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AI upswing pushes Palantir to new record high

AI software vendor and government data and defense contractor Palantir closed at another record high on Tuesday, its second consecutive day of new high-water marks, after an upswing in almost all things AI-adjacent.

The AI excitement stemmed, in part, from news that Meta notched a 20-year deal with nuclear power provider Constellation Energy.

(Constellation, ironically, couldn’t hold its double-digit gains from premarket trading and finished a touch in the red.)

Such an agreement suggests the AI investment boom is far from kaput.

Goldman Sachs’ AI Leaders basket, composed of the masters of the various dimensions of the AI universe — semiconductors, data centers, infrastructure, power, and software (including Palantir!) — was up a tidy 1.8% on the day, besting the Nasdaq 100’s respectable gain of 0.8%.

Such an agreement suggests the AI investment boom is far from kaput.

Goldman Sachs’ AI Leaders basket, composed of the masters of the various dimensions of the AI universe — semiconductors, data centers, infrastructure, power, and software (including Palantir!) — was up a tidy 1.8% on the day, besting the Nasdaq 100’s respectable gain of 0.8%.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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