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  "id": 15862672,
  "title": "SpaceX up 10% in premarket after earnings beat and Musk hints at Tesla tie-up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/spacex-up-10-in-premarket-after-earnings-beat-and-musk-hints-at-tesla",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-21T08:25:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC Technology",
    "slug": "cnbc-technology",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/21/spacex-spcx-stock-musk-merger-tesla.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "SpaceX shares rose following the reporting of surging third-quarter revenue growth and its first quarterly profit since going public. According to The Mainichi, stronger-than-expected sales were boosted by growth in the company's artificial intelligence business. CNBC Technology and CNBC also reported that owner Elon Musk floated the possibility of a SpaceX-Tesla merger.\n\nThe release of these earnings results coincided with a rise in Tokyo stocks on Wednesday. The Nikkei Stock Average ended up 545.82 points, or 0.85 percent, while the Topix index finished 0.86 percent higher, according to The Mainichi. However, The Mainichi noted that gains were limited compared to recent declines ahead of earnings reports from major technology companies.",
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        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Tokyo stocks up on SpaceX results but shy ahead of earnings releases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/tokyo-stocks-up-on-spacex-results-but-shy-ahead-of-earnings-releases",
        "published": "2026-10-21T07:03:39.000Z"
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        "title": "SpaceX up 10% in premarket after earnings beat and Musk hints at Tesla tie-up",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/spacex-up-10-in-premarket-after-earnings-beat-and-musk-hints-at-tesla-15862981",
        "published": "2026-10-21T08:25:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Nasdaq futures rise as SpaceX earnings lift investor confidence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/nasdaq-futures-rise-as-spacex-earnings-lift-investor-confidence",
        "published": "2026-10-21T08:34:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "Live updates: Bitcoin clings to $82,500 as SpaceX results lift stock futures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/live-updates-bitcoin-clings-to-82-500-as-spacex-results-lift-stock",
        "published": "2026-10-21T10:30:40.000Z"
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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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