SpaceX stock (SPCX) slid 2.9% through 11 a.m. ET on Friday, which the article ties to Intel's (INTC) results released the previous evening. Intel beat forecasts by $0.12 per share on $16.5 billion in revenue, but guided to Q4 earnings of $0.25 per share versus consensus of $0.44 and Q4 revenue of no more than $16 billion against the $17.1 billion analysts had hoped for. Northland analyst Gus Richard had expected strong results and viewed the Intel partnership with SpaceX as a significant catalyst, but the weak guidance suggests the tie-up isn't good news for either company. Bank of America also warned that the reported SpaceX–Tesla merger plans could be at risk if Chinese antimonopoly authorities intervene, since half of Tesla's electric car production comes from Shanghai.
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