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Skyworks Soars 18% on $22B Qorvo Merger – What’s Next for the Chipmaker?

Skyworks Soars 18% on $22B Qorvo Merger – What’s Next for the Chipmaker?

Skyworks’ stock surge on Oct. 28 was driven almost entirely by the surprise merger announcement. In pre-market trading, shares spiked ~12% reuters.com, and by 9:48 a.m. ET the stock was around $89.22 (from about $75.84 Monday’s close) investing.com investing.com. This massive gap up reflects investor excitement: combined, Skyworks and Qorvo would control roughly $7.7 billion in annual RF-chip revenue (≈$5.1B mobile + $2.6B broadband) stocktitan.net, making a top U.S. analog/5G semiconductor supplier. The market welcomed the logic that scale and cross-selling should boost earnings – for example StockTitan notes the deal is “immediately accretive” to EPS and targets >$500M in yearly cost
28 October 2025
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Freight Technologies (NASDAQ: FRGT) Stock Skyrockets on AI Upgrades and Key Deals – Is the Rally Just Beginning?

Freight Technologies (NASDAQ: FRGT) Stock Skyrockets on AI Upgrades and Key Deals – Is the Rally Just Beginning?

Sources: Official press releases from Freight Technologies and partners fr8technologies.com fr8technologies.com fr8technologies.com globenewswire.com globenewswire.com; market data and stock analysis stockanalysis.com investing.com tradingview.com stockanalysis.com; industry news and expert commentary ts2.tech ts2.tech tipranks.com ts2.tech coincodex.com.
28 October 2025
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Corning (GLW) Stock Plunges 7% After Record Quarter – AI Boom vs. Fiber Headwinds

Corning (GLW) Stock Plunges 7% After Record Quarter – AI Boom vs. Fiber Headwinds

The Bottom Line: Corning’s latest earnings showcase the power of AI and onshoring trends for a “materials” stock. Optical fiber and solar segments are booming, while older markets like LCD panels and conventional auto glass cool off. Management’s guidance is upbeat, and analysts generally applaud the growth story. However, investors should be aware of near-term volatility: the stock’s sharp rally may have baked in a lot of expectations (and Chinese tariffs remain a risk) marketscreener.com. In Google News style, our takeaway is that Corning’s fundamentals look strong, but the market is testing whether this AI glass play can sustain its
28 October 2025
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Crypto Market Carnage: Bitcoin Crashes from Record Highs as Tariff Bombshell Wipes Out $20B

Bitcoin Price Hits $114K on Oct 28, 2025 – Uptober Rally, Trade Deal Buzz & $200K Predictions

Bitcoin Rebounds to $114K After Wild October Swings Bitcoin’s price is hovering near $114,000–$115,000 on October 28, marking a strong comeback after this month’s dramatic swingscoindesk.com. Just a few weeks ago, the world’s largest cryptocurrency was in freefall – on October 10 it plunged from the mid-$120Ks to almost $104K within hours amid a global market shockts2.tech. That sudden drop came after U.S. President Donald Trump stunned markets by announcing a 100% tariff on Chinese exports, which sparked a flight from risk assets worldwide. Crypto was hit especially hard: by that Friday evening, Bitcoin had fallen ~8.4% to about $104,782,
28 October 2025
XRP Price Jumps Back After Wild Swing – Ripple’s Token Eyes ETF Catalyst in Volatile Crypto Market

XRP Price Set to Skyrocket? Ripple’s Legal Victory & ETF Hype Fuel Bold $5 Forecast

Key Facts – October 28, 2025 XRP Price Rebounds After Wild Swings October has been a wild ride for XRP, defined by extreme volatility. The turbulence peaked on October 10 when Ripple’s token suddenly cratered by nearly 40% intraday – falling from the mid-$2.80s to roughly $1.6 at the lowsts2.tech. This flash crash was triggered by a bolt of bad news from traditional markets: U.S. President Trump abruptly announced 100% tariffs on Chinese goods, a shock that sent investors fleeing risk assets across the boardts2.tech. As panic rippled through equities and crypto alike, heavily leveraged positions in XRP were liquidated
28 October 2025
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Oil Prices Poised to Plunge in 2026 as Permian Boom Kicks In

