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XRP’s Rollercoaster Week: Legal Triumph, ETF Mania & Wild Price Swings (Sept 26, 2025)

XRP’s Rollercoaster Week: Legal Triumph, ETF Mania & Wild Price Swings (Sept 26, 2025)

Legal and Regulatory Breakthrough for XRP Landmark SEC Case Resolution: One of the most significant developments underpinning XRP’s recent fortunes is the final resolution of Ripple’s SEC lawsuit. In early August 2025, Ripple Labs and the U.S. SEC jointly agreed to dismiss their appeals, officially ending a legal battle that began in 2020 coindesk.com coindesk.com. This means District Judge Analisa Torres’ 2023 ruling now stands as the definitive outcome: XRP itself is not inherently a security, distinguishing between sales on public exchanges (non-securities) and past institutional sales (which did violate securities laws) coindesk.com. Ripple did incur penalties – about $125
26 September 2025
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Xbox’s New Handheld Costs $1,000 – Why the ROG Ally X Has Gamers Talking

Xbox’s New Handheld Costs $1,000 – Why the ROG Ally X Has Gamers Talking

Xbox Joins the Handheld Gaming Race For the first time, Microsoft is officially putting the “Xbox” name on a handheld gaming device. In partnership with Asus’ Republic of Gamers division, Microsoft announced the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X – two portable gaming PCs that integrate tightly with the Xbox ecosystem. Unlike a traditional console, these devices are essentially mini Windows 11 PCs with gamepad controls, but they come pre-tuned for a console-like experience. Microsoft touts that you can “power on directly into the Xbox full screen experience”, a custom Windows interface optimized for handheld gaming news.xbox.com. In
26 September 2025
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Trump’s Tariff Tsunami: 100% Drug Tax and New Import Levies Rock Global Trade

Trump’s Tariff Tsunami: 100% Drug Tax and New Import Levies Rock Global Trade

Trump’s New Tariff Salvo: Drugs, Trucks and Cabinets Under Fire In a dramatic escalation of his trade war, President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled a new wave of tariffs targeting pharmaceuticals, trucks, and home furnishings. In a Truth Social post on September 25, Trump announced the U.S. will impose a 100% import tariff on any branded or patented pharmaceutical products starting October 1 – effectively doubling their price – “unless a company is building a manufacturing plant in the U.S.” reuters.com. “There will, therefore, be no Tariff on these pharmaceutical products if construction has started,” Trump clarified, incentivizing drugmakers to
26 September 2025
Breeze Airways Goes International – $99 Flights to Caribbean Hotspots Unveiled

Breeze Airways Goes International – $99 Flights to Caribbean Hotspots Unveiled

New Routes to Mexico and the Caribbean Breeze Airways has pulled the curtain off its long-awaited international debut, unveiling a slate of new flights to popular beach destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean. In total, the airline announced seven nonstop routes that will launch in early 2026 – marking the first time Breeze ventures beyond U.S. borders thepointsguy.com. The destinations read like a vacation wish list: Cancun on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, the Montego Bay region of Jamaica, and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic thepointsguy.com thepointsguy.com. Each route is seasonal and aimed at winter sun-seekers, with most flights operating once
26 September 2025
Pfizer Stock 2025: 7% Dividend, Obesity Gamble, and Wall Street’s Verdict

Pfizer Stock 2025: 7% Dividend, Obesity Gamble, and Wall Street’s Verdict

Stock Price and Recent Performance Pfizer’s stock has struggled in 2025, hovering near multi-year lows. At ~$23.60 per share in late September, PFE has declined about 9% since January, underperforming the S&P 500 (which is up modestly) and lagging the broader healthcare sector. Over the past 12 months, the stock is down roughly 18%. The 52-week high was $30.43, and shares now sit not far above their year’s low of $20.92 stockanalysis.com. By market capitalization (~$134 billion), Pfizer remains one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, but its valuation has compressed significantly from pandemic-era peaks. This underperformance stems largely from
26 September 2025
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SNAP Stock Just Got a 48‑Hour Jolt: India Creator Boom, New Sticker Push—and a $14B TikTok Twist Investors Can’t Ignore

SNAP Stock Just Got a 48‑Hour Jolt: India Creator Boom, New Sticker Push—and a $14B TikTok Twist Investors Can’t Ignore

Key facts (Sept 25–26, 2025): In‑depth report 1) What actually moved SNAP during Sept 25–26 Snap’s 1.34% gain to $8.33 on Sept 25 stood out in a weak tape, with ~247M shares trading (well above recent norms). The session left SNAP still well below its 52‑week peak ($13.28), but the resilience contrasts with declines across mega‑cap peers that day. That divergence sets up a near‑term narrative where company‑specific news (product rollouts, user‑growth geographies) can temporarily outweigh macro drag. MarketWatch+1 2) New product: Stickers—everywhere your audience chats Snap’s “Say it with a Sticker, Anywhere” update does three things investors should care about: 3) India momentum:
26 September 2025
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RIG Stock Meltdown: Transocean’s $381M Share Sale Rocks the Market—Will 13% Dilution Fix the Debt Problem or Set Up a Rebound?

