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CarTrade Tech Stock Skyrockets on Blowout Q2 Results – Can the Rally Keep Going?

CarTrade Tech Stock Skyrockets on Blowout Q2 Results – Can the Rally Keep Going?

Blowout Q2 Earnings Drive Rally CarTrade Tech (which operates CarWale, BikeWale, OLX India and other auto marketplaces) reported a stellar Q2 (July–Sept) that far outpaced a soft market. The Economic Times noted the company’s consolidated net profit more than doubled to ₹64.1 crore (up 109% YoY)economictimes.indiatimes.com. Revenue from operations grew ~25% to ₹193.4 croreeconomictimes.indiatimes.com. Even as sales surged, expense growth remained modest (only +5.3% YoY on a ₹142.2cr baseeconomictimes.indiatimes.com), reflecting operational leverage. These factors lifted EBITDA sharply (CarTrade reported a near-doubling of EBITDA YoY). CarTrade credited several drivers for the jump. The core Consumer Group (selling new and used vehicles
28 October 2025
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Helmet Maker Studds Launches ₹455 Cr IPO – Grey Market Predicts ~10% Listing Pop

Helmet Maker Studds Launches ₹455 Cr IPO – Grey Market Predicts ~10% Listing Pop

India’s busiest IPO week rolls on with Studds following Orkla and Lenskart to market. With the issue entirely an OFS, all ₹455+ crore will go to existing shareholders – primarily promoters Madhu and Sidhartha Khurana and family investorseconomictimes.indiatimes.comfreepressjournal.in. “Studds will offer 78 lakh equity shares in the primary market,” ETMarkets reportseconomictimes.indiatimes.com, and “all proceeds will go to the selling shareholders”economictimes.indiatimes.com. The IPO opens Thursday (Oct 30) and closes Nov 3, with a tentative Nov 7 listingeconomictimes.indiatimes.combusiness-standard.com. Investor buzz centers on the grey market pricing. Moneycontrol and Mint note a ₹55 GMP, implying a debut near ₹640 (≈9–10% above band)economictimes.indiatimes.comfinancialexpress.com. Business
28 October 2025
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Gold vs Silver Showdown: Record Prices, Key Trends & Investment Outlook 2025

Gold & Silver Prices Crash After Historic Rally – Should You Buy, Hold or Sell Now?

Gold’s recent retreat reflects changing sentiment more than broken fundamentals. As Metals Focus’s Matthew Piggott puts it, gold’s epic 2025 rally “reflects an extremely positive macro backdrop for safe-haven assets”ts2.tech. For now, though, investors will be watching Wednesday’s US Fed meeting and any news from Trump-Xi trade talks – events that could keep bullion on edge. If the Fed cuts as expected, the dollar might weaken (supporting gold long-term), but a smooth trade path would damp immediate demand for safety. In short, this pullback seems like a normal correction. Many experts are watching key levels (around ₹1.15–1.17 lakh in India,
28 October 2025
Elon Musk’s ‘Grokipedia’ Takes Aim at Wikipedia – Truth Revolution or Biased Echo Chamber?

Elon Musk’s ‘Grokipedia’ Takes Aim at Wikipedia – Truth Revolution or Biased Echo Chamber?

Grokipedia’s Launch and How It Works Elon Musk unveiled Grokipedia v0.1 to the public on October 27, 2025, marking his latest bid to disrupt a mainstream platform he deems biasedfoxbusiness.com. The site’s design closely mimics Wikipedia – featuring a dark-themed homepage with a central search bar and article layouts with familiar headings and sectionsbusinessinsider.com. On launch day, Grokipedia listed 885,279 articles on its homepagebusinessinsider.com, a hefty start for a new encyclopedia (roughly 1/8 the size of English Wikipedia). However, within hours of going live the site became unresponsive, with many users encountering errorsbusinessinsider.com. xAI’s team scrambled to restore service, and by Monday evening (U.S. time) Grokipedia was back
28 October 2025
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 28.10.2025

