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Stock Market News 17 October 2025

White House’s Shocking 10% Intel Stake Plan Shakes the Tech World

Intel Stock Soars on AI Hype and Big Backers – Will the Rally Last?

Intel Stock Price: Recent Moves and Momentum Intel’s share price has been on a roller-coaster in recent days, reflecting both excitement and caution. As of market close on Oct. 17, INTC traded in the high-$36 rangets2.tech, roughly flat for the week. The stock briefly spiked toward $38 earlier in the month – a new 52-week high – after reports that Intel was in talks to have AMD as a chip fabrication customerts2.tech. That October 2 report (via Semafor) sent Intel up almost 4% intradayts2.tech, but gains faded when Deutsche Bank quickly warned the stock was overextended at those levels, urging
17 October 2025
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IBM Stock Soars on Quantum Breakthrough and AI Revival – Key Updates (Sept 25, 2025)

IBM Stock Hits Multi-Year High on AI & Quantum Hype – Can the Rally Last?

IBM’s Big 2025 Rally Powered by AI Ambitions International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) has staged a remarkable comeback in 2025. After languishing for much of the past decade, IBM’s stock has roared back to life, reaching levels not seen in years. It briefly hit an intraday high of ~$296 in late September when news of a quantum computing feat with HSBC sparked a 5% one-day jumpts2.techts2.tech. Even with a minor dip in mid-October, IBM trades only a few percent below that peak. Year-to-date, the shares are up roughly 28% (through mid-Oct) – a huge move for such a mature tech
17 October 2025
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Cisco’s $2B AI Windfall: New Tech, Stock Surge & What’s Next for CSCO

Cisco Rides AI Wave as Stock Nears Year-High – What’s Next for CSCO?

CSCO Stock Near 2025 Highs After Steady Climb Cisco’s stock is trading at $69 as of Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, putting it just a few dollars shy of its 1-year peakmarketbeat.com. This marks a strong run for the networking giant – shares have risen about 30% over the past year, easily outperforming the broader market. In the week leading up to Oct. 17, CSCO gained roughly 2%, reflecting optimism around the company’s recent announcements and financial results. The stock’s 12-month high is $72.55 and the low is $52.11marketbeat.com, so current prices indicate investors have driven the stock toward the upper
17 October 2025
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Alibaba Stock Soars on AI Frenzy – Can the Rally Last?

Alibaba’s 2025 Comeback: AI Ambitions Fuel BABA Stock Rally – Will It Last?

Stock Price and Market Performance (Oct. 17 Update) Alibaba’s stock is capping off a strong week, with a notable move on October 17, 2025. The NYSE-listed BABA shares closed around $167 on Friday, recovering from early-session weakness. This roughly 3% intraday rebound came despite a sell-off in Hong Kong, where Alibaba’s secondary listing fell over 4% amid broad tech declines. Even with recent volatility, Alibaba’s U.S. stock remains near multi-year highs – up about 85–90% year-to-datets2.tech. By comparison, the NYSE Composite index is only up ~12% in 2025ts2.tech, underscoring Alibaba’s outsized rally. The stock’s momentum since spring carried it above
17 October 2025
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Oscar Health Stock Skyrockets on AI-Fuelled Growth Plans – Analysts Warn of ACA Risks

Oscar Health Stock Skyrockets on AI-Fuelled Growth Plans – Analysts Warn of ACA Risks

Key Facts: – Oscar Health (NYSE: OSCR) shares have surged in early October 2025, recently trading around $21–22 (up ~40% YTD)ts2.techmarketbeat.com. The stock hit about $21.50 on Oct 3 (+11% on the day) and was trading near $21.76 on Oct 14 (+6.7%)ts2.techmarketbeat.com. – Oscar announced a $410 million convertible debt offering in September 2025 to fund AI-driven technology and growth initiativests2.tech. Proceeds will back “strategic initiatives focused on AI” and expansion of member servicesbusinesswire.comts2.tech. – The company also forged a major partnership with Midwestern grocer Hy‑Vee: launching “Hy‑Vee Health with Oscar”, an employer health plan in Iowa. CEO Mark Bertolini
17 October 2025
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Reddit’s Stock Explodes! 78% Revenue Surge, Google AI Deal Talks & 70% Rally 🔥

