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Jim Cramer on International Business Machines: 'I Like IBM Very Much'
Jim Cramer on International Business Machines: 'I Like IBM Very Much'

Yahoo

timean hour ago

  • Business
  • Yahoo

Jim Cramer on International Business Machines: 'I Like IBM Very Much'

International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) is one of the stocks on Jim Cramer's radar. A caller inquired after Cramer's thoughts on the company, and he replied: 'Oh, I like IBM very much. I mentioned Ben Wright earlier. I think that Ben, he's really turned me on to this stock. We did a very positive piece about it. I think it goes, I'm going to say not much higher but creeping higher over time, and that's actually a great place to be. So I like IBM.' A closeup of a woman's hands typing rapidly on a laptop in a corporate office setting. International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) provides integrated technology solutions, including hybrid cloud, AI, consulting, infrastructure, and financing, helping clients modernize operations and accelerate digital transformation. The company also partners with major tech firms to deliver customized enterprise services across industries. In a March episode of Mad Money, when a caller inquired about the stock, Cramer replied: 'Nah, IBM is a winner. You know what? I have not focused on it nearly enough. It is a pure [buy, buy, buy] and I just think right down here, I mean, up, you know, it's up five, that doesn't matter. It's going higher, maybe to 300.' For context, IBM stock has gained 12.4% since the comment was aired in March. While we acknowledge the potential of IBM as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. READ NEXT: 30 Stocks That Should Double in 3 Years and 11 Hidden AI Stocks to Buy Right Now. Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.

The entitlement epidemic rages
The entitlement epidemic rages

Bangkok Post

time2 hours ago

  • Bangkok Post

The entitlement epidemic rages

I was recently at Stonehenge in the United Kingdom. Besides the historical significance, it is a huge tourist site. As you might expect, there are rules, ropes to indicate boundaries and a well-run system. Enter the influencer. She was the classic example, with friends, the attitude and the only one who crossed the ropes to get that special picture. The current set of typically self-declared influencers come with a sense of entitlement that is almost scary. They rarely provide any concrete or useful advice but are somehow influencing the current generation of youth. They exist across a wide range of subjects from golf to beauty and in general have no training, experience or expertise in their chosen field, other than at a surface level. - Based on reports, some companies are adopting a new strategy of deliberately keeping their customer service callers on hold for longer or even dropping the calls to avoid having to deal with a question or complaint. Annoying if true. - I had to laugh at a quote a friend of mine sent me recently which read: "The biggest joke on mankind is that computers have begun asking humans to prove they are aren't robots." Every day a computer, not a person, is asking you to prove to the system that you are not some type of bot. Sometimes it seems they are messing with you when you get multiple Captchas in a row. I've had up to 10 before they accept that I'm not a robot of some kind. Also, while we're on the subject, if you have to select all squares with bicycles does that include the handlebars? My favourite is a picture of a snowscape and the ask was to highlight all images of a sniper. - IBM is once again claiming that they will have a scalable quantum computer platform in the next few years. The Chinese are claiming they have a 1,000 qubit computer and others have made marketing announcements as well. To the best of my knowledge, no one has broken the workable 200 qubit barrier as yet and there are still a plethora of issues with scaling. This may be solved tomorrow, it could take another 10 years, or may not ever be possible. As of today, quantum computer claims are all marketing. Companies have put quite a lot of investment into this and to keep the stocks stable they must be positive about progress. It is the same story with artificial intelligence investment. - According to a large language model query, one windfarm tower costs around US$2 million (64.8 million baht) per MW and a lot more for the offshore versions, not counting maintenance and some other costs. Each one takes up about 600m of space and the lifetime on average is estimated at 20 years. Idaho in the United States is currently testing eVinci reactors the size of a semi-truck that will output 5MW for a very long time. Even calculating a generous 30KWh per days for each home, that is close to 170 homes. The smaller Kaleidos units at 1.2MW can drive 40 homes. Put one or two of these near the average sub-station and you have 24/7, 365 power for generations. Refuelling is required every eight years or so and maintenance is minimal. Cost is hard to find but the initial investment for the front-end engineering and experiment design (FEEED) process was $3.9 million. These could be the future of stable, scalable, inexpensive energy. - Why does any of this matter? Our technology and standard of living is related to inexpensive, reliable energy costs and supply. If the supply is nearby, this reduces transmission loss. If there is a grid of power provision this introduces robustness when other nodes can take up the slack if one fails or is down for maintenance. In some parts of Australia for example, there is a heavy reliance on interconnectors and if these fail the whole network can go down. I believe small modular nuclear-based products are the best approach for our energy future. - With three months to go before the first end-of-life point for Windows 10, Windows 11 has finally taken over in market share. That still leaves around 46% of users on Windows 10 today. Many of those adopting Windows 11 will be organisations moving to the new OS and people buying new computers with it pre-installed. That means a huge number of home users and others still sitting on Windows 10. At the same time, so-called AI PCs have been selling in large numbers but without any "killer app" to justify these purchases. Kudos to the marketing of the term AI PC. Expect the announcement of Windows 12 in the near future. - Turning it off and on still remains one of the best ways to clear a fault on your device. I've done this myself a few times in the past couple of months to solve issues on others' and my equipment. The IT Crowd got it right.

