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Stock Market News 9 October 2025 - 10 October 2025

Rigetti (RGTI) Stock Skyrockets 4,000% – Quantum Hype or Bubble?

Rigetti (RGTI) Stock Skyrockets 4,000% – Quantum Hype or Bubble?

Rigetti Computing, Inc. – Company Overview Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI) is a full-stack superconducting quantum computing company based in Berkeley, CA (founded 2013 by physicist Chad Rigetti). It designs and builds its own quantum processors and integrates them into complete systems. Rigetti pioneered a “chiplet” approach – e.g. its new 36-qubit Cepheus-1 system is made of 4 linked chips, quadrupling its on-prem qubit count and greatly improving fidelity ts2.tech. It sells quantum computers both via the cloud and on-premise: for example, its Novera 9-qubit machines (launched 2023) are turnkey systems for enterprise or research labs ts2.tech. Rigetti’s platform (Forest/QCS) also
10 October 2025
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IREN Stock Skyrockets 500% as Bitcoin Miner Reinvents Itself as AI Cloud Powerhouse

IREN Stock Skyrockets 500% as Bitcoin Miner Reinvents Itself as AI Cloud Powerhouse

Business Model & Industry IREN began as Iris Energy, a clean-energy Bitcoin miner, and has pivoted sharply into data centers for AI/HPC workloads. Its model is vertically integrated: it owns land, power contracts, and facilities (Canada, Texas) all run on 100% renewable hydro and wind power ts2.tech. This “green” setup gave IREN some of the lowest mining costs in the industry (around $0.03–$0.038 per kWh) ts2.tech ts2.tech. By mid-2024 it had ~20 EH/s of hashpower, making it a top-tier miner. Starting in 2024, management began aggressively re-purposing idle capacity to AI computing ts2.tech. In August 2025 it became an Nvidia “Preferred
10 October 2025
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Bitcoin vs NYSE 100 vs NASDAQ 100 – 2025’s Epic Market Showdown Reveals Surprising Winner

Gold Hits $4,000 as Nasdaq & NYSE 100 Soar – Inside 2025’s Epic Safe-Haven vs. Stock Rally

Sources: Financial markets data and expert commentary from Tech Space 2.0 (ts2.tech)ts2.techts2.tech, Reutersreuters.comreuters.com, Investopediainvestopedia.cominvestopedia.com, and other financial media. These include analysis of 2025’s gold and stock performance, Federal Reserve policy updates, and quotes from economists and strategists (e.g. Jeremy Siegel, Jamie Dimon, Goldman Sachs) to provide a well-rounded comparison of gold, NYSE 100, and Nasdaq 100 as investment assets. All statistics are as of October 10, 2025, with historical comparisons across 1-year, 5-year, and 10-year periods for context.reuters.comreuters.com
10 October 2025
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Bitcoin vs NYSE 100 vs NASDAQ 100 – 2025’s Epic Market Showdown Reveals Surprising Winner

Bitcoin vs NYSE 100 vs NASDAQ 100 – 2025’s Epic Market Showdown Reveals Surprising Winner

Late 2025 Conclusion: As of October 10, 2025, Bitcoin, the NYSE 100, and the Nasdaq 100 are all shining – but in different ways. Bitcoin has delivered headline-grabbing returns and captured the imagination of those betting on a new financial paradigm. The Nasdaq-100 has ridden an AI-driven stock boom to new heights, rewarding investors in familiar tech giants. The NYSE’s top 100 firms (and broad market proxies like the S&P 500) have provided solid, steady gains in an economy that proved resilient. For investors asking “which is best?”, the answer lies in their risk appetite and investment horizon. Crypto (Bitcoin)
10 October 2025
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Lyft Stock Rockets 30% After Waymo Robotaxi Deal — What’s Next?

Lyft Stock Rockets 30% After Waymo Robotaxi Deal — What’s Next?

