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Investment Strategies News 9 October 2025 - 13 October 2025

Walmart’s 470% Rally: Is a $1 Trillion Market Cap Next?

Walmart’s 470% Rally: Is a $1 Trillion Market Cap Next?

Walmart’s Trillion-Dollar Potential In 2018 Apple became the first U.S. company to breach a $1 trillion market cap, with tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Tesla – and most recently Nvidia – joining the club. Brick-and-mortar giant Walmart could be next. Motley Fool analyst Jon Quast points out that Walmart’s current $820B market cap would only need a ~22% jump to hit $1T nasdaq.com. He notes the company has delivered a 470% total return in 15 years (680% with dividends) nasdaq.com, thanks to its scale and diversification. This dramatic run, driven by repeat store visits and steady online growth,
Walmart Stock Soars: Will It Hit $1 Trillion by 2026? Key Analysis & Forecast

Walmart Stock Soars: Will It Hit $1 Trillion by 2026? Key Analysis & Forecast

Stock Price & Performance WMT has been a standout in retail this year. Its share price trades just under $102 investing.com and is a few dollars off its 52-week peak (~$106). Over the past 12 months it’s gained roughly 30%, far outpacing Target (down ~44%) nasdaq.com. This strong run reflects Walmart’s mix of recession-resistant grocery sales and booming digital businesses reuters.com. After splitting 3-for-1 in 2024, Walmart’s market cap (~$820B) is within striking distance of $1T (about +22% away) ts2.tech. Notably, its forward P/E (~36×) is above its own historical norm and well above main rivals like Target (11×) nasdaq.com
Qualcomm (QCOM) Stock at a Crossroads: Will 5G & AI Ignite a 2025 Breakout or Stall Out?

Qualcomm (QCOM) Stock at a Crossroads: Will 5G & AI Ignite a 2025 Breakout or Stall Out?

Overview: Qualcomm’s Business & Core Technologies Qualcomm is an American multinational semiconductor company founded in 1985 and headquartered in San Diego, CA. It pioneered wireless communication technologies, notably the CDMA cellular standard in the 1990s, and today its inventions underlie many 3G/4G/5G standards en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org. The company operates a fabless model (designing chips which are manufactured by partners like TSMC) and has two main segments: Qualcomm’s core technologies center on wireless connectivity (from 3G to 5G modems and now 6G research), mobile processing (high-performance, low-power chips with integrated CPU, GPU, AI engine, etc.), and an increasing focus on on-device AI.
Nasdaq Stumbles as Fed Jitters Mount, Intel Soars, Tariffs Rattle Tech Markets

Global Market Bloodbath: Trade War 2.0 Sparks October 2025 Stock Crash

From Record Highs to Sudden Crash Only days before the rout, markets were basking in record highs. In fact, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite set all-time peaks on Oct. 9 reuters.com, capping a remarkable rally fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) euphoria and expectations of upcoming Federal Reserve rate cuts ts2.tech. Even a U.S. government shutdown (ongoing since Oct. 1) had barely dented confidence – Wall Street shrugged off the political drama as tech stocks climbed relentlessly through early October ts2.tech ts2.tech. That optimism flipped overnight. By Friday, October 10, a cascade of bad news ended the melt-up.” President Donald
Bitcoin vs NYSE 100 vs NASDAQ 100 – 2025’s Epic Market Showdown Reveals Surprising Winner

Gold Hits $4,000 as Nasdaq & NYSE 100 Soar – Inside 2025’s Epic Safe-Haven vs. Stock Rally

Sources: Financial markets data and expert commentary from Tech Space 2.0 (ts2.tech) ts2.tech ts2.tech, Reuters reuters.com reuters.com, Investopedia investopedia.com investopedia.com, and other financial media. These include analysis of 2025’s gold and stock performance, Federal Reserve policy updates, and quotes from economists and strategists (e.g. Jeremy Siegel, Jamie Dimon, Goldman Sachs) to provide a well-rounded comparison of gold, NYSE 100, and Nasdaq 100 as investment assets. All statistics are as of October 10, 2025, with historical comparisons across 1-year, 5-year, and 10-year periods for context. reuters.com reuters.com
Gold vs Silver Showdown: Record Prices, Key Trends & Investment Outlook 2025

Gold vs Silver Showdown: Record Prices, Key Trends & Investment Outlook 2025

Gold and Silver as Investment Assets Gold and silver have captivated humankind for millennia – treasured as stores of value, mediums of exchange, and symbols of wealth. Both are classified as precious metals, but they play distinct roles in today’s financial landscape: In summary, gold is prized chiefly as a financial asset and diversifier – a sort of alternative currency – whereas silver straddles the worlds of investment and industry. Both can provide an inflation hedge and a haven from market stress, but silver’s industrial side adds a growth twist (and extra volatility) that gold lacks. Performance Over Time: Historical
Adaptimmune Stock’s Wild 2025 Ride: Speculative Surge or True Biotech Comeback?

