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Quantum Leap: D-Wave (QBTS) Stock Skyrockets 2000% Amid Fed Rate Cuts and AI-Fueled Quantum Breakthroughs

Explosive 3000% Rally: What’s Driving D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Stock and Where It’s Headed?

Current Stock Price & Trend (as of Oct 13, 2025) D-Wave’s stock has exploded in 2025. After trading near $1 a year ago, QBTS hit a record intraday high around $39.55 on October 8, 2025investing.com. By Oct 13 it closed around $40.995investing.com (about +24% that day). The Nasdaq/TradingView data show QBTS surging roughly +325% year-to-date (YTD) and nearly +4,000% over the past 12 monthsts2.techfxleaders.com. Incredibly, a $1,000 investment in QBTS last October would have been worth ~$30,000 by Oct 2025ts2.tech. This spike has made D-Wave extraordinarily volatile. Trading volumes spiked (e.g. 77 million shares traded on Oct 3) and intraday
13 October 2025
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Electra Battery Materials (ELBM) Stock Skyrockets on $30M Cobalt Refinery Funding – EV Metal Boom Ignites

Electra Battery Materials (ELBM) Stock Skyrockets on $30M Cobalt Refinery Funding – EV Metal Boom Ignites

Company Overview Electra Battery Materials describes itself as “a leader in advancing North America’s critical minerals supply chain” for electric vehicles Electrabmc. Its flagship project is a cobalt sulfate refinery in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario – slated to become the continent’s first battery-grade cobalt plant. Cobalt sulfate is a key input for lithium-ion battery cathodes. Electra’s multi-phase plan is to convert raw minerals into refined battery chemicals and eventually recycle used batteries into fresh materials Electrabmc Electrabmc. To diversify feedstock, Electra is testing domestic cobalt sources: in Q2 it launched metallurgical assays of material from the Iron Creek deposit in Idaho
13 October 2025
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Quantum Stocks Rip Higher: IonQ Up 700% – Bubble or Breakthrough?

IonQ Stock Skyrockets on Quantum Breakthrough – Bubble or Boon?

Key Facts: IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) is a pure-play quantum computing company whose stock has surged in 2025. As of October 13, 2025, IONQ closed around $82.59investing.com. This marks roughly +75% YTD and a staggering ~700% gain over the past yearts2.techinvesting.com. The market capitalization is about $20–22 billionmarketbeat.com (up from ~$9 in 2024), reflecting sky-high valuation multiples (~200× expected 2025 revenuets2.tech). IonQ’s Q2 2025 revenue was $20.7M (up ~82% YoY)marketbeat.com, but it reported a net loss of $0.70 per share (yielding a negative 885% profit margin)marketbeat.com. The company has raised enormous capital – roughly $3+ billion this year, including a $1B stock
13 October 2025
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Critical Metals (CRML) Stock Skyrockets on U.S. Rare-Earth Rumors: Opportunity or Risk?

Critical Metals (CRML) Stock Skyrockets on U.S. Rare-Earth Rumors: Opportunity or Risk?

Stock Price & Volatility Over the past week CRML’s stock (black candlesticks) has swung wildly, reflecting intense buying on catalysts. After trading under $8 at the end of Sept. 2025, CRML surged 75% on Oct. 6 (pre-market) when U.S. stake rumors brokets2.tech. It climbed from ~$10.20 on Oct. 6 to ~$16.60 by Oct. 10stockstotrade.com, and then exploded to a $21.45 intraday high on Oct. 13marketbeat.com. This volatility is on huge volume – e.g. ~20.4M shares on Oct. 13marketbeat.com. StocksToTrade analysis notes CRML traded as low as $10.20 and as high as $16.98 in just one weekstockstotrade.com. Benzinga technical commentary observes
13 October 2025
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BYD’s European EV Invasion – Boom in Sales but Stock Takes a Hit

