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Stock Market News 22 October 2025 - 23 October 2025

June 30, 2025 – Major Tech News Roundup: AI Races, 5G Advances, Big Tech Deals & More

Nvidia Stock Near Record Highs: $20B xAI GPU Deal and $100B OpenAI Pact Fuel AI Boom

In short, Nvidia’s stock has surged again on the back of the latest AI deals and partnerships. The combination of blockbuster AI earnings, strategic alliances, and massive investor enthusiasm has propelled NVDA toward record territoryts2.techts2.tech – leaving the market asking if the rally can continue (some analysts even eye a $300 price by year-endbarchart.com). AI Frenzy Propels Nvidia’s Growth The AI revolution is driving an unprecedented boom in demand for Nvidia’s chips. In its latest quarterly report (FY2026 Q2, May–Jul 2025), Nvidia blew past expectations with $46.7 B revenue, up 56% year-over-yearts2.tech. Virtually all of that growth came from AI: $41 B
23 October 2025
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Retailers Quit Selling Xbox?! Target & Walmart Rumored to Ditch Xbox Stock

Microsoft Teases Shockingly Expensive Next Xbox – Will Premium Console Boost Tech Stocks?

Premium Next-Gen Xbox: What We Know In a recent Mashable interview, Xbox boss Sarah Bond stunned gamers by saying the upcoming Xbox will “be a very premium, very high-end curated experience.”tomshardware.com. That language suggests Microsoft is positioning the next console well above the low-cost Series S. Tom’s Hardware notes this implies a shift toward PC-like, top-tier hardware (possibly running Windows and offering multiple game stores), a marked change from traditional budget consolestomshardware.comtomshardware.com. Bond even tied her comments to Microsoft’s new handhelds, saying “you’re starting to see some of the thinking we have in this handheld” applied to the consoletomshardware.com. Indeed,
23 October 2025
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Quantum Hype Fuels SEALSQ (LAES) Stock Surge – Can It Last?

Quantum Hype Fuels SEALSQ (LAES) Stock Surge – Can It Last?

SEALSQ’s recent moves come amid broader industry tailwinds. The AI/semiconductor rally is lifting related stocks: the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index is up ~15% since September ts2.tech. Governments are scrambling to prepare for the quantum age – the U.S. National Security Agency now mandates all new national-security systems be quantum-safe by 2027 ts2.tech – driving huge demand for post-quantum security. Markets research project the global post-quantum security sector growing from a few billion today to on the order of $72 billion by 2035 ts2.tech. SEALSQ positions itself as a pure-play beneficiary of these trends, touting certifications (FIPS 140-3, EAL5+) and a digital “Quantum
23 October 2025
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Nokia Stock Skyrockets on Major 5G Contracts – Analysts Eye Upside

Nokia Stock Skyrockets on Major 5G Contracts – Analysts Eye Upside

Recent Stock Run-Up and Market Context Nokia’s stock has roared higher in October, buoyed by a string of positive catalysts. The ADR (ticker NOK on NYSE) jumped roughly 14% in early October, briefly touching about $5.49 on Oct. 14 ts2.tech. By Oct. 15 it traded near $5.54 ts2.tech. According to MarketBeat, shares recently opened around $5.76 (with a 12-month high of $5.79) marketbeat.com. Overall, U.S.-listed Nokia shares are now up ~21% in the last month and ~12% year‑to‑date ts2.tech, significantly outpacing many tech peers. Helsinki-traded Nokia (NOKIA.HE) also rallied, hitting highs near €4.84. This rally has pushed valuation multiples above
23 October 2025
QuantumScape (QS) Stock Rockets on Solid-State Battery Breakthrough – Analysts Split on Future

QuantumScape (QS) Stock Rockets on Solid-State Battery Breakthrough – Analysts Split on Future

