On May 22, 2026, prior to the opening of the US stock market, large-cap technology stocks generally experienced an upswing. As of the time of reporting, Intel's stock had risen by more than 1%, Tesla by 0.8%, Nvidia by 0.58%, Netflix by 0.47%, Microsoft by 0.42%, Apple by 0.36%, Google (Alphabet) by 0.21%, Amazon by 0.16%, and Meta by 0.07%. Furthermore, the pre-market trading also witnessed a broad increase in US quantum computing concept stocks. D-Wave's shares soared nearly 9%, GlobalFoundries climbed over 5%, and IBM's stock rose close to 4%. This surge comes on the heels of the US government's announcement to allocate $2 billion to nine quantum computing firms, underscoring the nation's commitment to advancing this cutting-edge technology sector.
