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Stock Market News 21 October 2025

5 AI Stocks Set to Soar: Best Buys for October 2025’s Tech Boom

5 AI Stocks Set to Soar: Best Buys for October 2025’s Tech Boom

Nvidia (NVDA): The AI Chip Champion Driving the Boom Nvidia has become synonymous with the AI revolution, thanks to its dominance in high-performance GPUs that power everything from advanced cloud computing to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The company’s latest financials underscore its leadership: in the most recent quarter, Nvidia’s revenue soared 56% to $46.7 billion, fueled almost entirely by data-center AI chip salests2.tech. As a result, Nvidia’s stock has been on fire – recently flirting with an all-time high near $195 per share in early October (about +58% from a year ago)ts2.tech. This rally has pushed Nvidia’s market capitalization well past the $1 trillion
21 October 2025
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Danaher (DHR) Stock Surges on Earnings Beat as Analysts Eye Upside (Oct 21, 2025)

Danaher (DHR) Stock Surges After Q3 Earnings – Analysts See Further Upside

Danaher’s Recent Stock Movement Danaher’s stock (NYSE:DHR) has rebounded from its summer lows. In early October 2025 it was trading near $208 per sharets2.tech, roughly returning it to year-start levels. This marks about an 8% gain over the past month and ~10% over the past quarterts2.tech. In contrast, the stock is still down roughly 20% from this time last year, reflecting a broader pullback in life-sciences equipment stocks after the pandemic-driven boom. The rally has accelerated around the latest earnings news. On Oct. 21, 2025, Danaher shares spiked — trading ~7% higher intradaystockstotrade.com — after the company reported its results.
21 October 2025
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Accenture Stock 2025: AI-Fueled Earnings Beat Meets Cautious Outlook – What’s Next for ACN?

Accenture Stock Poised for Turnaround? AI-Fueled Earnings and Analyst Bets Spark Debate

Analysts and experts acknowledge Accenture’s near-term challenges but highlight its strategic strengths. CEO Julie Sweet insists AI will expand the market – “We do not see AI as deflationary… we see it as expansionary”investing.com – a view echoed by bullish forecasts. CFRA’s Idlet and others argue the selloff is overdone given Accenture’s solid backlog and financialsts2.techreuters.com. Still, some worry that if client spending remains stalled, ACN could languish. As Zacks notes, Accenture’s stock is cheap (off 32% YTDnasdaq.com) but the company’s own cautious guidance and macro drag may keep near-term growth muted. In summary, Accenture’s latest earnings underscored robust AI-driven
21 October 2025
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Thermo Fisher (TMO) Stock Surges on Biotech Boom – Analysts Eye $650 Target

Thermo Fisher (TMO) Stock Surges on Biotech Boom – Analysts Eye $650 Target

Thermo Fisher – the world’s largest life-science tools and services firm – has seen its stock catch fire as investors bet on its growth strategy. Recent weeks’ gains come after a key rally in the biotech sector. For instance, a market report noted TMO’s stock “climb[ed] an impressive 9.79%” on Oct 1 as “market optimism swelled around a series of recent strategic developments”markets.financialcontent.com. That surge followed news of Thermo Fisher’s latest acquisitions and capacity expansions, underscoring management’s focus on high-growth areas like biologics manufacturing and lab automation. These moves build on strong fundamentals. Thermo Fisher’s Q2 2025 results (reported in
21 October 2025
IREN’s 500% Rally: How a Bitcoin Miner Became an AI Cloud Juggernaut

IREN Stock Skyrockets 500% on AI Cloud Pivot — Bitcoin Miner’s Meteoric Rally Stuns Market

Recent Price Performance IREN’s stock has had a truly extraordinary rally in 2025. After languishing in the single digits early in the year, the stock first broke out in the summer and then exploded upward in October. By Oct 3 it closed at a new high of $49.44ts2.tech and briefly traded up to $53 in early Octts2.tech. The surge continued: on Oct 14 it hit an intraday peak of $74.15, setting a new all-time highreuters.com. Volume has been extraordinary (e.g. 16+ million shares traded on Oct 3)ts2.tech, reflecting frenzied demand. The stock is up roughly 10-fold from April 2024 and
21 October 2025
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Adobe’s AI Foundry Unveiled: Custom Brand AI Models and What Investors Are Saying