ENDEDLive coverage has endedEnded: October 29, 2025, 12:00 AM EDT Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Valuation After Recent Price Slide: Undervalued or Priced for Growth? October 28, 2025, 11:56 PM EDT. Colgate-Palmolive (CL) has drifted lower, down ~3% over the past month as investors weigh results and the macro backdrop. The stock remains a defensive staple, but sentiment has cooled with broader markets. The 1-year total shareholder return of -16.6% signals fading momentum despite steady revenue and earnings growth. With shares trading at a meaningful discount to analyst targets, the big question is whether CL is undervalued or if future gains are already
28 October 2025
CSL’s Vaccine Shock: Stock Plunges to 7-Year Low Amid Shareholder Revolt

CSL’s Vaccine Shock: Stock Plunges to 7-Year Low Amid Shareholder Revolt

Vaccine Slump Triggers Profit Downgrade and 7-Year Share Low CSL – Australia’s fourth-largest public company – stunned the market by cutting its profit outlook and delaying a major spinoff due to a steep and unexpected decline in flu vaccinations in the United States. In an AGM update on Oct. 28, the biotech revealed that U.S. influenza immunization rates are dropping far more than anticipated, undermining its Seqirus vaccine division’s performancereuters.com. CEO Paul McKenzie told shareholders that flu shot uptake in the U.S. was collapsing – a 12% decline in vaccination rates is now expected for the overall population (and 14% for seniors) this seasonmarketscreener.comreuters.com. “In our Seqirus
28 October 2025
BayWa Crisis: Cooperatives Take Over as Stock Soars on Rescue Plan

BayWa Crisis: Cooperatives Take Over as Stock Soars on Rescue Plan

Cooperatives Seize Control in BayWa’s Rescue Deal A dramatic power shift is underway at BayWa AG, as its long-time cooperative shareholders step in to take the reins of the struggling company. Bayerische Raiffeisen-Beteiligungs AG (the investment arm of Bavarian farming cooperatives) and Austria’s Raiffeisen Agrar Invest (RAI), together BayWa’s largest shareholders, have effectively secured control of the firm through a fresh capital injection Boerse Express Boerse Express. RAI – affiliated with farm supplier RWA in Austria – boosted its stake to about 37.9% earlier this year and “faktisch die Kontrolle… übernommen” (practically taken charge of the crisis-hit BayWa) Boerse Express.
28 October 2025
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Pharma Giants Converge in Frankfurt – Obesity Drug Boom & Tech Innovations Fuel $1.7 Trillion Industry Future

Pharma Giants Converge in Frankfurt – Obesity Drug Boom & Tech Innovations Fuel $1.7 Trillion Industry Future

Sources: CPHI Frankfurt event coveragecontractpharma.comgxpnews.net; GxP Newsgxpnews.netgxpnews.net; The Medicine Maker/Conexiantconexiant.comconexiant.com; GlobeNewswire (Hengdian/Apeloa)globenewswire.com; Evaluate Pharma forecastevaluate.comevaluate.com; Reutersreuters.com; TechStock² / TS2 Techts2.techts2.tech; TS2 Techts2.techts2.tech.
28 October 2025
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Asia Stocks Rally as Gold Smashes Record Highs and IPO Frenzy Grips Markets

Wall Street Hits Record Highs as ASX Slumps – Gold Crashes, CSL Plunges 15% in Shock Divergence

ASX Sinks Amid Global Cheer Global markets are riding high on hopes of a U.S.–China trade truce and easier monetary policy, but Australia’s share market didn’t get the memo. On Tuesday (Oct 28), the S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 0.5%, surrendering about 43 points to finish near 9,012abc.net.au. This retreat stands in stark contrast to Wall Street’s overnight rally – U.S. indices surged to record peaks on Monday, buoyed by optimism that President Trump and China’s President Xi will strike a trade deal at an upcoming summitwdio.com. The S&P 500 jumped 1.2% to a historic 6,875, the Dow hit 47,544 (+0.7%) and Nasdaq 23,637 (+1.9%)wdio.com. So
28 October 2025
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Gold Soars Past $4,000 for the First Time – Inside the Historic Rally and What’s Next

