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BigBear.ai and D-Wave Quantum represent two of the most closely watched names in the technology investment landscape heading into 2026. Both companies operate in high-growth sectors, but their financial profiles and risk exposures differ in ways that matter significantly to investors. BigBear.ai (BBAI) has built a notable foundation through its established relationships with government clients,…
Zacks Research Daily has released its featured analyst reports, spotlighting 16 major stocks across finance, defense, and healthcare sectors. Among the top picks are The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS), RTX Corp. (RTX), and Abbott Laboratories (ABT), alongside two micro-cap names, NLI Holdings, Inc. (NL) and Precipio, Inc. (PRPO). Goldman Sachs shares have outperformed the…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is calling on the artificial intelligence industry to deliberately slow its pace of model development amid growing fears over superintelligent systems. Amodei published a blog post warning that accelerating AI capabilities could allow large numbers of autonomous AI agents to act jointly, spiral out of control, and launch large-scale cyberattacks. He…
Consumer prices are rising faster than paychecks once more, delivering a fresh blow to American workers already struggling with elevated costs. Inflation climbed 3.4% in August from a year earlier, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, outstripping average hourly earnings growth of just 3.1% over the same period. Real average…
Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) and AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) both reported Q2 2026 earnings on August 10, 2026, and both stocks have since taken a significant hit. The two companies share a “SpaceX disruptor” label, but their business models, revenue profiles, and risk levels are fundamentally different from one another. Rocket Lab posted $234.07 million…
D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) is posting shrinking revenue in 2026, yet one analyst argues the company’s top line will triple before the decade ends. The quantum computing specialist reported revenue of $5.9 million for the first half of 2026, a steep 67% decline compared to the same period last year. Despite that contraction, the bull case…
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (KTOS) is deepening its footprint in U.S. Navy radar support through a newly disclosed contract award called Project Anaconda. The company received a single-award Phase 1 agreement with an initial projected ceiling of $175 million across multiple phases to develop organic sustainment capability for the Navy’s AN/SPY-1 radar systems. The…
There is a category of investment that has quietly maintained its appeal regardless of which political party holds power in Washington. With markets rattled by shifting trade policy and ongoing fiscal debates, investors are increasingly searching for assets that can weather uncertainty from both sides of the aisle. The investment in question offers a yield…
Consumer prices climbed again in August, keeping pressure on the Federal Reserve ahead of its critical policy meeting next week. The consumer price index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.4% for the month, putting the 12-month increase at 3.4%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Both readings came in line with the Dow Jones consensus,…
Jabil Inc. (JBL) and AST SpaceMobile Inc. (ASTS) are both significant players in the communications-technology ecosystem, each with exposure to next-generation infrastructure. AST SpaceMobile is building what it calls the world’s first and only global cellular broadband network in space, accessible directly by standard 4G-LTE and 5G smartphones. The SpaceMobile service operates through a constellation…