Adobe Stock Sinks to Yearly Low as AI Questions Mount – New “AI Foundry” Launch Adds Fuel to Debate

Adobe’s logo displayed on a smartphone. The software publisher’s stock is near 52-week lows despite new AI initiatives. (Image credit: TechStock²) Stock Performance Adobe shares have drifted lower for much of 2025. In 2024 the stock peaked around $555ts2.tech, but as of mid-October 2025 it hovered near $330ts2.tech. That marked a fresh 52-week low (~$329) for ADBE. In the past week (Oct. 15–21) the stock has recovered a bit, closing around $356 on Oct. 21reuters.com. This rebound followed announcement of the AI Foundry service (Oct. 20) and some upbeat analyst comments. Still, the year-to-date loss is roughly 20–25%. For context,
21 October 2025
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GE Aerospace Stock Rockets to Record High on Blowout Q3 and Bullish Outlook

GE Aerospace Stock Rockets to Record High on Blowout Q3 and Bullish Outlook

Blowout Q3 Earnings Fuel Rally GE Aerospace’s third-quarter report far surpassed forecasts. The company logged $1.66 in adjusted earnings per share, up 44% from a year ago, on revenue of about $12.2 billioninvestopedia.comnasdaq.com. Both measures handily beat analysts’ targets (consensus had been roughly $1.45 EPS on $10.9B revenue)investopedia.com. A Zacks/Nasdaq analysis confirms these beats and notes order growth across commercial and defense segmentsnasdaq.com. In response, GE raised its full-year profit outlook again – now expecting $6.00–$6.20 in adjusted EPS for 2025 (versus an earlier $5.60–$5.80 range)investopedia.comreuters.com. Management highlighted strong backlog and tighter cost controls. CEO Larry Culp pointed to the firm’s
21 October 2025
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Salesforce Stock Soars After Dreamforce AI Bombshell – What Investors Need to Know (Oct. 21, 2025)

Salesforce Stock Soars After Dreamforce AI Bombshell – What Investors Need to Know (Oct. 21, 2025)

Salesforce (CRM) stock rallied on Oct. 21, 2025 after a late-week bounce driven by bullish Dreamforce announcements. By Oct. 20 (Monday) CRM shares were trading in the mid-$240sts2.tech. Investors had already bid the stock up ~7% on Oct. 16 (closing around $253) in reaction to Salesforce’s long-term outlook, before it settled back to about $243 on Oct. 17ts2.tech. On Tuesday, Oct. 21, CRM opened at ~$254.31marketbeat.com and traded up toward the mid-$260s by late morning (around $263 at 9:43pm ISTindmoney.com), roughly a +4–5% gain on the day. This continued a modest rebound from the multi-month low near $235 on Oct.
21 October 2025
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Halliburton Stock Rockets on Q3 Earnings – Oil Sector Trends & Analyst Outlook

Halliburton Stock Rockets on Q3 Earnings – Oil Sector Trends & Analyst Outlook

Strong Q3 Earnings Beat Expectations Halliburton’s October 21 Q3 earnings release blew past analyst forecasts, reinvigorating the stock. The oilfield services firm earned just $0.02 per share (due to restructuring charges) but $0.58/share adjusted, beating the $0.50 consensusmarketbeat.com. Third-quarter revenue was $5.60 billion, slightly above Wall Street’s $5.39B estimatemarketbeat.com. CEO Jeff Miller underscored the quarter’s achievements: “We delivered total company revenue of $5.6 billion and adjusted operating margin of 13%. We also took steps that will deliver estimated savings of $100 million per quarter, reset our 2026 capital budget and idled equipment that no longer meets our return expectations,” he
21 October 2025
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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Google Stock Tanks as OpenAI Teases AI Browser – Analysts React

Key Facts (Oct. 21, 2025): Alphabet’s stock has been surging on investor optimism around its AI initiatives, but the recent dip shows how sensitive the market is to new competition. On Oct. 21, Google shares gave back a chunk of the prior day’s gains after Sam Altman’s X (Twitter) post hinted at a “new product” launchinvesting.comtipranks.com. Market commentators immediately linked this to long‑rumored AI web browsers. In fact, investing.com reported that “Alphabet (GOOGL) stock declined 4%” on that news, reflecting “investor concerns about potential threats” to Google’s core search and browser businessesinvesting.cominvesting.com. A Reuters/Investing analysis noted that Chrome has “commanding
21 October 2025
Breaking: Eos Energy & MN8 Secure Huge 750 MWh U.S. Battery Storage Deal – Are Stocks Set to Skyrocket?

