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  "id": 165237,
  "title": "SpaceX posts smaller-than-expected loss despite scrutiny over AI spending",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/spacex-posts-smaller-than-expected-loss-despite-scrutiny-over-ai",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-05T07:42:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews Business",
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    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/05/spacex-posts-smaller-than-expected-loss-despite-scrutiny-over-ai-spending"
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  "summary": "SpaceX has reported its first quarterly results as a public company, beating Wall Street's loss forecasts. The company's revenue surged 92% to $7.8 billion, with adjusted EBITDA of $3.5 billion, roughly 70% above forecasts, according to the Guardian Business.\n\nThe company's capital expenditures soared over sixfold to $18.4 billion, with over 80% going towards artificial intelligence. This figure exceeded the $13.22 billion average analyst estimate. Despite this, SpaceX's CFO, Bret Johnsen, claimed that the company is making its money back within a year and that it has been efficient in its deployment of capital.\n\nSpaceX still lost $541 million in the quarter. The company's shares sank 7.5% after-hours following the earnings report, leaving them more than 20% below the first trade on June 12. According to Euronews Business, investors are questioning the company's heavy AI spending and whether Elon Musk has oversold its prospects.",
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        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "SpaceX's AI spending unnerves Wall Street despite promises of quick payoff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/spacexs-ai-spending-unnerves-wall-street-despite-promises-of-quick",
        "published": "2026-08-05T01:43:06.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "SpaceX posts smaller-than-expected loss despite scrutiny over AI spending",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/spacex-posts-smaller-than-expected-loss-despite-scrutiny-over-ai-167710",
        "published": "2026-08-05T07:42:42.000Z"
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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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