Today: 21 May 2026
Quantum computing stocks rally: IonQ, Rigetti, D-Wave, QUBT prices jump as traders look to the week ahead
21 May 2026

QUBT Moves After $2 Billion U.S. Quantum Push

Quantum Computing Inc. shares rose 12.2% to $10.73 in early Nasdaq trading Thursday, with volume near 16 million, after a U.S. government funding push for the sector. QCI was not named among recipients of the $2 billion federal quantum investment reported by Reuters. Other stocks in the sector, including Rigetti and D-Wave, posted larger gains. QCI recently reported first-quarter revenue of $3.7 million after acquiring Luminar Semiconductor.
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Infleqtion shares react to $100 million quantum funding news in Washington

Infleqtion shares react to $100 million quantum funding news in Washington

21 May 2026
Infleqtion shares rose 5.1% premarket Thursday after the U.S. Commerce Department signed a preliminary $100 million funding letter for its neutral-atom quantum computing project, which would also give the government stock in the company. The proposed award, not yet final, is contingent on milestones and approvals. INFQ last traded at $11.18 before the New York open. D-Wave and Rigetti also saw premarket gains.
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Snowflake Heads Toward $205 BofA Level Before Earnings Next Week

Snowflake Heads Toward $205 BofA Level Before Earnings Next Week

Snowflake shares fell 1.5% to $166.97 in early Thursday trading after Bank of America raised its price target to $205 and reiterated a Buy rating ahead of fiscal Q1 results due May 27. RBC cut its target earlier this week, highlighting ongoing competition in data and AI. Snowflake previously guided for Q1 product revenue of $1.262–$1.267 billion, up 27% year-over-year.
21 May 2026
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T1 Energy Stock Jumps 26% as Roth Pushback Turns Short-Seller Hit Into a Rally

T1 Energy Stock Jumps 26% as Roth Pushback Turns Short-Seller Hit Into a Rally

T1 Energy Inc. shares jumped 26.45% to $8.70 Wednesday after heavy trading and recent volatility. The move follows a short-seller report alleging hidden Chinese ties and tax-credit risks, countered by a Roth Capital analyst’s defense and news of a major institutional stake. T1 reported a $21.4 million net loss but positive adjusted EBITDA and maintained its 2026 production guidance.
21 May 2026
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Intel stock rebounds as chip optimism builds on Wall Street

Intel stock rebounds as chip optimism builds on Wall Street

Intel last traded at $118.96, up 7.4%, as chip stocks rebounded ahead of U.S. market open. The move followed analyst price target hikes and renewed focus on AI-related demand for CPUs. Nvidia forecast $91 billion in second-quarter revenue and announced an $80 billion buyback, but its shares fell in after-hours trading. The next U.S. market holiday is Memorial Day, May 25.
21 May 2026
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FTSE 100 Slips Today as BT, Sage and Oil Risks Put London Stocks on Edge

FTSE 100 Slips Today as BT, Sage and Oil Risks Put London Stocks on Edge

FTSE 100 fell 0.34% to 10,396.72 in early London trading, reversing part of Wednesday’s rally. BT reported flat core earnings at £8.2 billion as fibre demand offset a 3% revenue drop. Sage lifted its FY26 revenue outlook after first-half revenue rose 11%. easyJet posted a £552 million loss and warned of uncertainty due to higher fuel costs and weaker bookings.
21 May 2026
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Xanadu Jumps 20% After Quantum Selloff, Filing Remains Over XNDU

Xanadu Jumps 20% After Quantum Selloff, Filing Remains Over XNDU

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20 May 2026
Xanadu Quantum Technologies’ shares surged 20.4% to $14.13 Wednesday, rebounding after a sharp May decline. The company reported Q1 revenue of $2.83 million and a net loss of $20.6 million, with 43.3 million Class B shares outstanding and a prospectus covering up to 293.7 million more. Other quantum stocks also rose. Xanadu is in talks for up to $285 million in Canadian government support.
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FuelCell Energy surges as AI-fueled rally hits again, analysts wary

FuelCell Energy surges as AI-fueled rally hits again, analysts wary

FuelCell Energy shares surged 16.5% to $20.22 Wednesday, rebounding after a two-day selloff. The move tracked a 1.5% gain in the Nasdaq Composite and renewed interest in companies supplying power to AI data centers. FuelCell reported a $26.1 million quarterly loss and a declining backlog, despite higher revenue and new data-center proposals. Peers traded mixed, with Bloom Energy up and Plug Power down.
20 May 2026
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AMD Shares Jump as Market Moves on AI Server Demand

