Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) news and analysis

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Six Iridium (IRDM) insiders sell $19.3M below Rocket Lab's $54 deal value
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Six Iridium (IRDM) insiders sell $19.3M below Rocket Lab's $54 deal value

Rocket Lab agreed to pay Iridium a notional $54 a share. In one week, six insiders sold $19.3 million of IRDM stock near $50, none of it under a trading plan.

Aug 19, 2026
Lumentum (LITE) and Coherent (COHR) have each beaten Wall Street six quarters straight. Intuitive Machines (LUNR) has missed six straight, and 28 more AI stocks report the same week.
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Lumentum (LITE) and Coherent (COHR) have each beaten Wall Street six quarters straight. Intuitive Machines (LUNR) has missed six straight, and 28 more AI stocks report the same week.

Lumentum and Coherent haven't missed a quarter in over a year. Intuitive Machines hasn't beaten one. More than 30 AI-linked stocks report earnings the week of August 10, and their trailing records couldn't be more different.

Aug 8, 2026
SpaceX's 911 million share unlock landed today. The stock rose, and the rest of the space trade rallied harder.
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SpaceX's 911 million share unlock landed today. The stock rose, and the rest of the space trade rallied harder.

SpaceX's 911.5 million share unlock landed today and the stock rose anyway. Fourteen other space stocks rallied harder, from Rocket Lab's new Space Force deal to Voyager's raised guidance.

Aug 6, 2026
SpaceX (SPCX) took every space stock down with it, and it started the day it filed, not the day it listed. Rocket Lab (RKLB) is the one I'd own
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SpaceX (SPCX) took every space stock down with it, and it started the day it filed, not the day it listed. Rocket Lab (RKLB) is the one I'd own

SpaceX filed its S-1 on May 20 and space stocks went vertical, then broke. Every name in the group now trades below its pre-filing price. Why Rocket Lab (RKLB) is the one I'd buy out of it.

Jul 31, 2026
Amazon (AMZN) wants 5,105 satellites talking to your phone, on Globalstar (GSAT) spectrum it doesn't own yet
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Amazon (AMZN) wants 5,105 satellites talking to your phone, on Globalstar (GSAT) spectrum it doesn't own yet

The application covers 5,105 satellites connecting straight to phones, starting in 2028, running on airwaves that still belong to Globalstar. Amazon agreed in April to buy the company for about $11.6 billion, and that deal is not expected to close until 2027. Globalstar trades $11 under the headline price, and the reason is in the exchange ratio rather than in doubts about the deal.

Jul 27, 2026
All seven Magnificent Seven stocks fell today. Here's where that money actually went (July 23, 2026)
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All seven Magnificent Seven stocks fell today. Here's where that money actually went (July 23, 2026)

All seven Magnificent Seven stocks were red by late morning Thursday, led by Tesla's 14% drop on an earnings miss and Alphabet's close-to-7% slide despite beating estimates, on another capex raise. Amazon and Meta sold off too ahead of next week's reports. The money didn't just leave, it rotated: into defense on Lockheed's earnings beat, and out of quantum, SaaS and space.

Jul 23, 2026
The House passed a $1.15 trillion defense bill. I think Lockheed Martin (LMT) is due for a bounce, and tomorrow's earnings are the real test.
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The House passed a $1.15 trillion defense bill. I think Lockheed Martin (LMT) is due for a bounce, and tomorrow's earnings are the real test.

The House passed a $1.15 trillion defense authorization bill Wednesday and defense stocks rallied, but not evenly. Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are still down 25% to 30% from their 2026 highs, RTX and General Dynamics already recovered, and Lockheed reports earnings Thursday morning.

Jul 22, 2026
Rocket Lab (RKLB) won a $266 million Space Force contract, the third defense headline for the stock in two weeks
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) won a $266 million Space Force contract, the third defense headline for the stock in two weeks

Rocket Lab (RKLB) landed a $266 million Space Force contract for suborbital launches out of Kodiak, Alaska on July 21, the third defense headline for the stock in two weeks. Shares closed up 5.16% and kept climbing after hours.

Jul 21, 2026
Bullish Watch, week of July 13: the market panicked over a Meta headline, and got it wrong
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Bullish Watch, week of July 13: the market panicked over a Meta headline, and got it wrong

This week's watchlist, updated through Tuesday: Nebius gave back its early bounce on a data-center headline unrelated to its business, Kraken Robotics is holding up best of the five, Intel swung from a 6% drop to a 4.5% rally in two days, and Rocket Lab and Harmonic are still finding their footing.

Jul 11, 2026
What is a SPAC? DraftKings, Lucid and the Agility Robotics deal (CCXI), explained
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What is a SPAC? DraftKings, Lucid and the Agility Robotics deal (CCXI), explained

A SPAC skips the normal IPO process by merging a private company into an already-public shell. Here is how that actually works, and what happened to the famous ones, from DraftKings to Lucid to the Agility Robotics deal (CCXI) moving through the pipeline right now.

Jul 10, 2026
Did Ondas (ONDS) just win a NASA contract? What the new filing actually says
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Did Ondas (ONDS) just win a NASA contract? What the new filing actually says

A NASA filing on July 2 named Ondas's (ONDS) World View unit alongside SpaceX and Blue Origin. Here is what it actually is, and why it is not the NASA contract win some are calling it.

Jul 2, 2026
Space stocks had their day Monday, June 29: Rocket Lab (RKLB), AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) and Iridium (IRDM) soar
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Space stocks had their day Monday, June 29: Rocket Lab (RKLB), AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) and Iridium (IRDM) soar

A Rocket Lab takeover of Iridium, an analyst upgrade, and the SpaceX index story all hit at once. Here is what actually moved space stocks on June 29.

Jun 29, 2026
Today's AI rotation map: out of the chips, into software, power and the frontier
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Today's AI rotation map: out of the chips, into software, power and the frontier

A snapshot of Monday's rotation: as the AI build-out sold off, money moved into software (ServiceNow, Adobe), AI power (GE Vernova), quantum, space and cyber. A one-day picture that can flip fast.

Jun 29, 2026
SpaceX (SPCX) is joining the Nasdaq-100 just two weeks after its IPO, at less than 1% weight
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SpaceX (SPCX) is joining the Nasdaq-100 just two weeks after its IPO, at less than 1% weight

SpaceX is joining the Nasdaq-100 barely a month after the largest IPO in history, under a brand-new fast-entry rule. Here is why a $2 trillion company comes in at under 1% weight, how it compares with the other recent additions, and whether the forced buying is actually bullish.

Jun 27, 2026
What every space stock actually does, and why ASTS, RKLB and the rest fell after SpaceX went public
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What every space stock actually does, and why ASTS, RKLB and the rest fell after SpaceX went public

Space stocks ran up together on Golden Dome defense money, then fell together after SpaceX’s record IPO. Here is what AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), Rocket Lab (RKLB), Planet Labs (PL) and the rest of the basket actually do, and why they move as one trade.

Jun 26, 2026
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