Today: 7 February 2026
Subscribe

Battle of the EV Charging Standards: Tesla’s NACS vs. CCS2 vs. CHAdeMO – Who Will Rule the Roads in 2025?

Tesla Stock’s High-Stakes Surge: Record Sales, Price Cuts, and Musk’s $1 Trillion Gambit – What’s Next for TSLA?

Key Facts October 21, 2025 TSLA Rallies into Earnings – Near 52-Week Highs Tesla’s stock has been on a tear heading into late October. Shares of the EV giant hovered in the mid-$440s on October 21, within a whisker of their 52-week high set earlier in the monthts2.tech. The stock’s momentum reflects a mix of optimism and jitters: Tesla has dramatically outpaced the broader market this year (about +80% in 2025 vs. +17% for the S&P 500ts2.tech), yet recent sessions have seen volatile swings as traders brace for the company’s quarterly earnings report. A 5% surge one day followed by
21 October 2025
·
Gold Hits $4,000 as AI Frenzy Pushes Stocks Near Record – Boom or Bust Ahead?

Gold’s Record Surge and Shocking Slump: Inside 2025’s Wild Gold Ride

Gold’s Meteoric Rise to Record Highs Gold’s ascent in 2025 has been nothing short of staggering. After breaking above the $4,000/oz milestone for the first time ever in early October, the yellow metal went nearly parabolic. By October 20, spot gold spiked to about $4,381 per ounce, a fresh all-time hights2.tech. It then hovered near $4,300 the next day – even a 1–2% dip still left prices in the stratosphere relative to a year ago. To put the rally in perspective, gold was trading around $2,650 at the start of 2025; by late October it had vaulted ~60% higherreuters.com. “Gold’s
21 October 2025
Wall Street on Fire: Apple’s Record Rally Lifts Stocks as Earnings Season Heats Up

Wall Street on Fire: Apple’s Record Rally Lifts Stocks as Earnings Season Heats Up

Tech Stocks Drive Monday’s Rally U.S. markets powered higher on Monday amid optimism over iPhone 17 demand and easing geopolitical jitters. Apple soared to a record $262.24 close (+3.9%) after Counterpoint data showed strong early iPhone 17 sales – 14% above last year’s model in key markets ts2.tech. That helped spark a broad tech surge. As Proactive Investors noted, the Nasdaq climbed 1.4% with Apple up 3.9%, and the Dow/S&P both +1.1% proactiveinvestors.com. “U.S. stocks advanced as Apple (AAPL) led gains,” TechStock² reported, and all three major indexes were near multi-year highs ts2.tech nasdaq.com. High-flying chip and AI names also
21 October 2025
··
Gold Bonanza: GLD ETF Surges & Miners Skyrocket – Will Gold Hit $5,000/oz Next?

Gold Bonanza: GLD ETF Surges & Miners Skyrocket – Will Gold Hit $5,000/oz Next?

Gold’s Historic Rally and Prices Gold has shattered records this month. After breaking above $4,000/oz in early October, spot gold briefly hit $4,381.21 on Oct. 20 ts2.tech, surpassing the prior all-time high. By the end of Oct. 21 it traded near $4,288/oz, about 1.6% off its peak ts2.tech. Even with the recent pullback, gold is up roughly 60–63% in 2025 ts2.tech ts2.tech – one of the best returns of any major asset this year. Similarly, silver also hit new highs: above $54.47 on Oct. 20 (a 14-year high) before pulling back to ~$49.20 on Oct. 21 in.investing.com. The broader precious
21 October 2025
Galaxy Digital (GLXY) Stock Soars on Massive Bitcoin Deal and Blowout Earnings

Galaxy Digital (GLXY) Stock Soars on Massive Bitcoin Deal and Blowout Earnings

GLXY Stock Skyrockets Amid Volatility Galaxy Digital’s stock has been on a wild ride over the past several days. After sliding late last week – GLXY fell about 5.7% on Friday, Oct. 17 on broader market weakness – the stock roared back as crypto markets recovered. On Monday (Oct. 20), Galaxy’s shares spiked intraday nearly 10% after a bullish analyst call. Rosenblatt Securities issued a buy rating and raised its price target to $44, declaring confidence in Galaxy’s prospectsmarketbeat.com. GLXY hit ~$41.7 during Monday’s trading and closed up almost 5% on the daymarketbeat.comstockanalysis.com. That momentum only intensified early Tuesday once
21 October 2025
··
Philip Morris (PM) Stock Surges as Forecast Raised Again – Smoke-Free Push Ignites Rally

