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Europe’s $7.5 Billion Space Alliance: Airbus, Thales & Leonardo Join Forces to Challenge Musk’s Starlink

Europe’s $7.5 Billion Space Alliance: Airbus, Thales & Leonardo Join Forces to Challenge Musk’s Starlink

Europe Builds a Space Powerhouse to Take on Starlink Europe is finally uniting its space champions. In a landmark agreement announced on October 23, aerospace giants Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo unveiled plans to combine their satellite divisions into a single joint venture worth €6.5 billion in annual salesreuters.com. The move wraps up months of negotiations (code-named “Project Bromo”) and seeks to create a European “one-stop-shop” for satellites and space systems that can compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink megaconstellation and other rivalsreuters.com. It’s a strategic play to regain ground in the global space race, where Europe’s once-leading satellite firms have fallen behind the
23 October 2025
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BP Stock Soars as Oil Rally and Strategic Shift Boost Investor Confidence

BP Stock Soars as Oil Rally and Strategic Shift Boost Investor Confidence

Key Facts (as of Oct. 23, 2025): BP Share Price Jumps on Oil Rally BP’s stock is getting a boost from a double-dose of positive momentum: a rallying oil market and company-specific strategic moves that investors are cheering. On October 23, BP’s London-listed shares traded around 431.8p, up roughly 2.5% from yesterday’s closeinvesting.com. In New York, BP’s American Depositary Shares mirrored the optimism – closing at $34.32 on Oct. 22 (a ~3.5% jump)investing.com and poised for further gains if the momentum holds. These levels put BP stock near its highest in several weeks, though still below its 52-week peak (~471p)investing.com.
23 October 2025
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SAP Stock Skyrockets on Cloud Boom – Analysts Eye New Highs?

SAP’s Cloud Boom Can’t Save Its Stock – DAX Teeters as Tesla Shocks Investors

SAP’s Strong Results Come With Cloud Caution SAP surprised markets with solid Q3 earnings – revenue rose 7% (11% in constant currency) to €9.1 billion, and operating profit climbed 12% to €2.48 billionfaz.net. Net income jumped to €2.05 billion, up from €1.44 billion a year agofaz.net. The company’s fast-growing cloud business drove the gains: cloud revenue leapt 22% year-on-year (27% at constant currency), now accounting for over half of salests2.tech. CEO Christian Klein hailed “strong cloud revenue growth”, pointing to a record €18+ billion cloud backlog fueling future salests2.tech. Despite the robust results, SAP’s tone turned more cautious due to macroeconomic headwinds. Management noted that while
23 October 2025
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Lloyds Share Price: Can the FTSE‑100 Bank’s Value Keep Surging or Is a Crash Coming?

Lloyds Shares Hit Decade-High Despite £2 Billion Scandal – What’s Next for LLOY Stock?

Lloyds Share Price Rally Nears 10-Year High Lloyds Banking Group (LSE: LLOY) stock has been on a tear in 2025, flirting with decade highs. Shares currently trade around 84–85 pence, just shy of their highest level since 2015ts2.tech. In mid-October, Lloyds hit ~86.6p, a level not seen since before the Brexit referendum, underscoring the bank’s remarkable recovery. The stock has climbed roughly 50% year-on-year, vastly outperforming the broader FTSE 100 indexts2.tech. Elevated interest rates have turbocharged bank earnings, and Lloyds – as the UK’s largest retail lender – has been a prime beneficiary of fatter loan margins. Investors have also
23 October 2025
HUL Q2 Profits Up 4%, Shares Jump – Target ₹2,800 in Sight?

HUL Q2 Profits Up 4%, Shares Jump – Target ₹2,800 in Sight?

