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Podcast: Quantum and the Fed – Central Banking Skip to main content Close navigation menu End of drawer navigation content The Fed’s quantum computing strategy as AI accelerates Q-day Q-day is when quantum computers will become powerful enough to break through current encryption standards, making data sent over the internet vulnerable. Fabio Sanches is former director of quantum computing at the Philadelphia Fed, which runs the Quantum Experience Center. In a note published by the regional central bank in April, Sanches explained how the US National Institute of Standards and Technology is working to standardise alternative public-key cryptography systems that are…

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Strong earnings reports often create some of the best momentum setups in the market, especially when a stock gaps sharply higher, holds those gains and then begins consolidating near its highs.That combination can signal that investors are not simply reacting to a one-day surprise, but actively repricing the business as earnings expectations improve. When that initial move is followed by a tight continuation pattern, it can create an attractive setup for another leg higher.Okta (OKTA), Gartner (IT) and Salesforce (CRM) each fit that profile today. All three delivered strong earnings results, gapped higher on the news and are now forming…

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Construction continues on a new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House and the East Wing ballroom on August 10, 2026, in Washington, DC.Andrew Harnik | Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court, in a split decision Monday, allowed President Donald Trump to continue construction of his controversial White House ballroom as legal challenges to the project play out.A five-justice majority of the court said the plaintiff challenging the ballroom, the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States, likely lacks legal standing to sue to block the roughly $400 million project. The majority’s unsigned order does not address whether…

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(RTTNews) – Partners Group Holding AG (PGHN.SW, PEY.L), on Tuesday, reported a decline in net income in the first half of 2026 compared with the previous year. For the first half, profit for the period attributable to owners of the Company decreased to 502.1 million Swiss francs from 578.2 million Swiss francs in the prior year. Earnings per share were 19.48 Swiss francs versus 22.13 Swiss francs last year. EBITDA fell to 706 million Swiss francs from 774 million Swiss francs in the same period a year ago. Operating profit slid to 622.2 million Swiss francs from 725 million Swiss…

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A Target store in Los Angeles, California, Aug. 19, 2026.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesTariff refunds have muddied retailers’ earnings reports in recent weeks as Wall Street struggles to parse through the confusion.Most major retailers applied for refunds after the Supreme Court ruled in February that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act did not authorize President Donald Trump to impose the tariffs. That money began flowing in during the second quarter, as retailers saw major boosts to their profits.For the most part, those returns have helped companies offset cost inflation and prop up margins, especially as they face cost pressures like…

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