Philip Morris (PM) Stock Surges as Forecast Raised Again – Smoke-Free Push Ignites Rally

PM Stock Jumps on Earnings Beat and Forecast Boost Philip Morris International’s stock got a fresh jolt after the company announced better-than-expected third-quarter results and lifted its full-year outlook yet again. Adjusted Q3 earnings came in at $2.24 per share, handily beating analyst estimates of about $2.09reuters.com. The earnings beat – coupled with management’s third upward profit forecast revision of 2025 – signaled strong business momentum. In response, PM shares climbed ~4–5% in pre-market trading on October 21ts2.tech, and by midday the stock was hovering around the upper-$150s per share. This continues a strong 2025 run for PMI stock, which
21 October 2025
Volkswagen Faces Shutdown as Chip War Escalates – Global Auto Industry on Edge (Nexperia)

Volkswagen Faces Shutdown as Chip War Escalates – Global Auto Industry on Edge (Nexperia)

Chip Dispute Threatens Volkswagen’s Output A new chip crisis is looming over Volkswagen just as the industry hoped supply shortages were easing. Nexperia – a major supplier of the tiny electronic components that go into every modern vehicle – has told automakers it “could no longer guarantee” chip deliveries as of mid-Octoberreuters.com. The warning came after an unprecedented intervention by the Dutch government: on September 30, officials invoked emergency laws to take control of Nexperia, ousting its China-appointed CEO amid concerns sensitive technology could leak to Chinareuters.comreuters.com. Beijing swiftly retaliated. China’s Commerce Ministry issued an export ban effective October 4
21 October 2025
·
Minerva Neurosciences Stock Skyrockets on $200M Lifeline for Schizophrenia Drug

Minerva Neurosciences Stock Skyrockets on $200M Lifeline for Schizophrenia Drug

Stock Soars on Major Funding News Minerva Neurosciences’ stock chart went vertical on Tuesday after the biotech announced an expansive financing deal that effectively triples the company’s market capitalization overnightmarketbeat.com. In pre-market trading on Oct. 21, NERV stock jumped as much as 160% on the newsgurufocus.com. The shares opened around $6–7 (up from ~$2.66 prior close) and oscillated near those levels through the day, ultimately marking a 52-week high of $6.97marketbeat.com. By comparison, NERV had traded as low as $1.15 within the past yearmarketbeat.com, reflecting both the dramatic rebound and the extreme volatility inherent in this micro-cap biotech. Such a
21 October 2025
·
Breaking: Eos Energy & MN8 Secure Huge 750 MWh U.S. Battery Storage Deal – Are Stocks Set to Skyrocket?

Breaking: Eos Energy & MN8 Secure Huge 750 MWh U.S. Battery Storage Deal – Are Stocks Set to Skyrocket?

Experts expect the MN8/Eos deal to catalyze further investment in long-duration storage. Data-center operators and grid planners alike see value in pairing renewables with dispatchable storage. “We can create efficiency when those [projects] are co-located,” says Eran Mahrer of Leeward Renewable Energy reuters.com, reflecting a broader push for integrated solar-storage sites. With lawmakers keen on grid resilience, analysts believe U.S. demand for safe, scalable solutions like Eos’s will grow sharply over the next 5–10 years reuters.com energy-storage.news. The big question is execution: if Eos can convert its pipeline into projects as planned, its zinc batteries could help power a new
21 October 2025
·
Blackstone & TPG in $18B Hologic Takeover Shock – Women’s Health Stock Skyrockets

Blackstone & TPG in $18B Hologic Takeover Shock – Women’s Health Stock Skyrockets

