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Wall Street News 7 October 2025 - 15 October 2025

Tesla Stock’s October Shock: Record Sales, New “Affordable” Models & Wall Street’s Verdict

Tesla Stock’s Wild October Ride: Record Sales, “Affordable” EVs & Split Wall Street Outlook

In-Depth Analysis Stock Price Rollercoaster in October Tesla’s stock has lived up to its volatile reputation in October 2025, with dramatic daily swings keeping investors on edge. After starting the month in the low $400s, TSLA went on a rollercoaster ride: it surged ~5.4% on Oct. 6 to $453.25 (adding over $70 billion to Tesla’s market cap in one day)ts2.tech, then plunged 4.5% on Oct. 7 as traders abruptly reversed coursets2.techinvesting.com. These whipsaw moves were tied to Tesla’s news cycle – optimism about record sales and a teased product launch drove the early October rally, only for profit-taking to hit once details of
Wall Street’s Bitcoin Flip: Citi Targets 2026 Crypto Custody as JPMorgan Greenlights Client Trading—Here’s What Just Changed (and What Happens Next)

Wall Street’s Bitcoin Flip: Citi Targets 2026 Crypto Custody as JPMorgan Greenlights Client Trading—Here’s What Just Changed (and What Happens Next)

What happened in the last 48 hours Two of America’s biggest banks clarified their digital‑asset roadmaps. Citi said it is on track to offer crypto custody in 2026 for asset managers and other institutional clients. “We’re hoping that in the next few quarters, we can come to market with a credible custody solution,” said Biswarup Chatterjee, Citi’s global head of partnerships and innovation, in remarks first reported by CNBC and summarized by CoinDesk. CoinDesk JPMorgan separately confirmed it will let clients trade Bitcoin and crypto, while eschewing in‑house custody for now. “We’re going to be involved in the trading of
Wall Street’s Rollercoaster Ride: Monday’s Speculative Surge and Bubble Warnings

Wall Street’s Rollercoaster Ride: Monday’s Speculative Surge and Bubble Warnings

Sources: Contemporary market news and analysis reports reuters.com reuters.com fastcompany.com, business news excerpts ts2.tech ts2.tech, NABE official summary nabe.com nabe.com, and financial media commentary stockanalysis.com ts2.tech ts2.tech ts2.tech ts2.tech. Expert quotes cited as given in source texts. All stock prices and forecasts as of Oct. 14, 2025.
Wall Street’s High-Stakes Gamble: Kalshi’s $300 Million Raise Ignites Prediction Market Wars

Wall Street’s High-Stakes Gamble: Kalshi’s $300 Million Raise Ignites Prediction Market Wars

Kalshi’s $300 Million Cash Infusion and Rapid Ascent Kalshi’s latest funding round – over $300 million at a $5 billion valuation – marks one of the largest bets yet on the emerging prediction market industry tradingview.com. The startup, founded by young MIT graduates in 2018, became the first federally regulated events exchange in the U.S. after gaining CFTC approval in 2020. Investors have now more than doubled Kalshi’s valuation since June, when it was valued at $2 billion following a $185 million Series C tradingview.com. The hefty new round was led by top-tier Silicon Valley firms Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, joined by crypto-focused backers like
First Brands Group Files for Chapter 11, Discloses $10–$50 Billion in Liabilities

First Brands’ Implosion Rips Through Private Credit: $2.3 B Disappears, Wall Street Scrambles

How a Hidden Financing Scheme Brought Down First Brands In hindsight, red flags were mounting at First Brands Group well before its spectacular implosion. The Ohio-based auto-parts supplier had become an industry heavyweight by gobbling up rivals with debt-fueled acquisitions, amassing an enormous debt load in the processreuters.com. By mid-2025, the company’s finances were growing increasingly murky: in August, First Brands abruptly halted a $6 billion refinancing deal after lenders demanded independent audits of its booksts2.tech. Rumors swirled of large off-the-books loans, late supplier payments, and frustrated investors asking to see invoices backing their loans. Yet few outsiders grasped the full picture of the trouble lurking
UnitedHealth Group Stock Surges Amid Analyst Upgrades: Is Wall Street Turning Bullish on UNH in 2025?

