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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…
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: QBTS) has launched a gate-model quantum computing simulator beta program, marking a significant milestone in the company’s gate-model development roadmap. The Palo Alto-based company describes itself as the only dual-platform quantum computing provider offering both annealing and gate-model systems, software, and services to commercial and research customers. The beta program gives…
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…
Goldman Sachs has added five companies to its Director’s Cut Conviction List as part of its latest update, signaling strong confidence in each addition’s market potential. The five newly added stocks are Amazon (AMZN), Burlington Stores (BURL), Huntington Ingalls (HII), Johnson Controls (JCI), and Occidental Petroleum (OXY), spanning a broad range of sectors. At the…
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…
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) climbed over 1% overnight heading into Thursday after the company shipped three BlueBird satellites to Cape Canaveral and disclosed a key regulatory meeting. CEO Abel Avellan met with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on Monday to push for expanded direct-to-device spectrum access, including the lower 6 GHz band. ASTS had fallen nearly 1%…
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…
RTX Corporation (RTX), with a market capitalization of approximately $252 billion, holds a commanding position across both the aerospace and defense sectors globally. The company’s operations span aviation advancement, defense capability strengthening, and the development of next-generation technologies and advanced manufacturing solutions. Its diversified portfolio allows RTX to serve complex requirements across commercial air travel,…
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…
A 71-year-old worker earning $108,000 annually is questioning whether continuing to work is the right financial and personal decision at this stage of life. The question is one many older Americans wrestle with as they weigh the financial security of a paycheck against the appeal of full retirement. The individual has $152,000 saved across IRA…