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Luxury Boom vs. Fed Gloom: European Markets Whipsaw (Sept 23–24, 2025)

Luxury Boom vs. Fed Gloom: European Markets Whipsaw (Sept 23–24, 2025)

Key Facts European Markets Rally on Luxury and Tech (Sept 23) European stocks kicked off the week’s second session with a broad rally on Tuesday, Sept. 23, driven by upbeat corporate news and a rebound in global risk appetite. The pan-European STOXX 600 index closed up 0.4% – its best level since mid-September reuters.com – as virtually all major country bourses advanced. Frankfurt’s DAX 40 and Paris’s CAC 40 climbed 0.36% and 0.54% respectively, Madrid’s IBEX 35 added 0.5%, and Milan’s FTSE MIB rose 0.13% aa.com.tr. London’s FTSE 100 was the lone laggard, ending essentially flat (-0.04%) aa.com.tr despite strength
24 September 2025
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Bitcoin Rebound, CBDC Ban, NFT Revival – Inside Crypto’s 48-Hour Whirlwind (Sept 23–24, 2025)

Bitcoin Rebound, CBDC Ban, NFT Revival – Inside Crypto’s 48-Hour Whirlwind (Sept 23–24, 2025)

Market & Price Trends Bitcoin Holds Ground: Bitcoin (BTC) hovered around $113K after bouncing off ~$112K support, buoyed by improved risk sentiment following a U.S. Fed rate cut cryptonews.com. The global crypto market cap stayed just under $4 trillion with flat 24-hour movement cryptonews.com. However, most majors are still nursing weekly losses – BTC down ~2.8% over 7 days, ETH ~7% cryptonews.com. Altcoins like Solana and Dogecoin underperformed, with DOGE down 8.5% for the week cryptonews.com. A few outliers saw explosive gains: two little-known tokens surged over 50% in a day, highlighting lingering speculative fervor in corners of the market cryptonews.com.
24 September 2025
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Nasdaq’s 48-Hour Whiplash: AI Mega-Deals, Fed Curveballs & Record Highs

Nasdaq’s 48-Hour Whiplash: AI Mega-Deals, Fed Curveballs & Record Highs

Key Facts Record Highs Meet Fed Jitters Wall Street began the week in celebration mode – by Monday’s close (Sept. 22), the Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500, and Dow had all notched record-high closes, extending a rally fueled by hopes of looser monetary policy and tech sector strength. The Nasdaq ended that session at 22,788.98, its third straight record, as investors piled into big tech nasdaq.com. The spark came from the Federal Reserve’s surprise pivot: on Sept. 17 the Fed delivered its first interest rate cut of the year, a 25 bps trim to 4.00–4.25% nasdaq.com. Hopes for easier borrowing costs
24 September 2025
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Wall Street Roiled: Fed Warning Cools Rally as AI Frenzy Ignites Stocks and Crash Fears

Wall Street Roiled: Fed Warning Cools Rally as AI Frenzy Ignites Stocks and Crash Fears

Key Facts (Sept. 23–24, 2025) Finance & Economy: Fed Caution and Fiscal Feuds Wall Street’s rally hit a speed bump as the Federal Reserve signaled it won’t rush to ease policy. On Tuesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell struck a delicate balance: he noted the central bank must “balance inflation concerns with a weakening job market” when considering future rate moves reuters.com. Importantly for investors, Powell offered no clues on the timing or size of the next interest-rate cut reuters.com. (The Fed had only just cut rates last week for the first time this year, after a string of increases.) His
24 September 2025
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Madagascar’s Drone Laws Overhauled: 2025 Guide to New Rules, Permits & Penalties

Madagascar’s Drone Laws Overhauled: 2025 Guide to New Rules, Permits & Penalties

Overview of Madagascar’s Drone Regulations (Recent Updates) Madagascar is undergoing a major shift in its drone laws. Until recently, the country maintained one of the most restrictive stances on recreational drones in the world: personal drone flights were essentially prohibited in public spaces Drone Traveller. Only commercial operators could apply for permission on a case-by-case basis, and even those permits were difficult to obtain. The Civil Aviation Directorate (now ACM) required extensive paperwork – including approvals from the Ministry of Defense and local authorities for each flight, a detailed flight plan, proof of insurance, and a risk analysis – just
24 September 2025
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Riot Platforms (RIOT) Skyrockets as Bitcoin Booms – Latest News, Insights & Forecasts