Oil Prices Poised to Plunge in 2026 as Permian Boom Kicks In

Permian Surge: “Crown Jewel” of U.S. Oil Production The heart of the story is the Permian Basin, North America’s most prolific shale oil patch. It has been “producing for over 100 years and left for dead two or three times,” as Diamondback Energy’s CEO Kaes Van’t Hof notes, yet today the Permian alone yields over 6 million barrels per day – more than any country except the U.S. and Russia foxbusiness.com. Chevron’s Mike Wirth points out U.S. oil output (led by shale) now exceeds that of Saudi Arabia and Russia combined foxbusiness.com. Under the Trump administration’s energy policies, drilling and pipeline projects
28 October 2025
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Check Point Stock Surges After Earnings Beat – AI & Partnerships Fuel Rally

Check Point Stock Surges After Earnings Beat – AI & Partnerships Fuel Rally

Stock Performance & Recent Moves Check Point’s stock has traded in the $170–195 range recently. It closed at about $191.72 on Oct 27 stockanalysis.com, up modestly for the month but off its June 2025 peak near $234. The premarket jump on Oct 28 reflects investor enthusiasm for the Q3 beat and the company’s AI/security push seekingalpha.com globenewswire.com. Over the past year CHKP is up roughly mid-single-digits, outperforming laggards like Fortinet (down ~9% YTD) but trailing high-flyers like Palo Alto Networks. (For context, Fortinet was noted as a top Validea pick by one model ts2.tech.) Check Point’s trailing P/E is around
28 October 2025
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NextEra Energy Surges on AI-Driven Demand: Google Nuclear Deal and Bullish Outlook Fuel Stock

NextEra Energy Surges on AI-Driven Demand: Google Nuclear Deal and Bullish Outlook Fuel Stock

In-Depth: NextEra’s mixed Q3 results actually reinforced its long-term thesis. Despite the revenue miss, management stressed that growth drivers remain intact. Its CEO emphasized that “strong financial and operational performance” at Florida Power & Light (FPL) and NextEra Energy Resources (NEER) keeps long-term targets on track investor.nexteraenergy.com. Indeed, Zacks notes NEE expects mid-single digit growth per year, with stable returns; the utility even outperformed the S&P 500 over the past month nasdaq.com. The big picture is the AI-accelerated energy demand. As Nasdaq highlights, AI systems like ChatGPT consume ~10× the energy of a Google search, and large data centers use
28 October 2025
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Nvidia Stock Rockets Toward $200 on AI Boom — Analysts Predict Further Gains

Nvidia Stock Rockets Toward $200 on AI Boom — Analysts Predict Further Gains

NVDA Stock Surges on AI Optimism and Trade Hopes Nvidia’s share price has climbed sharply in late October. The stock closed around $191 on Oct. 27 ts2.tech (versus ~$182 just a week earlier stockanalysis.com), driven by broad rallies in high-tech. U.S. markets hit record highs on Oct. 27 as investors cheered signs of a U.S.–China trade détente and a likely Fed rate cut reuters.com ts2.tech. NVDA outpaced the S&P 500 on Monday, rising 2.8% and providing the biggest boost to the index reuters.com. That lifted Nvidia’s market cap back near $4 trillion (it briefly topped $4 trillion in early Oct. ts2.tech). The year-to-date gain is
28 October 2025
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Ford Stock Soars on Strong Q3; Outlook Clouded by EV Costs and Tariff Risks

Ford Stock Soars on Strong Q3; Outlook Clouded by EV Costs and Tariff Risks

Earnings Boost the Stock Ford’s latest earnings report (Oct. 23, 2025) exceeded expectations and lifted investor confidence. The automaker posted a record $50.5 billion in Q3 revenue and $0.60 GAAP EPS, well above analyst forecasts s205.q4cdn.com. Adjusted free cash flow reached $4.3 billion, reflecting strong truck sales and disciplined cost management. The robust results were driven by Ford Pro (commercial vehicles), whose $17.4 B revenue (up 11% YoY) generated roughly $2.0 B in EBIT markets.financialcontent.com. This segment’s growth (especially F-Series pickups, Transit vans and paid software services) provided a counterweight to weaker EV margins. CEO Jim Farley noted that Ford’s focus on execution and
28 October 2025
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BigBear.ai Stock Skyrockets 22% on Defense AI Deal – Is It the Next Palantir?

BigBear.ai Stock Skyrockets 22% on Defense AI Deal – Is It the Next Palantir?

