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Stock Market News 26 October 2025

Cipher Mining (CIFR) Skyrockets on Google-Backed AI Deal & Bitcoin Boom – What to Know Now

Cipher Mining’s Wild Ride: CIFR Stock Soars 300% on Bitcoin & AI Boom, Now Faces Volatile Twist

CIFR Stock’s Roller-Coaster Run in 2025 Cipher Mining’s stock has been on a roller-coaster ride this year. It began 2025 trading under $2, then rocketed into the high teens and low $20s by mid-Octoberts2.tech. On October 13, CIFR closed at $20.34, a record high (and nearly +320% year-to-date)ts2.tech. This meteoric rise far outpaced the S&P 500 – and even Bitcoin itself – over the same period. Investors were drawn in by soaring Bitcoin prices and Cipher’s buzzworthy foray into AI data centers (more on that below). However, the euphoria abruptly turned into a shake-out heading into late October. After peaking
26 October 2025
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IonQ (INBX) Stock Soars on Quantum Breakthrough and $2B Deal – Bubble or Next Big Thing?

Quantum Boom: IonQ Stock’s Wild 2025 Ride – Record Highs, $2B Boost & Government Buzz Fuel Frenzy

IonQ Stock Soars to Record Highs, Then Pulls Back IonQ has been on a rollercoaster ride in 2025. The stock started the year under $15 and went on a blistering rally, peaking at $82.59 by October 13ts2.tech. That price marked an astounding ~700% gain over the prior 12 months, and about +75% since Januaryts2.tech. It far outpaced the broader market and even most tech stocks. (IonQ’s pure-play quantum peers saw similar explosions – for instance, Rigetti Computing and D-Wave Quantum are up over +2000% year-on-year from penny-stock levelsts2.tech.) IonQ’s 52-week range stretched from roughly $9 to $83, reflecting extreme volatilityts2.techts2.tech.
26 October 2025
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Alibaba’s 2025 Tech Rally: AI Gold Rush, Stock Soars & What’s Next for 9988.HK

Alibaba Stock on Fire: BABA Soars to 4-Year High on AI Buzz – What’s Next?

BABA Soars to Multi-Year Highs in 2025 Rally Alibaba’s stock has staged a remarkable turnaround in 2025. After two years of languishing under China’s regulatory crackdowns and economic uncertainty, BABA is now one of the year’s top tech performers. The U.S.-listed shares recently climbed into the mid-$170s, territory not seen in about four yearsts2.tech. By early October, Alibaba’s Hong Kong shares (9988.HK) similarly hit HK$183+, the highest since 2021ts2.techts2.tech. This marks an ~85–90% surge year-to-datets2.tech – a stark outperformance versus global indices. “Alibaba’s market capitalization has swelled to around HK$3.4 trillion (>$430 billion),” TS² Tech News noted, “putting it back among Asia’s
26 October 2025
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BitMine Immersion (BMNR) Stock Rockets 700% on $13.4B Crypto Haul – Bubble or Breakout?

BitMine Immersion’s 700% Crypto-Fueled Surge: Will BMNR Stock’s $13B Ethereum Bet Boom or Bust?

Wild 2025 Rally Leaves BMNR Up 700% Few stocks have had a ride as dramatic as BMNR this year. BitMine’s share price languished under $2 late last year, then exploded in mid-2025 as the company’s crypto pivot captivated the marketts2.tech. By early July, BMNR hit an intraday high of $161 after a major equity raise stoked optimismts2.tech. Even after pulling back, the stock is still up around 700% year-to-datets2.tech – making it one of 2025’s top performers. The volatility has been breathtaking. After hovering around $59–$60 in early October, BMNR jumped 11.6% on Oct. 6to close at $63.22 amid excitement over BitMine’s growing Ether stashts2.tech. Just a few sessions later,
26 October 2025
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Galaxy Digital (GLXY) Stock Soars on Massive Bitcoin Deal and Blowout Earnings