From Record High to Plunge: Gold Drops Below $4,000, Fueling Market Jitters

Gold’s Record Rally Meets a Sudden Drop Only a week ago, gold was the year’s star performer – blasting through all-time highs above $4,300 per ounce. On October 20, spot gold hit an unprecedented ~$4,381/ozreuters.com, capping a historic run fueled by global turmoil and investors seeking safety. By Oct. 27, that momentum dramatically reversed: prices plunged below $4,000 for the first time since early Octoberreuters.com. In intraday trading, gold touched around $3,970/oz on Monday, the lowest level in three weeks, before settling near $4,002 by afternoonreuters.com. The swift drop marked gold’s steepest one-day slide in nearly 5 years, wiping out a chunk of the gains
28 October 2025
Nordex Stock Skyrockets on Surprise Profit Upgrade – Wind Turbine Maker Defies Industry Woes

Nordex Stock Skyrockets on Surprise Profit Upgrade – Wind Turbine Maker Defies Industry Woes

Strong Q3 Drives Upbeat Forecast Nordex SE delivered a positive surprise in Q3 2025, nearly doubling its operating profit from a year earlier. Preliminary EBITDA for the quarter hit €136 million, yielding an 8.0% margin – up sharply from €72 million and a 4.3% margin in Q3 2024deraktionaer.de. Buoyed by this result, Nordex’s management announced an upward revision to its full-year EBITDA margin forecast on October 27. The company now projects a 7.5–8.5% EBITDA margin for 2025 (vs. 5.0–7.0% prior)tradingview.com, while leaving other guidance (e.g. revenue of €7.4–7.9 billion) unchangedderaktionaer.de. Nordex credited strong operational execution across both its turbine projects and service segments, aided
28 October 2025
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IAG Share Price Skyrockets 360% from Lows – Near Record Highs, What’s Next?

IAG Share Price Soars Near 5-Year High Amid Travel Boom – Will It Break Records?

Shares Rally to Multi-Year High IAG’s stock – the parent of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and other carriers – has staged a remarkable comeback in 2025. As of Tuesday, October 28, shares hovered around 410p, territory not seen since before the pandemic. The price is up roughly 90% year-on-year and has more than quadrupled from its 2020 crash lowsuk.investing.com. This rebound makes IAG one of the FTSE 100’s top performers of the past two yearsuk.investing.com. It now boasts a market capitalization near £19 billionuk.investing.com, reflecting renewed investor confidence in air travel. What’s driving the surge? A sustained travel boom and
28 October 2025
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HSBC Shares Jump as Bank Lifts Outlook Despite $1.1 B Madoff Hit

HSBC Shares Jump as Bank Lifts Outlook Despite $1.1 B Madoff Hit

Shares Rally After Earnings Beat Expectations HSBC’s share price is on the rise after the bank’s latest earnings came in with surprisingly robust signals for future growth. In London trading Tuesday, HSBC shares jumped roughly 3% by mid-morning following the results, outperforming a flat FTSE 100 indexlse.co.uk. The rally reflects investor relief that HSBC managed to absorb a large legal charge yet still boost its outlook. In Hong Kong, where the earnings were released at midday local time, HSBC’s stock similarly rose over 2% in an otherwise subdued marketreuters.com. The gains indicate that markets have looked past the profit decline
28 October 2025
London Stock Exchange at Record Highs – Inside the Historic Market’s Brexit Battle and 2025 Revival

FTSE 100 Near Record High as Oil Boom and Bank Earnings Ignite London Rally

London’s Blue-Chip Index Flirts with Records London’s flagship FTSE 100 index is trading near record territory, extending a dramatic October rally. The FTSE closed last week at an all-time high of 9,645.62 pointsts2.tech and has barely budged from that pinnacle in recent sessions. After six consecutive days of gains through Monday, the index inched up another ~0.1% on 28 October to around 9,654 – essentially flat but enough to mark a fresh record closemorningstar.com. The domestically focused FTSE 250 mid-cap index has also climbed, reaching ~22,500 (its highest since 2022) before easing slightlyts2.tech. This steady performance signals investors holding onto
28 October 2025
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Rare Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS – a 10-Billion-Year-Old Time Capsule – Flies Past Mars

Largest & Oldest Interstellar Comet Ever Seen Nears Sun – 3I/ATLAS Blasts Water ‘Like a Fire Hose’

