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Uptober’ Kicks Off — Bitcoin Rockets Above $114K as ETF Hopes and Dollar Weakness Fuel Rally
By Nick Ravenshade — NENC Media Group
October 1, 2025
Bitcoin opened October with a spirited rally that sent the world’s largest cryptocurrency back above the six-figure mark and renewed talk of an “Uptober” — the seasonal phenomenon in which Bitcoin often posts outsized gains in October. Prices traded in the
Big-tech lift: Nvidia rebound and $55bn EA buyout drive S&P gains
By Nick Ravenshade — October 1, 2025
U.S. stocks climbed on Monday as a rebound in Nvidia and a surprise, record-setting takeover bid for Electronic Arts sent investors rotating back into growth and tech names, lifting the S&P 500 after a week of jitters around an approaching government