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Solid earnings and a resilient economy could keep the rally going—even if the Fed starts thinking about interest rate hikes.

Pure-play quantum stocks including D-Wave, Infleqtion, and Rigetti were also rising ahead of Friday’s opening bell.

Quantum computing stocks surged after the Trump administration announced more than $2 billion (€1.7bn) in federal support for the sector. IBM received the largest investment and shares rose over 12% adding more than $27 billion (€23.2bn) in market capitalisation.View on euronews

SpaceX scrubs Starship launch, quantum stocks rise, Take-Two’s guidance misses Wall Street projections, and more news to start your day.

Data from Stocktwits shows that retail sentiment remained ‘extremely bullish’ on SPY and QQQ.

A new company backed by International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) is receiving a $1 billion U.S. government investment to establish America’s first quantum foundry, supporting Wall Street forecasts that IBM will be a central player in the global quantum industry. Validating The ‘Massive Upside’ This historic federal backing confirms Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives‘ thesis. Analyzing the tech sector’s trajectory, Ives told CNBC that IBM is a “sleeping giant” and praised its strategic d

<p>The Trump administration plans to invest $2 billion in nine companies in the field of quantum computing, the U.S. Department of Commerce said Thursday. As with previous U.S. investments under Trump in firms including Intel and US Steel, the federal government will receive minority ownership stakes in the companies in return for the investments. </p> <p>Industrial technology giant IBM will receive $1 billion, the largest investment overall. IBM

Investors weighed falling oil prices against inflation and bond yield pressures, today, May 21, 2026.

Spaceships and quantum chips are becoming the latest objects of investors’ fascination—and the latest opportunity to exist in a world away from warning signs about U.S. consumers and fickle peace talks between the U.S. and Iran. Taken together, there is a sharpening contrast in markets between the wartime inflation surge and the promise of AI, aerospace, and emerging tech—which benefited Thursday from Nvidia strong earnings, federal investment in quantum computing and SpaceX’s leap toward the biggest IPO in history. “It’s really a dichotomy when you look at the consumer,” said Ken Mahoney, chief executive of Mahoney Asset Management.

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Quantum sector ignites on $2B federal backing aimed at beating China in tech race

May 21 () - The Trump administration is ramping up efforts to secure U. supply chains for critical minerals and semiconductors by converting federal grants for companies into equity stakes, aimed at reducing reliance on China.

Several quantum computing stocks rallied Thursday on expectations of deals that will see the federal government take stakes in the firms.

All three major US stock indexes were down and oil prices were up after Iran's supreme leader issued

US equity futures were edging lower pre-bell Thursday despite upbeat fiscal Q1 financial results pos

The Trump administration hopes to spur “a new era of American innovation,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says.

The US government will take equity stakes worth a total of $2bn in a slew of quantum computing companies, including a start-up backed by a firm...

A handful of quantum-computing companies have been given grants that include U.S. government equity stakes, sending their shares higher in premarket trading: IBM is getting $1 billion of the $2 billion total package.

The Trump administration hopes to spur “a new era of American innovation,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says.

The Trump administration is awarding $2 billion in grants to nine quantum-computing companies in deals ‌that include the U.S. government taking equity stakes, ‌the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing the Commerce Department. The ​department has agreed to give $1 billion of the package to IBM, while GlobalFoundries will receive $375 million, according to the report. The remaining firms, including D-Wave Quantum, Rigetti Computing and Infleqtion, ‌are expected to receive $100 ⁠million each, while startup Diraq may receive $38 million, according to the WSJ report.

Nvidia stock fell late despite strong earnings. Elon Musk's SpaceX released its filing for a mammoth IP. Stocks rallied Wednesday as oil prices dived on Iran hopes.

FTSE 100 up 12 points at 10,343 UK inflation eases to 2.8% in April M&S, British Land, Experian, Severn Trent report results 12.59pm: Grocery analyst not a fan of Treasury food plan On the stories that the Treasury is asking major UK supermarkets to limit prices on some basic...

Cerebras Systems stock exploded after its IPO debut as investors rushed into the company's massive growth and $24.6 billion backlog story.

Nvidia earnings report is expected to be the main event for tech investors this week.

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Among the groundbreaking innovations unveiled at U.S.-hosted exhibitions were the telephone, Ferris wheel and electric lighting.

Datavault AI Inc (DVLT) reports robust tokenization contracts and strategic partnerships, while navigating regulatory challenges and market competition.

Wall Street shares were set for a mixed start on Wednesday as investors prepare to wait for news from Donald Trump’s visit to China. Stock futures pointed in different directions ahead of the opening bell, with Dow Jones futures down 114 points or 0.2% at 49,755, while S&P 500 futures...

Kyndryl (NYSE:KD) reported flat full-year fiscal 2026 revenue on a reported basis and outlined a fiscal 2027 outlook that reflects continued pressure from longer sales cycles and changes in how customers buy IBM-related technology, while management emphasized margin expansion, cash generation and gr