Riot Platforms (RIOT) Skyrockets as Bitcoin Booms – Latest News, Insights & Forecasts

Riot Platforms (RIOT) Stock, News, and Crypto Market Impact as of September 24, 2025 Crypto Surge and Recent Developments Riot Platforms’ fortunes are tightly linked to the broader crypto market – and lately, that market has been on fire. Bitcoin prices have skyrocketed in 2025, repeatedly shattering all-time highs. In mid-August, BTC briefly traded above $124,000 coindesk.com coindesk.com, more than triple its price from a year prior. As of late September, Bitcoin hovers around the $110–115k range coindesk.com after a slight consolidation. This crypto bull run – fueled by growing institutional adoption and macroeconomic tailwinds – has lifted all boats in the sector, Riot included.
24 September 2025
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Bitcoin Miner to AI Cloud Sensation: Why Iris Energy (IREN) Stock Is Soaring in 2025

Bitcoin Miner to AI Cloud Sensation: Why Iris Energy (IREN) Stock Is Soaring in 2025

Iris Energy (IREN) Stock Performance and News Update as of September 24, 2025 Below we delve into Iris Energy’s latest developments, its dual exposure to Bitcoin and AI, recent news from the past few days, and what experts predict next for this high-flying stock. Market Performance: IREN Stock on a Tear Iris Energy’s stock has been on a parabolic climb in 2025. After starting the year in the single digits, IREN is now hovering in the high-$40s, having nearly quadrupled year-to-date tipranks.com. The rally accelerated in recent weeks as the company rolled out major announcements (discussed below). On September 24, shares spiked over 12% intraday to ~$47
24 September 2025
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ServiceNow’s AI Revolution: Record Growth, Stock Insights & Bold Moves in 2025

ServiceNow’s AI Revolution: Record Growth, Stock Insights & Bold Moves in 2025

ServiceNow (NOW) News, Financial Performance, and Market Analysis as of September 24, 2025 Latest News (September 2025) – Upgrades, Deals & Developments Wall Street Upgrade: ServiceNow grabbed headlines on September 24, 2025 when Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to Overweight and boosted its price target from $1,040 to $1,250 tipranks.com. The analysts argued that fears of generative AI “disruption” and U.S. federal budget cuts are overdone, obscuring ServiceNow’s strong performance investing.com. In fact, ServiceNow’s platform is seen as benefiting from AI: the company is “well positioned to deliver generative AI capabilities,” creating an attractive risk/reward outlook tipranks.com. Morgan Stanley noted ServiceNow’s “consistent” execution and forecast the company can sustain ~20% subscription
24 September 2025
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Alibaba Stock Skyrockets on AI Breakthrough – Key Facts & Latest 2025 Update

Alibaba Stock Skyrockets on $53B AI Push – Hits 4-Year High, Experts Bullish

Alibaba Stock Outlook on September 24, 2025 Stock Soars on AI Spending Frenzy Alibaba’s stock skyrocketed in late September 2025 after the company dramatically upped its bet on artificial intelligence. On Sept. 24, CEO Eddie Wu took the stage at the annual Apsara Conference (Alibaba’s marquee tech event) and unveiled a bold plan to double down on AI – news that sent investors into a buying frenzy. Alibaba’s Hong Kong shares surged ~9.7% to a four-year high, and its U.S.-listed ADRs leapt a similar 9% in a single day reuters.com reuters.com. The rally pushed BABA near levels not seen since 2021, reflecting a sharp turnaround in market
24 September 2025
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Lithium Americas Stock Skyrockets on U.S. Stake Rumor – EV Boom, Lithium Prices & 2025 Outlook

Lithium Americas Stock Skyrockets on U.S. Stake Rumor – EV Boom, Lithium Prices & 2025 Outlook