Deal Details and Company Background Hologic (NYSE: HOLX) is a Marlborough, MA–based medical technology firm focused on women’s health. Its products include mammography and breast biopsy systems, cervical cancer tests, surgical equipment (notably after its acquisition of Gynesonics), and lab diagnostics including molecular tests for Covid-19 bostonglobe.com. The Blackstone/TPG consortium will buy all outstanding Hologic shares for $76 cash plus a $3 CVR (contingent on hitting revenue goals in 2026–27 for the breast health business) marketscreener.com. This values the deal at $79 per share maximum and around $18.3 billion total enterprise value marketscreener.com. The purchase price represents a roughly 46%
21 October 2025
·
Billionaire Blowup: NYC’s Catsimatidis Tells Rival to Quit – Pershing Square’s Ackman Admits He “Hates Wasting Money”

Billionaire Blowup: NYC’s Catsimatidis Tells Rival to Quit – Pershing Square’s Ackman Admits He “Hates Wasting Money”

Catsimatidis vs. Sliwa: Divided GOP in NYC John Catsimatidis (often described as a “grocery and radio magnate” cbsnews.com) has been a longtime supporter of conservative causes. In recent days he threw his weight behind a unified effort to defeat Mamdani by clearing the Republican field. Catsimatidis – who employs Sliwa as a radio host on his WABC station – told reporters that Sliwa should “love New York more than anything else” and drop his mayoral bid to boost Cuomo’s chances abc7ny.com foxnews.com. Catsimatidis claimed New Yorkers would view Sliwa as a hero for “doing the right thing” by quitting abc7ny.com.
21 October 2025
Yueda Digital (YDKG) Stock Crashes 90% After $28M Crypto Fundraise – Bargain or Bubble?

Yueda Digital (YDKG) Stock Crashes 90% After $28M Crypto Fundraise – Bargain or Bubble?

Yueda Digital (Nasdaq: YDKG) – a small-cap crypto/finance stock – saw its share price tumble in mid-Oct 2025 amid heavy selling. Recent corporate events (including a $28M share sale and CEO change) drove the plunge stockinvest.us finimize.com. Though YDKG touts “explosive” crypto-driven growth, the stock is near its lows and extremely volatile. Stock Performance and Trend YDKG has collapsed in recent trading. According to market data, the stock closed Oct. 20, 2025 at about $0.043 stockinvest.us, down roughly 25% on the day and -98.8% over the last 10 sessions stockinvest.us. This slide erased nearly all gains from earlier in the
21 October 2025
·
Sunrun (RUN) Stock Soars 5% to 12-Month High on Analyst Upgrades and Solar Incentives

Sunrun (RUN) Stock Soars 5% to 12-Month High on Analyst Upgrades and Solar Incentives

Stock Rallies on Upbeat Sentiment On Oct. 21, 2025, Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN) traded around $20.50, up about 5% intraday reuters.com. This surge followed news that Wall Street’s Citigroup had upgraded Sunrun to “Buy” with a $26 price target marketbeat.com. The stock’s rally pushed it above the consensus 12-month analyst target (~$20) ts2.tech. In fact, RUN hit a new 12-month high (~$20.25) on Oct. 7 markets.financialcontent.com, as investors cheered its improving fundamentals and solar incentives. Over the year, Sunrun has been on a tear. Earlier in 2025, the shares languished near multi-year lows (around $5.38), but rallied into the teens after
21 October 2025
··
AlphaVest (ATMV) Rockets on AMC Robotics Merger Buzz – Key Facts & Forecast

AlphaVest (ATMV) Rockets on AMC Robotics Merger Buzz – Key Facts & Forecast

SPAC Structure and Acquisition Target AlphaVest Acquisition Corp is a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) – a “blank check” issuer that raised capital through an IPO to merge with a private company stockanalysis.com globenewswire.com. It has no business operations of its own; its entire asset is cash held in a trust. SPAC shareholders typically get stock in the merged company or can redeem their shares for cash (the trust value) if the deal fails. AlphaVest’s announced target is AMC Corporation, a Washington-based technology company specializing in AI-driven security and safety solutions marketscreener.com. AMC has developed products like YI-brand smart cameras and
21 October 2025
·····
RTX Stock Skyrockets: Aerospace & Defense Boom Sends Q3 Results and 2025 Forecast Soaring

RTX Stock Skyrockets: Aerospace & Defense Boom Sends Q3 Results and 2025 Forecast Soaring

