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Stock Market News 14 October 2025

Ericsson Stock Surges on Profit Beat and Mega 5G Deals – What Investors Need to Know

Ericsson Stock Surges on Profit Beat and Mega 5G Deals – What Investors Need to Know

Solid Q3 Results and Margin Expansion Ericsson’s third-quarter report (Oct. 14) painted a picture of profitable execution despite a modest sales decline. Net sales eased 9% year-on-year to SEK 56.2 billion (–1% organic), but gross margins surged to ~48% (adjusted) thanks to efficiency gainsericsson.com. Management cited “operational excellence” and cost cuts for this improvement. Importantly, adjusted EBITA leapt to SEK 15.5 billion, nearly 150% above last year, yielding a 28.1% EBITA marginericsson.com. This was bolstered by the August divestiture of iconectiv (a numbering-plan subsidiary), which generated a one-time capital gain of SEK 7.6 billionericsson.com. Including that gain, reported net income was SEK 11.3 billion (SEK 3.33 per share)ericsson.com. CEO Börje
14 October 2025
Arista Networks (ANET) Stock Explodes on AI-Driven Growth – Will It Hit New Highs?

Arista Networks Surges on AI Networking Demand, NVIDIA Rivalry Sparks Caution

Arista Networks, long known for its data-center Ethernet switches and software, has become one of the highest-flying tech stocks amid the AI boom. Its gear – the “traffic controllers” of cloud computing – is favored by major hyperscalers and enterprises for low-latency, high-speed networking. In its latest report, Arista booked a 30% revenue jump to $2.205B, beating estimates, and boosted 2025 revenue guidance by ~50% relative to prior plansts2.tech. CEO Jayshree Ullal told investors that the surge in AI/cloud investment is a “once-in-a-lifetime” tailwind, and reaffirmed Arista’s goal of hitting roughly $10B in sales by 2026ts2.techfinimize.com. Industry analysts echo the
Incredible Rally: Bitfarms (BITF) Stock Jumps 148% YTD Amid Crypto Boom & AI Pivot

Bitfarms (BITF) Stock Soars 148% on Bitcoin Boom and AI Pivot – CFO Shake-Up, Data-Center Plans Power Rally

Bitfarms’ recent stock surge has coincided with an explosive rally in cryptocurrencies and a strategic shift toward high-performance computing (HPC) facilities. As of Oct. 14, 2025, Bitfarms shares trade near $4.50 (USD) on Nasdaq, up from about $1.00 at the start of 2025ts2.techts2.tech. This +148% YTD move (≈+440% over 6 months) has been fueled by record Bitcoin prices, aggressive share buybacks, and new project announcements. For example, on October 10 the stock jumped ~16% to a new 52-week high after Bitfarms disclosed the conversion of its $300M financing into a project loan for the Panther Creek HPC/AI campusts2.techinvestor.bitfarms.com. By mid-October,
Nasdaq 2026 Breakout? Netflix, Meta and AI Stocks Poised for Stock-Split Frenzy

Nasdaq 2026 Breakout? Netflix, Meta and AI Stocks Poised for Stock-Split Frenzy

Nasdaq’s Bull Run: Strong and Still Growing Wall Street’s three-year bull market is not fading – it’s strengthening. The S&P 500 is up nearly 90% since its October 2022 low reuters.com, and tech leaders have led the charge. As LPL’s Jeff Buchbinder notes, if a recession doesn’t hit soon, bull markets often stretch well beyond three years reuters.com. Historian Howard Silverblatt observes prior bulls averaged ~5 years; we’re just entering Year 4 reuters.com. Tech and AI remain the engines: Reuters highlights that “optimism over AI has been a major theme… driving tech stocks such as Nvidia to stratospheric heights” reuters.com. Carson
14 October 2025
Why Investors Are Fleeing S&P 500 Funds for Vanguard’s $2T VTI – Analysts See 15% More Upside

Why Investors Are Fleeing S&P 500 Funds for Vanguard’s $2T VTI – Analysts See 15% More Upside

Market Backdrop – Fed and Trade News U.S. stocks have been in a record-setting rally this fall, but newsflow has kept volatility high. After plunging on Oct. 10 when Trump announced 100% tariffs on Chinese goods, markets snapped back on Oct. 13 when he “softened his tone” on trade reuters.com reuters.com. That Monday rally lifted the S&P 500 +1.56% (Nasdaq +2.21%) reuters.com, powered largely by chipmakers like Broadcom and Nvidia. Analysts noted that AI-driven tech stocks were “the momentum driver” and that investors bought the dip reuters.com. Meanwhile, gold hit a new record above $4,100/oz as traders nervously bought safe
Tech Stocks Storm the Market: QQQ Rockets on Trade Truce while TQQQ Investors Cash In (Oct 14, 2025)

