Matters

Today’s Moon Is a Record Supermoon: See 2025’s Biggest, Brightest Full Moon (Nov 5) — What to Know, When to Look, and Why It Matters

Today’s Moon, explained At 13:19 UTC (08:19 ET) the Moon reached the exact Full Moon moment — the point when Sun, Earth and Moon line up with Earth in the middle. Timeanddate summarizes it neatly: “Full Moon is the only phase where the Moon is up all night.” Time and Date Later today, around 22:30 UTC, the Moon hits perigee (its closest point this month), tightening the geometry into what popular usage calls a supermoon. NASA’s definition: “A ‘supermoon’ occurs when a full Moon coincides with the Moon’s closest approach to Earth in its elliptical orbit, [perigee].” The result is
5 November 2025
IBM Slashes Thousands of Jobs Amid AI Boom – Why Big Blue Is Cutting Staff Now

IBM Slashes Thousands of Jobs Amid AI Boom – Why Big Blue Is Cutting Staff Now

IBM’s AI-Era Layoffs and Strategic Shift IBM’s decision to cut thousands of jobs by year-end comes at a paradoxical moment when artificial intelligence is booming across the tech sector. The company announced that a “low single-digit percentage” of its global workforce will be impacted in Q4 2025 Newsweek. In practice, this means on the order of three to eight thousand employees could lose their jobs in the coming weeks. An IBM spokesperson framed the move as a routine workforce adjustment, saying IBM continually reviews its staff mix and will “at times rebalance accordingly” to align with business priorities Gvwire. What’s
5 November 2025
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Stocks Skyrocket to Record Highs as Fed Set to Cut Rates Again

Fed’s $50 Billion Repo Bailout: Credit Crunch Canary or Just Month-End Jitters?

Fed Pumps Billions to Calm a Cash Crunch Late last week, U.S. money markets showed unusual signs of strain. On Friday, October 31, banks and dealers suddenly found cash in short supply to meet their routine funding needs. Overnight lending rates – the cost for banks to borrow short-term cash – surged above the Federal Reserve’s target range, indicating that banks were scrambling for dollarsreuters.com. In response, the Federal Reserve executed a massive repo operation to flood the system with cash and stabilize rates. In a repo (short for repurchase agreement), a bank can borrow overnight from the Fed by
5 November 2025
Billion-Dollar Brawl: Novo Nordisk and Pfizer Clash in High-Stakes Obesity Drug Takeover

Novo Nordisk’s Weight-Loss Drug Boom Hits a Wall – Wegovy Slowdown Sparks Stock Slump and Forecast Cut

Once Sky-High Valuation Falters Amid Weight-Loss Drug Headwinds Just a year ago, Novo Nordisk – buoyed by the meteoric success of its weight-loss injection Wegovy – briefly eclipsed all other European companies in market valuereuters.com. The Danish pharmaceutical giant enjoyed surging sales as Wegovy and its type-2 diabetes sibling Ozempic (both containing the GLP-1 agonist semaglutide) became global sensations, with millions seeking their dramatic weight-loss benefits. However, 2025 has seen a sharp reversal of fortune. A “slew of headwinds has shaken investor confidence” in Novo Nordisk’s once-dominant growth storystockanalysis.com. The company’s share price has plummeted nearly 50% year-to-date amid signs
5 November 2025
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Investors Beware: 7 Stocks to Avoid on October 22, 2025 Amid Alarming Warnings

Stocks Plunge on AI Bubble Fears as Wall Street Warns of a 20% Correction

Rally Meets Reality: Tech Stocks Finally Cool Off After a year of spectacular gains, stocks have abruptly stumbled, raising the question of whether the market got ahead of itself. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite just suffered their biggest one-day percentage drops since early Octoberchannelnewsasia.com, a sign that the gravity-defying surge in tech shares is meeting some pushback. On Tuesday (Nov. 4), the Nasdaq sank over 2% while the S&P 500 fell around 1.2%, and the Dow – which is less tech-centric – dipped 0.5%channelnewsasia.com. What triggered the abrupt shift in sentiment? Valuations. Investors are increasingly nervous that the price
5 November 2025
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Zeta Global (ZETA) – 17th Straight Beat & Raise Quarter Ignites AI-Cloud Rally – Analysts Eye ~$28 Target (≈+70% Upside)

Zeta Global (ZETA) – 17th Straight Beat & Raise Quarter Ignites AI-Cloud Rally – Analysts Eye ~$28 Target (≈+70% Upside)

Stock Performance & Valuation Zeta’s stock has trended down from its late-2024 highs (~$36.7) as broader growth-tech valuation pressures emerged. At the Nov 4 close, ZETA was ~$16.70stockanalysis.com, near its 52-week low and well below its peak. Over the year it’s down ~–7%marketbeat.com (since start-2025), while smaller tech peers have also lagged. On Nov 4 its volume was ~11.2 M sharesstockanalysis.com, reflecting heavy trading after earnings. Technically, ZETA carries a higher beta (~1.28stockanalysis.com) so it tends to amplify tech market moves. The stock’s drop on Nov 4 (–5.2% on the closestockanalysis.com) came ahead of the after-market earnings release, amid a weak
4 November 2025
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Rivian Slashes 600 Jobs as EV Demand Slumps – Stock Hits & Experts Sound Alarm