Adaptimmune Stock’s Wild 2025 Ride: Speculative Surge or True Biotech Comeback?

Company Overview: Pioneering T-Cell Therapies for Cancer Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc is a UK-based biotech founded in 2008, specializing in T-cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies to fight cancer ts2.tech. The company’s mission has been to redefine how some of the most challenging-to-treat solid tumors are treated” by harnessing patients’ own T-cells and genetically equipping them to target cancer cells adaptimmune.com. Adaptimmune’s proprietary platform, known as SPEAR T-cells (Specific Peptide Enhanced Affinity Receptor), allows it to design TCRs that recognize tumor-specific antigens (such as MAGE-A4 or NY-ESO-1) and arm patient T-cells with these receptors ts2.tech ts2.tech. In effect, it’s analogous to
Ferrari Stock Skids as EV Ambitions Shift: Inside RACE’s High-Octane Gamble

Ferrari Stock Skids as EV Ambitions Shift: Inside RACE’s High-Octane Gamble

Ferrari in the Headlines: New Strategic Plan & Stock Shock In early October 2025, Ferrari N.V. held a high-profile Capital Markets Day (investor day) in Maranello, unveiling its 2030 strategic plan and updated guidance. The event proved dramatic – Ferrari’s stock plunged nearly 12% in its worst single-day drop since the company’s 2015 IPO reuters.com. Shares were briefly halted after sliding by double-digits on October 9 reuters.com, and ultimately closed the day deep in the red. This sell-off was sparked by a mix of surprising strategic pivots and cautious long-term targets that rattled some investors, despite Ferrari simultaneously raising near-term
Ethereum $5,000 Soon? Fed Cuts, Small-Cap Rally & Whale Moves Fuel Bold Forecasts

Ethereum $5,000 Soon? Fed Cuts, Small-Cap Rally & Whale Moves Fuel Bold Forecasts

Ethereum Rebounds Toward All-Time Highs Ethereum’s price is once again flirting with record territory after a volatile few weeks. The world’s second-largest crypto came within ~$200 of its all-time high in early October decrypt.co. In late August, ETH actually set a new peak around $4,946 – finally eclipsing its 2021 high – before a sharp September correction decrypt.co. By September 25, Ethereum had plunged below $4,000 amid a broader crypto slump ts2.tech. This pullback rattled some investors (one whale address famously lost $45 million during the dip ts2.tech) but proved short-lived. By early October, ETH regained momentum, climbing back into
Silver Soars to Record Highs as Gold Hits $4,000 – Is the $50 Barrier Next?

Silver Soars to Record Highs as Gold Hits $4,000 – Is the $50 Barrier Next?

Silver’s Historic Surge in 2025 Silver’s ascent in 2025 has been nothing short of stunning. The metal started the year in the low $30s but went on a blistering rally, now hovering just below the once-mythical $50/oz mark. On October 8, spot silver spiked to an intraday record ~$49.57 before settling around $49.4 reuters.com. By October 9, it traded near $49 – territory not seen in 14 years and only a sliver below silver’s nominal all-time peak (~$49.95 reached in 1980) financialexpress.com. This surge has propelled silver to roughly 70% gains in 2025, vastly outperforming most asset classes including its
Euronext Paris Shocks Markets with Historic Roots, Surging Stocks & Bold 2025 Moves

Euronext Paris Shocks Markets with Historic Roots, Surging Stocks & Bold 2025 Moves

Historical Evolution: From Paris Bourse to Euronext Paris Euronext Paris traces its origins back over 300 years. The exchange was formally established by royal decree in 1724, making it one of the oldest in the world en.wikipedia.org. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the Paris Bourse (as it was known) was France’s central marketplace for stocks and bonds. It operated via open-outcry trading on the floor of the Palais Brongniart well into the 1980s en.wikipedia.org. By 1986, Paris began shifting to electronic trading, introducing a system called CAC (Continuous Assisted Trading) which fully automated quotations by 1989 en.wikipedia.org. This early
Gold Soars Past $4,000 for the First Time – Inside the Historic Rally and What’s Next

Gold Soars Past $4,000 for the First Time – Inside the Historic Rally and What’s Next

Gold Blasts Past $4,000 in an Unprecedented Surge Gold’s climb has been nothing short of spectacular – shattering its all-time high and crossing the psychologically important $4,000 threshold for the first time. On October 7, prices breached $4k/oz and kept rising into October 8, when gold peaked near $4,078 cbsnews.com. This milestone comes after numerous records were broken in recent months; gold was only around $2,800 at the start of 2025, making the current price nearly 50% higher in under a year cbsnews.com. $4,000 an ounce seemed far-fetched at the start of the year… but after a ~50% rally, here
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