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London Stock Exchange at Record Highs – Inside the Historic Market’s Brexit Battle and 2025 Revival

FTSE 100 Near Record High as Oil Boom and Bank Earnings Ignite London Rally

London’s Blue-Chip Index Flirts with Records London’s flagship FTSE 100 index is trading near record territory, extending a dramatic October rally. The FTSE closed last week at an all-time high of 9,645.62 pointsts2.tech and has barely budged from that pinnacle in recent sessions. After six consecutive days of gains through Monday, the index inched up another ~0.1% on 28 October to around 9,654 – essentially flat but enough to mark a fresh record closemorningstar.com. The domestically focused FTSE 250 mid-cap index has also climbed, reaching ~22,500 (its highest since 2022) before easing slightlyts2.tech. This steady performance signals investors holding onto
28 October 2025
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Rare Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS – a 10-Billion-Year-Old Time Capsule – Flies Past Mars

Largest & Oldest Interstellar Comet Ever Seen Nears Sun – 3I/ATLAS Blasts Water ‘Like a Fire Hose’

Image: Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (center) streaking through the stars, captured on Aug. 27, 2025 by the Gemini South telescope in Chile. As the comet nears the Sun, solar radiation vaporizes ice in its nucleus, unleashing jets of gas and dust that form a growing taillivescience.com. A Visitor From Beyond the Solar System Astronomers in late July 2025 realized that a faint new comet spotted by the ATLAS survey was no ordinary object – its orbit was highly eccentric (e > 1), meaning it wasn’t bound to the Sun at allspace.com. This was the tip-off that the comet, now designated 3I/ATLAS,
28 October 2025
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Tesla vs Ford Stock Showdown: One Soars, One Stumbles – Here’s Why

Tesla vs Ford Stock Showdown: One Soars, One Stumbles – Here’s Why

Stock Price Rollercoaster: Tesla Soars as Ford Slips It’s been a tale of two stocks in the final days of October 2025. On Monday, Oct. 27, Tesla’s shares rallied while Ford’s retreated, highlighting a divergence in market sentiment. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) jumped about 4.3% on the dayreuters.com, buoyed by optimism around a potential U.S.-China trade deal and enthusiasm for Tesla’s tech prospects. In fact, Tesla was the top gainer in the S&P 500’s consumer discretionary sector Mondayreuters.com. By mid-day, TSLA neared the mid-$440s, and it closed around $449, not far from its 52-week highs. One catalyst: reports that White House
27 October 2025
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Palantir-Lumen AI Deal Sparks Stock Rally – CEO Warns of “Arms Race”

Palantir’s $400 B AI Surge: PLTR Stock Hits Record High in 2025’s 300% Rally – What’s Next?

Record Rally Powered by AI Hype and Big Deals Palantir’s stock has been on a tear in late 2025, far outpacing the broader market. As of October 27, PLTR shares were trading around record highs after a week of strong gains. A broad tech rally – driven by cooling inflation and investor excitement over artificial intelligence – helped lift high-growth names like Palantirts2.techts2.tech. On October 24, for example, the Nasdaq surged over 1%, propelling the S&P 500 to fresh all-time highsts2.tech. Palantir rode that wave, with heavy trading volume as the stock pushed toward the top of its rangets2.tech. Over the
27 October 2025
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Dow Dips as Fed Fears Slam Tech Stocks – Hot Economic Data Rattles Wall Street (Sept 25, 2025)

Stocks Surge to Record Highs as AI Boom Meets Trade Deal Hopes – Boom or Bubble?

Record Highs on Trade Optimism and Fed Hopes Wall Street’s euphoria to start the week was driven in large part by hopes of a U.S.-China trade truce and a friendlier Fed. On Monday, the S&P 500 notched its second straight record close, and the Dow and Nasdaq also finished at new all-time highstriblive.com. Investors cheered news that U.S. President Donald Trump will meet China’s President Xi Jinping on Thursday, aiming to finalize a deal framework that could pause new U.S. tariffs and roll back China’s export curbs on rare-earth mineralstriblive.com. After two days of talks in Malaysia, U.S. officials signaled China may boost purchases of
27 October 2025
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Intel Stock Soars on AI Hype and $15B Lifeline – Can the Rally Last?

