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Artificial Intelligence News 23 October 2025

Microsoft vs. Oracle Stocks: AI Frenzy Sends Shares Soaring – Which Tech Titan Will Win?

Microsoft vs. Oracle Stocks: AI Frenzy Sends Shares Soaring – Which Tech Titan Will Win?

Stock Prices and Recent Performance As of Oct. 23, 2025, Microsoft closed around $520.59 (prior close)investing.com, essentially unchanged for the day. The stock has steadily climbed this month (briefly touching ~$524 on Oct. 22investing.com) and is now up about 25% since Jan. 1ts2.techts2.tech. In contrast, Oracle pulled back recently: it closed about $280.07 on Oct. 23 (after-hours)stockanalysis.comts2.tech. Oracle rocketed to all-time highs above $345 in early September on AI cloud deal newsts2.techts2.tech, but profit-taking drove sharp drops in mid-October. For example, ORCL fell ~7% on Oct. 17 and ~5% on Oct. 20ts2.tech. Even so, Oracle’s stock remains ~70% above its
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Walmart’s AI Push Sends Stock Soaring – Is Target the Bargain Buy Now?

Walmart’s AI Push Sends Stock Soaring – Is Target the Bargain Buy Now?

Walmart: AI, E-Commerce and Upside Walmart’s recent stock strength is being fueled by innovation and solid sales. The ChatGPT deal this month was widely hailed: OpenAI’s Sam Altman himself praised the integration as “one way AI will help people every day”ts2.tech. UBS analyst Michael Lasser noted it should add “incrementality and differentiation vs. the rest of retail”ts2.tech. Indeed, Walmart’s stock hit an all-time intraday high (~$107) right after the announcementts2.tech. TechStock² (TS2) analysis reports that investors see Walmart’s “diverse engines – robust grocery/value sales, surging e-commerce, fast-growing ad and membership income” as a path to 3–5% annual revenue growthts2.tech. Walmart’s
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Booking Holdings (BKNG) Stock Rallies on Travel Recovery and AI Push – KeyBanc Eyes $6,450

Booking Holdings (BKNG) Stock Rallies on Travel Recovery and AI Push – KeyBanc Eyes $6,450

Key Facts: Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) closed at $5,093.47 on October 23, 2025, down 2.62% for the dayreuters.com. Earlier in the week it traded as high as ~$5,286 (Oct 21) before easing backmarketscreener.com. Over the past month BKNG is modestly lower (~–6.9%) as sector peers gainednasdaq.com. Analyst Outlook: KeyBanc just initiated coverage with an Overweight rating and a $6,450 price targetbenzinga.cominvesting.com. Consensus forecasts (Zacks) see Q3 EPS ~$95.7 (+14% YoY) and revenue $8.71B (+9%)nasdaq.com. Business Drivers: CEO Glenn Fogel emphasizes accelerated growth overseas and heavy investment in AI. “Asia remains central to our long-term strategy…we expect industry growth in the
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Intel Stock Surges 80% on AI Chip Hype – Can $INTC Keep Flying?

Intel Stock Explodes After Q3 Earnings Beat: Will the AI Rally Continue?

Intel’s October 23 earnings report delivered a better-than-expected quarter, sparking relief among investors. The company beat Wall Street’s forecasts, with Q3 revenue of $13.7 billion and adjusted earnings of $0.23/share (versus a consensus around breakeven)intc.cominvestopedia.com. Importantly, Intel swung to net profit (GAAP net income $4.1B) after a huge loss last year. CEO Lip-Bu Tan hailed the results as evidence of a turnaround: he said Intel was making “steady progress” and that “AI is accelerating demand for compute” across its CPU, ASIC and foundry businessintc.com. Likewise, CFO Dave Zinsner noted that Intel had taken “meaningful steps…to strengthen our balance sheet,” citing the
23 October 2025
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Intel Stock Skyrockets on U.S. Government Lifeline and AI Deals – What’s Next?

Intel Stock Surges 90% on AI Boom and $15B Backing – Can the Rally Continue?