Galaxy Digital (GLXY) Stock Rallies on Bitcoin Surge and Blowout Q3 Earnings

Wild Price Ride Amid Crypto Volatility Galaxy Digital’s stock price has seen dramatic swings in recent days. After dipping in mid-October alongside a broader crypto sell-off, GLXY roared back as the market rebounded. The stock jumped nearly 10% on October 20 following a bullish analyst call, then surged another ~10% to around $44 after the company’s earnings release on October 21ts2.tech. That two-day rally put shares at a one-year high, more than double their level at the start of 2025ts2.tech. By the week’s end, GLXY hovered near $40 per share, consolidating gains. Even with a modest pullback (the stock is down about
26 October 2025
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Microsoft (MSFT) Nears $4 Trillion: AI Boom Propels Stock Rally, Analysts Target $600+

Microsoft (MSFT) Nears $4 Trillion: AI Boom Propels Stock Rally, Analysts Target $600+

Stock Performance and Market Snapshot (Late October 2025) Microsoft’s stock has been on a tear through 2025, and the rally continued into late October. On Friday, October 24, MSFT shares closed around $523–524, essentially at record-high territory Macrotrends. That’s just a few percentage points below the stock’s all-time closing high (approximately $535) and near the intraday peak (~$555) reached over the summer ts2.tech. Year-to-date, Microsoft has gained roughly 25%, adding hundreds of billions in market value and cementing itself as one of the world’s most valuable companies at about $3.8 trillion market cap ts2.tech. For context, the S&P 500 is up only single digits this
26 October 2025
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Marathon Digital Rides “Uptober” Bitcoin Boom – Stock Soars as Miner Hoards BTC and Eyes Bold 2025 Targets

MARA Stock Rockets on Bitcoin’s “Uptober” Boom – AI Pivot and $200K BTC Forecast Ignite Bullish Outlook

Marathon Digital – now officially MARA Holdings, Inc. – has become one of the highest-profile Bitcoin mining stocks. Its share price tends to mirror Bitcoin’s booms and busts, making it a high-risk, high-reward proxy for the crypto marketts2.tech. The company is also branching out into new tech frontiers as it seeks to reduce its dependence on Bitcoin’s volatility. Bitcoin “Uptober” Sends MARA Soaring October 2025 finds Marathon riding high on a wave of crypto euphoria. In early October, Bitcoin’s price blasted past $120,000 – approaching all-time highs – in what traders dubbed an “Uptober” rallyts2.tech. As a major miner and
26 October 2025
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Novartis’ $12B Biotech Buyout Shakes Up Avidity Biosciences (RNA) – Is the Rare-Disease Stock Set to Soar?

Novartis’ $12B Biotech Buyout Shakes Up Avidity Biosciences (RNA) – Is the Rare-Disease Stock Set to Soar?

Bottom Line: Avidity Biosciences’ stock is set to explode higher on Novartis’s $12 billion buyout, capping off a dramatic run fueled by breakthrough science and takeover buzz. The high-premium deal underscores the massive value of RNA therapeutics for rare diseases – and signals that big pharma’s biotech spending spree isn’t slowing down. While Avidity’s chapter as an independent company is closing, its novel treatments may reach patients faster under Novartis’s umbrella. Investors now await the finalization of the deal (and SpinCo details), as Wall Street cheers another biotech success story in the making. 🏥💥 Sources: reuters.comreuters.combusiness-standard.combiospace.combiospace.commarketbeat.comts2.techmarketbeat.comsahmcapital.comsahmcapital.combiospace.combiospace.combusiness-standard.comreuters.combusiness-standard.comreuters.comreuters.comts2.techts2.techbiospace.combiospace.combiospace.combiospace.com
26 October 2025
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🚀 CleanSpark (CLSK) Stock Surges on $120K Bitcoin Rally and $200M Crypto Credit Boost

CleanSpark Stock’s Wild 2025 Ride: Bitcoin Boom and AI Pivot Fuel Soaring Gains – What’s Next?