Hindustan Unilever (HUL) is India’s largest fast-moving-consumer-goods company, so its quarterly results are a key gauge of consumer demand. In Q2 FY26, HUL’s consolidated net profit rose 4% year-on-year to about ₹2,690 crore, aided by a one-time tax settlement gainmoneycontrol.com. Revenue grew only 2% to roughly ₹16,060 croremoneycontrol.com, as the company noted a temporary dip in consumption while trade adjusted to recent GST rate cuts and a prolonged monsoon. On a standalone basis, sales were nearly flat at ~₹15,420 crore and standalone net profit was ~₹2,690 crore (up ~3%)moneycontrol.com. HUL’s underlying sales growth (USG) was ~2% while volumes were flat,
23 October 2025
Dassault Systèmes Plunges: Company Cuts 2025 Growth Forecast, Stock Tumbles

Dassault Systèmes Plunges: Company Cuts 2025 Growth Forecast, Stock Tumbles

Solid Quarter, But Cautious Tone Dassault Systèmes – parent of brands like CATIA, SOLIDWORKS and Medidata – turned in healthy Q3 growth, with €1.46 billion in sales and 30.1% operating margins3ds.com. Even so, management signaled that some customers are holding back on spending. On a consolidated basis, IFRS operating income was €302 million and net EPS €0.20 (both +9–10% year-on-year)boursorama.com. Yet the big story was the revised guidance: the group now sees only mid-single-digit revenue growth for 20253ds.com. This reduction primarily reflects weaker-than-expected demand in its Medical/Pharma unit (Medidata) and delays in transitioning Centric PLM to SaaS. Stock Reaction and Analyst Views
23 October 2025
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Gold Soars Past $4,000 for the First Time – Inside the Historic Rally and What’s Next

Gold Prices Soar Past $4,100 on Record Rally – Is $5,000 Next?

Gold’s historic rally shows few signs of stopping. Traders note that after gold briefly slid earlier this week, geopolitical jitters and rate-cut bets helped it rebound. As Reuters reports, “gold prices have gained about 57% this year, reaching an all-time peak of $4,381.21 on Monday”reuters.com, and on Oct. 23 spot bullion was around $4,120/ozreuters.com. U.S. December futures climbed roughly 1.7% on Oct. 23 to $4,134.60reuters.com. This follows last week’s record highs and a brief profit-taking dip. “Gold is attempting to find its footing following the healthy and sorely-needed technical pullback,” notes Han Tan of investment platform Nemo.moneyreuters.com. But with “stubborn”
23 October 2025
Quantum Leap: D-Wave (QBTS) Stock Skyrockets 2000% Amid Fed Rate Cuts and AI-Fueled Quantum Breakthroughs

Quantum Gold Rush: D-Wave (QBTS) Stock Skyrockets 3,000% — Is the Rally Sustainable?

Latest Stock Price and Performance D-Wave’s stock has been on a wild ride. After spending most of 2024 under $5, QBTS erupted in 2025. It surged into the mid-$40s in mid-October, hitting $46.75 on Oct. 15ts2.tech. That came after several back-to-back gains – for instance, a 23% jump on Oct. 13 alonets2.tech. By Oct. 22, the stock had retreated; it closed around $27.29 on Oct. 22stockanalysis.com and traded near $26.78 in after-hours that eveningstockanalysis.com. Reuters reports QBTS “trading lower” at $27.29 as of Oct. 23reuters.com. In total, QBTS is up roughly 300% so far in 2025ts2.tech, but its gains have
23 October 2025
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Quantum Stocks Rip Higher: IonQ Up 700% – Bubble or Breakthrough?