QuantumScape Corporation (NYSE: QS), the Silicon Valley developer of solid-state lithium-metal batteries, has been in the spotlight this week amid a flurry of news. The company’s long-anticipated Q3 2025 results (released Oct 22 after the close) narrowed losses and delivered key operational wins. QS reported a GAAP net loss of $105.8 million (–$0.18 per share) for Q3 – slightly better than analysts’ –$0.20 estimate ts2.tech. More notably, it reported $12.8 million in “customer billings” (invoices issued to partners) for the quarter ts2.tech. Management says this metric – a proxy for future revenue – signals growing commercial engagement; CFO Kevin Hettrich
23 October 2025
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Evolution Gaming’s Stock Tanks After Q3 Miss and Rival Smear Allegations

Evolution Gaming’s Stock Tanks After Q3 Miss and Rival Smear Allegations

EVO.ST ~SEK 668.3 (Oct 23, 2025); ∼–8% over the week marketscreener.com tradingview.com. YTD ↓∼30% tradingview.com. Market cap ~SEK 15.5 bn marketscreener.com. Q3 2025 revenue €507.1 M (–2.4% YoY; consensus €536 M) marketscreener.com. Adjusted EBITDA €337 M (66.5% margin) vs forecast €356 M marketscreener.com. EPS €1.25 (below €1.57 est.) marketscreener.com. Dividend yield ~4.2% (DPS 30.64 SEK) investing.com. Analyst consensus: mostly “Buy” with ~SEK 938 average target tipranks.com stocksguide.com (range SEK 656–1,512 stocksguide.com). Evolution holds ~45% of the global live-casino market (vs ~30% for Playtech, 25% Pragmatic) pokertube.com pokertube.com, and has 20+ studios worldwide marketscreener.com. Major developments: October launch of Ezugi games in US agbrief.com; Jan 2025 Hasbro partnership to create Monopoly-branded casino
23 October 2025
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iPhone 17 Air vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 vs Google Pixel Fold 2: Apple’s Slim Marvel Faces Foldable Rivals

Apple Slashes iPhone Air Production Amid Disappointing Sales – What’s Next for AAPL?

Apple began informing its suppliers this week of new production plans: overall iPhone 17 output remains about 85–90 million units, but iPhone Air units will be sharply curtailed. A Nikkei/Verge scoop notes the Air’s share (originally ~10–15% of initial production) will be cut back dramatically from November onwardtheverge.com. Sources say Apple has ordered 5 million more base iPhone 17s and “significantly” more Pro models, reflecting higher-than-expected demand for the flagship variantsindianexpress.comtheverge.com. At the same time, Air component orders are being slashed. One supply-chain manager told the Indian Express that Air orders are now “end-of-production mode,” about 10% below prior forecastsindianexpress.com.
23 October 2025
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Quantum Computing Inc. (NASDAQ: QUBT) Rockets 3000% on Government Deals – Analysts Weigh In

Quantum Computing Inc. (NASDAQ: QUBT) Rockets 3000% on Government Deals – Analysts Weigh In

News Highlights Massive Funding Rounds: In the past two months QCi has drawn headlines with record capital raises. On Oct 5, 2025 the company announced an oversubscribed private placement of 37,183,937 shares at market price, raising $750 million titanpartnersgrp.com. This followed a Sept 21, 2025 placement of 26,867,276 shares for $500 million titanpartnersgrp.com. CEO Dr. Yuping Huang celebrated the extra capital, saying it provides runway through 2028 and leaves QCi with the “strongest balance sheet among publicly traded quantum companies” ts2.tech. (Investors note, however, that issuing ~64 million new shares in 6 weeks has massively increased share count.) Stock Volatility: QUBT’s
23 October 2025
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Meituan (3690.HK) Soars to HK$100: Food-Delivery Wars, AI Ambitions & What Analysts Expect

Meituan (3690.HK) Soars to HK$100: Food-Delivery Wars, AI Ambitions & What Analysts Expect

