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Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) jumped 5% to $72.88 in morning trading after landing its largest-ever Electron launch contract alongside a fresh Wall Street initiation. The deal, struck with Tokyo-based Earth observation company Synspective, covers 20 new Electron missions in a multi-year agreement that sets a commercial record for the launch vehicle. The Synspective agreement makes…
Raytheon, a unit of RTX (NYSE: RTX), has landed a multi-year AMRAAM missile production contract worth up to $20.7 billion from the federal government. The agreement is tied directly to the Department of War’s Arsenal of Freedom initiative, which is designed to accelerate delivery of advanced air-to-air missile systems. The multi-year award is structured to…
After selling TOMS Shoes for $400 million, Blake Mycoskie built one of the most recognizable consumer brands in modern history and gave away 100 million pairs of shoes to children in need. At what should have been the peak of his success, Mycoskie instead found himself feeling utterly empty, stripped of the purpose and community…
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has extended a suspension of the state’s gasoline use tax, offering continued relief to drivers facing prices above $4 per gallon. The Republican governor originally announced the 30-day suspension as gas prices surged following the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, which disrupted global oil markets significantly. Iran’s restriction of shipping through the…
One year of market data has delivered a harsh verdict on nearly all of the original quantum computing stock ratings, with just one call holding up under scrutiny. The original article, published one year ago, rated D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS) a Sell, IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) a Buy, and Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI) a Hold for…
Google is reminding the tech world that it remains a formidable force in the artificial intelligence race, and its latest move is hard to ignore. The company’s newly announced Gemini 4 Argon model signals that Google is back competing at the very front of the pack in cutting-edge AI development. For months, competitors had been…
The White House announced plans late Friday to claw back $810 million in congressionally appropriated funding, triggering sharp criticism from members of both chambers. The controversial budget maneuver, known as a pocket rescission, allows a president to block funding by submitting a request so close to the fiscal year’s end that Congress cannot act in…
President Trump placed Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) front and center Wednesday as he unveiled a landmark $54 billion investment in an Alaska natural gas export project. The Alaska LNG pipeline deal forms part of a sweeping $200 billion investment commitment from South Korea into the United States across multiple energy sectors. Beyond the pipeline, the…
IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) shares climbed 4% to $45.60 on Wednesday after Bank of America initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $60 price target. The analyst call identified IonQ as the largest public pure-play quantum computing company measured by revenue, drawing fresh attention to the sector. Bank of America pointed to the company’s semiconductor-enabled…
A sweeping new study has found that former NFL players are nearly four times more likely to die from neurodegenerative disease than the general American population. The research is the largest retrospective cohort analysis of its kind ever conducted on professional football players and long-term brain health outcomes. Scientists examined health and mortality records for…