IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) builds quantum computers based on trapped ions and is one of the largest listed pure plays on the technology. A Motley Fool commentary on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 said that IonQ, Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI), D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS) and Quantum Computing Inc (NASDAQ:QUBT) …
Disc Medicine (NASDAQ:IRON) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on blood disorders, and on Monday, October 19, 2026 it reported positive topline results from its Phase 3 APOLLO trial. The company said bitopertin met all primary and secondary endpoints, with statistical significance against placebo …
Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) received the backing of the European Union drug regulator for Foundayo, its once-daily weight-loss pill, on Friday, October 16, 2026, according to CNBC. Foundayo is the brand name for orforglipron, a small-molecule drug that mimics the gut hormone GLP-1, which regulates …
Quest Diagnostics (NYSE:DGX) dropped about 12.8% in extended trading on Monday, October 19, 2026, according to a Benzinga roundup of healthcare stocks moving in the after-market session. The roundup listed the move but did not give a reason. Searches of reporting dated October 16 …
RTX (NYSE:RTX) is an aerospace and defence group whose Raytheon business makes missiles and air defence systems. Its shares rose 3.7% on Friday, October 16, 2026, according to StocksToTrade, which linked the move to a run of big missile contracts. The largest is a …
Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) is a defence contractor that builds bombers, space systems, missiles and nuclear deterrent components. Its shares rose 4% on Friday, October 16, 2026, in a session when defence names gained on contract news and rotation out of technology. Even after that …
Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) builds small Electron launch vehicles, spacecraft and satellite components, and is developing Neutron, a larger reusable rocket. The company pushed Neutron's first flight from the fourth quarter of 2026 into 2027, according to reports dated Thursday, October 15. Reports cited a …
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) showed a second-generation Roadster after the US close on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at a SpaceX test site in McGregor in Texas. Reports described a car fitted with cold-gas thrusters, which release pressurised inert gas rather than burning fuel, the same category …
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) gained about 4% on Monday, October 19, 2026, when it was among the leaders of a technology rebound that lifted the Nasdaq 1.1% and the S&P 500 0.4%. FX Leaders reported that speculation about a Tesla and SpaceX merger was building ahead …
Software stocks fell on Friday, October 16, 2026 as worries about how AI infrastructure is financed spread beyond chipmakers and neoclouds. Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) and ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) each fell 5%, and Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) dropped 4%, according to 24/7 Wall St. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software …