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SpaceX's Wireless Move Trips Up Telecoms
This is an edition of the Markets P.M. newsletter, a recap of the day's most important markets moves, delivered after the closing bell. If you're not subscribed, sign up here. Stocks ended the week with a rally. After a sharp drop on Thursday, tech…
SpaceX Spectrum Deal Triggers Slide in Global Telecom Stocks
A jacket hangs on a chair on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., September 16, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon US and European telecom stocks were among the top decliners on their respective benchmarks on Friday after…
SpaceX: Spending Like A Telecom, Borrowing Like A Hyperscaler (NASDAQ:SPCX)
Deep Value Investing 14.77K Followers SpaceX reportedly agreed to pay $8 billion for Grain's 800 MHz spectrum. Grain paid T-Mobile $2.9 billion in cash plus 600 MHz licenses for those assets in August. In any case, AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile fell…
SpaceX spectrum acquisition ripples through telecom stocks
SpaceX 's plan to compete with the major cell phone service providers is coming into sharper focus — and raising investor concerns about the threat it poses to traditional telecom companies. Why it matters: Elon Musk has designs on turning…
Elon Musk Just Delivered Great News to SpaceX Investors and Bad News to Traditional Telecom Investors
Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SPCX +0.46%) recently announced plans to acquire a low-band spectrum portfolio that will better enable it to broadcast the internet through walls and other solid structures. SpaceX is acquiring the portfolio…
Dear PM Ambani': Musk's latest swipe at Reliance, BJP
Elon Musk has intensified his public feud with Mukesh Ambani, sharing media reports alleging Reliance-funded firms boosted BJP campaigns and made substantial political donations, all while Starlink's India launch remains stalled. Elon Musk on…
Elon Musk intensifies attack on Ambani over Starlink India launch delay
As SpaceX struggles to launch Starlink in India, Elon Musk has stepped up his attack on billionaire Mukesh Ambani, mockingly calling him the country's “prime minister” to suggest he wields outsized control over its government and…
What Moved Markets This Week
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Elon Musk is escalating his beef with India's richest man. Here's why.
Elon Musk is picking a fight with India's richest man — again. In the past few days, Musk has been criticizing regulatory approval delays for Starlink's satellite-based internet in India, pointing the finger at 'certain oligarchs' who want…
Real estate stocks outperform broader markets (XLRE:NYSEARCA)
Real estate stocks edged up in a week that saw the broader AI sector face a reality check, and the Federal Open Market Committee's September meeting minutes reveal united support for the central bank's tightening cycle. Entering text into the input…
Stock Market Today, Oct. 9: Verizon Slides on SpaceX Spectrum Deal and Scotiabank Target Cut
Premium Feature Moneyball Superscore Verizon Communications (VZ -8.75%), a wireless and broadband carrier, closed at $41.65, down 10.14%. Friday's slide followed a spectrum deal by Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SPCX +1.25%), better…
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Tumbles As SpaceX Seizes Low-Band Spectrum And Scotiabank Trims Price Target
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) closed at $41.65 on Friday, sliding more than 10% as a landmark spectrum acquisition by SpaceX rattled investors across the global telecom sector. Trading volume in Verizon surged to 88.6 million shares…
Starlink spectrum deal boosts Musk plan to beat AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon
SpaceX has a deal to purchase nationwide low-band spectrum licenses for a planned terrestrial mobile network that would complement the space-based Starlink cellular service. SpaceX will buy up to 14 megahertz of spectrum in the 800 MHz band from…
Elon Musk escalates Starlink row by highlighting Ambani's donations to Modi's party
Elon Musk escalated his public dispute with Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani by sharing news reports about his donations to prime minister Narendra Modi's party, furthering a row that started with the American tech mogul lashing out at…
Elon Musk ups ante in Starlink row, sarcastically calls Ambani 'Prime Minister', alleges monopoly
Elon Musk on Friday (October 9, 2026) escalated his public spat over Starlink's entry into India, sarcastically addressing industrialist Mukesh Ambani as “Prime Minister Ambani” and accusing him of seeking to protect a monopoly, while…
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