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☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Palantir, Amazon, Shopify, Walmart, Microsoft, Palantir, Tesla & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Bank of America reiterates Amazon as buy Bank of America said it's sticking with its buy rating on Amazon following CEO Andy Jassy's letter to employees on Monday. Bank of America adds Palantir to the US1 list Bank of America added the stock to its top picks list. Bank of America reinstates Carvana as buy Bank of America resumed coverage of Carvana and upgraded it to buy saying it sees accelerating growth. Bank of America upgrades Hewlett Packard Enterprise to buy from neutral Bank of America said shares of the company are "attractive." Bank of America upgrades GE Vernova to buy from neutral Bank of America said it sees a "power surge" for the stock.

Persons: Oppenheimer, Andy Jassy's, Andy Jassy, Bernstein, Tesla, underperform Bernstein, Redburn, LSCC, Ford Tamer, Mizuho, DELL, Morgan Stanley, Virgin, Jefferies, it's bullish, JEF, ARMK, Baird, BTIG, " Jefferies, SolarEdge Organizations: Nvidia, " Bank of America, Bank of America, Semiconductor, Stifel, Board, Dell, JPMorgan, ViaSat, United Airlines, Viasat, IFC, Virgin Galactic, Virgin, Citi, UBS, APP, RBC, Baird Conference, Burger, Walmart, Technologies, Healthcare, Barclays, D, WEC, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, of America, Hewlett, Packard Enterprise, GE, Gas Power Services Locations: Europe

☆ SpaceX Starlink has 2,500 airplanes under contract after United megadeal, director says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A Starlink terminal installed on a Hawaiian Airlines aircraft. Hawaiian AirlinesPARIS — SpaceX nearly doubled its backlog of Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi orders with last week's United Airlines deal, a company director said Tuesday. Last week, United said it will outfit its more than 1,000 planes with Starlink and won't charge customers for the Wi-Fi. SpaceX has previously announced in-flight deals and has started service with Hawaiian Airlines , Qatar Airways, Japan's Zipair, Latvia's airBaltic and semi-private charter airline JSX. Nick Galano, SpaceX director of Starlink Aviation Sales and Partnerships, center, speaks at the World Space Business Week conference in Paris on Sept. 17, 2024.

Persons: Nick Galano, United, Gogo, Japan's, Latvia's, Galano, SpaceX, Michael Sheetz Galano, Glenn Latta, Latta, We've Organizations: Hawaiian Airlines aircraft, Hawaiian Airlines PARIS, SpaceX, United Airlines, IFC, Starlink's, Viasat, Panasonic, Thales, Hawaiian Airlines, Qatar Airways, Starlink Aviation, CNBC, Delta Air Lines, Delta Locations: Paris, United

☆ United Airlines to offer free Wi-Fi using Starlink from Elon Musk's SpaceX
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Leslie Josephs | Michael Sheetz | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

United Airlines said Friday that it plans to offer inflight Wi-Fi for free using Starlink from Elon Musk’s SpaceX on its hundreds of jetliners, the biggest inflight internet deal yet for the satellite service provider. The team-up comes as airlines have been investing in faster inflight Wi-Fi, sometimes offering it for free, in a bid to attract higher-paying customers like business travelers. Delta Air Lines announced in early 2023 that onboard internet would be free for members of its SkyMiles loyalty program. Hawaiian Airlines, which has a deal with Starlink, also offers complimentary inflight Wi-Fi. JetBlue Airways has offered free Wi-Fi for years.

Persons: United Organizations: Airlines, Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, Starlink, Fi, JetBlue Airways, SpaceX, JSX, United, ViaSat, Panasonic, U.S, Atlantic, Pacific

United Airlines said Friday that it plans to offer inflight Wi-Fi from SpaceX's Starlink for free on its hundreds of jetliners, the biggest inflight internet deal yet for the SpaceX business. The team-up comes as airlines have been investing in faster inflight Wi-Fi, sometimes offering it for free, in a bid to attract higher paying customers like business travelers. Delta Air Lines announced in early 2023 that onboard internet would be free for members of its SkyMiles loyalty program. Hawaiian Airlines , which has a deal with Starlink, also offers complimentary inflight Wi-Fi. JetBlue Airways has offered free Wi-Fi for years.

