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European stocks extend gains after record high as banks and miners lead

European stocks extend gains after record high as banks and miners lead

By Nick Ravenshade — NENC Media Group October 3, 2025 European equity markets stretched a recent winning streak into Friday, extending gains after touching fresh record highs this week as investors cheered stronger-than-expected sector news, rotating into banks and miners and pricing a higher probability of Federal Reserve rate cuts later

AI frenzy fuels $200B chipmaker rally, markets hit record highs

AI frenzy fuels $200B chipmaker rally, markets hit record highs

By Nick Ravenshade — NENC Media Group October 2, 2025 Global semiconductor stocks surged on Thursday in one of the sector’s most violent single-day rallies this year, with investors adding roughly $200 billion to chipmakers’ collective market value as a string of AI-related deals, strategic investments and upbeat demand signals

Trump’s WLFI eyes expansion from tokenized commodities to crypto debit cards

Trump’s WLFI eyes expansion from tokenized commodities to crypto debit cards

Uptober’ Kicks Off — Bitcoin Rockets Above $114K as ETF Hopes and Dollar Weakness Fuel Rally

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