IonQ’s Quantum Boom: 700% Stock Surge on Breakthrough Feats & $2B Mega-Funding

Stock Performance & Recent Moves IonQ’s stock has been extremely volatile in recent days. After skyrocketing to a 52-week high near $82 in mid-Octoberts2.tech, shares pulled back to the mid-$60s and have since settled around $55–$60. On October 22, IONQ closed at $55.45finviz.com, about 23% below its recent peak. Even so, the stock remains up roughly 700% year-to-datets2.tech, making it one of the biggest gainers of 2025. Trading volumes are heavy (tens of millions of shares daily) and daily swings of 5–10% are commonts2.techfinviz.com. This roller-coaster pattern reflects euphoria and caution: IonQ is now valued at nearly $20 billion (around 200×
23 October 2025
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Trump’s Tariff Tsunami: 100% Drug Tax and New Import Levies Rock Global Trade

Trump Seeks a Slice of the Quantum Pie: Stocks Rocket as Govt Eyes IonQ, Rigetti, D-Wave Stakes

Trump Administration’s Quantum Push Citing Wall Street Journal sources, U.S. officials are now treating commercial quantum computing as a strategic sector. Under Secretary Gina Raimondo’s reorganized Chips R&D Office, the Commerce Department is reportedly willing to “go deep” in quantum startups – becoming shareholders in exchange for government R&D grantsreuters.comcm.asiae.co.kr. This extends Trump’s “government-as-shareholder” industrial policy in tech; for example, in August the administration agreed to convert nearly $9 billion in CHIPS Act grants into a 10% equity stake in Intelreuters.comcm.asiae.co.kr. The quantum proposals would similarly tie about $10 million of support per company to a U.S. equity investmentreuters.comcm.asiae.co.kr. Commerce sources
23 October 2025
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Quantum Rocket or Bubble? RGTI’s Stunning Surge Explained—And How It Stacks Up to IonQ, D‑Wave, and QUBT

Quantum Gold or Bubble? Rigetti (RGTI) Stock Skyrockets 5,000% Then Crashes to $36

Stock Performance & Recent Trading Rigetti’s stock has been on a rollercoaster. After languishing under $1 early in 2025, RGTI soared to $56.34 on Oct. 15 (a nearly 50× Y/Y gain)ts2.tech. But the rally ran into profit-taking and market jitters. On Oct. 16, RGTI plunged ~15% intraday, slipping from the $50s into the high-$40sts2.tech. This slide extended over the week: by Oct. 20 it was in the mid-$40sts2.tech, by Oct. 21 it closed around $40.00ts2.tech, and on Oct. 22 it closed $36.06investing.com (down 9.85% that day). All told, the stock gave back about 25% of its value from the Oct.
23 October 2025
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Dominion Energy Bets Big on Solar & Storage in 2025 – Even as Critics Cry “Scam”

Dominion Energy Stock Surges on Clean-Energy Push – What’s Next?

Stock Performance and Recent Trading Dominion Energy’s stock has stabilized in the low $60s after a choppy October. On Oct 22, shares traded near $61.5 intradaymarketbeat.com, above the 50-day moving average (~$60.43)marketbeat.com. Earlier in the week, the stock briefly dipped to around $60.5 before rebounding; for example, the Oct 21 close was $60.87ts2.tech. Over the past month, Dominion’s roughly +5% gain has outperformed many peers and the broad marketts2.tech. Investors have noted that Dominion’s total return (price plus dividends) is in line with the utilities sector’s defensive performance this year. The market capitalization is about $52–$53 billion (forward P/E ~18)investing.commarketbeat.com.
22 October 2025
QuantumScape Rockets on Solid-State Battery Breakthrough – Investors Thrilled But Cautious

QuantumScape Rockets on Solid-State Battery Breakthrough – Investors Thrilled But Cautious

Solid-State Breakthrough and B1 Cell Shipments QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) develops solid-state lithium-metal batteries – a next-gen design using a thin ceramic separator and a lithium-metal anode instead of traditional graphite. This allows much higher energy density and faster charging (while improving safety) compared to conventional Li‑ion cellscarboncredits.com. In practice, QS demonstrated its technology at this year’s IAA Mobility show: a Ducati V21L electric race bike (VW/Audi/PowerCo collaboration) ran on QS’s QSE‑5 cells and achieved an astonishing ~844 Wh/L of energy density and a 10%→80% charge in only about 12 minutests2.tech. This real‑world demo “silenced some skeptics” and showed the promise
22 October 2025
Lam Research Stock Rockets on AI Chip Demand – Can LRCX Keep Climbing?