BigBear.ai Holdings is a small-cap “defense tech” stock that has caught retail investors’ eye in 2025. Its core business is AI-driven analytics and decision support for defense, security, and critical infrastructure. The company’s CEO, Kevin McAleenan (former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary), has been aggressively pursuing military and government contracts. Recent headlines have delivered a double dose of optimism: a new battlefield AI partnership and a border-security deployment, both of which helped send the stock sharply higher. On Oct. 13, BigBear.ai announced a strategic alliance with Tsecond, Inc., a Silicon Valley defense hardware maker. The two will merge BigBear’s ConductorOS AI
28 October 2025
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Intel Stock Skyrockets on AI Hype and $15B Lifeline – Can the Rally Last?

Intel Stock Skyrockets on AI Hype and $15B Lifeline – Can the Rally Last?

Intel’s stock is trading near 2-year highs (~$38 per share) after recent earnings and strategic investments lifted investor confidence ts2.tech ts2.tech. Intel’s shares have climbed about 85–90% so far in 2025, dwarfing the S&P 500’s ~6% gain ts2.tech reuters.com. Much of the recent rally came after the Oct. 23 earnings report: analysts were surprised to see Intel return to profitability and beat on margins and EPS. The stock jumped roughly 7–9% in after-hours trading on earnings day ts2.tech. (According to Reuters, “Intel’s stock has risen nearly 90% in 2025, outperforming Nvidia,” one report notes reuters.com.) As of Oct. 27, INTC was
28 October 2025
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Cameco Stock Rockets on $80B US Nuclear Reactor Deal — Is the Uranium Bull Market Here to Stay?

Cameco Stock Rockets on $80B US Nuclear Reactor Deal — Is the Uranium Bull Market Here to Stay?

In sum, Cameco is squarely in the spotlight of today’s nuclear energy boom. The U.S. reactor pact and robust uranium fundamentals have driven a powerful rally. Industry watchers say Cameco’s vast reserves and fuel-cycle assets make it a go-to name for playing the “second act” of nuclear power ts2.tech ts2.tech. However, as one commentator puts it, investors should still “weigh valuations and monitor” policy and supply trends ts2.tech. With uranium prices up and governments supporting nuclear, Cameco’s near-term outlook is bright – but execution of these big reactor plans and any global supply shifts will ultimately determine whether CCJ can
28 October 2025
Regeneron Stock Rockets on Strong Q3, Dupixent Boom – Analysts See 27% Upside

Regeneron Stock Rockets on Strong Q3, Dupixent Boom – Analysts See 27% Upside

Key points: Regeneron (NASDAQ: REGN) shares recently traded around $580–$585 (closing at $585.31 on Oct 27) after a slight pullback earlier in the month investing.com. Over the past week REGN is up roughly 1–2%, recovering from a low in the high $570s investing.com. In its Oct. 28 earnings release, Regeneron reported Q3 2025 revenue of $3.75 billion (+1% y/y), led by a 27% jump in Dupixent (its eczema/asthma drug) to $4.86 billion stocktitan.net. The company also won FDA approval for Libtayo in a high-risk skin cancer indication (first-ever immunotherapy in that setting), and positive EU reviews for Libtayo and Dupixent stocktitan.net. Wall
28 October 2025
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Skyrockets on Blowout Q3 – What’s Next for RCL Investors?

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Skyrockets on Blowout Q3 – What’s Next for RCL Investors?

Fig: Royal Caribbean’s megaships (Wonder of the Seas, left, and Utopia of the Seas, right) docked off its private island in Cococay, Bahamas. RCL is adding exclusive destinations (e.g. Santorini club) and new ships to meet booming cruise demand cruiseindustrynews.com. Best-in-Class Earnings and Guidance In its Oct. 28 earnings release, Royal Caribbean smashed estimates. Q3 GAAP EPS was $5.74 (adj. $5.75), well above guidance and consensus cruiseindustrynews.com timesunion.com. Net revenues of $5.14 billion topped the prior-year $4.23 billion. The beat was attributed to unexpectedly strong late bookings and onboard spending, combined with cost savings cruiseindustrynews.com benzinga.com. CEO Jason Liberty said demand is at
28 October 2025
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Nebius Stock Skyrockets 350% on $17B Microsoft AI Deal — Bubble or Breakthrough?