Chart: Lyft Inc. (LYFT) share price (1-year). The stock jumped sharply in mid-September (after the Waymo news) and has since pulled back into early October. The 50-day moving average (dotted) remains well above the 200-day (solid), indicating overall bullish momentum directorstalkinterviews.com. Stock Performance and Chart Lyft’s share price has shown volatile swings in late 2025. In September, LYFT rallied sharply – fuelled by positive news – but in early October it gave back much of that gain. On Sept 17 (when the Waymo partnership was announced), LYFT jumped over 13%. By Oct 9 the stock closed ~$19.72 stockanalysis.com. The 1-year
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Quantum-Powered Pop! SEALSQ Corp (LAES) Stock Rockets on Latest Breakthroughs and Deals

Quantum-Powered Pop! SEALSQ Corp (LAES) Stock Rockets on Latest Breakthroughs and Deals

Recent Surge: LAES stock closed at $6.09 on Oct. 9, 2025, up 39.7% that day stockanalysis.com. Its market capitalization is roughly $970 million tradingview.com after this jump. (It had been around $4–5 per share just a week earlier.) Stock Price Performance (as of Oct 10, 2025) LAES stock has surged dramatically in early October 2025. After trading around $4–5 in late Sept, shares jumped 27% over four trading days through Oct 4 ts2.tech. The rally continued: on Oct 6 it opened near $5.03 (closing 8.4% up) stockanalysis.com, dipped briefly Oct 7–8, and then spiked 39.7% on Oct 9 to $6.09
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NUAI Stock Skyrockets: Tiny Permian Data Center Bet Surges 84% on AI Hype

NUAI Stock Skyrockets: Tiny Permian Data Center Bet Surges 84% on AI Hype

Company Background & Strategy New Era Energy & Digital, Inc. (formerly New Era Helium) is a Midland, TX–based developer of “next-generation digital infrastructure and integrated power assets” businesswire.com. In August 2025 it rebranded to emphasize its pivot from helium extraction to AI data centers ts2.tech. The core strategy is to vertically integrate power and compute: it owns Permian Basin land and gas resources to power a proposed AI/ML data center campus. The flagship venture is Texas Critical Data Centers (TCDC), a 50/50 JV with Sharon AI. TCDC is designing a campus of ~438 contiguous acres (expanding to 1+ GW) dedicated
10 October 2025
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Quantum Leap: SEALSQ Corp (LAES) Rockets on Post-Quantum Breakthroughs and Bold Global Moves

Quantum Leap: SEALSQ Corp (LAES) Rockets on Post-Quantum Breakthroughs and Bold Global Moves

Detailed Analysis Rally Fueled by Post-Quantum Breakthroughs SEALSQ Corp’s stock (NASDAQ: LAES) has been on a tear in early October 2025, coinciding with major post-quantum technology announcements. The share price climbed for four sessions straight, culminating in a +7.7% jump on Oct 4alone and a 27% cumulative gain over that weekainvest.com. This surge propelled LAES to its highest levels since its listing, with the market cap swelling past half a billion dollarsinvesting.com. For context, in mid-September the company was valued around $493 millioninvesting.com, and by October 8 its market cap had crossed $630 milliontipranks.com – a reflection of the exuberance around SEALSQ’s recent milestones. Trading volumes have spiked as
10 October 2025
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APLD Stock Skyrockets on AI Deals: Applied Digital’s Big 2025 Rally, Earnings Blowout & What’s Next

APLD Stock Skyrockets on AI Deals: Applied Digital’s Big 2025 Rally, Earnings Blowout & What’s Next

Stock Price Surge and Recent Performance Applied Digital’s stock has delivered eye-popping returns in 2025, emerging as one of the market’s hottest tech plays. Year-to-date, APLD shares have climbed roughly +280%247wallst.com, reflecting investors’ enthusiasm for companies tied to the AI infrastructure boom. The rally intensified in late September and early October: between Sept 30 and Oct 2 alone, APLD stock jumped about 19% (from ~$22 to over $27) on heavy trading volumets2.tech. This surge was fueled by buzz around new capacity leases and speculation that Applied might ink deals with a major cloud “hyperscaler”ts2.tech. By Oct 3, the stock closed at $26.53, marking a record high and capping an
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Levi Strauss Shocks Wall Street: Denim Demand Soars, Forecast Raised – Why LEVI Stock Still Slipped

Levi Strauss Shocks Wall Street: Denim Demand Soars, Forecast Raised – Why LEVI Stock Still Slipped

Blockbuster Q3 Earnings – Sales Beat and Outlook Raised Levi Strauss & Co. delivered strong third-quarter 2025 results, topping estimates and defying retail sector headwinds. Revenue for Q3 (June–August 2025) hit $1.54 billion, up 7% year-on-year and slightly above analyst expectations of ~$1.50 billionreuters.comtipranks.com. Adjusted earnings were $0.34 per share, a penny higher than a year ago and beating the $0.31 consensus estimatetipranks.com. The company achieved broad-based growth across channels, regions, and product categories. Direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales – through Levi’s own stores and website – surged +11%(organically +9%), now making up 46% of total revenuebenzinga.combenzinga.com. Notably, e-commerce sales jumped 16% as Levi’s leaned into online and full-price sellingreuters.com. This quarter showcased improving profitability. Gross margin expanded 61.7% (up
10 October 2025
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New Era Energy & Digital (NUAI) Stock Skyrockets on AI Data Center Dreams – Key Updates & Outlook

