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Rigetti’s 5,500% Quantum Leap: Stock Skyrockets Then Slides as Hype Meets Reality

Rigetti’s 5,500% Quantum Leap: Stock Skyrockets Then Slides as Hype Meets Reality

RGTI Stock’s Roller-Coaster Week Rigetti’s stock enjoyed a meteoric rise early in the week, then suffered a sharp reversal. Shares of RGTI surged to fresh highs around $58 – the upper end of its 52-week range marketbeat.com – before tumbling roughly 15% in a single day on Thursday, Oct. 16 finviz.com. The sell-off dropped the stock to the high-$40s, trimming its weekly gains. Rigetti wasn’t alone: other quantum computing darlings like IonQ and D-Wave Quantum also sank ~9% on Thursday amid a broad pullback swingtradebot.com. Traders appear to have cashed in profits after a torrid run, as concerns mounted that
17 October 2025
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EUR/USD Bull Run Ignites Day-Trader Frenzy – Gold Soars & Fed Cuts Loom, But Trading Remains “A Very Lonely Sport”

EUR/USD Bull Run Ignites Day-Trader Frenzy – Gold Soars & Fed Cuts Loom, But Trading Remains “A Very Lonely Sport”

Market overview: Risk-on after Fed hints. Global markets were buoyed mid-week by better-than-feared news. U.S. bank and tech earnings beat estimates, sending all three U.S. indexes higher on Oct 15 ts2.tech. TechStock² reports the S&P 500 and Nasdaq set new all-time highs, helped by Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Salesforce beating forecasts ts2.tech investopedia.com. Luxury stocks also jumped (LVMH +14%) on Chinese demand signs ts2.tech. In currency markets, the U.S. dollar weakened markedly. TS2.tech notes the Dollar Index fell to ~98.7, and EUR/USD rose to ~$1.1645 as Fed officials (like Gov. Bowman) reiterated expectations of further easing ts2.tech. Convera’s Oct
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Bitcoin Plunges Below $107K as Crypto Markets Reset – Experts See “Controlled” Dip

Bitcoin Plunges Below $107K as Crypto Markets Reset – Experts See “Controlled” Dip

Bitcoin Drops Under $107K Amid Renewed Risk-Off Mood Bitcoin’s price slid below $107,000 during Friday’s Asian trading session, marking a new phase of cautious sentiment across crypto markets coindesk.com. The tone in broader risk assets has soured in recent days, as investors rotate funds into safer havens (like stablecoins and gold) and away from volatile tokens ahead of looming macroeconomic catalysts coindesk.com coindesk.com. After staging a modest relief bounce on Sunday and Monday, Bitcoin’s recovery quickly fizzled – and the market is once again drifting lower, erasing most of the gains made after last week’s liquidation shock coindesk.com. Indeed, as
17 October 2025
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KKR Stock Plunges 6% Amid Volatility – Analysts See ~25% Upside Ahead

KKR Stock Plunges 6% Amid Volatility – Analysts See ~25% Upside Ahead

Stock Price Stumbles as Market Volatility Bites KKR’s stock has been on a bumpy ride in recent weeks. On October 16, the private equity giant’s shares plunged nearly 7% intraday, closing around $116 reuters.com. That marks a sharp one-day drop amid broader market volatility, as investors have been rotating out of higher-valuation financial stocks in the face of rising interest rates. The latest slide extends a downward trend: KKR is now down about 14% year-to-date ts2.tech and roughly 16% lower over the past month simplywall.st. By comparison, the S&P 500 is up modestly YTD, and even the financial sector index
16 October 2025
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Kenvue (KVUE) Stock Plunges Amid Tylenol and Talc Fears – What’s Next?

Kenvue (KVUE) Stock Plunges Amid Tylenol and Talc Fears – What’s Next?

Recent Market Moves Kenvue’s stock (NYSE: KVUE) has been volatile. On Oct 16, 2025 it closed around $15.46, marking a fresh 52-week low investing.com. Over the prior week the shares had slid ~13%, partly driven by jitters over UK talc lawsuits and Trump-era Tylenol claims. Investors bid on options, with call volume surging 52% on Oct 13 marketbeat.com, even as the stock dipped 2.9% that day to $16.17 marketbeat.com. Year-to-date KVUE is roughly flat to down modestly, but it lags the broader market. For context, the S&P 500 was nearly unchanged while Kenvue was down ~5% on Oct 16. A
16 October 2025
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Palantir (PLTR) Stock Soars on AI Hype – Is It a Bubble or the Next Tech Giant?

Palantir Stock Skyrockets Again – AI Boom Sparks 300% 2025 Rally (Is a Correction Coming?)

Stock Price and 2025 Performance In dollar terms, PLTR’s market cap is about $426 billion – comparable to or exceeding legacy defense primes (Lockheed, RTX, etc.). However, analysts note the valuation is extremely high: Palantir’s forward price/sales is over 100× and forward P/E above 200×, far above most peers reuters.com. (For context, Reuters notes Palantir is trading at “one of the most expensive” multiples in market history reuters.com.) Investors remain bullish for now, expecting continued growth, but such lofty metrics also raise bubble concerns. Major Contracts and Partnerships Drive the Rally Palantir’s 2025 surge is underpinned by a steady stream of
16 October 2025
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Newmont Stock Skyrockets as Gold Rally Hits Record Highs – Will the Boom Continue?

