Futures tracking Wall Street's main indexes paused on Thursday as lackluster quarterly updates from Tesla and IBM weighed on sentiment, while simmering U.S.-China trade tensions kept investors on the edge. .N

** IONQ Inc IONQ.N:

** Rigetti Computing Inc RGTI.O:

** D-Wave Quantum Inc QBTS.N:

** Quantum Computing Inc QUBT.O:BUZZ - Quantum computing stocks jump on report US may buy stake nL4N3W40KH

** Honeywell International Inc HON.O:BUZZ - Lifts 2025 profit forecast; shares up nL4N3W40S3

** Tesla Inc TSLA.O:BUZZ - Falls after quarterly profit miss on tariff, research costs nL6N3W40GN

** Southwest Airlines Co LUV.N:BUZZ - Up on surprise quarterly profit nL4N3W40NH

** Chevron Corp CVX.N:

** Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N:

** APA Corp APA.O:

** Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N:

BUZZ - Energy companies gain as crude rises over 4% on fresh US sanctions against Russia nL4N3W40NX

** Moderna Inc MRNA.O:BUZZ - Shares fall after birth defect vaccine trial misses target nL6N3W40HI

** Newmont Corp NEM.N:

** Gold Fields Ltd GFI.N:

** AngloGold Ashanti PLC AU.N:

** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd HMY.N:BUZZ - Gold miners gain as bullion rises amid geopolitical risks, trade tensions nL4N3W40PF

** Ventyx Biosciences Inc VTYX.O:BUZZ - Jumps as oral drug reduces heart disease risk markers in mid-stage trial nL4N3W40OQ

** Molina Healthcare Inc MOH.N:BUZZ - Plummets, dragging other insurers, after forecast cut nL6N3W40JC

** Dow Inc DOW.N:BUZZ - Gains on smaller-than-expected third-quarter loss nL4N3W40VO

** Honeywell International Inc HON.O:BUZZ - Lifts 2025 profit forecast; shares up nL4N3W40S3

** Las Vegas Sands Corp LVS.N:BUZZ - Climbs after Q3 profit beat nL6N3W40JN

** Beyond Meat Inc BYND.O:BUZZ - Other highly-shorted stocks down after Wednesday's wild ride nL6N3W40LP

** PG&E Corp PCG.N:BUZZ - Gains after beating Q3 profit estimates nL4N3W40UN

** Valero Energy Corp VLO.N:BUZZ - Rises on Q3 profit beat as refining margin rebounds nL4N3W40VL

** Alcoa Corp AA.N:BUZZ - Gains after smaller-than-expected Q3 loss nL6N3W40LH

** Amphenol Corp APH.N:BUZZ - Gains on upbeat Q4 forecast (October 22) nL4N3W313S

** West Pharmaceutical Services Inc WST.N:BUZZ - Rises after lifting annual profit forecast nL4N3W40SG

(Compiled by Koyena Das and Rajarshi Roy)

((koyena.das@thomsonreuters.com))