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AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) is gaining serious attention from retail investors looking for a credible, infrastructure-backed alternative to the SpaceX frenzy. The company is developing what it calls the world’s first space-based cellular broadband network operating in Low Earth Orbit, targeting everyday smartphone users. Unlike many space ventures still chasing ambitious concepts, AST SpaceMobile is…
AeroVironment (AVAV) had already delivered its strongest quarter on record before the week’s biggest catalyst even arrived on Thursday. The drone maker reported a funded backlog of $1.2 billion, a milestone that would have been headline-worthy on its own for any defense company. But the real move came Thursday, when shares jumped 10.7% in a…
Country singer Jelly Roll is giving his soon-to-be ex-wife Bunnie XO full ownership of their sprawling Franklin, Tennessee compound as part of their divorce settlement. Bunnie XO, whose real name is Alisa DeFord, made the revelation on a recent episode of her “Dumb Blonde Podcast,” describing the split as the “best divorce.” The Franklin property…
Quantum computing stocks are posting eye-popping revenue growth figures, but Wall Street has seen this pattern before, and it rarely ends well for retail investors. IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) posted Q1 FY26 revenue of $64.67 million, representing a staggering 755% year-over-year increase that has captured significant market attention. Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI) nearly tripled its sales…
Sony’s decision to eliminate physical game discs by January 2028 has already prompted at least one gamer to cash out their collection immediately. A customer in Columbus, Ohio walked into a GameStop (GME) store and traded in their old Xbox 360 collection for over $1,000 in store credit. The customer walked away with new PlayStation…
After 173 years as a fixture on British high streets, the Halifax brand is being scrapped and all customer accounts will be rebranded to Lloyds over time. Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), which has owned Halifax since 2009, confirmed the consolidation following reports in May that it was considering phasing out Halifax as a standalone brand….
Quantum computing has captured investor imagination, promising to accelerate complex computations and open entirely new frontiers of technological innovation across industries. Investors have piled into quantum computing stocks in anticipation of the massive opportunities the sector could generate over the next decade. D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) has emerged as one of the hottest names in the…
The defense sector offers investors a rare combination of geopolitical demand, government fiscal commitment, and multi-year revenue visibility all working simultaneously. President Trump has called for a military budget of $1.5 trillion for fiscal year 2027, well above the Department of War’s existing investment request of $756.8 billion. Goldman Sachs argues that economic security will…
Lloyds Banking Group is retiring the Halifax brand, folding all customer accounts into the Lloyds name in a sweeping consolidation of its retail banking operations. The 173-year-old Halifax brand will be phased out entirely, with Lloyds becoming the group’s sole brand across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The transition will not happen overnight, with the…
D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS) has secured a National Science Foundation grant as part of the ERASE project, a federally backed quantum computing research initiative. The grant will provide academic researchers with direct access to D-Wave’s dual-rail gate-model quantum systems for scientific study. The ERASE initiative is led by Yale University and centers on advancing scalable…