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SpaceX put its most powerful Starship yet into the sky Friday, launching the third-generation rocket from southern Texas in a debut test flight. The vehicle released twenty mock Starlink satellites mid-flight, a milestone NASA is watching closely as it counts on this platform to eventually land astronauts on the moon. The timing is striking, coming just two days after Elon Musk confirmed SpaceX is headed toward a public offering.
Staying with the industrial side of the AI buildout, Comfort Systems USA is quietly becoming one of the more interesting infrastructure plays in the market. The mechanical and electrical contractor has watched its backlog swell to twelve point four five billion dollars, driven by data center construction demand. Management is signaling confidence that this momentum carries forward for several more quarters, which is the kind of visibility that tends to get institutional attention.
And over at Ford, the automaker is making another run at turning around its European business, a market that has persistently challenged its margins and market share. Europe has been a structural drag for Ford for years, and the question investors are asking is whether this latest push reflects a genuine strategic shift or simply another iteration of a familiar and costly struggle.
That's the tape. Markets Desk, signing off the floor.