Image: Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (center) streaking through the stars, captured on Aug. 27, 2025 by the Gemini South telescope in Chile. As the comet nears the Sun, solar radiation vaporizes ice in its nucleus, unleashing jets of gas and dust that form a growing taillivescience.com. A Visitor From Beyond the Solar System Astronomers in late July 2025 realized that a faint new comet spotted by the ATLAS survey was no ordinary object – its orbit was highly eccentric (e > 1), meaning it wasn’t bound to the Sun at allspace.com. This was the tip-off that the comet, now designated 3I/ATLAS,
28 October 2025
Tesla vs Ford Stock Showdown: One Soars, One Stumbles – Here’s Why

Tesla vs Ford Stock Showdown: One Soars, One Stumbles – Here’s Why

Stock Price Rollercoaster: Tesla Soars as Ford Slips It’s been a tale of two stocks in the final days of October 2025. On Monday, Oct. 27, Tesla’s shares rallied while Ford’s retreated, highlighting a divergence in market sentiment. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) jumped about 4.3% on the dayreuters.com, buoyed by optimism around a potential U.S.-China trade deal and enthusiasm for Tesla’s tech prospects. In fact, Tesla was the top gainer in the S&P 500’s consumer discretionary sector Mondayreuters.com. By mid-day, TSLA neared the mid-$440s, and it closed around $449, not far from its 52-week highs. One catalyst: reports that White House
27 October 2025
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Palantir-Lumen AI Deal Sparks Stock Rally – CEO Warns of “Arms Race”

Palantir’s $400 B AI Surge: PLTR Stock Hits Record High in 2025’s 300% Rally – What’s Next?

Record Rally Powered by AI Hype and Big Deals Palantir’s stock has been on a tear in late 2025, far outpacing the broader market. As of October 27, PLTR shares were trading around record highs after a week of strong gains. A broad tech rally – driven by cooling inflation and investor excitement over artificial intelligence – helped lift high-growth names like Palantirts2.techts2.tech. On October 24, for example, the Nasdaq surged over 1%, propelling the S&P 500 to fresh all-time highsts2.tech. Palantir rode that wave, with heavy trading volume as the stock pushed toward the top of its rangets2.tech. Over the
27 October 2025
Dow Dips as Fed Fears Slam Tech Stocks – Hot Economic Data Rattles Wall Street (Sept 25, 2025)

Stocks Surge to Record Highs as AI Boom Meets Trade Deal Hopes – Boom or Bubble?

Record Highs on Trade Optimism and Fed Hopes Wall Street’s euphoria to start the week was driven in large part by hopes of a U.S.-China trade truce and a friendlier Fed. On Monday, the S&P 500 notched its second straight record close, and the Dow and Nasdaq also finished at new all-time highstriblive.com. Investors cheered news that U.S. President Donald Trump will meet China’s President Xi Jinping on Thursday, aiming to finalize a deal framework that could pause new U.S. tariffs and roll back China’s export curbs on rare-earth mineralstriblive.com. After two days of talks in Malaysia, U.S. officials signaled China may boost purchases of
27 October 2025
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Energy stocks set for a geopolitical week after Iran warning and oil rebound

Energy stocks set for a geopolitical week after Iran warning and oil rebound

7 February 2026
U.S. energy stocks rose Friday, with the S&P 500 energy sector up 1.88% and Exxon Mobil gaining 2.03%. Brent crude settled at $68.05 a barrel after Iran threatened U.S. bases if attacked. Saudi Aramco cut March Arab Light crude prices to a five-year low for Asia. Kazakhstan’s CPC Blend exports may drop 35% this month due to Tengiz oilfield disruptions.
Financial services stocks rally as XLF jumps, Dow hits 50,000 — what to watch next week

Financial services stocks rally as XLF jumps, Dow hits 50,000 — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
U.S. financial stocks rose Friday, with the XLF fund up 1.8% and the Dow closing above 50,000 for the first time, gaining 2.47%. Goldman Sachs jumped 4.3%, JPMorgan 3.9%, and Citigroup 6.0%. The Federal Reserve held rates steady, and San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly signaled possible cuts this year. Investors await January jobs and inflation data next week.
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