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Investment Analysis News 26 September 2025 - 6 October 2025

Quantum Rocket or Bubble? RGTI’s Stunning Surge Explained—And How It Stacks Up to IonQ, D‑Wave, and QUBT

Rigetti’s $13 Billion Quantum Leap – Stock Hits Record High on Big Deals, But Is the Hype Real?

Stock Performance: Skyrocketing to Record Highs Rigetti Computing’s stock (NASDAQ: RGTI) has been on a tear, soaring to record levels heading into October 2025. On October 6, shares opened around $40.06 – essentially at all-time highs marketbeat.com. This price is astounding given RGTI traded below $1 at its low; in fact, the 52-week range spans $0.73 to $40.63 marketbeat.com. The quantum computing optimism in 2025 turned Rigetti from a penny stock into a multi-billion dollar company virtually overnight. The rally really accelerated in September. Rigetti’s stock jumped 83–84% during September 2025 alone nasdaq.com – far outpacing other quantum peers and
6 October 2025
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Solana’s Meteoric 2025 Surge: Uptober Rally, ‘New Wall Street’ Hype & Bold Forecasts

Solana’s Meteoric 2025 Surge: Uptober Rally, ‘New Wall Street’ Hype & Bold Forecasts

Solana’s Price Performance: Uptober Rally After Volatile September Solana’s market momentum has turned decisively positive entering October 2025. After a rollercoaster September, SOL kicked off “Uptober” with a strong rally of roughly 9% in the month’s first few days, climbing from the low-$200s to about $227.50 by October 2 cointelegraph.com. This upward surge outpaced much of the crypto market and marks Solana’s highest price region since early 2025 coindesk.com. It’s a remarkable comeback considering that just a week prior, SOL had briefly plunged back below $200 – dropping to around $192 on September 25–26 cointelegraph.com – amid short-term profit-taking and
5 October 2025
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Deep-Sea Mining Goldmine or Fool’s Gold? The Metals Company (TMC) Stock Analysis 2025

Deep-Sea Mining Goldmine or Fool’s Gold? The Metals Company (TMC) Stock Analysis 2025

Key Facts & Figures 📊 The Metals Company Overview: Undersea Minerals for the EV Boom The Metals Company (“TMC”) is a deep-sea minerals exploration firm on a mission to harvest polymetallic nodules – often called “a battery in a rock” – from the ocean floor metals.co investors.metals.co. These potato-sized nodules are extraordinarily rich in critical battery metals: nickel, cobalt, copper, and manganese. TMC’s business model is to collect nodules from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the Pacific Ocean (in international waters between Hawaii and Mexico) and process them into high-grade metals needed for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, renewable energy technology,
4 October 2025
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Cidara Therapeutics (CDTX) Surges on Accelerated Flu Drug Trial – Key Updates for Investors

Cidara Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CDTX) 2025 Investment Analysis – Will This Anti‑Flu Innovator Keep Soaring?

2025 Year‑to‑Date Stock Performance Cidara’s stock has been among the best performers in biotech. According to YTDReturn.com, a US$10,000 investment on 31 Dec 2024 would have grown to ~US$37,943 by 3 Oct 2025 because the share price increased from US$26.88 to US$101.99, a 279.43 % YTD return ytdreturn.com. Zacks similarly reported a 217.8 % YTD rally by late September nasdaq.com, reflecting further gains in October. The stock traded between US$10.14 and US$106.63 over the past year stockanalysis.com and surged 695.5 % year‑on‑year nasdaq.com. The rally was driven by positive trial data, accelerated regulatory milestones and speculative interest. Cidara’s Cloudbreak platform generated excitement because the CD388 candidate could
4 October 2025
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Quantum Computing Inc. (QUBT): 2025’s Wild 3,200% Quantum Stock Surge – Boom or Bubble?

Quantum Computing Inc. (QUBT): 2025’s Wild 3,200% Quantum Stock Surge – Boom or Bubble?

Stock Performance & Volatility in 2025 QUBT’s share price has been on a rollercoaster in 2025, reflecting both speculative hype and sudden reversals. After an explosive rally in late 2024 (the stock jumped +530% in Nov 2024 and another +134% in Dec 2024 portfolioslab.com), QUBT entered 2025 at lofty levels and promptly cratered: shares plunged about –37% in January 2025 and –42% in February 2025 portfolioslab.com, wiping out roughly two-thirds of its value in the first two months. This steep pullback from the late-2024 peak was likely a combination of profit-taking and sober reflection on the minimal fundamentals supporting the
4 October 2025
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Bitcoin Miner to AI Cloud Sensation: Why Iris Energy (IREN) Stock Is Soaring in 2025

Iris Energy Rockets to Record High Amid AI Mining Frenzy – Is the Rally Sustainable?

1. Stock Price and Recent Trend As of Oct 3, 2025 trading, Iris Energy (IREN) is near $49.00 per share, up about 4.2% intraday indmoney.com. The stock closed Sept 30 around $46.93 investing.com and hit an all-time peak of $49.44 on Oct 3 za.investing.com. Over the past month, IREN has surged +66.7%, and +179.6% over 3 months, dwarfing its peers (Marathon, Riot) and the S&P 500. The 1-year gain is roughly +460–500% za.investing.com indmoney.com – turning every $10K into ~$56K. Trading volume remains high (~16.2M on Oct 3) indmoney.com. The chart is an eye-popping uptrend from its ~$5 low a
3 October 2025
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PLUG Stock’s 48-Hour Whirlwind: ‘Street‑High’ $4 Target, Oppenheimer’s “first recovery step,” and a hydrogen‑sector reality check (Sept. 25–26, 2025)

Plug Power PLUG Stock Rockets to 52-Week High on Hydrogen Breakthrough – Is the Rally Sustainable?

