Rigetti Computing stock got a boost in conjunction with the Federal Reserve’s move to cut interest rates. The stock also saw strong bullish momentum thanks to some big news in the quantum computing<\/a> industry.<\/p>\n Image source: Getty Images.<\/p>\n \nRigetti investors see green flags with Fed’s rate cut\n<\/p>\n At its meeting earlier this week, the Federal Reserve<\/a> cut the U.S.’s benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points. Fed Chair Jerome Powell also seemed to indicate that more rate cuts are on the horizon. Lower interest rates typically create a much more bullish trading backdrop for speculative stocks, and the shifting rate environment could help support further gains.<\/p>\n Rigetti soared thanks to an Air Force contract and other catalysts<\/p>\n On Thursday, news hit that Rigetti Computing had been awarded a $5.8 million contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The three-year contract will see Rigetti partnering with the AFRL to advance quantum-computing technologies in a partnership with QphoX, a quantum transduction specialist.<\/p>\n Rigetti and other quantum computing stocks also got a boost from a report that the Trump administration is weighing executive orders to support quantum technology development. While nothing has been confirmed on that front, the AFRL’s recent deal with Rigetti and QphoX suggests that the tech could be in the early stages of seeing a significant investment push from government and military clients.<\/p>\n Keith Noonan<\/a> has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This week has been great for Rigetti Computing investors. Rigetti Computing (RGTI 15.00%) stock posted a huge jump…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":171613,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[191,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-171612","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-computing","8":"tag-computing","9":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171612\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/p>\n