5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday

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Stock futures are rising this morning. The three major indexes are coming off a record session.

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:

SpaceX reported soaring revenue in its debut quarterly earnings report, which beat analysts’ second-quarter estimates on both lines. But Elon Musk’s reusable rocket company also reported sky-high capital expenditures, unnerving investors who sent the stock down 11% in extended trading.

Here’s what to know:

• The company posted a loss of 9 cents for the quarter, much smaller than the 26 cents Wall Street was forecasting.
• While revenue came in stronger than expected for SpaceX’s three segments, its connectivity business was the company’s only source of profit.
• SpaceX’s capital expenditures surged more than sixfold to $18.4 billion, with over 80% devoted to AI. Executives said the investments would pay for themselves within a year.
• The stock closed Tuesday’s session just above $125, below its $135 IPO price and far from its $200 all-time high. SpaceX’s post-IPO slump has been a boon for short-sellers, who are gearing up for the first insider lock-up expiration tomorrow.
• In other tech earnings: AMD shares are also down almost 9% despite better-than-expected quarterly results for the chipmaker.

Disney shares are up more than 3% before the bell after the company’s quarterly earnings beat estimates, though revenue came up slightly short.

Revenue for the company’s parks and cruises unit rose 10% in the third quarter. Its streaming revenue also increased 11% thanks to subscriber growth, price hikes and stronger advertising. Disney this morning also announced a new deal with TikTok, as it and other streamers work to bring younger generations to their platforms.

Elsewhere in media, Paramount Skydance raised its full-year adjusted EBITDA outlook yesterday. CEO David Ellison said in a letter to shareholders that he is “confident” that the company’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery would go through despite legal hiccups.

Procter & Gamble is supplementing its portfolio. CEO Shailesh Jejurikar told CNBC yesterday that the consumer goods company will buy supplement brand Thorne for $3.8 billion.

Thorne, which went public in 2021 before being taken private in 2023, said its revenue exceeded half a billion dollars last year. As CNBC’s Amelia Lucas notes, Thorne would join brands including Align Probiotic and New Chapter in P&G’s supplement arm.

“We are really happy with the asset itself,” Jejurikar told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” yesterday. “It’s a really well-run operation, and it’s been around for a long time.”

Chipotle said yesterday that it is temporary pulling jalapenos from its Minnesota locations due to their possible link to a salmonella outbreak.

The fast casual chain said it has replaced the ingredient with products from different growers after learning of a potential salmonella outbreak in its supply chain. If this feels like déjà vu, it’s for a reason: Chipotle was connected to at least five separate outbreaks of foodborne illness between 2015 and 2018.

Shares of the burrito chain fell nearly 10% in yesterday’s session following the announcement, marking its worst day since October.

Palantir had one of its best days ever yesterday with a 29% post-earnings surge. But the stock is only up around 1% over the last 12 months, underscoring how much ground it had to make up.

— CNBC’s Lora Kolodny, Yun Li, Arjun Kharpal, Kif Leswing, Sean Conlon, Sarah Min, Lillian Rizzo, Amelia Lucas, Sawdah Bhaimiya and Gabriel Cortes contributed to this report.

Luke Fountain assisted in the production of this newsletter. Josephine Rozzelle edited this edition.