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Wall Street is about to get SpaceX’s first-ever earnings report | CNN Business

SpaceX reports its first-ever quarterly earnings as a public company after the closing bell Tuesday, giving investors a detailed look at Elon Musk’s rocket, satellite and AI company after a rocky start to trading. Investors want to learn more about the company’s spending on AI, its revenue streams from Starlink (its satellite internet business) and progress on Starship, its flagship rocket. SpaceX shares soared after the biggest IPO in history about two months ago – but have come back to earth since then, down from both their record high and their IPO price. The Tuesday earnings report could help determine what happens next for the stock. SpaceX disclosed earlier this year that it’s losing money. The company reported losses of about $4.3 billion in the first quarter after losing roughly $4.9 billion in 2025. The company earns billions in revenue from Starlink but also spends billions on its rocket launches and AI business, including building data centers. Analysts don’t expect SpaceX to turn a profit yet, but they do want to know how much cash it’s burning and if revenue is on the upswing. Investors are also curious to hear more about the Starship rocket launches after

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Aug 19, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
SpaceX Starship the talk of remote Australian island as Elon Musk’s engineers sent to retrieve it

Christmas Island locals who woke to see the spacecraft floating off the coast hope global attention will encourage tourists Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Engineers from Elon Musk’s SpaceX are on their way to a…

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Aug 19, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportLATEST
SpaceX Starship the talk of remote Australian island as Elon Musk’s engineers sent to retrieve it

Christmas Island locals who woke to see the spacecraft floating off the coast hope global attention will encourage tourists Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Engineers from Elon Musk’s SpaceX…

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Aug 14, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet report
Cursor is officially part of SpaceX.

SpaceX’s massive IPO: all the latest news Elon Musk’s SpaceX completed its $60 billion acquisition of the AI coding tool Cursor on Friday. Cursor says it’s going to work on the company’s Grok AI chatbot, which added a…

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Aug 12, 2026·GizmodoT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Grok Gets Cursor-Driven Upgrade, Claims to Be Competitive With Top Models

Thus far in its short lifespan, the AI model Grok is probably best known for being used to mass-produce non-consensual nude images and for declaring itself MechaHitler. So it’s an uphill battle to convince people to use…

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Aug 11, 2026·GizmodoT2 · Outlet report
‘All You Have to Do Is Be Bought’: A SpaceX-Tesla Merger Could Be Musk’s $1 Trillion Payout Cheat Code

What if you were the CEO of one company, and all you had to do to receive the equivalent of $1 trillion were to have that company buy another company you also happen to be CEO of? According to the Wall Street Journal,…

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Aug 9, 2026·TechCrunchT2 · Outlet report
Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy | TechCrunch

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. In her…

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Aug 6, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Elon Musk’s attempt at an AI Wikipedia hasn’t been updated in months

Suggested Grokipedia edits haven’t been addressed since April, according to a report. Suggested Grokipedia edits haven’t been addressed since April, according to a report. Posts from this author will be added to your…

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Aug 5, 2026·CNETT2 · Outlet report
SpaceX’s Future Plans Hinge Heavily on Starlink and Grok - CNET

Elon Musk's rocket, internet and AI company gave investors its first update since its June IPO. SpaceX hosted its first-ever public earnings call since its record-breaking IPO on Tuesday. And while billionaire CEO Elon…

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Aug 5, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
SpaceX is coming for T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon

‘I anticipate us to be able to acquire quite a few of their customers.’ ‘I anticipate us to be able to acquire quite a few of their customers.’ Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your…

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Aug 4, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet report
SpaceX made more revenue as an AI company than a space company

SpaceX’s AI revenue grew more than three times to $2.6 billion from the year before, mostly because of deals that the company made to provide compute to other AI companies, according to SpaceX’s quarterly earnings. The…

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Aug 4, 2026·CNNT2 · Outlet report
SpaceX revenue jumps 92% but stock tumbles as investors weigh AI spending | CNN Business

SpaceX first earnings report as a public company blew past expectations. But it continued to burn through cash in pursuit of CEO Elon Musk’s vision for an AI-powered, Mars-colonizing future, putting investors on edge…

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Wall Street is about to get SpaceX’s first-ever earnings report | CNN Business

SpaceX reports its first-ever quarterly earnings as a public company after the closing bell Tuesday, giving investors a detailed look at Elon Musk’s rocket, satellite and AI company after a rocky start to trading.…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianAug 19, 2026

Christmas Island locals who woke to see the spacecraft floating off the coast hope global attention will encourage tourists Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Engineers from Elon Musk’s SpaceX are on their way to a…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe VergeAug 14, 2026

SpaceX’s massive IPO: all the latest news Elon Musk’s SpaceX completed its $60 billion acquisition of the AI coding tool Cursor on Friday. Cursor says it’s going to work on the company’s Grok AI chatbot, which added a new AI agent feature…

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T2 · Outlet reportGizmodoAug 12, 2026

Thus far in its short lifespan, the AI model Grok is probably best known for being used to mass-produce non-consensual nude images and for declaring itself MechaHitler. So it’s an uphill battle to convince people to use it for coding and…

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T2 · Outlet reportGizmodoAug 11, 2026

What if you were the CEO of one company, and all you had to do to receive the equivalent of $1 trillion were to have that company buy another company you also happen to be CEO of? According to the Wall Street Journal, that hypothetical may…

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T2 · Outlet reportTechCrunchAug 9, 2026

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. In her upcoming book “The Rise and…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe VergeAug 6, 2026

Suggested Grokipedia edits haven’t been addressed since April, according to a report. Suggested Grokipedia edits haven’t been addressed since April, according to a report. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and

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