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The AI company closed a funding round at a $965 billion valuation, rocketing past ChatGPT-maker OpenAI as the companies race towards expected public listings this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

See more: Space stocks are rocketing as SpaceX keeps making pre-IPO headlines with first Starship launch.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

On Thursday European and US stock markets had climbed, boosted by a continued tech-fuelled rally with Cisco Systems surging 13.4 percent and chip startup rocketing 68.2 percent on its Nasdaq debut.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Up, down, left and right — mail missives were rocketing toward the center screen.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Within a minute, my kite was rocketing to the sky.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini