It may be cold outside, but investor interest in this quantum computing stock is heating up.

Key PointsIonQ reported strong fourth-quarter 2025 financial results this week.

Corning shares took a breather Thursday from this year's record-breaking run. While we can't fault profit-takers after a four-session winning streak of more than 23%, we still see big things for the stock. The industrial-focused tech name dropped roughly 6.5% in afternoon trading after its recent parabolic move higher. However, the stock was still up more than 70% year to date — making it one of the best performers in the S & P 500 and, by far, our top 2026 Club stock. That follows an 84% gain in 2025 and a 56% advance in 2024. That's a combined gain of 400% in less than three years. It may sound improbable, but to the Club and many Wall Street analysts, this run is just the beginning for the 175-year-old glassmaker turned AI infrastructure powerhouse. This week, Citi added an upside 30-day catalyst on Corning and raised its price target to a Street-high $170 per share from $120. On Tuesday, the Club hiked our Corning price target to $160 from $140. Last week, we made a small Corning trim out of discipline in the face of this year's big rally and locked in a 55% gain in the process. Our investment thesis, however, remains intact, hinging on the buildout of AI data centers and the role of Corning's fiber optic cabling — not to mention its dominance in durable glass for mobile devices. Corning's fiber optic cables are increasingly replacing copper in data centers because they run cooler, which means less energy is needed to support AI infrastructure. Finding ways to save and generate power for these facilities is foundational, as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's five-layer cake of the AI stack points out. Jensen puts energy at the base level , followed by chips, infrastructure, AI models, and applications. Back in March 2025, Corning was announced as one of Nvidia's partners for its silicon photonics ecosystem, which enables AI data centers to link the chipmaker's graphics processing units (GPUs). More recently , Corning said last month that Meta Platforms will pay up to $6 ...

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Aptos (CRYPTO: APT) is among the more unique cryptocurrency projects I've been keeping an eye on. Much of that has to do with the fact that this project was founded by former Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) engineers, using the Move programming language for its secure contracts, achieving impressive throughput and low-latency transactions, perfect for gaming and other decentralized finance applications. That said, given the market turmoil we're seeing today, it's perhaps not surprising that Aptos has declined 5.2% over the past 24 hours, as of 2:45 p.m. ET. This decline comes amid some otherwise positive developments. Let's dive into what may be leading investors to hit the ask, or if this token represents a solid investment at these lower levels. Continue reading

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In January, Qualcomm hinted to The Verge that it might finally bring its powerful Arm-based Snapdragon processors to Windows gaming handhelds at the 2026 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco - just in time to challenge Nvidia's own first Arm gaming CPU and Intel's first dedicated handheld gaming chips . But plans have shifted, Qualcomm now tells me. It won't announce any updates to its Snapdragon G Series gaming chips there, nor offer the recently announced updates to the Snapdragon X line for journalists to try or benchmark. "Snapdragon X Series and Snapdragon G Series processors are pushing the PC, desktop, and handheld gaming dev … Read the full story at The Verge.

Automakers Push Toward "Eyes-Off" Driving Despite Mounting Doubts Global automakers are zeroing in on a controversial waypoint in the autonomy race: “eyes-off” driving, known in the industry as Level 3, according to a new report by Reuters . The idea is simple but provocative — motorists could look away to send a message or work on a laptop until the vehicle signals them to retake control. After years spent refining hands-on driver aids that manage steering and speed, companies see Level 3 as a potential bridge between today’s supervised systems and tomorrow’s fully driverless cars. It could also help justify the billions already sunk into automation. “We can start saving them time immediately, and do it in a very affordable way,” said Doug Field of Ford Motor, which aims to roll out eyes-off capability on lower-cost EVs in 2028. Yet enthusiasm is far from universal. Some executives question whether temporarily shifting responsibility between human and machine is workable — or safe. Others doubt buyers will pay enough to cover development costs that consultants at McKinsey & Company estimate at up to $1.5 billion for highway-capable Level 3 systems. Reuters reports that a decade after bold predictions that autonomous cars would be everywhere, most vehicles — including “Full Self-Driving” from Tesla — remain Level 2, requiring constant attention. Besides Ford, General Motors and Honda Motor have outlined Level 3 ambitions. But pullbacks are mounting. Mercedes-Benz, the only brand to launch Level 3 in the U.S., paused the program amid limited demand tied to speed and geographic restrictions. Stellantis has shelved its effort. Former Waymo CEO John Krafcik said attempts so far suggest “the juice isn’t worth the squeeze.” Legal exposure adds another layer of risk. Analysts say eyes-off capability increases the likelihood that manufacturers — not drivers — would bear responsibility in a crash, an issue scholars warn could stall deployment without clearer regulation. Mean...