Latest Stock Price & Recent Performance CleanSpark’s stock is coming off an exceptionally volatile week of trading. As of the last close on Friday, October 24, CLSK stood at $19.37 per sharestockanalysis.com. That price represents a sharp rebound from mid-week lows – on Wednesday, the stock tumbled 10.18% to $16.86stockanalysis.com amid a broad risk-off move in crypto. Investors “trimmed exposure” that day due to renewed U.S.-China geopolitical tensions and a dip in Bitcoin to the $107K levelinsidermonkey.com. However, sentiment quickly reversed: CleanSpark bounced +4.8% Thursday and surged nearly +9.6% on Fridaystockanalysis.com. By week’s end, shares were roughly back to where
26 October 2025
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Riot Platforms (RIOT) Skyrockets as Bitcoin Booms – Latest News, Insights & Forecasts

Riot Platforms (RIOT) Stock Soars on Bitcoin Boom and AI Pivot: Latest Price & Updates

Riot Platforms (RIOT) Stock Highlights as of October 26, 2025 Bitcoin Boom Sends Riot Stock to New Highs Riot Platforms’ stock has been on a tear, directly tied to Bitcoin’s explosive 2025 rally. Bitcoin’s price shattered records above $125,000 per coin in early Octoberts2.tech, spurring a massive run-up in crypto-related equities. Riot – one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin miners – saw its share price surge in tandem. This past week, as Bitcoin rebounded above $110Kcarboncredits.com, Riot’s stock spiked roughly 10–12% to around the $22 level – marking a new 52-week high for the company. It closed Friday, October
26 October 2025
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Permian Basin Boom – Veterans Honored, Oil Permits Surge, and a Power Crunch Hits Texas (What It Means for Stocks)

Permian Basin Boom – Veterans Honored, Oil Permits Surge, and a Power Crunch Hits Texas (What It Means for Stocks)

Honoring Local Heroes: A Flight of Gratitude In the Permian Basin, community pride runs as deep as the oil wells. This was on full display with the latest Permian Basin Honor Flight, which gave dozens of local veterans a three-day journey to Washington, D.C. to reflect on their service. Departing Midland on October 9th, the group visited the WWII, Korean War, Vietnam, and Lincoln Memorials, Arlington National Cemetery, and other landmarks dedicated to American sacrificefirstalert7.com. For many, it was an emotional pilgrimage. “Over the past weekend, this trip makes a veteran feel appreciated,” one participant noted, as local news documented
26 October 2025
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AI Boom vs. Doom: New ‘AGI’ App Launch Fuels Hype as OpenAI’s Altman Warns of ‘Bad Stuff’ Ahead – What It Means for Tech Stocks

AI Boom vs. Doom: New ‘AGI’ App Launch Fuels Hype as OpenAI’s Altman Warns of ‘Bad Stuff’ Ahead – What It Means for Tech Stocks

New App Channels the AI Wave – From Menus to “Intelligent” Meals The launch of MENU – ORDER AI exemplifies how AI’s latest advances are seeping into everyday consumer life. This Boston-based health-tech startup aims to make eating out smarter and healthier by leveraging AI. Its forthcoming app uses artificial intelligence to scan restaurant and delivery menus in real time and suggest dishes that fit a user’s dietary needs and wellness goalsprnewswire.com. Whether you’re on a high-protein regimen, watching carbs, managing diabetes (GLP-1 friendly options), or even counting Weight Watchers points, the app promises personalized meal recommendations “in just seconds,”
26 October 2025
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Trader Joe’s Surprise Expansion Spree: 4 New Stores Open by Halloween – What It Means for Shoppers and Stocks

Trader Joe’s Surprise Expansion Spree: 4 New Stores Open by Halloween – What It Means for Shoppers and Stocks

