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Finance News 22 June 2025 - 14 August 2025

AI Stock Frenzy: Market Highs, Bold Deals, and Big Surprises Rock Markets (Aug 13–14, 2025)

AI Stock Frenzy: Market Highs, Bold Deals, and Big Surprises Rock Markets (Aug 13–14, 2025)

On Aug. 13, 2025, the S&P 500 posted a fresh all-time closing high for the second straight day while the Nasdaq also hit a record and the Dow rose about 1% (over 400 points). Alphabet’s Google announced it will spend an additional $9 billion in Oklahoma over the next two years to expand its AI and cloud infrastructure, and Google raised its 2025 capital expenditures to $85 billion from $75 billion. Nvidia and AMD struck a deal with Washington to resume selling advanced AI chips to China, in exchange for sharing 15% of the revenue from those sales with the
14 August 2025
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Rate Cut Fever, Crypto Records & Tariff Turmoil: August 2025’s Global Business Bombshells

Rate Cut Fever, Crypto Records & Tariff Turmoil: August 2025’s Global Business Bombshells

On August 13, 2025, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs as the Dow jumped about 1.04% (over 460 points) with traders pricing in a 25-basis-point Fed rate cut by the September meeting. Bitcoin hit an all-time high above $124,000 on August 14, 2025, supported by rate-cut bets and pro-crypto policy moves. Bullish, a cryptocurrency exchange operator, priced at $37 and debuted on the NYSE on August 13, 2025, with the stock surging to as high as $118 intraday and a market cap near $13.2 billion. Do Kwon, founder of Terraform Labs, pleaded guilty to U.S. fraud charges
14 August 2025
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AI Stock Market Shake-Up: Surging Winners, Brutal Misses, and Big Bets (Aug 11–12, 2025)

AI Stock Market Shake-Up: Surging Winners, Brutal Misses, and Big Bets (Aug 11–12, 2025)

Micron Technology raised its current-quarter revenue outlook to $11.2 billion from $10.7 billion, and its stock jumped about 3%. Nvidia and AMD won export licenses to resume selling advanced AI chips to China with a 15% revenue-share tariff. Intel rose about 5% on Aug 11, 2025 after White House diplomacy aimed at easing U.S.–China chip tensions. Wedbush Securities reaffirmed Microsoft and Alphabet as AI front-runners with durable moats and maintained outperform ratings. SoundHound AI surged 43% over Aug 8–11 after posting record Q2 revenue of $42.7 million (up 217% year over year) and lifting full-year guidance to $160–$178 million, while
12 August 2025
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Global Business Pulse: Markets Juggle Tariffs, Rate Cuts & Mega-Deals (Aug 7–8, 2025)

Global Business Pulse: Markets Juggle Tariffs, Rate Cuts & Mega-Deals (Aug 7–8, 2025)

On Aug 7, 2025, Dow Jones fell 0.5%, the S&P 500 fell 0.1%, the Nasdaq rose 0.3% to a record high, as Eli Lilly dropped 14% on weak weight-loss drug data. On Aug 7, 2025, the United States imposed about 100% tariffs on imported chips and electronics, with carve-outs for companies that manufacture in the U.S., and Apple jumped about 3% as a result. Brent crude fell below $66 and WTI traded near $63 on Aug 7–8 as tariff fears weighed demand and OPEC+ moved to unwind its output cuts by September. The Bank of England cut interest rates by
8 August 2025
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Record Highs, Trade Truces & Earnings Shockwaves – Wall Street’s Wild 48 Hours (July 22–23, 2025)

Record Highs, Trade Truces & Earnings Shockwaves – Wall Street’s Wild 48 Hours (July 22–23, 2025)

On July 23, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Japan that cut auto import tariffs to 15% from 25% and includes a $500 billion Japanese investment package. U.S. stocks surged to intraday records as the S&P 500 reached about 6,353, the Dow hit 44,958, the Nasdaq rose 0.5%, and the VIX fell to a five-month low on July 23, 2025. U.S.-traded shares of Toyota and Honda jumped about 13%, while Stellantis rose 11% and General Motors gained 8% on July 23. GE Vernova surged 13–14% to an all-time high after beating earnings and raising its revenue and
23 July 2025
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Bitcoin Blasts Past $120K as Wall Street Embraces Crypto – July 2025’s Must-Read Blockchain Roundup

Bitcoin Blasts Past $120K as Wall Street Embraces Crypto – July 2025’s Must-Read Blockchain Roundup

Bitcoin breached $120,000 in July 2025 and traded around $123,000 by month’s end. The total crypto market capitalization surpassed $4 trillion for the first time in July 2025. MicroStrategy purchased 4,225 BTC for about $472.5 million in mid-July 2025, bringing its holdings to 601,550 BTC. Grayscale’s Digital Large Cap Fund was approved to convert into a spot ETF with roughly $755 million in assets, becoming the world’s largest diversified crypto ETF. The Genius Act was signed on July 18, 2025, establishing a federal stablecoin framework with 1:1 reserves, monthly audits, and AML requirements. Coinbase secured a MiCA license from Luxembourg
23 July 2025
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Robotaxis, Rocket Launches, and Record Profits – Tech Highlights (July 17–18, 2025)

Robotaxis, Rocket Launches, and Record Profits – Tech Highlights (July 17–18, 2025)

Uber to deploy 20,000 robotaxis across the United States starting in 2026, with a $300 million investment in Lucid Motors and a partnership with Nuro to use Lucid Gravity SUVs with Nuro’s autonomous driving system. Fortinet FortiWeb faced a critical SQL injection flaw, CVE-2025-25257, compromising at least 49 instances as of July 17. Australian medical tech firm Compumedics disclosed a ransomware breach exposing more than 320,000 patient records across three countries. Google rushed out a patch for the fifth Chrome zero-day vulnerability of 2025. SpaceX launched 24 Amazon Kuiper satellites from Cape Canaveral on July 17, the third Kuiper deployment,
18 July 2025
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Global FinTech Developments – June–July 2025

Global FinTech Developments – June–July 2025

Revolut will integrate the European Payments Initiative’s Wero wallet into the Revolut app for customers in France, Belgium and Germany, a system launched in 2024 that already has over 40 million users and aims to add e-commerce payments by late 2025 (announced June 26, 2025). Lunar, the Nordic digital bank, announced in June 2025 partnerships with Visa-owned Pismo for card issuing and with Wise Platform for global transfers, making Lunar the first Nordic bank to deploy these cloud and platform solutions. In the UK, Visa launched a new pay-by-bank A2A service in early June 2025 that uses real-time Faster Payments
2 July 2025
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Satellite Financing, M&A, and IPO Tracker 2024–2029

Satellite Financing, M&A, and IPO Tracker 2024–2029

Global space startup funding reached about $8.6–$9.5 billion in 2024. By Q3 2024, space tech funding had risen to $6 billion, nearly the total for 2023. In 2024, 73 space-related acquisitions were announced, including 23 in NewSpace, a 39% increase from the previous year. SES agreed to acquire Intelsat for $3.1 billion in 2024, with closing expected in the second half of 2025. Eutelsat’s takeover of OneWeb was valued at about $3.4 billion (announced 2022, closed 2023), creating a hybrid GEO+LEO operator. Lockheed Martin acquired Terran Orbital for about $450 million in August 2024 to secure in-house smallsat production. KBR
22 June 2025
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Stock Market Today

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.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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