Blowout Q3 Earnings On Oct. 21, RTX reported a blowout quarter. Total sales jumped 12% year-over-year to $22.48 billion globalbankingandfinance.com, handily above the ~$21.3B Wall Street estimate. Adjusted earnings came in at $1.70 per share, well above the consensus ~$1.41 globalbankingandfinance.com investing.com. The results were driven by strength across its portfolio: Collins Aerospace revenues hit $7.62B (+8%), and Pratt & Whitney engine sales rose 16% to $8.42B (boosted by surging Airbus A320neo orders) globalbankingandfinance.com. RTX’s defense unit (legacy Raytheon) reported a 10% jump in sales, “predominantly from higher sales for its Patriot air defense systems” being used in Ukraine globalbankingandfinance.com.
21 October 2025
·
Apple’s iPhone 17 BOOM: Sales Surge, Stock Soars Near $4T – What Analysts Say

Apple’s iPhone 17 BOOM: Sales Surge, Stock Soars Near $4T – What Analysts Say

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is riding high on the strength of its new iPhone 17. Counterpoint Research data show the iPhone 17 line (launched in September) outsold the iPhone 16 series by 14% in their first 10 days on the U.S. and Chinese markets reuters.com investing.com. In particular, the entry-level iPhone 17 has been a smash hit – Chinese demand for the basic model nearly doubled versus last year cnnbrasil.com.br investing.com. Counterpoint senior analyst Mengmeng Zhang credits its “excellent cost-benefit” and strong specs (new A19 chip, bigger screen and storage) at the same price as 2024 investing.com. As one consumer note, Apple even
21 October 2025
···
Valletta Goes Green: MSC Cruises Powers Up Emission-Free Port Calls

Valletta Goes Green: MSC Cruises Powers Up Emission-Free Port Calls

MSC’s Shore-Power Milestone in Valletta During Malta’s GreenPort Congress (Oct 15–17, 2025), MSC Cruises held a ceremony celebrating two ships plugging into the new high-voltage shore-power lines at Valletta’s Grand Harbour. On Oct 15 MSC World Europa (a 205,700 GT LNG-powered mega-ship) connected to the grid, and on Oct 16 EXPLORA II (MSC’s luxury Explora brand) did the same mscpressarea.com crew-center.com. This is the first time MSC has achieved consecutive-day shore-power hookups, and makes Explora II the first vessel of its brand to use shoreside electricity in Europe mscpressarea.com crew-center.com. MSC reports its ships have now used Valletta’s shore power
21 October 2025
Lockheed Martin Stock Soars on Earnings Beat – “We’re an arm of the U.S. government,” analyst quips

Lockheed Martin Stock Soars on Earnings Beat – “We’re an arm of the U.S. government,” analyst quips

Robust Q3 Results and Increased Guidance Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE:LMT) Oct. 21 earnings release blew past forecasts, reflecting surging military demand. Revenue rose 8.8% year-over-year to $18.61 billion and net income was $6.95/share seattlepi.com. That beat Wall Street’s $6.33/share estimate and matched analyst forecasts of about $18.56 billion. CEO Jim Taiclet highlighted the “unprecedented demand” for Lockheed products, noting a record $179 billion backlog – over 2½ years of sales news.lockheedmartin.com. In light of the strong quarter, Lockheed raised 2025 guidance. It now expects $22.15–$22.35 EPS (vs prior $21.70–$22.00) and about $74.25–$74.75 billion in revenue reuters.com. Jim Taiclet emphasized the scale of current demand: “Based
21 October 2025
··
iBio Stock Surges on Bullish Analyst Calls and Obesity Drug Breakthroughs

iBio Stock Surges on Bullish Analyst Calls and Obesity Drug Breakthroughs

IBIO Stock Price and Recent Volatility As of midday October 21, 2025, iBio’s stock (NASDAQ: IBIO) trades around $0.89 per sharemarketbeat.com. The price has been volatile in recent days. Last week, shares jumped over 20% in pre-market trading on October 17 after Leerink Partners issued a bullish initiation, although the stock later settled near $0.85 by that day’s closemarketbeat.com. Even with these upticks, iBio’s stock remains well below its levels earlier this year – it began 2025 at ~$2.45 and has declined about 63% year-to-datemarketbeat.com. This underperformance comes amid broader small-cap biotech volatility; by comparison, the biotech sector ETF (XBI)
21 October 2025
1 … 1,424 1,425 1,426 1,427 1,428 … 1,633

Stock Market Today

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.
Go toTop