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A horse in Grant County, New Mexico has been confirmed infected with New World screwworm, just days before the state was scheduled to resume livestock imports from Mexico. The case marks the second confirmed screwworm infection in New Mexico since the flesh-eating parasite entered the United States in June from Mexico. The infected horse was…
InterDigital, Inc. (IDCC) has gained just 5.2% over the past year, a figure that looks weak against the broader industry’s growth of 24.7% over the same period. The underperformance is even more visible when compared with peers like AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) and Ericsson (ERIC), which gained 48.4% and 26.3% respectively during that stretch. However, the…
As the third quarter of 2026 nears its end, the selloff in pure-play quantum computing stocks looks increasingly like a valuation and commercialization reset across the sector. Since reporting second-quarter results, IonQ (IONQ) shares have declined 7.3%, reflecting growing investor frustration with the gap between technological milestones and financial returns. Direct peers Rigetti Computing (RGTI)…
RTX Corp (RTX) posted impressive second-quarter 2026 results, with adjusted earnings per share of $1.89 and revenue of $24.71 billion, both well above analyst estimates. The aerospace and defense giant’s backlog surged 22% year-over-year to $289 billion, a figure that immediately grabbed the attention of investors and Wall Street analysts alike. That massive backlog is…
RTX Corporation (RTX) closed the most recent trading session at $193.54, slipping 1.67% while major indexes posted meaningful gains across the board. The S&P 500 rose 1.14% on the day, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.61% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq added a strong 1.69%, leaving RTX notably behind the broader market. The defense…
Despite bold rhetoric from BRICS leaders at their latest summit, experts say the bloc’s push to move away from the U.S. dollar faces enormous structural and political obstacles. BRICS leaders used the summit to assert the need for greater use of local currencies in intra-BRICS trade, driven by frustration over geopolitical tensions, U.S. sanctions, tariff…
Pennsylvania’s health department is seeking emergency federal support to combat a rapidly growing measles outbreak, but with a pointed condition attached to the request. The state has demanded the CDC formally recognize four measles-associated deaths before Pennsylvania will accept any assistance from the federal agency. The dispute has escalated into a broader standoff between Governor…
The Senate’s failure to advance a landmark cryptocurrency bill has pushed the spotlight squarely onto President Donald Trump’s top Wall Street regulators. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig have spent months laying the groundwork for a sweeping regulatory push targeting the digital assets industry. The collapse…
Shares of AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) climbed 0.5% in premarket trading Wednesday after the company secured a new U.S. patent covering critical thermal-management technology inside its massive satellite antenna arrays. The gain followed a 2% decline in Tuesday’s regular session, which left ASTS stock closing at $58.77 per share. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued…
D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) shares jumped 9.2% through 1 p.m. ET Thursday following an announcement about an upcoming quantum computing conference in Asia. The company revealed it will host the Qubits Asia 2026 Quantum Computing User Conference in Seoul on October 28, 2026. The single conference announcement was enough to send QBTS shares surging more than…