Eos Energy (EOSE) Stock Skyrockets on Major Battery Deals and Expansion – AI Demand Sparks Rally

Key Facts October 21, 2025 EOSE Stock Soars on Fresh Catalysts Eos Energy Enterprises stock surged on Tuesday, October 21, after the company rolled out several major announcements that electrified investor sentiment. The battery maker’s shares spiked as high as 14%–20% above the prior day’s close on the newsbloomberg.comseekingalpha.com. As of mid-day, EOSE was holding a ~10% gain around $16 per sharebenzinga.com – up dramatically from the ~$7–8 range of late September. This continues a stunning run: Eos’s stock has now skyrocketed over 100% in the past few weeks and roughly 200% year-to-date, vastly outperforming the broader marketts2.techts2.tech. Tuesday’s jump
21 October 2025
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Rigetti Computing’s Quantum Leap: Stock Soars on Breakthroughs and Bold Bets

Quantum Boom or Bubble? Rigetti Stock Soars 5,000% Then Slides – Experts Weigh In

Record Surge and Wild Volatility Rigetti’s share price went on a breathtaking tear in 2025, riding a speculative wave in quantum computing stocks. At the start of the year RGTI traded below $1; by mid-October it had rocketed into the $50sts2.tech. The stock peaked at $56.34 on October 15 – an almost 50-fold increase in one year. In a single session on Oct. 13, Rigetti spiked 25% to around $54.91ts2.tech, catapulting its market capitalization into the mid-teens of billions. Such frenzied gains eclipsed even other “Quantum Four” peers. For instance, IonQ’s stock is up about 700% year-over-year, and D-Wave Quantum
21 October 2025
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Intel Stock Explodes: 10% U.S. Stake, Nvidia Deal & AI Hype Fuel Surge

Intel Stock Rally Pushes Limits: 10% U.S. Stake, AI Hype Fuel Surge – Will It Last?

Intel Stock Near Multi-Year High After 2025 Rally Intel’s stock price is back in the spotlight after an extraordinary run in 2025. As of Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 21), INTC traded around $37.8, holding near its highest levels in about two yearsmarkets.financialcontent.com. The share price is essentially flat to slightly lower on the day, pausing after a nearly 3% surge on Monday to $38.10markets.financialcontent.com. That recent strength put Intel just a few dollars shy of its 52-week high – the stock briefly touched $39.65 last weekmarkets.financialcontent.com – and marks a dramatic rebound from the sub-$20 lows seen early this year. Intel has
21 October 2025
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Is Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) the Next Big Media Stock? 75% YTD Surge Sparks Buzz

Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Soars on Sale Buzz – Is a Blockbuster Media Deal Brewing?

WBD Stock Surges on Takeover Rumors Warner Bros. Discovery corporate logo signage. The media giant’s stock surged on October 21, 2025 amid speculation of a potential sale. Warner Bros. Discovery’s stock spiked sharply on October 21, 2025 after the media conglomerate signaled it might be open to a sale. In a morning announcement, WBD said its board has launched a “comprehensive review of strategic alternatives” following unsolicited takeover interest from multiple partiests2.tech. This stunning development – just months after WBD announced plans to split into two companies – sent WBD shares up about 7–9% to nearly $20, from a prior
21 October 2025
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Bitcoin Boom & $500M AI Data Deal Send Bitfarms (BITF) Stock Soaring — 148% YTD Gains

Bitcoin Boom and AI Pivot Send Bitfarms (BITF) Stock Soaring – Will the Rally Last?

BITF Stock Surges on Bitcoin’s Rally Bitfarms stock has been on an absolute tear this fall, riding the wave of a broader crypto resurgence. As of this week, BITF is hovering around $5 per share, roughly quintupling since the start of 2025ts2.tech. Just last week, the stock spiked to an intraday high of ~$6.20 – a level not seen in years – before a late-week pullbackts2.tech. Even after cooling off, Bitfarms still finished the week up nearly +19% (making it one of the top financial stock gainers)ts2.tech. Year-to-date, BITF has skyrocketed roughly +148%, rising from about $1 in January to
21 October 2025
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Plug Power Stock Skyrockets on Hydrogen Hype – Bubble or Breakout?

