Overview
- IonQ rallied after regaining technical support, building on an early‑November beat and a higher 2025 sales outlook of $106 million to $110 million versus prior guidance of $82 million to $100 million.
- IonQ also announced a new partnership with the Center for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine to apply hybrid quantum and quantum‑AI tools to therapeutics development, with initial projects planned in Canada and Sweden.
- D‑Wave jumped about 11.5% as it created a U.S. government‑focused business unit led by Jack Sears Jr., positioning for contracts tied to national security, defense, and infrastructure challenges.
- Quantum Computing Inc. rose roughly 9.7% on bargain‑hunting after a steep November drop, with Q3 showing a swing to $2.38 million in net income driven by a derivative liability mark‑to‑market gain and revenue up to $384,000.
- Despite the rebound, fundamentals remain constrained, exemplified by D‑Wave’s Q3 revenue of $3.7 million against $30.4 million in operating costs and commentary warning that early‑stage, hyped technologies often face sharp pullbacks.