Quantum computing could be the next big thing in tech after artificial intelligence (AI). If you want ideas about which stocks to buy now and hold for the long haul, here are two companies where quantum computing could eventually move the needle.

While investors are still getting used to the artificial intelligence (AI) era, the market is intrigued by the next technological evolution, quantum computing. Many emerging pure-play quantum computing stocks,

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Quantum expert Ching-ray Chang believes that quantum computing is already here, refuting a previous statement by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang that it is still another 20 years away.

Today, some fear there is a new critical threat to the world’s digital infrastructure. But this time, we cannot predict exactly when it will move from theory to reality, while the ubiquity of digital technology means fixing the problem is even more complicated.

Following the stock market's record-breaking 2024, during which the S&P 500 index returned a spectacular 23%, there's optimism among investors for the bull market to deliver further gains in 2025. Amid a resilient economic backdrop and strong corporate earnings,

Quantum computing can power breakthroughs in medicine that would normally take today's systems millions of years to calculate.