SpaceX’s Earnings Help Boost the AI Trade
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SpaceX’s Earnings Help Boost the AI Trade

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 21, 20261 min
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  • Business & money

Plus: AT&T shares fall as its core wireless-subscriber numbers and rising expenses disappointed investors. And Tesla and Meta report their latest earnings after the bell. Danny Lewis hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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I'm Laura Thoreau with Baird Private Wealth Management. You've been doing all the right things. Saving, investing, building toward your goals. Healthcare can be a major expense today, and an even greater one over time.

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Tools like long-term care insurance or a smart health savings account strategy can help protect what you've worked so hard to build. Learn more at BairdWealth.com slash WSJ Guidebook. Here's your closing bell brief for Wednesday, October 21.

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I'm Danny Lewis for The Wall Street Journal. Thanks to SpaceX, the AI trade got a boost today. The rocket and AI company surged after it beat Wall Street expectations for revenue, ending the day up nearly 8%.

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