Stock Performance and Market Snapshot On Oct 23, 2025 Meituan’s stock (3690.HK) closed at HK$100.00 investing.com. After falling to HK$94.05 on Oct 17 (its 52-week low) investing.com, the shares have bounced. The recent rally pushed the price near the lower end of its 52-week range (HK$94–205 investing.com). Year-to-date, the stock has lagged some peers, reflecting a tough market. In the past week Meituan gained ~4% in Hong Kong, helping it outperform the Hang Seng Tech Index, which dipped amid US-China trade-war jitters. Analysts note that Hong Kong tech stocks saw a broad pullback in mid-Oct, but remain up ~30% YTD on strong
23 October 2025
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IBM Stock Soars on AI, Cloud and Quantum Momentum

IBM Stock Soars on AI, Cloud and Quantum Momentum

IBM’s headquarters in Armonk, N.Y., is at the center of the company’s growing focus on AI and cloud computing. In late October 2025, the stock was trading in the high $200s (about $287/share on Oct. 22) after strong third‑quarter results. The 2025 rally (up ~30% YTD) reflects renewed investor enthusiasm under CEO Arvind Krishna’s strategy, but the after‑hours selloff shows that even good news can trigger profit‑taking. In its Oct. 22 earnings release (Q3 FY2025), IBM reported revenue of $16.33 billion, up 9% from a year earlier. Adjusted net income was $2.5 billion, or $2.65 per share, ahead of Wall Street targets. All
23 October 2025
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Tesla Stock Soars on Record Q3 Deliveries, Profit Miss Raises Concerns

Tesla Stock Soars on Record Q3 Deliveries, Profit Miss Raises Concerns

Stock Performance & Market Context Tesla’s stock has been on a tear in October, but also volatile. It hit an intraday high near $453 on Oct. 6 (a 52-week peak) ts2.tech, then oscillated with market swings. By Oct. 21 TSLA closed around $442.60 ts2.tech. The stock jumped about 5% on Oct. 13 amid a broad tech rally, then eased 1–2% the next day as concerns over U.S.–China trade flared (Tesla is sensitive to China demand and tariffs) ts2.tech. Year-to-date TSLA is up roughly 80%, far outpacing the S&P 500’s ~17% gain ts2.tech ts2.tech. This strength reflects excitement over Tesla’s growth
23 October 2025
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BP Stock Soars as Oil Rally and Strategic Shift Boost Investor Confidence

BP Stock Soars as Oil Rally and Strategic Shift Boost Investor Confidence

Key Facts (as of Oct. 23, 2025): BP Share Price Jumps on Oil Rally BP’s stock is getting a boost from a double-dose of positive momentum: a rallying oil market and company-specific strategic moves that investors are cheering. On October 23, BP’s London-listed shares traded around 431.8p, up roughly 2.5% from yesterday’s closeinvesting.com. In New York, BP’s American Depositary Shares mirrored the optimism – closing at $34.32 on Oct. 22 (a ~3.5% jump)investing.com and poised for further gains if the momentum holds. These levels put BP stock near its highest in several weeks, though still below its 52-week peak (~471p)investing.com.
23 October 2025
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Lloyds Share Price: Can the FTSE‑100 Bank’s Value Keep Surging or Is a Crash Coming?

Lloyds Shares Hit Decade-High Despite £2 Billion Scandal – What’s Next for LLOY Stock?

Lloyds Share Price Rally Nears 10-Year High Lloyds Banking Group (LSE: LLOY) stock has been on a tear in 2025, flirting with decade highs. Shares currently trade around 84–85 pence, just shy of their highest level since 2015ts2.tech. In mid-October, Lloyds hit ~86.6p, a level not seen since before the Brexit referendum, underscoring the bank’s remarkable recovery. The stock has climbed roughly 50% year-on-year, vastly outperforming the broader FTSE 100 indexts2.tech. Elevated interest rates have turbocharged bank earnings, and Lloyds – as the UK’s largest retail lender – has been a prime beneficiary of fatter loan margins. Investors have also
23 October 2025
HUL Q2 Profits Up 4%, Shares Jump – Target ₹2,800 in Sight?

HUL Q2 Profits Up 4%, Shares Jump – Target ₹2,800 in Sight?

