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Oklo’s Nuclear Stock Skyrockets 500% – Next Energy Revolution or Hype Bubble?

Big News at Oklo: Nuclear Stock Surges, $2B Fuel Pact, and Mixed Forecasts

Stock Performance and Recent Trading Oklo’s stock price has been extremely volatile. In 2025 the share price climbed from under $10 (at IPO) to well over $160 by mid-October ts2.tech. Volume was heavy as investors piled in, driven by excitement around AI data centers and nuclear energy tailwinds. By Oct. 20 it closed at $159.05, down about 2.7% from the day before stockinvest.us. In the session on Oct. 21 it dropped sharply: by midday trading the stock was around $139.44 (a 12.3% drop from the prior close) reuters.com. (Later in after-hours it recovered slightly to ~$139.60 stockanalysis.com.) This pullback came
21 October 2025
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Battle of the EV Charging Standards: Tesla’s NACS vs. CCS2 vs. CHAdeMO – Who Will Rule the Roads in 2025?

Tesla Stock’s High-Stakes Surge: Record Sales, Price Cuts, and Musk’s $1 Trillion Gambit – What’s Next for TSLA?

Key Facts October 21, 2025 TSLA Rallies into Earnings – Near 52-Week Highs Tesla’s stock has been on a tear heading into late October. Shares of the EV giant hovered in the mid-$440s on October 21, within a whisker of their 52-week high set earlier in the month ts2.tech. The stock’s momentum reflects a mix of optimism and jitters: Tesla has dramatically outpaced the broader market this year (about +80% in 2025 vs. +17% for the S&P 500 ts2.tech), yet recent sessions have seen volatile swings as traders brace for the company’s quarterly earnings report. A 5% surge one day
21 October 2025
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Media Shakeup: Warner Bros. Discovery Mulls Sale After Blockbuster Bids

Media Shakeup: Warner Bros. Discovery Mulls Sale After Blockbuster Bids

Sources: Official Warner Bros. Discovery press release prnewswire.com prnewswire.com; Reuters news reports reuters.com reuters.com; financial media (Investing.com, MarketScreener) investing.com marketscreener.com; and analysis (TechStock²) ts2.tech ts2.tech. Analyst consensus data from MarketBeat marketbeat.com.
21 October 2025
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Apple’s iPhone 17 BOOM: Sales Surge, Stock Soars Near $4T – What Analysts Say

Apple’s iPhone 17 BOOM: Sales Surge, Stock Soars Near $4T – What Analysts Say

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is riding high on the strength of its new iPhone 17. Counterpoint Research data show the iPhone 17 line (launched in September) outsold the iPhone 16 series by 14% in their first 10 days on the U.S. and Chinese markets reuters.com investing.com. In particular, the entry-level iPhone 17 has been a smash hit – Chinese demand for the basic model nearly doubled versus last year cnnbrasil.com.br investing.com. Counterpoint senior analyst Mengmeng Zhang credits its “excellent cost-benefit” and strong specs (new A19 chip, bigger screen and storage) at the same price as 2024 investing.com. As one consumer note, Apple even
21 October 2025
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Netflix Stock Surges 70%: Analysts Eye $1.5T Future Amid Bold Moves and Musk Boycott

Netflix Stock Surges 70%: Analysts Eye $1.5T Future Amid Bold Moves and Musk Boycott

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is enjoying a bull run in late 2025. The stock is near multi-year highs after a stellar 2024 (about +80%) and continued gains in 2025 financialcontent.com. As of mid-October it trades around $1,210–$1,220 capital.com, roughly 70% above its price one year ago ts2.tech. This rally reflects strong recent results and upbeat investor sentiment. In early October, shares briefly dipped on profit-taking but have since stabilized above $1,180, as traders brace for the Q3 earnings report on Oct. 21 ir.netflix.net capital.com. Behind the stock surge is robust operating performance. In Q2 2025 Netflix delivered revenue of $11.08 billion (up
20 October 2025
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Stock: Poised to Soar on 5G/AI, or Falling Behind? Analysts Weigh In

Qualcomm Stock’s Wild Ride: New Chip Triumphs, China Shocks, and What’s Next for QCOM

What to Know Before Markets Open on October 20, 2025 Stock Price and Recent Performance QUALCOMM’s stock price has seesawed in mid-October. It closed Friday (Oct 17) at $163.45 investor.qualcomm.com per share, down a fraction (-0.4%) on the day after a late-week pullback. This caps a volatile stretch: the stock started the week near $155 after a sharp sell-off, then rallied back roughly +6% by week’s end. Over the past five trading days, QCOM logged solid gains, essentially recovering from the prior Friday’s plunge. Year-to-date the stock is little changed (about flat, and roughly –4% from a year ago ts2.tech),
19 October 2025
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Netflix Stock Soars to Record Highs Amid Bold Deals and Streaming War Shake-Up