Persons: United Organizations: Airlines, SpaceX, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, Starlink, Fi, JetBlue Airways, JSX, United, ViaSat, Panasonic, U.S, Atlantic, Pacific

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Starbucks, Chipotle, Home Depot, Tencent and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Starbucks , Chipotle Mexican Grill — Starbucks stock shot up 21% after the coffee chain ousted CEO Laxman Narasimhan effective immediately and replaced him with Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol, who will step in Sept 9. Three Wall Street firms already upgraded Starbucks stock after the news. Revenue of 567.7 million Swiss francs topped the 562.1 million expected by analysts polled by StreetAccount. The filings showed that the shareholders, including the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, were working with Morgan Stanley to sell a total of about 11 million shares of ViaSat. Rumble — Shares advanced more than 5% after the video sharing company's second-quarter results beat expectations on the top and bottom lines.

Persons: Laxman Narasimhan, Brian Niccol, Morgan Stanley, Carlyle, Riley, — CNBC's Sean Conlon, Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Jesse Pound Organizations: Starbucks, Home Depot, Depot, Dell Technologies, Barclays, Entertainment, Mobile, Citigroup, StreetAccount, ViaSat, Ontario, Board, Garden, Madison, Garden Sports, Baxter, Baxter International, Riley, SEC Locations: China, FactSet, Madison

Citi, meanwhile, initiated Lionsgate Studios with a buy rating. JPMorgan did lower its price target on Viasat to $23 per share from $30. The analyst reiterated his buy rating, noting that AI adoption is still in the early stages. The bank initiated coverage of the TV and movie studio with a buy rating. Its price target of $14 implies upside of more than 73% from Thursday's close.

Persons: Felix Liu, — Lisa Kailai Han, Sebastiano Petti, Petti, — Jesse Pound, Oppenheimer, Tyler Batory, Batory, — Hakyung Kim, Wynn, Vitaly Umansky, WYNN, Umansky, Wolfe, Eddie, Bill Carrache, Dell Dell, Wamsi Mohan, Dell, Mohan, Goldman Sachs, Michael Ng, Ng, Morgan Stanley, we're, Erik Woodring, Woodring, Jason Bazinet, LION, COVID, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Dell Technologies, Lionsgate Studios, Citi, UBS, JPMorgan, Viasat, Homes, Wynn Resorts, Seaport Research Partners, Wolfe Research, Third Bank Regional, Dell, Bank of America, DELL, Lionsgate Entertainment, Starz Locations: Bilibili, China, Viasat, Macau, Las Vegas, Vegas, Wall, Thursday's

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Urban Outfitters, Viasat, Toll Brothers and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Urban Outfitters — The clothing retailer added nearly 8% after beating estimates on its first-quarter results. Viasat — Shares of the communications company slid nearly 13% after Viasat posted a loss of 80 cents per share in the fiscal fourth quarter. The result was worse than the loss of 63 cents per share analysts had predicted, according to LSEG. Toll Brothers posted fiscal second-quarter earnings of $4.55 per share on revenue of $2.65 billion. Modine's fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $603.5 million came in below the $605.4 million expected by analysts, according to FactSet.

Persons: LSEG, —, Darla Mercado Organizations: Urban Outfitters, Viasat —, Viasat, Toll, XP, Modine Manufacturing

☆ Nvidia and 2 other portfolio stocks report earnings next week. Here's what we want to see from each
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

All three major averages closed higher for the week, driven by softer retail sales and consumer price data for April. And the data has been mostly good, with 78% reporting a positive earnings surprise and 60% delivering a positive sales surprise. But we will get earnings from three portfolio companies, including one of our two "own, don't trade" stocks. In the week ahead, three portfolio companies will report results, while it will be fairly slow for economic data, except for a couple of housing reports. Earnings : After a week without earnings from any Club stocks, we'll get three this coming week.

