Quantinuum Starts Selling Shares to the Public

Quantinuum 開始向大眾發行股票

Jun 4, 2026, 20:55
Middle EastFinance

Introduction

Quantinuum is a company that makes quantum computers. It is now on the Nasdaq stock market.

Quantinuum 是一家製造量子電腦的公司，目前已在納斯達克（Nasdaq）股票市場上市。

Main Body

Quantinuum sold 28 million shares. Each share cost 60 dollars. The company got 1.68 billion dollars from this sale. Honeywell is a big company and it still owns a lot of Quantinuum.

Quantinuum 出售了 2,800 萬股，每股價格為 60 美元。公司透過此次出售獲得了 16.8 億美元。Honeywell 是一家大公司，目前仍持有 Quantinuum 大量股份。

Honeywell is changing its business. It wants to make its work simpler. It will also separate its airplane business in June.

Honeywell 正在調整其業務，希望簡化其工作流程。該公司也將在六月分拆其飛機業務。

Quantum computers are very new. They are hard to make and cost a lot of money. The US government gave 2 billion dollars to help nine companies, including Quantinuum.

量子電腦是非常新穎的技術，製造困難且成本高昂。美國政府撥款 20 億美元資助九家公司，其中包括 Quantinuum。

Conclusion

Quantinuum is now a public company. This is a big step for the company and for quantum computer technology.

Quantinuum 現在已成為一家上市公司。這對該公司以及量子電腦技術來說都是一大進步。

Vocabulary Learning

💰 Talking about Money & Ownership

In this text, we see a very common way to describe who owns what and how much things cost. This is a key skill for A2 learners when talking about business or shopping.

The 'Ownership' Pattern We use the word 'owns' to show who has the thing.

  • Honeywell still owns a lot of Quantinuum.
  • Person →\rightarrow owns →\rightarrow Object.

The 'Cost' Pattern When we talk about the price of one single item, we use 'cost'.

  • Each share cost 60 dollars.

Comparing Sizes To describe a company or an object, we use simple adjectives before the noun:

  • Big company →\rightarrow (Large size)
  • New computers →\rightarrow (Recent/Modern)

Quick Summary for your brain: Owns=Has it\text{Owns} = \text{Has it} Cost=Price tag\text{Cost} = \text{Price tag}

Vocabulary Learning

company
an organization that sells goods or services
Example:Quantinuum is a company that makes quantum computers.
makes
to create or produce
Example:Quantinuum makes quantum computers.
quantum
relating to the smallest amount of something
Example:Quantum computers use quantum bits.
computers
machines that process information
Example:He uses a computer to write his essays.
stock
shares of a company that people can buy
Example:She bought stock in Quantinuum.
market
a place where goods are bought and sold
Example:The Nasdaq is a stock market.
shares
units of ownership in a company
Example:The company sold 28 million shares.
dollars
the money used in the United States
Example:Each share cost 60 dollars.
sale
the act of selling something
Example:The sale raised 1.68 billion dollars.
big
large in size or importance
Example:Honeywell is a big company.
owns
has as property
Example:Honeywell still owns a lot of Quantinuum.
business
the activity of buying and selling
Example:Honeywell is changing its business.
wants
desires
Example:It wants to make its work simpler.
work
activity that people do to earn money
Example:His work is very important.
simpler
easier to understand or do
Example:The new process is simpler.
separate
to divide into parts
Example:It will separate its airplane business.
airplane
a vehicle that flies
Example:The company has an airplane business.
new
recently made or discovered
Example:Quantum computers are very new.
hard
difficult to do
Example:They are hard to make.
money
currency used to buy goods
Example:They cost a lot of money.
government
the group that runs a country
Example:The US government gave money.
help
to give assistance
Example:They gave help to nine companies.
nine
the number 9
Example:Nine companies received help.
including
with some part of something
Example:Including Quantinuum.
sold
past tense of sell
Example:Quantinuum sold 28 million shares.
cost
to require a certain amount of money
Example:Each share cost 60 dollars.
got
past tense of get
Example:The company got 1.68 billion dollars.
gave
past tense of give
Example:The government gave money.
changing
becoming different
Example:Honeywell is changing its business.
public
open to everyone
Example:Quantinuum is now a public company.
step
an action or movement
Example:This is a big step for the company.
technology
the use of science to create tools
Example:Quantum computer technology is new.
Nasdaq
a stock market in the United States
Example:Quantinuum is listed on the Nasdaq.
million
one thousand thousand
Example:They sold 28 million shares.
billion
a thousand million
Example:They raised 1.68 billion dollars.
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