Lam Research Stock Rockets on AI Chip Demand – Can LRCX Keep Climbing?

Earnings Beat on Surging Demand Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) handily beat forecasts for its fiscal Q1, as demand for cutting-edge chipmaking gear remains hot. The Fremont, CA company reported $5.32 billion in revenue and $1.26 EPS (non-GAAP) for Q1, versus analyst estimates of $5.22 B and $1.21timesunion.cominvesting.com. On a GAAP basis Lam earned $1.57 B ($1.24 per share)timesunion.com. These results, aided by strong year-on-year growth in both logic and memory equipment, “significantly surpassed analyst expectations” and underscore Lam’s role as a bellwether of chipmakers’ AI-driven spendingmarkets.financialcontent.cominvesting.com. Management’s guidance was equally positive. Lam forecast Q2 revenue of ~$5.20 B (±$0.3B) and EPS around $1.15 (±$0.10)investing.comstocktitan.net –
22 October 2025
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SAP Stock Skyrockets on Cloud Boom – Analysts Eye New Highs?

SAP Stock Skyrockets on Cloud Boom – Analysts Eye New Highs?

SAP’s in-depth report shows the company gaining market share in enterprise software. The Q3 2025 earnings release (Oct 22) highlighted broad growth across cloud segmentsnews.sap.com. Total revenue rose 7% (11% cc), and IFRS operating profit was up 12%news.sap.comreuters.com. By segment, the cloud ERP suite grew 31% (cc) – a sign customers are migrating to SAP’s newer cloud products. (SAP’s legacy software licenses continued to decline, a known trend as customers shift to subscriptions.) Management was upbeat. In a press release, Klein said “we are gaining market share as our customers are adopting solutions across the entire Business Suite,” including AI
22 October 2025
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IBM Stock Soars on Quantum Breakthrough and AI Revival – Key Updates (Sept 25, 2025)

IBM Stock Rockets on AI & Quantum Buzz – Analysts Split on What Comes Next

IBM’s long-term story hinges on its success in AI and cloud. If the company can continue delivering above-consensus results (it has a recent streak of ~6% EPS beats)techi.com and land more big AI deals, bulls see plenty of room to run. For example, Goldman Sachs recently raised its target to $310, Wedbush $325ts2.tech. But skeptics point to the high valuation and still-modest growth: with consensus forecasts implying only mid-single-digit gains in coming quarters, the stock may consolidate unless IBM’s bets truly pay off. In short, IBM’s blend of growth potential and safe dividends makes it attractive, but investors should watch
22 October 2025
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Tesla Stock’s October Shock: Record Sales, New “Affordable” Models & Wall Street’s Verdict

Tesla Stock Surges on Record Sales – But Are Warning Signs Ahead?

Tesla’s Q3 earnings report was a study in contrasts. Record vehicle sales propelled revenue to a record $28.1 billion, but higher costs and deep price cuts squeezed profitsbusinessinsider.comteslarati.com. CEO Elon Musk highlighted that the quarter benefited from “pull-forward” purchases ahead of tax-credit expirations. However, he warned that “a few rough quarters” could follow now that subsidies have endedts2.techteslarati.com. Indeed, operating income fell about 40% from a year agobusinessinsider.comteslarati.com, reflecting narrower automotive margins as Tesla slashed prices on its popular models. Investors are closely watching whether demand will hold up. Tesla’s standard-range Model 3/Y variants (introduced early Oct) trade short-term profit for volumets2.techts2.tech,
22 October 2025
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Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) Stock Surges on Dividend Hike, Then Plummets on Weak Outlook – Is a Slow Recovery Ahead?

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) Stock Surges on Dividend Hike, Then Plummets on Weak Outlook – Is a Slow Recovery Ahead?

