Quantum computing company shares jump after D-Wave’s upbeat forecast

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of some quantum computing companies rallied on Thursday, adding to gains from the previous session and bucking the broader market’s trend after D-Wave Quantum forecast stronger-than-expected quarterly revenue. D-Wave Quantum shares were last up 15% at $6.71 after the company forecast Thursday its current-quarter would be above…

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Musk’s layoffs shrink workforce needed to help realize Trump’s energy dominance agenda

By Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s mass layoffs of federal workers have slowed the government’s ability to permit some new energy projects in a potential setback to President Donald Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda, according to state officials, lawmakers and agency representatives interviewed by Reuters. The situation reflects one…

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Exclusive-Trump administration plans to give dirty US coal plants a reprieve on soot

By Tim McLaughlin (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration intends to overturn pollution rules aimed at reducing soot emissions from U.S. coal-fired power plants in a move intended to help keep some of the nation’s dirtiest plants operational, according to people familiar with the matter. Soot particles can wreak havoc on human health because they’re…

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Warburg Pincus, KKR in talks to buy medical packaging maker Gerresheimer, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) -A consortium consisting of Warburg Pincus and KKR is in talks to acquire German packaging and medical equipment maker Gerresheimer AG, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The private equity firms have emerged as the frontrunner after they teamed up and other potential bidders including Bain Capital dropped out,…

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