BYD’s European EV Invasion – Boom in Sales but Stock Takes a Hit

BYD’s European Sales Explosion Industry reports confirm that China’s biggest EV maker is tearing up European sales charts. Deutsche Welle’s Welt notes “the world’s largest Chinese e-car maker is celebrating ever greater success in Europe. In Britain sales have recently exploded… and in Germany the figures are also rising significantly” Welt. Indeed, BYD’s September figures were eye-popping: UK registrations jumped from 1,150 (Sept 2024) to 11,271 Eletric Vehicles, propelling the UK to BYD’s largest market outside China. In Germany, BYD sold 3,255 vehicles in Sept 2025, a new high (vs. just 140 a year ago) Eletric Vehicles. BYD’s SUV sedans
13 October 2025
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Crypto Shockwave: Justin Sun’s SunWukong DEX Takes Chinese Market by Storm

Crypto Shockwave: Justin Sun’s SunWukong DEX Takes Chinese Market by Storm

SunWukong DEX Debut Draws Worldwide Attention On October 9, 2025 at TOKEN2049 Singapore (streamed via X Spaces), TRON founder Justin Sun formally launched SunPerp (Sun Wukong), the first-ever perpetual futures DEX with a dedicated Chinese-language brandglobenewswire.com. The event (titled “Boundless Imagination of Next Gen DEX”) broke records, drawing over 42,000 live listenersglobenewswire.com. Sun dubbed this move a “new era for Chinese-speaking crypto traders”globenewswire.com. In his keynote, Sun explained that SunPerp’s timing leveraged momentum in the market – noting that the recent Chinese National Day holiday had seen “unprecedented momentum across Chinese-language crypto communities” with viral memes and discussionsglobenewswire.com. Industry media
13 October 2025
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BLS International Faces Govt Ban: Shares Plunge 18% – Analysts See 100% Upside?

BLS International Faces Govt Ban: Shares Plunge 18% – Analysts See 100% Upside?

Key facts: – India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Oct 9, 2025 barred BLS International from bidding on any new visa/passport outsourcing contracts with Indian embassies and missions for the next two yearsreuters.comeconomictimes.indiatimes.com. The MEA order cited unspecified court cases and applicant complaints as the reasonreuters.comeconomictimes.indiatimes.com. Government Ban and Stock Reaction On Oct 9 the MEA quietly issued a directive barring BLS International Services Ltd. from participating in any new tenders issued by the Ministry of External Affairs or India Missions abroadreuters.comeconomictimes.indiatimes.com. The order cited undisclosed court cases and complaints against BLS’s service (such as visa/passport processing delays), but
13 October 2025
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Gold & Silver Soar to Stratospheric Highs: What’s Fueling the Rally?

Gold & Silver Soar to Stratospheric Highs: What’s Fueling the Rally?

Record-Breaking Prices and Market Snapshot The broader precious-metals complex is also rallying: platinum rose ~5% to $1,666/oz, palladium ~6.5% to $1,496 Reuters, as safe-haven demand rippled through commodities. ETFs tracking bullion have seen record inflows – e.g. GLD (Gold) and SLV (Silver) are surging. As of Oct 13, GLD traded around $377 (+2.1%) and SLV around $47.20 (+3.9%) Benzinga. These prices are reflected in tables below: Asset Price (Oct 13) Change (Oct 13) Gold (spot) $4,114.31/oz +2.4% Reuters Silver (spot) $51.82/oz +3.1% Reuters Gold (Dec ’25 futures) $4,133.90/oz +3.3% Reuters Gold ETF (GLD) $376.83 +2.1% Benzinga Silver ETF (SLV) $47.20
13 October 2025
Tata Capital’s ₹15,500-Crore IPO Rocks 2025 Markets – Should You Bet on India’s Biggest Listing?

