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Robinhood’s Wild 2025 Ride: HOOD Stock Skyrockets 200%, Plunges 9% in a Day – What’s Next?

Robinhood Stock Soars 250% YTD, Faces Crypto-Driven Pullback – What’s Next?

Ride to Record Highs, Then Volatile Pullback Robinhood’s stock (NASDAQ: HOOD) has had a wild 2025. As of Oct. 23, HOOD is trading in the low-$120s after a steep run. The stock opened on Oct. 23 at $127.22marketbeat.com, down from its early-October record high near $153ts2.tech. Year-to-date, HOOD is up roughly 250% – vastly outperforming broader marketsts2.techts2.tech. That meteoric rally coincided with Robinhood’s debut in the S&P 500 at the end of September, a “watershed moment” that forced index funds to buy the stock and pushed its market cap above $100 billionts2.tech. However, the ascent has been choppy. Volatility spiked in
23 October 2025
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Trump Pardons Binance Boss CZ – Crypto Markets Go Wild

Trump Pardons Binance Boss CZ – Crypto Markets Go Wild

Trump’s Binance Pardon and Its Implications On Oct. 23, Trump used his pardon power to free CZ Zhao, the once-powerful CEO of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange straitstimes.com. Zhao’s 2023 guilty plea stemmed from lapses in Binance’s anti-money-laundering controls; he was fined ~$4.3 billion and briefly jailed straitstimes.com. The White House statement highlighted that Zhao was prosecuted under the Biden administration’s “war on cryptocurrency,” framing the pardon as correcting a political crusade straitstimes.com. Zhao himself thanked Trump and clarified that no fraud charges were ever filed, saying “I pleaded to a single violation of [the] Banking Secrecy Act” foxbusiness.com. Crypto
23 October 2025
Integer Holdings (NYSE: ITGR) Stock Plunges 37% on Revised Forecast – Key Takeaways

Integer Holdings (NYSE: ITGR) Stock Plunges 37% on Revised Forecast – Key Takeaways

Stock Dives on Oct. 23, 2025 Integer’s stock slumped sharply on Oct. 23 after investors digested the latest financial news. According to Reuters, ITGR was trading around $68.67 (down about 37%) as of mid-dayreuters.com – one of its worst single-day drops on recordtradingview.com. For context, the stock had opened near $85 on Oct. 23 against a prior close around $109reuters.com. This dramatic fall came despite a largely solid earnings report, reflecting concerns over the company’s revised outlook and upcoming market challenges. The share plunge outpaced the overall market’s modest gains. Investors noted that Integer had narrowed its revenue guidance for
23 October 2025
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Blackstone (BX) Shines With Big Q3 Beat & $18B Hologic Deal – But Why Are Shares Falling?

Blackstone (BX) Shines With Big Q3 Beat & $18B Hologic Deal – But Why Are Shares Falling?

Q3 Earnings and Market Reaction Blackstone’s latest results (for the quarter ended Sept. 30) painted a mixed picture. The firm reported distributable earnings of $1.889 billion ($1.52 per share), up 48% from a year ago and well above the $1.23 forecastreuters.com. (Distributable earnings roughly measure cash profits available for dividends.) However, on a GAAP basis net income dropped to $624.9 million ($0.80/share) from $780.8 million last year, and total revenue slid about 15.7% year-over-yearts2.tech. Investors focused on the earnings miss and slowing revenue, which partly offset the beat on cash profit. As a result, BX shares dipped about 1% intraday on Oct. 23, trading around
23 October 2025
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Garrett Motion Stock Skyrockets on Turbocharged Q3 Beat and EV Tech Push

Garrett Motion Stock Skyrockets on Turbocharged Q3 Beat and EV Tech Push

Key Facts: GTX stock closed near $12.50 on Oct 22, 2025 and then surged about 20% to roughly $15 on Oct 23, hitting a 52-week highreuters.comstockanalysis.com. The jump followed a 9% jump in Q3 sales ($902M vs. $826M a year ago) and EPS of $0.38 (vs. $0.32 expected)investing.com. Garrett raised its 2025 outlook, approved a 33% dividend hike to $0.08/share, and repurchased $84M in stockinvesting.com. Analysts are largely bullish: consensus is a “Strong Buy” with an average 12‑month target around $16–$17nasdaq.comstockanalysis.com. Industry observers note Garrett’s focus on turbocharging and electrified boosting tech could keep growth momentum strongchartmill.comglobenewswire.com. Garrett Motion (NASDAQ:
23 October 2025
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Dow Inc. Stock Skyrockets on Earnings Beat – Dividend Cut and Tariffs Still Cloud Outlook

