Finance news on July 2, 2026

1. 0121:59 UTC

   SpaceX IPO underwriter quiet period to end July 7

   2 outlets · first: fool.com IPOs

   Machine summary The quiet period for investment banks that underwrote SpaceX's initial public offering is scheduled to end on Tuesday, July 7, according to The Motley Fool.

   1. That report stated SpaceX held its IPO early last month, opened above the offering price, and rose 19% on its first trading day.
   2. As per the report, SpaceX shares rose by as much as 50%, later declined, and presently trade under their first day's closing price of approximately $161.
   3. The report said SpaceX attracted a syndicate of 23 underwriters for its $85.7 billion listing.

   Reported by fool.com and nasdaq.com.

2. 0223:19 UTC

   African startups raised $3.9bn in 2025, Bloomwit Africa report says

   2 outlets · first: Punch Newspapers Markets

   Machine summary African startups raised $3.9bn across 506 deals in 2025, according to a report by Bloomwit Africa. The report stated that technology funding exceeded $4bn through equity and debt financing, an estimated 25 per cent year-on-year increase, and that startup funding reached $705m in the first quarter of 2026, up 26.5 per cent year-on-year.

   1. African startups raised $3.9bn across 506 deals in 2025, according to a Bloomwit Africa report
   2. The report stated startup funding reached $705m in the first quarter of 2026, up 26.5 per cent year-on-year

   Reported by Punch Newspapers and punchng.com.

   • Bloomwit Africa

3. 0317:58 UTC

   Coverage recordBloomberg: “Trump Financial Disclosure Shows 21,000 Trades in 2025”

   2 outlets · first: Bloomberg Markets

   Reports ran from 17:58 UTC on Jul 2 to 03:38 UTC on Jul 3.

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by Bloomberg and economictimes.indiatimes.com.

4. 0405:51 UTC

   Coverage recordeconomictimes.indiatimes.com: “Carlsberg files IPO papers to raise $700 million”

   2 outlets · first: Bloomberg IPOs

   Reports ran from 05:51 UTC on Jul 2 to 00:37 UTC on Jul 3.

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by Bloomberg and economictimes.indiatimes.com.

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