Plug Power Stock Skyrockets 170% on Hydrogen Hype – What’s Next for PLUG?

Key facts October 21, 2025 PLUG Stock Blazes Higher in October, Then Pauses Plug Power’s stock has been on a tear in October, rebounding from near-penny-stock levels over the summer to approach its yearly highs. Shares leapt from under $1.50 in early September to over $4.00 by mid-Octoberts2.tech. In the first week of October alone, PLUG spiked 35% in a single day after a bold analyst upgrade, eventually hitting an intraday peak of ~$4.58 (a new 52-week high) on Oct. 6ts2.tech. This frenetic rally was amplified by a short squeeze – with roughly 32–40% of Plug’s float sold short, many
21 October 2025
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Ford Stock Plunges as Devastating Supplier Fire and Recalls Turn 2025 Into a Nightmare

Ford Stock Rocked by EV Slump & $1B Shock – Will Q3 Turn the Tide?

Key Facts October 21, 2025 October’s Roller Coaster: Stock Volatility Remains High Ford’s stock has been on a roller-coaster ride in recent weeks. After rallying near its 52-week high above $12 over the summer, shares were rattled in early October by a cascade of bad news. The most jarring blow came on Oct. 7, when reports emerged of a fire at a key supplier’s factory. In a single session, Ford’s stock nosedived about 6–7% on fears that production of the lucrative F-150 could be crippledts2.tech. By Oct. 8, the stock had sunk into the mid-$11s from the low-$12s. Heavy trading
21 October 2025
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Up 150% YTD: Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) Rides the GaN Power Wave into AI’s Future

Nvidia-Fueled Frenzy: Navitas (NVTS) Stock Hits Record High in 750% Rally – Will the Surge Last?

NVTS Stock Skyrockets to Record High Navitas shares have been on a remarkable tear, climaxing in a record run-up ahead of and through Oct. 20. On Monday, NVTS spiked another 16–18%, touching an intraday high of $17.79 and finishing around $17.06–$17.10ts2.techmarketbeat.com. This marks the highest price in the company’s history. For context, Navitas started the year near $4 and was languishing near $2 per share in late 2024ts2.tech – a far cry from the mid-teens today. In fact, the stock hit a 52-week low of just $1.53 earlier in the yearts2.tech. The stunning rally means Navitas has now gained over
21 October 2025
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Oracle Stock’s Wild AI Ride: Soaring 70% YTD Then a Sudden Plunge – What’s Next for ORCL?

Oracle Stock’s Wild AI Ride: Soaring 70% YTD Then a Sudden Plunge – What’s Next for ORCL?

ORCL Stock Soars, Then Stumbles in October Oracle’s stock has been on a wild ride in 2025, propelled by the company’s aggressive push into cloud and AI. Shares hit an all-time high of roughly $345 intraday in early September after Oracle unveiled blockbuster AI cloud deals ts2.tech. Even after recent declines, ORCL remains up nearly 75% year-to-date, vastly outperforming most tech peers Siolla. This stellar rise turned choppy in mid-October, however, as investors swung from euphoria to caution in a matter of days. During the week of Oct. 16, Oracle hosted its AI World conference in Las Vegas and issued
21 October 2025
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Amazon Stock Explodes and Stalls: AI Push, $2.5B FTC Twist, and $3 Trillion Dreams

Amazon Stock Unfazed by AWS Meltdown – Why Experts Still Call AMZN a Strong Buy

Stock Steadies After a Bumpy Ride Amazon’s stock has shown notable resilience in recent days. Despite turbulence in the broader tech sector, AMZN shares are trading around $216 as of Oct. 21. That price is only a few dollars off this week’s highs and about 10% below Amazon’s 2025 peak near $242 (reached in February). Year-to-date the stock is essentially flat, a stark contrast to the Nasdaq’s ~20% gain over the same periodig.com. This comes after Amazon’s 44% surge last year. In recent weeks the stock found support around the $210–$214 level – roughly its 200-day moving average – suggesting
21 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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