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Quantum computing remains one of the market’s most speculative corners, with August delivering the kind of setup that aggressive investors actively hunt for. Monster revenue growth, fresh White House policy tailwinds, and stocks still trading well below their late-2025 highs have converged to put the sector back in focus. Valuations are extreme, losses are widening,…
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) has delivered a wild ride for investors, with shares up 24% over the past year but down by the same amount year-to-date. The company reported its second quarter earnings on August 6th, and shares closed the session 9% lower in response to the results. CNBC’s Jim Cramer addressed the market…
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp (GO) reported net sales of $1.19 billion for the quarter ended July 4, 2026, representing a 1% year-over-year increase. Comparable-store sales declined 0.3%, which was an improvement of 70 basis points from the first quarter and better than the company’s projected 1.5% to 2% decline. Chief Financial Officer Ian Ferry noted…
Quantum Computing Inc. (QUBT), also known as QCi, continues to hold a well-capitalized balance sheet despite aggressive acquisition activity in the first half of 2026. The company closed the second quarter of 2026 with total assets of approximately $1.64 billion, essentially unchanged from the first quarter of the year. That stability signals that QCi’s overall…
On August 3, the Pentagon signed a deal worth more than $3 billion with Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) to accelerate Patriot and THAAD interceptor missile parts production. The agreement arrives as the conflict in Iran intensifies and the Ukraine war continues, placing significant strain on existing weapons stockpiles across the…
Quantum computing companies including IonQ (IONQ) and Quantinuum have wrapped up their latest earnings season, revealing a sector that continues to build momentum despite persistent challenges. The results broadly showed that commercial traction across the quantum computing industry is growing, even as investors weigh near-term profitability concerns against long-term potential. IonQ (IONQ) shares moved higher…
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has signed seven-year framework agreements with the US Department of War and Raytheon, a business unit of RTX (NYSE: RTX), to expand production of key missile defense components. The agreements cover avionics and ejector assemblies for the Standard Missile-3, a sea-based interceptor engineered to neutralize missile threats operating outside the atmosphere. Production…
AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) shares closed 4.4% lower at $68.76 on August 10 before the company released its second-quarter financial results. Second-quarter revenue of $31.5 million missed the approximately $34.5 million consensus estimate, while the net loss attributable to common stockholders widened to $230.9 million. Investors appeared more focused on deployment progress than on the…
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) received temporary approval from the Federal Communications Commission to test satellite connectivity using the 800 MHz spectrum with up to 100 commercially available devices. The FCC granted AST SpaceMobile a 30-day special temporary authority allowing tests of its supplemental coverage from space capabilities across two distinct spectrum bands. Specifically, the authorization covers…
Shares of Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ: LUNR) jumped 10% to around $19 on Friday morning, while Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) gained 10%, approaching $3.50 per share. The broader space sector largely ignored the rally, with Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) up just 1% to $81.25 and AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) edging up 1% to $72.32. SpaceX (NASDAQ:…