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Visa (V) Stock Poised for a Surge? Crypto Pilot and Travel Deals Fuel Optimism

Visa Stock Set to Soar? Analysts Eye $400 After Strong Earnings & Dividend Hike. Before Markets Open — Nov 3, 2025.

Earnings and Business Performance Visa’s late-October earnings confirmed solid momentum. Fiscal Q4 (ended Sep. 30) topped expectations on both sales and profit. Revenue of $10.72 billion was up 12% year-over-yearts2.techts2.tech, driven by higher global payment volumes and recovering travel-related transactions. Adjusted EPS was $2.98ts2.techts2.tech – marginally above the consensus ~$2.97 – reflecting tight expense control and higher transaction fees. Management emphasized that consumer usage held up well: Visa noted “significant growth” in processed transaction counts alongside the 12% revenue gaints2.techts2.tech. In tandem with earnings, Visa’s board boosted the quarterly dividend 14% (to $0.67)ts2.tech. That dividend hike underscores the company’s strong cash
2 November 2025
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Buffett’s Berkshire Stuns with Record Cash Hoard and Profit Surge Ahead of CEO Exit

Berkshire’s $381B Cash Haul & Buffett’s Exit: Will Shares Explode Monday? Market Prep: Nov 3, 2025.

Q3 2025 Results: Profit Surge, but Modest Revenue. Berkshire’s latest earnings report (released Nov 1) was largely positive. Operating earnings – Buffett’s preferred measure (excluding stock-market swings) – jumped to $13.49 billion in Q3, a +34% gain from year-agobusinesstimes.com.sgreuters.com. This beat expectations and was fueled by a rebound in insurance underwriting (weather losses were low) and favorable currency movements. For example, fewer hurricane losses helped primary insurance profits recover. BNSF railroad profits also rose (~6%), and manufacturing/retail businesses did well. On the other hand, utilities (Berkshire Energy) saw profit decline ~9%ts2.tech and GEICO’s pretax profit dipped (~13% drop) as it spent more
2 November 2025
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Meta’s Q3 Showdown: Can AI Spend and Ad Growth Drive Another Rally?

Meta Stock Alert: AI Spending Spree, Q3 Results Bombshell & $30B Bond Sale (Monday Market Preview)

Key Facts (as of Nov 2, 2025): Q3 2025 Earnings Recap Meta’s October earnings (reported Oct 29 after the close) painted a mixed picture. The company delivered strong revenue growth – $51.24 B for Q3, up 26% year-on-yearts2.tech – led by robust advertising demand and rising user engagement. (Daily active users across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and others hit ~3.54 billion, +8% YoYnasdaq.com.) Ad impressions rose ~14% and prices ~10%, fueling the gain. However, profitability collapsed: reported net income was only $2.71 B (EPS $1.05), versus $15.7 B (EPS $6.03) a year earlierts2.tech. This huge drop was almost entirely due to a one-time $15.93 billion tax
2 November 2025
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NVIDIA’s Stock Soars to New Highs – Analysts Eye Further Gains

NVIDIA Stock Surges to Record Heights – Is the AI Boom Unstoppable? Market Open Preview — Nov 3, 2025.

Key Facts: – NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) closed around $202.5 on Oct 31, 2025marketbeat.com. Last week it hit ~$207 (Oct 29), briefly making NVDA the first-ever $5 trillion companyreuters.comts2.tech. Since late October, shares have oscillated ~$180–207ts2.techmarketbeat.com, so the stock currently sits near all-time highs. Year-to-date NVDA has gained roughly 50%ts2.tech, far outpacing broad indexes. CEO Jensen Huang sold ~25,000 shares on Oct 29 (~$5.2M) under a pre-set plants2.tech, part of ~$1.5B insiders have taken off the table in 2025. In the latest quarter (FY2026 Q2), revenue jumped 56% YoY to $46.7Bts2.tech (≈88% from data-center AI chips) with ~72% gross margin (50%
2 November 2025
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Microsoft Stock Soars on AI and Cloud Frenzy – Analysts Eye $600+ Price Targets

Microsoft Stock Soars Toward $600? AI Boom, Earnings & Analyst Targets Before Nov. 3, 2025