Rivian Rally or Risk? EV Start-up Stock Jumps on Q3 Beat, Layoffs & R2 Hype

Key Facts: Rivian’s stock (NASDAQ: RIVN) closed around $13 on Nov. 4, 2025 (52-week range ~$9.50–$17.15stockanalysis.com), giving it a market cap of about $15.2 billionstockanalysis.com. In Q3 2025 Rivian delivered 13,201 vehicles (highest quarter of 2025) and reported $1.558 billion in revenue, up 78% year-over-yearbusinesswire.com. Adjusted gross profit turned positive ($24 M) for the quarterbusinesswire.com. Management kept 2025 delivery guidance at 41,500–43,500 vehiclesbusinesswire.com (midpoint cut vs. prior); losing the $7,500 federal EV tax credit caused a short-term pull-forward of orders, then softer demandreuters.comreuters.com. Rivian announced a 600‑job layoff (4.5%) on Oct. 23 to cut costsreuters.com. CEO RJ Scaringe said the company
4 November 2025
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Is ALAR Stock the Next AI Goldmine? Discover Alarum’s Explosive Run and What Analysts Are Saying

Is ALAR Stock the Next AI Goldmine? Discover Alarum’s Explosive Run and What Analysts Are Saying

Stock Price Performance (as of Nov 4, 2025) Alarum Technologies (NYSE: ALAR) has rallied strongly in 2025. After closing around $16.25 on Nov 3stockinvest.us, the stock is off its all-time high (~$18.00) but still stands well above its 2024 lows (~$5.45marketbeat.com). In the last two weeks alone it has gained ~10.8%stockinvest.us. Year-to-date shares are up about +55%investing.com, driven by excitement over AI-related business. Volume has picked up on rising days, indicating positive investor intereststockinvest.us. Notably, the 50-day moving average is rising and has crossed above the 200-day average, a classic bullish signalstockinvest.us. Recent trading has been a bit choppy. For
4 November 2025
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UPST Stock Rockets on AI Lending Growth – What’s Next?

UPST Stock Rockets on AI Lending Growth – What’s Next?

Q3 2025 Results and Guidance Upstart’s Q3 earnings beat expectations, driven by its AI lending platform expansion. Transaction originations reached $2.9B (up 80% YoY) and 428K loans were originated (a +128% jump)businesswire.com. Revenue hit $277M (+71% YoY)businesswire.com, with fee income ~$259M (+54%). Crucially, Upstart swung to profitability: GAAP operating income was $23.7M (vs a $45.2M loss prior year), and GAAP net income $31.8M (vs -$6.8M)businesswire.com. Adjusted EBITDA was $71.2M (26% margin) vs just $1.4M a year earlierbusinesswire.com. Management’s outlook remains positive: they expect Q4 revenue ~$288M and FY2025 revenue ~$1.035Bbusinesswire.combusinesswire.com. Guidance anticipates continued healthy margins (53% contribution margin Q4, ~22%
4 November 2025
Pinterest Stock Takes on Gen Z: Is PINS the Next AI-Powered Shopping Juggernaut?

Pinterest (PINS) Q3 Shock: 600M Users & 17% Growth, New AI Tools – Stock Tanks

Stock Price & Recent Trading PINS stock has been choppy heading into earnings. On Nov. 3 it closed at $33.70, up about +1.8% on the daybenzinga.com. On Nov. 4 (Q3 report day), shares fell: the stock opened near $32.68 and closed at $32.91stockanalysis.com (–2.34% intraday) amid cautious sentiment. Trading volume on Nov. 4 was roughly 16.9 million sharesstockanalysis.com, above its recent average. After the earnings release, PINS plunged further: in after-hours trading on Nov. 4 it traded around $27.6–$27.9stockanalysis.combenzinga.com (about –15% from the close). This volatility reflects investor reaction to the missed EPS and soft guidance. In context, Pinterest’s stock
4 November 2025
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Axon Stock Rockets 420% Overseas as Wall Street Targets $1,000 – Should You Buy the Dip?

Axon Enterprise Rockets Past Revenue Goals – But EPS Miss Sends Stock Reeling

Q3 2025 Earnings Report Axon’s Q3 results (announced Oct. 31) beat revenue expectations but showed a small profit shortfall. The company “delivered another record quarter, with revenue growing 31% year over year to $711 million”prnewswire.com, marking its seventh straight quarter above 30% growth. Sales growth was driven by the software business – Axon’s Software & Services segment grew 41% to $305Mprnewswire.com – as well as by strong demand for Tasers and body cameras. On the profitability side, Axon reported a tiny GAAP net loss of just $2.0M (–$0.03 per share)prnewswire.com, largely due to investment in staff and R&D. By contrast,
4 November 2025
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Hongkong Land (SGX:H78) slides 4% despite fresh buyback as March results loom

8 February 2026
Singapore, Feb 8, 2026, 15:21 SGT — Market closed Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd shares ended Friday down 4.2% at $8.18, cutting back after a sharp run earlier in the week. The counter traded between $8.17 and $8.55 and saw about 4.56 million shares change hands, according to market data. (Investing.com) A regulatory filing dated Feb. 6 showed the developer repurchased 170,000 shares on Feb. 5 at prices between $8.38 and $8.67, for an average $8.5252 a share. The repurchased shares will be cancelled, the filing said. (investegate.co.uk) Why it matters now: Hongkong Land has just laid out a bigger buyback
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