Persons: Dow Jones, Dow, we'll, TJX, Blackwell, Li Auto, James Hardie, Ralph Lauren Corporation, Booz Allen, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Jensen Huang, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Wall, Federal Reserve, Dow, Nasdaq, CPI, Palo Alto Networks, Palo, TJX Companies, Nvidia, Nexxen, Alto Networks, Video Communications, Trip.com, James Hardie Industries N.V, Nordson Corp, Keysight Technologies, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, Lowe's Companies, Eagle Materials, Toll, ViaSat, Urban Outfitters, Target Corp, Devices, Dorian LPG, Dycom, Golden Ocean Group, Petco, Wellness Company, Sonoma, WSM, VF Corp, Star Bulk Carriers Corp, LiveRamp Holdings, Chemical & Mining Co, Grupo Supervielle S.A, BJ's Wholesale, Technologies, TD Bank Group, Intuit, Ross Stores, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding, Mesa Laboratories, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Intelligence, SAP Center Locations: Palo Alto, Williams, Chile, San Jose , California

☆ How an airplane toilet works at 40,000 feet: The extraordinary science behind everyday flying
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

And most important of all, how does a toilet work at 40,000 feet? Matthias Balk/dpa/picture alliance/Getty ImagesUsing water to flush airplane toilets is a no go because of aircraft weight restrictions. When you press the flush button, a valve opens at the bottom of the toilet bowl, connecting it to a pipe below. Airplanes have never deliberately shot their toilet waste into the atmosphere, not even in the old days, says Jones. The onboard air circulation of today isn’t just about keeping healthy – it also controls how passengers feel, especially on longhaul flights.

Persons: Al St, Germain, who’s, James Kemper, Matthias Balk, biggie, ”, Nigel Jones, Jones, it’s, that’s, “, Martin Leissl, Nik Sennhauser, Jones –, bev, ” Kris Major, he’s, Don Buchman, – Buchman, Buchman, “ It’s, St Organizations: CNN, Delta, “, Kingston University, UK’s Royal Aeronautical Society, Airlines, JAL, Al Nippon Airways, Oman Air, Boeing, Airplanes, British Airways, Bloomberg, Getty, European Transport Workers ’ Federation Joint, Viasat, Netflix, Pilots, JetBlue, Germain . British Airways, US, American Airlines, Environmental Protection Agency, Airbus Locations: St, London, It’s, Japanese, Oman, Antarctica, London’s Heathrow, Europe, what’s, North America, New York City, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, Iberia, Southwest

☆ Beware these value traps, Wolfe Research says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Some stocks on Wall Street that are attractively valued could come with a steep catch, according to Wolfe Research. With stocks starting to fall, investors may begin to think some names are a good value when they are not. Wolfe screened for potential value traps in a note Thursday. Short interest hovers at 5% of the company's float, and Wolfe noted Walgreens' anticipated earnings deceleration of 165% is a warning sign for the stock. WBA YTD mountain Walgreens stock.

Persons: Wolfe, Stocks, Michael Bloom Organizations: Wolfe Research, Caesars Entertainment, LSEG, Caesars Palace, FactSet, Caesars, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walgreens, WBA, Dow Jones, ViaSat, Alaska Air, Shift4

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Chipotle, Snap, Ford, Warner Bros. Discovery and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Mercury Systems — Shares of the technology company fell nearly 12% after missing Wall Street estimates in the fiscal second quarter. Viasat — Shares in the communications firm gained more than 5% after Viasat surpassed Wall Street estimates for revenue in the third quarter. The company notched revenue of $1.13 billion while analysts polled by FactSet forecast $1.11 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG expected the company to earn 77 cents per share on revenue of $3.24 billion. Chipotle — Shares added nearly 3% after beating Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines in the fourth quarter.

Persons: FactSet, LSEG, Chipotle Organizations: Mercury, Viasat —, Viasat, Wall, FactSet, LSEG, Corp, —, Gilead Sciences, Gilead Sciences — Stock, Ford — Stock, Ford, Disney, Warner Bros, Discovery, Fox Corp, Fox, Warner Bros ., ESPN Locations: Gilead, Gilead Sciences —

☆ Russia really wants to stop Ukraine using Elon Musk's Starlink satellites
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Russia is trying to cut off Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's Starlink satellites, analysts said. AdvertisementRussia is trying to cut off Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's Starlink satellites, according to space warfare analysts. Since the start of the war, Russia has been using jamming systems to try and deny Ukrainian forces access to commercial satellites. Because Starlink satellites are closer to Earth, latency — the delay between a user's action and a response on the network — is shorter. She said Starlink satellites are both "resilient" and "agile," with Starlink operators constantly updating their software to overcome Russian attacks.

