Quantum Move! Is This the Next “Rare Earth” Boom?
Several quantum-computing companies are in talks to give the Commerce Department equity stakes in exchange for federal funding, a signal that the Trump administration is expanding its interventions in what it sees as critical segments of the economy. IonQ and D-Wave Quantum rose 17%; Rigetti Computing rose 14%; Quantum Computing and Sealsq rose 10%; Arqit Quantum rose 24%.