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Metro
4 days ago
- Politics
- Metro
Russia 'combat ready' while top general warns UK must prepare for attack
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Russia has warned that it is 'combat ready' after secretly inspecting the country's nuclear test site in the Arctic. It has led to fears that Vladimir Putin is preparing to resume nuclear testing at the site for the first time since 1990. Andrey Gurulev, a Russian military general, visited the site at Novaya Zemlya archipelago and said: 'You know, there's a lot of fascinating stuff I could say about the test site – but sadly, I cannot. 'The only thing I can say is – we're fully combat ready.' Professor Stephen Hall said recent events may explain Russia's actions at the Arctic site. 'Russia needs to prove that it still has a nuclear arsenal, particularly following Ukraine's drone strike,' he told Metro. 'Putin needs to prove he is battle ready because in his eyes Russia is already at war with the West.' The West has also ramped up its rhetoric, with ex-military chief Sir Richard Barrons saying everybody in the UK must prepare for missile attacks. He said this could be achieved through a 'national defence plan' which could include air raid drills with sirens tested. Barrons told The i Paper that 'families and communities' across the country, and leaders of public services and major companies need to learn to cope in a war environment. 'There is a clear, present risk – particularly as president Putin does see himself as being at war with the West,' he warned. 'The homeland is again on the pitch – it's not got some magic immunity from war, in the same way that Kyiv doesn't… Air and missile attacks will cause civilian casualties in potentially very large numbers.' He also said that the UK could learn from countries, like Finland and Sweden, which have developed plans for 'total defence'. 'These are comprehensive models where the entire population feels part of the defence effort. The UK is just not anywhere near that,' he added. Barrons co-wrote the government's strategic defence review – which recommended sweeping changes including a focus on new technology and reaching 3% GDP defence spending. Presenting the review, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: 'We will never gamble with our national security'. One of the recommendations from the defence review was that the British Army will 'increase lethality' over the next decade. But Professor Hall pointed out some flaws in Barrons argument of preparing the UK for missile attacks. 'We should prepare for missile attacks but this is somewhat difficult for the UK to do,' he said. 'We are such a tiny island that one nuclear missile could wipe out the entirety of the country – that's the problem. 'Whereas Finland is geographically bigger and less densely populated, it's had years of experience preparing itself for a nuclear attack.' One way the UK is preparing is by sending military officials to Finland to support the country as it faces a build up of Russian troops on its eastern border. Finland's military intelligence has said it expects there to be as many as 50,000 new Russian soldiers to be stationed at the border. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) said UK military officials would work with both Finland and Sweden to 'strengthen the alliance's deterrence posture on the eastern flank'. More Trending Professor Hall welcomed any support that the UK could give to its Nato allies in the face of Russian aggression. 'It is productive that the UK does this,' he said. 'Any sign of support and unity that the UK and Nato can show against the Kremlin is important. 'It sends a signal to Putin that we are ready in the face of aggression.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: New footage gives kamikaze drone pilot's view of attack on Russian airbases MORE: Trump warns that Putin wants revenge for Ukraine's drone attacks MORE: Gang 'live-streamed arson attacks in London' for Wagner Group
Time of India
02-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
'You're going to panic': JPMorgan CEO warns U.S. on bonds, bitcoin, and bullets
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has issued a stark warning about the state of the U.S. economy and national priorities, urging the government to focus on defense infrastructure—not cryptocurrency. Speaking at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California, Dimon cautioned that cracks in the bond market are inevitable due to excessive borrowing and pandemic-era spending. 'You're going to see a crack in the bond market. It is going to happen,' Dimon was quoted as saying by the Barrons. 'I tell this to my regulators… you're going to panic.' The comment sparked concern on Wall Street during Friday's session, as Treasury yields have already been climbing. The yield on the 30-year Treasury surged 0.25 percentage points in May, its biggest jump since December, setting a 52-week high above 5%. Dimon acknowledged his bank may weather such a crisis profitably—"We'll be fine. We'll probably make more money'—but dismissed the idea that JPMorgan welcomes economic turbulence. Live Events He also criticized U.S. priorities, taking a swipe at recent moves to stockpile Bitcoin. 