UnitedHealth Group Stock Surges Amid Analyst Upgrades: Is Wall Street Turning Bullish on UNH in 2025?

Current Stock Price and Performance (Oct 8 2025) UnitedHealth Group’s share price has been volatile in 2025. On 8 Oct 2025 the stock closed around $372—IndMoney quoted $372.93 while Investing.com listed $372.64indmoney.cominvesting.com. Reuters reported that the last trade was $371.46, up 2.15 % from the previous dayreuters.com. The wide 52‑week range ($234.60‑$630.73) highlights the enormous drawdown from April’s peak and underscores the severity of the 2025 sell‑off. The stock’s average daily trading volume is about 5.9 million shares, and its beta of 0.47 indicates less volatility than the S&P 500reuters.commarketbeat.com. Year‑to‑date performance remains negative (‑28 % to ‑37 % depending on the reference period), but shares have rebounded more
Record Highs, $55 B Deals & Data Drama: Wall Street’s Wild Week (Oct 4–5, 2025)

Stock Market Today: Wall Street Rally Stalls, Tech Slumps as Gold Hits $4,000

Key Highlights (October 7, 2025) Major Indexes Retreat from Record Highs Wall Street’s major indexes gave back ground after a multi-day rally that culminated in fresh records to start the week. On Monday (Oct 6), the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite each notched all-time closing highs, buoyed by excitement over big tech deals – notably AMD’s partnership with OpenAI that sent its stock soaring nearly 24%ts2.tech. But by Tuesday, the momentum faltered. The S&P 500 slipped roughly 0.4%, the Nasdaq about 0.7%, and the Dow 0.2%, based on Tuesday’s closeeconomictimes.indiatimes.com. In point terms, the Dow shed just over 100 points while the tech-heavy Nasdaq
The Trade Desk’s Wild 2025 Ride: Stock Rebound, AI Moves & Wall Street Predictions

The Trade Desk’s Wild 2025 Ride: Stock Rebound, AI Moves & Wall Street Predictions

Stock Performance & Valuation (2025 YTD) After a dramatic run-up and crash, The Trade Desk’s share performance in 2025 has been a roller coaster. The stock soared in the first half of the year – at one point more than doubling – but then suffered a punishing collapse. In total, TTD fell about 70% from peak to trough, including an approximately 50% drop in the weeks following its Q2 earnings in August Marketbeat Marketbeat. This implosion wiped out all early-2025 gains and then some, leaving the stock deeply in the red for the year by late Q3. As of October 7, 2025, TTD trades around $53–55
Wall Street Giant’s $2 Billion Bet on Crypto Predictions – Why NYSE’s Owner is Backing Polymarket

Wall Street Giant’s $2 Billion Bet on Crypto Predictions – Why NYSE’s Owner is Backing Polymarket

ICE’s $2 Billion Vote of Confidence in Polymarket Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) – best known as the owner of the NYSE and other major exchanges – is nearing a deal to buy a $2 billion stake in Polymarket, according to reports by The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. Such an investment would value the upstart platform as high as $8–10 billionreuters.comenergyconnects.com, making it one of the richest deals ever in the emerging prediction market sector. A formal announcement could come as soon as today (Oct 7, 2025), sources told the WSJenergyconnects.com. This would be a landmark mainstream endorsement of crypto-based betting markets. ICE’s backing
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Nasdaq Futures Slip After AI-Fueled Record Rally – Fed Cuts, Shutdown Drama & Tech Frenzy Drive Wall Street Surge

