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Salesforce is sitting near a fifty-two week low even as its Agentforce platform posts annual recurring revenue of one point two billion dollars, up two hundred and five percent year over year. That disconnect between operating momentum and share price is striking, and something has to resolve — either the market reprices the AI growth story, or the fundamentals cool to meet skeptical sentiment.
Shifting to a story with serious geopolitical weight, Britain's Defense Secretary John Healey has resigned, telling Prime Minister Keir Starmer the government's defense investment plan falls dangerously short at a moment of rising threats. The move validates the American argument that European NATO members underinvest in their own security, and it adds meaningful political pressure to an already weakened Starmer government.
And in a deal that will define venture capital conversations for years, SpaceX is moving toward a public listing at a valuation of one point seven seven trillion dollars on just eighteen point seven billion in annual revenue. That price-to-sales multiple is extraordinary, and it signals investors are betting heavily on Starlink growth and future launch economics to justify the premium.
That's the tape. Markets Desk, signing off the floor.
