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U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) holds a press conference with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other Republican leadership on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 3, 2026. Annabelle Gordon | ReutersRep. Lisa McClain, one of the House GOP’s top leaders, has a family investment poised to benefit from SpaceX’s record public debut after her husband bought as much as $250,000 in Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI before it was folded into the rocket maker.McClain, R-Mich., the No. 4 House Republican and chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, disclosed her spouse’s Dec. 15 purchase in a Jan. 7…

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Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Stocks are trading higher Friday afternoon, with the S & P 500’s gains pushing it firmly in positive territory for the week. That’s quite the change after back-to-back losses on Tuesday and Wednesday, on the heels of last week’s ugly finish . The market is receiving a boost from Iran peace deal optimism, as Iran’s foreign minister posted on X on Friday that a memorandum of understanding “has never been closer.”…

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Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s president and chief operating officer, interviews with CNBC during the company’s IPO at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City on June 12, 2026.Adam Jeffery | CNBCAs SpaceX was poised to hit the Nasdaq following the largest initial public offering on record, Elon Musk’s second-in-command, Gwynne Shotwell, didn’t dismiss the possibility of an eventual tie-up with Tesla, Musk’s other trillion-dollar company. Speaking to CNBC’s Morgan Brennan on Friday, Shotwell said such a combination “might make Elon’s life a little easier.” Musk officially became the world’s first trillionaire due to his stakes in the two companies. At SpaceX,…

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SpaceX launches their IPO at the Nasdaq in New York City on June 12th, 2026. Adam Jeffery | CNBCThere ain’t nothing like the real thing.SpaceX “proxy stocks,” whose options volumes were booming ahead of Friday’s historic initial public offering, are unwinding gains. Some look like they have more potential for a rebound than others.Shares of EchoStar, the Colorado-based networking business that owns an estimated 3% of SpaceX stock, reversed and dropped 14%. AST Spacemobile, whose satellites are expected to launch on a SpaceX rocket next week, fell nearly 13%. Virgin Galactic Holdings, completely reversed Thursday’s big gain with a 34%…

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Here are the stocks making headlines in midday trading. SpaceX — Elon Musk’s space company surged as it debuted on the Nasdaq, opening at $150 per share. Indications of interest initially suggested that the stock could start trading at $175, but the opening trade is still higher than the IPO price of $135 a share. Shares were last up about 20%. Space stocks — The group slid, reversing earlier gains. Rocket Lab lost 10%, while AST SpaceMobile dropped 14%. Redwire also fell 11%. EchoStar , which has a stake in SpaceX, declined about 13%. CoreWeave , Astera Labs — Nasdaq…

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It’s clear that communities now have an effective playbook to block data center construction. This week, researchers flagged the first quarter of 2026 as producing the “most blocked and delayed data center projects on record,” NBC News reported. Data Center Watch, a project from AI intelligence firm 10a Labs that tracks data center fights around the US, reported that protestors “blocked or delayed at least 75 projects nationwide worth about $130 billion from January through March,” NBC News reported. That’s “the most in a three-month period since the group began tracking in 2023,” and it shouldn’t be parsed as “a…

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US President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026. Kent Nishimura | AFP | Getty ImagesThe U.S. and Iran could sign a deal that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz and taking steps to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program in the “next few days,” a senior Trump administration official said Friday.But the official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity to discuss the latest developments in negotiations with Tehran, noted the U.S. is not “100%” confident the agreement they reached will be signed at all.…

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