RIG Stock Meltdown: Transocean’s $381M Share Sale Rocks the Market—Will 13% Dilution Fix the Debt Problem or Set Up a Rebound?

Key facts (Sept. 25–26, 2025) What just happened—and why it mattered Timeline (Sept. 24–26): Strategic aim: Management is steering fresh equity toward debt reduction, specifically highlighting the 8.00% notes due 2027. If all base proceeds went against those notes, annual interest expense could fall by ~$30.5M (and ~$35M with a fully exercised green‑shoe), before fees and taxes. The greenshoe option can also be used by underwriters for price stabilization in the aftermarket. deepwater.com Context from operations: Transocean’s Q2 2025 print showed $988M contract drilling revenue, 34.9% adjusted EBITDA margin, and $7.2B total backlog (July fleet status). Management emphasized balance‑sheet progress;
26 September 2025
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PLUG Stock’s 48-Hour Whirlwind: ‘Street‑High’ $4 Target, Oppenheimer’s “first recovery step,” and a hydrogen‑sector reality check (Sept. 25–26, 2025)

PLUG Stock’s 48-Hour Whirlwind: ‘Street‑High’ $4 Target, Oppenheimer’s “first recovery step,” and a hydrogen‑sector reality check (Sept. 25–26, 2025)

Key facts (Sept. 25–26, 2025): What changed for PLUG on Sept. 25–26 A price‑target ceiling moved up. Craig‑Hallum raised its PLUG price target to $4, the highest on the Street, keeping a Buy stance. For a stock that closed Sept. 25 at $2.36, that’s a headline‑grabbing reset that can sway short‑term sentiment. Yahoo Finance Validating ops, cautiously on fundamentals. On Sept. 25, Oppenheimer reiterated Perform after touring Plug’s Georgia facility and suggested the upcoming quarter could mark “the first meaningful step in the platform’s recovery.” The note emphasized improved margins, a return to revenue growth, and progress on balance‑sheet options
26 September 2025
DFLI Pops 11% as Lithium Mania Spills Into Micro‑Caps — What Today’s Pre‑Market Says and the 3 Big Risks (Sept 25–26, 2025)

DFLI Pops 11% as Lithium Mania Spills Into Micro‑Caps — What Today’s Pre‑Market Says and the 3 Big Risks (Sept 25–26, 2025)

What just happened to DFLI (Sept 25–26) Price action: On Thursday (Sept 25), DFLI rallied 11.4% to $0.3781, swinging nearly 30% intraday ($0.300–$0.3899) on 21.66M shares — well above the recent average. Early Friday (Sept 26) pre‑market indications hovered near $0.40 after an initial print at $0.45, signaling lingering speculative interest into the open. Investing.com+1 Catalyst mix: There was no new company‑specific press from Dragonfly Energy on Sept 25–26. Instead, the move tracked a sectorwide lithium surge following Reuters’ scoop that Washington is negotiating an equity stake of up to 10% in Lithium Americas as part of a loan renegotiation
26 September 2025
DVLT Just Landed a $150M Bitcoin Lifeline — Can Datavault AI Turn a Penny Stock Into an AI Supercomputer?

DVLT Just Landed a $150M Bitcoin Lifeline — Can Datavault AI Turn a Penny Stock Into an AI Supercomputer?

Key facts (Sept. 25–26, 2025) In‑depth report What happened, and why it matters Datavault AI — the former WiSA Technologies that rebranded in February 2025 — secured a headline‑grabbing $150 million commitment from Scilex, delivered in Bitcoin. The company frames the deal as jet fuel for AI‑driven data monetization, saying the capital will build out a supercomputer footprint and launch independent data exchanges targeting high‑trust markets like biotech. Yahoo Finance+1 From a capital markets perspective, using BTC as settlement currency is unusual for listed U.S. tech micro‑caps and introduces crypto price risk alongside conventional equity‑financing risks (e.g., dilution, approval conditions).
26 September 2025
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AMPY Just Popped ~22% in a Day — Is Amplify Energy’s Rally For Real or a Head‑Fake? What the Fresh Data (Sept. 25–26) Really Shows

AMPY Just Popped ~22% in a Day — Is Amplify Energy’s Rally For Real or a Head‑Fake? What the Fresh Data (Sept. 25–26) Really Shows