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snik2016/iStock via Getty Images I begin this article with a symbolic image of the U.S. 4¢ "American Credo" stamp . It quotes George Washington: "Observe good faith and justice toward all nations." Now onto the data material of the earnings preview and investment analysis at hand. Since my last Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. ( CRDO ) analysis , the stock has gained over 50% in price. Indeed, the AI infrastructure investment boom has been remarkably rewarding and may very well continue to be so even while macro valuation concerns persist. In any case, I would be very cautious right now about not having a sizeable cash position and exposure to gold, because at this valuation and the complexity of the emergence of the AI economy, some severe volatility ahead would not be unexpected by me. Of course, this could be the equivalent of 1996, and the S&P 500's ( SP500 ) forward P/E could expand over the next three years to what it was at the peak of the dot-com boom (25.2x), but it's more plausible in my opinion that we will see index-level price normalization in 2027 and a meaningful drawdown in 2028 at the latest. I can't predict it with temporal precision, but data suggests 2029 at a push, 2027 in the bear case, and 2028 in the base for a negative index-level inflection. As we are now in 2026 and growth is already slowing, I am moving defensively to cash early, as it's not only slowing growth that could tumble the markets but also multiple compression from mere growth normalization. This is made evident in the second chart of this thesis, in the second section below. J.P.Morgan Q3 Earnings Preview Firstly, we certainly need to understand that Credo is directly tied to the broad AI investment supercycle. The company sells high-speed connectivity solutions, including SerDes IP, retimers, Active Electrical Cables, and chiplets. Together, these move massive amounts of data in hyperscale data centers. Given that, as evidenced below from the reputable JPMorgan, major AI hy...

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基金巨头先锋集团（Vanguard Group）周四宣布，已“同意”就德克萨斯州、堪萨斯州及其他几个州的共和党籍总检察长提起的诉讼达成和解。这些州指控该基金管理公司及其竞争对手因其气候行动主义行为违反了反垄断法。 堪萨斯州总检察长克里斯·科巴赫在一份新闻声明中表示，先锋集团将向提起诉讼的这些州支付2950万美元，以“支持执法和消费者救济工作”。 科巴赫表示，先锋集团还“同意”了严格的被动投资承诺，禁止其向所投资的公司强加战略，也禁止其推动与环境或社会问题相关的股东提案。 先锋集团（总部位于宾夕法尼亚州）的一位发言人表示，根据规定不能披露协议的具体条款。该公司在一份新闻稿中重申了其指数基金的“被动属性”。 先锋集团、 贝莱德 （BlackRock）和道富银行（State Street）一直受到来自能源生产州的共和党政治人物的压力，要求它们停止关注企业排放和劳动力多元化等问题。 基金管理集团在过去几年里支持的股东决议有所减少，面临的压力也相应减小。它们也暂时避免了特朗普政府出台新的监管规定，至少目前是这样。 科巴赫在其新闻稿中表示，针对贝莱德和道富银行的反垄断诉讼“仍在审理中”。他说，这两家公司“仍然拒不妥协”。 贝莱德和道富银行未立即回应置评请求。 先锋集团作为最大的基金管理公司，表现出与保守派批评者达成妥协的最大意愿。例如，在2024年，它曾向联邦能源监管机构提出过与周四达成的协议类似的让步，比如主动提出不提交股东提案。 责任编辑：张俊 SF065

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Eaton Corp plc (Symbol: ETN), where a total volume of 45,149 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Super Micro Computer Inc (Symbol: SMCI), where a total volume of 199,539 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of a

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Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Carvana Co (Symbol: CVNA), where a total of 76,783 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 7.7 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 130.8% o

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Mineralys Therapeutics Inc (Symbol: MLYS), where a total of 137,984 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 13.8 million underlying shares. That amounts

There is way more to these market leaders than their recent (or upcoming) stock splits.

Key PointsNetflix's 10-for-1 stock split in November was among the more notable stock splits of recent years.