Tech Stocks Storm the Market: QQQ Rockets on Trade Truce while TQQQ Investors Cash In (Oct 14, 2025)

In-Depth Analysis: The Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) tracks the Nasdaq-100, heavy in tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and NVIDIA. This ETF has been one of 2025’s top performers – up ~16% YTD tipranks.com – thanks to blockbuster tech earnings and AI-driven optimism. On Oct. 10, QQQ plunged ~3.5% after President Trump threatened 100% tariffs on Chinese imports, sparking a tech sell-off ts2.tech ts2.tech. Over the weekend, however, Trump backtracked (“trade relations…will all be fine”), which sent October 13 futures surging about 1.8% ts2.tech ts2.tech. This sharp reversal illustrates how sensitive QQQ’s trajectory is to U.S.-China trade rhetoric. Looking
14 October 2025
Powell’s High-Stakes Balancing Act: Fed’s Dilemma Sparks Market Turmoil and Record Highs

Powell’s High-Stakes Balancing Act: Fed’s Dilemma Sparks Market Turmoil and Record Highs

Fed’s Balancing Act: Growth vs. Inflation In his remarks, Powell emphasized the unusual mix of a robust economy (above-trend GDP growth and surging productivity) alongside persistent inflationary pressures. Federal Reserve economists now face “a duel” of forces – big fiscal and trade shock versus a tech/AI-driven boom – as EY’s Gregory Daco puts it reuters.com. Fed Governor Christopher Waller bluntly noted the contradiction: “You can’t have negative job growth and 4% GDP growth” reuters.com. In other words, either hiring must rebound to match output, or growth will slow. This tension has shaped policy: the Fed’s Sept. rate cut was portrayed
14 October 2025
Market Mayhem: Tech Stocks Surge as Trade Truce Hopes Spark Rally – Gold & Silver Hit Sky-High Records

Market Mayhem: Tech Stocks Surge as Trade Truce Hopes Spark Rally – Gold & Silver Hit Sky-High Records

These developments set the stage for a choppy market. Below, we break down the details on trade, Fed policy, tech stock moves and expert analyses shaping the outlook. Market Rally on Trade Truce Hopes “U.S. stock markets rebounded on Monday with great vigor,” as the Nasdaq market report explains, rallying after a sharp selloff on Friday nasdaq.com. The catalyst was President Trump’s surprisingly soft tweet on Oct 12: “Don’t worry about China, it will all be fine! … The U.S.A. wants to help China, not hurt it.” nasdaq.com. This was interpreted as a hint that his planned 100% tariffs on
GWAV Explodes 100% Pre‑Market: Can Greenwave’s Tiny Float + 50% Metal Tariffs Turn a Micro‑Cap Recycler Into a Breakout Story—or a Bull Trap?

Greenwave (GWAV) Stock Skyrockets as Metal Tariffs and Scrap Boom Fuel Rally

Greenwave’s business centers on scrap‑metal recycling. Through its subsidiary Empire, it runs what it calls “the #1 scrap metal chain in Hampton Roads,” located near the world’s largest Naval Baseprnewswire.com. The company processes ferrous and non‑ferrous scrap for U.S. steelmakers (like Nucor, Cleveland‑Cliffs, Sims) and other industrial users. Its CEO Danny Meeks has emphasized that Greenwave supplies “100% domestically-sourced metals” and sees its facilities as crucial for national infrastructure and securityprnewswire.comprnewswire.com. Tariffs & Tariffs: Crucially, Greenwave has ridden recent trade policy shifts. Early in 2025, the U.S. government announced sweeping 25% tariffs on imported steel, aluminum and copper. Greenwave immediately
14 October 2025
AMD Stock Skyrockets on OpenAI AI-Deal – Can It Hit $300?

AMD Stock Skyrockets on OpenAI AI-Deal – Can It Hit $300?

Market Performance & Stock Data In October 2025, AMD shares have been volatile but strong. As of Oct 14 opening, AMD traded around $217 stockanalysis.com, slightly off its recent peak (~$235 reached after the Oct 6 OpenAI deal). The stock is up roughly 80% year-to-date ts2.tech, driven by booming demand for AI chips and data-center hardware. (For context, the broader Nasdaq is up ~10% YTD and rival Nvidia around +40% ts2.tech.) AMD’s market capitalization is now about $350–$360 billion stockanalysis.com, making it the world’s third-largest chipmaker. Trading volumes have surged during news events, and the stock’s 52-week range has widened (roughly
14 October 2025
Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd (NAK) – Company and Stock Update

Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd (NAK) – Company and Stock Update

