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Uber Stock Skyrockets on Earnings Beat – Is the Rideshare Giant Set to Keep Surging?

Uber Stock Skyrockets on Earnings Beat – Is the Rideshare Giant Set to Keep Surging?

Sources: Uber Q3 2025 earnings press releaseinvestor.uber.cominvestor.uber.com; Reutersreuters.comreuters.com; Alliance News/Alliance▲fintel.iofintel.io; Stocktwits Newsstocktwits.com; GuruFocusgurufocus.comgurufocus.com; TipRanks (analyst forecasts)tipranks.comtipranks.com; DigitalTransactions (Toast partnership)digitaltransactions.netdigitaltransactions.net; CIO (Segments.ai acquisition)cio.comcio.com; Observer (COO appointment)observer.com; Yahoo Finance/Medium (market share data)medium.comappscrip.com; Troutman Pepper Law (NJ gig work proposal)troutman.com.
4 November 2025
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Amazon’s $2.5 Billion Cloud Outage: How an AI Glitch Broke the Internet – Again

Amazon’s $2.5 Billion Cloud Outage: How an AI Glitch Broke the Internet – Again

AWS Outage “Breaks the Internet” in October 2025 Late last month, Amazon Web Services – the world’s largest cloud provider – experienced a catastrophic outage that many dubbed an “internet blackout.” The trouble began on October 19, 2025 (Monday), inside AWS’s busiest data center hub in Northern Virginia (US-East-1). According to Amazon, a “DNS resolution issue” in that region set off a chain reaction of failurestechcrunch.com. In simpler terms, part of the internet’s “phone book” stopped working properly. Specifically, AWS’s internal Domain Name System (DNS) – which translates service names to network locations – suddenly couldn’t find the address for
4 November 2025
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AI Darlings at Record Highs – Why Wall Street Fears a Frothy Stock Bubble

AI Darlings at Record Highs – Why Wall Street Fears a Frothy Stock Bubble

Record Highs Mask a Narrow Rally Wall Street’s major indexes have been on a tear, recently hitting record highs on the back of blockbuster tech gains. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite ended October at fresh peaks after a meteoric climb fueled by enthusiasm for artificial intelligencereuters.com. The broad S&P 500 index rose modestly again on Monday, up 0.3% by afternoon and holding near its all-time high set last weekcheddar.com. The Nasdaq – dominated by tech giants – likewise ticked higher (+0.6%)cheddar.com. But underneath those glittering index levels, market breadth has been surprisingly weak. In fact, most stocks are not
4 November 2025
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Palantir’s Shocking Reinvention: From Secretive Spy Tech to $400B Cult Lifestyle Brand

Palantir Stock Whipsaws After ‘Otherworldly’ Q3—Has the 400% AI Rally Finally Met Its Match?

Key facts (Nov 4, 2025) What’s happening today (4.11.2025) Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) swung lower in early U.S. trading despite recording another blockbuster quarter and hiking guidance, as investors reassessed lofty AI valuations after a year‑long melt‑up. Pre‑market quotes showed the stock down nearly 7% to $192.97 as of 5:57 a.m. ET, versus Monday’s record close at $207.18. MarketWatch+1 The wobble came alongside a broader tech pullback. One market strategist summed up the mood, saying “the market is overbought” and there’s “a lot of overvalued stuff…concentrated in tech.” Reuters Earnings in focus Palantir’s Q3 revenue climbed 63% year over year to $1.18B, with adjusted EPS of $0.21, both ahead of
4 November 2025
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Gold’s Epic Rally Ends With a Shock Slump: What’s Next for Bullion?

Gold Just Slipped Under $4,000—Then Bounced: Can Bulls Save 2025’s Record Run? (Nov 4, 2025)

Key facts (Nov 4, 2025): What happened today Gold started the session on the back foot—slipping below $4,000/oz as the dollar extended last week’s strength—then recovered most losses by midday as the greenback cooled and U.S. yields eased. At 06:25 GMT, spot was ~$3,970, but by 12:10 GMT prices had improved to ~$3,994. December futures were near $4,004.70. Reuters+1 The intraday swing reflects the push‑pull of currency and rates: Reuters noted the dollar index eased after a three‑month high, while 10‑year Treasury yields drifted off Monday’s peak—both supportive for non‑yielding gold. Reuters What the pros are saying “Gold is consolidating in the region of $4,000,” said Carlo Alberto De Casa of Swissquote, adding the next few weeks will help
4 November 2025
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Vanguard’s Crypto U-Turn: $10T Giant Opens Doors to Bitcoin ETFs

‘Will $100K Break Today?’ Bitcoin Teeters as Shutdown Ties Record — Live Price, ETF Flows, Expert Calls (Nov 4, 2025)