With its recent earnings beat and aggressive AI/cloud investments, Microsoft remains the poster child of the “AI and cloud” rallyxtb.comts2.tech. Many experts see continued momentum. Morgan Stanley notes “durable top-line demand” and flagged MSFT as a buy on any weaknessinvesting.cominvesting.com. Stonehage Fleming’s Gerrit Smit observes MSFT is “becoming more of a cloud infrastructure business and a leader in enterprise AI”ts2.tech. Consensus forecasts (analyst and models) generally target $600+ by mid-2026, reflecting confidence that AI-driven growth will persist. Bottom line: Microsoft’s fundamentals remain strong (double-digit growth, huge cash flow)ts2.techmicrosoft.com. Q1 results showed robust revenue and Azure gainsreuters.com, and the big AI
2 November 2025
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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Alphabet Stock Skyrockets on AI Boom – Is $300 Next? Market Open Preview — Nov 3, 2025

Alphabet’s momentum comes from booming ad sales and AI cloud spending. The company’s October 2025 results (out Oct. 29) blew past expectations, proving that Google Search still dominates and that Google Cloud is hitting its stride. CEO Sundar Pichai says Alphabet is “investing to meet customer demand” across its businessesreuters.com. As Northwestern Mutual’s Matt Stucky notes, “continued strength in search is helping to dispel negative sentiment” about AI cannibalizing Google’s corereuters.com. In other words, Google’s core cash-cow (ads) is healthy again, while new AI-driven offerings fuel further growth. Q3 Earnings & Business Highlights Alphabet’s Oct. 29 earnings report was a
2 November 2025
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Amazon’s Stock Skyrockets: Q3 Beat, Cloud and AI Boom Fuel Rally

Amazon Stock Skyrockets on Q3 Blowout – Could $300 Be Next? Pre-Market Brief — Nov 3, 2025

Current Price & Recent Performance Amazon ended Friday, Oct. 31 at $244.22 on the NASDAQ, a +9.58% gain from the prior closereuters.com. This was one of AMZN’s largest one-day moves in years, driven by the blowout earnings report. For the week (Oct. 27–31), the stock climbed from the mid-$220s to the mid-$240s, a roughly +8% weekly rise. Year-to-date, Amazon is now up roughly 10–12%, a big improvement from being essentially flat earlier in Octoberts2.techreuters.com. (By way of context, the Nasdaq Composite has gained ~15% YTD, and peers like Microsoft and Google were already up high teens.) According to Reuters, Amazon’s
2 November 2025
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Apple Stock Hits New Heights: iPhone 17 Supercycle, Analyst Split, and 2025 Outlook Revealed

Apple Stock Poised for Explosive Rally? AAPL Pre-Market Report – Nov 3, 2025

In summary, Apple heads into Nov 3 on solid footing: fresh highs, record Q4 results, and bullish guidancets2.techreuters.com. Analysts acknowledge the strong iPhone cycle but warn expectations are hights2.tech. The pre-market pulse suggests cautious optimism – AAPL’s trajectory will likely mirror the broader market mood on tech and policy, making today’s open a pivotal test of the rally’s durability. Sources: Company filings and earnings callsts2.techreuters.com; Reuters and major media reportsreuters.comreuters.comreuters.com; market analytics and interviewsts2.techts2.tech; and TechStock² (ts2.tech) industry analysists2.techts2.techts2.tech.
2 November 2025
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India’s “Bahubali” Rocket to Launch 4.4-Ton Heaviest-Ever Military Satellite – Countdown to Nov 2 Blastoff

India’s “Bahubali” Rocket to Launch 4.4-Ton Heaviest-Ever Military Satellite – Countdown to Nov 2 Blastoff

Mission Overview On Nov 2 evening, ISRO will attempt a landmark mission by launching CMS-03 – also known as GSAT-7R – atop its powerful LVM3-M5 launcher. The satellite, dedicated to the Indian Navy, aims to bolster India’s maritime communications and domain awareness. At liftoff, the 43.5 m-tall “Bahubali” rocket will carry CMS-03 into a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) (about 36,000 km high), from which the spacecraft will later circularize to geostationary orbit. Weighing roughly 9,700 lbs (4,400 kg), CMS-03 will become the heaviest communications satellite launched by an Indian rocketspace.commoneycontrol.com. ISRO itself calls this a record: it will be the
2 November 2025
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XRP Price Jumps Back After Wild Swing – Ripple’s Token Eyes ETF Catalyst in Volatile Crypto Market