AMD Shares Jump as Market Moves on AI Server Demand

AMD shares jumped 7.3% to $444.24 Wednesday in New York, rebounding with the chip sector ahead of Nvidia’s quarterly results. The rally followed bullish analyst price target hikes and renewed focus on AI server demand. Trading volume reached 23.5 million shares. AMD reported Q1 revenue up 38% to $10.3 billion, with data center sales rising 57% on strong server chip demand.
20 May 2026
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Navitas Stock Is Surging Again—The AI Power-Chip Bet Now Has to Prove It Can Sell

Navitas Stock Is Surging Again—The AI Power-Chip Bet Now Has to Prove It Can Sell

Navitas Semiconductor shares surged over 15% Wednesday, trading near $22.49 with volume topping 25 million ahead of Nvidia’s earnings. The company reported Q1 revenue of $8.6 million and a GAAP operating loss of $27.8 million, and recently raised $122 million through an at-the-market share sale. Navitas expects Q2 revenue of around $10 million. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index climbed 3.65% as chip stocks rallied.
20 May 2026
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NIO Drops Ahead of Earnings With $5 EV Stock in Focus

NIO Drops Ahead of Earnings With $5 EV Stock in Focus

NIO’s U.S.-listed shares fell 2.9% to $5.58 Wednesday, underperforming a rising market ahead of its first-quarter earnings report due Thursday morning. Options traders expect an 8% swing after results, with forecasts for a loss of 8 cents per share on $3.70 billion revenue. NIO delivered 83,465 vehicles in Q1, nearly doubling from a year earlier, but April deliveries slowed from March.
20 May 2026
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BlackBerry Stock Nears Highs as Traders Eye Government Moves

BlackBerry Stock Nears Highs as Traders Eye Government Moves

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20 May 2026
BlackBerry’s U.S.-listed shares rose 0.5% to $6.24 after its AtHoc platform renewed a high-level U.S. government cloud-security certification. Trading volume topped 27 million shares, with prices ranging from $6.10 to $6.37. The company’s QNX business reported 20% revenue growth last quarter. Executives are scheduled to speak at a Toronto tech conference Thursday.
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IREN Stock Surges as Nvidia Fever Returns — But the AI Cloud Bet Has a Catch

IREN Stock Surges as Nvidia Fever Returns — But the AI Cloud Bet Has a Catch

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20 May 2026
IREN Limited shares rose 9.4% to $52.23 on Wednesday, trading over 23 million shares as investors awaited Nvidia’s earnings. IREN recently signed a $3.4 billion AI cloud contract with Nvidia and closed a $3 billion convertible-note offering. The company reported a quarterly net loss of $247.8 million on revenue of $144.8 million, down from the prior quarter.
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Grab shares edge lower after Superbank shift

Grab shares edge lower after Superbank shift

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20 May 2026
Grab Holdings shares fell 1% to $3.465 on Wednesday, extending a year-to-date drop of over 30%, after announcing it will consolidate Indonesia’s Superbank into its accounts. The move gives Grab majority control of the digital bank, which has over 6 million customers and 24 trillion rupiah in assets. Grab’s Q1 revenue rose 24% to $955 million, but analysts trimmed price targets despite maintaining positive ratings. Competitor GoTo posted its first quarterly net profit in April.
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Ford Shares on the Move as $3.8 Billion Battery Plan Advances

Ford Shares on the Move as $3.8 Billion Battery Plan Advances

Ford shares rose 0.9% to $13.35 Thursday after a filing showed it assumed a $3.805 billion DOE loan for a Kentucky battery plant and ended a $6.6 billion commitment to BlueOval SK. Ford’s membership in BlueOval SK was redeemed, and a subsidiary acquired interests in two Kentucky battery plants. The loan carries a 4.814% rate and requires Ford to keep $4 billion liquidity. Broader markets were weaker.
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21 May
IREN Stock Jumps Again as Nvidia AI Bet Keeps Buyers Coming Back

IREN Stock Jumps Again as Nvidia AI Bet Keeps Buyers Coming Back

IREN shares jumped 5.7% to $55.71 on Nasdaq Thursday after the company announced a $3.4 billion Nvidia cloud contract and $3.0 billion in convertible-note financing. Trading volume reached about 19.4 million shares, with a market value near $18.6 billion. The gains came as major indexes fell and Nvidia’s stock slipped after earnings. Investors weighed IREN’s AI expansion against dilution and debt risks.
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21 May
Bloom Energy strikes $2.6 billion AI power deal amid grid bottleneck trade

