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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,…
Boeing (BA) shares are trading at $212.09, down 6.5% over the past year while the broader S&P 500 returned a robust 20.3% over the same period. The gap between Boeing’s stock performance and the index tells only part of the story, as the actual margin picture underneath the recovery narrative is more complicated than headline…
AST SpaceMobile and Firefly Aerospace represent two distinct bets on the future of commercial space, each burning cash while chasing very different revenue models. AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) is constructing a first-of-its-kind space-based cellular network designed to connect directly to standard mobile phones without specialized equipment. Firefly Aerospace (FLY) focuses on launch services, lunar missions, and…
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…
GE Aerospace (GE) reported an operating profit of $2.75 billion on a non-GAAP basis in the second quarter of 2026, marking an 18% increase year over year. Despite that earnings growth, the company’s non-GAAP operating profit margin came in at 21.7%, reflecting a decline of 130 basis points from the prior-year period. The margin compression…
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…
Raytheon, a business unit of RTX (NYSE: RTX), has completed a major 17,000 square-foot expansion of its manufacturing facility in Forest, Mississippi. The $50 million capital investment is designed to boost production capacity for electronic warfare and radar systems critical to national defense programs. The expansion is expected to generate 100 high-skill jobs in the…
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…
Wall Street is recalibrating its outlook on D-Wave Quantum (QBTS), with the stock’s fair value estimate edging down from US$36.84 to US$35.24. The modest reduction reflects shifting assumptions across revenue growth, profit margins, and valuation multiples that analysts use to frame the quantum computing company’s long-term upside. QBTS shares fell 9.51% as the updated estimates…
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…