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The S&P five hundred pushed to a fresh record today, gaining nearly half a percent on the back of strong earnings across the board. The Dow added three quarters of a point, and the Nasdaq held pace, with futures pointing to continued strength into the close. Earnings season is doing the heavy lifting here.
Now, within that broader rally, there's a notable split in the SpaceX story. Shares came under pressure after Morgan Stanley projected sixty-four billion dollars in capital spending from the company this year, a figure that clearly rattled investors weighing growth ambitions against balance sheet discipline. When capex numbers reach that scale, Wall Street wants answers on the return timeline.
But here's the flip side of that same headline. Elon Musk confirmed SpaceX will build its artificial intelligence infrastructure exclusively on Nvidia hardware, and the market heard that loud and clear. Nvidia's stock caught a meaningful bid on the endorsement, reinforcing its position as the dominant pick-and-shovel play in the AI buildout. One company's spending concern became another's revenue catalyst, and that dynamic captures exactly where investor attention is anchored right now.
That's the tape. Markets Desk, signing off the floor.
