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Quantum Stocks Rip Higher: IonQ Up 700% – Bubble or Breakthrough?

IonQ’s Quantum Boom: 700% Stock Surge on Breakthrough Feats & $2B Mega-Funding

IonQ closed at $55.45 on Oct. 22 after peaking near $82 earlier in the month, still up about 700% for the year. The company reported a world-record 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity and raised $2 billion in a share offering at $93. IonQ agreed to acquire Oxford Ionics for $1.08 billion and co-founded Italy’s “Q-Alliance” quantum hub. Analyst price targets range from $32 to $100, with consensus in the mid-$50s.
23 October 2025
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Quantum Race Heats Up: 10,000+ Qubit Leap, Grid Breakthrough & Big Tech Bets (Aug 1–2, 2025)

Quantum Race Heats Up: 10,000+ Qubit Leap, Grid Breakthrough & Big Tech Bets (Aug 1–2, 2025)

Fujitsu announced plans to build a superconducting quantum computer with over 10,000 qubits in Japan by fiscal 2030, targeting 250 logical qubits by 2030 and 1,000 by 2035. IonQ and Oak Ridge National Laboratory used IonQ’s 36-qubit system for grid optimization under the DOE GRID-Q program. Rigetti Computing reported 99.5% two-qubit gate fidelity on its 36-qubit processor, with a 100+ qubit system planned for late 2025.
2 August 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • FTSE 100 Slips Amid Rising U.S. Bond Yields and Iran Tensions
    May 20, 2026, 6:30 AM EDT. The FTSE 100 fell 0.50% as global markets reacted to surging U.S. bond yields and geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran. The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield remained near a 16-year high of 5.17%, while the 10-year yield hovered close to 4.66%. UK inflation softened to 2.8% in April, below expectations, easing pressure on the Bank of England for further rate hikes. However, producer price inflation rose sharply to 4%, driven by supply disruptions linked to Middle East tensions. Geopolitical concerns intensified after President Trump hinted at possible military action against Iran, escalating market uncertainty. The pound weakened slightly against the dollar, and Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey was set to discuss the economic outlook amid these developments.

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Entergy’s AI stock boost draws Wall Street’s attention—with a twist

Entergy’s AI stock boost draws Wall Street’s attention—with a twist

20 May 2026
Entergy shares have risen 33.3% over the past year, outpacing the S&P 500 and utilities sector, as investors bet on surging electricity demand from data centers and industrial growth. In April, Entergy raised its four-year capital plan by 33% to $57 billion, driven largely by Meta data center projects. First-quarter adjusted earnings reached $399 million, or 86 cents a share. Entergy also finalized a service deal with HYUNDAI-POSCO Louisiana.
Bolt CEO Said Firing HR Fixed Problems. Here’s What Happened Next

Bolt CEO Said Firing HR Fixed Problems. Here’s What Happened Next

20 May 2026
Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow defended cutting the company’s HR department at Fortune’s Workplace Innovation Summit, saying it had “created problems that didn’t exist.” The move follows Bolt’s April layoffs of about 30% of staff as it pivots to AI and a consumer finance app. Breslow said Bolt is “back in startup mode” and replaced HR with a smaller people operations team. Bolt was once valued at $11 billion.
San Antonio’s New Battery Bet Comes Just as CPS Outages Get Longer

San Antonio’s New Battery Bet Comes Just as CPS Outages Get Longer

20 May 2026
OCI Energy and CPS Energy have begun building a 120-megawatt battery storage facility in southeastern Bexar County, aiming for commercial operation in 2027. The project follows a rise in average outage duration for CPS Energy customers to 75.38 minutes in 2025. OCI will own the facility, with CPS holding operational control. ING is financing construction, and LG Energy Solution Vertech is supplying batteries.
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