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Shares of aerospace and defense giant Raytheon climbed 7.3% on Thursday after the company delivered a second-quarter earnings report that exceeded analyst expectations across multiple metrics. RTX posted adjusted earnings per share of $1.89 on revenue of $24.71 billion, representing a year-over-year revenue increase of 14.5% from the prior period. The strong top and bottom-line…

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) and IonQ (IONQ) have both delivered exceptional stock performance in 2026, fueled by growing investor confidence in the commercialization of quantum technologies. Between April and June, IonQ shares surged 91.7% while D-Wave gained 75.1%, with both stocks outperforming the broader market during the second quarter ending June 30, 2026. The quarter was…

U.S. benchmark equity indexes fell sharply intraday on Thursday as surging oil prices added fresh pressure to an already fragile market session. Brent crude crossed the $100-per-barrel threshold, a psychologically significant level that rattled investor confidence across multiple sectors of the market. Energy cost concerns rippled through Wall Street, pushing the S&P 500 (^GSPC) down…

A new generation of futuristic tech stocks has been cut down by roughly 60% from peak levels, creating both opportunity and risk for investors willing to look closer. Investor Shay Boloor captured the sentiment bluntly in a recent post on X, writing: “THE FUTURE IS ON SALE RIGHT NOW,” pointing to steep losses across nuclear…

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) has announced it will release its second quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday, August 6, 2026, before market open. The Palo Alto, California-based company describes itself as the only dual-platform quantum computing company providing both annealing and gate-model systems, software, and services. The earnings release will be made available on…

Lockheed Martin (LMT) and RTX (RTX) both climbed more than 5% in premarket trading after each company reported earnings that exceeded expectations. The strong premarket gains for both defense giants reflect a broader investor appetite for aerospace and defense stocks amid continued government spending priorities. Despite the similar size of their premarket jumps, analysts and…

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS) shares are on track for their first weekly gain in three weeks, fueled by bullish comments from AT&T about the companies’ joint satellite initiative. ASTS stock dropped 2% on Wednesday to $61.95 but recovered much of that loss in overnight trading, leaving shares up roughly 7% for the week. A significant…

Quantinuum (QNT) and SoftBank (SFTBF) have jointly released a white paper titled “Quantum Computing Frontiers,” marking a significant step in the sector’s shift toward real-world commercialization. Rather than cataloging hardware milestones or qubit counts, the paper maps out practical quantum applications across telecommunications, financial services, materials science, and cybersecurity. The collaboration emphasizes hybrid quantum-classical computing…

GE Aerospace (GE) delivered a standout quarter, reporting 24% revenue growth and raising its full-year free cash flow guidance to a range of $8.9 billion to $9.2 billion. Despite the strong headline numbers, analysts on the earnings call focused relentlessly on a single concern: whether the company’s explosive growth represents a structural trend or a…

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) closed the most recent trading session at $61.95, posting a decline of 2.19% from the prior day’s closing price. That move underperformed the S&P 500, which slipped just 0.14% during the same trading session on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.01% on the day, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite declined…