Reddit Stock Rockets and Slumps: RDDT’s Wild Ride in 2025

Stock Volatility and Recent Moves Reddit’s stock has been highly volatile. After its monster summer rally, RDDT pulled back sharply in early October. In mid-September 2025 it briefly hit a $282.95 recordts2.tech, but profit-taking and tech-sector jitters drove it back toward the $190s by Oct 17. On Oct 17, midday trading saw RDDT around $190.44, roughly 4.3% lower for the daystockanalysis.com. (By 1:57 p.m. it was about $192.14stockanalysis.com.) Year-to-date the stock is still up roughly 244%ts2.tech, far outperforming the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices. Since the March 2024 IPO, RDDT is up more than six-fold (600%+)ts2.techreuters.com – a blistering return
17 October 2025
Gilead Sciences (GILD) Stock Soars on Patent Victory, HIV Breakthroughs, and Analyst Upgrades

Gilead Sciences (GILD) Stock Soars on Patent Victory, HIV Breakthroughs, and Analyst Upgrades

Stock Jumps as Outlook Brightens Gilead’s share price has been on a tear in recent weeks, reaching new highs for 2025. By mid-day October 17, GILD was up about 4.7% to roughly $123 per share Benzinga. Year-to-date, the stock has rallied nearly 47%, adding tens of billions to Gilead’s market value Stockanalysis. This far outpaces the single-digit gain of the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index over the same period Stockanalysis Invesco. Investors have cheered a string of positive catalysts: strong earnings, a fortified HIV franchise, and growing pipeline prospects. Notably, Gilead’s Q2 results in August beat expectations and prompted management to raise
17 October 2025
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Rekor Systems (REKR) Stock Rockets 73% on AI-Powered Roadway Tech Breakthroughs

Rekor Systems (REKR) Stock Rockets 73% on AI-Powered Roadway Tech Breakthroughs

Stock Performance & Recent Moves: Rekor stock has surged lately on a combination of upbeat corporate news and broader tech buzz. After closing around $2.60 on Oct. 16, REKR jumped roughly 20% on Oct. 17 (trading near $3.17)tradingview.com. This continued a steep one-month rally: TS2.tech notes the shares have climbed about 73% in the past 30 daysts2.tech. This meteoric rise came as the company previewed blowout third-quarter results and rolled out new contracts. Wall Street observers say the valuation – now about 5.8× sales – appears “fair” relative to peers given Rekor’s growth outlookts2.tech. (By comparison, Rekor grew revenue ~7%
17 October 2025
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Liberty Energy’s Rollercoaster: LBRT Surges on Earnings Despite Oilfield Headwinds

Liberty Energy’s Rollercoaster: LBRT Surges on Earnings Despite Oilfield Headwinds

Stock Performance: From Slump to Sudden Surge ts2.techLiberty Energy’s stock has seen a dramatic swing in recent weeks. After grinding lower for most of 2025 – at one point down over 40% year-to-date – LBRT caught a bid in October, climbing roughly 15% during the monthts2.tech. The rally accelerated on October 17 when the company’s latest earnings sparked a burst of buying. Intraday, LBRT shares jumped into the mid-$15 range, marking a one-day gain of more than 20%. Even with that pop, Liberty’s stock is a far cry from where it started the year (above $20). The one-year total return
17 October 2025
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Kezar Life Sciences Stock Soars 40% After FDA Setback Sparks Strategic Shake-Up

Kezar Life Sciences Stock Soars 40% After FDA Setback Sparks Strategic Shake-Up

FDA Setback Triggers Strategic Review Kezar Life Sciences revealed a major regulatory setback for its lead drug and immediately pivoted to consider strategic alternatives. In an October 16 press release, the South San Francisco company announced it failed to reach alignment with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the design of a pivotal trial for zetomipzomib in autoimmune hepatitis (AIH)ca.investing.com. The FDA abruptly canceled a Type C meeting that was scheduled for Q4 2025 to discuss Kezar’s proposed Phase 3 trial, and instead requested a new standalone study to characterize zetomipzomib’s pharmacokinetics in patients with severe liver impairmentstocktitan.netstocktitan.net. The
17 October 2025
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Disc Medicine (IRON) Stock Soars on FDA Fast-Track News as Analysts Boost Targets