Hindustan Unilever (HUL) is India’s largest fast-moving-consumer-goods company, so its quarterly results are a key gauge of consumer demand. In Q2 FY26, HUL’s consolidated net profit rose 4% year-on-year to about ₹2,690 crore, aided by a one-time tax settlement gainmoneycontrol.com. Revenue grew only 2% to roughly ₹16,060 croremoneycontrol.com, as the company noted a temporary dip in consumption while trade adjusted to recent GST rate cuts and a prolonged monsoon. On a standalone basis, sales were nearly flat at ~₹15,420 crore and standalone net profit was ~₹2,690 crore (up ~3%)moneycontrol.com. HUL’s underlying sales growth (USG) was ~2% while volumes were flat,
23 October 2025
Dassault Systèmes Plunges: Company Cuts 2025 Growth Forecast, Stock Tumbles

Dassault Systèmes Plunges: Company Cuts 2025 Growth Forecast, Stock Tumbles

Solid Quarter, But Cautious Tone Dassault Systèmes – parent of brands like CATIA, SOLIDWORKS and Medidata – turned in healthy Q3 growth, with €1.46 billion in sales and 30.1% operating margins3ds.com. Even so, management signaled that some customers are holding back on spending. On a consolidated basis, IFRS operating income was €302 million and net EPS €0.20 (both +9–10% year-on-year)boursorama.com. Yet the big story was the revised guidance: the group now sees only mid-single-digit revenue growth for 20253ds.com. This reduction primarily reflects weaker-than-expected demand in its Medical/Pharma unit (Medidata) and delays in transitioning Centric PLM to SaaS. Stock Reaction and Analyst Views
23 October 2025
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Quantum Leap: D-Wave (QBTS) Stock Skyrockets 2000% Amid Fed Rate Cuts and AI-Fueled Quantum Breakthroughs

Quantum Gold Rush: D-Wave (QBTS) Stock Skyrockets 3,000% — Is the Rally Sustainable?

Latest Stock Price and Performance D-Wave’s stock has been on a wild ride. After spending most of 2024 under $5, QBTS erupted in 2025. It surged into the mid-$40s in mid-October, hitting $46.75 on Oct. 15ts2.tech. That came after several back-to-back gains – for instance, a 23% jump on Oct. 13 alonets2.tech. By Oct. 22, the stock had retreated; it closed around $27.29 on Oct. 22stockanalysis.com and traded near $26.78 in after-hours that eveningstockanalysis.com. Reuters reports QBTS “trading lower” at $27.29 as of Oct. 23reuters.com. In total, QBTS is up roughly 300% so far in 2025ts2.tech, but its gains have
23 October 2025
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Quantum Stocks Rip Higher: IonQ Up 700% – Bubble or Breakthrough?

IonQ’s Quantum Boom: 700% Stock Surge on Breakthrough Feats & $2B Mega-Funding

Stock Performance & Recent Moves IonQ’s stock has been extremely volatile in recent days. After skyrocketing to a 52-week high near $82 in mid-Octoberts2.tech, shares pulled back to the mid-$60s and have since settled around $55–$60. On October 22, IONQ closed at $55.45finviz.com, about 23% below its recent peak. Even so, the stock remains up roughly 700% year-to-datets2.tech, making it one of the biggest gainers of 2025. Trading volumes are heavy (tens of millions of shares daily) and daily swings of 5–10% are commonts2.techfinviz.com. This roller-coaster pattern reflects euphoria and caution: IonQ is now valued at nearly $20 billion (around 200×
23 October 2025
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Trump’s Tariff Tsunami: 100% Drug Tax and New Import Levies Rock Global Trade

Trump Seeks a Slice of the Quantum Pie: Stocks Rocket as Govt Eyes IonQ, Rigetti, D-Wave Stakes