'We shouldn't be stockpiling Bitcoin,' Dimon said. 'We should be stockpiling guns, bullets, tanks, planes, drones… rare earths.' Calling for national unity, Dimon stressed the need to fix domestic issues like permitting, taxes, healthcare, and education—but said above all, the U.S. must preserve its global military edge. 'The most important thing is maintaining military alliances and the strongest military in the world,' he said. 'We have to get our act together—and fast.' The warning comes amid heightened focus on U.S. debt, especially after Moody's stripped the U.S. of its last perfect credit rating earlier this year. The JPMorgan Chase CEO also urged US not to underestimate China. "I would engage with China. I just got back from China last week. They're not scared, folks," Dimon told the audience. "This notion they're going to come bow to America, I wouldn't count on that. When they have a problem, they put 100,000 engineers on it. They've been preparing for this for years," added Dimon.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Why IonQ, Inc. (IONQ) Soared Today
We recently published a list of In this article, we are going to take a look at where IonQ, Inc. (NYSE:IONQ) stands against other stocks that soared today. IonQ saw its share prices jump by 36.52 percent on Thursday to end at $45.79 apiece as investor sentiment was buoyed by its chief executive's comments bold claim that the company will become the next Nvidia Corp. of the quantum computing sector. In an interview with Barron's, IonQ, Inc. (NYSE:IONQ) Chief Executive Officer Niccolo de Masi was quoted as saying that he believes the company 'will be the Nvidia player' of the quantum computing sector. A quantum computer on a countertop in an engineering laboratory with a technician at work. 'We're in the business of quantum just like Nvidia and Broadcom are in the business of classical GPUs,' de Masi told the news outlet. 'I believe IonQ will be the Nvidia player. There will be other people that copy us and follow us; they have always copied and followed us,' he said. De Masi's comments also spilled over into shares of other quantum computing stocks such as RGTI, QBTS, and QUBT. Overall, IONQ ranks 3rd on our list of stocks that soared today. While we acknowledge the potential of IONQ, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than IONQ and has 10,000% upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock. READ NEXT: 20 Best AI Stocks To Buy Now and 30 Best Stocks to Buy Now According to Billionaires. Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Why IonQ Skyrocketed Almost 40% Today
The company's CEO told a major investment publication it expects to be the "Nvidia" of quantum computing. However, IonQ is currently very far from that, and has more competitors than Nvidia did. Today's action feels like a short squeeze based on hype. 10 stocks we like better than IonQ › Shares of quantum computing company IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) skyrocketed 37% on Thursday, after CEO Niccolo de Masi sat down with Barron's for an interview. During the interview, he outlined a lofty goal for the company, and even said that IonQ would be the "Nvidia" of quantum computing. However, a mere aspirational comment like that shouldn't put this speculative stock up by this much. Delving into the interview, there really wasn't anything tangible to warrant this kind of stock price increase. As we've seen over the past two years, whenever a stock is compared with Nvidia or has been shown to have received an investment from or partnership with the company, speculators tend to pile in. This happened just last week with respect to newly public "neo-cloud" CoreWeave, which skyrocketed after it was disclosed Nvidia had increased its position in the stock. However, that can be a double-edged sword. After all, SoundHound AI plunged earlier this year when it was disclosed Nvidia had sold its entire stake in the company. SoundHound's stock hasn't recovered. In the Barron's interview, De Masi said of the quantum computing industry: "I believe IonQ will be the Nvidia player. There will be other people that copy us and follow us; they have always copied and followed us." No doubt, IonQ was the first publicly traded quantum stock, with IonQ's strategy focused on early commercialization through its trapped-ion process. Meanwhile, other competitors have taken other approaches they believe will ultimately win out, but may take longer to commercialize. Later in the interview, de Masi predicted that someone would "pay hundreds of billions of dollars to buy IonQ," because he anticipates a major cloud computing provider will want IonQ's quantum technology in-house as a differentiator. Given that the company's market cap was only around $8.75 billion heading into today, it's perhaps not surprising the stock is seeing a big surge on those comments. Investors should be very cautious of any quantum computing stock, and especially of chasing one on a day like today. For all of de Masi's talk, IonQ only generated $7.6 million in revenue last quarter, with