XRP Price Skyrockets 40% – Will Ripple Hit $5 by 2025? Experts Weigh In

Market Snapshot Ripple’s XRP (priced ~$2.50) sits at multi-year highs after a volatile October. As of late Oct 2025, Bitcoin trades near $110K and Ethereum ~$3,800ts2.tech, so XRP’s ~$2.50 price represents roughly 3–4% of total crypto market capts2.tech. In fact, XRP’s market cap (~$149B) places it among the top five cryptocurrenciests2.tech. The token briefly topped $3.00 in early October (peaking at ~$3.07 on Oct 6) before last week’s pullbackts2.tech. Overall market capitalization of all cryptos is around $3.8 trillionreuters.com, and crypto investor sentiment has been cautiously optimistic given recent regulatory wins (see below). Trading volume has been very high for XRP
2 November 2025
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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 02.11.2025

ENDEDLive coverage has endedEnded: November 3, 2025, 12:00 AM EST Asia stocks rise as tech leads gains after Wall Street's winning week November 2, 2025, 11:56 PM EST. Shares in Asia edged higher on Monday after Wall Street closed another winning week, led by Amazon's 9.6% jump on Friday and a strong Apple report. In Korea, the Kospi rose about 2.6% with Samsung Electronics up 3.4%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.4% and the Shanghai Composite was little changed. PMI data showed slower factory activity in October, with the private sector reading at 50.6 and the official at 49.0. U.S.
2 November 2025
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Bitcoin Plunges Below $107K as Crypto Markets Reset – Experts See “Controlled” Dip

Bitcoin Hits $110K: Bull Run to $200K or a Downward Slide to $80K? Latest Crypto Market Update

Key Facts: As of Nov 2, 2025, Bitcoin trades around $110,000 (almost unchanged from ~$111K a week ago)ts2.techtwelvedata.com. In early October BTC briefly hit a record ~$125K before a sudden pullback to ~$104K mid-month amid U.S.–China trade tensionsts2.techts2.tech. Last week (Oct 24–30) Bitcoin ranged roughly $107K–$116Kts2.techts2.tech. The Fed cut rates 25 bp on Oct 29 (to ~3.75–4%), but Powell’s cautious tone dented risk appetitecoindesk.comts2.tech. Recent market drivers include eased U.S.–China trade fears (Trump lowered China tariffs)coindesk.comts2.tech and record inflows into Bitcoin ETFs (~$6 billion in early Oct)ts2.techts2.tech. Major players continue accumulating BTC: over 170 public companies now hold >1 million BTC (~5% of supply)ts2.techts2.tech,
2 November 2025
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Macquarie Group share price slips 2% after APRA eases liquidity curbs — what to watch next week

Macquarie Group share price slips 2% after APRA eases liquidity curbs — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Macquarie Group shares fell 2.17% to A$207.83 Friday, marking a third straight decline as the ASX 200 slid 2%. Australia’s regulator trimmed liquidity requirements for Macquarie Bank after improvements in controls. Macquarie Asset Management announced two UK utility deals, including full ownership of Last Mile Infrastructure and the purchase of Energy Assets Group. Investors await Tuesday’s operational briefing.
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 07.02.2026

7 February 2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: February 7, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTUpdated: February 7, 2026, 1:05 AM EST Crude Oil Prices Rise on Dollar Weakness, Geopolitical Tensions February 7, 2026, 12:52 AM EST. Crude oil prices edged higher on Friday, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and escalating geopolitical risks in the Middle East. March WTI crude gained 0.41%, rebounding from early losses, while gasoline prices rose 1.38%. Doubts over a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal loom after reports of Iran's refusal to halt uranium enrichment, raising the risk of military action and potential disruption of vital shipping routes. Additionally, a surge in U.S. consumer
Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
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