Persons: Elon Musk's, It's, —, Brian Weeden, Weeden, MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN, Kari Bingen, Bingen, Sauli Niinisto, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Starlink, ї Bingen, Сили Спецальних Операцй ЗС Украни Organizations: Elon, Service, Russia, Business, SpaceX, Aerospace Security, International Security, Center for Strategic, International Studies, CSIS's Aerospace Security, Viasat, Reuters, Pentagon, Space Watch, The Washington Post, KU, Ukraine's Special Forces, Telegram Locations: Russia, South Funen, Denmark, Ukraine, American, Europe, Finland's, Kaliningrad, Finland, NATO, Russian, Leer, Ukrainian, Ukraine's Donetsk

☆ Everyone's buzzing about AI — including plenty of people who clearly don't understand it
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Spriha Srivastava | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

BINigel Vaz, CEO of Publicis Sapient, a consulting firm, compares the buzz around AI to the early days of the internet. BINela Richardson, chief economist at ADP, told BI there's a big learning gap on what constitutes AI. Much of what is being called "generative AI" has been around for decades, while much of what workers think is AI is actually automation. Similarly, Guru Gowrappan, CEO of ViaSat, a communications operator, says many companies are just talking about AI at Davos — but not actually doing much with it. And some of them are just recategorizing what they were doing to call it AI," he tells BI.

Persons: —, I've, Davos — I've, Sheila Warren, there's, Warren, Nigel Vaz, Publicis, Vaz, Bain, Nela Richardson, Richardson, Ivana Bartoletti, Guru Gowrappan, Gowrappan Organizations: Service, Economic, Business, Davos —, Crypto, VR, Infosys, IBM, Accenture, Consulting, ADP, Wipro, ViaSat, Davos Locations: Davos

☆ Space investment rebounded in 2023 with heavy sector M&A, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Investment in the space sector bounced back last year, rebounding closer to the record high of 2021, according to a report Tuesday by New York-based Space Capital. The firm's fourth-quarter report found that space infrastructure companies brought in $2.6 billion of private investment during the period. Top raises during the fourth quarter included funds announced by space companies Firefly Aerospace, Ursa Major, D-Orbit, Stoke Space and True Anomaly. The quarterly Space Capital report divides investment in the industry into three technology categories: infrastructure, distribution and application. Space infrastructure companies have been resilient through the recent downturn.

Persons: Chad Anderson, Anderson Organizations: Infrastructure, Space Capital, Firefly Aerospace, Ursa, Space, CNBC Locations: New York

☆ Seth Klarman's Baupost bought 23 million shares of this data analytics stock last quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Seth Klarman's Baupost Group snapped up millions of shares in a little-known data analytics stock in the third quarter, according to the latest regulatory fillings. The value-oriented, Boston-based hedge fund opened a 22.5-million share position in Clarivate Plc worth some $151 million in the third quarter, according to Baupost's 13F filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission. CLVT YTD mountain Clarivate shares this year Klarman picked up the stock as London-based Clarivate tumbled nearly 30% in the third quarter. Still, it's a relatively small position for Baupost, failing to crack the fund's top 10 holdings by dollar value, according to InsiderScore. The loss would be worse, but since the start of the fourth quarter, Dollar General is almost 15% higher.

Persons: Seth Klarman's Baupost, Klarman, Baupost, Willis, Watson Organizations: Securities and Exchange Commission, Jacobs Solutions, Semiconductor, Fidelity National, Viasat . Holdings, Amazon and Union Pacific Locations: Boston, Clarivate, London, Qorvo, Amazon

☆ Viasat posts upbeat sales on satellite-based broadband services strength
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Pratik Jain | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Viasat corporate logo is shown on a sign at the company's headquarters in Carlsbad, California, U.S. March 9, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 8 (Reuters) - Viasat (VSAT.O) reported second-quarter revenue on Wednesday that beat Wall Street estimates on strength in the segment that offers satellite-based broadband services. The satellite communications firm now expects full-year 2024 actual revenue to rise in the range of $4.10 billion to $4.25 billion. The forecast includes 10 months of contributions from British satellite rival Inmarsat, which Viasat acquired for $7.3 billion in May. The company's ViaSat-3 Americas satellite, which launched in April, suffered an antenna issue during deployment, while communications satellite from Inmarsat malfunctioned after launching to space in February.

