Premarket Stock Movements: IonQ Surges on Quantum Computing Breakthrough; Worthington Enterprises Rises
Worthington Enterprises surged nearly 16% in premarket trading after CEO Joseph Hayek highlighted strong demand for the company’s engineered tanks used in data center cooling systems. The industrial manufacturer also reported first-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue that exceeded analyst expectations, according to LSEG. IonQ rose over 12% following a breakthrough with its real-time quantum error decoder, marking what it calls the industry's first such technology capable of enabling faster quantum computing operations without slowing execution time. This development boosted other quantum stocks like Rigetti Computing and D-Wave Quantum by more than 5.5%. Maplebear also gained over 3%, driven by a new partnership with Meta’s AI agent Muse for its Instacart grocery platform. KB Home fell slightly after missing delivery forecasts, while Six Flags rose on reports that activist fund Jana Partners is pushing the company to explore a sale following underwhelming Q2 results.
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