In‑depth report What actually happened on Sept. 25–26 Price action: AMPY finished Sept. 25 at $5.84 (+21.67%), trading in a wide $5.17–$6.22 intraday range and posting ~13.5M shares in volume (vs. prior day ~0.54M). The step‑function move capped a three‑session upswing from $4.63 on Sept. 23. StockAnalysis Fresh discourse on Sept. 26: Before the market opened on Sept. 26, a widely read analysis argued that “large divestitures” could let Amplify “eliminate debt and focus on Beta development,” crystallizing the bull case investors have been nibbling at since August. Seeking Alpha Not a sector wave: The move occurred on a day
26 September 2025
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SPRC Rockets 59% After “Quantum Leap”: What Really Drove SciSparc’s Two‑Day Surge (Sept. 25–26) — And What Comes Next

SPRC Rockets 59% After “Quantum Leap”: What Really Drove SciSparc’s Two‑Day Surge (Sept. 25–26) — And What Comes Next

Key facts (Sept. 25–26, 2025) What happened — and why it matters SciSparc’s new program aims to apply quantum algorithms to hard problems in protein folding and protein–ligand interactions, with the goal of more precise simulations that speed discovery in neurological and rare diseases. The board authorized creating a wholly‑owned Israeli subsidiary to run the effort and to pursue IP around the methods. GlobeNewswire The announcement comes alongside leadership changes disclosed in the same 6‑K: Amitay Weiss (formerly chair) moves into the President role, while Itschak Shrem becomes Chairman. Those shifts predate the quantum news (Sept. 21 resolution) but land in the same reporting
26 September 2025
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PSTV ERUPTS: UnitedHealthcare Backs Plus Therapeutics’ CNS Cancer Test—Stock Pops, Analysts Cheer, and the Real Winners Could Be Patients

PSTV ERUPTS: UnitedHealthcare Backs Plus Therapeutics’ CNS Cancer Test—Stock Pops, Analysts Cheer, and the Real Winners Could Be Patients

Key facts (25–26 Sept 2025) What happened—and why it mattered UnitedHealthcare coverage win. On Sept. 25, Plus Therapeutics announced that UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company (UNH) granted national coverage for its CNSide® CSF Tumor Cell Enumeration LDT for metastatic CNS cancer, effective Sept. 15. The deal potentially opens access to more than 51 million members nationwide and positions CNSide as a covered testing service for specialists treating leptomeningeal metastases (LM)—a devastating complication of advanced cancers. GlobeNewswire What the test does. The CNSide platform supports rapid diagnosis, treatment monitoring and guidance in LM. Plus Therapeutics reports >11,000 tests performed across 120+ institutions since
26 September 2025
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NUAI Rockets Nearly 50% in a Day After AI Data‑Center Milestone—What Changed on Sept. 25–26 and What Could Break Next

NUAI Rockets Nearly 50% in a Day After AI Data‑Center Milestone—What Changed on Sept. 25–26 and What Could Break Next

Key facts (Sept. 25–26, 2025): What happened to NUAI on Sept. 25? Shares ripped ~50% into the close after fresh coverage amplified a Sept. 24 company release: Phase One engineering is done for TCDC, the JV aiming to develop a Permian Basin AI data‑center complex with behind‑the‑meter power “islands,” compliance with Texas SB6, and scalable capacity to 1 GW. Management says the milestone “validates the constructability” of the site and its power‑delivery path beginning in early 2027. Business Wire CEO E. Will Gray II put it bluntly: “We are de‑risking one of the most ambitious AI data center site developments
26 September 2025
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Tesla Phone 2025? Fresh Fact‑Checks, Starlink’s Mega Spectrum Deal — and Why There’s Still No ‘Model Pi’

Tesla Phone 2025? Fresh Fact‑Checks, Starlink’s Mega Spectrum Deal — and Why There’s Still No ‘Model Pi’

Key facts (updated September 26, 2025) The in‑depth report What actually happened today (Sept. 26, 2025) Fresh “Tesla Phone” posts ricocheted across social feeds—again—claiming a $789 Pi Phone with free Starlink. Reputable outlets countered quickly: Yahoo’s fact‑check labeled the claim false and noted there are no credible media reports of a Tesla phone. This follows a year of similar debunks. Yahoo News At the same time, real Musk‑adjacent telecom news kept the rumor cycle spinning. SpaceX’s $17B EchoStar spectrum deal earlier this month is designed to expand Starlink Direct‑to‑Cell, prompting a wave of coverage and hot takes that inevitably get conflated with a nonexistent Tesla handset. “With exclusive spectrum, SpaceX will develop next‑generation
26 September 2025
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Forza Horizon 6 Speeds Into Japan – Release Window, New Features & Everything We Know

Forza Horizon 6 Goes Full Send: Japan Setting, 2026 Launch, ‘Biggest Map Yet,’ PS5 Post‑Launch—All the Breaking News From Sept 25–26, 2025

