D-Wave surged with quantum stocks after Nvidia’s Ising models sparked fresh interest in the sector, as investors continue to question if the company can turn momentum into bookings and commercial traction.
The quantum computing industry reached a historic turning point this week as IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) successfully demonstrated the world’s first photonic interconnection between two independent trapped-ion systems. This technical milestone, announced on April 14, 2026—coinciding with World Quantum Day—is being hailed by researchers and investors alike
The session on Wednesday is off to an intriguing start with several stocks showing significant price gaps. Let's examine the gap up and gap down stocks in today's session.
Within 0.2% of its January all-time high. That's where the S&P 500 closed on Tuesday, not quite there yet, but close enough that the question investors are asking has quietly shifted from "when does this market stabilize?" to "when does it print a new record?"
OpenAI has secured a record-setting $122 billion in new funding, pushing its valuation to roughly $852 billion after the deal. The deal stands as the largest private capital raise ever completed, highlighting a sharp shift in how global investors view the long-term value of AI.
D-Wave is showing real momentum in quantum computing, but the valuation, volatility, and adoption timeline make this one of the market's toughest high-upside calls.
Markets ripped higher after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. Inflation numbers that came in as expected helped equities hold those gains. Investors will get producer price inflation numbers next week, which could move markets if it comes in hot. The weekend may also provide direction on talks for a resolution to the conflict.
Chinese companies are increasingly turning to AI and publicly accessible data to monitor U.S. military moves in the Iran conflict, according to a report by The Washington Post. The development is drawing attention in Washington, where officials are weighing the implications of a rapidly evolving surveillance landscape.
Jack Dorsey is making a concrete bet that artificial intelligence can replace what middle managers have done in large organizations for generations. Block’s chief executive, writing jointly with lead independent director Roelof Botha, has outlined a structural transformation in which AI takes on work currently handled by layers of human management.
As Bitcoin has been trading sideways for two months and remains significantly below its 2025 all-time high, quantum computing firms like D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) may be the latest force to exert further downward pressure on the cryptocurrency space. A recent whitepaper produced by Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) suggests that a so-called "Q-Day" in which the cryptography supporting the entire cryptocurrency ecosystem is solvable by quantum computers may be quickly approaching.
California is moving to tighten oversight of AI firms that want to secure state contracts, setting up a direct clash with calls from President Donald Trump to keep the fast-growing sector largely unregulated.
Stocks of memory chip manufacturers fell sharply this week as new signals suggested that the global shortage of memory chips may begin to ease. The decline wiped out nearly $100 billion in market value across major U.S. companies, showing how sensitive the sector has become to changes in expectations around artificial intelligence.
The financial heart of the technology sector shifted toward the subatomic this week as Xanadu Quantum Technologies (NASDAQ: XNDU) officially began trading on the Nasdaq. Marking a historic milestone as the world’s first public "pure-play" photonic quantum computing company, the Canadian-headquartered firm completed its business combination with Crane Harbor
