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As the opening bell rings on January 2, 2026, the financial landscape looks fundamentally different from the AI-crazed atmosphere of the previous two years. The "AI Infrastructure Fever" that dominated 2024 and 2025, characterized by a relentless pursuit of high-end GPUs and massive data center build-outs, has matured into what

Wall Street's savviest money managers are shunning high-flying quantum computing pure-play stocks in favor of a cash-rich, industry-leading company that has a laundry list of competitive advantages.

This quantum computing stock was flying high for most of the year, but it has experienced a significant downturn in the last quarter.

As the calendar turns to January 1, 2026, the high-flying quantum computing sector is experiencing a sobering start to the year. After a blockbuster 2025 that saw some pure-play stocks triple in value, the industry's leading names—IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), Rigetti Computing (Nasdaq: RGTI), and D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS)

Here's what investors can expect from the stock market and Wall Street's premier growth trends in the new year.

As the final trading days of 2025 come to a close, the financial world is looking back at a year defined by the "Quantum Summer," a period of explosive growth and speculative fervor that saw D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) transform from a speculative penny stock into a high-stakes battleground

Shares of IonQ, Inc. (NASDAQ: IONQ) are trading higher Tuesday. Here's why the stock is trending while broader markets tread water.

This rising star in quantum computing is a high-risk but potentially high-reward play.

Rigetti, IonQ, and QCi are excellent long-term investments in this emerging market.

D-Wave's stock soared in 2025, leaving IonQ in the dust.

Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) and the best and worst performers in the hardware & infrastructure industry.

Both companies are developing promising technology, but are burning significant cash.

Quantum computing represents a relatively nascent industry.

Growth investors will want to take a second look at these businesses.

Quantum computing could take several steps forward in 2026.

IonQ just sold a 100-qubit quantum system to South Korea. Here's why that's not enough to make me buy the stock.

IBM is an overlooked quantum computing stock with a better risk-reward profile.

Quantum computing stocks were volatile in 2025.

Despite the dip in its stock price, IonQ remains a quantum computing leader.

The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s take a look at how hardware & infrastructure stocks fared in Q3, starting with Pure Storage (NYSE:PSTG).

Wrapping up Q3 earnings, we look at the numbers and key takeaways for the hardware & infrastructure stocks, including IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) and its peers.

Shares of the quantum computing stock have soared over the past four years.

Investors are weighing fresh CES 2026 plans against rising quantum sector momentum and commercialization hopes, today, Dec. 22, 2025.