Key facts (Sept 25–26, 2025) The announcement: what Xbox and Playground confirmed Xbox lifted the wraps on FH6 at Tokyo Game Show 2025 with a short cinematic that nods to prior Horizon locales before panning up to Mount Fuji, confirming Japan as the next Horizon festival site and 2026 as the release window. PC Gamer+1 On timing and platforms, Microsoft’s official FAQ is explicit: Xbox Series X|S and PC first in 2026; PS5 post‑launch. It also reiterates Game Pass day one, with Cloud Gaming access. Forza Support “For a long time, Japan has been top of Horizon fans’ wish lists,” says art director Don Arceta, calling the country’s cars, music, and fashion a
26 September 2025
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Nintendo Shadow-Drops Fire Emblem Shadows – An Among Us-Style Fire Emblem Mobile RPG

Nintendo’s Surprise ‘Fire Emblem Shadows’ Drop: Why This Among Us‑Style Spin‑Off Could Rewire Nintendo’s Mobile Strategy

Key facts (Updated: September 26, 2025) What launched—and what’s actually new Nintendo shadow‑dropped Fire Emblem Shadows on September 25 as a mobile‑first experiment that splices the franchise’s battlefield positioning with social deduction psychology. In each match, three allied units fight in real time; one is secretly a “disciple of shadow.” After the first phase, players vote on the suspected traitor, and that outcome dynamically shifts difficulty in the next phase. The official press release frames it as “a new style of battles featuring role‑playing and social deduction,” with iOS/Android availability in 70+ regions and support for 10 languages. 任天堂ホームページ Nintendo’s US site promotes it in plain terms—“Identify the traitor before it’s too late”—and confirms the free‑to‑start model with optional
26 September 2025
Humberto Explodes Into a Hurricane: See the Track, Who’s at Risk This Weekend, and the Wild ‘Storm Dance’ That Could Change Everything

Humberto Explodes Into a Hurricane: See the Track, Who’s at Risk This Weekend, and the Wild ‘Storm Dance’ That Could Change Everything

Updated: 26 September 2025 — data current to 09:00 UTC (5:00 a.m. AST) The forecast at a glance Where is Humberto now?As of 09:00 UTC (5:00 a.m. AST) Fri, Sep 26, Hurricane Humberto was centered near 22.2° N, 57.3° W—about 465 miles (750 km) NE of the northern Leeward Islands—with 75 mph sustained winds and a 990 mb minimum pressure. Motion is NW ~3 mph. No coastal watches/warnings are in effect. National Hurricane Center How strong will it get, and where is it headed?NHC’s official track intensifies Humberto steadily, reaching Cat 3 by Sunday, then peaking near 115 kt (Category 4) late Sunday into Monday while it tracks NW then N
26 September 2025
Nintendo Shake‑Up: Devon Pritchard Becomes First Woman to Lead Nintendo of America as Doug Bowser Retires; Satoru Shibata Installed as CEO

Nintendo Shake‑Up: Devon Pritchard Becomes First Woman to Lead Nintendo of America as Doug Bowser Retires; Satoru Shibata Installed as CEO

What changed—and why it matters Nintendo of America announced a planned leadership hand‑off: Doug Bowser retires Dec 31, 2025; Devon Pritchard becomes NOA President & COO on Jan 1, 2026. In the same move, Satoru Shibata—a veteran who previously led Nintendo of Europe and now serves on Nintendo’s board—will become CEO of NOA, adding a direct HQ link over the American subsidiary. The company framed the transition as continuity through a historic Switch 2 launch year and its expanding entertainment ventures (theme parks, film). Business Wire “Leading Nintendo of America has been the honor of a lifetime,” Bowser said. Pritchard added,
26 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

Bitcoin price wobbles below $69,000 on weekend — what matters before Monday’s reopen

Bitcoin price wobbles below $69,000 on weekend — what matters before Monday’s reopen

7 February 2026
Bitcoin fell 1.1% to $68,917 Saturday after volatile trading, while Ether held near $2,036. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw $330.7 million in net inflows on Feb. 6, reversing outflows the previous day. Strategy shares rebounded after hitting a low of $111.27 Thursday. Traders are watching Monday’s U.S. market open and the upcoming inflation report for direction.
XRP price today slips near $1.42 as thin weekend liquidity keeps traders on edge

XRP price today slips near $1.42 as thin weekend liquidity keeps traders on edge

7 February 2026
XRP fell about 5% Saturday to $1.42, extending a 22% weekly drop as thin liquidity and macro jitters drove sharp swings. Bitcoin rebounded above $70,000 after a brief plunge, while ether surged 12%. Ripple outlined plans for an “Institutional DeFi” roadmap, including a new lending protocol and permissioned DEX. The Federal Reserve held rates steady last week, with officials signaling caution on inflation.
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