Stock Price & Recent Moves Intel’s stock price has been on a tear in October. After reaching a 52-week high near $39.65 in mid-Octoberts2.tech, INTC was trading around $38–39 as of Oct. 22–23ts2.tech. On Oct. 23, INTC closed at roughly $38.17, up about +3.4% for the dayinvesting.com. This follows a volatile few sessions: shares jumped nearly 3% on Oct. 20 to ~$38.10, eased on Oct. 21, then surged again into the Oct. 23 closets2.tech. Over the past month the stock has pulled back about 10% from its early-October peak, but buyers have defended the mid-$30s as supportts2.tech. Fundamentally, Intel’s stock
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MSAI Stock Skyrockets 42% as MultiSensor AI Rides AI Boom and Big New Deal – Is More Upside Ahead?

MSAI Stock Skyrockets 42% as MultiSensor AI Rides AI Boom and Big New Deal – Is More Upside Ahead?

MultiSensor AI’s Stock Soars on Deal News and AI Hype MultiSensor AI Holdings (MSAI) was one of today’s top gainers, skyrocketing +42.5% by the closing bell to about $0.96 per sharereuters.com. The sudden jump – on trading volume several times above average – suggests a burst of investor optimism around the company’s prospects. It also nearly pushed MSAI above the crucial $1.00 threshold needed to maintain its Nasdaq listingtipranks.com. Just days ago the stock was trading near $0.66, so this move marks a dramatic short-term reversal. The rally appears fueled by both company-specific news and a generally risk-on mood for
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Walmart’s ChatGPT Checkout Debut Sparks Stock Surge to Record Highs – Is $1 Trillion Cap Within Reach?

ChatGPT Shoppers Send Walmart Stock Soaring – Analysts Predict Further Upside

Market Snapshot Walmart’s stock has hit new highs in mid-October 2025. Investors cheered the Oct. 14 announcement of a ChatGPT shopping integration, which drove WMT shares up roughly 3–5% that day to about $107 by the closets2.tech. That closing price marked a new 52-week and all-time high for the stockts2.tech. Overall, Walmart is up ~30% over the past 12 monthsm.investing.com (about +18–19% year-to-datets2.tech), outpacing the S&P 500 and many retail peers. Its market capitalization now stands around $850–855 billionts2.tech. Despite the strong run, WMT trades at a premium (forward P/E ~30–35×) on expectations of continued growth. Walmart’s vast logistics network
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Oracle Stock Surges on $300B AI Cloud Deal – Is a Trillion-Dollar Valuation Next?

Oracle Stock Skyrockets on $300B AI Cloud Deal — Wall Street Eyes $400 Upside

Oracle’s recent moves – mega cloud contracts, ambitious AI plans, and heavy capex – have re-ignited its growth story, but they also raise big questions. The company is counting on a boom in AI demand (from OpenAI and others) to fuel revenue growth and justify its high valuationts2.techts2.tech. In the short term, technical traders point to support around the high-$270s and resistance near $300. Option-market indicators even suggest ORCL could revisit ~$354 by year-end (an ~18% rise) if the bull case prevailswebull.com. Conversely, a failure to deliver on its promises could send ORCL back toward the $270s or lowerwebull.com. In
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Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Update & Insight Report – 2 Oct 2025

Microsoft Stock Soars on AI and Cloud Buzz – Will $520 Rally Hit $600?

Stock Performance and Market Snapshot MSFT stock has hit fresh highs amid the AI and cloud craze. On Oct. 23, 2025 it was trading around $521–523stocktitan.net, up over 0.5% on the day. Year-to-date, Microsoft is up roughly 25%nasdaq.com (compare to mid-single-digit gains for many peers). Its market cap is now about $3.8 trillionstocktitan.net, making it the second-largest U.S. company. Analysts note the stock’s price-to-earnings (forward) is near 28×ts2.tech, which is high but justified by double-digit earnings growth forecasts and a growing dividend. MSFT’s recent price strength reflects broad fundamentals. A TS2.tech analysis observes “Microsoft is firing on multiple cylinders” with broad-based gains
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Meta’s $1.5B AI Hiring Spree: Will Zuckerberg’s Talent Grab Send META Stock Soaring & Shake Up Apple’s XR Plans?

Meta (META) Stock Surges on Massive AI Bets – Can the Rally Last?