Bloom Energy strikes $2.6 billion AI power deal amid grid bottleneck trade

Nebius agreed to buy up to $2.6 billion in power capacity and electricity from Bloom fuel-cell systems over 10 years. Bloom shares rose 11.7% and Nebius climbed 16.8% after the announcement. The first project, replacing gas turbines, is expected to deliver 328 megawatts of installed capacity this year. Nebius will use Bloom’s on-site systems to speed up data center deployment.
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21 May
Xanadu Jumps on $300 Million Capital Plan

Xanadu Jumps on $300 Million Capital Plan

Xanadu shares rose as much as 8.9% Thursday after the Toronto company announced a $300 million equity facility and a quantum algorithm update. The Nasdaq-listed stock traded at $15.39, up $1.26, on volume of 3.1 million shares. The facility allows Xanadu to sell Class B shares over three years but does not require it. The announcement followed a sector rally sparked by new U.S. quantum funding.
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21 May
GlobalFoundries shares jump after U.S. quantum funding news

GlobalFoundries shares jump after U.S. quantum funding news

GlobalFoundries shares surged 12.7% to $79.75 after the company announced a $375 million letter of intent from the U.S. Department of Commerce to support quantum-chip manufacturing. Trading volume topped 3.4 million shares by mid-morning. The company also launched Quantum Technology Solutions and will pay its first quarterly dividend on July 14. The Nasdaq fell 0.4% in early trading.
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21 May
Apellis Stock Disappears From Nasdaq as Biogen $41 Billion Buyout Faces Final Hurdle

Apellis Stock Disappears From Nasdaq as Biogen $41 Billion Buyout Faces Final Hurdle

Biogen completed its $5.3 billion acquisition of Apellis Pharmaceuticals, ending APLS trading on Nasdaq as of May 15. Former Apellis shareholders receive $41 per share in cash and a contingent value right tied to future Syfovre sales. Biogen shares rose 0.6% early Thursday. The CVR pays only if Syfovre meets specific sales milestones; there is no guarantee of payout.
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21 May
Quantum computing stocks rally: IonQ, Rigetti, D-Wave, QUBT prices jump as traders look to the week ahead

QUBT Moves After $2 Billion U.S. Quantum Push

Quantum Computing Inc. shares rose 12.2% to $10.73 in early Nasdaq trading Thursday, with volume near 16 million, after a U.S. government funding push for the sector. QCI was not named among recipients of the $2 billion federal quantum investment reported by Reuters. Other stocks in the sector, including Rigetti and D-Wave, posted larger gains. QCI recently reported first-quarter revenue of $3.7 million after acquiring Luminar Semiconductor.
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21 May
Stellantis Launches $70 Billion Overhaul With Focus on Jeep, Ram, China

Stellantis Launches $70 Billion Overhaul With Focus on Jeep, Ram, China

Stellantis announced a €60 billion, five-year plan Thursday, focusing investment on Jeep, Ram, Peugeot, Fiat, and its commercial vehicles. Shares dropped over 5% in early European trading after the announcement. The company aims to launch over 60 new vehicles by 2030 and cut development cycles to 24 months. CEO Antonio Filosa is targeting 25% North American revenue growth and €6 billion in annual cost reductions.
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21 May
Nike stock climbs but analysts hold back on turnaround calls

Nike stock climbs but analysts hold back on turnaround calls

Nike shares climbed 3.4% to $44.07 Wednesday as falling oil prices and lower U.S. Treasury yields boosted consumer stocks. Nike reported flat quarterly revenue at $11.3 billion, with direct-to-consumer sales down 4% and net income down 35%. The company plans to launch a Google Gemini-powered shopping feature in June. Nike’s global footwear market share slipped to 22.9% in 2025, while Adidas gained, Reuters said.
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21 May
Infleqtion shares react to $100 million quantum funding news in Washington

Infleqtion shares react to $100 million quantum funding news in Washington

Infleqtion shares rose 5.1% premarket Thursday after the U.S. Commerce Department signed a preliminary $100 million funding letter for its neutral-atom quantum computing project, which would also give the government stock in the company. The proposed award, not yet final, is contingent on milestones and approvals. INFQ last traded at $11.18 before the New York open. D-Wave and Rigetti also saw premarket gains.
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21 May
MARA Stock Just Jumped — Now Its $1.5 Billion AI Power Bet Faces a Test