Current Stock Price & Trading Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) has been trading in the low-$3 range. After closing at $2.93 on Sept 30, the stock surged briefly (hitting ~$3.30 on Oct 1) but gave up gains Oct 2. Nasdaq’s daily summary notes that on Oct 2 PLUG closed $2.83, a drop of 3.41% on the day nasdaq.com. That session saw roughly 121 million shares trade hands (vs. ~87M average) nasdaq.com. Intraday, the stock ranged from about $2.77 to $2.96 ainvest.com, reflecting heavy volatility amid news flow. (For comparison, the Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 were modestly higher on Oct 2, highlighting that Plug’s
3 October 2025
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Siemens Energy Hits Record Highs as Analysts Boost Targets: How AI, Grid Demand and a Wind Turnaround Drive the Stock Rally

Siemens Energy Hits Record Highs as Analysts Boost Targets: How AI, Grid Demand and a Wind Turnaround Drive the Stock Rally

In‑depth report Background and recent share‑price rally Siemens Energy AG emerged in 2020 from the spin‑off of Siemens’ Gas and Power division. The company is headquartered in Munich and operates four main segments—Gas Services, Grid Technologies, Transformation of Industry (decarbonising industrial processes) and Wind Power (Siemens Gamesa). In FY 2024 Siemens Energy generated €34.5 billion in revenue, with operating income of €2.125 billion and net income of €1.335 billion en.wikipedia.org. The group employed roughly 102,000 people in 2025 en.wikipedia.org. The stock’s trajectory over the past two years has been dramatic. After quality problems at the wind‑turbine unit caused a 35 % share‑price collapse in June 2023, the company launched
2 October 2025
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DroneShield Stock Skyrockets 40%: What’s Behind the Surge and What’s Next?

Defense Stock Plummets 19%: Why DroneShield’s Mega Crash Is All Over the Headlines (Plus EU’s ‘Drone Wall’ & ASML Boom)

The Rise and Fall of DroneShield’s Stock DroneShield, headquartered in Sydney, specialises in technologies that detect and defeat unmanned aerial systems. Its DroneGun and DroneSentry products combine radar, radio‑frequency sensors and signal jamming to intercept drones without kinetic damage. Over the past year, geopolitical conflicts and high‑profile drone attacks have driven governments and critical infrastructure operators to invest heavily in counter‑UAS solutions. DroneShield responded by signing new contracts, including two U.S. Department of Defense orders worth US$7.9 million, which pushed its total deliveries above 4,000 systems proactiveinvestors.com. Investors interpreted these contracts as validation of the firm’s technology and future revenue potential.
2 October 2025
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Rivian’s $5 Billion Georgia EV Megaplant: A Bold Gamble to Outdrive Tesla, Ford & More

Rivian’s Stock Rockets: $5B EV Factory and Analyst Upgrades Spark a Rally

Sources: Latest stock data from investing and marketcap trackers investing.com companiesmarketcap.com; Rivian financials from Q2’25 report and analyst write-ups nasdaq.com automotivedive.com; news from Rivian releases and news outlets techcrunch.com alphaspread.com eletric-vehicles.com; expert commentary from analyst reports and media gurufocus.com investing.com nasdaq.com. All figures and quotes cited as shown.
29 September 2025
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IREN Stock Today (Sept 26, 2025): AI Cloud Moonshot Meets Wall Street Reality Check—Is the Rally Just Pausing or Running Out of Fuel?

IREN Stock Today (Sept 26, 2025): AI Cloud Moonshot Meets Wall Street Reality Check—Is the Rally Just Pausing or Running Out of Fuel?

Key facts (as of 14:27 UTC, Sept 26, 2025) The story today (Sept 26, 2025) IREN shares are sharply lower after JPMorgan cut the stock to Underweight, even as it lifted its price target to $24 from $16—a call that implies sizable downside from recent levels following a torrid run. The note, summarized by multiple outlets, frames valuation as stretched relative to execution risk in high‑performance compute (HPC) build‑outs.  Investing.com+1 At the same time, the AI narrative remains front and center. Industry trade press today reiterated IREN’s GPU expansion to 23k units and near‑term liquid‑cooled GB300 NVL72 deployments at its Prince George campus—details that buttress management’s push to turn spare power and real estate
26 September 2025
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Wall Street Rebounds: PCE In‑Line, Tariff Shock, and Fed‑Cut Bets — What It All Means (Sept. 26, 2025)

Wall Street Rebounds: PCE In‑Line, Tariff Shock, and Fed‑Cut Bets — What It All Means (Sept. 26, 2025)

Key facts (today) The U.S. stock market today — what moved prices 1) The data that mattered: PCE & spendingMarkets exhaled as the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge arrived exactly as expected: headline PCE +0.3% m/m (2.7% y/y), core +0.2% m/m (2.9% y/y). Treasury yields drifted lower, with the 10‑yr near 4.18% and the 2‑yr around 3.65%, signaling relief that there was no upside shock. Futures ticked higher on the print.  Reuters “This should give some reassurances on the inflation side,” said Doug Beath of Wells Fargo Investment Institute.  Reuters Consumer spending stayed solid in August, adding to this week’s Q2 GDP revision to 3.8%. The resilience complicates the Fed’s job (growth strong, inflation easing
26 September 2025
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