Tech Companies and SpaceX News

科技公司與 SpaceX 新聞

Jun 23, 2026, 19:12

Introduction

On June 23, 2026, many technology companies lost money. SpaceX also had a difficult day on the stock market.

2026年6月23日，許多科技公司遭受損失。SpaceX 在股市也經歷了艱難的一天。

Main Body

Many people sold AI and chip companies like Nvidia and Intel. Investors worry that AI costs too much money. Also, the government may raise interest rates soon.

許多人賣出了如 Nvidia 和 Intel 等 AI 及晶片公司。投資者擔心 AI 成本過高。此外，政府可能很快會調高利率。

SpaceX started selling shares on June 12. The price went up and then down quickly. Now the company is worth about $1.95 trillion. SpaceX borrowed $25 billion to pay for new projects.

SpaceX 於6月12日開始出售股份。價格先升後隨即快速下跌。目前該公司市值約為 1.95 兆美元。SpaceX 借款 250 億美元以支付新項目。

Other companies had different days. JPMorgan likes IBM. Bank of America likes Micron. But some people think Home Depot and Five Below are not doing well.

其他公司的情況則有所不同。摩根大通（JPMorgan）看好 IBM。美國銀行（Bank of America）看好美光（Micron）。但有些人認為 Home Depot 和 Five Below 表現不佳。

Conclusion

Investors are waiting to see if AI makes money. SpaceX is still new to the stock market and its price changes fast.

投資者正等待觀察 AI 是否能獲利。SpaceX 進入股市時間尚短，因此價格變動迅速。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 Money Words (Up & Down)

In this story, we see how prices and money move. For an A2 learner, the most important thing is to understand Direction.

1. The Direction of Money

Went up $\rightarrow$ Price increased (higher).
Down $\rightarrow$ Price decreased (lower).
Lost money $\rightarrow$ The value became smaller.

2. Action vs. Result Look at these two sentences:

"Many people sold AI companies" $\rightarrow$ (The Action)
"The price went down" $\rightarrow$ (The Result)

3. Quick Reference: Simple Business Pairs

Word A	Word B
Borrow (take)	Pay (give back)
Raise (make higher)	Lower (make smaller)
Worth (value)	Cost (price to buy)

Example from text: *"SpaceX borrowed $25 billion to pay for new projects."* (They took money$ \rightarrow$ now they must give it back).

Vocabulary Learning

investors (n.)

People or companies that put money into a business to make more money.

Example:The investors are happy because the company is growing.

interest rates (n.)

The percentage of a loan that you must pay back to the bank.

Example:When interest rates are high, borrowing money is more expensive.

shares (n.)

Parts of a company that people can buy and sell.

Example:He bought ten shares of the technology company.

worth (adj.)

Having a particular value in money.

Example:This old car is worth one thousand dollars.

borrowed (v.)

Took money from a bank or person with a promise to pay it back.

Example:She borrowed some money from her friend to buy a book.

trillion (n.)

The number 1,000,000,000,000.

Example:The company is very big and is worth a trillion dollars.

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