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Shares of AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) fell 2% on Wednesday after surging 11% the prior session, as investors weighed a successful satellite launch against broader market movements. The company confirmed the successful deployment of BlueBird satellites 11, 12, and 13 early Wednesday morning, marking another step forward in its space-based cellular broadband ambitions. SpaceX’s Falcon 9…
IonQ (IONQ) has delivered its second-quarter earnings report, marking the unofficial start of what analysts are watching as a pivotal earnings season for the quantum computing sector. The results arrive just days after IonQ closed a significant acquisition, adding a layer of strategic momentum to an already closely watched financial update. The revenue figure for…
GE Aerospace has shifted its public narrative away from supply chain shortages, even as those constraints continue to weigh on its ability to serve customers. Just two years ago, management was openly candid about production struggles, with the CEO acknowledging on an earnings call that “our new engine output was disappointing, down 20% sequentially.” The…
SpaceX is making waves across multiple sectors as the company moves to extend its dominance in space into the AI and communications industries. The company’s aggressive expansion plans sent its own stock down roughly 12%, with shares trading at $110 during Wednesday’s session. The SPCX ETF, which tracks the space industry, fell 7.59% as investors…
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (Nasdaq: QBTS) has announced a major research breakthrough that advances the development of practical, fault-tolerant gate-model quantum computing. The findings, published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature, demonstrate a fast, high-fidelity, two-qubit entangling gate that preserves the error-correction advantages of D-Wave’s superconducting dual-rail qubit architecture. The paper, titled “An entangling gate for dual-rail…
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) is drawing renewed retail investor attention ahead of its next BlueBird satellite launch scheduled for Wednesday at Cape Canaveral. Short interest in the stock has dropped to approximately 19.9% of the public float, falling below the 20% threshold for the first time since June. According to Koyfin data, more than 59.3 million…
U.S. stock futures edged higher early Wednesday following a record-setting close on Wall Street, driven by optimism over a potential diplomatic breakthrough involving the Strait of Hormuz. Reports indicating that U.S. officials believe an agreement with Iran could be close pushed both Brent crude and WTI crude prices lower overnight, easing energy market concerns. As…
U.S. stock futures edged higher Wednesday morning as reports of a potential diplomatic breakthrough over the Strait of Hormuz lifted investor sentiment broadly. As of 4:00 a.m. ET, Nasdaq futures were up 0.1%, while S&P 500 (SPY) and Russell 2000 futures gained 0.4% and Dow futures rose 0.2%. Economist Ed Yardeni said his year-end S&P…
The Department of Defense has selected Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to help accelerate production of key missile defense systems across the country. The Pentagon’s decision reflects growing urgency to replenish weapon stockpiles that have been drawn down significantly amid ongoing global security commitments and military aid programs. Lockheed Martin (LMT), one of the world’s…
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2026 earnings on August 10, after market close, with investors watching closely. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues stands at $34.13 million, with an expected loss of 28 cents per share for the quarter. Over the past 60 days, the earnings estimate for ASTS for fiscal…