a $32.3 million loss. And for all the "Nvidia" parallels, it's very unclear how big the quantum computing market will be. Furthermore, Nvidia was able to develop its artificial intelligence (AI) GPUs and CUDA software almost completely unchallenged for 15 years, prior to the explosion of AI technology. However, IonQ not only has a slew of start-up competitors, but the large cloud players De Masi references mostly also have their own in-house quantum research as well. Needless to say, this rally is largely based on hype, and could be driven by meme stock investors trying to force a short squeeze, with about 18% of IonQ's stock sold short. But as we've seen in the past, big surges like this can be fleeting. Quantum commercialization is still years away -- perhaps many years. Before you buy stock in IonQ, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and IonQ wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $644,254!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $807,814!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 962% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 169% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of May 19, 2025 Billy Duberstein and/or his clients has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Why IonQ Skyrocketed Almost 40% Today was originally published by The Motley Fool Sign in to access your portfolio
Globe and Mail
22-05-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Why IonQ Skyrocketed Almost 40% Today
Shares of quantum computing company IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) skyrocketed 37% on Thursday, after CEO Niccolo de Masi sat down with Barron's for an interview. During the interview, he outlined a lofty goal for the company, and even said that IonQ would be the " Nvidia" of quantum computing. However, a mere aspirational comment like that shouldn't put this speculative stock up by this much. Delving into the interview, there really wasn't anything tangible to warrant this kind of stock price increase. An Nvidia mention gets you far As we've seen over the past two years, whenever a stock is compared with Nvidia or has been shown to have received an investment from or partnership with the company, speculators tend to pile in. This happened just last week with respect to newly public "neo-cloud" CoreWeave, which skyrocketed after it was disclosed Nvidia had increased its position in the stock. However, that can be a double-edged sword. After all, SoundHound AI plunged earlier this year when it was disclosed Nvidia had sold its entire stake in the company. SoundHound's stock hasn't recovered. In the Barron's interview, De Masi said of the quantum computing industry: "I believe IonQ will be the Nvidia player. There will be other people that copy us and follow us; they have always copied and followed us." No doubt, IonQ was the first publicly traded quantum stock, with IonQ's strategy focused on early commercialization through its trapped-ion process. Meanwhile, other competitors have taken other approaches they believe will ultimately win out, but may take longer to commercialize. Later in the interview, de Masi predicted that someone would "pay hundreds of billions of dollars to buy IonQ," because he anticipates a major cloud computing provider will want IonQ's quantum technology in-house as a differentiator. Given that the company's market cap was only around $8.75 billion heading into today, it's perhaps not surprising the stock is seeing a big surge on those comments. But there's no "there" there -- yet Investors should be very cautious of any quantum computing stock, and especially of chasing one on a day like today. For all of de Masi's talk, IonQ only generated $7.6 million in revenue last quarter, with a $32.3 million loss. And for all the "Nvidia" parallels, it's very unclear how big the quantum computing market will be. Furthermore, Nvidia was able to develop its artificial intelligence (AI) GPUs and CUDA software almost completely unchallenged for 15 years, prior to the explosion of AI technology. However, IonQ not only has a slew of start-up competitors, but the large cloud players De Masi references mostly also have their own in-house quantum research as well. Needless to say, this rally is largely based on hype, and could be driven by meme stock investors trying to force a short squeeze, with about 18% of IonQ's stock sold short. But as we've seen in the past, big surges like this can be fleeting. Quantum commercialization is still years away -- perhaps many years. Should you invest $1,000 in IonQ right now? Before you buy stock in IonQ, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and IonQ wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $644,254!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $807,814!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor 's total average return is962% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to169%for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join Stock Advisor. See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of May 19, 2025 Billy Duberstein and/or his clients has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