Wall Street Hits Records Despite Shutdown Gridlock Wall Street’s latest milestone comes against an unlikely backdrop: a U.S. government shutdown stretching into its second week. Yet stock investors have largely shrugged off Washington’s stalemate, focusing instead on favorable economic undercurrents. On Monday, the Nasdaq Composite climbed +0.71% to 22,941.67, and the S&P 500 rose +0.36% to 6,740.28 – both record closing highs – even as the federal government remained partially closedreuters.comreuters.com. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged, slipping 0.14%, but that modest dip didn’t derail what has been a robust multi-day rally. In fact, eight of the past ten sessions
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

AI Frenzy Fuels Record Wall St Rally as Shutdown Drags On – Key Market News (Oct 6-7, 2025)

Key Facts: Major Indexes Extend Rally Amid AI Euphoria Wall Street’s week kicked off with more record highs on Monday (Oct. 6) as U.S. equity indices climbed on buoyant investor sentiment. The benchmark S&P 500 rose 0.4% to 6,740.28, notching a fresh all-time closing high seattlepi.com. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite jumped 0.7% to 22,941.67, also a record finish seattlepi.com. It was the seventh straight advance for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, capping a remarkable run fueled primarily by excitement around artificial intelligence deals and innovations stocktwits.com sfgate.com. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged, edging down 0.1% to 46,694.97 seattlepi.com.
Applied Digital (APLD) Skyrockets on AI Deals – Is the Rally Sustainable?

Forward Industries’ Wild Crypto Pivot: $4B Solana Bet, 500% Stock Surge & Wall Street Skepticism

Stock Price & Recent Performance (October 2025) Forward Industries’ stock has experienced an extraordinary run-up in 2025. As of the close on October 6, 2025, FORD traded around $25–26 per sharestockanalysis.com, up dramatically from under $5 at the start of the year. This over 400% year-to-date surge far outpaces the broader marketts2.tech. In mid-September, shares briefly spiked to approximately $46 (a multi-year high) amid excitement over the company’s crypto transformationts2.tech. Even after cooling off to the $25 range, the stock is roughly 10× higher than a year agots2.tech. Such gains have come with extreme volatility. In late September, FORD swung

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Compass Group PLC stock price slips to 2,125p as AI worries hang over office catering demand

7 February 2026
London, Feb 7, 2026, 09:22 GMT — Market closed Compass Group PLC (CPG.L) shares closed down 2.48% at 2,125 pence on Friday, lagging a 0.59% rise in the FTSE 100. The stock is trading ex-dividend ahead of a final payout due on Feb. 26 and sits about 26% below its 52-week high. (Hargreaves Lansdown) The move came as the market digested a busy week for the contract caterer, despite a trading update that pointed to steady demand. Investors have instead latched onto a different question: what happens to office footfall if artificial intelligence starts to bite into white-collar jobs. In
Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

7 February 2026
Meta shares dropped 1.3% to $661.46 on Friday after the company projected 2026 capital spending of up to $135 billion, raising investor concerns over cash flow. Meta reported Q4 revenue of $59.89 billion, up 24% year-over-year, with ad impressions rising 18%. Analysts remain divided on whether AI-driven ad gains can offset the steep spending ramp.
IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

7 February 2026
IAG shares rose 4.33% to 438.50 pence Friday, near their 52-week high, ahead of full-year results due later this month. The company reported 162,073,135 treasury shares and total voting rights of 4,565,128,012. Brent crude fell 2.2% Thursday to $67.93 a barrel. South Europe Ground Services logged 712,340 operations in 2025 and seeks approval to operate in Portugal.
Binance scoops up 3,600 more Bitcoin for SAFU as BTC whipsaws after brutal selloff

Binance scoops up 3,600 more Bitcoin for SAFU as BTC whipsaws after brutal selloff

7 February 2026
Binance bought 3,600 bitcoin for its Secure Asset Fund, bringing its holdings to 6,230 BTC after bitcoin rebounded above $70,000 following a sharp drop. The broader crypto market lost about $2 trillion since October, with $1 billion in leveraged bitcoin positions liquidated in 24 hours. Strategy reported a wider Q4 loss as bitcoin fell. Gemini will cut up to 200 jobs and exit the UK, EU, and Australia.
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