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Rivian’s $5 Billion Georgia EV Megaplant: A Bold Gamble to Outdrive Tesla, Ford & More

Rivian’s EV Gamble: $5B Factory Bet and Tax Credit Cliff – Stock Poised to Explode or Crash?

Stock Price & Recent Performance Rivian’s stock climbed steadily in mid-2025 as production efficiencies and partnerships were announced, but has pulled back sharply since late Sept. It hit a multi-month high (~$15.50) around Sept 26investing.com, then plunged ~7% on Oct 2 to about $13.5 on heavy volumets2.techinvesting.com. This coincided with the Q3 delivery report and lowered guidance that dayts2.techreuters.com. By Oct 10 the stock was around $12.80investing.com, down ~3% over the prior week and ~18% from September highs. Over the past year RIVN is up roughly 37%ts2.tech, reflecting earlier optimism. However, recent daily charts show five straight down days (as
13 October 2025
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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 13.10.2025

Honeywell Forecasts $283 Billion in Global Business Jet Deliveries Over Next Decade October 13, 2025, 10:11 PM EDT. Honeywell’s 34th annual Global Business Aviation Outlook projects 8,500 new business jet deliveries worth about $283 billion over the next decade, the highest value ever. The forecast implies an average annual growth rate of around 3% in deliveries, signaling sustained demand despite macro/geo uncertainties. For 2026, deliveries are expected to rise about 5% from 2025. Regionally, North America should dominate with roughly 70% of next three years’ deliveries, followed by Europe ~14%, Latin America ~7%, and Asia-Pacific ~5%, with Middle East &
13 October 2025
Biotech Meets Crypto: ENDRA Life Sciences (NDRA) Stock Skyrockets 33% — Analyst Target $50

Biotech Meets Crypto: ENDRA Life Sciences (NDRA) Stock Skyrockets 33% — Analyst Target $50

Stock Performance Over the past few trading days, NDRA moved sharply higher. It closed $6.48 on Oct 10, 2025 stockinvest.us, up modestly from ~$5.75 a week earlier. On Oct. 13, after the morning press release, the stock leapt 33.1% to ~$8.625 by mid-day markets.financialcontent.com. This surge came before any actual crypto investment; it reflects investor excitement (and speculation) about ENDRA’s new Digital Asset Treasury plan. The stock had been drifting up in September/October, but the rally was supercharged by the news. Keep in mind NDRA is a microcap: only ~0.75 million shares outstanding and a market cap under $5 million finviz.com, so
13 October 2025
Battery Boom: American Battery Technology Surges on Recycling Deal & $900M Lithium Loan

Battery Boom: American Battery Technology Surges on Recycling Deal & $900M Lithium Loan

Company Profile & Strategy American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT, ticker often ABAT) is a Reno, Nevada-based “critical battery materials” company globenewswire.com globenewswire.com. It pioneers a full lifecycle approach to lithium-ion batteries: mining domestic mineral deposits (like Tonopah Flats) and recycling spent batteries for lithium, cobalt, nickel, etc. ABTC’s mission statement emphasizes innovation in “first-of-kind technologies” to produce and recycle battery metals domestically, reducing US reliance on foreign sources globenewswire.com. Key to this is ABTC’s proprietary processing: for example its Tonopah Flats project will use a selective leach extraction (SLE) method to turn claystone directly into battery-grade lithium hydroxide, which
13 October 2025
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JPMorgan Stock Explodes on $10B Security Bet as CEO Warns of 30% Crash Risk

JPMorgan Stock Explodes on $10B Security Bet as CEO Warns of 30% Crash Risk

Market Context: U.S. stocks have run hot in 2025 (S&P 500 +~11–15% YTD on an AI-fueled rally ts2.tech), but volatility is rising. Safe havens surged recently: gold topped $4,000/oz and U.S. Treasury yields ticked down ts2.tech. Traders are bracing for Fed rate cuts later this year even as a shutdown delays key data ts2.tech tipranks.com. In-Depth Analysis: On Oct. 13 JPMorgan laid out a sweeping initiative to shore up domestic supply chains and tech. Reuters reports JPMorgan will “invest up to $10 billion in U.S. companies considered critical to national security and economic resilience” reuters.com. This “security and resiliency” program spans defense/aerospace,
13 October 2025
Vanguard’s VTI ETF Surges on Tariff News – Experts See 15% Upside

