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Financial News News 10 August 2025 - 10 September 2025

Bitcoin Bounces, Trump’s Crypto Gambit & $41M Hack Shock – Sept 9–10 Blockchain Bombshells

Bitcoin Bounces, Trump’s Crypto Gambit & $41M Hack Shock – Sept 9–10 Blockchain Bombshells

Key Facts: Cryptocurrency Market Trends and Price Analysis:After a rocky summer rally and subsequent cooldown, crypto markets showed mixed signals over Sept. 9–10. Bitcoin (BTC) traded in a narrow range around $110K–$111K for most of the period, reflecting remarkably low volatility cryptonews.com. Traders and analysts attributed the calm to macro uncertainty – with U.S. inflation reports due and a pivotal Federal Reserve meeting on the horizon, many investors stayed on the sidelines ts2.tech. “Cryptocurrencies have been trading at a subdued level as the Fed is conflicted over cutting rates amid stubborn inflation,” observed Jeff Mei, COO of exchange BTSE ts2.tech. Indeed,
AI Stock Frenzy: Oracle & Nebius Surge While Synopsys Plummets in 48 Hours (Sept 9–10, 2025)

AI Stock Frenzy: Oracle & Nebius Surge While Synopsys Plummets in 48 Hours (Sept 9–10, 2025)

Key Facts Oracle (ORCL): Cloud Orders Propel Stock Higher Oracle on Sept 9 stunned investors by revealing its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) business had booked an RPO (remaining performance obligation) of $455 billion – and expects it to exceed $500 billion soon – as enterprises rush to deploy AI applications. CEO Safra Catz told analysts OCI revenue growth would reach 77% this fiscal year (to $18 billion) and “on to $144 billion over the subsequent four years” reuters.com. Morgan Stanley observers noted Oracle’s claim to seamlessly connect its databases with AI models like ChatGPT, Gemini and Grok was resonating. After the report, Oracle’s stock
Bitcoin Calm at $111K, Trump’s Crypto Debut & $41M Hack – Blockchain Highlights (Sept 8–9, 2025)

Bitcoin Calm at $111K, Trump’s Crypto Debut & $41M Hack – Blockchain Highlights (Sept 8–9, 2025)

Key Facts Crypto Market Steadies as Investors Eye Macro Catalysts Bitcoin held firm above the $110K–$111K range through September 8–9, extending a week of low-volatility consolidation coindesk.com. Analysts noted this calm in Bitcoin’s price comes as traders await U.S. inflation reports (Producer Price Index on Sept 10 and Consumer Price Index on Sept 11) that could influence Federal Reserve policy coindesk.com. “Cryptocurrencies have been trading at a subdued level as the Fed is conflicted over cutting rates amid stubborn inflation,” observed Jeff Mei, COO of BTSE, adding that higher-than-expected inflation could hurt crypto prices, while a downside surprise might spark
Crypto Storm: Bitcoin Bounces, Regulators Shake Up Crypto, NFTs Roar Back (Sept 7–8, 2025)

Crypto Storm: Bitcoin Bounces, Regulators Shake Up Crypto, NFTs Roar Back (Sept 7–8, 2025)

Key Facts: Cryptocurrency Market Overview (Sept 7–8, 2025) Bitcoin Holds $110K Range: Bitcoin spent the first weekend of September trading in a tight band around $110,000–$113,000 coindesk.com coindesk.com. This stability comes after a volatile August in which BTC hit record highs above $124K before a correction. As of Sept 8, BTC is steady near $111K cryptorank.io. Analysts say macroeconomic tailwinds – notably growing expectations of U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts after weak jobs data – are propping up bitcoin’s price despite September’s reputation as a weak month. “Bitcoin remains stable around $110K–$113K, supported by expectations of Fed rate cuts and
Crypto Shockwaves: Bitcoin’s Red September, Trump’s Token Turmoil & Stripe’s Blockchain Bombshell – Roundup Sep 4–5, 2025

Crypto Shockwaves: Bitcoin’s Red September, Trump’s Token Turmoil & Stripe’s Blockchain Bombshell – Roundup Sep 4–5, 2025

Key Facts Cryptocurrency Market Movements: Bitcoin’s Big Test and Altcoin Plays After riding high through the summer, Bitcoin entered September on shaky ground. Historically, September has been a notoriously weak month for BTC, and 2025 appears to be no exception. Bitcoin opened this week around $110K – its lowest in nearly two months – triggering déjà vu for traders aware that BTC has fallen in 9 of the past 14 Septembers (with average ~12% drawdowns) coindesk.com. “Bitcoin’s slide into September comes with an uncomfortable reminder that history is not on [the bulls’] side,” CoinDesk noted, as total crypto market cap
AI Stock Frenzy: Nvidia’s Record Rally, Surprise Surges & Setbacks Rock Markets (Aug 28–29, 2025)

AI Stock Frenzy: Nvidia’s Record Rally, Surprise Surges & Setbacks Rock Markets (Aug 28–29, 2025)