Trump Administration’s Quantum Push Citing Wall Street Journal sources, U.S. officials are now treating commercial quantum computing as a strategic sector. Under Secretary Gina Raimondo’s reorganized Chips R&D Office, the Commerce Department is reportedly willing to “go deep” in quantum startups – becoming shareholders in exchange for government R&D grantsreuters.comcm.asiae.co.kr. This extends Trump’s “government-as-shareholder” industrial policy in tech; for example, in August the administration agreed to convert nearly $9 billion in CHIPS Act grants into a 10% equity stake in Intelreuters.comcm.asiae.co.kr. The quantum proposals would similarly tie about $10 million of support per company to a U.S. equity investmentreuters.comcm.asiae.co.kr. Commerce sources
23 October 2025
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Quantum Rocket or Bubble? RGTI’s Stunning Surge Explained—And How It Stacks Up to IonQ, D‑Wave, and QUBT

Quantum Gold or Bubble? Rigetti (RGTI) Stock Skyrockets 5,000% Then Crashes to $36

Stock Performance & Recent Trading Rigetti’s stock has been on a rollercoaster. After languishing under $1 early in 2025, RGTI soared to $56.34 on Oct. 15 (a nearly 50× Y/Y gain)ts2.tech. But the rally ran into profit-taking and market jitters. On Oct. 16, RGTI plunged ~15% intraday, slipping from the $50s into the high-$40sts2.tech. This slide extended over the week: by Oct. 20 it was in the mid-$40sts2.tech, by Oct. 21 it closed around $40.00ts2.tech, and on Oct. 22 it closed $36.06investing.com (down 9.85% that day). All told, the stock gave back about 25% of its value from the Oct.
23 October 2025
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Dominion Energy Bets Big on Solar & Storage in 2025 – Even as Critics Cry “Scam”

Dominion Energy Stock Surges on Clean-Energy Push – What’s Next?

Stock Performance and Recent Trading Dominion Energy’s stock has stabilized in the low $60s after a choppy October. On Oct 22, shares traded near $61.5 intradaymarketbeat.com, above the 50-day moving average (~$60.43)marketbeat.com. Earlier in the week, the stock briefly dipped to around $60.5 before rebounding; for example, the Oct 21 close was $60.87ts2.tech. Over the past month, Dominion’s roughly +5% gain has outperformed many peers and the broad marketts2.tech. Investors have noted that Dominion’s total return (price plus dividends) is in line with the utilities sector’s defensive performance this year. The market capitalization is about $52–$53 billion (forward P/E ~18)investing.commarketbeat.com.
22 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

Tower Semiconductor stock jumps again on Nvidia optics tie-up as earnings near

Tower Semiconductor stock jumps again on Nvidia optics tie-up as earnings near

8 February 2026
Tower Semiconductor shares rose 7.7% to $139.04 Friday after announcing a collaboration with Nvidia on AI data-center networking. The stock touched $141 intraday and gained another 1% after hours. Investors await Tower’s Feb. 11 earnings for details on its silicon photonics work. No financial terms or shipment timeline were disclosed.
Longsys Electronics stock heads into Monday after new guarantees; what 301308 investors watch next

Longsys Electronics stock heads into Monday after new guarantees; what 301308 investors watch next

8 February 2026
Longsys disclosed new guarantees for a 100 million yuan Hong Kong loan and a $9 million Brazil credit line, bringing its total approved guarantee quota to 11 billion yuan and outstanding guarantees to 5.81 billion yuan. The company said all guarantees are for consolidated subsidiaries and within approved limits. Shares closed at 288 yuan Friday, down 1.6%. China inflation and credit data are due this week.
MACOM stock price steadies near highs into Monday after earnings pop and fresh filings

MACOM stock price steadies near highs into Monday after earnings pop and fresh filings

8 February 2026
MACOM shares rose 3.5% to $235.87 Friday after the company reported fiscal Q1 revenue of $271.6 million and raised its full-year data center growth outlook to 35–40%. Fidelity’s FMR LLC disclosed a 10.7% stake, while shareholder Susan Ocampo filed to potentially sell up to 100,000 shares. Stifel raised its price target to $255. MACOM expects to repay $161 million in convertible notes in March.
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