New Era Energy & Digital (NUAI) Stock Skyrockets on AI Data Center Dreams – Key Updates & Outlook

Latest Developments & October Stock Surge After a quiet summer, New Era Energy & Digital’s stock exploded in early October 2025 on the back of major project news and aggressive investor outreach. On October 9, NUAI shares nearly doubled intraday – a one-day jump of roughly 80% – following fresh updates on its West Texas data center ventureau.investing.com. The rally took the stock from around $1.54 to roughly $2.8–$2.9, on extraordinarily heavy volume. This kind of move echoed the late-September spike when NUAI announced completion of Phase One engineering; at that time, the stock closed +49.8% in a single session (Sept. 25) as retail traders piled
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Costco Stock Surges Amid Retail Gloom – Will $900+ Shares Keep Climbing?

Costco Stock Soars Amid Retail Gloom – What’s Driving the Rally and Will It Last?

Stock Price & Recent Performance Costco’s stock has been on a long-term upward climb, and 2025 is no exception – though it hasn’t been a smooth ride. After a strong rally in the first half of the year, Costco (COST) shares reached an intraday record high around $1,078earlier in 2025ts2.tech. Enthusiasm was fueled by robust sales growth and a broader market rally. However, by late summer the stock had pulled back into the mid-$900s amid some profit-taking and market volatilityts2.tech. As of October 9, 2025, COST trades in the $914–$928 rangets2.tech – essentially back to where it started the year (roughly flat year-to-date
9 October 2025
USA Rare Earth Stock Skyrockets on Rare Earth Boom and White House Buzz – What’s Driving USAR’s Record High?

USA Rare Earth (USAR) Stock Soars on Rare Earth Boom and White House Buzz – What Investors Need to Know

Company Background & Operations USA Rare Earth, Inc. is a U.S.-based critical minerals company focused on establishing a fully domestic rare-earth supply chain – from mining and processing raw rare earth elements to manufacturing finished rare-earth magnets. The company’s flagship asset is the Round Top Mountain rare-earth deposit in Texas, which contains a broad range of critical rare earth elements (including heavy REEs like dysprosium and terbium)ts2.tech. Through a joint venture (with Texas Mineral Resources), USAR controls the Round Top deposit, which is still under development but is central to securing the raw materials for its magnet production plansts2.tech. On the downstream side, USA Rare Earth
9 October 2025
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BULLISH BREAKOUT: Google’s $3B Backstop Rockets TeraWulf (WULF) Stock to Multi-Year High

BULLISH BREAKOUT: Google’s $3B Backstop Rockets TeraWulf (WULF) Stock to Multi-Year High

Recent Developments Google-Backed AI Deals: In mid-August 2025 TeraWulf unveiled two 10-year co-location agreements with Fluidstack for AI workloads investors.terawulf.com investors.terawulf.com. These contracts (200+ MW at Lake Mariner) anchor ~$3.7 B of initial revenue (up to $8.7 B with extensions) investors.terawulf.com. Google Inc. agreed to backstop $1.8 B of Fluidstack’s lease obligations and took warrants for ~41 M shares (~8% equity) investors.terawulf.com. Shortly after, Google deepened its commitment: on Aug.18 it provided an additional $1.4 B backstop, gaining warrants for ~32.5 M more shares (bringing its total commitment to $3.2 B and stake to 14%) ts2.tech bitget.com. The new funding secures project debt financing for the CB-5
9 October 2025
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Snowflake Stock Rockets to Record High on AI Surge – Can $300 Targets Be Next?

Snowflake Stock Rockets to Record High on AI Surge – Can $300 Targets Be Next?