Disc Medicine (IRON) Stock Soars on FDA Fast-Track News as Analysts Boost Targets

FDA Voucher Ignites IRON Stock Rally Disc Medicine’s stock price (NASDAQ: IRON) spiked dramatically in mid-October 2025 after news of the FDA voucher, vaulting from the mid-$70s to the low-$90s in a single daygurufocus.com. On Friday (Oct. 17), IRON opened around $85 and surged to an intraday high of $92.50 before closing at $93.00, marking a ~25% jump on the daystockanalysis.com. This leap capped a steady uptrend over the past month – the shares were trading near $60 in early September and gradually climbed into the $70s as anticipation built around bitopertin’s NDA filing and reviewstockanalysis.comstockanalysis.com. The FDA’s award of
17 October 2025
Nebius (NBIS) Stock Rockets on $17B Microsoft AI Deal – Explosive Growth & Outlook Revealed

Nebius Group (NBIS) Skyrockets 350% on AI Deal, Then Stumbles – What’s Next for This Cloud Newcomer?

Nebius Stock’s Wild 2025 Ride – From $14 to $130+ 🚀 Nebius Group’s logo on display – the AI cloud upstart has seen its stock skyrocket in 2025 amid major deals. Few stocks captured the AI frenzy of 2025 like Nebius Group. This Amsterdam-headquartered cloud upstart – born from the breakup of Russia’s Yandex – has seen its Nasdaq-listed shares soar by triple digits. Year-to-date, NBIS has climbed roughly +350%, far outpacing broader tech indicests2.tech. The stock hit an all-time high around $132-$135 in early October, a stunning jump from just ~$14 a year agots2.tech. As one analysis noted, Nebius’
17 October 2025
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Regions Financial Stock Surges on Strong Q3 Profit; Analysts Upbeat on Outlook

Regions Financial Stock Surges on Strong Q3 Profit; Analysts Upbeat on Outlook

Stock Price and Recent Performance Regions Financial’s stock has seen whipsaw volatility in recent days. Last week’s renewed banking sector fears – sparked by a $50 million fraud-related loan loss at Zions Bancorp and other credit worries – hit regional bank stocks hard, sending the KBW Regional Banking Index down over 6% on Oct. 16 ts2.tech. Regions was caught in that downdraft, with RF shares plunging about 5–6% on Thursday (Oct. 16) to close around $23.33 marketbeat.com, a multi-month low. However, sentiment swiftly reversed after Regions reported strong Q3 results before the market opened on Oct. 17. The stock bounced roughly 2% higher in
17 October 2025
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VirnetX Stock Soars 71% on Major Government Contract – What’s Next for VHC?

VirnetX Stock Soars 71% on Major Government Contract – What’s Next for VHC?

Major Government Contract Sends VHC Soaring VirnetX shocked the market with an eye-popping rally on October 17, 2025, after unveiling a significant government deal. The Nevada-based cybersecurity firm announced it won a General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule contract late Thursday, and by Friday’s open the stock exploded upward stocktwits.com. Shares opened 71% higher and briefly touched a level not seen in over two years stocktwits.com. The exuberance was directly tied to the GSA news, which investors interpreted as a game-changer for VirnetX’s federal business prospects. The GSA Multiple Award Schedule is essentially a pre-approved vendor list and purchasing
17 October 2025
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J.B. Hunt (JBHT) Stock Soars on Earnings Surprise – Is a Freight Sector Revival Underway?

J.B. Hunt Stock Skyrockets 22% After Earnings Shock – Can the Rally Hold?

J.B. Hunt’s corporate headquarters in Lowell, Arkansas. The trucking giant delivered an earnings surprise that sent its stock soaring. Stock Rockets on Earnings Beat J.B. Hunt’s stock exploded higher after the company’s third-quarter results blew past expectations. Shares surged from about $139 (Wednesday’s close) to $169.57 by Thursday’s close, a 22.1% one-day leapfinviz.com. Investors haven’t seen a move like that in years – the best single-day gain in decades for J.B. Hunt’s stock, according to market watchers. The price spike came on unusually heavy trading volume (6.5 million shares traded vs. an average of ~1–2 million), reflecting intense interest from
17 October 2025
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Harrison Global Stock Surges on Bitcoin Treasury Strategy and Expansion Plans

