This week, several stocks caught investors’ attention, driven by significant developments and market momentum. Here’s the breakdown of this week’s trending stocks:
Archer ($ACHR) to Acquire Los Angeles Airport for Air Taxi and AI Operations
Archer Aviation ($ACHR), a U.S. electric aircraft developer working on urban air mobility solutions, announced plans to acquire Hawthorne Airport in Los Angeles for $126 million in cash. The company intends to transform the historic airfield into a central hub for its future air taxi network and a testing site for AI-powered aviation technologies.
Located just three miles from LAX and close to major city landmarks like SoFi Stadium and Downtown LA, the airport will support Archer’s planned operations for the 2028 Olympic Games and serve as an R&D base for its autonomous flight systems and ground operations.
Archer also reported its third-quarter results, highlighting a $650 million equity raise, expanded test flights for its Midnight aircraft, and the completion of its Lilium patent acquisition, bringing its global patent portfolio to more than 1,000 assets.
CEO Adam Goldstein said the company’s focus is to “build the future of advanced aviation,” pointing to rapid progress in both flight testing and infrastructure expansion.
Stock Price Reaction
$ACHR shares fell 8% following the earnings release — largely due to financial results rather than the airport announcement — but began recovering in subsequent trading sessions as investors refocused on the long-term potential of the Los Angeles acquisition.
Nebius ($NBIS) Signs $3B AI Infrastructure Deal with Meta
Nebius ($NBIS), an Amsterdam-based AI infrastructure company listed on Nasdaq, reported its third-quarter 2025 results alongside the announcement of a five-year, $3 billion AI infrastructure partnership with Meta Platforms. The agreement marks one of Nebius’s largest commercial wins to date and solidifies its growing role as a global supplier of large-scale cloud systems for AI workloads.
According to the company, the deal will provide Meta with access to Nebius’s proprietary AI cloud infrastructure — including high-performance compute and data storage systems — to support the next generation of large-scale AI training and inference. Deployment is expected to begin within the next three months, with Nebius calling the demand from Meta “overwhelming.” The company said the deal size was limited only by its current data center capacity, and described the economics as “attractive” and in line with its earlier multibillion-dollar Microsoft contract.
Nebius stated that the agreement with Meta reinforces its strategy of becoming the infrastructure backbone for leading AI developers. The company highlighted that both Meta and Microsoft partnerships establish Nebius as a preferred hyperscale AI partner and provide a foundation for long-term revenue growth extending through 2026 and beyond.
To finance future expansion, Nebius also announced plans to launch an at-the-market equity program for up to 25 million Class A shares. Management said it would evaluate the program regularly and use proceeds to fund additional capacity for new AI contracts while remaining “dilution-sensitive.”
On the financial side, Nebius reported Q3 2025 revenue of $146 million, up 355% year-over-year, driven by continued growth in its AI cloud services business. However, the company recorded a net loss of $119.6 million, mainly due to large-scale infrastructure investments and rising operational costs. The company’s adjusted EBITDA loss improved to $5.2 million, compared to a loss of $45.9 million in the same quarter last year.
CEO Arkady Volozh described the Meta partnership as “a major step in scaling Nebius’s AI infrastructure business,” emphasizing that Nebius’s platform was built specifically to handle the world’s most demanding AI workloads. He added that the company is “transitioning from early adoption to exponential growth,” supported by long-term partnerships with industry leaders.
Stock Price Reaction
Despite the Meta deal announcement, $NBIS shares fell as investors focused on near-term losses and the potential dilution from the new share program.
IBM ($IBM) Unveils Major Quantum Computing Breakthroughs
IBM ($IBM), a long-time leader in quantum research, unveiled major advances in both hardware and software during its annual Quantum Developer Conference, outlining its roadmap toward quantum advantage by 2026 and fault-tolerant quantum computing by 2029.
The company introduced IBM Quantum Nighthawk, its most advanced quantum processor to date, designed to run circuits with 30% more complexity than its previous generation. Nighthawk packs 120 qubits and 218 next-generation couplers, boosting connectivity and allowing researchers to run far more demanding quantum algorithms. IBM expects to deliver Nighthawk to users by the end of 2025.
IBM also revealed Quantum Loon, an experimental processor that demonstrates all key hardware components needed for fault-tolerant quantum computing. Combined with a shift to an advanced 300mm fabrication line in New York, IBM says it has doubled its development speed and increased quantum chip complexity tenfold, accelerating its long-term roadmap.
On the software side, IBM announced major upgrades to Qiskit, including dynamic circuit capabilities that improve accuracy by 24% and new HPC-powered tools that reduce the cost of error mitigation by more than 100×. These improvements make it easier for developers to build, test, and optimize quantum workloads with far greater precision.
IBM is also contributing experiments to a community-led quantum advantage tracker, run jointly with partners such as Algorithmiq, BlueQubit, and the Flatiron Institute. The tracker is intended to openly evaluate when quantum systems begin outperforming classical supercomputers on verified tasks.
Jay Gambetta, Director of IBM Research, said IBM is uniquely positioned “to rapidly invent and scale quantum software, hardware, fabrication, and error correction to unlock transformative applications.”
Stock Price Reaction
Despite the scale of these announcements, IBM’s stock did not move significantly.
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