Newmont Stock Skyrockets as Gold Rally Hits Record Highs – Will the Boom Continue?

Newmont’s stock is benefiting from this perfect storm of factors. Technically, the chart is exceptionally strong – NEM cleared a golden crossover and trades well above key moving averages nasdaq.com investing.com. Fundamentally, the company is healthy: it beat latest earnings, has low net debt, and the free cash flow to maintain dividends and buy back stock nasdaq.com marketbeat.com. Analysts have lifted estimates accordingly. Zacks notes 2025 EPS consensus is now about $5.50 (roughly +58% YOY), and Q3 EPS is expected to jump ~58% vs. a year ago nasdaq.com. Expert Commentary: Several strategists point to the gold-friendly environment. For example, Bank
16 October 2025
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Axon Stock Plunges 8% Amid Market Rally – Analysts See Big Upside Ahead

Axon Stock Plunges 8% Amid Market Rally – Analysts See Big Upside Ahead

Axon Stock Sinks Despite Market Strength Axon shares suffered an unexpected jolt mid-week, falling over 8% in a single session – a steep one-day drop for a typically steady climber. The slide to $644.99 nasdaq.com on Wednesday came with no obvious bad news from the company. In fact, broader market conditions were positive: U.S. stocks rose on the same day on optimism about trade and interest rates ts2.tech. This made Axon’s decline stand out even more, as the stock vastly underperformed major indexes. Technical factors likely played a role. Axon’s plunge pushed it below its 200-day moving average (~$677) nasdaq.com,
16 October 2025
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Historic Crypto Crash Aftermath: Binance’s $400M Payout Plan to “Rekt” Traders

Historic Crypto Crash Aftermath: Binance’s $400M Payout Plan to “Rekt” Traders

Biggest Crash on Record Jolts Crypto Markets Cryptocurrency markets were roiled by an unprecedented crash on Oct. 10–11, 2025, sparked by geopolitical shock. On Oct. 10, former U.S. President Donald Trump stunned markets by threatening 100% tariffs on Chinese imports, reigniting trade-war fears ts2.tech. Investors fled risk assets en masse, triggering a flash crash across crypto markets. Within hours, Bitcoin collapsed ~16%, tumbling from around $125,000 to lows near $104,000 coinspeaker.com. Major altcoins plunged even further – Ethereum fell from ~$4,500 to the mid-$3,000s (−15–20%), while many smaller coins nosedived 30–80% in the panic selling ts2.tech. As one outlet summarized,
16 October 2025
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iRobot Stock Skyrockets 55% in Short-Squeeze Frenzy – Bubble or Breakout?

iRobot Stock Skyrockets 55% in Short-Squeeze Frenzy – Bubble or Breakout?

IRBT Stock Soars on Short-Squeeze Rally iRobot’s stock price skyrocketed this week in one of its sharpest moves on record. On Wednesday (Oct. 15), IRBT jumped from $3.93 to about $5.37 at the close, a +36% gain in one day stocktwits.com. Intra-day, the Roomba maker’s stock hit $6.09 (a level last seen in March) before paring back ts2.tech. By comparison, major indexes were flat to mildly positive that day ts2.tech – making iRobot a dramatic outlier. The sudden spike pushed IRBT well above its recent trading range (the stock had languished under $4 for weeks) and lifted shares to a
16 October 2025
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Sana Biotechnology (SANA) Stock Skyrockets on ‘100-Bagger’ Hype – Experts Debate What’s Next

Sana Biotechnology (SANA) Stock Skyrockets on ‘100-Bagger’ Hype – Experts Debate What’s Next

Surge Fueled by a ‘100-Bagger’ Tweet Sana Biotechnology’s stock skyrocketed mid-week after a bold endorsement from a well-known tech investor. On Oct. 15, SANA shares jumped over 25% in a single session, closing at $5.62 (up from $4.45 the day prior) ts2.tech. In intraday trading the stock even hit roughly $6.55 before paring back gains ts2.tech. The catalyst? A viral post on social media. Hedge fund manager Eric Jackson — known for spotting high-growth plays — proclaimed on X (formerly Twitter) that “Biotech is back… $SANA looks like the next 100-bagger platform”. He pointed to an improving macro backdrop (lower
16 October 2025
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Vivakor (VIVK) Stock Surges 75% After $40M Oil Trading Deal – Bulls & Bears Weigh In

Vivakor (VIVK) Stock Skyrockets 75% on $40M Oil Deal – Bulls and Bears Debate What’s Next

Oil Deal Sparks Surging Stock Price Vivakor’s mid-October rally was ignited by news of a major funding deal aimed at boosting its oil trading business. On October 15, the Dallas-based energy services firm revealed it had signed a term sheet for a $40 million commodity intermediation credit facility with an undisclosed wholesale credit provider ts2.tech. The facility is designed to support Vivakor Supply & Trading, LLC, the company’s crude oil purchasing unit, by providing letters of credit, surety bonds, and cash guarantees to back its physical oil purchases ts2.tech. In essence, this credit line would allow Vivakor to buy and
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