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Space stocks are posting strong gains Thursday, with SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) leading the charge as its first and largest post-IPO share lockup tranche expires without triggering the anticipated selloff. SPCX shares climbed 3% to $111.14, defying widespread fears that a massive unlock of previously restricted shares would flood the market and pressure the stock lower….
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) reported a disappointing second quarter, missing analyst expectations on both revenue and earnings per share. The company posted earnings per share of ($0.13) for the second quarter, falling short of the analyst consensus estimate of ($0.09) by $0.04. Revenue for the quarter came in at $3.07 million, well below the consensus…
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) reported a quarterly loss of $0.10 per share for the second quarter of 2026, falling short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a $0.08 loss. The result represents an earnings surprise of -25.00%, meaning the company underperformed what analysts had anticipated heading into the report. The Q2 loss does, however, compare…
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) moved into the spotlight after announcing network integration testing across multiple European countries, partnering with major telecom operators to advance its space-based cellular broadband ambitions. Testing is currently underway in the U.K., Ireland, Romania, France, the Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, and Ukraine, covering a broad swath of the European market. The program…
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has agreed to expand its use of D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) technology across its network operations following early testing that produced encouraging results. Using D-Wave’s quantum computing platform, AT&T was able to cut the processing time for an optimization workload to less than 15 seconds from one hour. The telecom…
Horizon Quantum Holdings Ltd. (HQ) has moved from internal platform development toward controlled external deployment, marking a significant operational shift in the second quarter of 2026. The company’s Beryllium programming language entered early access during the quarter, bringing Triple Alpha’s highest currently available abstraction layer beyond internal development for the first time. Ember-1, HQ’s company-operated…
The Pentagon has formally asked major U.S. defense contractors to accelerate production and delivery of critical weapons systems as the Iran war strains military stockpiles. Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg sent the request in an August 5 letter to companies including Boeing Co (NYSE: BA), Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT), and RTX Corp (NYSE: RTX)….
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) reported a second-quarter 2026 adjusted loss of 10 cents per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 8 cents. On a GAAP basis, the loss per share narrowed significantly to 13 cents, compared with 55 cents in the same quarter a year ago. Total revenues came in…
D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) saw its stock slide following the release of its latest quarterly earnings report, even as the company revealed a dramatic surge in customer activity. The quantum computing firm reported a staggering 1,120% increase in bookings, a figure that would typically signal strong momentum for any technology company. Despite that eye-catching metric, the…
Quantinuum and Infleqtion are set to report earnings next week, marking a pivotal moment for two of the newest publicly traded quantum-computing companies. Investors will get their first major look at the financial performance of both firms, with results expected to move markets in the rapidly growing quantum sector. The quantum-computing industry has attracted significant…