Intel Stock Hits 18-Month High as AI Hype and $15 B Deals Fuel Stunning Rally

Shares Soar on AI Buzz and “Rescue” Deals Intel’s stock price has rallied dramatically in 2025, recently reaching its highest level since early 2024 on the back of AI optimism and hefty strategic investments. Intel Corporation’s stock price has been on a tear, hitting levels not seen in over a year and a half. Shares of the Silicon Valley semiconductor icon jumped as much as 7–8% after its latest earnings report, briefly reaching an 18-month high (around $39–$40)reuters.com. The stock is now trading near a two-year peak, marking a dramatic turnaround from its struggles in 2022–2024. Year-to-date, INTC has nearly
27 October 2025
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NVIDIA 2025: Dominating the AI Boom – Company Overview, Key Segments, Competition, and Future Outlook

Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Rallies on AI Boom, Trade Optimism – Analysts Weigh Competition & Outlook

NVDA Stock Surges Amid AI Optimism Nvidia’s stock rallied at the start of this week, gaining nearly 3% on Monday to ~$190.7investopedia.com. The jump outpaced broader indexes, as optimism about a potential U.S.-China trade deal and cooling inflation lifted tech shares to record highsinvestopedia.comreuters.com. Nvidia’s Monday gain helped extend its year-to-date climb to about +30%, vastly outperforming the S&P 500’s returnsts2.tech. Shares are only a few points shy of the all-time intraday peak (~$195.62) reached in early Octoberts2.tech. Back then, euphoric buying amid the AI boom briefly boosted Nvidia’s market capitalization above $4 trillion – even surpassing Apple to be
27 October 2025
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Co-Diagnostics (CODX) Stock Skyrockets 200% on Saudi JV – Is This Just the Beginning?

Co-Diagnostics (CODX) Stock Skyrockets 200% on Saudi JV – Is This Just the Beginning?

Stock Skyrockets on Saudi Arabia Deal Announcement Co-Diagnostics’ stock price erupted on Monday after the company unveiled a strategic joint venture in the Middle East. Shares of the small-cap diagnostics firm opened around $0.59 and quickly soared, at one point up 133% to about $0.82 by mid-morningbenzinga.com. The surge only intensified as trading progressed – by late morning the stock was up 148% and still climbing, prompting a wave of retail trader excitement onlinemenafn.com. CODX ultimately closed at $1.07, marking a stunning +206% one-day gainfinance.yahoo.com. For context, the stock had ended the prior trading day at roughly $0.35nasdaq.com, and was down over 70% in the past year before
27 October 2025
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NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) Stock Shakes Off Chip Gloom – AI & Auto Hopes Fuel Rebound

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) Stock Shakes Off Chip Gloom – AI & Auto Hopes Fuel Rebound

Stock Price & Recent Trading Activity NXP’s stock has seen choppy trading in recent days amid mixed signals from the semiconductor sector. Early last week, NXPI shares slid into the mid-$210s after peer Texas Instruments spooked the market with a dour outlook. TI reported soft demand for its chips and high customer inventories, sending its stock down ~7.5% and dragging NXP ~2–3% lower in sympathyts2.tech. On October 22, NXP closed around $217.16 – a multi-week low – on heavy volume, as investors reacted to signs of an industry slowdownstatmuse.com. This sector-wide selloff (which also hit names like Microchip and Qualcomm)
27 October 2025
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Cadence’s AI-Fueled Q3 Surprise: Earnings Beat, Big Deals, and Bold Forecasts Ignite CDNS Stock

Cadence Stock Skyrockets on AI Chip Boom: CDNS Hits New Highs Amid Earnings Beat and $3B Deal

CDNS Stock Performance: Near Highs After Steady Climb Cadence’s stock has been on a steady upward trajectory throughout 2025, riding the broader tech wave. After starting the year around the high-$200s, CDNS surged over the summer amid the AI-driven market rally, peaking around $370 in Julyfinviz.com. A mid-September pullback – triggered by Synopsys’s China-related warning – saw Cadence briefly dip into the low $330sfinviz.comfinviz.com, but the stock quickly rebounded. By late October, CDNS was trading near $350and hitting fresh multi-month highs ahead of earningsasktraders.com. In fact, the stock jumped ~6.6% in the five sessions leading up to the Q3 earnings releaseasktraders.com, reflecting bullish anticipation from
27 October 2025
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Trash to Cash: Waste Management (WM) Stock Shines on Cash Flow and Sustainability Drive

Trash to Cash: Waste Management (WM) Stock Shines on Cash Flow and Sustainability Drive

Stock Performance and Recent Trends Waste Management’s stock has been relatively steady in recent weeks, moving only modestly amid a volatile broader market. On October 27, WM shares closed around $213.77 (down just –0.4% for the day) ahead of its earnings releasestockanalysis.com. In after-hours trading following the results, the stock dipped roughly 2% to about $209 as investors digested the slight revenue miss and cautious guidance update. Overall, WM’s price has fallen about 0.8% over the past week and ~1.8% in the past monthtradingview.com, a mild pullback largely in line with its sector. Year-to-date, WM is up approximately 6–7%tickernerd.com – a respectable gain though lagging the S&P 500’s
27 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

7 February 2026
Walmart shares rose 3.3% Friday to $131.18, up 10% since Jan. 30, as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The retailer’s market value crossed $1 trillion this week. Investors await January inflation data on Feb. 13 and Walmart’s quarterly results on Feb. 19 for signs of continued momentum.
Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

7 February 2026
Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
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