Harrison Global Stock Surges on Bitcoin Treasury Strategy and Expansion Plans

Harrison Global Holdings (NASDAQ: BLMZ) shares jumped about 11–12% on Oct 17, 2025, trading near $0.22 google.com (up from around $0.19 the previous session investing.com). A pre-market report noted a ~19% spike to $0.23 after hours gurufocus.com. – The company announced on Oct 17 a binding term sheet with White Lion Capital to execute a Bitcoin Purchase Agreement, formally launching a “Bitcoin Treasury Strategy” marketwirenews.com. Harrison says this is meant to diversify its cash reserves and hedge inflation marketwirenews.com. – Investor Sentiment: Technical indicators are mixed. GuruFocus notes BLMZ’s RSI is around 47 (neutral) and its annualized volatility is very
17 October 2025
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Newmont Stock Skyrockets as Gold Rally Hits Record Highs – Will the Boom Continue?

Newmont Stock Skyrockets on Gold Boom: Record Highs, $100 B Milestone & Bold Forecasts

Newmont Shares Soar to Multi-Year Highs Newmont’s stock price has been on a tear, skyrocketing this week to levels not seen in years. Shares traded around the high-$90s on October 17 – up sharply from the low-$80s just a week ago – after rallying ~14.8% from last Friday to Thursday’s close alonefinviz.com. The stock hit a fresh 52-week high near $98.58 on Thursdayfinviz.com, and in doing so Newmont’s market cap crossed the $100 billion threshold for the first timeboerse-am-sonntag.de. This milestone is significant: Newmont is now on the cusp of becoming the first-ever gold mining company valued in twelve digits, reflecting
17 October 2025
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BBVA Stock Jumps on Failed Takeover Bid – What’s Next for the Banking Giant?

BBVA Stock Soars on Failed Sabadell Takeover Bid – Analysts See Upside Ahead

BBVA Shares Jump as Takeover Bid Collapses Madrid, October 17, 2025 – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) stock jumped sharply on Friday after the Spanish banking giant’s hostile bid for Banco Sabadell fell through. BBVA shares rose about 5–7% in Madrid trading, closing near €16.8 (up roughly 6.9% on the day)investing.comreuters.com, while Sabadell’s stock plunged over 6%reuters.com. The rally came as BBVA announced it would immediately restart share buybacks – buying back €1 billion of its own shares starting October 31 – now that the Sabadell deal is off the tablets2.tech. BBVA also declared its largest-ever interim dividend of €0.32 per
17 October 2025
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Huntington Bancshares’ Profit Surge Defies Banking Jitters – HBAN Stock Eyes Rebound

Huntington Bancshares’ Profit Surge Defies Banking Jitters – HBAN Stock Eyes Rebound

HBAN Stock Bounces After Regional Bank Rout HBAN shares are attempting a comeback after a volatile week. On October 16, Huntington’s stock slid 5.2% to $15.37 markets.financialcontent.com amid a broader rout in regional bank stocks. Credit jitters hit the sector after a “cockroach” of bad loan news – one mid-sized lender disclosed a fraud-linked loss and another flagged sour commercial loans ts2.tech ts2.tech. The KBW Regional Bank Index plunged ~6.5% that day ts2.tech, dragging down even healthy banks like Huntington. However, Huntington’s strong earnings report on Friday, Oct. 17 helped ease those fears. The bank’s better-than-expected results and upbeat guidance
17 October 2025
Ally Financial Stock Soars on Profit Surge – Analysts Bullish on What’s Next

Ally Financial Stock Soars on Profit Surge – Analysts Bullish on What’s Next

Strong Q3 Earnings Fuel Rally Ally Financial delivered an upside surprise in Q3 2025, powering a relief rally in its stock. The Detroit-based digital bank – a major auto lender and online banking provider – reported third-quarter earnings on October 17 that handily beat expectations. Net income more than doubled year-over-year, rising to $371 million (GAAP EPS $1.18) versus $171 million (EPS $0.55) in Q3 2024 nasdaq.com. On an adjusted basis, earnings were $1.15 per share, about 14% above analyst consensus of ~$1.01 chartmill.com. Revenue came in at $2.17 billion, up ~3% from a year ago and slightly ahead of
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Stock Market Today

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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