Stock Price & Recent Performance As of mid‐October 2025, Northern Dynasty (NAK) trades around $2.66 on the NYSE American. This follows a dramatic jump on Oct 13, 2025: the stock opened at ~$2.20 (after closing ~$2.03 on Oct 10) and closed around $2.66 Finviz Investing. That single-day gain (~31%) was driven by recent legal and royalty news. Over 2025 year-to-date, NAK is up roughly +357% Finviz, far outpacing most sectors. Market capitalization is about $1.3 billion Marketbeat. Analysts are scarce (just 2 ranked in 12 months), but both have Buy-type ratings. HC Wainwright reiterated a “Buy” with a $2.50 target
Walmart’s AI Shopping Shockwave: Stock Spikes 2% as ChatGPT Checkout Debuts and Tariff Storm Looms

Walmart’s AI Shopping Shockwave: Stock Spikes 2% as ChatGPT Checkout Debuts and Tariff Storm Looms

In short, Walmart’s move to integrate ChatGPT is being viewed as a game-changer for retail. CEO McMillon envisions a future where customers “simply chat and buy” and Walmart handles the rest corporate.walmart.com. That vision has excited investors – WMT’s stock is performing well and analysts see upside tipranks.com marketbeat.com – even as rising trade tariffs threaten margins. How things play out will depend on adoption of the new AI shopping tools and whether Walmart can contain costs. For now, experts say the stock’s fundamentals look solid: Walmart recently raised guidance and posted healthy sales gains (Q2 sales +4.8% YoY, e-commerce
Strata Skin Sciences (SSKN) Stock Surges on Laser-Therapy Breakthrough – Buy, Hold or Sell?

Strata Skin Sciences (SSKN) Stock Surges on Laser-Therapy Breakthrough – Buy, Hold or Sell?

Strata’s XTRAC® excimer laser (pictured above) is a targeted UVB therapy device used to treat localized skin conditions like psoriasis, vitiligo, and eczema biospace.com globenewswire.com. By customizing UV dose to each patient’s lesion, XTRAC spares healthy skin and enables precision treatment (often via a fee-per-treatment partnership model rather than equipment sales) globenewswire.com biospace.com. Company Background STRATA Skin Sciences, Inc. is a medical tech company specializing in dermatologic treatments. Its core product is the XTRAC® 308nm Excimer Laser – a handheld UVB laser used in doctors’ offices to zap diseased skin with high-intensity, targeted light. XTRAC is FDA-cleared for conditions like
14 October 2025
Astria Therapeutics Stock Skyrockets 53% After $700M Buyout – What’s Next?

Astria Therapeutics Stock Skyrockets 53% After $700M Buyout – What’s Next?

Latest News & Developments On Oct. 14, 2025, Astria was swept into the headlines by a surprise $700+ million takeover. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals announced a definitive merger agreement to acquire Astria for $8.55 in cash plus 0.59 shares of BioCryst stock per Astria share (≈$13.00 total) marketscreener.com reuters.com. This values Astria at roughly $920M equity and $700M enterprise stocktitan.net. The Boards of both companies approved the deal, which is expected to close in Q1 2026 (subject to approvals) stocktitan.net. Astria CEO Jill Milne will join BioCryst’s board post-merger stocktitan.net. Market reaction: News of the deal caused Astria’s stock to jump sharply.
Nova Minerals (ASX:NVA) Soars on $43M US Critical Minerals Boost – Gold-Antimony Play to Watch

Nova Minerals (ASX:NVA) Soars on $43M US Critical Minerals Boost – Gold-Antimony Play to Watch

Sources: Nova Minerals official releases and filings novaminerals.com.au globenewswire.com; market news (Investing.com, OilPrice, Stocktwits, SmallCaps, SimplyWallSt) ca.investing.com oilprice.com stocktwits.com smallcaps.com.au simplywall.st; ASX trading data intelligentinvestor.com.au; technical data (Investing.com) investing.com investing.com; analyst reports novaminerals.com.au novaminerals.com.au. Each cited source provides background and verification for the above analysis.
14 October 2025
JDZG Stock Rockets 6% – Is JIADE Ltd the Next EdTech Play?

JDZG Stock Rockets 6% – Is JIADE Ltd the Next EdTech Play?

Market Performance JDZG has been volatile and mostly sliding over 2025. After peaking in mid-2024, it traded around $6–7 early 2025, then plunged to under $2. In recent days it rebounded: closing $1.77 on Oct 10 and jumping to $1.88 on Oct 13 (Monday) markets.financialcontent.com. Over the past week the stock ranged roughly $1.76–1.88 markets.financialcontent.com. This small-cap stock trades on very light volume and has no dividend or analyst coverage. Price metrics are mixed: trailing P/E (ex-extra items) is extremely low (~4.3x) and P/Sales about 2.9x reuters.com, reflecting the depressed share price. Its market cap is only a few million
14 October 2025
Cyngn (CYN) Stock Soars 500% on Nvidia Tie-Up – Bull Run or Bubble? Latest News, Forecasts & Risks

