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Rocket Lab Corp (RKLB) posts 62% revenue growth to $234 million, secures over $1 billion in new contracts, and advances Neutron development toward a Q4 2026 pad delivery.
Investing.com -- Rocket Lab Corp (NASDAQ:RKLB) reported second quarter results that missed earnings expectations despite posting record revenue, with shares falling 1.6% in after-hours trading Monday.
Rocket Lab stock rose slightly ahead of its earnings report on Monday. Shares rallied 27% last week.
Revenue beats expectations as acquisition costs weigh on profitIridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) reported second-quarter 2026 results on Wednesday that topped revenue expectations but fell short on earnings, as costs related to its pending acquisition by Rocket Lab weighed on profitability.
Iridium (IRDM) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -26.92% and +1.82%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
Rocket Lab is a pure-play space stock with businesses spanning the entire space value chain.
Talk around Rocket Lab this summer keeps circling back to one idea: that the company is becoming the next SpaceX. It is an easy comparison to make and a hard one to justify. SpaceX is now a nearly $2 trillion public company after its record-breaking initial public offering in June, while Rocket Lab ...
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Shares in satellite operator Viasat are shooting up again, extending a hot streak driven by the company’s spectrum portfolio. Spectrum is essential for satellite companies' orbital fleets to serve clients back on Earth.
Rocket Lab just made its biggest move yet. The space company, known for launching small rockets into orbit, is buying Iridium Communications in a deal valued at about $8 billion. For years, Rocket Lab (RKLB) built rockets and satellite parts for other companies. Now it wants to own and ...
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Iridium Communications stock soars as Rocket Lab agrees to buy the company at a significant premium. But is there any further upside left in IRDM shares? Let’s find out!
Wall Street bounced back Monday as investors hit pause on last week’s tech selloff. A flurry of corporate deal activity lifted major indexes.
Comcast’s planned breakup is sending Charter Communications’ stock soaring. The cable giant plans to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky operations, leaving Comcast to focus on broadband, wireless and cable. “The core regulatory questions [for a potential bid] become cleaner: broadband concentration, local market overlap, wireless bundling and the FCC public interest review,” research firm MKI Global Partners said in a note today.
Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) shares gained 5% on Monday after the company announced an agreement to acquire satellite communications provider Iridium Communications (NASDAQ:IRDM) in a transaction valued at approximately US$8 billion. Trading in Iridium shares was halted pending the announcement after the stock last traded at US$43.
Rocket Lab bought the satellite operator Iridium Communications in a bid to create a vertically integrated rival to Elon Musk's SpaceX.
The cash-and-stock deal gives Rocket Lab a global satellite network, licensed spectrum, and 2.55 million subscribers
The $8 billion deal would give Rocket Lab control over a satellite fleet and access to wireless resources it could use to compete with SpaceX.
June 29 (Reuters) - Rocket Lab said on Monday it would acquire satellite communications provider Iridium Communications in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $8 billion, marking one of the biggest
Rocket Lab said on Monday it would acquire satellite communications provider Iridium Communications in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $8 billion, marking one of the biggest consolidation moves in the commercial space industry. Iridium shareholders will receive $27 in cash and Rocket Lab shares, with a combined value of $54 per Iridium share. The deal is expected to close in mid-2027.
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ARK Investment Management sold shares in Teradyne, Twist Bioscience, Iridium Communications, and Robinhood Markets, among other companies.
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Satellite operator Iridium Communications agreed to take full control of a company that tracks airplane movements, betting it can grow the air data provider into a bigger business.
Iridium Communications (NASDAQ:IRDM) reported first-quarter 2026 results that management said came in as expected, while reiterating full-year guidance and highlighting a busy product roadmap spanning satellite IoT, assured positioning, navigation and timing (PNT), and a standards-based non-terrestr
Moby summary of Iridium Communications Inc.'s Q1 2026 earnings call
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