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Firefly Aerospace Inc (Symbol: FLY), where a total of 18,478 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares. That amounts to abou

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Meta Platforms Inc (Symbol: META), where a total volume of 299,445 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxi

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Sinclair Inc (Symbol: SBGI), where a total of 1,915 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 191,500 underlying shares. That amounts to about 54.2% of SB

伊朗外交部长阿拉格齐26日表示，当天在瑞士日内瓦与美国代表举行的第三轮间接谈判取得“良好进展”，双方与各自政府磋商后，新一轮谈判预计于下周举行。此轮谈判是迄今最严肃、持续时间最长的核谈判之一。双方达成“深入理解”，但在某些领域仍然存在分歧。他强调，伊美“在一些关键议题上更接近达成共识”。他说，双方技术团队计划于3月2日在奥地利首都维也纳开始技术讨论并进行相关审查，下一轮谈判预计于一周内举行。（新华社）

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in EOS Energy Enterprises Inc (Symbol: EOSE), where a total of 361,214 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 36.1 million underlying shares. That amounts

Welcome back to Soundbite. This week has been a doozy. The day after a massive blizzard rolled through New York City, the show remained on at the Podcast Business Summit, which I hosted in Brooklyn. A big thank you to everyone who made it out (even from the UK, Singapore and Japan!) and to the team members from On Air and Bloomberg who made it happen. Despite the weather, we still had worthwhile conversations with some of the biggest names in the medium, including Kara Swisher, Pablo Torre and Adam Friedland. Today, we’ll run through six of the biggest takeaways. If you appreciate this kind of work, please support it and subscribe . Reach me through email . Up first, here’s what I’m reading and writing this week. A couple bits of Suno news. First, an open letter signed by artist-representation groups went out titled “Say No to Suno.” The letter argues Suno is “not a platform artists should trust.” Then, yesterday, Suno Chief Executive Officer Mikey Shulman posted that the company had reached 2 million paid subscribers and annual recurring revenue of $300 million. Put this down as a story for another week, but an entrepreneur named Adam Levy used AI to generate a podcast about Jeffrey Epstein, and the show has quickly climbed into the top five series on Apple Podcasts. The show description says he had AI analyze the Epstein Files and then used an AI voice to create the actual podcast. T he six biggest takeaways from this week’s Podcast Business Summit The debate about audio versus video is over — video won (mostly) The introduction of video into podcasts has caused hand-wringing for years, mostly along the lines of whether shows need to have video. At this point, the answer seems to be a resounding yes. During the summit, we hosted some topic-oriented rooms, including one dedicated to audio and one to video. The video room overflowed, causing some people to come to the audio room by default. Meanwhile, the audio room’s conversation mostly centered on the idea that pe...

根据媒体看到的文件及消息源，委内瑞拉加油站运营商协会宣布进入紧急状态，原因是运营商声称收益微薄。 根据委内瑞拉全国碳氢化合物企业家协会联合会(Fenegas协会)致政府的一封信，该协会已要求政府在全国范围内统一价格。 信中写道：“到目前为止，我们还未能找到一条能够让我们以安全且盈利的方式继续提供服务的解决之道，我们目前寻求被倾听的努力也毫无结果。” 在加拉加斯，政府启动了一个试点项目，将“超级”汽油的价格定为每升1美元，而2020年的价格为0.50美元。政府对委内瑞拉所有其他加油站（包括由PDVSA供货的加油站）的汽油价格提供补贴。 委内瑞拉的加油站以玻利瓦尔收费，但有些也以美元收费。另一些则获得补贴，仅收取相当于每升0.02美元的玻利瓦尔。加油站运营商声称，无论使用哪种货币，他们的利润都极低。 三位接近Fenegas的消息人士称，加油站每售出一升汽油仅获利1美分，这使得他们无法支付基本成本和工资。一位消息人士称，该联合会周三已与政府代表会面，以讨论这一紧急请求。 这位消息人士称，如果一个月销售5万升汽油，收入是500美元。这500美元无法支付工资、税费或其他任何开支。网络、水、电，所有一切，加上一个电台的固定成本，大约是800美元。 业内一位消息人士称，一些以美元计价的加油站销量大幅下降。 “加拉加斯有些加油站，从一天销售超过3.6万升燃料，下降到仅售出1000或2000升。为什么？”他们解释说：“因为委内瑞拉人的购买力不足以支付美元。” 负责所有政府新闻问询的委内瑞拉通讯部，未立即回应置评请求。 责任编辑：张俊 SF065

Wendel press release ( WNDLF ): FY • Wendel Investment Managers, Wendel's third-party asset management platform reached €41.2 billion assets under management as of December 31,2025 and will reach €47 billion AuM upon completion • Nearly €8 billion deployed in Europe and the United States in the mid-market segment More on Wendel Wendel (WNDLF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Wendel 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Wendel (WNDLF) Analyst/Investor Day Transcript Key deals this week: Zscaler, Eldorado Gold, Henkel, and more Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Wendel