Key facts (Nov 4, 2025): What’s happening Bitcoin fell back toward $104K on Tuesday, with traders eyeing whether the symbolic $100K level will hold. Weakness follows a run of negative ETF flow days and a firmer U.S. dollar as Washington’s shutdown drags on, weighing on risk appetite. CoinDesk notes BTC is about 20% below its early‑October peak and “approaching its lowest since June,” while the DXY dollar gauge has pushed back to the 100 area—typically a headwind for crypto. CoinDesk The selling has been forceful: CoinDesk tallies roughly $1.4B in liquidations across major exchanges over the past day as altcoins joined BTC’s slide. CoinDesk On the fund side, U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs logged –$186.5M net outflows Monday, Nov 3—driven entirely by
4 November 2025
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European Stocks Climb Despite Shutdown Fears – Healthcare and Luxury Lead Gains

Wall Street on Edge: Bank Chiefs Warn 10–15% Pullback as Fed Flies Blind—Futures Slide, Big Tech Wobbles (Nov. 4, 2025)

Live market snapshot (pre‑open) Timestamp: ~12:50 UTC (7:50 a.m. ET) — indicative live quotes. Index proxies (ETFs) Megacaps & key namesAAPL 269.05 • MSFT 517.03 • NVDA 206.88 • AMZN 254.00 • GOOGL 283.72 • AMD 259.65 • TSLA 468.37 • PLTR 207.18 • SRPT 24.45 • UBER 99.72 • SHOP 172.94 • SPOT 644.09 • QCOM 180.72. Live quotes. Note: Prices above are live snapshots and may differ from the official open. What’s driving the market 1) Valuation angst meets AI fatigue. At a Hong Kong summit, Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick flagged the chance of a routine 10–15% drawdown; Goldman’s David Solomon said “technology multiples are full.” Their caution
4 November 2025
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Banks Warn of Bubble as AI Darling Palantir Plunges from Record High

Banks Warn of Bubble as AI Darling Palantir Plunges from Record High

Market Rally Hits a Wall of Warnings After a red-hot October rally in U.S. stocks, November kicked off with a stark reality check. Last week, Wall Street’s major indexes were at all-time highs, buoyed by Big Tech earnings and surging investments in artificial intelligencereuters.com. But now top bankers are urging caution. Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick and Goldman Sachs chief David Solomon both warned the market may be due for a pullback, citing frothy tech valuationsreuters.com. “Technology multiples are full,” Solomon observed, suggesting parts of the market have grown too exuberant. This sentiment echoes JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon, who recently cautioned
4 November 2025
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Pfizer’s Q3 Shocker: Earnings Beat, Outlook Raised, and a $7 Billion Obesity Drug Gambit

Pfizer’s Q3 Shocker: Earnings Beat, Outlook Raised, and a $7 Billion Obesity Drug Gambit

Q3 Earnings Beat and Raised Outlook Pfizer delivered a positive surprise in Q3 2025, topping earnings and revenue expectations even as its overall results declined from a year ago. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $0.87, comfortably above consensus (~$0.63–$0.64)reuters.com. This was achieved on quarterly revenue of about $16.7 billion, which, while ~6% lower than the same period last year, slightly exceeded analysts’ forecasts (~$16.5B)stocktwits.comreuters.com. The decline was largely anticipated due to the sharp drop in COVID-19 product demand, but stronger-than-expected sales in other areas helped Pfizer beat the Street’s estimates. Encouraged by the quarter’s results, Pfizer raised its
4 November 2025
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Spotify’s Q3 Shocker: Profit Soars, 700+ Million Users & a Price Hike Looming?

Spotify’s Q3 Shocker: Profit Soars, 700+ Million Users & a Price Hike Looming?

Q3 2025 Earnings Beat Expectations Spotify delivered a robust third-quarter performance, topping earnings estimates and underscoring its financial turnaround. The audio streaming giant reported €4.27 billion in Q3 revenue, slightly exceeding forecasts (about €4.23 billion)ca.investing.com. This represented ~7% growth year-on-year (12% growth on a constant-currency basis)ca.investing.comnewsroom.spotify.com. Key drivers were strong subscriber gains and higher subscription prices instituted in many markets. On the bottom line, operating profit came in at €582 millionnewsroom.spotify.com, rising roughly 28–33% from a year ago as Spotify reined in costs and expanded margins. Net income swung to €899 million for the quarter, a dramatic improvement from a €300 million loss in Q3
4 November 2025
Halliburton’s Big Comeback? Why Experts Say Oil Services Are ‘Down But Not Out’ in 2025

Halliburton’s Big Comeback? Why Experts Say Oil Services Are ‘Down But Not Out’ in 2025

Oilfield Services: “Down But Not Out” After a Tough Year Halliburton, one of the world’s top oilfield services companies, has faced a challenging environment in 2025. U.S. shale producers cut back on drilling budgets as oil prices slipped (West Texas crude has been trading around the low-$60sreuters.com), and international projects largely stalled. This downturn hit Halliburton’s North America-centric business hard – the company even slashed its 2025–26 earnings forecasts by up to 25% earlier in the year amid the shale slowdowngurufocus.com. Industry-wide, rig counts fell and profit margins tightened, prompting talk of an extended slump for oilfield service providers. However,
4 November 2025
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Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

7 February 2026
Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $175 billion–$185 billion, with most spending expected on data-center chips. Broadcom shares rose about 2% after the announcement, while Nvidia and AMD slipped. Jefferies reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom, maintaining a $500 price target, implying a 62% upside from Wednesday’s close.
No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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