Netflix Stock Soars to Record Highs Amid Bold Deals and Streaming War Shake-Up

What to Know Before Markets Open on October 20, 2025 Stock Near Record Highs as Earnings Loom Netflix’s stock price has been on a tear in 2025. Shares of the streaming leader have climbed roughly 70% over the past year, recently trading around $1,200 – an all-time high region for the company ts2.tech. The tech-heavy Nasdaq’s overall strength and Netflix’s own performance have propelled the stock to this level. Year-to-date, Netflix is up about 30%, outpacing the broader market. It’s now roughly 10% below its peak of $1,341 per share reached earlier this month nasdaq.com. This surge has boosted Netflix’s
19 October 2025
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Marsh CEO Slams Rivals’ “Unlawful” Hiring Blitz as Shares Slide

Marsh CEO Slams Rivals’ “Unlawful” Hiring Blitz as Shares Slide

Marsh & McLennan CEO John Doyle publicly accused rival brokers of “unlawful and unethical” talent raids during Marsh’s Oct. 16 earnings call insuranceinsider.com theinsurer.com. Doyle said competitors’ tactics were a “deliberate strategy” to flout non-compete covenants insuranceinsider.com. The comments came amid a surge of legal battles – Marsh has sued peers like Alliant and Howden for allegedly poaching its teams and clients insurancejournal.com insurancebusinessmag.com. In Q3, Marsh reported $6.4 billion revenue (up 11% YoY) and $911 million adjusted profit reuters.com, but its stock still plunged ~8% on the day reuters.com, trading around $190 (mid-Oct. 2025) stockanalysis.com. Analysts remain cautiously bullish: the consensus
19 October 2025
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Pfizer Stock Surges 15% on Trump’s Pricing Pact & $7.3B Obesity Deal – Can the Rally Last?

Pfizer Stock Surges 15% on Trump’s Pricing Pact & $7.3B Obesity Deal – Can the Rally Last?

Stock Price & Recent Performance Before the late-September rally, Pfizer’s stock had been trading lethargically. As one analysis notes, PFE closed around $23.60 on Sept. 26, roughly flat for the year and down ~9% since January ts2.tech. Over the prior 12 months it had fallen about 18%, weighed down by fading COVID sales and patent losses ts2.tech. Its 52-week range was about $20.9–$30.4 ts2.tech, so the recent surge took it to the upper end of that range. The catalyst was clear: on Sept. 30 Trump’s administration announced the Pfizer pricing deal, and PFE instantly rallied. Shares jumped about 6–7% on
19 October 2025
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Boeing Stock Surges: FAA Clears Production Boost and Big Orders Fuel Rally

Boeing Stock Surges: FAA Clears Production Boost and Big Orders Fuel Rally

FAA Approves Higher Output In a major positive for Boeing, the FAA on Oct 17 announced it had “conducted extensive reviews” and would allow Boeing to ramp 737 MAX output to 42 per month reuters.com. Boeing immediately confirmed it would “begin boosting production quickly” reuters.com. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg had long said the company was “pretty confident” it could raise the rate to 42 by year-end reuters.com, and after regulatory approval he outlined plans for subsequent increases in five-jet increments reuters.com. Tech investor site TechStock² noted the FAA news alongside other positives: “U.S. regulators cleared Boeing to boost 737 MAX output
18 October 2025
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Starbucks (SBUX) Brewing Gains? CEO’s Shake-Up & $5B China Deal Fuel Stock Rally

Starbucks (SBUX) Brewing Gains? CEO’s Shake-Up & $5B China Deal Fuel Stock Rally

Starbucks stock trades in the mid-$80s (Nasdaq: SBUX) after a recent bounce; it remains down about 9–10% over the past year ts2.tech simplywall.st. CEO Brian Niccol has launched a $1 billion “Back to Starbucks” turnaround – closing roughly 1% of U.S./Canada stores (several hundred locations) and cutting ~900 corporate jobs ts2.tech reuters.com. Q3 FY2025 results (ended July) were weak: EPS $0.50 (missing consensus) and profit plunged ~47% YOY on higher costs ts2.tech marketbeat.com. Wall Street is cautiously optimistic: ~⅔ of analysts rate SBUX a Buy, with an average 12‑month target around $100–105 (roughly 17–20% above current prices) ts2.tech stockanalysis.com. Labor tensions
18 October 2025
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Boeing’s Turbulent Week: Big Deal Greenlights, Strike Drama, and Hopes of a Comeback

Boeing’s Turbulent Week: Big Deal Greenlights, Strike Drama, and Hopes of a Comeback

Financial Performance & Deliveries Boeing’s financial recovery is gathering pace, though the company isn’t profitable yet. In Q2 2025, revenue surged to $22.75 billion (+35% year-on-year) while losses narrowed to $612 million (vs. a $1.44 billion loss a year prior) ts2.tech. Crucially, free cash flow turned positive – a milestone after years of cash burn ts2.tech. Boeing’s backlog has swelled to about $619 billion (~5,900 airplanes) as airlines snap up jets amid a travel rebound ts2.tech. New figures underscore the momentum. Boeing delivered 55 jets in September, a sharp rise from 33 a year earlier reuters.com. That included 40 of its 737 MAX workhorses
18 October 2025
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