Dow Inc. Stock Skyrockets on Earnings Beat – Dividend Cut and Tariffs Still Cloud Outlook

Key Facts: Dow Inc. (NYSE: DOW) stock surged on Oct. 23 after the company’s Q3 report, trading around the mid-$20s (around $23.5 by mid-session) – roughly 8–10% higher on the day Investing Bloomberg. Over the past week the stock jumped sharply amid heavy volatility. The company reported a smaller-than-expected third-quarter adjusted loss (–$0.19 per share vs. –$0.29 est.) on sales of about $9.97 billion, narrowly missing revenue forecasts Reuters Nasdaq. This beat helped lift shares, though sales fell 8% year-on-year due to softer chemicals pricing. Dow’s annualized dividend was recently cut in half (to $0.35 quarterly from $0.70) and it
23 October 2025
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AI Alliance Ignites Lumen (LUMN) Stock Surge Amid Bold Turnaround Moves

AI Alliance Ignites Lumen (LUMN) Stock Surge Amid Bold Turnaround Moves

Lumen Stock Rallies on Game-Changing Palantir Partnership Lumen’s new multi-year AI alliance with Palantir is a cornerstone of its transformation strategy, aiming to fuse advanced data analytics with Lumen’s global network. The deal is seen as a bold bid to monetize AI at scale, and it immediately boosted market sentiment toward LUMN stock. Lumen sent shockwaves through the telecom and tech markets on October 23 by announcing a sweeping partnership with Palantir Technologies, a leading AI and data analytics firm. The multi-year agreement, unveiled early Thursday, will integrate Palantir’s Foundry and AI platform with Lumen’s high-performance fiber network, enabling enterprise
23 October 2025
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Scienture Holdings (SCNX) Stock Skyrockets on FDA Drug Launch – Will the Rally Last?

Scienture Holdings (SCNX) Stock Skyrockets on FDA Drug Launch – Will the Rally Last?

SCNX Stock Soars on Arbli Launch News Scienture’s stock has been on a rollercoaster in late October amid excitement over Arbli’s rollout. The initial catalyst came on October 16, 2025, when the company announced Arbli™ was available through major wholesalers – making it the first FDA-approved liquid losartan on the market ts2.tech. That morning, SCNX shares surged over 30% from the prior day’s $0.72 close, even hitting an intraday high around $1.12 before profit-taking set in ts2.tech. By mid-day Oct. 16, Reuters reported the stock had pulled back near $0.71 ts2.tech, indicating traders sold into the early pop. Still, the
23 October 2025
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Rivian Slashes 600 Jobs as EV Demand Slumps – Stock Hits & Experts Sound Alarm

Rivian Slashes 600 Jobs as EV Demand Slumps – Stock Hits & Experts Sound Alarm

Rivian Cuts 600 Jobs Amid EV Slowdown Rivian Automotive confirmed plans to lay off around 600 employees as it grapples with a slowdown in electric vehicle demand reuters.com. The cuts represent roughly 4% of Rivian’s workforce and predominantly affect its commercial teams, including sales and service staff stocktwits.com. This move marks Rivian’s second round of layoffs in as many months, following a smaller 1.5% staff cut in September. According to The Wall Street Journal (which first reported the news), the company is trimming headcount to reduce costs and “align resources” with a more cautious market outlook. These layoffs underscore how
23 October 2025
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Honeywell Stock Soars on Q3 Beat and Breakup Plans – What Investors Need to Know

Honeywell Stock Soars on Q3 Beat and Breakup Plans – What Investors Need to Know

Honeywell Stock Jumps on Earnings Beat Honeywell’s third-quarter report arrived as a positive surprise for investors. The industrial-tech conglomerate beat Wall Street expectations on both revenue and profit, and management struck an upbeat tone by raising full-year guidance. Quarterly sales reached $10.41 billion (up 7% year-on-year), topping analysts’ $10.14 billion forecast, according to LSEG data investing.com. Adjusted earnings of $2.82 per share easily surpassed the $2.57 consensus investing.com. These stronger-than-expected results immediately boosted market sentiment. In pre-market trading on Oct. 23, Honeywell’s stock spiked nearly 5% investing.com. By midday, HON hovered around $218 per share, roughly 6% higher than the prior close,
23 October 2025
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Freeport-McMoRan Stock Jumps on Earnings Beat – But Deadly Mine Disaster Clouds Outlook

Freeport-McMoRan Stock Jumps on Earnings Beat – But Deadly Mine Disaster Clouds Outlook