New Stores Sprout Up in Four States Trader Joe’s fans have four big reasons to celebrate this week. The quirky grocery chain – known for its cult-favorite snacks and friendly tiki-themed stores – is cutting ribbons on four new locations by Halloween. According to official company announcements, Trader Joe’s is opening new stores in Peachtree City, Georgia; Iselin (Woodbridge), New Jersey; Columbia, Missouri; and Holladay, Utah over the last days of Octobertraderjoes.comtraderjoes.com. Each grand opening is slated for 9:00 a.m. local time, with crowds of eager shoppers expected to line up early for the debut of their new neighborhood “TJ’s.”
26 October 2025
Nvidia Stock Soars on AI Mega-Deals – Will NVDA Hit $300 Amid Boom and Bubble Fears?

Nvidia Stock Soars on AI Mega-Deals – Will NVDA Hit $300 Amid Boom and Bubble Fears?

AI Boom Propels Nvidia to Historic Highs Nvidia’s meteoric stock surge in 2025 showcases how central the company has become to the AI revolution. In early October, NVDA briefly became the world’s most valuable publicly traded company when its market capitalization topped $4.5 trillion – surpassing even Apple and Microsoft ts2.tech. That milestone capped a massive run: Nvidia’s shares have soared over 1,300% since late 2022, as the market wagers that its high-performance graphics processors (GPUs) will be the indispensable engines of modern AI reuters.com reuters.com. This confidence is rooted in eye-popping fundamentals. For the quarter ended July 2025, Nvidia reported
26 October 2025
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Opendoor’s Wild 2025 Ride: 1600% Meme Surge, New CEO & Crypto Pivot – What’s Next for OPEN Stock?

Opendoor’s Wild 2025 Ride: 1600% Meme Surge, New CEO & Crypto Pivot – What’s Next for OPEN Stock?

Latest News & Recent Developments (Late October 2025) In the past few days, Opendoor’s stock has whipsawed on macro news. On Friday, Oct. 24, OPEN soared over 13% to $7.97 after a cooler-than-expected inflation report fueled optimism that the Fed will cut interest rates soon markets.financialcontent.com markets.financialcontent.com. Real estate-related stocks rallied broadly on the prospect of lower borrowing costs, and Opendoor – highly sensitive to interest rates – was a big beneficiary, jumping to its highest levels in a week markets.financialcontent.com. This rebound followed a mid-month pullback. As recently as October 22, Opendoor had dipped to around $6.82 per share
26 October 2025
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GSI Technology (GSIT) Stock Explodes 200% on AI Chip Breakthrough – What’s Next for This Small-Cap?

GSI Technology (GSIT) Stock Explodes 200% on AI Chip Breakthrough – What’s Next for This Small-Cap?

Cornell AI Chip Breakthrough Ignites a Buying Frenzy GSI Technology’s “Gemini-I” APU – a novel Associative Processing Unit that performs AI computations directly in memory – received independent validation from a Cornell University-led study unveiled on Oct 20 at the MICRO’25 conference ts2.tech. Researchers confirmed GSI’s chip can deliver performance on par with a high-end NVIDIA GPU for certain artificial intelligence tasks, while using roughly 98% less energy ts2.tech. In large-scale tests of retrieval-augmented generation (a challenging AI workload), the Gemini-I APU achieved throughput comparable to an NVIDIA A6000 GPU but with a tiny fraction of the power draw ts2.tech.
26 October 2025
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Arm Stock Soars on AI Buzz: Price Hits $170 as Analysts Hike Targets

Arm Stock Soars on AI Buzz: Price Hits $170 as Analysts Hike Targets

ARM Stock Climbs on AI Momentum Arm’s stock has been on a tear thanks to a flurry of positive news in the semiconductor and AI space. The Cambridge, U.K.-based chip design firm saw its shares jump about 4% on Monday after unveiling an expansion of its licensing program for AI-focused chips reuters.com. The stock ended the week around $170.68, up roughly 2.5% over five days marketbeat.com and hovering near its highest levels since Arm’s blockbuster IPO last year. Up to this Monday’s close, Arm’s stock was up over 34% for 2025 reuters.com – outpacing many peer semiconductor stocks – as
26 October 2025
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BBAI Stock Skyrockets on Latest AI-Defense Deals – Can the Rally Last?