Vanguard’s VTI ETF Surges on Tariff News – Experts See 15% Upside

Market Context – Record Rally & Fed Optimism U.S. stocks have been near record highs this October ts2.tech. The S&P 500 briefly hit an all-time intraday high above 6,730 in early Oct ts2.tech. Investors have cheered signs of cooling inflation and growing bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts (markets put ~95% odds on a 25bp cut at the late-Oct meeting reuters.com). This “Fed pivot” hope, along with strong tech earnings, has fueled a broad rally: even small-cap indexes are up ~34% YTD, slightly outpacing large caps (+30%) ts2.tech. VTI, by tracking the whole market, has closely mirrored this ~+15% YTD
13 October 2025
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Beyond Meat Stock CRASH: 60% Plunge After Shocking Debt Swap Stuns Investors

Beyond Meat Stock CRASH: 60% Plunge After Shocking Debt Swap Stuns Investors

$2.01 marketbeat.com – opened Oct 13 near $0.84 after a 60%-plus selloff marketbeat.com marketscreener.com. – Recent performance: ~–44% over 1 year investing.com; 52-week high was ~$9.24 investing.com (now far below). – Financials (Q2 2025): Revenue $75M vs $83.8M expected, EPS –$0.40 vs –$0.38, net loss $33.2M investing.com investing.com. Cash ~$117M, debt ~$1.2B investing.com. – Debt deal (Oct 2025): ~96.9% of existing $1.15B convertible notes were tendered, triggering early settlement (issuing ~316M new shares and ~$196M of new notes) globenewswire.com tipranks.com. – Market cap: ~ $150M (falling from multi-billion highs) marketbeat.com. – Analyst view: Consensus “Strong Sell”; 12‑mo target ~$3.00 (≈49%
13 October 2025
Solidion Technology (STI) Stock Skyrockets 100% on Game-Changing AI Battery News

Solidion Technology (STI) Stock Skyrockets 100% on Game-Changing AI Battery News

Company Overview and Background Solidion Technology (NASDAQ: STI) is an advanced battery technology company founded in Dallas, Texas. It manufactures battery materials and prototypes next‑generation batteries for energy storage and electric vehicles prnewswire.com. The company emerged via a 2023 SPAC merger (Nubia Acquisition Corp.) and began trading publicly in Feb 2024. Solidion boasts 550+ issued patents in areas like silicon‑carbon anode manufacturing (non‑silane gases, graphene-enabled silicon), biomass‑derived graphite, and high‑energy chemistries (Li–S, Li–metal) prnewswire.com. Its stated product lines include advanced anode powders ready for production, and three “Gen” solid‑state battery designs (Gen1: Si‑rich solid Li‑ion; Gen2: anode‑less Li‑metal; Gen3: Li–S cells)
13 October 2025
Broadcom’s $10B AI Chip Deal Ignites Stock Surge – What’s Powering This Tech Giant’s Boom

Broadcom (AVGO) Stock Surges on AI Chip News – What Investors Must Know

Metric Broadcom (AVGO) NVIDIA (NVDA) Qualcomm (QCOM) Intel (INTC) Price (Oct ’25) $324.63companiesmarketcap.com $183.04companiesmarketcap.com $153.52companiesmarketcap.com $36.33companiesmarketcap.com Market Cap ($) $1,533Bcompaniesmarketcap.com $4,456Bcompaniesmarketcap.com $165.6Bcompaniesmarketcap.com $172.8Bcompaniesmarketcap.com P/E (TTM) 80.8companiesmarketcap.com 51.7companiesmarketcap.com 14.7companiesmarketcap.com N/A (low/negative) Dividend Yield 0.7%ts2.tech ≈0.1% (minimal) ≈2.3% (est.) ~3.9%companiesmarketcap.com 1Y Return ~+90%ts2.tech +60–70% (est.) +10–20% (est.) +20–30% (est.) The table shows Broadcom’s stock has soared on its AI custom-chip strategy, giving it a much higher valuation (P/E) than legacy peers. Nvidia remains the AI leader (market cap >$1 trillionts2.tech with ~80–90% share in AI GPUs), Qualcomm dominates wireless semis (now under a Chinese antitrust probe), and Intel lags in AI (its chips
13 October 2025
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Bloom Energy’s Big Break: $5B Brookfield AI Deal Sends Stock Surge – Experts Weigh In