Strong Earnings Boost Shares Despite Output Drop Freeport-McMoRan’s third-quarter 2025 results provided a jolt of good news for investors, even as the company copes with a major operational setback. The Phoenix-based copper and gold producer beat Wall Street expectations, posting an adjusted profit of $0.50 per share, handily above the $0.41 analyst consensus reuters.com. Revenue also exceeded forecasts, buoyed by robust copper prices. Higher copper price realizations – averaging $4.68/lb in Q3, about 9% higher than a year ago – helped cushion the blow from lower output reuters.com. Freeport’s copper production fell to 912 million lbs for the quarter (down
23 October 2025
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AI Stock Boom or Bubble? Tech Rally Soars as Experts Warn of Risk

AI Stock Boom or Bubble? Tech Rally Soars as Experts Warn of Risk

AI Stocks Propel a Record Tech Rally After a turbulent summer, U.S. markets have soared back near all-time highs, largely on the back of AI euphoria. Investor optimism about emerging AI technology has lifted major indices despite macro headwinds like trade tensions and war fears qz.com. In fact, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both notched record closing highs in early October, buoyed by outsized gains in a few AI-focused giants reuters.com. The rally’s narrow leadership is striking. Mega-cap tech firms – especially those at the forefront of AI – have vastly outperformed. A select “AI basket” of titans (Alphabet,
23 October 2025
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South Africa’s Outsourcing Boom Becomes a New ‘Gold Rush’ for Jobs and Investment

South Africa’s Outsourcing Boom Becomes a New ‘Gold Rush’ for Jobs and Investment

From High Unemployment to a New Goldmine For 31-year-old accountant Esethu Dywili, the rise of outsourcing in South Africa has been life-changing. After several years working for an international finance firm in Johannesburg, Dywili was able to build a new house for his parents and siblings in rural Eastern Cape newsghana.com.gh newsghana.com.gh. “When you work for a firm that earns in US dollars or British pounds, you can earn a salary that many local firms can’t match,” he said newsghana.com.gh. His story reflects a broader trend: the outsourcing sector has become South Africa’s “newest goldmine” – creating lucrative opportunities for
23 October 2025
Plug Power Stock Skyrocketed 170% on Hydrogen Hype – Now It’s Sliding: Can PLUG Rebound?

Plug Power Stock Rockets on Hydrogen Hype: 170% Rally Driven by New Deals

Hydrogen Partnerships and Projects This week’s news flow highlights Plug Power’s expanding footprint in clean energy. On Oct. 23 the company announced it had outfitted Floor & Decor’s large Washington distribution center with a complete hydrogen ecosystem – 77 GenDrive fuel-cell forklifts plus on-site fueling – replacing diesel equipment with zero-emissions powerir.plugpower.com. “This partnership with Floor & Decor showcases the proven reliability and performance of our GenDrive systems in demanding retail distribution environments,” said Plug CEO Andy Marshir.plugpower.com. The system is expected to eliminate ~400 metric tons of CO₂e per year at the facility. In the same announcement, Plug revealed
23 October 2025
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Buyers Bet on Falling Mortgage Rates as 2025 Housing Market Hits Standstill – Will Relief Come?

Buyers Bet on Falling Mortgage Rates as 2025 Housing Market Hits Standstill – Will Relief Come?

Buyers Pin Hopes on a Rate Drop, But Patience Wears Thin Despite sky-high home prices and a two-year slump in sales, homebuyer optimism is oddly resilient – largely because so many buyers are betting that mortgage rates have to come down soon. Consumer surveys show a majority of Americans expect borrowing costs to ease in the near future prnewswire.com. After all, 30-year mortgage rates have finally edged down from their 7%+ peak earlier in the year to around 6.2%–6.3% recently ts2.tech, which feels like progress. In fact, this month rates briefly hit 6.27%, the lowest level in about a year
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 Rockets 3000% This Year – Government Funding News Fuels Wild Swings

Stock Performance & Volatility D-Wave’s stock story in 2025 has been nothing short of dramatic. After languishing near $1 in late 2024, QBTS entered 2025 on a tear. By early October it had more than tripled on the year, and on Oct. 15 it briefly hit $46.75 – an astonishing jump of roughly 3,000% from a year priorts2.tech. However, the post-peak price action has been a roller coaster. In the days following Oct. 15, QBTS tumbled: it fell ~35% from its high to close around $27.29 on Oct. 22ts2.tech. On Oct. 21 it fell ~6%, then another ~15% on Oct.
23 October 2025
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Incredible Rally: Bitfarms (BITF) Stock Jumps 148% YTD Amid Crypto Boom & AI Pivot