Key Facts: Meta shares trade around $730–$740 in late Oct 2025stockinvest.us, near all-time highs (≈$789 in August)ts2.tech. The stock is up roughly 25% year-to-datets2.tech, well above the broader market. In Q2 2025 Meta reported $47.52B revenue (+22% YoY) and $18.34B net incomets2.tech, beating estimates. Management guided Q3 revenue to $47.5–50.5B (≈+20% YoY)ts2.tech (analysts expect ≈$49.4Big.com). Wall Street is broadly bullish – ~85% of covering analysts rate META a Buy/Strong Buyts2.tech, with 12‑month targets averaging around $825ts2.tech (some as high as $900+). Major recent developments include a $27–30B Louisiana data-center joint venture (Meta keeps 20% ownership)bloomberg.com, the announced purchase of AI
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Broadcom’s $10B AI Deal Sparks 90% Rally – What’s Next for AVGO Stock?

Broadcom (AVGO) Stock Skyrockets on $10B OpenAI AI Chip Deal – Analysts Target $460

In sum, Broadcom’s story is clear: a blockbuster AI partnership (OpenAI) and new AI product launches have turbocharged expectations. Wall Street’s upgraded price targets reflect this, with many analysts now modeling Broadcom as a major AI infrastructure winnerts2.techmarketbeat.com. As TS2.Tech puts it, Broadcom’s perceived central role in the AI boom has led to “outsized returns”ts2.tech. General investors should note the optimism – but also the sky-high bar. Even with consensus targets around $370–380, many eyes are on whether Broadcom can keep exceeding lofty growth forecasts. Sources: Contemporary financial news and analysis from Reuters, MarketBeat, TS2.Tech and other credible mediats2.techmarketbeat.comreuters.comsiliconangle.com. These
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“AI Boom” Pushes Monolithic Power (MPWR) Stock to Record High – Is the Rally Just Beginning?

“AI Boom” Pushes Monolithic Power (MPWR) Stock to Record High – Is the Rally Just Beginning?

Stock Rally on Oct. 23, 2025 On Thursday the market really took notice. MPWR stock climbed sharply after midday – driven by a published analyst upgrade – and hit $1,045.01, a fresh 52-week highmarkets.chroniclejournal.com. (Earlier that day it had closed around $1,001markets.chroniclejournal.com.) In fact, MarketBeat reports MPWR traded “as high as $1,045.01” on Oct. 23marketbeat.com. By comparison, the stock opened the year near $620, so the YTD run is roughly +70%. The spike coincided with KeyBanc/KeyCorp raising its price target (details below). Volume that day was heavy, reflecting a rush of buyers. By late afternoon MPWR was trading around $1,040–$1,050 – well
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Stock Market Today

iFAST share price drops 3% as markets shut; earnings next week in focus

iFAST share price drops 3% as markets shut; earnings next week in focus

7 February 2026
iFAST shares fell 3.2% to S$9.64 in heavy trading Friday, closing near the day’s low as investors awaited FY2025 results due Feb. 12. The stock is about 13% below its 52-week high. iFAST recently agreed to buy a 30% stake in Financial Alliance for S$19.6 million, pending regulatory approval. Assets under administration stood at S$30.62 billion as of Sept. 30.
Sembcorp Industries share price: what to watch after Friday dip as Feb 25 results near

Sembcorp Industries share price: what to watch after Friday dip as Feb 25 results near

7 February 2026
Sembcorp shares closed at S$6.05 on Friday, down 0.33%, as Singapore’s STI dropped 0.8%. Shareholders approved the A$6.5 billion Alinta Energy takeover on Jan 30, but the deal still faces regulatory and closing conditions. Sembcorp will release FY2025 results on Feb 25 before market open. Trading volume reached about 4.3 million shares.
Hongkong Land share price drops 4% despite fresh buyback — what investors watch next

Hongkong Land share price drops 4% despite fresh buyback — what investors watch next

7 February 2026
Hongkong Land shares fell 4.2% to US$8.18 in Singapore on Friday after the company disclosed a buyback of 170,000 shares at US$8.5252 each on Feb. 5, with plans to cancel them. The drop followed a volatile week marked by a new Singapore real estate fund launch and an expanded buyback programme. Investors are watching for the group’s annual results on March 5.
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