Cyngn (CYN) Stock Soars 500% on Nvidia Tie-Up – Bull Run or Bubble? Latest News, Forecasts & Risks

Company Overview and Business Model Figure: Cyngn’s DriveMod kit retrofits industrial vehicles (tuggers/forklifts) for self-driving operation. Cyngn (NASDAQ:CYN) is a Mountain View, CA firm offering autonomous industrial vehicle solutions. Its core product, DriveMod, is an add-on kit that converts standard tuggers and forklifts into self-driving machines prnewswire.com. For example, DriveMod tuggers can haul up to 12,000 lb and run indoors/outdoors with a ~2-year payback prnewswire.com. The Enterprise Autonomy Suite bundles DriveMod hardware with software (Cyngn Insight fleet management, teleoperation, AI analytics) to help factories and warehouses boost efficiency investors.cyngn.com seekingalpha.com. Cyngn targets large industrial markets (Logistics, Manufacturing, Mining). Its IR materials
14 October 2025
Salesforce Unleashes AI Agents to Fix a $7B Problem – Will CRM Stocks Soar?

Salesforce Unleashes AI Agents to Fix a $7B Problem – Will CRM Stocks Soar?

Salesforce’s latest AI push – unveiled at its Oct 2025 Dreamforce conference – centers on Agentforce, a framework of “autonomous AI agents” embedded throughout Salesforce products venturebeat.com. With 12,000+ customers already using Agentforce in 2024 reuters.com tekedia.com, the company is betting these agents will break the cycle of stalled pilots. In a press briefing, co-founder CTO Parker Harris said “we are truly in the agentic AI era,” predicting that “40% of the work in the Fortune 1000 is probably going to be done by AI, and it’s going to be humans and AI actually working together” venturebeat.com. Salesforce frames Agentforce 360
Hanwha Ocean’s High-Stakes Turnaround: Shares Drop on China Sanctions – But New Submarine & Green Ship Deals Light the Way

Hanwha Ocean’s High-Stakes Turnaround: Shares Drop on China Sanctions – But New Submarine & Green Ship Deals Light the Way

Market Reaction & China Sanctions On Oct. 14, Chinese authorities banned Chinese entities from working with five Hanwha Ocean subsidiaries in the U.S. (including its Philadelphia shipyard and related firms)reuters.com. Beijing accused these affiliates of “assisting… U.S. investigative activities” that threatened China’s securityreuters.com. The move was widely seen as retaliation in the broader U.S.–China maritime trade dispute. Hanwha Ocean’s share price in Seoul instantly slid about 9% intraday, closing roughly 6% lower on Oct. 14apnews.com. (Peer HD Hyundai Heavy also fell over 4%reuters.com.) Hanwha Ocean reacted by saying it is “closely reviewing” the potential business impact of the Chinese measures.
14 October 2025
Citigroup Earnings Soar, Shares Rally – But Mexico Unit and Data-Governance Woes Linger

Citigroup Earnings Soar, Shares Rally – But Mexico Unit and Data-Governance Woes Linger

Record Third-Quarter Results Citigroup delivered a blowout third-quarter 2025 report. The bank said net income climbed 16% from a year ago, to $3.8 billion (EPS $1.86)reuters.com. Citi specifically noted “record revenue” across all five business segmentsreuters.com. Banking division revenue jumped 31.3% to $2.1 billionreuters.com, and markets revenue rose 16.7% (to $5.6 billion) on strong fixed-income tradingreuters.com. These gains offset a $726 million charge for the Banamex salereuters.com. Notably, heavy dealmaking fueled the surge. Reuters reports that global M&A volumes hit ~$1.26 trillion in Q3 (up 40% yoy)reuters.com. In line with that, analysts had expected a strong quarter; one TS2.tech analysis observed that “analysts expect huge
14 October 2025

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Deutsche Telekom stock slips despite fresh buyback — what matters before earnings

Deutsche Telekom stock slips despite fresh buyback — what matters before earnings

8 February 2026
Deutsche Telekom shares fell 1.1% to 30.26 euros Friday, despite the company repurchasing 250,873 shares for about 7.63 million euros on Xetra. The drop came as European stocks rose and T-Mobile US shares slipped 2.2%. Deutsche Telekom’s 2025 results are due Feb. 26. The company has completed its 2025 buyback and launched a new 2 billion euro programme for 2026.
Airbus stock price ends higher near 191 euros as January deliveries slow, earnings loom

Airbus stock price ends higher near 191 euros as January deliveries slow, earnings loom

8 February 2026
Airbus shares rose 0.94% to 191.30 euros Friday as the company reported 19 aircraft deliveries in January, down from 25 a year earlier. Supply chain bottlenecks remain an issue, with executives at the Singapore Airshow calling delays “unacceptable.” Jefferies kept a Neutral rating and a 215-euro price target. Airbus will report full-year 2025 results on Feb. 19.
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