Tata Capital IPO Debut: Flat Start, But Analysts Say Hold On

IPO Background and Structure Tata Capital Ltd is the financial-services arm of the Tata Group, offering retail loans, SME financing, housing finance (via subsidiary), insurance distribution, etc. It raised about ₹15,512 cr through a combination of fresh issue (₹6,846 cr via ~21 cr new shares) and offer-for-sale (₹8,666 cr via 26.58 cr shares)ts2.tech. Promoter Tata Sons sold 23 cr shares and the IFC (World Bank arm) 3.58 cr shares in the OFSts2.techts2.tech. The IPO was India’s largest of 2025ts2.tech, and complied with an RBI mandate (Tata Capital, being an “upper-layer” NBFC, must list by Sept 2025). The issue price band was set at ₹310–₹326/sharets2.tech. Anchor investors poured
13 October 2025
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The Ultimate Windows Version Comparison: From 1985’s Windows 1.0 to Windows 11 and Beyond

Windows 10 Support Ends Oct 14, 2025 – Millions of PCs at Risk, Experts Warn

Microsoft’s support page and tech media agree: Windows 10 won’t “shut down” on Oct 14, 2025, but it will become unsafe to use long-termsupport.microsoft.comindependent.co.uk. After that day, only devices enrolled in ESU or running Windows 11 will get patcheswindowscentral.comsupport.microsoft.com. Users should plan accordingly: if your PC can handle Windows 11, upgrade now via Windows Update. If not, consider replacing it (see WIRED’s laptop guidewired.com) or at least enrolling in Microsoft’s free ESU program to buy a year of breathing room. Security experts emphasize that continuing to run unpatched Win10 is too risky: “in an era of unprecedented cyber risk, one
13 October 2025
Nasdaq Rally Hits Speed Bump as Tech Stocks Wobble – Fed Warning and AI Jitters Shake Markets (Sept 24–25, 2025)

Stocks Soar: S&P 500 Rallies 1.5% to 6,651 as Trade Fears Ease

Key Facts: As of Oct. 13, 2025 the S&P 500 (SPX) closed around 6,651.03, up about +1.5% on the dayinvesting.com. Trading volume was heavy, reflecting heightened activity (about 24.3 billion shares traded on Oct. 10 versus a 20-day avg of 20.2Breuters.com). Major sectors diverged: technology and AI-related stocks led gains (Broadcom +9%, Nvidia +3%reuters.com) while industrials like Fastenal fell sharply (–6%investopedia.com). Political and economic news – especially President Trump’s conciliatory weekend trade comments – drove sentimentreuters.comnbcrightnow.com. Analysts remain broadly bullish: Goldman Sachs projects roughly +11% upside to ~6,900 in 12 monthsgoldmansachs.com, and Bank of America sees an 8% rally to
13 October 2025
Tariff Shock and Fed Jitters: Asian Markets Stumble as Rally Meets Reality

Dow Jones Rockets 500 Points as Trump Calms China Tariffs – Market Rally Explained

Market Performance (Oct. 13, 2025) The Dow opened around 45,698 and rallied through the session. By mid-morning it was up ~1.1% (~+517 points at ~45,997)reuters.com. Major tech and financial names were the biggest contributors – Broadcom soared ~9% and topped the indexreuters.com; Nvidia, AMD and other chipmakers also gained as AI-related news buoyed sentimentreuters.com. JPMorgan rose after unveiling a $1.5 trillion plan, and Oracle and Estee Lauder jumped on analyst upgradesreuters.com. Defensive sectors lagged (consumer staples down slightly). Fastenal fell on a profit missreuters.com. Intraday range: The Dow’s intra-day low was near the open (~45,700) and the high approached the mid-46,000s
13 October 2025
Quantum Stocks (IonQ, Rigetti, D-Wave, Quantum Computing Inc) Surge 700–6,000% – Bubble or Breakthrough? (Oct. 13, 2025)

Quantum Stocks (IonQ, Rigetti, D-Wave, Quantum Computing Inc) Surge 700–6,000% – Bubble or Breakthrough? (Oct. 13, 2025)