Bitfarms (BITF) Stock Rockets: Bitcoin at $125K & $500M AI Data Deal Fuel Rally

The bottom line: Bitfarms is riding a double tailwind of an explosive Bitcoin rally and its own strategic shift into AI data centers. Its stock is highly volatile (beta ~4–5) and swings with crypto prices. After a furious multi-month rally, BITF has paused and retraced from its mid-October highs (reflecting classic overbought conditionsts2.tech). Whether the rally continues hinges on Bitcoin staying strong and Bitfarms executing its expansion. With record BTC prices boosting mining margins and a huge war chest from recent financings, Bitfarms may deliver outsized gains if it can turn its plans into profits. However, investors should note risks:
23 October 2025
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Free Shipping Frenzy & 60% Off Wellness: Inside GMA’s Latest ‘Deals & Steals’ Bonanza

Free Shipping Frenzy & 60% Off Wellness: Inside GMA’s Latest ‘Deals & Steals’ Bonanza

GMA’s Steals of the Week: From Free Shipping Bonanza to Wellness Bargains “Deals & Steals” has become a beloved fixture on Good Morning America, and this week’s editions pulled out all the stops. Tory Johnson, GMA’s resident deals maestro (celebrating 20 years of deal-making on the show goodmorningamerica.com), presented viewers with an array of deep discounts across multiple days – each with its own theme: Digital Deals for Fall, Wellness Essentials, and a Free Shipping Special. It’s part of GMA’s ramp-up to the holiday season, delivering daytime TV audiences some Black Friday–style savings even before Halloween. Together, these three GMA
23 October 2025
Opendoor’s Wild 2025 Ride: Meme-Stock Surge, Crypto Pivot & Housing Hopes – What’s Next for OPEN?

Opendoor’s Stock Skyrockets 1,600% – Wild Meme Rallies, Crypto Twist & Looming Home-Market Crash?

From Penny Stock to Meme Super-Star: The 2025 Rally Opendoor’s logo at its San Francisco office. The company’s name is now prominent after this year’s wild stock surge. In 2025 Opendoor became a Wall Street sensation. After opening the year under $1, online retail investors drove OPEN from about $0.50 in June to a peak above $10 by mid-September – roughly a 1,600% gain in three monthsts2.tech. That rally briefly gave Opendoor a multibillion-dollar market cap and made it a viral “meme stock” story on platforms like Reddit and Twitterts2.techts2.tech. However, the stock has been extremely volatile. After the Sept.
23 October 2025
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Osram Stock Plunges on German Plant Closure – Key Facts & Forecast

Osram Stock Plunges on German Plant Closure – Key Facts & Forecast

Factory Closure Shocks Local Community In Schwabmünchen (near Augsburg, Bavaria) the announcement that Osram’s factory will shut by end-2027 hit as a bombshell. Long-time plant manager Rainer Barthel recalled seeing “tears in the eyes of several employees” when learning the news Augsburger Allgemeine. At a workers’ meeting on Oct 22 the company explained that unprofitable traditional lighting segments (industrial lamps and auto bulbs) have shrunk and could not be saved. Ams OSRAM said it explored options – even talks with a defense-industry firm – but ultimately decided closure was unavoidable Augsburger Allgemeine B4Bschwaben. Local media report that roughly 270 jobs will vanish
23 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 08.02.2026

8 February 2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: February 8, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTUpdated: February 8, 2026, 1:09 AM EST Wheaton Precious Metals CEO Succession and Valuation Analysis February 8, 2026, 1:01 AM EST. Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX:WPM) announced Haytham Hodaly will become CEO on March 31, 2026, with Randy Smallwood moving to non-executive Chair. The stock has surged nearly 30% in 90 days and posted a 98% one-year total return. Despite this momentum, shares trade about 22% below an analyst's fair value estimate of CA$190.41. The company boasts strong finances with CA$1 billion cash and a CA$2 billion undrawn credit facility, underpinning growth prospects.
Tower Semiconductor stock jumps again on Nvidia optics tie-up as earnings near

Tower Semiconductor stock jumps again on Nvidia optics tie-up as earnings near

8 February 2026
Tower Semiconductor shares rose 7.7% to $139.04 Friday after announcing a collaboration with Nvidia on AI data-center networking. The stock touched $141 intraday and gained another 1% after hours. Investors await Tower’s Feb. 11 earnings for details on its silicon photonics work. No financial terms or shipment timeline were disclosed.
Longsys Electronics stock heads into Monday after new guarantees; what 301308 investors watch next

Longsys Electronics stock heads into Monday after new guarantees; what 301308 investors watch next

8 February 2026
Longsys disclosed new guarantees for a 100 million yuan Hong Kong loan and a $9 million Brazil credit line, bringing its total approved guarantee quota to 11 billion yuan and outstanding guarantees to 5.81 billion yuan. The company said all guarantees are for consolidated subsidiaries and within approved limits. Shares closed at 288 yuan Friday, down 1.6%. China inflation and credit data are due this week.
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