SpaceX flies 13th Starship test, deploys 20 V3 Starlink satellites
What's new: The upper stage reached a soft Indian Ocean splashdown, but the booster made a hard landing after engine relight problems.
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SpaceX flies 13th Starship test, deploys 20 upgraded Starlinks
What's new: The upper stage reached the Indian Ocean intact, but the booster made a hard Gulf splashdown after multiple engines failed to relight.
Meta weighs up to $10 billion Anthropic compute lease
What's new: The proposed two-year deal would let Anthropic pay monthly for spare capacity, with both sides able to exit early.
SpaceX scrubs Starship test flight as engine issue hits stock
What's next: SpaceX plans another launch attempt early next week after replacing 2 Raptor engines.
SpaceX falls below $135 IPO price in 4-day losing streak
What's next: upcoming earnings could trigger lockup expirations, raising the risk of more selling by early investors.
CNBC, The Business Times (Singapore)
SpaceX falls below $135 IPO price after four-day slide
What's new: The stock briefly dipped under its June offering price before closing at $135.27 ahead of Thursday's 13th Starship test flight.
SpaceX stock slips below $135 IPO price after four-day slide
What's new: Shares briefly fell under the June offering price before closing at $135.27, ahead of Thursday's 13th Starship test flight.
SpaceX stock falls below $135 IPO price for first time
Why it matters: The drop leaves early retail buyers in the red and tests whether demand for blockbuster IPOs can hold.
SpaceX shares fall for a second day, nearing $135 IPO price
What's next: The FAA cleared Starship to resume launch prep after a May test setback, with Flight 13's window opening Thursday.
China lands reusable Long March-10B rocket stage at sea
Why it matters: Reusing the costly first stage could cut launch expenses and support China's planned crewed Moon missions.
China lands reusable Long March 10B booster for first time
Why it matters: Reusing boosters can sharply cut launch costs, and shares in China Spacesat and China Satellite Communications hit their 10% daily limits.
US judge approves Musk’s $1.5 million SEC settlement over Twitter stake
What’s new: The judge flagged “red flags” and questioned why regulators dropped a bid to recover gains the SEC pegged at $150 million.
Bloomberg, The Hill
SpaceX enters Nasdaq 100, setting up $4.3 billion in fund buying
What's new: Wall Street banks began coverage as the quiet period ended, while options traders stayed heavily tilted toward calls.
Bloomberg, CNBC +1
SpaceX enters Nasdaq-100 with 1% weight as options frenzy holds
Why it matters: SpaceX’s 92 implied volatility could nudge QQQ swings, though Nasdaq caps low-float stocks to limit the effect.
Tesla holders bet SpaceX IPO could pave way for Musk merger
What's new: Analysts say SpaceX's post-IPO slide may make a deal easier as investors price in an acquisition premium for Tesla.
Series: Elon Musk · Tesla Spacex Merger Speculation · 2 chapters since Jun 18Tesla shares hold near $400 as investors eye possible SpaceX tie-up
Why it matters: A merger bet is helping support Tesla even after SpaceX slid from about $2.6 trillion to $2 trillion in days.
Nasdaq drops 2% as AI sell-off hammers Micron, Nvidia and chip stocks
What's next: Investors are watching Micron earnings Wednesday for clues on whether the AI spending boom can still support rich valuations.
Bloomberg, BBC News (US & Canada) +3
SpaceX starts first investment-grade bond sale targeting $20 billion
Why it matters: The deal would refinance a bridge loan that makes up most of SpaceX's $29.1 billion in long-term debt.
Bloomberg, The Business Times (Singapore) +2
SpaceX drops 16%, wiping out most gains from its June 12 IPO
What's new: The company also launched a notes sale and disclosed $100.8 billion in cash as of June 19.
Bloomberg, The New York Times +2
SpaceX drops 23% in 3 days after bond sale plan jars investors
What's new: The stock closed at $154.60, while SpaceX is seeking at least $20 billion in its first investment-grade bond offering.
Bloomberg, The Business Times (Singapore)
SoftBank rejects orbital data centers, backs Earth-based AI buildout
What's new: Masayoshi Son argued power is only a small share of data center costs, making launch, maintenance and latency bigger hurdles in space.
Jio targets low-Earth satellite internet rollout in India
What's new: The company plans to lease capacity from global constellations while building Indian ground stations and future satellites.
Tesla-SpaceX merger talk grows as Musk’s control limits challenges
Why it matters: Texas law makes shareholder suits harder, raising the odds Musk could push through a deal between his two biggest companies.
The New York Times, Bloomberg
Goldman Sachs tops $1 trillion in 2026 M&A volume by midyear
What's new: Global deal volume has already passed $2.6 trillion this year, helped by AI-driven consolidation and a lighter US regulatory backdrop.
SpaceX nears $2.75 trillion value, topping Amazon after IPO jump
What's next: Nasdaq 100 inclusion and index additions later this month could force passive funds to buy more shares.
South Korean investors bought $796 million of SpaceX on debut
What's new: The buying spree made SpaceX the top US stock among Korean retail investors and drew scrutiny of Mirae Asset's failed IPO allocation.
SpaceX options price in 50% swing up or down by September
What's new: Traders are betting on both another surge and a steep drop as lock-up supply and valuation risks shadow the post-IPO rally.
DOJ moved to dismiss NAACP suit over xAI turbines in Memphis
Why it matters: The filing argues the case could disrupt AI infrastructure tied to U.S. military operations and national security.
The New York Times, CNBC +2
SpaceX agreed to buy AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion
What's next: The stock deal is expected to close in the third quarter, pending regulatory approvals.
SpaceX options top $1.4 billion as traders chase 80% 2-day jump
What's new: Nearly 1 million contracts traded, with calls beating puts 600,000 to 400,000 and some bets targeting a Thursday expiry.
