IBM shares were up 0.5% recently, after rising nearly 4% this morning to an all-time high of $324.90. The stock has gained 44% since the start of the year, making it the third-biggest gainer in the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average so far in 2025. Why This Matters IBM is accelerating its quantum computing plans with new hardware and software designed to outperform traditional computers in the next few years. The announcements reflect the growing competition among tech giants to achieve "quantum advanta ...