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  "id": 15783497,
  "title": "SpaceX investors, ahead of results, press Musk on Tesla merger",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/spacex-investors-ahead-of-results-press-musk-on-tesla-merger",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-20T18:18:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/spacex-investors-ahead-of-results-press-musk-on-tesla-merger-4960844"
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  "account": "SpaceX investors are pressuring Elon Musk to announce a merger between the rocket maker and Tesla, according to questions submitted ahead of the companies' respective earnings webcasts. The second most popular question, with 26 upvotes, asked when SpaceX would merge with Tesla, while the same inquiry received 128 upvotes on Tesla's investor relations site. Barclays suggested a deal could be announced before Tesla's annual meeting, with SpaceX more likely to acquire the other company, though neither SpaceX nor Musk has officially committed to the deal. While investors focused on Starship's progress and AI revenue, questions about the merger dominated the investor list. One investor asked when the merger would occur, while another inquired about the share of AI revenue under multi-year commitments and what management believed would ensure AI's growth.",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "SpaceX investors, ahead of results, press Musk on Tesla merger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/spacex-investors-ahead-of-results-press-musk-on-tesla-merger-15785709",
        "published": "2026-10-20T18:13:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "Elon Musk says SpaceX and Tesla discussing possible merger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/elon-musk-says-spacex-and-tesla-discussing-possible-merger",
        "published": "2026-10-20T20:31:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Musk says he backs SpaceX-Tesla merger as rocket firm turns profit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/musk-says-he-backs-spacex-tesla-merger-as-rocket-firm-turns-profit",
        "published": "2026-10-20T22:17:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MarketWatch Top",
        "title": "Tesla’s stock rises as Elon Musk drops new clues about a possible SpaceX merger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/teslas-stock-rises-as-elon-musk-drops-new-clues-about-a-possible",
        "published": "2026-10-20T22:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Musk says backs SpaceX-Tesla merger as rocket firm turns profit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/musk-says-backs-spacex-tesla-merger-as-rocket-firm-turns-profit",
        "published": "2026-10-20T22:49:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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