Nebius Stock Skyrockets 350% on $17B Microsoft AI Deal — Bubble or Breakthrough?

Nebius’s Meteoric Rise on AI Hype Nebius Group N.V. is an Amsterdam-based newcomer (spun out of Yandex) that builds GPU-powered cloud infrastructure for AI applications reuters.com. Since listing on Nasdaq last October around $14, it has been one of 2025’s hottest stories. This surge reflects the AI compute boom and a series of eye-popping contracts. The most dramatic was the Sept. 8 announcement that Nebius will supply Microsoft’s Azure with GPU capacity (from its upcoming Vineland, NJ data center) over five years ts2.tech reuters.com. That deal alone nearly doubled the stock overnight reuters.com. As BWS analyst Hamed Khorsand put it, the
28 October 2025
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SoFi Stock Surges 230%: Fintech Boom or Bubble Ahead of Q3 Earnings?

SoFi Stock Surges 230%: Fintech Boom or Bubble Ahead of Q3 Earnings?

Meteoric Rally and Earnings Catalyst SoFi Technologies – originally a student loan refi startup – has morphed into a full-suite fintech bank, attracting younger customers to its app-based services. This year alone, SOFI stock has more than tripled (≈+230%) ts2.tech ts2.tech. After a brief profit-taking lull in early October (stocks pulled back from the late-Sept highs ts2.tech), the rally resumed. On Oct. 20 SoFi spiked ~8% intraday on an analyst upgrade, erasing much of the pullback ts2.tech. Investors’ main focus is the Oct. 28 Q3 report (released before the open). Wall Street forecasts called for ~$880–890 million in Q3 revenue (+27–29% YoY)
28 October 2025
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Bill Gates Stuns Climate Debate: “I’ll Sacrifice 0.1°C to Eliminate Malaria” – What You Need to Know

Bill Gates Stuns Climate Debate: “I’ll Sacrifice 0.1°C to Eliminate Malaria” – What You Need to Know

In-depth, Bill Gates’s memo argues that climate funds and innovation should save lives first. He noted his Gates Foundation’s billions spent on health (HIV, malaria, etc.) and said a small temperature rise is worth eliminating massive human suffering abcnews.go.com abcnews.go.com. Gates insists even though every fraction of a degree matters, we must consider pragmatic trade-offs: “If you have something that gets rid of 10,000 tons of emissions, that you’re spending several million dollars on… that just doesn’t make the cut,” he wrote abcnews.go.com. Climate experts disagree. Kristie Ebi (Univ. of Washington) agrees aid should boost health, but cautions Gates assumes
28 October 2025
PayPal’s Big Move: Shop in ChatGPT with One-Click Checkout

PayPal’s Big Move: Shop in ChatGPT with One-Click Checkout

Deal Details: Embedding PayPal in ChatGPT PayPal’s agreement with OpenAI will make its digital wallet the first payments option available in ChatGPT. As PayPal explained, consumers using ChatGPT’s chat interface will see product suggestions and offers (powered by AI agents) and can click to pay with their PayPal account prnewswire.com. The checkout flow uses OpenAI’s new Instant Checkout feature, which was introduced at OpenAI’s recent DevDay, meaning the sale is finalized “in just a few taps,” according to PayPal prnewswire.com ts2.tech. Importantly, PayPal will provide its familiar buyer/seller protections (tracking, refunds, fraud checks) to users who check out via ChatGPT
28 October 2025
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Johnson & Johnson stock price: What to watch after talc-case law firm ouster and new AFib data

Johnson & Johnson stock price: What to watch after talc-case law firm ouster and new AFib data

7 February 2026
Johnson & Johnson shares rose 0.9% to $239.99 Friday after a New Jersey appeals court disqualified Beasley Allen from state talc cases, citing improper coordination with a former J&J attorney. The ruling affects about 3,600 state lawsuits, while a related federal motion is pending. J&J also reported early 12-month pilot data for its investigational AFib device at a cardiology meeting.
Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
Walmart shares climbed 3.34% to $131.18 Friday, pushing its market value to about $1.05 trillion as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Retail stocks mostly gained, with Target up 4.24% and Costco up 1.20%, while Amazon dropped 5.55%. Investors await Walmart’s fiscal Q4 results on Feb. 19 and key U.S. economic data next week.
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