Key Facts August 28, 2025 – AI Hype Hits New Heights Nvidia’s Big Beat and Market Rally: Thursday brought a euphoria of AI-driven gains on Wall Street. Nvidia’s blowout earnings (revenue up 56% year-on-year) confirmed that “demand related to AI technology remains strong,” even though Nvidia’s forecast excluded China due to export uncertainties reuters.com reuters.com. The chip leader’s shares dipped just 0.8% on those cautious forecasts reuters.com, but investors seized on the bigger picture: AI spending is still surging. The S&P 500 jumped 0.3% to a record high (Nasdaq +0.5%), extending a rally that has repeatedly driven indexes to new
Bitcoin Whiplash, Trump’s Crypto Gambit & NFT Revival – All the Blockchain Bombshells (Aug 26–27, 2025)

Bitcoin Whiplash, Trump’s Crypto Gambit & NFT Revival – All the Blockchain Bombshells (Aug 26–27, 2025)

Major Developments in DeFi, NFT & Gaming DeFi momentum builds: The decentralized finance sector saw moderate growth during August’s last week, buoyed by climbing crypto prices. Total value locked in DeFi protocols rose about 3.3% to roughly $149.2 billion ts2.tech. Liquid staking leader Lido Finance led the pack with over $38.1B in assets staked ts2.tech, reflecting continued appetite for staking yields as Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade (enabling withdrawals) has bedded in. Lending and DEX platforms also benefited from renewed capital inflows. On-chain activity ticked up across multiple chains – a sign that traders are putting idle crypto to work amid the
Bitcoin’s Record Run, DeFi Shockwaves & NFT Revival – Crypto News Roundup (Aug 23–24, 2025)

Bitcoin’s Record Run, DeFi Shockwaves & NFT Revival – Crypto News Roundup (Aug 23–24, 2025)

Aave’s token jumped ~19% in 24 hours to about $355 after Aug. 21 when it expanded to Aptos and reworked Aave V3 in Move, its first deployment beyond Ethereum. <li-Ethereum’s proto-danksharding (EIP-4844) went live on testnets, with activation expected in the next upgrade “Dencun” by end-2025 to enable cheaper data storage for rollups. Bitcoin traded around $115,000–$117,000, roughly quadrupling from a year ago as the market rallied toward six-figure targets. Ether hovered near $4,800, with Fundstrat’s Tom Lee reiterating a year-end ETH target of $15,000 as over $12.7 billion flowed into U.S. spot Ether ETFs in August. The GENIUS Act
AI Stock Frenzy Hits Turbulence: Tech Titans Tumble, Chip Wars Heat Up (Aug 21–22, 2025 Roundup)

AI Stock Frenzy Hits Turbulence: Tech Titans Tumble, Chip Wars Heat Up (Aug 21–22, 2025 Roundup)

During Aug 21–22, 2025, the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 tech sector each fell roughly 2% by Wednesday. Ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole address, traders de-risked amid hopes of rate cuts. An MIT study found 95% of companies see no returns on AI spending, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman cautioned investors may be overexcited. Tech stocks traded at about 30× forward earnings, a one-year high, prompting profit-taking and rotation into defensive names. Palantir Technologies entered a six-day losing streak, erasing about 17% of its value and becoming the S&P 500’s worst performer for the week. Nvidia
NVIDIA 2025: Dominating the AI Boom – Company Overview, Key Segments, Competition, and Future Outlook

Nvidia’s Epic August 2025: Record AI Earnings, Next-Gen Chips & Game-Changing Deals

Nvidia reported Q2 FY2026 revenue around $45 billion, up about 50% year over year, with data-center revenue at a record pace and $26.3 billion in the year-ago quarter. Nvidia’s market capitalization briefly surpassed $4 trillion in mid-2025, underscoring investor enthusiasm for AI leadership. The Blackwell architecture, led by the flagship H200/B100 GPUs, is up to 30× faster than prior generations in some AI workloads, and Nvidia booked about $11 billion in Q4 2024 revenue from Blackwell-based processors. Nvidia unveiled GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs based on Blackwell and DLSS 4 at Gamescom 2025, with over 175 games supporting DLSS 4 and
21 August 2025
AI Stocks Frenzy: Mega Deals, GPT-5 Hype and Bubble Warnings Fuel Aug 9–10 Market Buzz

AI Stocks Frenzy: Mega Deals, GPT-5 Hype and Bubble Warnings Fuel Aug 9–10 Market Buzz

AMD’s Q2 data-center chip sales rose 14% to $3.2 billion but missed forecasts, while Nvidia’s stock surged 73%. SMCI shares plunged 18% in one day after missing revenue targets and cutting guidance amid Nvidia delays and rising competition, erasing over $6 billion in value overnight. By Aug. 7–8, the AI-chip rally resumed as Nvidia and Broadcom hit all-time highs, and AMD rebounded about 5% while TSMC rose roughly 5% on tariff optimism. The U.S. Commerce Department began issuing licenses for Nvidia’s H20 AI GPUs to China, potentially easing an export ban that Nvidia warned could cost $8 billion in sales

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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