$1.16 Billion Flows into Quantum in Q2 2025 as Big Tech and Investors Up Their Game
$1.16 Billion Flows into Quantum in Q2 2025 as Big Tech and Investors Up Their Game

Business Insider

time3 hours ago

  • Business
  • Business Insider

$1.16 Billion Flows into Quantum in Q2 2025 as Big Tech and Investors Up Their Game

Investor sentiment around quantum computing is shifting, as the industry as a whole is gaining momentum. And it is not only coming from industry boosters. According to The Quantum Insider's Q2 2025 report, private capital investments, strategic acquisitions, and technical progress all increased in the second quarter. From early-stage funding rounds to corporate roadmaps and policy updates, quantum is showing signs of moving closer to commercial scale. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. Make smarter investment decisions with TipRanks' Smart Investor Picks, delivered to your inbox every week. Before we begin with this week's recap, let's examine the chart below, which clearly illustrates the increasing demand for quantum systems on the global stage. This suggests wider adoption across more geographies and sectors, as buyers seek to diversify risk and test systems at smaller scales. $1.16 Billion Flows into Quantum Computing in Q2 The headline figure is $1.16 billion in private funding during Q2, representing a 50% increase from the same period last year. The quarter saw fewer deals but larger ones, a pattern that typically reflects growing confidence among institutional investors. For context, Spain-based Multiverse Computing has raised $215 million to advance its AI compression tool for large language models. SandboxAQ raised $450 million from new and returning backers, including Ray Dalio, Google (GOOG), and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA). Another private company, Infleqtion, secured $100 million in Series C financing to scale its atom-based quantum systems. Several public companies also used stronger demand to raise fresh capital. IonQ Inc. (IONQ) completed a $372 million at-the-market equity offering. Quantum Computing Inc. (QUBT) and D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) each raised $400 million. M&A Is on the Rise Another strong indicator of the positive shift is the increase in M&A activity, which was also evident in Q2. IonQ Inc. announced it will acquire UK-based Oxford Ionics for $1.075 billion in stock and cash. The deal brings together IonQ's commercial footprint with Oxford's semiconductor-based ion-trap qubit technology. French startup Pasqal acquired Canadian photonics firm AEPONYX to improve its roadmap toward fault-tolerant quantum computing. On the technical front, IBM (IBM) has unveiled plans for its Quantum Starling system, which is expected to be available by 2029 and is projected to perform 20,000 times more operations than today's quantum machines. Microsoft (MSFT) introduced a new class of four-dimensional error correction codes that could reduce the number of physical qubits required for scalable systems. Another major quantum player, although private for now, is Quantinuum, which has reported a milestone in demonstrating a scalable and fault-tolerant universal gate set. The company says this achievement is a step toward practical use cases. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reflected a broader change in tone during a June keynote, saying quantum computing is nearing an inflection point. Just earlier this year, he suggested that practical machines were still likely to be decades away. His remarks, along with Nvidia's backing of SandboxAQ, add weight to the change in tone. Administrative Backing As the subheading suggests, governments are also paying attention. U.S. lawmakers held a hearing in June on the cybersecurity risks posed by quantum computing and called for updates to cryptographic systems. The UK government has committed £500 million, approximately $672 million, toward national quantum programs. The sector still faces challenges, but in Q2, several signs pointed in the same direction. Capital is flowing, product roadmaps are tightening, and both public and private players are aligning behind quantum's potential. For investors tracking the sector, the second quarter of 2025 marked a notable step forward. Using Tipranks' Comparison tool, we've assembled and compared all the publicly traded quantum computing companies appearing in the article. This helps you gain a better and broader perspective on each ticker and the industry as a whole.

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