BLOOM Energy Soars 30% on $5B AI Deal – Fuel-Cell Stock’s 700% Rally

Stock Performance & Trading Activity Bloom Energy stock has surged dramatically in 2025. After closing at $86.87 on Oct 10 (its pre-news level), BE jumped roughly 26–31% on Oct 13 premarket following the Brookfield announcementts2.techreuters.com. By mid-morning, the stock was trading around the low-$110s. This rally comes atop an astonishing one-year gain: BE is up about 700% over the past 12 monthsts2.technasdaq.com. Daily trading volume has spiked, far exceeding its ~14 million share averagegoogle.com, reflecting frenzied interest. Over the last few weeks, BE has repeatedly hit new 52-week highs. The stock briefly traded near $95 in late Sept before consolidating,
13 October 2025
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Bloom Energy’s Big Break: $5B Brookfield AI Deal Sends Stock Surge – Experts Weigh In

Bloom Energy’s Big Break: $5B Brookfield AI Deal Sends Stock Surge – Experts Weigh In

$5B Brookfield Partnership Details Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) – a $1+ trillion alternative asset manager – unveiled this strategic AI-infrastructure investment on Oct 13, 2025. According to Brookfield and Bloom’s joint announcement (via BusinessWire and Nasdaq): Brookfield will invest up to $5 billion to “deploy Bloom’s advanced fuel cell technology” at AI data centers businesswire.com nasdaq.com. The partnership marks Brookfield’s first move in its dedicated “AI Infrastructure” fund, which already includes investments in data centers and renewable energy globally. Brookfield’s Sikander Rashid explained that Bloom’s fuel cells give Brookfield “the unique capability to design and construct modern AI factories with
13 October 2025
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Tech ETFs Explode (and Implode) After Trade Truce: QQQ Rockets as TQQQ Traders Cash Out – What’s Next?

Tech ETFs Explode (and Implode) After Trade Truce: QQQ Rockets as TQQQ Traders Cash Out – What’s Next?

Market Recap: Trade Truce Sends QQQ Higher QQQ, the Nasdaq-100 ETF, tracks the 100 largest non-financial companies on Nasdaq (heavy in Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, etc.) azat.tv. On Friday Oct 10, QQQ plunged ~3.5% as President Trump announced plans to double tariffs on Chinese imports and restrict rare-earth exports, renewing trade war fears tipranks.com reuters.com. This knocked major tech shares lower (for example, Friday’s Nasdaq Composite lost ~820 points) and dragged QQQ to a 5-day decline of about 2.9% tipranks.com. Over the weekend Trump backpedaled, tweeting that he didn’t want to “hurt” China and that things would be fine, which soothed
13 October 2025
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SpaceX’s Starship Ignites Moon-Race Drama: Will NASA Beat China?

SpaceX’s Starship Ignites Moon-Race Drama: Will NASA Beat China?

SpaceX’s next Starship test (Flight 11) is set for Oct. 13, 2025 (7:15 pm ET), marking the final launch of the current “Block 2” version ts2.tech. Flight 11 will replicate Flight 10’s profile (booster splashdown in Gulf, ship to Indian Ocean) but test new landing techniques and a reinforced heat shield ts2.tech space.com. NASA is betting Artemis III (by ~2027) on Starship for crewed lunar landings, even as China pushes for its first moonwalk by 2030 krgv.com reuters.com. Experts warn NASA’s plan is “extraordinarily complex” krgv.com and may slip; former NASA chief Jim Bridenstine remarked “it doesn’t make a lot of sense… if you’re trying
13 October 2025
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Markets in Limbo: Stocks Soar on Trade Truce Hopes – But Is a Pullback Imminent?

