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SpaceX made it official Wednesday, filing amended terms with the SEC that price its forthcoming IPO at one hundred thirty five dollars per share across five hundred fifty five point six million Class A shares, putting the company's total valuation at one point seven seven trillion dollars. That would make it the largest public offering in history, with SpaceX seeking to raise seventy five billion dollars when it lists later this month.
Turning to earnings, CrowdStrike is the latest cybersecurity name to learn that beating expectations simply isn't enough anymore. The company topped financial forecasts but watched its stock slide anyway, echoing the same punishment Palo Alto Networks absorbed recently. Investors appear to be repricing growth assumptions across the sector, demanding more than a headline beat.
Meanwhile, equities broadly remain near record territory, but strategists are flagging a risk many retail investors are glossing over. Even after Wednesday's modest pullback, major index funds sit at historically elevated valuations, and the concern isn't a crash so much as the quiet erosion of forward returns when you buy near the top and patience runs thin.
That's the tape. Markets Desk, signing off the floor.