Q3 Earnings Beat Expectations, But Outlook Disappoints Texas Instruments announced its Q3 results on October 21, 2025 after the market close. The numbers were a mixed bag: revenue reached $4.74 billion, up 14% from a year ago and slightly above estimates (~$4.65 B) ts2.tech. The company’s analog and embedded processing segments both showed growth, reflecting steady demand across most end markets. Earnings came in at $1.48 per share (GAAP), which matched TI’s own guidance and was just a hair below the $1.49 that analysts anticipated ts2.tech. In short, Q3’s results were solid – they confirmed Texas Instruments’ ability to execute and maintain
22 October 2025
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QuantumScape 2025: Latest News, Solid-State Battery Breakthroughs, Financials & Outlook (June 27th, 2025)

QuantumScape (QS) Stock Surges 180% on Solid-State Battery Breakthroughs – What’s Next After a Sudden Plunge?

Stock Price & Recent Performance QuantumScape’s headquarters in San Jose, CA. The battery startup’s stock was a top performer in 2025, surging nearly 200% amid solid-state battery hype. QuantumScape’s stock (NYSE: QS) has seen a roller-coaster 2025. After starting the year in the single digits, QS went on an explosive run, gaining roughly 170–180% year-to-date as of mid-October247wallst.com. The rally accelerated in late September and early October, when a string of positive announcements (detailed below) sent the stock to new heights. Shares hit an intraday peak around $16.49 by October 3 and continued upward to flirt with the $19 level
22 October 2025
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Centrus Energy’s Multi-Billion Nuclear Bet Pays Off – LEU Stock Skyrockets on Uranium Boom

Centrus Energy’s Nuclear High Fades: LEU Stock Plummets 20% After 400% Rally – What’s Going On?

LEU Stock’s Wild Ride – From Nuclear Euphoria to 20% Plunge Centrus Energy’s stock has been on a rollercoaster in 2025, exhilarating investors with a massive rally before suffering a brutal pullback. The company’s share price skyrocketed over 400% this year amid surging nuclear enthusiasmts2.tech. By mid-October, LEU had spiked to an intraday high of about $464 – an astounding 9× jump from roughly $50 one year agoinvesting.comts2.tech. This breathtaking rally made Centrus one of the top-performing energy stocks of 2025ts2.tech. However, that euphoria abruptly reversed this past week. After peaking on Oct. 16, Centrus shares gave up more than
22 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

Linde stock price falls as LIN heads into weekend; JPMorgan downgrade and guidance in focus

Linde stock price falls as LIN heads into weekend; JPMorgan downgrade and guidance in focus

7 February 2026
Linde plc shares fell 2.5% to $448.24 Friday after reporting Q4 sales up 6% to $8.76 billion and adjusted EPS of $4.20. The company guided 2026 adjusted EPS to $17.40–$17.90, below analyst consensus. JPMorgan downgraded the stock, while Morgan Stanley and UBS raised price targets. Linde repurchased $1.4 billion in shares in Q4 and returned $7.4 billion to shareholders in 2025.
GE Vernova stock closes up nearly 6% — what to watch before Monday’s trade

GE Vernova stock closes up nearly 6% — what to watch before Monday’s trade

7 February 2026
GE Vernova shares jumped 5.6% to $779.35 Friday as Wall Street rallied and the company reported 1.1 GW of U.S. wind repower orders for 2025. The company also closed its $5.3 billion purchase of the remaining Prolec GE stake and completed a $2.6 billion senior notes offering. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
Citi stock jumps 6% as consent-order exit talk builds — what to watch next week

Citi stock jumps 6% as consent-order exit talk builds — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Citigroup shares rose 6% to $122.69 at Friday’s close after a Reuters report said executives are more optimistic about completing key consent orders this year. Citi also announced a $2.3 billion preferred stock redemption and a matching program for employee “Trump Accounts.” Investors await next week’s U.S. economic data and Citi conference appearances.
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