In short: The quantum wave shows no signs of cresting – stocks like IonQ, Rigetti and QUBT continue to race higher on every piece of news. Current share prices, however, embed aggressive future growth that isn’t yet realized. As one commentator put it, many investors are “buying a vision of the future” ts2.tech. The coming months will test whether these parabolic runs are the start of a historic tech breakout or the peak of a frothy bubble. (All data as of mid-October 2025.) Sources: Recent Barron’s/TipRanks reports tipranks.com ts2.tech, TipRanks analyses tipranks.com tipranks.com, and TechStock² (TS2.tech) deep-dives on IonQ, Rigetti,
13 October 2025
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QuantumScape Rockets 200% on Solid-State Battery Breakthrough – Revolution or Reckoning?

QuantumScape Rockets 200% on Solid-State Battery Breakthrough – Revolution or Reckoning?

With these facts in mind, let’s dive deeper into QuantumScape’s situation and outlook. Market Rally and Key Partnerships In late Sept–Oct 2025, a flurry of announcements sent QS stock into a frenzy. After trading flat ($12–$13) through mid-September, QS jumped 18% on Sept. 18, then another ~18% on Oct. 1, topping out at $16.49 on Oct. 3 ts2.tech. By Oct 13 it was trading around $17.6 (up ~15% that day) marketbeat.com. This roughly 170–200% YTD gain outpaces virtually all peers (the S&P 500 is up ~14% YTD). What drove the rally? Investors applauded new manufacturing partnerships and technology demos. On
13 October 2025
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Wall Street Panic: Howard Marks Warns of AI Bubble as Gold Hits Record High and Under-the-Radar Stocks Explode

Wall Street Panic: Howard Marks Warns of AI Bubble as Gold Hits Record High and Under-the-Radar Stocks Explode

Howard Marks: 35 Years of Memos and Modern Warnings Howard Marks’ famous memos have been required reading on Wall Street for decades – so much so that Buffett reportedly gave them to protégés. In reflecting on his career, Marks underscores that market psychology repeats. In a podcast and memo earlier this year he warned that the unbridled enthusiasm for AI – a “thing with no historical base” – is precisely the kind of “thrill of the new thing and fear of missing out” that often ends in a bubble benzinga.com. He emphasizes caution: today’s lofty tech valuations, mixed with geopolitical
13 October 2025
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Deep-Sea Gold Rush? The Metals Company Stock Rockets as Trump Targets Undersea Treasure

Deep-Sea Gold Rush? The Metals Company Stock Rockets as Trump Targets Undersea Treasure

Background: EV Boom Spurs Metal Hunt Electric vehicles and green tech have sent demand for critical minerals surging. Cobalt, nickel, copper and others are essential for EV batteries and have been designated “critical” by agencies like USGS nasdaq.com iea.org. According to the IEA, demand for nickel and cobalt jumped 6–8% in 2024 due to energy applications iea.org. Deep-sea nodules contain these exact metals: “Minerals critical to the clean energy transition have been found in the deep ocean floor,” including cobalt, nickel, manganese and others used in EV batteries weforum.org. With many land-based mines concentrated in a few countries, governments (notably
13 October 2025
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Verizon (VZ) Stock’s Wild Ride: New CEO & $20B Deal – Analysts Are Buzzing

Verizon (VZ) Stock’s Wild Ride: New CEO & $20B Deal – Analysts Are Buzzing

Stock Price & Recent Moves Verizon’s stock has been volatile in recent days. After trading around $43.7 on Oct 3 ts2.tech, VZ stock fell on the surprise CEO announcement. Reuters reported Verizon shares were down 3% in early Oct 6 trading Reuters, and by Oct 7 the stock was roughly 5% lower than before the news. As of Oct 13 the price is about $40.0 Reuters. Overall, VZ has underperformed its sector: a recent analysis noted VZ is down ~5% over the past year vs. ~+26% for the telecom industry, trailing peers (AT&T +23%, T-Mobile +7% in the same period)
13 October 2025
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IBM Stock Soars on Quantum Breakthrough and AI Revival – Key Updates (Sept 25, 2025)