Markets in Limbo: Stocks Soar on Trade Truce Hopes – But Is a Pullback Imminent?

Market Snapshot and Reactions Last Week’s Close: U.S. indices ended sharply lower on Friday, Oct 10 (the last trading day). The Dow Jones Industrials fell 878.82 points (−1.9%) to 45,479.60 nasdaq.com. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite plunged 820.20 points (−3.6%) to 22,204.43 nasdaq.com — its steepest drop since April 10. The S&P 500 lost 182.60 points (−2.7%) to 6,552.51, its largest single-day slide since April 10 nasdaq.com. Only one of the 11 S&P sectors managed a gain. Market breadth was weak: for example, the XLK technology ETF fell 4.1%, and most stocks declined nasdaq.com. The VIX “fear gauge” jumped to 21.66
13 October 2025
Nvidia-Backed AI Data-Center Stock APLD Rockets on $11B Deal – Too Late to Buy?

Nvidia-Backed AI Data-Center Stock APLD Rockets on $11B Deal – Too Late to Buy?

Business & Market Context Applied Digital (APLD) started as a crypto-hosting company but has aggressively pivoted into AI and cloud infrastructure. Its flagship “Polaris Forge” projects in North Dakota are purpose-built AI data-center campuses: ultra-efficient facilities cooled by closed-loop liquid systems (Design PUE ~1.18) and powered by abundant local hydro power. These campuses will serve “hyper-scale” AI workloads, primarily training large language models and other machine learning tasks. As Motley Fool explained, APLD “designs, builds, and operates high-performance, sustainably engineered data centers and colocation services for artificial intelligence, cloud, networking, and blockchain workloads.” nasdaq.com. In practice, the company is effectively
13 October 2025
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Mega Metal Rally! Gold Rockets Past $4,000 as Silver Nears $52 on Debasement Fears

Mega Metal Rally! Gold Rockets Past $4,000 as Silver Nears $52 on Debasement Fears

Market Context: While metals are surging, U.S. equities have wavered. On Oct. 13, 2025, the Dow Jones fell ~1.9% to 45,480, the S&P 500 slid ~2.7% (≈6,552), and the Nasdaq plunged ~3.6% (≈22,204) investing.com investing.com. Tech giants saw steep losses (e.g. Nvidia, Amazon down ~5%). The contrast underscores a classic flight to safety: amid geopolitical turmoil (Middle East ceasefire, Ukraine war, trade wars) and U.S. policy gridlock (government shutdown), investors are hedging with “hard” assets. Why Prices Are Climbing: According to market experts, gold and silver are rallying on broad macro factors, not just short-term news investing.com theguardian.com. Investors worry that
13 October 2025
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Stocks Surge as Trump Eases China Tariff Threats – Fed Rate-Cut Hopes Ignite Rally

Stocks Surge as Trump Eases China Tariff Threats – Fed Rate-Cut Hopes Ignite Rally

U.S. stock futures roared higher Monday as traders seized on softer trade rhetoric. Trump had threatened on Friday “massive” new tariffs on China, briefly sparking the Nasdaq’s worst single-day drop in months investopedia.com. He warned of 100% levies and cutting a summit with China’s Xi Jinping, which sent Friday’s S&P 500 down 2.7% and Nasdaq down 3.6% investopedia.com. But over the weekend Trump posted on Truth Social that “it will all be fine” with China and the U.S. did not want to “hurt” its economy investopedia.com. This reprieve calmed markets. Dow futures added +1.0%, S&P futures +1.3%, Nasdaq +1.9% by
13 October 2025
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Apple Shake-Up: Cook’s Successor, Vision Air Axed & Stock Price Soars?

Apple Shake-Up: Cook’s Successor, Vision Air Axed & Stock Price Soars?