Latest Stock Performance: LAC’s Wild Ride in Late September 2025 Lithium Americas stock went on a roller-coaster in late September 2025. On September 24, shares skyrocketed in pre-market trading after a Reuters report revealed that the U.S. government is considering taking an equity stake in the company Reuters. LAC opened around $5.13 (up ~67%) that morning – a dramatic jump from roughly $3 the day before Reuters. In after-hours trading the prior evening, the stock had already leapt as high as $5.54 on the news Reuters. This marked a sharp reversal from September 23, when LAC had slid nearly 7% amid broader market weakness and uncertainty over
24 September 2025
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uniQure (QURE) Stock Soars on Huntington’s Breakthrough – Key Facts & 2025 Outlook

uniQure (QURE) Stock Soars on Huntington’s Breakthrough – Key Facts & 2025 Outlook

QURE Stock Update and Analysis as of September 24, 2025 Latest News and Catalysts (September 2025) Historic Huntington’s Results: On September 24, 2025, uniQure revealed landmark Phase I/II trial results for its Huntington’s disease gene therapy AMT-130. In patients treated with a one-time injection of AMT-130, disease progression was significantly slowed – by about 75% over three years for those on the high dose reuters.com. Treated patients maintained far more of their motor and cognitive function compared to the expected decline in Huntington’s, which is an invariably progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disorder reuters.com reuters.com. Crucially, there are currently no approved drugs that slow Huntington’s disease, so these results
24 September 2025
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MP Materials Stock Skyrockets on Pentagon Deal and Apple Alliance – Rare Earth Boom or Hype?

MP Materials Stock Skyrockets on Pentagon Deal and Apple Alliance – Rare Earth Boom or Hype?

Sources: Official press releases and filings; MP Materials Q2 2025 earnings highlights mining.com reuters.com; Reuters news on record-high stock and DoD/Apple deals reuters.com reuters.com; Mining.com and C&EN coverage of U.S. strategic investments mining.com bosd1.sbcounty.gov; Motley Fool & Zacks investment research analysis nasdaq.com nasdaq.com; MarketBeat/Benzinga analyst rating summaries benzinga.com marketbeat.com; Jefferies conference commentary (Investing.com) investing.com investing.com; and recent geopolitical reports (EU Parliament, Reuters) on China’s rare earth export policy europarl.europa.eu. All information is up-to-date as of September 24, 2025.
24 September 2025
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Tawana Resources (TAWNF) 2025 Stock Skyrocket: Lithium Revival or Mirage?

Tawana Resources (TAWNF) 2025 Stock Skyrocket: Lithium Revival or Mirage?

2025 Year-to-Date Stock Performance TAWNF’s stock chart for 2025 shows an eye-popping rise, gaining nearly 37-fold in value over the course of the year Marketbeat. On paper, this performance could entice any investor – but it comes with a huge caveat. The ticker symbol “TAWNF” was reassigned to Thai Airways International on OTC markets Marketbeat. In other words, the 2025 rally in TAWNF reflects the resumption of trading and turnaround of Thai Airways – not a sudden comeback of Tawana’s defunct lithium business. In mid-2025, Thai Airways completed a court-supervised restructuring and its shares resumed trading, causing a frenzy of buying. The airline’s stock jumped after posting its
24 September 2025
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Palantir’s Shocking Reinvention: From Secretive Spy Tech to $400B Cult Lifestyle Brand

Palantir’s 2025 Stock Surge: AI Goldmine or Overhyped Bubble?

Comprehensive Investment Analysis of Palantir Technologies Stock 2025 YTD Stock Performance: An AI-Fueled Surge (and Swings) Palantir’s stock has been on a remarkable tear in 2025. Year-to-date, PLTR shares have more than doubled (+130% as of early August) businessinsider.com, following an astounding +340% gain in 2024 businessinsider.com. This rally made Palantir the single best-performing stock in the S&P 500 for the second year running businessinsider.com. In fact, by mid-2025 Palantir had far outpaced the next-best S&P constituent (GE Vernova) which was up ~100% businessinsider.com. The stock’s surge has been so dramatic that CEO Alex Karp quipped in his Q2 shareholder
24 September 2025
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RGC Resources (RGCO) 2025 – Hidden Utility Gem Fueling 80+ Years of Dividends and New Pipeline Growth