Persons: Mike Blake, Guru Gowrappan, Gowrappan, Pratik Jain, Shounak Dasgupta, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: Viasat, REUTERS, Wall, Reuters, ViaSat, Thomson Locations: Carlsbad , California, U.S, North America, British, Americas, Bengaluru

☆ Starlink achieves cash-flow breakeven, says SpaceX CEO Musk
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 2 (Reuters) - SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday the rocket company's satellite internet unit, Starlink, had achieved cash flow breakeven. In 2021, Musk said SpaceX would spin off and take Starlink public once its cash flow was reasonably predictable. Starlink has been in the spotlight since last year as it helps provide Ukraine with satellite communications key to its war efforts against Russia. SpaceX is valued at about $150 billion and is one of the most valuable private companies in the world.

Persons: Elon Musk, Nacho, Musk, Starlink, Chavi Mehta, Joey Roulette, Shinjini Organizations: SpaceX, Mobile World Congress, REUTERS, Viasat, Russia, NASA, Wall Street, Thomson Locations: Barcelona, Spain, Ukraine, Gaza, Bengaluru, New York

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Tesla, Dollar Tree, Amazon, Alphabet, Toll Brothers and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Wells Fargo upgrades Air Products to overweight from equal weight Wells Fargo said it sees robust earnings growth. JPMorgan reiterates Alphabet as overweight JPMorgan said it's standing by its overweight rating heading into earnings next week. " JPMorgan upgrades Viasat to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said it sees an attractive entry point for the satellite company. " JPMorgan upgrades CyberArk to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said it sees "accelerating demand" for the cyber company. JPMorgan initiates Teck Resources as overweight JPMorgan said the metals and mining company is its preferred play. "

Persons: Wells Fargo, GOOGL, Wells, Horton, Stifel, Raymond James, Lam, Tesla, MBLY, Goldman Sachs, Bernstein, Morgan Stanley, Hannon, JPMorgan Organizations: Air Products, JPMorgan, Homebuilding, MAS, FERG, UW, Lam Research, Materials, Microsoft, Viasat, Citi, Exxon Mobil, Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Bank of America, Apple, of America, Pro, Teck Resources Locations: Wells, LEN, China, HASI

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, Goldman Sachs, Lockheed Martin and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The company posted $6.73 in earnings per share on $16.88 billion in revenue. Analysts surveyed by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv, had forecast $6.67 in earnings per share on $16.74 billion in revenue. Dollar Tree — The discount retailer jumped 4.8% after getting an upgrade from Goldman Sachs to buy from neutral. Analysts polled by LSEG forecast an adjusted $2.52 in earnings per share and $21.04 billion in revenue. Goldman Sachs earned $5.47 per share on revenue of $11.82 billion, exceeding LSEG estimates.

Persons: Lockheed Martin, chipmakers, Goldman Sachs, Johnson, LSEG, Wyndham, Brian Essex, Hannon Armstrong, Morgan Stanley, Fortrea, Jeff Smith, —, Samantha Subin, Alex Harring, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Sarah Min, Tanaya Macheel Organizations: Lockheed, LSEG, Circor, Nvidia, U.S . Department of Commerce, Marvell Technology, Devices, Broadcom, Goldman, Bank of America, Bank of New York Mellon, Wyndham Hotels, Resorts, Wyndham, Choice, JPMorgan, VF Corp, Viasat —, Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Systems Locations: China

☆ Viasat won't replace damaged Americas satellite, moves up financial targets
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A long-exposure photo shows a trail left by SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket while launching the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite from Florida on April 30, 2023. Viasat shares rose on Thursday after the company said it expects to meet financial growth targets earlier than expected and that it won't need to replace a damaged $750 million communications satellite. Viasat expects to be free cash flow positive in the first half of 2025, earlier than the second half of 2025 it previously forecast. The company in July disclosed the malfunction with the recently launched Viasat-3 Americas satellite, also known as "ViaSat-3 F1," that occurred while deploying the reflector of the spacecraft's antenna. Together, the pair of Viasat insurance claims total $768 million, which industry executives previously expected would roil the specialty space insurance market.