Who’s Next at the Top of Apple? All signs point to an upcoming CEO transition. Tim Cook (age 64) will turn 65 next month, sparking speculation he may begin winding down his tenure benzinga.com macrumors.com. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman – quoting anonymous Apple insiders – reports that Cook’s hardware-engineering chief John Ternus has been groomed as the “most likely heir apparent” macrumors.com. Ternus joined Apple in 2001 and rose to SVP of Hardware Engineering in 2021 macrumors.com. He has led the design of iPhones, iPads and Macs, and was prominently featured as the public face of the recent “iPhone Air” launch
13 October 2025
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MicroStrategy Stock Skyrockets on Bitcoin Frenzy – Will Saylor’s $70B Crypto Bet Pay Off?

MicroStrategy Stock Skyrockets on Bitcoin Frenzy – Will Saylor’s $70B Crypto Bet Pay Off?

A Bitcoin-First Business Model Originally an enterprise analytics software firm, MicroStrategy has become essentially a bitcoin treasury. As of late September 2025 the company held about 640,000 BTC on its balance sheet mitrade.com ts2.tech. Those coins were bought over years at an aggregate cost of ~$46B (≈$70–73K per coin) ts2.tech. At today’s bitcoin prices (well above $120K), that stash is valued around $70–$75B – far eclipsing the ~$97B equity market cap of MSTR ts2.tech. In fact, Strategy (MSTR) now holds more Bitcoin than any other public entity, even exceeding the U.S. government’s ~198,000 BTC mitrade.com reuters.com. This massive pile of
13 October 2025
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Stocks Retreat as AI Hype Meets Shutdown and Trade Fears – What’s Next?

Stocks Retreat as AI Hype Meets Shutdown and Trade Fears – What’s Next?

Market Update: Rally Pauses, Tech Leads Losers U.S. stocks gave back early gains as investors “paused to assess the optimism around AI and interest-rate cuts” x.com. On Friday Oct. 10, the Dow closed around 45,480 (down ~1.9%), the S&P 500 about 6,552 (–2.7%) and the Nasdaq roughly 22,204 (–3.6%) reuters.com nasdaq.com. Over the week, the S&P and Nasdaq had their worst weeks in months as global trade fears resurfaced. The declines were broad-based: 10 of 11 S&P sectors fell, with big drops in tech and consumer discretionary nasdaq.com. Volatility spiked – the VIX fear index jumped 32% to ~21.7, its highest since
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Stock Market Today

Applied Digital stock jumps 25% as AI data-center names rebound — what’s next for APLD

Applied Digital stock jumps 25% as AI data-center names rebound — what’s next for APLD

7 February 2026
Applied Digital Corporation shares jumped 25.52% Friday to $34.95, then slipped to $34.60 after hours. The company reported fiscal Q2 revenue up 250% to $126.6 million and signed leases for 600 MW of data center capacity in North Dakota. Applied Digital broke ground on a new 430‑MW campus in the southern U.S. in January. Financing includes a $100 million promissory note with 8% interest, paid in kind.
Eli Lilly stock pops as FDA targets cheap weight-loss copycats — what to know before Monday

Eli Lilly stock pops as FDA targets cheap weight-loss copycats — what to know before Monday

7 February 2026
Eli Lilly shares rose 3.7% to $1,058.18 Friday after the FDA said it would act against telehealth firm Hims & Hers for marketing a $49 compounded weight-loss pill. The move followed a sharp selloff Thursday when Hims announced plans to sell a version of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy. Investors remain uncertain how aggressively regulators will police copycat drugs and pricing in the obesity drug market.
Saudi Aramco share price set for Sunday test after Tadawul ends market-making deal

Saudi Aramco share price set for Sunday test after Tadawul ends market-making deal

7 February 2026
Saudi Exchange approved Merrill Lynch KSA’s exit as market maker for Saudi Aramco, effective Feb. 8. Aramco shares closed at 25.60 riyals Thursday, down 0.06, with 22.1 million traded. The Tadawul index fell 1.3% as Brent crude dropped to $67.93. Aramco set March official selling prices at $2.10 above Argus for North America and $0.65 above ICE Brent for Western Europe.
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