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IonQ (IONQ) shares plunged 42.9% between late May and late August 2026, falling from $70.14 to $40.03 while the S&P 500 gained 1.5% over the same period. The decline was not driven by weak quarterly results, as IonQ actually posted the strongest quarter in its history during the same window. Second-quarter revenue reached $80.1 million,…
Salesforce (CRM) shares rocketed 20% after the company reported earnings that sent a powerful signal across the broader software industry. The results demonstrated that artificial intelligence is not cannibalizing traditional software businesses, easing a fear that has weighed heavily on the sector for months. Investors had grown increasingly anxious that the rise of generative AI…
Marvell Technology (MRVL) shares fell 1.5% in extended trading Thursday despite the semiconductor company delivering second-quarter results and guidance that topped Wall Street expectations. The company posted record fiscal second-quarter revenue of $2.739 billion, up 13% from the prior quarter and 37% compared to the same period a year earlier. Non-GAAP earnings per share came…
Quantum Computing Inc. (QUBT) has attracted fresh analyst attention, with one price target set at $32 even as serious questions surround the company’s fundamentals. The stock gained 3.59% in recent trading, part of a broader rally across quantum-related names that also lifted peers including D-Wave Quantum (QBTS), which rose 2.23%. IonQ (IONQ) led the sector…
Academic research suggests that stocks difficult to sell short are frequently mispriced and set up for long-term losses regardless of broader market conditions. A study titled “The Dynamics of Disagreement” forms the backbone of the analysis, drawing on research from scholars at three major institutions. Kent Daniel of Columbia Business School, a former co-chief investment…
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming draws global economic leaders and policymakers every year to discuss monetary policy. Bank of America has labeled the conference a “key risk event” for financial markets, a designation that reflects the outsized influence the event can carry. Historical analysis shows the S&P…
D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) had one of the roughest starts imaginable when it went public in August 2022 through a reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company, known as a SPAC. By the close of 2023, the quantum computing company had shed more than 90% of its value, leaving early investors nursing steep and painful…
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack is renewing her push for higher interest rates, arguing the central bank remains too far from its inflation goal. Speaking from the Fed’s annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Hammack pointed to a report showing inflation running at around 3% on an annualized basis as evidence that action is…
Rocket Lab raised its offer for Iridium Communications by nearly 30% during negotiations, a significant jump that has drawn scrutiny from satellite communications consultant Tim Farrar. Farrar identified AST SpaceMobile as the most plausible company behind “Party B,” a mystery suitor that entered due diligence but withdrew without submitting a formal offer. The merger filing…
D-Wave Quantum missed second-quarter 2026 revenue estimates by a wide margin, yet signs of underlying commercial momentum are giving investors reasons to stay optimistic. The company reported Q2 revenue of $3.1 million, essentially flat year over year and well short of the $4.03 million consensus estimate that analysts had been expecting. Markets responded in a…