Organizations: ViaSat, Viasat Locations: Florida, Americas

☆ Investing in Space: A reality check on SPAC frenzy revenue projections
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

Overview: Forecast or fantasyWe're now at least two years on from when a slew of space companies went public during the SPAC frenzy, and, look, none of them look great. Now a bit further down the road, I want to look at a different financial metric: 2023 revenue projections. I ran an informal series for a while to mark when a space company announced it was going public. The rest of the pack isn't as on the mark: A few companies are roughly halfway to their earlier 2023 revenue projections, or performing even better. Spire forecast 2023 revenue of $227 million and is closing in on about $107 million.

Persons: Angela Weiss, CNBC's Michael Sheetz, it's, I'd, Here's, Derek Tournear, Ron Rosano, Trevor Beattie, Namira Salim, –, REx, Christopher Povak, Lisa Watson, Morgan, – Watson, Morgan Starliner, General, NASA Astrobotic, Andy Lapsa Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, AFP, Getty, Terran, Galactic Astra, CNBC, Pentagon, Space Development Agency, LinkedIn, Galactic, NASA, NASA NRO, Soyuz, – Reuters, Reuters SpaceX, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, IAC, Lunar Research, SpaceX, Boeing NASA, Moonshots Capital, Lavrock Ventures, Veteran Fund, Mana Ventures, AIN Ventures, Capital Factory, Astra, – Bloomberg, ViaSat, Viasat Locations: Russian, Azerbaijan, Russia, Venezuela, South Africa, Florida, Washington, CNBC Los Angeles

☆ Viasat says it will not replace satellite that malfunctioned
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Satellite model is placed on Viasat logo in this picture illustration taken April 4, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Viasat (VSAT.O) said it expects to recover less than 10% of the planned throughput on ViaSat-3 F1, its satellite that malfunctioned during deployment in July, but it was confident it could meet the needs of its customers without replacing it. It also said it now expects to reach sustainable positive free cash flow during the first half of the 2025 calendar year rather than the second half, excluding the positive impact of satellite insurance proceeds. Viasat, which bought its British rival Inmarsat in May, said it had insurance coverage of $420 million in place for ViaSat-3 F1 and it would finalize its claim before the end of the year. Shares in the group have lost as much as two-thirds of their value since the malfunction in July.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Inmarsat, Paul Sandle, Mark Porter Organizations: Viasat, REUTERS, ViaSat, Thomson Locations: U.S

☆ FCC issues first-of-its-kind space debris fine against Dish
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

“This marks a first in space debris enforcement by the Commission, which has stepped up its satellite policy efforts,” the FCC said in a news release. The objects could pose a risk of colliding with active satellites, the International Space Station or other pieces of debris, further exacerbating the risk of in-space collisions. It was launched to geostationary orbit — a field of space that begins about 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers) above Earth — in 2002. But, according to the FCC, Dish did not leave enough fuel on board the satellite to make that maneuver possible. But geostationary orbit remains home to large, expensive telecommunications satellites, such as those operated by Dish, Intelsat, SES and Viasat.

Organizations: CNN — Satellite, Dish Network, Federal Communications Commission, Commission, FCC, Space, Dish, Intelsat, SES, Viasat

☆ Investing in Space: Industry enters new era with tight funding and SpaceX dominance
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. BogeymanSpaceX feels a bit like Voldemort here: Whether it's the launch or satellite communications markets, SpaceX's dominance was a hot topic. While the company hasn't made any claims yet, the insurance market ramifications are looming. Because I think the one issue that creates dysfunction in this insurance market is … do you have enough volume to make up for this loss? … They're trying to figure out what 2024 is going to hold."

Persons: CNBC's Michael Sheetz, SpaceX's Starlink, Uninsurable, hasn't, Here's, they've, … They're, –, Jonathan Baliff, Henry Dubois, Adam Spice, EXIM, Judith Pryor, Pryor, there's Organizations: SpaceX, We're Locations: Paris, U.S

☆ Buy this defense technology stock as acquisitions add long-term value, Citi says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Citi says L3Harris Technologies ' short-term growth headwinds are outweighed by expanding defense budgets. The bank resumed coverage of the defense technology stock on Monday with a buy rating and a $193 per share price target. L3Harris stock has slumped nearly 19% since the start of the year, after falling in three of the five years from 2018 through 2022. LHX YTD mountain L3Harris Technologies stock. "Execution is key at this point given elevated leverage after a recent string of acquisitions," Gursky said.

Persons: Jason Gursky, Rocketdyne, Gursky, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Citi, L3Harris Technologies, U.S Locations: Ukraine

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