Snowflake’s shares have been on a tear through late 2025. After soaring on its strong Q2 report, SNOW traded near $247 on Oct 9 – close to its year‑high ts2.tech. That represents triple‑digit gains versus a year ago ts2.tech. The uptrend is driven by accelerating revenue growth and the cloud/AI hype cycle. Technically, the stock is extended (above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages around $216 and $197 marketbeat.com) but momentum remains strong. In the near term, investors will watch whether SNOW can sustain this pace or needs to consolidate around $250. On the fundamental side, Snowflake’s Q2 results underscore
9 October 2025
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Bitfarms Stock Explodes on Crypto & AI Boom – 148% YTD Rally

Bitfarms Stock Explodes on Crypto & AI Boom – 148% YTD Rally

Business Model and Operations Bitfarms is a “vertically integrated” Bitcoin miner: it builds, owns and operates its mining farms end-to-end investor.bitfarms.com. The company operates about 13 data centers (10 owned farms plus hosting agreements) across four countries investor.bitfarms.com. These facilities house thousands of ASIC miners powered mostly by hydro-electric and other long-term renewable contracts – Bitfarms boasts 82–90% renewable energy use investor.bitfarms.com ainvest.com. In-house teams handle electrical engineering, installation, and repairs investor.bitfarms.com. As of mid-2025, Bitfarms had ~17–19 EH/s of operational hashing capacity (after acquiring Stronghold Digital Mining, which added ~1 GW of U.S. projects cantechletter.com). This makes it one of North
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AtlasClear (ATCH) Stock Skyrockets 50% on $20M Financing – Fintech Underdog Poised to Soar?

AtlasClear (ATCH) Stock Skyrockets 50% on $20M Financing – Fintech Underdog Poised to Soar?

Business Model & Market Position AtlasClear is a niche B2B fintech aiming to offer a one-stop clearing, brokerage and banking platform for smaller financial firms. According to the company, it is “building a cutting-edge, technology-enabled financial services platform to modernize trading, clearing, settlement and banking” globenewswire.com. Through its subsidiary Wilson-Davis & Co. (a full-service broker-dealer since 1968) AtlasClear provides correspondent clearing and trade execution. Management’s strategy is to expand this platform organically and via acquisitions: for example, it plans to acquire Commercial Bancorp of Wyoming (Farmers State Bank), a Federal Reserve member bank streetinsider.com, to gain FDIC/banking capabilities. The combined
9 October 2025
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CIFR Stock Skyrockets 320% After Google-Backed AI Mining Deal – Bubble or Boom?

CIFR Stock Skyrockets 320% After Google-Backed AI Mining Deal – Bubble or Boom?

Company Background & Business Model Cipher Mining is a pure-play Bitcoin miner that specializes in large-scale, energy-efficient data-center mining ts2.tech. It locates facilities “behind the meter” at low-cost renewable power sites in West Texas ts2.tech. Its flagship “Black Pearl” complex (Odessa, TX) is a 150 MW facility serving both Bitcoin mining and high-performance computing (HPC) ts2.tech. As of mid-2025, Cipher had deployed ~16.8 EH/s of mining capacity (with next-gen ASIC miners) ts2.tech and plans to reach ~23.5 EH/s by Q3’25 ts2.tech. To fund growth, it has a large 2.6 GW pipeline of additional power projects ts2.tech. In Q2’25 Cipher produced ~150 BTC and achieved $44 M
9 October 2025
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Akero Therapeutics (AKRO) Skyrockets on $5.2 B Novo Nordisk Buyout – Pipeline Breakthroughs & Expert Outlook

Akero Therapeutics (AKRO) Skyrockets on $5.2 B Novo Nordisk Buyout – Pipeline Breakthroughs & Expert Outlook

Sources: Akero Therapeutics investor materials; Novo Nordisk press statements; Reuters, TS2.tech and FierceBiotechnews reportsts2.techts2.techfiercebiotech.com; MarketBeat and DirectorsTalk analyst surveysmarketbeat.comdirectorstalkinterviews.com; Economic Times deal summaryeconomictimes.indiatimes.comeconomictimes.indiatimes.com; Business Wire legal alertbusinesswire.combusinesswire.com; and TradingView market datamarketbeat.comtradingview.com.
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Stock Market Today

Industrial stocks surge, pushing XLI near a 52-week high after Dow cracks 50,000

Industrial stocks surge, pushing XLI near a 52-week high after Dow cracks 50,000

7 February 2026
NEW YORK, February 7, 2026, 13:32 EST — Market closed. U.S. industrial stocks ended the week with a sharp jump, lifting the Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) 2.86% on Friday to $173.18 and leaving it sitting at the top of its 52-week range. (Investing.com) The pop mattered because it came with a rotation away from a narrow tech-led trade and into companies tied more directly to capital spending and the real economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 50,000 for the first time, and Caterpillar climbed 7.1% to $726.20; “what’s driven it recently has been the broadening that
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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