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Shopify surges on strong Q3 revenue outlook

Shopify shares rose 22% on Wednesday after the e-commerce giant posted second-quarter results.

Revenue (in USD) leapt 31% to $2.68 billion, ahead of the $2.55 billion estimate from analysts polled by FactSet. Gross merchandise volume came in at $87.8 billion, also ahead of the Street’s estimate of $81.6 billion. The company didn’t post per-share earnings figures in its release.

Investors appear to be most optimistic about the company’s estimates for the current quarter. Shopify expects revenue to grow at a mid- to high 20s percentage rate on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast revenue growth of about 20.3%

Prior to the report, Shopify shares were up 15.5% year to date.

UPDATE (August 7,th 9am ET): An earlier version of this story said that the company missed estimates, this was incorrect. The wrong figures for consensus estimates for revenue and gross merchandise volume have both been corrected to $2.55 billion and $81.6 billion, respectively.

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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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