Earnings Call Insights: D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) Q4 2025 Management View Alan Baratz, President, CEO & Director, described fiscal 2025 as an inflection point for both D-Wave and the quantum computing industry, emphasizing, "We delivered proof, we delivered revenue, and we delivered real-world advantage." He highlighted D-Wave's commercial and technical progress, including the first sale of an Ad...
Earnings Call Insights: D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) Q4 2025 Management View Alan Baratz, President, CEO & Director, described fiscal 2025 as an inflection point for both D-Wave and the quantum computing industry, emphasizing, "We delivered proof, we delivered revenue, and we delivered real-world advantage." He highlighted D-Wave's commercial and technical progress, including the first sale of an Advantage quantum computer system to the Julich Supercomputing Centre and demonstration of quantum supremacy on a real-world problem with the Advantage2 system. Baratz asserted, "We are the only quantum computing company to demonstrate quantum supremacy on a useful real-world problem." The CEO announced the acquisition of Quantum Circuits, positioning D-Wave as "the only dual platform quantum computing company" and stating, "No other gate-model vendor today" has a comparable architectural advantage. Baratz also noted the launch of a U.S. Government Solutions business unit and relocation of company headquarters to Boca Raton, Florida. John Markovich, Chief Financial Officer, reported, "Revenue for fiscal 2025 totaled $24.6 million, an increase of $15.8 million or 179% from fiscal 2024 revenue of $8.8 million." He emphasized, "All of our revenue is derived from selling, providing access to or providing services for quantum computing systems." Outlook Markovich stated, "We will continue our practice of not providing formal financial guidance. However, I would like to provide some parameters." He explained that, "With fiscal 2026 year-to-date bookings already exceeding our annual bookings for any year in the company's history," D-Wave expects "incrementally higher revenue growth in the second half of this year when compared to the first half." Operating expenses are projected to "increase quarterly operating expenses by approximately 15% sequentially over the immediately prior fiscal quarter," driven by investments in both annealing and gate-model technology, R&D, and expansion o...
Diversified fintech Chime Financial (NASDAQ: CHYM) was playing a satisfying tune to investors on Thursday. The company's stock flew almost 14% higher that trading session, thanks mostly to a fourth quarter that featured notably higher-than-expected revenue guidance. Chime published its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results just after market close on Wednesday. For the former period, the compan...
Diversified fintech Chime Financial (NASDAQ: CHYM) was playing a satisfying tune to investors on Thursday. The company's stock flew almost 14% higher that trading session, thanks mostly to a fourth quarter that featured notably higher-than-expected revenue guidance. Chime published its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results just after market close on Wednesday. For the former period, the company's revenue was $596 million, bettering the same quarter of 2024 by 25%. The company's strongest revenue stream, payments, rose 17% to $396 million. Its take from platform-related activity rose more precipitously, advancing 47% to $200 million. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
On February 17, 2026, Greenoaks Capital Partners disclosed a new position in Navan (NASDAQ:NAVN) , acquiring 16,047,328 shares during the fourth quarter. According to an SEC filing dated February 17, 2026, Greenoaks Capital Partners initiated a new position in Navan, purchasing 16,047,328 shares. At quarter-end, the stake was valued at $274.09 million, with the entire net position change attributa...
On February 17, 2026, Greenoaks Capital Partners disclosed a new position in Navan (NASDAQ:NAVN) , acquiring 16,047,328 shares during the fourth quarter. According to an SEC filing dated February 17, 2026, Greenoaks Capital Partners initiated a new position in Navan, purchasing 16,047,328 shares. At quarter-end, the stake was valued at $274.09 million, with the entire net position change attributable to this new investment and market price activity. Navan, Inc. is a technology company specializing in software solutions that simplify and automate the corporate travel and expense lifecycle. Leveraging artificial intelligence, the company delivers integrated tools designed to enhance operational efficiency for enterprise customers. With a focus on innovation and user experience, Navan aims to provide a competitive edge to organizations managing complex travel and expense needs. Continue reading
The stock of e.l.f Beauty (NYSE: ELF) has been on a roller-coaster ride this year. It started the year strong, only to see its shares start to retreat in late January. A strong earnings report in early February sent its shares immediately soaring, but the stock quickly reversed course and ended decidedly lower the session following the company's earnings announcement. The stock has since rebounded...
The stock of e.l.f Beauty (NYSE: ELF) has been on a roller-coaster ride this year. It started the year strong, only to see its shares start to retreat in late January. A strong earnings report in early February sent its shares immediately soaring, but the stock quickly reversed course and ended decidedly lower the session following the company's earnings announcement. The stock has since rebounded once again, and now is up around 22% year to date as of this writing. The question, though, is whether the stock has enough gas in the tank to hit $100, which would be about another 7.5% gain from here. Continue reading
The Talented Mr. Newsom Authored by Alex Berenson , Gavin Newsom could be our next president. But does anyone – including him – know what he stands for? A detailed look at his life suggests the answer might be no. California has every natural and economic advantage: a long, beautiful coast, great weather, a generations-long stranglehold on cultural production in Los Angeles and advanced technology...
The Talented Mr. Newsom Authored by Alex Berenson , Gavin Newsom could be our next president. But does anyone – including him – know what he stands for? A detailed look at his life suggests the answer might be no. California has every natural and economic advantage: a long, beautiful coast, great weather, a generations-long stranglehold on cultural production in Los Angeles and advanced technology in Silicon Valley. Yet years of Democratic misrule have made the state so unlivable its taxpaying residents are fleeing en masse. Building houses, or high-speed rail, or anything else in California is nearly impossible. Meanwhile, the state has done all it can to make itself a home for unemployable illegal migrants, including offering them free medical care. One might think this record would make Gavin Newsom, California’s Democratic governor, an unattractive presidential candidate. One would be wrong. The 2028 election is still almost three years out, but prediction markets have Newsom as the leading candidate to become the Democratic nominee in 2028 and trailing only JD Vance to take the White House in 2029. Now Newsom, like many a would-be President before, is promoting a new autobiography, Young Man in a Hurry. His book tour hit an air pocket over the weekend, when he made news for telling an audience in Atlanta about his barely mediocre SAT score — 960 — in a way that made him seem stupid, inauthentic, and possibly racist. The incident got me thinking about Governor White Teeth, as I called Newsom during Covid. Like other big blue-state governors, Newsom loved lockdowns. He and California clung to them longer than almost anywhere else. Beyond that, though, I didn’t know much about him, aside from the fact he had once been married to Kimberly Guilfoyle . * * * Which is why I was so happy to have the chance to read this biography of Newsom from Brad Pearce, an independent journalist in Washington state who writes the Wayward Rabbler Substack. Pearce alerted me to it on ...