BBAI Stock Skyrockets on Latest AI-Defense Deals – Can the Rally Last?

Stock Rally and Volatility Insights BigBear.ai (BBAI) shares have been on a tear in 2025, fueled by defense-AI contracts and broader AI enthusiasm. The stock began the year as a sub-$4 penny stock and roughly doubled to ~$8–9 by mid-October ts2.tech. A major catalyst was the Tsecond partnership announcement on Oct. 13, which sent BBAI up ~22% in one day ts2.tech. At that peak the stock briefly touched $9.39 before profit-taking set in ts2.tech. By Oct. 22 it had pulled back into the mid-$7 range, marking a ~20% retracement from its recent high ts2.tech.Traders note BigBear.ai is extremely volatile. Multiple
26 October 2025
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Intel Stock Soars on AI Hype and $15B Lifeline – Can the Rally Last?

Intel Stock Soars on AI Hype and $15B Lifeline – Can the Rally Last?

Surging Stock on Turnaround Hopes Intel shares have mounted a stunning comeback in 2025, riding optimism that the embattled chipmaker can regain its footing in the AI era. The stock has climbed roughly 90% year-to-date, closing around $38 per share at last week’s end – territory it hasn’t seen in nearly two years ts2.tech. Just this Friday (Oct. 24), Intel spiked as much as 7.8% intraday after its quarterly earnings beat, hitting an 18-month high before settling up about 2% on the day reuters.com reuters.com. By comparison, industry darlings Nvidia and AMD – whose stocks have also surged on the
26 October 2025
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Ford Stock Rockets 10% on Q3 Earnings – Can EV Blues and Recall Woes Stop the Rally?

Ford Stock Rockets 10% on Q3 Earnings – Can EV Blues and Recall Woes Stop the Rally?

Ford’s Q3 report showed the strength of its core businesses. Wall Street cheered the upside surprise: revenue of $50.5B and EPS of $0.45 easily topped forecasts reuters.com. In after-hours trading on Oct. 23 the stock leapt again, taking the price to about $13.68 by Oct. 24 ca.investing.com. TechStock² notes that this rally broke above Ford’s long-standing trading range (~$10–13), with momentum indicators still healthy ts2.tech. The market seems to be rewarding Ford’s focus on profitable growth areas, notably commercial fleets and full-size trucks. Indeed, Ford’s “Blue” (gasoline) vehicles and its Ford Pro fleet division drove most of the gains, while
26 October 2025
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Energy stocks set for a geopolitical week after Iran warning and oil rebound

Energy stocks set for a geopolitical week after Iran warning and oil rebound

7 February 2026
U.S. energy stocks rose Friday, with the S&P 500 energy sector up 1.88% and Exxon Mobil gaining 2.03%. Brent crude settled at $68.05 a barrel after Iran threatened U.S. bases if attacked. Saudi Aramco cut March Arab Light crude prices to a five-year low for Asia. Kazakhstan’s CPC Blend exports may drop 35% this month due to Tengiz oilfield disruptions.
Financial services stocks rally as XLF jumps, Dow hits 50,000 — what to watch next week

Financial services stocks rally as XLF jumps, Dow hits 50,000 — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
U.S. financial stocks rose Friday, with the XLF fund up 1.8% and the Dow closing above 50,000 for the first time, gaining 2.47%. Goldman Sachs jumped 4.3%, JPMorgan 3.9%, and Citigroup 6.0%. The Federal Reserve held rates steady, and San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly signaled possible cuts this year. Investors await January jobs and inflation data next week.
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