SpaceX buys AI coding startup Anysphere for $60 billion
Why it matters: The stock deal deepens SpaceX's push into AI days after its IPO and ties Cursor to its Colossus supercomputer.
Bloomberg, The New York Times +1
SpaceX options log 300,000 trades in 30 minutes on market debut
What's new: More than $400 million in premium changed hands early, with calls dominating after a 16% rally in the stock.
SpaceX gave every eligible US retail bidder at least 1 IPO share
What's new: Robinhood filled 855,424 requests as SpaceX's stock closed its second trading day up 43% from the $135 offer price.
SpaceX jumps 20%, pushing valuation above $2.5 trillion
What's new: The rally added $412 billion in a day and left the stock more than 42% above its $135 IPO price.
Bloomberg, The Business Times (Singapore)
SpaceX IPO puts $1.2 billion in perp trading under Wall Street's glare
What's new: Hyperliquid handled more than 7 million SpaceX perp contracts Friday, with prices ranging from $153 to $180 before shares opened at $150.
Musk targets $1 trillion in SpaceX revenue by 2030
What's new: The forecast far exceeds Wall Street estimates of roughly $330 billion to $470 billion for 2030.
SpaceX rally lifts Saudi Prince Alwaleed’s stake to $6.8 billion
Why it matters: The holding is now worth roughly half of Kingdom Holding’s market value after SpaceX’s first-day 19% jump.
SpaceX jumps 19% after $75 billion IPO priced at $135 a share
What's new: The stock opened at $150, hit $176.52 and drew an unusually large retail allocation in the low 20% range.
Bloomberg, The New York Times +1
SpaceX shares jump 19% after record $75 billion IPO
What's new: The stock closed at $160.95, lifting the company above a $2 trillion market value on its first trading day.
Bloomberg, NPR +1
SpaceX closes up 56%, ending first day at $2.1 trillion
What's new: The $75 billion IPO became the largest on record and put SpaceX among the six most valuable U.S. companies.
The New York Times, The Hill
Musk tops $1.2 trillion after SpaceX IPO values company above $2 trillion
Why it matters: The milestone sharpened a US debate over extreme wealth, drawing criticism from New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
SpaceX raises $75 billion in record IPO at $1.7 trillion value
What's next: Trading begins Friday, with index access expected within three weeks and demand from individual investors already topping $70 billion.
The New York Times, Bloomberg +3
SpaceX IPO opens Friday with options set to start trading June 16
What's new: Traders expect unusually wide early options markets as investors lack a clear hedge for the space company.
Bloomberg, BBC News (World) +5
S&P 500, Dow rise as SpaceX debut nears and deal hopes lift mood
What's new: SpaceX was set to open near a $1.75 trillion valuation, with only 3% to 4% of shares available for trading.
SpaceX IPO tops 4x demand, pulls in more than $70 billion from retail
What's next: The $75 billion deal is set to price June 11 and start trading June 12, with retail investors expected to get at least 20% of shares.
Bloomberg, The New York Times +1
SpaceX IPO drew $10 billion in orders ahead of June 12 debut
What's next: The $75 billion offering is due to price June 11, with retail investors eligible for as much as 30% of the deal.
Bloomberg, The Business Times (Singapore)
SpaceX share sale opens June 12 in test of Musk’s market appeal
What’s next: UK retail investors may get about £1.5 billion in stock as pension savers also gain indirect exposure.
The New York Times, Bloomberg +2
SpaceX targets $1.75 trillion IPO with up to $22.5 billion for retail
What’s new: Bankers have already received roughly twice as many orders as available shares, underscoring intense demand ahead of pricing.
Bloomberg, The Business Times (Singapore) +2
NASA picks 4 astronauts for 2027 Artemis III docking test
What's next: The crew will rehearse moon-lander docking in Earth orbit before NASA targets a lunar landing on Artemis IV in 2028.
Bloomberg, The New York Times +3
Banks tap SpaceX IPO to court ultrawealthy clients in New York
Why it matters: The offering could generate more than $500 million in fees while deepening private-bank ties as wealth competition intensifies.
Tech rout, Bitcoin slide test demand ahead of SpaceX IPO
Why it matters: A 5% Nasdaq 100 drop and Bitcoin falling below $60,000 could drain retail cash from what may be a record IPO.
Google locks in $920 million-a-month AI capacity deal with SpaceX
What's new: The pact covers about 110,000 Nvidia GPUs through June 2029 and gives Google an exit if capacity misses a Sept. 30, 2026 deadline.
Google struck $920 million-a-month AI capacity deal with SpaceX
What's new: The contract runs through June 2029 for about 110,000 Nvidia GPUs, with Google able to walk away if capacity misses a Sept. 30 deadline.
Google signs $920 million-a-month AI compute deal with SpaceX
What's new: The contract runs through June 2029 for about 110,000 Nvidia GPUs, with Google able to walk away if capacity targets are missed.
ISS crew sheltered in SpaceX capsule after new air leak alert
What's new: NASA lifted the precautionary shelter order about two hours later as Russian cosmonauts inspected and sealed leak sites.
The Straits Times, PBS NewsHour +1
Anthropic files for IPO, setting up a major test of AI valuations
What's next: The offering could expose Anthropic's gross margins and reset pricing for private AI rivals.
Bloomberg, CNBC
SpaceX bars China, Hong Kong investors from $75 billion IPO
Why it matters: The restriction reflects US export-control concerns around sensitive technology and narrows a major source of demand.
SpaceX bars China, Hong Kong orders from $75 billion IPO
What's new: banks were told not to market the deal to investors in ITAR-restricted jurisdictions, including Russia, Lebanon, Cyprus and Syria.