IBM Stock Rockets: How AI Boom, Quantum Wins & Major Deals Are Fueling a 2025 Rally

Key Facts (IBM – NYSE: IBM, as of Oct 13, 2025): Stock Performance & Recent Moves IBM’s stock has rallied strongly into fall 2025. It closed about $279.74 on Oct 13investing.com, just a few percent below the late-Sept peak near $296ts2.tech. The year-to-date gain (~28%) vastly outpaces the S&P 500ts2.techts2.tech. Investors’ optimism stems from better-than-expected financial results and big strides in IBM’s tech pivotts2.techts2.tech. In fact, Q2 2025 revenue ($16.98B) and EPS ($2.80) beat forecaststs2.tech, and IBM subsequently raised its 2025 profit and cash-flow guidancets2.techts2.tech. These fundamentals, combined with buzz around AI/cloud/quantum projects, have driven the uptick (even if the
13 October 2025
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Nasdaq Climbs Record Highs Then Retreats Amid Trade and Tech News

Nasdaq Surges 1.7% on Monday After Trump Calms Trade War Fears – Tech Stocks Lead Wild Comeback

Market Summary – Nasdaq Composite & Nasdaq-100 Performance Monday’s session saw a sharp recovery in equities after Friday’s selloff. The Nasdaq Composite rebounded to 22,513.52 at the close, up 1.39% for the dayinvesting.com. The tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 also climbed to 24,697.77, up 1.97%investing.com. These gains came as U.S. futures jumped and major tech names surged (see below). By comparison, on Friday Oct 10 the Nasdaq Composite had plunged to 22,204.43 (-3.56%)investing.com on news of fresh trade tensions – wiping out nearly two weeks of gains (the index had traded at record highs near 23,043 on Oct 9ts2.tech). The broader S&P 500 fell
13 October 2025
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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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Home Depot stock price: jobs, inflation and a Feb. 24 earnings test loom

Home Depot stock price: jobs, inflation and a Feb. 24 earnings test loom

7 February 2026
Home Depot shares rose 0.7% to $385.15 Friday, trading between $379.10 and $386.37. Investors await a delayed U.S. jobs report Wednesday and CPI data Friday, both postponed by a brief government shutdown. Home Depot reports fourth-quarter earnings Feb. 24. The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time.
JPMorgan stock price jumps 4% into weekend as Wall Street braces for a busy data week

JPMorgan stock price jumps 4% into weekend as Wall Street braces for a busy data week

7 February 2026
JPMorgan shares rose 3.95% to $322.40 Friday, outpacing other major banks as U.S. stocks rallied and the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The bank recently completed a $3 billion subordinated notes offering. Investors are watching for delayed U.S. jobs data and inflation figures next week, ahead of JPMorgan’s Feb. 23 company update.
AbbVie stock price: ABBV ends week near $223 after earnings swing — what to watch next

AbbVie stock price: ABBV ends week near $223 after earnings swing — what to watch next

7 February 2026
AbbVie shares rose 2% to $223.43 Friday, capping a volatile week marked by earnings and drug sales scrutiny. Moody’s upgraded AbbVie’s credit rating to A2, citing strong performance in immunology and neuroscience. Investors remain focused on Skyrizi and Rinvoq growth amid rising competition and recent regulatory filings. Trading volume stayed below average, with the stock still 9% off its 52-week high.
SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

7 February 2026
SK hynix shares closed at 839,000 won, down 0.36% Friday and 8% for the week, as tech stocks retreated across Asia. S&P Global Ratings upgraded the chipmaker to “BBB+” with a positive outlook, citing strong HBM sales. The KOSPI fell 1.4% Friday, ending a six-week winning streak. Traders await Monday’s Seoul open for signs of further tech weakness.
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