{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64c1fb4a8e16bd00116ffd75/6a58482f6f129226867d83e7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"SpaceX Below IPO: Banks Say Buy, Bond Market Says Junk","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64c1fb4a8e16bd00116ffd75/1784171373366-3da2028b-1de5-4b28-90d9-cbe94fab4589.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>SpaceX dropped below its IPO price for the first time today. But the real warning is coming from the bond market.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode examines the gap between Wall Street’s bullish SpaceX targets and debt pricing that reflects junk-bond risk. We break down the company’s stock volatility, financial outlook, negative cash-flow concerns, Starlink’s competitive position, Amazon’s challenge, China’s space ambitions, and the market mechanics that helped support SpaceX’s valuation.</p><p><br></p><p>The central question: is SpaceX being valued on future fundamentals—or on hype that the bond market is already questioning?</p><p><br></p><p>CHAPTERS</p><p>00:00 SpaceX Drops Below IPO</p><p>00:56 Banks Push $300 Targets</p><p>01:37 Bond Market Says Junk</p><p>02:17 Index Fund Trap</p><p>03:00 Starlink's Real Numbers</p><p>04:01 Orbital Data Centers Debate</p><p>04:32 Tesla SpaceX Merger</p><p>04:48 Amazon's Leo Threat</p><p>05:08 Starlink vs. Competition</p><p>05:32 China's Reusable Rocket</p><p>06:52 Starlink Targets Telcos</p><p>07:40 40-Year IPO Data</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>IF YOU LIKED THIS, WATCH:</p><p>→ SpaceX Just Pulled Off the Most Dangerous IPO Trick Ever: https://goodrevenue.io/spacex-ipo-index-fund-trap </p><p>→ Trump Just Gave Ukraine a License to Build Patriot Missiles — Lockheed Had No Say: https://goodrevenue.io/ukraine-pac-3-license-nato-defense-industrial-base</p><p>→ Iran's Oil Lifeline Just Got Cut Off As War Picks Up Again:</p><p>https://youtu.be/cWBSi22gNjw</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>SOURCES &amp; FURTHER READING</p><p><br></p><p>SpaceX Valuation, IPO Performance and Bond Market Warnings</p><p>• Wall Street Is Ignoring the Bond Market's SpaceX Warning: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/wall-street-ignoring-bond-market-145507649.html</p><p>• UBS Says Buy SpaceX Ahead of Starship Launch: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/15/buy-spacex-shares-ahead-of-this-weeks-starship-launch-says-ubs.html</p><p>• How SpaceX's IPO Got Into Your Index Fund: https://www.ft.com/content/3a023b95-66c3-41e1-b0ce-df752a499541</p><p>• SpaceX Bonds Signal Junk Despite Investment-Grade Rating: https://www.ft.com/content/ea0a1a37-75a0-4658-93c1-d58bccaacf2b?syn-25a6b1a6=1</p><p><br></p><p>Satellite Internet Competition: Amazon Leo vs. Starlink</p><p>• Amazon Now Has Enough Satellites to Launch Leo This Year: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/amazon-has-deployed-enough-satellites-to-launch-leo-service-this-year.html</p><p>• Amazon Leo Reaches 375 Satellites After Latest Launch: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/project-kuiper-satellite-rocket-launch-progress-updates</p><p>• Why Verizon and AT&amp;T Stocks Fell the Week Starlink Targeted Telecom: https://www.barrons.com/articles/verizon-stock-price-spacex-starlink-risk-dad1fac9</p><p><br></p><p>China's Space Program and Economic Pressures</p><p>• China's Long March 10B Lands Successfully in Spaceflight Milestone: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chinas-long-march-10b-rocket-successfully-launches-and-lands-in-a-global-spaceflight-milestone/</p><p>• China's Reusable Rocket Win Sharpens US Space Rivalry: https://www.wsj.com/tech/china-successfully-launches-reusable-rocket-in-a-win-for-space-program-a891c5c6</p><p>• China's Economy Slows More Than Expected in Q2: https://www.wsj.com/world/china/chinas-growth-cools-more-than-expected-in-second-quarter-132e0670</p>","author_name":"Neeta Bidwai"}