MARA Stock Just Jumped — Now Its $1.5 Billion AI Power Bet Faces a Test

MARA Holdings shares slipped to $13.10 in pre-market trading Thursday after a 5.7% jump, as insider filings showed CEO Fred Thiel and CFO Salman Khan sold shares at $12 each under pre-arranged plans. The moves follow MARA’s $1.5 billion deal to acquire Long Ridge Energy & Power, adding a 505-megawatt Ohio gas plant and land for AI-focused data centers. The transaction awaits regulatory approval and is expected to close in late 2026.
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21 May
Nvidia Shares Flat After Big Earnings Beat as Street Looks for More

Nvidia Shares Flat After Big Earnings Beat as Street Looks for More

Nvidia reported first-quarter revenue of $81.6 billion, up 85% from a year earlier, and forecast $91 billion for the second quarter, topping Wall Street estimates. Shares were little changed premarket at $223.29 despite the strong results and an $80 billion share buyback announcement. Data-center revenue rose 92% to $75.2 billion. Nvidia raised its quarterly dividend to 25 cents from 1 cent.
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21 May
JetBlue Drops 11 Routes, Cites Fort Lauderdale

JetBlue Drops 11 Routes, Cites Fort Lauderdale

JetBlue Airways will cut 11 routes this summer, including a full exit from Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, as it shifts planes to Fort Lauderdale following Spirit Airlines’ shutdown. Affected Manchester flights end July 8. JetBlue plans to add 11 destinations and increase daily departures from Fort Lauderdale by over 75% compared to 2025. The airline reported a $319 million first-quarter loss and cited volatile fuel prices.
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21 May
NIO Stock Rises Before Onvo L80 Launch as China EV Demand Faces a Hard Test

Nio slips to red, but margin draws investor attention

Nio reported first-quarter revenue up 112.2% to RMB25.53 billion ($3.70 billion) and vehicle margin rising to 18.8%. The company posted a net loss of RMB332.1 million, compared to a profit in the previous quarter. Deliveries reached 83,465 vehicles, nearly doubling from a year earlier but down from the fourth quarter. Nio forecast second-quarter revenue and deliveries above analyst expectations.
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21 May
Walmart tops estimates, Wall Street reacts to warning

Walmart tops estimates, Wall Street reacts to warning

Walmart reported first-quarter net revenue of $177.8 billion, up 7.3%, but shares fell 2% in premarket trading after it forecast weaker-than-expected second-quarter sales and profit. U.S. comparable sales rose 4.1%, and e-commerce jumped 26%. Fuel costs cut operating income by 2.5 percentage points. The company kept its full-year sales and profit outlook unchanged.
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21 May
Quantum Stocks Surge on $2 Billion Play; IonQ Faces Next Hurdle

Quantum Stocks Surge on $2 Billion Play; IonQ Faces Next Hurdle

IonQ shares jumped 8% in premarket trading Thursday to $52.47 after the U.S. announced $2 billion in quantum-computing grants, though IonQ was not among the recipients. The company recently reported first-quarter revenue of $64.7 million, up 755% year-over-year, and raised its 2026 revenue outlook to $260–$270 million. SkyWater shareholders approved IonQ’s merger, pending regulatory approval.
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21 May
Rigetti Shares Rally on U.S. Quantum Funding as Debate Over Value Returns

Rigetti Shares Rally on U.S. Quantum Funding as Debate Over Value Returns

Rigetti Computing shares jumped 13.2% in premarket trading Thursday after reports the Trump administration will award $2 billion in grants to nine quantum-computing firms, including $100 million for Rigetti. The company reported Q1 revenue of $4.4 million and an operating loss of $26 million. Shares closed Wednesday at $16.88, quoted at $19.10 before the market opened.
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21 May
VIDA Global Stock Draws Attention After AI Agent IPO

VIDA Global Stock Draws Attention After AI Agent IPO

VIDA Global shares jumped 81.2% to close at $4.15 Wednesday, then traded at $4.97 pre-market Thursday after volatile early sessions on NYSE American. Founder and CEO Lyle Pratt bought 187,500 shares at the $4 IPO price, SEC filings showed. The company raised $15 million in its IPO last week, selling 3.75 million shares. VIDA reported 2025 revenue of $551,383 and a net loss of $2.9 million.
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