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SpaceX Shares Drop 6% After $60 B Cursor Deal

6/19/2026

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  • SpaceX shares fell over 6% to $179 on Thursday, June 18, 2026, after a $60 billion all-stock deal for AI startup Cursor.
  • The decline erased $620 billion of market value, cutting valuation to $2.37 trillion.
  • SpaceX said the Cursor deal dilutes its $1.77 trillion IPO valuation by 3.4%.
  • Forbes reported the drop cut Elon Musk’s net worth by $67.8 billion to about $1.2 trillion.