The S&P 500 slipped 0.4% and is on track for a third straight modest loss after setting its all-time high last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 8 points, or less than 0.1%, as of 11:50 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was down 1%.

But for new entrants to quantum computing stocks, I would only buy IONQ, as it is ahead of its peers in terms of tech. QBTS and RGTI are riskier and may not live up to the hype a year or two out. The last time IONQ broke below its 30-day moving average,

Stock index futures were muted on Thursday, a day after Wall Street ended mostly lower as investors continued to await Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole on Friday.

Jim Cramer, the popular host of the CNBC shows "Mad Money" and "Squawk on the Street," is well-known for dropping his hot take on the trending stocks. Whether it's the manufacturing sector or the technology sector, nothing escapes his close scrutiny.

Wall Street's main indexes closed roughly flat on Monday, after struggling for direction while investors awaited a raft of corporate earnings reports from major retailers for more signs about the state of the economy and the Federal Reserve's annual symposium in Jackson Hole.

XPeng stock rose after the Chinese electric-vehicle maker delivered 103,181 cars in the second quarter, up 242% year over year.

The stock market’s record rally is showing early signs of broadening beyond Big Tech as investors rotate into lagging sectors, but strategists warn its durability hinges on earnings and Fed policy.