Rigetti Computing’s shares, those capricious creatures of the stock market, have ascended to dizzying heights with the elegance of a well-timed waltz. One might say the company has orchestrated a quantum symphony of contracts, its latest $5.8 million Air Force deal serving as the grand crescendo. At 14.1% higher by midday, the stock’s ascent is less a climb and more a levitation, as if the very laws of gravity and economics have conspired to amuse the investor.
Indeed, the market, that most fickle of muses, has once again been charmed by the alchemy of quantum contracts. Rigetti’s partnership with QphoX-a Dutch firm whose name evokes the whimsy of a Dutch tulip-promises to unravel the mysteries of quantum networking. One imagines two scholars in waistcoats, sipping tea, debating whether quantum processors can collaborate with the same grace as a well-run shareholder meeting. The goal, of course, is to solve problems collectively, a feat that would make even the most stoic of dividend hunters reconsider their patience.
A Quantum Wave, or Merely a Ripple?
Meanwhile, across the quantum computing sphere, IonQ has signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Department of Energy. A “memorandum,” one must note, is the market’s polite way of saying “we shall see.” Yet, as IonQ’s CEO declared their intent to demonstrate “secure communications,” one cannot help but wonder if the true goal is not quantum security but the security of headlines. After all, what is a memorandum if not the first draft of a press release?
To the dividend hunter, these quantum leaps are both a riddle and a promise. For while the market dances to the tune of tomorrow’s technologies, the astute investor knows that dividends are the dividends of today. Rigetti’s contracts may shimmer with the allure of the future, but the true test lies in whether these ventures can yield the kind of returns that might, in time, justify a quarterly payout. Until then, the stock remains a gilded bauble-a testament to ambition, but not yet to arithmetic. 🚀
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2025-09-18 21:02