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SpaceX Shares Fall on Debt

technologyJune 26, 2026·91 words·1 min read

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SpaceX Shares Fall on Debt
Shares in SpaceX fell 16% on Monday. SpaceX is Elon Musk's rocket company. The shares fell for three days. The company has a new money plan. It wants to borrow about $20billion. It needs the money for AI. AI means artificial intelligence.
SpaceX had a good start on the stock market. In June, it first sold shares to the public. This made Musk very rich. It lost almost $5billion last year.
Now SpaceX wants to borrow money for AI. Some experts are worried. They say hopes are too high.

Key Vocabulary

v.
take money you must pay back
n.
a small part of a company you can buy
n.
a machine that flies into space
n.
people who know a lot
n.
a place to buy and sell company shares
num.
one thousand million
Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

borrowv.

take money you must pay back

vay; mượnpegar emprestado借りるborç almakpedir prestadopożyczaćيقترضlenenбрать в долг借(钱)빌리다
sharen.

a small part of a company you can buy

cổ phầnação (parte de uma empresa)hisseacciónakcjaسهمaandeelакция股票;股份주식
rocketn.

a machine that flies into space

tên lửafogueteロケットroketcoheterakietaصاروخraketракета火箭로켓
expertn.

people who know a lot

chuyên giaespecialistas専門家uzmanlarexpertoseksperciخبراءexperts; deskundigenэксперты专家전문가
stock marketn.

a place to buy and sell company shares

thị trường chứng khoánmercado de ações; bolsa de valores株式市場borsamercado de valores; bolsagiełdaسوق الأسهم; البورصةaandelenmarkt; beursфондовый рынок; биржа股市;股票市场주식 시장
billionnum.

one thousand million

tỷbilhão10億milyarmil millonesmiliardمليارmiljardмиллиард十亿10억

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Question 1: True or False

1

SpaceX shares went down on Monday.

2

The company wants to borrow money for AI.

3

The shares fell for only one day.

4

All experts are happy about the money plan.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

How much does the company want to borrow?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

What does the company need the money for?

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