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Wall Street Breakfast

Quantum computer fever cooling

Wall Street Breakfast

Seeking Alpha

Business News, News, Business, Investing

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Mizuho cuts targets on quantum stocks but keeps strong upside outlook. (0:15) Broadcom gains after long-term AI chip deal with Google. (1:17) Durable goods orders fall on weak aircraft demand. (1:40)

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0:00.0

Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Wall Street Lunch, our afternoon update on today's market action, news, and analysis.

0:09.8

Good afternoon. Today is Tuesday, April 7th, and I'm your host, Kim Khan. Our top story is so far.

0:15.4

Mizzouho is dialing back its near-term enthusiasm on quantum computing, cutting price targets on D-Wave Quantum,

0:21.9

ion Q, and Rgetting computing, while maintaining outperform ratings on all three.

0:26.7

The firm lowered D-Ways target to $31 from 40, Riggities to 33 from 43, and ion Q's to

0:32.9

61 from 80.

0:34.3

Despite the reductions, analysts VJ. Rockish and the firm still sees more than 100% upside

0:39.6

and remains constructive on the long-term quantum roadmap, which it views as being in the early

0:44.3

stages of an inflection. Mizzouho expects IonQ to maintain leadership in trapped ion

0:49.1

quantum computing, projecting roughly 68% compound annual growth rate over the next decade.

0:55.4

Ragedi and D-Wave could each capture about 10% market share by 2030.

0:59.6

The firm also highlighted D-Wave's dual-platform approach,

1:02.8

annealing and superconducting modalities, as a potential competitive edge over time.

1:08.1

Among other active stocks, Microsoft, Spotify, and Viking Holdings were added

1:12.2

to Bank of America's US One list, which represents the firm's top byrated U.S. listed ideas.

1:17.7

Broadcom is higher after signing a long-term deal with Google to develop future generations

1:22.3

of its custom AI chips known as tensor processing units through 2013.

1:27.5

And Universal Music is rallying after Pershing Square Capital Management submitted a non-binding

1:32.7

proposal to acquire all outstanding shares at nearly an 80% premium, valuing the company

1:38.1

around 56 billion euros.

1:40.6

Looking to the economy, February durable goods orders fell 1.4%, steeper than the expected

1:45.8

0.2% decline, and below January's revised, 0.5% drop. X-transportation, new orders rose 0.8%, slightly

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