RGC Resources (RGCO) 2025 – Hidden Utility Gem Fueling 80+ Years of Dividends and New Pipeline Growth

Company Overview: A 140-Year-Old Local Gas Utility RGC Resources, Inc. is a regional natural gas distribution company headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, tracing its roots back to 1883 rgcresources.com. Through its primary subsidiary Roanoke Gas Company, RGC sells and delivers natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the Roanoke Valley and surrounding areas of southwest Virginia trefis.com. The utility operates about 1,157 miles of transmission and distribution pipeline and even a liquefied natural gas storage facility to ensure reliable supply trefis.com. As of 2024, Roanoke Gas serves over 63,700 customer accounts ranging from households to large industrial users cardinalnews.org. RGC’s business model is largely that of
24 September 2025
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Diagnex Inc. (DGNX) Stock Skyrockets in 2025 – An Epic ESG Tech Rally and What’s Next

Diagnex Inc. (DGNX) Stock Skyrockets in 2025 – An Epic ESG Tech Rally and What’s Next

Conclusion: Diagnex Inc. (DGNX) has delivered an eye-popping stock performance in 2025, fueled by its ESG tech vision and bold corporate moves. The company’s sustainability-focused business model and news flow (big acquisitions, strategic partnerships, stock split, high-profile investors) have captured speculative interest, making DGNX a standout story stock of the year. Looking ahead, investors must weigh the tantalizing long-term opportunity – riding the ESG wave and AI integration – against the significant risks of a tiny, unprofitable company attempting explosive growth. With a current Hold consensus and even supporters urging caution until profits emerge finance.yahoo.com marketbeat.com, Diagnex remains a high-risk bet. For those bullish on ESG technology, it could be a ground-floor
24 September 2025
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Nasdaq’s Wild 48 Hours: Fed Jitters, Tech Tumbles & Surprise Rallies – Sept 23–24 Roundup

Nasdaq’s Wild 48 Hours: Fed Jitters, Tech Tumbles & Surprise Rallies – Sept 23–24 Roundup

Key Facts (Sept 23–24, 2025) Fed Signals Caution as Rally Pauses Wall Street’s bull run hit turbulence on Tuesday, Sept. 23, after Fed Chair Jerome Powell struck a balanced but cautious tone in his remarks. Speaking six days after the Fed’s first rate cut of 2025, Powell emphasized the “no risk-free path”forward – the central bank must tame inflation without unduly harming the now-weakening job market. Notably, he warned that equity valuations appeared “fairly highly valued,” a signal that the recent surge in stocks may have outpaced fundamentals. This lack of a clear green light on further rate relief rattled investors who had been banking
24 September 2025
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Asia Markets Rollercoaster: Nikkei Smashes Records as Hang Seng Rebounds – Fed Jitters and Tech Rally Whipsaw Stocks

Asia Markets Rollercoaster: Nikkei Smashes Records as Hang Seng Rebounds – Fed Jitters and Tech Rally Whipsaw Stocks

Asia Stock Markets Roundup: September 23–24, 2025 Major Index Performances Across Asia Japan (Nikkei 225 & Topix): Japan’s stock market has been a standout performer. The Nikkei 225 index, propelled by robotics and semiconductor names, broke above its 1980s bubble peak to set a new all-time closing high of 45,630.31on Sept 24 economictimes.indiatimes.com. This marked a recovery from early-session losses that day, as investors piled into AI and data-center stocks like SoftBank and IHI, which led the gains economictimes.indiatimes.com. The broader Topix index also ticked up +0.2% economictimes.indiatimes.com. Analysts noted that recent momentum in Tokyo has been fueled by outsized optimism around tech investments and hopes of corporate reforms cryptorank.io. Even
24 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

Amazon stock (AMZN) slides on $200 billion AI capex plan — what Wall Street watches next week

Amazon stock (AMZN) slides on $200 billion AI capex plan — what Wall Street watches next week

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 5.6% to $210.32 on Friday after the company forecast 2026 capital spending would jump to $200 billion, up more than 50% from 2025. The drop came as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Amazon reported fourth-quarter net sales up 14% to $213.4 billion and operating income at $25 billion. Trading in Amazon was volatile, with 179 million shares changing hands.
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.
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