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SpaceX hits $2.65T in market value, becomes world’s 5th-largest company
Bay Area Times
June 17, 2026
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Top stories today:
- SpaceX hits $2.65T, becomes world’s 5th-largest company
- Snap unveils $2,195 “fully standalone” AR glasses with 51-degree FoV
- Fed seen holding rates as markets eye Warsh
- Z.ai’s GLM-5.2 debuts as the top open-weights AI model
- Apple’s AI camera AirPods slated for 2027
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1. SpaceX hits $2.65T in market value, becomes world’s 5th-largest company
SpaceX has surpassed Amazon, as its post-IPO rally reached 49%:
Only ~4.2% of shares were freely tradable at debut, helping fuel continued buying pressure.
A $60B agreement to acquire Cursor was announced by SpaceX on Tue.
Q3 2026: the deal is expected to close; otherwise, SpaceX would owe a $4B-$10B termination fee.
Tue.: SpaceX closed +5% after rising ~12% intraday and briefly overtaking Microsoft’s $2.93T market cap.
SpaceX generated $18.7B in revenue in 2025, versus Microsoft’s $281.7B and Amazon’s ~$717B
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5. Fed seen holding rates as markets eye Warsh
