Microsoft announced a program to help businesses prepare for the advent of the quantum computing era. Azizirad said this is a "critical and catalyzing time for business leaders to

Speculators are back on the hunt for early investments in quantum computing stocks after Microsoft’s President and Chief Operating Officer of Strategic Missions and Technologies, Mitra Azizirad, is now writing that 2025 is the year to become “quantum ready”.

Quantum Computing didn't have any news of its own to report, but the company is even smaller than D-Wave, with less than $1 million in revenue over the last four quarters. Its stock has soared even higher than D-Wave's over the last year, a disconnect that could lead to a continued decline in Quantum Computing's shares.

Rigetti Computing is at the forefront of the quantum computing industry, but the company has a speculative stock valuation.

Rigetti (RGTI) is dropping 23%, while IonQ (IONQ) is giving back 10% and D-Wave Quantum (QBTS), which disclosed today that it may sell more shares of its stock, is plunging nearly 30%. The sector is dropping sharply again after Meta (META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg suggested that quantum computing would not be “practical” for a long time.

Quantum-computing stocks climbed in premarket trading Wednesday after Microsoft declared 2025 “the year to become quantum-ready,” and unveiled a corporate-training program. Rigetti Computing and D-Wave Quantum,

Quantum computing stocks continued rallying Wednesday after quantum-related announcements from both Nvidia (NVDA) and Microsoft (MSFT).